| “ | The flames... so beautiful, yet so destructive. Everything you once knew is clamed by them. They bow to no man, rather, it consumes him instead. I like to think of it as forced change. What about you? | „ |
| ~ Echo |
Echo (full name unknown) is a major character in The Dream Zone franchise. She is a major antagonist of the core series, serving as the main antagonist of the third book, Hunter. She later appears as a recurring character in Legends of Demor, and the main protagonist of her spin-off series Echo.
She was a ruthless bounty hunter who worked with Dr. Stone, her previous handler. Prior to their partnership, she was a high-ranking member of the Crimson Rose, a vast criminal organization run by Marilyn "Bloody Mary" Rose. At some point in time, she was assigned to kill Thomas and Shara Hunter, two former Black Roses (the highest rank of subordinate in the Crimson Rose) who began to defect after having their daughter Kara.
Later on, she tracks down and battles the Witherra group, only to lose and nearly die, before being saved and going into hiding for 30 years. After a period of self-reflection and introspection, she decides to bring down all crime syndicates and partners with former mercenary Adrian Cay. She is also the former arch-nemesis of Kara Hunter.
Appearance[]
Echo is seen wearing a long, red coat with large neck and sleeve cuffs. She wears a belt that has the rifle inside it. She also wears a large red pirate-like hat with a large feather petruding from it. Echo also wears long black pants and large boots. She has white skin and short brown hair, with a long strand of it being a braid. On her face, she wears a mechanical eye-patch that can act as a telescope at times. How she lost her eye is unknown, but it is implied that she lost it in an encounter with a werewolf.
Biography[]
Before The Dream Zone[]
Prior to the events of the series, Echo was a high-ranking member of the Crimson Rose, which was lead by Marilyn Rose. High ranking members Thomas and Shara Hunter had had a child (Kara) and didn't deliver it to Marilyn, for they felt that they had done wrong all their lives and needed to go into hiding. However, Marilyn found out, and sent Echo and a legion of troops to kill the both of them. She succeeds in killing the parents, but she loses the child. After the assassination mission, the Crimson Rose collapsed, leaving Echo with no job. Sometime after the collapse of the Rose, Echo met Dr. Eliot Stone, a therapist who was infamous for murdering her patients. Over the years, Dr. Stone met some clients that were very important, and Echo was tasked with killing them. This partnership lasted until the events of Hunter.
The Dream Zone: Hunter[]
After Blake threw a tantrum after learning about the loss of Soren and the escape of the Princess, he orders Dr. Stone to hire a bounty hunter to get the Witherra siblings, Kara, and Aquafine, for he thinks they are responsible for the terrible events. She then meets her partner, Echo. She agrees to find the group, but is surprised when she finds that Kara is among those wanted. She takes off on her Stormcrow to capture the group. It is implied that she asked around for the whereabouts of the group, and the end of her trail leads to the Evergrace mansion. She encounters a Solonos imposter, whom she kills. The real Solonos reveals himself and tells her that he knew she was coming, and needed to see if she was worthy of doing a mission for him. He hires her to retrieve the Oracle's Cube from Charleston Witherra, and if she fails, he will kill her. She agrees with these terms, and sets out to find the group after Solonos tells her where they went after they escaped his house. As Kara releases a bolt of lightning, Echo goes over to inspect it, but her Stormcrow is tired after all the flying, so she sets it down to rest. Korthan finds Echo resting in the mountains, and decides to help her, just so he can kill the children. He kills her Stormcrow and eats it. his reason was to get rid of distractions for Echo, which somewhat works. The two track down the group after they find Kara, but Korthan's power fails to bring them to Ashbrook. Kara, influenced by Wanakwe, challenges Echo to a duel. The two fight, and Kara wins. A thunderbolt from her sends Echo flying to the mountains.
Because Korthan killed Echo's Stormcrow, she is left to freeze to death in the mountains.
Trivia[]
- She is one of the few people in all of Demor that still owns a firearm. The reason for this was because firearm manufacturing was made illegal for the reason that all of the weapons were smuggled to gangs and crime syndicates (i.e. The Crimson Rose). Barely any of the weapons made it to the Royal Guard.
- This later becomes untrue as technological advancements in the sequel series have led to a more frequent use of firearms.