Maya's Relationship With Kingpin Explained

In "Hawkeye," it's heavily implied that Kingpin is Maya Lopez's adoptive father, whom her biological father refers to as her "Uncle." In the comics, Kingpin has Maya's father killed, but as he dies, he marks his daughter's face with a bloody handprint. Kingpin, seeing great potential in Maya, ends up taking her in and raising her as his own daughter. When she grows up, Maya, notably, begins marking her face with a white handprint in honor of her late father's final moments (via Marvel Database).

In both the comics and "Hawkeye," it eventually comes out that Kingpin is the man responsible for the murder of Maya's father. Echoing a certain comic book scene, "Hawkeye" Episode 6 sees Maya shooting Kingpin in retaliation, though, his ultimate fate is left unclear. 

It would, of course, be unfortunate if Marvel were to have brought back Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin after all of these years only to kill him off after just one episode. As a result, many fans are convinced that he will return in a future Marvel project, especially now that his nemesis, Matt Murdock AKA Daredevil (Charlie Cox), is also an active member of the MCU again. 

Assuming that Marvel fans are right and Kingpin really will return sometime in the future, the only question that remains is which upcoming MCU film or TV show will feature an appearance from him. Hopefully, it'll be one that allows for his relationship with Maya to be further explored.