Who is Blue Beetle?: The DC Extended Universe’s new Latino superhero

After announcing Restart DCEUnow under directed by James Gunn and Peter Safran, visiting theatres Blue Beetle, DC’s first big-screen Latino superhero movie. The movie has the leading role Xolo Mariduena, a young actor, star of Cobra Kai with a short filmography, he plays Jamie Reyes, on his adventure after discovering the Blue beetle.

Jaime’s origins as a hero are free curious and even more the forces that the become the bearer of the beetle.

Jaime Reyes: the third Blue Beetle

Before Jaime, two other heroes used the Blue Beetle code name as heroes.Dan Garrett And Ted cord.

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During the event infinite crisis, Ted Kord had managed to recover the alien beetle (later known as Khaji Da) that gave the powers to the first Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett. However, due to a confrontation between Shazam and the Specter, Ted loses the beetle and falls into it El Paso, Texas, the hometown of Jaime Reyes.

When Ted wanted to get the beetle back, it was too late. It had grown into Jaime’s spine as he slept, and once the symbiosis was over, he couldn’t just remove it.

Thus, Jaime became the new Blue Beetle, after discovering his new abilities, Ted Kord guided him so that he could fight alongside the other heroes during the Infinite Crisis.

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Initially, the symbiosis between the Beetle and Jaime was not very beneficial due to the Beetle’s intentions, but over time they strengthened their bond and took advantage of each other, as Jaime discovered the secrets of armor to do good, the Beetle learned about human relations. soil.

It is necessary to mention this in the movie, the origin of Blue Beetle has nothing to do with any event crossing including other DC characters, like in the comics. However, mentions and references to Dan Garrett and Ted Kord are made, making Jaime the third person to assume command of the Blue Beetle in the DCEU. None of the predecessors appear in the film, but the story suggests that Ted is alive and would appear at some point in a future project to mentor newcomer Jaime Reyes.

What are the powers and abilities of Blue Beetle

Jaime Reyes is an ordinary teenager, but he gets his skills thanks Khaji Da, the alien technology beetle fused with his own spine. Using it, Jaime gains a set of abilities that he uses in his battle against evil.

Among the powers that Blue Beetle has are the following:

Create weapon: Using the signature blue armor, Jaime can create a set of weapons and objects They give you an advantage in different situations. He has been seen materializing wings and thrusters to fly at incredible speeds, energy weapons, shields, energy whips, plasma cannons and more. In one of the advances of the movie, we see how Jaime uses some of these skills to cope Caramax.

Improved Defense: In addition to the ability to generate powerful shieldsthe armor also provides additional defense, not to mention that Jaime also has a superior resistance to that of an ordinary human, the result of his symbiosis with the beetle.

Energising: the armor generates a powerful energy that empowers the weapons it can materialize. This allows Jaime to defend himself against his enemies with powerful energy blasts deadly.

Shape change: Jaime can change the shape of his armor depending on the situation in which he needs to do so. This can be given to have a higher defense, move faster or go into space.

So far, the film has been well received. the costume and the effects used to show skills of Blue Beetle in live-action are praised, another fact that the audience emphasizes is its Latin influence, which several references several elements typical of Spanish culture.

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