10 Amazing Blue Beetle facts
But who is Jaime Reyes and the Blue Beetle? CBB listed 10 facts you need to know below:
10. The Blue Beetle character is over 80 years old, having first been created in 1939 by Charles Nicolas Wojtkosi for Fox Comics.
9. There has been three Blue Beetles to adorn the suit - firstly Dan Garrett, who initially gained his superpowers from a special vitamin.
The second Blue Beetle was Ted Kord, successor to Dan Garrett. Kord never had superpowers but used science create devices to help him fight crime, such as 'The Bug' - his very own flying machine that he built himself! He became a member of the Justice League of America and became best friends with another superhero, Booster Gold. Ted Kord's character was actually very similar to Batman.
The third was Jaime Reyes, a teenager who discovered the original Blue Beetle scarab morphs into a battle suit, allowing him to fight crime and travel through space. The youngster became a member of the Teen Titans.
8. The Blue Beetle scarab is alien and called Khaji Da. Dr. Fate later discovered that the scarab isn't as scientific as first suspected, but something far more magical.
7. Jaime Reyes (pronounced 'Hi-May') grew up in El Paso, Texas and is Mexican-American. His two best friends are Brenda and Paco assist him in his crime-fighting adventures. The highschooler is very similar to Marvel's Peter Parker, an awkward teenager trying hard to fit in at school whilst balancing life as a young superhero.
6. Ted Kord was the longest-running Blue Beetle character but was killed by Maxwell Lord during the "Infinite Crisis" events. His best friend, Booster Gold, felt a responsibility to take teenager Jaime Reyes under his wing afterwards. Both Booster Gold and Jaime Reyes appeared in an episode of TV series Smallville.
5. Blue Beetle was the inspiration for Watchmen's Nite-Owl.
4. Ted Kord was miraculously reborn in the New 52 relaunch and began working with Jaime Reyes, training him whilst studying the scarab and it's characteristics.
3. Jaime Reyes' biggest enemies are Black Beetle and La Dama, who are both aware of his secret identity.
2. During the events of 'Deceased', Blue Beetle turned into an infected, darker, villainous version of himself called The Scarab.
1. The Blue Beetle suit is a mix between Iron Man and Venom. It's a fully armoured exoskeleton but is also bio-organic making Blue Beetle more akin to Venom like a parasite coating the host in a powerful suit that grants him powers.
List of Blue Beetle enemies: The White Face Gang / The skull / The Roof Killers / Blitz / Big Dix / The Sphinx / The Sky Ruler / Galgo / Lora Crofte / Death / The Red Robe / The Yellow Fang / Mr. Moonface / Chronos / Dr. Alchemy / The Squids / Jarvis Kord / La Dama / The Diviner / The Headmaster / The Reach / Typhoon / The Black Beetle.
Blue Beetle powers: Superhuman physical characteristics / Regeneration / Shapeshifting / Teleportation / Time Travel / Blade Creation / Reactive Evolution / Telekinesis.
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