Machete (comics)

Machete is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.

Machete (Ferdinand Lopez)

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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Captain America" #302 (Feb 1985)
creators=Mike Carlin and Paul Neary
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The first known Machete was Ferdinand Lopez, a member of Batroc's Brigade and Doom's Brigade. He was also a former revolutionary of San Diablo in South America. He became a mercenary to finance a revolution but was reportedly killed by Zeitgeist. He first appeared in "Captain America" #302.

Fictional character biography

Fernando Lopez was born in the country of San Diablo. He became a revolutionary, and later a mercenary. He joined Batroc's Brigade. ["Captain America" #302] He then first battled Captain America alongside Batroc's Brigade. ["Captain America" #303] He next battled Hawkeye alongside Batroc's Brigade, which had been hired for that purpose by Trickshot. ["Solo Avengers" #3]

Later, Machete was next employed by Baron Zemo alongside Batroc's Brigade. He stole the skeleton of Ulysses Bloodstone. ["Captain America" #357] Machete traveled to the Amazon Jungle with Batroc's Brigade, and was captured by Incas. ["Captain America" #358] Machete battled the Incas alongside Batroc's Brigade, Zemo, Captain America, and Diamondback. Machete then battled Captain America alongside Batroc's Brigade. ["Captain America" #359] Machete traveled to the Bermuda Triangle, where he battled Captain America again alongside Batroc's Brigade. ["Captain America" #360] He traveled to Egypt alongside Batroc's Brigade in search of the Bloodstone fragment. ["Captain America" #361] He traveled to Tokyo alongside Batroc's Brigade. There, he battled Japanese cultists for possession of another Bloodstone fragment. ["Captain America" #362]

Powers and abilities

Fernando Lopez is an athletic man with no superhuman powers. He is an expert with bladed weapons and the throwing of such weapons. He has extensive knowledge of guerilla warfare tactics.

Machete wore a bulletproof Kevlar flak jacket with a variety of pockets and pouches for carrying various weapons, particularly throwing-knives. He wore custom-made combat boots with additional weapons pouches; the remainder of his costume consisted of conventional military surplus items. Machete carried a variety of specially manufactured weighted steel throwing knives, two three-foot machetes, and other items as necessary.

Bibliography

*"Captain America" vol. 1 #302-303, 357-362, 411-414, 442 (death)
*"Solo Avengers" #3
*"Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge"

Machete (unknown)

The second Machete first appeared in "Elektra" #7. He was inadvertently killed by Kali Vries while being brought in by S.T.A.R.S. in "USAgent" v2, #1.

Bibliography

*"Elektra" vol. 1 #7
*"Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman"
*"Spider-Man: Gathering of the Sinister Six"
*"USAgent" vol. 2 #1 (dead)

Machete (Mariano Lopez)

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real_name=Mariano Lopez
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Great Lakes Avengers" #2 (July, 2005)
creators= Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier
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The third Machete is the brother of the first Machete.

During the "Civil War" event, he was captured by Baron Zemo's Thunderbolts and forced to join them or face jail time.

Bibliography

*"Great Lakes Avengers" #2-4
*"New Thunderbolts" #8
*"Thunderbolts" #103

Other versions

House of M

In this reality, Machete is a member of Shang-Chi's Dragons criminal organization, alongside, Mantis, Zaran and Swordsman ["House of M: Avengers" #2] .

References

External links

* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/machetealfonso.htm The second Machete's profile in the Appendix to the Marvel Handbook]
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/machetemariano.htm The third Machete's profile in the Appendix to the Marvel Handbook]