Aztek (comics)

Infobox comics character


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caption = Cover of "Aztek; the Ultimate Man" #1 (Aug, 1996). Art by N. Steven Harris.
character_name = Aztek
real_name = Uno
publisher = DC Comics
debut = "Aztek, The Ultimate Man" #1 (August 1996)
creators = Grant Morrison
Mark Millar
alliances = Justice League
Q Society
aliases = Dr. Curtis "Curt" Falconer
powers = Can manipulate four dimensional energy to achieve almost limitless effects, superstrength, superspeed, superhearing, x-ray vision, flight, invisibility
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Aztek is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. Based out of the fictional Vanity City, Aztek is the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. The character first appeared in "Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1" in August 1996, created by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar. Following the short run series, Aztek appeared in several issues of "JLA" also written by Morrison.Citation | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Aztek | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 32 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = London | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5]

Fictional character biography

Uno is raised from childhood by the Q Society, a secret organization, to be the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to battle their enemy, the Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca. He is given a magical suit of armor that bestows many abilities, complimenting Uno's peak human mental and physical abilities.

Aztek later joins the Justice League [Aztek: The Ultimate Man # 10] , but resigns when it is revealed that one of the mysterious benefactors of the Q Society is supervillain Lex Luthor. He is later blinded helping the League save the Earth in a battle against the planet-destroying machine Mageddon, (apparently, the 'Tezcatlipoca' that the cult was referring to all along). Aztek, ultimately sacrifices himself to allow Superman the chance to destroy Mageddon/Tezcatlipoca, during the World War III [ JLA #41] .

Powers and abilities

Aztek has peak human physical and mental conditioning. He wears an ancient helmet and armor (powered by a "4-dimensional mirror"), from which he derives flight, infrared and X-Ray vision, invisibility, intangibility, bodyheat camouflage, entrapment nets, plasma beams and density manipulation, as well as augmenting his peak physical abilities to superhuman levels. The 4-dimensional power source could self destruct in a highly explosive manner.

Other versions

A younger black female Aztek was seen in Grant Morrison's run on JLA during "The Rock of Ages" storyline in which the JLA traveled to an alternate future overrun by Darkseid. She had the same abilities and her existence may imply that the Q Society is not defunct despite the death of the original. However, it could also be concluded that in the time of "Rock of Ages", Mageddon had simply not yet appeared, and therefore another Aztek was needed.

Collected editions

The original run of the eponymous title has been collected as a trade paperback:

* "JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man" (by co-authors Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, and pencils (2-10) by N. Steven Harris, pencils (1) and inks (2-10) by Keith Champagne and inks (1) by Chris Eliopoulos, 1996, tpb, collects "Aztek, the Ultimate Man" #1-10, 240 pages, April 30, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1688-9) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9011 "JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man" profile at DC] ]

Other media

Aztek first appeared among scores of new Justice League members in "Justice League Unlimited"'s premiere, and continued to appear in brief cameos throughout the series. He had brief, uncredited speaking parts (Scott Patterson provided the voice acting) in the episodes "Question Authority" and "I Am Legion."

References

External links

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=aztek Aztek at the DCU Guide]
* [http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing26/hoj.shtml Aztek History at Fanzing, by Alan Kistler]