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{{short description|Name of two DC comics superheroes}} {{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> |image = Aztek comic cover.jpg |converted = yes |caption = Cover of ''Aztek: The Ultimate Man'' #1 (August 1996) by Howard Porter. |character_name = Aztek |real_name = {{ubl|Uno/Dr. Curtis "Curt" Falconer|Nayeli Constant}} |publisher = [[DC Comics]] |debut = {{ubl|'''Uno''': ''Aztek, The Ultimate Man'' #1 (August 1996)|'''Constant''': ''Justice League of America'' vol. 5 #20 (December 2017)}} |creators = '''Uno''': {{ubl|N. Steven Harris|[[Mark Millar]]|[[Grant Morrison]]}}<br>'''Constant''':{{ubl|[[Steve Orlando]]|[[Ivan Reis]]}} |alliances = '''Uno''': {{ubl|[[Justice League]]|Q Society}}<br>'''Constant''': {{ubl|Q Society|[[Justice League|Justice League of America II]]|Justice Foundation}} |aliases = |powers = Manipulates four-dimensional energy for:{{ubl|Superhuman strength, speed, and hearing|X-ray vision|Flight|Invisibility|Plasma blasts|Body heat camouflage|Density shifting|Entrapment net generation}} |cat = super |subcat = DC Comics |hero = y |sortkey = Aztek (comics) }} '''Aztek''' is the name of two superheroes appearing in [[DC Comics]]. Both versions are based out of the fictional Vanity City, and are champions of the [[Aztecs|Aztec]] god [[Quetzalcoatl]]. The first Aztek first appeared in ''Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1'' in August 1996, and was created by [[Grant Morrison]], [[Mark Millar]], and N. Steven Harris.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=259}}</ref> Following the short run series, Aztek appeared in several issues of ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'' also written by Morrison.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Aztek | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | page = 32 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = London | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1}}</ref> The second Aztek, this one being a female version, appeared in ''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' vol. 5 #20 in December 2017, created by Steve Orlando and [[Ivan Reis]], as the rival and later partner of the [[Ray (Ray Terrill)|Ray]]. ==Fictional character biography== ===Uno=== Uno is raised from childhood by a secret organization named the Q Society to be the champion of Quetzalcoatl and battle their enemy, the deity [[Tezcatlipoca (DC Comics)|Tezcatlipoca]].<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=23}}</ref> He is given a magical suit of armor that bestows many abilities and augmenting his strength.<ref name="dc-ency"/> After his training is completed, he enters the United States and assumes the identity of recently deceased physician Curt Falconer.<ref>''Aztek: The Ultimate Man'' #1 (August 1996)</ref> Aztek later joins the [[Justice League]],<ref>''Aztek: The Ultimate Man'' #10 (May 1997)</ref> but resigns after learning that [[Lex Luthor]] is a benefactor of the Q Society.<ref>''JLA'' #15 (February 1998)</ref> He is blinded while battling the planet-destroying machine Mageddon, who is revealed to be Tezcatlipoca. In ''[[World War III (DC Comics)|World War III]]'', Aztek sacrifices himself to help [[Superman]] destroy Mageddon/Tezcatlipoca.<ref>''JLA'' #41 (May 2000)</ref> ===Nayeli Constant=== A new version of the character, '''Nayeli Constant''', debuted in ''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' vol. 5 #20. She is a [[software engineer]] in [[Austin, Texas]] who obtains Aztek's helmet and armor and modifies them to suit her needs. Constant comes into conflict with the [[Ray (Ray Terrill)|Ray]], as they both seek to protect Vanity, before they decide to work together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbr.com/dc-comics-aztek-rebirth/|title=Justice League of America: Aztek to Make Rebirth Debut|date=8 October 2017|website=Cbr.com|access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> ==Powers and abilities== Aztek has peak human physical and mental conditioning. He wears an ancient helmet and armor powered by a "four-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 helmet could feed information directly into his brain even after he was blinded in his first confrontation with Mageddon. The four-dimensional power source could self-destruct in a highly explosive manner.<ref name="dc-ency"/> == Other versions == An alternate timeline variant of Aztek known as '''Azteka''' appears in the "Rock of Ages" storyline. == In other media == [[File:Aztek (JLU screenshot).jpg|thumb|right|Aztek (left) as depicted in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.]] * Aztek appears in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', voiced by [[Chris Cox (voice actor)|Chris Cox]] in "Question Authority" and [[Corey Burton]] in "I Am Legion". This version is a member of the Justice League. * Aztek appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Wiki Guide - IGN |date=October 4, 2013 |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=December 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> == Bibliography == The original run of the [[eponym]]ous title has been collected as a [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]]: ''JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' (by co-authors [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Mark Millar]], and pencils by N. Steven Harris, and inks by [[Keith Champagne]], 1996; collects ''Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' #1β10, 240 pages, April 2008, {{ISBN|1-4012-1688-9}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9011 |title=''JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man'' profile at DC |publisher=Dccomics.com |date=2010-04-21 |access-date=2011-01-15 |archive-date=2008-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609200935/http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Aztek also appeared in several issues of Morrison's ''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'' (5, 10β12, 15, 36, 38β41), as well as the final two issues of Mark Millar's ''JLA: Paradise Lost'' and his fill-in issue for ''JLA'' (27). He has profile entries in ''JLA [[Secret Files and Origins]]'' #1, ''JLAβZ'' #1, and ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia''. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=aztek Aztek at the DCU Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320025721/http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=aztek |date=2012-03-20}} *[http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing26/hoj.shtml Aztek History at Fanzing, by Alan Kistler] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206204019/http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing26/hoj.shtml |date=2012-02-06 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828233102/http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/148.html Movie Poop Shoot's look at Aztek: The Ultimate Man] {{Justice League characters}}{{Grant Morrison}} {{Mark Millar}} [[Category:Groups of fictional characters]] [[Category:1996 comics debuts]] [[Category:Characters created by Grant Morrison]] [[Category:Characters created by Mark Millar]] [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1996]] [[Category:Comics characters introduced in 2017]] [[Category:Comics by Grant Morrison]] [[Category:DC Comics female superheroes]] [[Category:DC Comics male superheroes]] [[Category:DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds]] [[Category:DC Comics characters with accelerated healing]] [[Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability]] [[Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman senses]] [[Category:DC Comics characters with superhuman strength]] [[Category:DC Comics titles]] [[Category:Fictional characters from Austin, Texas]] [[Category:Fictional characters with density control abilities]] [[Category:Fictional characters who can turn invisible]] [[Category:Fictional Indigenous Mexican people]] [[Category:Fictional software engineers]] [[Category:Mexican superheroes]] [[Category:Mesoamerican mythology in popular culture]]
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