Aztek (character)

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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 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>Template:Cite book</ref> Following the short run series, Aztek appeared in several issues of JLA also written by Morrison.<ref name="dc-ency">Template:Cite book</ref> The second Aztek, this one being a female version, appeared in 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.

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.<ref name=Guide>Template:Cite book</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, 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 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, as they both seek to protect Vanity, before they decide to work together.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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

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Aztek (left) as depicted in Justice League Unlimited.

• Aztek appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by 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>Template:Citation</ref>

Bibliography

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 by N. Steven Harris, and inks by Keith Champagne, 1996; collects Aztek, the Ultimate Man #1–10, 240 pages, April 2008, Template:ISBN).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Aztek also appeared in several issues of Morrison's JLA (5, 10–12, 15, 36, 38–41), 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, JLA–Z #1, and The DC Comics Encyclopedia.

External links

• Aztek at the DCU Guide Template:Webarchive
• Aztek History at Fanzing, by Alan Kistler Template:Webarchive
• Movie Poop Shoot's look at Aztek: The Ultimate Man