El Aguila
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El Aguila (Alejandro Montoya) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. He made his first appearance in Power Man and Iron Fist #58 [1].
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[edit] Fictional character history
He was born in Montoya, Spain, Spain, and moved to America He is currently still living in America fighting criminals. He preys upon drug dealers and criminals that take advantage of the poor and needy. He is not a certified law authority and is wanted by authorities.
Aguila has been confirmed to having been depowered[1]
[edit] Predecessors
- In Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files, the first known Aguila' precursor was an Aztec hero known as both Cuauhtli and the Eagle. He had the identity over 1000 years prior to Montaya.
- Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files also identifies the first Spanish speaking Aguila to use the name. Not much is known of this Aguila.
- Paco Montoya was the Aguila of the Old West. He was a Spaniard and the brother of Enrique. He is Alejandro's ancestor. He disappeared in the 1880's but apparently perished in battle with Devadia's Tarantula in 1890's. He first appeared in Original Ghost Rider #15 and appeared right through until issue #20. Also had an entry in the Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
- A Delvadian friend of Paco Montoya took on the mantle of Aguila after Montoya death in 1890's. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
- The son of the friend of Paco took the role of Aguila after his father. He traveled to Spain in the 1930's to oppose the USSR-supported Loyalists. He clashed with and seemingly slew Captain Terror during the Spanish Civil War and eventually returned to Central America and settled in Oroco. He passed the title on to another. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
- In the 1950's, the mantle of Aguila was taken on and while vacationing in the Sierra Madres during the mid-1950's. He encountered and defeated the Ambassador of Terror and vanished soon after while investigating a subterranean coral city beneath the Gulf of Mexico. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
- A Santo Rican, took the mantle of Aguila in the 1970's and was an agent of their communist regime. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
- In the 1980's, the next Aguila assisted the leftist freedom fighters in Terra Verde and was executed by Caridad's death squads. First mentioned in Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files.
[edit] Controversy
The comics' rendition of El Aguila´s native Spain and its people its being considered highly stereotypical and innacurate by many Spanish readers. This is due the fact that the usual depiction of "Spanish" landscapes, cities and people in El Aguila's exploits are evidently influenced by those in Zorro´s (whose adventures were set in 19th Century California) rather than in actual research on 21st Century European Kingdom of Spain. In certain stories, the lack of geographical knowledge of authors comes to laughable proportions, as we see, for instance, a depiction of the high populated (over 3 million inhabitants) present Madrid, as a tiny Mexican village full of peasants and donkeys.
[edit] Powers
Aguila had the mutant ability to discharge up to 100,000 volts through conductive matter. Most often a sword, emulating his idol, Zorro. He is a skilled fencer.
[edit] Bibliography
- GLA #2
- Marvel Comics Presents #9
- Marvel Fanfare vol. 2 #1, 3
- Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1-3
- Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files
- Power Man/Iron Fist #58, 65, 78, 99-100
[edit] References
- ^ New Avengers #18
