Tezcatlipoca (Los Comex)

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Tezcatlipoca


Tezcatlipoca
Javier Hernandez
Publisher Los Comex
First appearance Daze of the Dead: Numero Uno Edition (1998)
Created by Javier Hernandez
Characteristics
Alter ego Same
Affiliations Mictlantecuhtli
Notable aliases God of Dreams/Destiny
"Tez"
Abilities Unknown. Thought to retain all powers said to have in the mythology

Tezcatlipoca is a comic book character from the independent comic book El Muerto, created by Javier Hernandez and published by his company Los Comex. The character is based on the god of destiny from Aztec mythology.

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[edit] Character history

[edit] Early existence

During the early years of Mexican history, Tezcatlipoca was one of the many gods worshipped by the Aztecs. He was known as the god of dreams and destiny.

[edit] Conquest

The worship of the Aztec gods would come to an abrupt end when the Spanish Conquistadors arrived in Mexico. Appalled by the Aztecs paganism and willingness to sacrifice to the gods, they attempted to convert them to Catholicism. Those who resisted were killed and the few that continued their traditional practices did so in private.

The old gods of Mexico were replaced by Christianity.

Tezcatlipoca, resting on his throne.
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Tezcatlipoca, resting on his throne.

[edit] The sacrifice

The Aztec god of death, Mictlantecuhtli, was displeased at the outcome of the Spanish Conquest. The rebirth of Mexico left the gods behind and removed him from his seat of power.

He, along with Tezcatlipoca, hatched a plot in order to regain his throne. Eventually, their plans led them to kidnap 21-year-old Diego de la Muerte.

Diego was a Mexican-American living in Whittier, California. He was anticipating the upcoming Dia de Los Muertos festival and had purchased an undead Mariachi suit. He also applied the traditional facial markings and had recently gotten a tattoo for the occasion. The tattoo was of a skull or Calavera of sorts inspired by a design off of an Aztec temple.

Little did Diego know, the tattoo was actually an ancient death symbol and paid homage to the god of death. While driving to the festival, he is struck by lightning and veers off the road into a tree. The crash ended his life on this world.

He soon awakened in Mictlan to be sacrificed in an ancient ritual in which his heart is ripped out with an obsidian blade and placed in a clay pot. Surprisingly, Tezcatlipoca attempted to delay or even prevent the sacrifice. He offered to test the brightness of Diego's flame to be sure- but the god of death could not be reasoned with and continued with the ritual as planned.

After tearing Diego's still beating heart out of his chest, Mictlantecuhtli burnt his facial markings into his face. Afterward, Diego was returned to earth via lighting bolt, exactly one year after his death.


[edit] "Daze of the Dead"

21-year-old Juan Diego de la Muerte was reborn as El Muerto. His costume is now his permanent appearance, his eyes are dark and lifeless, and he clinically dead. Little is known of what his future holds, but the god of destiny promises to watch him off of "mirrored surfaces everywhere."

[edit] Powers/abilities

Tezcatlipoca is thought to retain all powers and abilities present in Aztec Mythology.

[edit] First appearance

Tezcatlipoca made his debut in the first El Muerto comic titled "Daze of the Dead: Numero Uno Edition" in 1998 at the Alternate Press Expo in San Diego, CA. The original print of the comic is in a xeroxed black and white format.

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