Machete (comics)

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Machete is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.

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[edit] Machete (Ferdinand Lopez)

Machete

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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Captain America #302 (Feb 1985)
Created by Mike Carlin and Paul Neary
In story information
Alter ego Ferdinand Lopez
Team affiliations Batroc's Brigade

The first known Machete was Ferdinand Lopez, a member of Batroc's Brigade and Doom's Brigade. He was also a former revolutionary of San Diablo in South America. He became a mercenary to finance a revolution but was reportedly killed by Zeitgeist. He first appeared in Captain America #302.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Fernando Lopez was born in the country of San Diablo. He became a revolutionary, and later a mercenary. He joined Batroc's Brigade.[1] He then first battled Captain America alongside Batroc's Brigade.[2] He next battled Hawkeye alongside Batroc's Brigade, which had been hired for that purpose by Trickshot.[3]

Later, Machete was next employed by Baron Zemo alongside Batroc's Brigade. He stole the skeleton of Ulysses Bloodstone.[4] Machete traveled to the Amazon Jungle with Batroc's Brigade, and was captured by Incas.[5] Machete battled the Incas alongside Batroc's Brigade, Zemo, Captain America, and Diamondback. Machete then battled Captain America alongside Batroc's Brigade.[6] Machete traveled to the Bermuda Triangle, where he battled Captain America again alongside Batroc's Brigade.[7] He traveled to Egypt alongside Batroc's Brigade in search of the Bloodstone fragment.[8] He traveled to Tokyo alongside Batroc's Brigade. There, he battled Japanese cultists for possession of another Bloodstone fragment.[9]

[edit] Powers and abilities

Fernando Lopez is an athletic man with no superhuman powers. He is an expert with bladed weapons and the throwing of such weapons. He has extensive knowledge of guerilla warfare tactics.

Machete wore a bulletproof Kevlar flak jacket with a variety of pockets and pouches for carrying various weapons, particularly throwing-knives. He wore custom-made combat boots with additional weapons pouches; the remainder of his costume consisted of conventional military surplus items. Machete carried a variety of specially manufactured weighted steel throwing knives, two three-foot machetes, and other items as necessary.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Captain America vol. 1 #302-303, 357-362, 411-414, 442 (death)
  • Solo Avengers #3
  • Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge


[edit] Machete (unknown)

The second Machete first appeared in Elektra #7. He was inadvertently killed by Kali Vries while being brought in by S.T.A.R.S. in USAgent v2, #1.

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  • Elektra vol. 1 #7
  • Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman
  • Spider-Man: Gathering of the Sinister Six
  • USAgent vol. 2 #1 (dead)

[edit] Machete (Mariano Lopez)

Machete

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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Great Lakes Avengers #2 (July, 2005)
Created by Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier
In story information
Alter ego Mariano Lopez

The third Machete is the brother of the first Machete.

During the Civil War event, he was captured by Baron Zemo's Thunderbolts and forced to join them or face jail time.

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[edit] Other versions

[edit] House of M

In this reality, Machete is a member of Shang-Chi's Dragons criminal organization, alongside, Mantis, Zaran and Swordsman[10].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Captain America #302
  2. ^ Captain America #303
  3. ^ Solo Avengers #3
  4. ^ Captain America #357
  5. ^ Captain America #358
  6. ^ Captain America #359
  7. ^ Captain America #360
  8. ^ Captain America #361
  9. ^ Captain America #362
  10. ^ House of M: Avengers #2

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