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| Real name: | Jaime Reyes |
| Species: | Human |
| Hair: | Black |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Base: | Metropolis |
| Affiliations: | Booster Gold |
| Abilities: | Granted by the Scarab:
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| Weaponry: | Scarab |
Jaime Reyes is a teenage boy who came upon alien technology in the form of a blue scarab and chose to use his power to fight crime as the hero Blue Beetle.
History[]
Jaime Reyes was born in a Mexican-descended family. He used to live in El Paso, until he and his family moved to Metropolis. He began attending a new school. He met a girl named Traci, whose family were the first friends when they first arrived in their new home.
At some point during General Zod's invasion, Traci's parents were lost in a Phantom Zone singularity, which left her as well as Jaime and his own family devastated, and he tried to offer her as much support as possible.
Shortly after, a Scarab of alien origins somehow fused to Jaime's spinal cord, and it caused him to have strange dreams. He finally confided on Traci, who took a photo with her cellphone to show it to him. Jaime wanted to tell the Justice League about this, but Traci was reluctant, as she blamed Superman and the League for her parents' deaths. The two were caught eavesdropping in the middle of an exchange between Booster Gold and the members of the Suicide Squad who had come over to recruit him, causing the scarab on Jaime's back to activate and cover him in a suit of armor granting him superpowers.
Upon knowing this, Cadmus sought to capture Jaime to try and harness its power for themselves, under the excuse of "helping" him, even after learning that, with the Scarab fused to his spine, its removal would most likely cripple or even kill Jaime outright. Jaime was successfully rescued by the combined efforts of the Justice League and Booster Gold.
Afterwards, in the Watchtower, after he asked the League what he could do from now on, Superman told him that it was his choice. He decided to put his new powers to good use, and Superman suggested that he and Booster should work together, to help each other learn how to become real heroes. After returning home, he talked again to Traci and told him of his decision, also advising her to stop blaming the League for her parents deaths and instead try to work to make the world a better place.
Powers and abilities[]
Jaime has no superhuman power of his own, but after fusing with the scarab, it grants him a suit of powered armor, which grants him the following abilities:
- Enhanced Durability.
- Energy blasts.
- Flight.
- Super strength.
- Technology interface.
Background information[]
In DC Comics, Jaime Reyes is the third character to take on the identity of Blue Beetle (after Dan Garrett and Ted Kord), and the only one who managed to unlock the secrets and powers of the Scarab. His origin on The Last Son is loosely based on the one shown in the episode "Booster" of the Smallville live-action series.