Maero Santiago Rivera

### Family

Jordán Rivera (Father - Deceased), Rosá Gaviria (Mother - Deceased), Nicolás Rivera (Brother - Deceased), Matías Rivera (Brother - Deceased), Alejandro Rivera (Brother - Deceased), Propand'r (Daughter - Alive), Jordan Rivera (Son - Alive)

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### Creator

KenpachiDestati

> “*Jordan, I only have a short amount of time to tell you something before I leave, so make sure you listen closely, okay? When you were born, I thought I was faking who I was to make sure that you became a better person than me, but in reality, you made me a better person. And over the years, I've watched you grow into this amazing young man that I am proud to call my son. However, I will be gone for a long time, and I don't know when I'll be back. Until I do, you have to be the man of the house and help take care of mommy, but I know you can do that, you know why? You have Rivera in your blood, and that means you're special, but you have to use what makes you special to be a good person. Cause sometimes, being a good person that is kind to others is better than having a superpower. Just know when you look up into the night sky and see a shooting star, know that it's me racing past the planet to keep an eye on you. I love you and your mom more than anything, Jordan. Goodbye.*” — Maero's last words to Jordan before leaving
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**Maero Santiago Rivera**, otherwise known as “**John Rivera**”, is the Mexican founder and sole leader of the intergalactic **Mano de Muerte Gang**.  While he is regarded as a hero on planets such as New Krypton and Tamaran for his gang’s aid in dealing with oppressive regimes, Maero is better known for his playboy attitude.  Due to it, he has become the father of many illegitimate children across the cosmos, with the two most well known being Propand’r and Jordan Rivera.

## HISTORY

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## PERSONALITY

If you judge a book by its cover, you might say Maero is a bad boy with a big mouth and kickass attitude.  And half of the time, that isn’t wrong Maero is the cliché that can swoop in, save the day and get the girl.  His actions on Earth, Tamaran, and New Krypton have proven this time and time again.  However, if one looked closely at the women Maero chose to be with at night, they might recognize that they aren’t just any ordinary women and all have something in common.  Whether Kryptonian or Human, these women are proud, strong, and independent, having their own goals that they work hard to achieve.  To get with women like this, Maero had to be more than just the common flirt Maero had to be a man among men.  As gibberish as that might sound to most others, it was a simple concept for Maero because he knew that his competition wasn’t just other humans like him.  His competition was other Kryptonians, Tamaraneans, Sorins, Daxamites, Czarians, and literal Gods.  To appeal more than beings that are leagues ahead of him just by being born, Maero had to be unique, and he did that by never backing down, regardless of what stood in front of him.

Once Maero started getting used to going up against foes capable of ripping him in half in mere seconds, he began to get bored and develop an ego.  Then, what was once a fearless and heroic man in the face of danger, was now a man that purposely bad-mouthed and taunted his opponents as harshly as possible.  When they got upset and decided to go on the offensive, he stopped dodging and defending inefficient ways, instead choosing to show off as much as possible, even if it was dangerous to his well-being.  It never showed more than when Maero went face to face against Al-Gol, a powerful Kryptonian warlord, who managed to punch a hole in Maero.  Despite this, Maero kept his nearly disinterested attitude toward the situation, and it paid off as when Al-Gol went to savor his victory, Vi came up behind and snapped his neck.  For the next few weeks after that, as Maero was healing, Vi made sure to keep him company, even staying the night a few times.

Unlike Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent, who would reveal to women their softer side while they laid in their arms, Maero does not change in the slightest.  Instead, he was known to do the deed and quickly leave after, even if one of the women he was with had fallen hard for him.  Maybe, Maero's love and leave attitude has been the reason that single mothers have popped up all across the galaxy these past thirty years.  Only one of these women has ever been the exception to Maero's list of lovers, and it just so happens to be the only one that he has ever loved.  Her name was Veronica Rodriguez, and the love shared between the two is unlike anything else that Maero has ever experienced.  And it only increased when he heard her tell him of his unborn child, enough so that he went on to propose to her.  During her pregnancy, Maero did his best to prepare for parenthood in every way possible including, going to school, getting a full-time job, and taking parenting classes.  Then when the exciting moment came for Veronica to give birth to their son, Maero wasn't there at all.  Instead, he took on the responsibility of stopping the rampaging Onyx from destroying Smallville in hopes that it kept his family safe.  This feat would not have been as extraordinary as he has done many like it before, but what made it different is that he took it seriously.

His actions that day saved the town of Smallville and allowed Veronica to give birth to their son, Jordan Rivera, safely.  And it is safe to say that Jordan quickly became an integral part of Maero's life as he cared deeply for his son and knew the potential of the Metahuman genes within him.  To make sure that his son became better than his father ever would be, Maero did his best to turn himself into something he isn't, a stoic man who takes everything seriously and refuses to let their anger take control of them.  Maero hated every moment of faking who he was, but it seemed worth it as Jordan quickly began to get the hang of the things that he was teaching.  Two of these lessons stood out amongst the rest.  The first was that self-defense is the only reason he should fight, and the second being that kindness can sometimes be better than any superpower this world has to offer.  Maero even went as far as to never be rude towards those who were annoying or mocked him, even if it was about his Hispanic heritage.  The only time Maero resorted to violence was when he defended his family from someone who tried to mug them.  Even then, however, he gave them several chances to flee beforehand.

## APPEARANCE

Maero’s appearance is determined by who is viewing him.  If women look at him, they see in him what they wish their lovers were, but men see him as an enemy with an imposing physique.  To say that he is taller than most others around him is an understatement because he towers above them with a rather impressive height of six feet eight inches.  If that was not enough to get most women to swoon over him, then his near-olympian physique he displays proudly is what does it.  However, to do so, he always makes sure to wear skin-tight shirts or ones that open in the middle to show off his abdomen, and if they want a view of the muscles, then all he has to do is make sure they are short-sleeved or remove the sleeves from them.  Doing this also happens to show off the plethora of tattoos that adorn his skin, most of which show that he was, at one time, linked to the infamous Sebastián Cyberware Cartel.

Over the years, however, Maero has gotten talented by making sure that men and women focus less on his tattoos and more on his face.  He draws them in with his signature long black hair, shaved on both sides of his head.  These sides then connect to his chain strap that decorates the picture-perfect jaw-line he has, a genetic trait which most of his children seem to inherit.  From here, it's pretty easy for people to get lost in his dark, brown eyes that are surrounded not only by his long eyelashes and strong eyebrows but scars.  The most prominent of these scars is the one on the left side of his face that he earned saving a Tameranean on death's door.  It is a thin, but deep scar that stretches from the top of his head then travels down, going over the eye and ending at his chin.  Even if this scar is the most recognizable due to its placement, Maero has them all over his body.  Those who are keen-eyed, however, can tell the difference in each of them.  In particular, between the ones he earned on the battlefield with honor versus in the bedroom with wild women.

## POWERS AND ABILITIES

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## TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

**Talon of Al-Gol:** At will, Maero can summon the Talon of Al-Gol, a mystical-claw-like gauntlet forged by Hephestus in the darkest depths of Olympus.  Maero stole the Talon from the corpse of the Kryptonian Overlord Al-Gol after the Battle for New Krypton.  With the Talon of Al-Gol, Maero managed to aid significantly in the Tamaran Civil War and other conflicts throughout the galaxy.  It is extremely durable as despite its use over the past thirty or so years, there is absolutely no sign of wear or tear on it and even in the heat of battle, despite being encrusted in blood and bone for hours on end, there is no stain.

* **Eight Metal Composition:** The Talon of Al-Gol is made out of the same material that the Gods of Olympus use for their weapons such as the God Killer, Apollo’s Sword and majority of Wonder Woman’s main arsenal.  This means that the Talon of Al-Gol is almost indestructible as this metal has been seen deflecting powerful blows from the Gods and projectiles such as Darkseid’s Omega Beams.
	+ **Mystical Empowerment:**  Not only was the Talon of Al-Gol forged in one of the most magic abundant places in all of the multiverse, it's blacksmith purposely imbued it with a plethora of enchantments.  Due to this, any attacks whether they be physical or ranged are considered magical when coming from this gauntlet.
	+ **Sharpened Edge:** During the forging process, Hephestus did his best to make the claw of the gauntlet as sharp as he could.  In doing so he created a weapon that has the power to cut through nearly any material as if it had the same composition of smoke.  Despite this, individuals or races that are known for their durability are capable of withstanding such blows, as for how long is another question.

* **Space Manipulation:**  Legends have told that he who wields the Talon of Al-Gol is a candidate for being the most dangerous being alive for its power is unmatched.  With it, ordinary men become galactic tyrants, capable of aligning the planets into formation like a ceremonial march.  It does so, not by bending the fabric of space and time but subjugating it to the wielder's whim.
	+ **Wormhole Creation:**  Maero is capable of teleporting himself and others to another location via wormhole.  To open such wormholes, Maero must grip onto the fabric of space as if it was tangible and tear it like a sheet of paper, revealing the chosen destination on the other side.  As useful as near-instantaneous transportation sounds, it is not exactly usable in battle due to the amount of focus it takes to connect two places and the quickness at which the wormhole closes after use.
	+ **Spatial Pressure Generation:** Even though Maero is required to open wormholes by grabbing onto fabric of space, it does not mean that he can not manipulate it from a distance.  On the contrary, it is one of the Talon’s main powers as it can generate powerful spatial pressure anywhere he desires.  This pressure is capable of not only manipulating objects in a manner akin to telekinesis, but it does it better.  With a single wave of the hand, Maero can effortlessly push, pull or even crush objects or people with tremendous amounts of force.  Even worse than this, however, is the cold that follows with generating this spatial pressure as it recreates the same temperature of the farthest reaches of space.
	+ **Singularity Generation:**  Maero is able to create powerful and devastating singularities that are capable of compressing and sucking anything in their path.  These singularities are vital in battle against attacks such as Tamaranian Starbolts, Man Made Ammunition and much more.  Even more if weaker individuals end up in the way of these singularities, they are slowly broken up and destroyed as they travel through, but more than likely they’ll have time to move out of the way as the singularities travel slowly.

**Mosaic Sun:** On his side, Maero carries the **Sol Mosaico** (En*. Mosaic Sun*) otherwise known as **Libertador de Muerte** (En. *Deliverer of Death*).  Maero crafted the plasma pistol after his first encounter with a Czarnian that wanted to show off their healing factor after it was shot in the head with a .50 BMG.

* **Plasma Pistol:** One of the things that makes Maero’s firearm unique is that it doesn't use ammunition such as a 9mm or even a 7.62x39mm, but rather gas cartridges filled with hydrogen.  As inefficient as it sounds, when the cartridge is in place, the hammer is cocked back, a miniature nuclear reaction begins that strips away the gas' electrons, ionizing it.  The process only takes a couple of seconds before the hydrogen inside has fully transformed into superheated plasma.  It is not well-known what the temperature of this plasma is but those that have felt its fury and survived to tell the tale have said it was reminiscent of lightning.  Considering these rumors are accurate, this means the emerging from the firearm is approximately five times hotter than the surface of the sun.  Though a good question that most tend to ask is how this plasma, as hot as it is, gets fired.  Pulling the trigger then pushes the plasma forward from the canister and through the barrel, which happens to double as a magnetic accelerator.  Meaning that as the plasma passes through the barrel, it not only gains extra speeds that propels it at near-instantaneous speeds but also coats the plasma in a thin magnetic bubble.  The bubble restricts the plasma as it flies through the air and only disperses when coming into contact with anything solid.  This dispersion releases the still superheated plasma onto the target, in most instances disintegrating it into nothingness.
	+ **Overheating Protocols:** As powerful as Maero's firearm might seem, it's hard to use as one canister only allows for three shots.  Though constant reloading is not an issue because even trying to fire this weapon consecutively causes intense overheating that will critically fail internal mechanisms and possibly make it combust.  There are several cooling ducts and exhaust vents placed onto the sides of the weapon to prevent this.  These ducts and exhausts take the form of spikes or thorn-like protrusions that adorn the side of the gun and face the front of it.  When the systems detect that the weapon is close to overheating, they release all the super hot and pressurized gas outward like steam.  This gas can melt steel if placed directly in front of it, meaning that if the wielder found it necessary, they could use it as a form of defense against an opponent wanting to get up close and personal.  However, users should know that these ducts and exhausts can not continuously be relied upon to save the gun from reckless usage and should always be looked at as a last resort.

## WEAKNESSES

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## TRIVIA

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