Carlos Alvarez

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Cougar

### Carlos Alvarez: 1980 - 1998

Carlos was named after his father. He was born in Charlton's Point, near the Mexican border — where his father's family is from. At a young age, his parents moved to Gotham City where his dad had found work, first at a factory in Burnley and later as a cop. However, when Carlos was still just a young boy, his parents divorced.

Both of Carlos' parents would remarry and have more kids, leaving Carlos forced to live a life with multiple families but never ever feeling like anything more than a partial outsider to either family. Though Carlos did love all of his siblings, he struggled with feeling love and acceptance, particularly from his father and stepfather as both were very busy men in their professional lives.

When he was ten years old, Carlos would find the positive male role model he had been looking for after a chance encounter with Ted Grant. Grant had witnessed Carlos defending his half-sister from some bullies one day after school. While Carlos was washing the blood from his knuckles in the bathroom of a bodega, Grant approached the kid and offered to teach him a few moves, free of charge, at the local gym.

Years later, Carlos "The Cougar" Alvarez was considering becoming part of the Wildcat Gym's stable of professional boxers but decided to put that off for a few years to do as his father and grandfather had done: join the military. Cougar had a simple plan: sign up, serve honorably for a few years, and come home as a hero — content in fulfilling the family tradition.

### Carlos Alvarez: 1998 - 2006

Cougar never expected to enjoy life in the military, but he did. And it liked him in return. Cougar was at the top of the rankings in boot camp in many areas: physical qualifications, obstacle courses, survival training — not to mention his two best areas of expertise: marksmanship and close-quarters combat.

Right after his basic training, Cougar's superiors decided he had what it took to be one of America's best soldiers. He spent the next few years away from any overseas deployment and was just cycled through all sorts of training programs: Green Berets, Rangers, paratrooper, sniper school, and the list goes on. Through all this, Cougar did not mind all the training. He believed all this would pay off when he went home and put the skills to work for him as a prize fighter.

When a man named Clay from Delta Force needed a specialist in survival and long range eliminations for his special unit, he did his homework for weeks before he began scouting in person. Top of his list was Cougar and once he saw him shoot, Clay knew he didn't need to see anymore.

Though Cougar readily accepted the offer and joined Delta Force, he had still yet to see actual combat. When he did, it changed him. Gone was the flamboyant, outspoken young man he once was and in his place was a quiet, somber, and contemplative individual. This new personality was only further implanted on Cougar after his last mission with Delta Force.

### Carlos Alvarez: 2006 - Present

Cougar took to life as a ghost fairly easily, though unlike most ghosts that do the haunting, Cougar was the one haunted. Cougar hopes to fix that.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by PetuniasFan1*) You would not know it, but Cougar never saw action until his first mission with our team. Could have fooled me. Things went bad, like, fifty bad dudes with AKs level of bad. But I didn't see Cougar crack once. In fact, I'm sure he's the reason any of us are still talking, but it had its toll. Cougar paid a heavy price that day. It changed him forever.
* (*Submitted by PetuniasFan1*) I get along great with most of my team. Obviously, I'm Clay's favorite. Naturally, Roque sees me like a charming little brother who he's threatened by but still adores. Pooch, as a fool who married way too soon, is jealous of me and has attached himself to me so that he may live vicariously through my significant, bountiful sexual conquests. But Cougar and I have a different relationship. We see each other as equals. Kindred spirits. We are simpatico — of one mind. In a way, we're like heterosexual soulmates.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Special Forces Military Training
	+ *World-Class Marksman*
	+ *World Class Survivalist*
	+ *Master Boxer & Martial Artist*
	+ *Master Tracker*
	+ *Expert Demolitionist*
	+ *Expert Driver*
	+ *Expert Infiltrator*
* Master of Seduction
* Indomitable Willpower
* Highly Athletic

### Weaknesses

* Enochlophobia (Mild)
* PTSD
* Protective — Family
* Protective — Teammates
* Protective — His Hat
* Protective — His Rifle

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Weaponry:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Expertise:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Range:** 7 — Legendary
* **Strategy:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
	+ **TOTAL:** 95
	+ **RANKING:** Elevated Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* In 2016 he had a brief fling with the archangel Uriel when she and her siblings were exiled to Earth.
* The archangels Michael, Raphael, Uriel and Gabriel helped Him and the Losers with there hunt for Max by showing them a door of destinations and sending them to Brijol which was Max's last known location.

### Notes

* Carlos "Cougar" Alvarez is a character from *The Losers* (the 2003 comic book series, not the World War II *Losers*).
* Cougar's family has nods to other characters from various media:
	+ Juan 'Mauler' Montez was a professional boxer and a former sparring partner and close friend of Ted Grant.
	+ Yolanda Montez is the second Wildcat and a member of Infinity, Inc.
	+ Miguel Montez is the wielder of the H-Dial in the *Dial H for Hero* 2019 limited series.
	+ Carlita Alvarez is Carli Queen, a member from Gang of Harleys.
	+ Trina Alvarez is a member of the Challengers of the Unknown.
	+ Hector Alvarez is Hector the Boy Detector, a member of the Brotherhood of Nada in *Doom Patrol, Vol. 6*.

## Gallery

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## Network Files

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## Appears In

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Carlos Alvarez

1. ↑ Network Files: Carlos Alvarez
2. ↑ VOX Box: Fall From Grace 2