Blue Beetle

## Relationships

### Relatives

Alberto Reyes (Father)Bianca Reyes (Mother)Milagro Reyes (Sister)Conchi Reyes (Grandmother)

## Essentials

### Equipment

Scarab

**Blue Beetle** (real name **Jaime Reyes**) is a member of the Outsiders. He was briefly an agent of the Reach when his scarab was rebooted by Green Beetle, but he was subsequently freed from control by Zatanna and Isis, assisted by Doctor Fate and the Team.

## Personality

Blue Beetle seems to have a relaxed, mellow attitude when it comes to simple missions. His teammates find him odd because he appears to talk and argue with himself on many occasions, when it is actually the Blue Beetle Scarab interacting with him. He dislikes the Scarab's artificial intelligence, and is constantly at odds with it, and reacted favorably when Superboy called it an "inner demon". He disagrees with its suggestions on most occasions, as it finds lethal courses of action preferable to capture and restraint. After being released from Reach control, Jaime's relationship with the scarab improved, and they now work in tandem.

## Physical Appearance

Jaime Reyes is a teenage Hispanic male with light brown skin, short black hair, and brown eyes. He has a thin, but fit frame. He usually wears casual clothing: a sweatshirt, a T-shirt, and jeans.

As Blue Beetle, he resembles an insect in a blue full-body suit, exactly like his namesake. He can extend two large wings behind his back and can transform his limbs into various tools and weapons.

## Powers and Abilities

Jaime Reyes possesses no known superhuman powers. He relies entirely on the Blue Beetle armor he wears.

* **Bilingualism:** Jaime Reyes can speak English and Spanish, and mixes elements from both in his speech.
* **Mind Link**: Due to his bond with Khaji Da, Jaime has a powerful mind link to the scarab and call forth it at will, even if it manages to be severed from his body.

## Equipment

**Blue Beetle Scarab:** Blue Beetle wears an alien Scarab, passed on by the previous Blue Beetle Ted Kord, that grants him a number of powers. He often converses with its artificial intelligence.

* **Construction:** The suit is able to construct certain objects, such as staples and Reach-tech Eggs *through nanotechnology.*
* **Durability:** The suit has protected Jaime from the deleterious effects of being stomped on—twice—by the Appellaxian Golem. The Scarab also calculated that it could possibly survive the bomb blast that destroyed Mount Justice.
* **Energy blasts:** The suit can transform parts of the armor into a sonic cannon or plasma cannon. The suit can also transform the chest into a larger plasma cannon.
* **Flight:** The suit can sprout translucent wings, enabling him to fly, but they do not flap like real wings; instead they stay in one place. The suit also has additional rocket boosters.
* **Holo-projection:** The suit can generate holographic images.
* **Sensors:** The suit has a variety of sensor systems. It is capable of producing scanner units that can be used to detect the presence of people in buildings. The Scarab also has passive sensors that can monitor other people's physiology which, along with voice analysis, allows it to tell when a person is lying or being truthful, or has hostile intentions.
* **Super strength:** The suit grants Blue Beetle enhanced strength, allowing him to knock down powerhouses like Tuppence Terror and Superboy.
* **Technology interface:** The suit is capable of manipulating Reach technology upon contact and altering its functions. This extends to the ability to link with other scarabs through tendrils, allowing attempts to reset or destroy the other scarab. This is not without risk, as such attempts can be resisted and even reversed.
* **Transformation:** The suit can change into different forms. Examples of his transformations are a sonic cannon, battering ram, staple gun, a lockpick, maces, drills, scythe blades, and a plasma cannon.
* **Translation:** The suit has demonstrated the ability to translate Krolotean and Reach languages, as well as Earth languages like Japanese.

## Weaknesses

* **Power Instability**: Although the Scarab gives Jaime great power it also wrestles for control of him occasionally.

* **Magic:** When hit by Atlantean magic at close range, the armor could not maintain its structure.