Gonzalo De La Cruz

A depiction of the Black Bull, Gonzalo De La Cruz

> *"Every man, woman, and nino - All of Espania - is counting on me! **I will not let them down!**" - Gonzalo during the fight that solidified his status as a Hero in the eyes of Spain.*
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**Gonzalo De La Cruz** otherwise known as "**The Black Bull of Valencia**" is currently one of the Captains affiliated with The Black Watch and was previously a very successful vigilante working in the country of Spain. As a result of his popularity from his heroics, he is very well known in most countries found in southern Europe. He is the captain of Espania Major and is currently assisting U.S. Black Watch operations in retaliation to the recent Georgia calamity.

## Appearance

Gonzalo stands at an amazing height of seven feet, and has been keeping himself in peak working condition over the past few years. He has long jet black hair and with a chinstrap beard with a strong jawline, and a slight cut through his right eyebrow with hazel eyes. He has a lightning patterned scar from a battle with an unidentified Redshire mercenary. He wears a Black Watch necklace and has a tattoo of the Spanish flag over his heart.

His armor is black with golden highlights with horn shaped spikes protruding from its shoulders, one of its knee guards, and its helmet. A half-length red cape is attached to the back of his right shoulder plate, leaving the other one bare.

## Personality

Gonzalo is an extremely caring person, having spent a good portion of his life fighting for the safety and well being of others. He is very patriotic and loves his home country of Spain from the bottom of his heart, proving this by protecting it during the Alliance's failed invasion of Europe during the Alliance-Iron Talon War. It has been noted that he has a fondness for children, and has completely refused to bring harm to any child he comes across, even if the child is dangerous. Otherwise, he is very determined to complete missions, and will see most of them out personally. Despite usually being under constant fire due to being such a large target, Gonzalo manages to stay very calm in combat scenarios, very rarely getting angry. He is prideful of his status in Spain and in the Black Watch.

## Equipment

**Olyndicus** - Gonzalo's primary weapon, Olyndicus is a black Halberd with golden lining. The weapon is around 1 foot taller than Gonzalo, with spikes on both ends of the shaft. It is made up of an unknown material utilized by many Black Watch captains that keep their armors and weapons strong and resilient. Olyndicus can transfer heat easily, and has very high heat tolerance.

**The Black Bull's Armor** - Crafted with a Yellow-Diamond/Graphene alloy, Gonzalo's armor is built to be just as - maybe even *more* resilient - than his own being when using the Escudo De Espana ability. As a result of it's design, it is very resistant to heat and cutting damage. Blunt damage can bleed through the armor and effect the user, though, if strong enough.

**Javelins** - Gonzalo keeps four Javelins strapped onto his back at all times.

## Powers and Abilities

**Magnetism** - Gonzalo can control any metallic objects to some degree in a 15 meter radius. This ability boosts his accuracy with his Javelins and allows him to deflect an attack with a metal object if he is fast enough. This ability is very reliant on Gonzalo's reaction speed. He can imitate flight when he is in his suit of armor.

**Super Strength** - Gonzalo, like most supers, has some degree of Super strength.

**Escudo de España** - Once activated, Gonzalo's speed is immediately lowered to the point where he cannot run in exchange for extreme resilience. This does not apply to his armor, which is already naturally resilient. In a test with Black Watch engineers, they had Gonzalo activate the ability and walk forward at a constant pace while they fired several artillery munitions at him. He did not stop for some time, but was knocked out due to being in too much pain from the shells. No major damage was dealt to him. He is not immune to gas attacks.

**Mirada Del Juicio** - Once activated, a red light emits from Gonzalo's eyes that filters through his helmet, acting like a flashlight lighting up a certain area. Organic matter subject to the light is immediately met with extreme heat, causing most people to crumple up in agony, allowing Gonzalo to either stare at them to death or finish them off with one of his weapons. Fortunately, only regular people can die just from the gaze. Supers and Voidwalkers are met with a not as intense heat, a minor Null effect, and a feeling of extreme terror. If a Super or Voidwalker is detected by Gonzalo's gaze, he will immediately begin pursuing the target. Gonzalo is able to adjust the focus of the light, and when completely focused, the ability transitions into **Mirada De Muerte**.

**Mirada De Muerte** - When Mirada Del Juicio is focused completely, the ability is transitioned into Mirada De Muerte. Once completely focused, the ray of light disappears from Gonzalo's eyes for a few seconds and is then released as an extremely hot beam of energy. This ability blinds Gonzalo for a few minutes, but makes up for it by being extremely powerful and extremely difficult to dodge.

**Pyrokinesis/Geokinesis** **Variant** - Gonzalo can create and control fire and molten rock. He can fire flames from any point of his body, but has to fire Molten rock from his chest directly. The molten rock travels at a speed dependent on the passion Gonzalo has for the fight in question. He has fired it at a fraction of the speed of light at least four times.