Eduardo Rivera

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

* Ghostbuster
* Civilian

### Eduardo Rivera: Background

Hector Rivera was a cop of Mexican heritage working a beat in Gotham City. When he was still a young patrolman, he met a Spanish beauty named Carlotta who was working as a model. The two had a long courtship, seeing each other whenever Carlotta was in Gotham for work. The pair soon married. While there was love and chemistry, both were aware that they only went through with it as a means to help get Carlotta a fast-tracked American citizenship.

Despite the foundation on which the marriage began, the two did start a family. Their first son, Carlos, was born after the first couple of years. Only much later on, as Star City began to become the nation's entertainment capital, did the Riveras move out west and have a second son.

### Eduardo Rivera: 1996 - 2009

Eduardo was born and raised in Star City's Lamb Valley. His mother's career began to take off, though she never became the talented actress she had hoped to become, only usually getting the parts requiring a pretty face and a few spoken lines. But fortunately, Hector's career did well in Star City, particularly with the rise of meta-crime. Hector's rougher Gotham upbringing gave him an edge over his peers and before he knew it, he made detective, sergeant, and then lieutenant, overseeing the major crimes unit of the city.

Meanwhile, Carlos and Eduardo had a happy childhood. The two loved their mother and father, were loved in return, and both did well in school. Though their mother tried to steer them to pursue academic or artistic endeavors, in hopes they would become doctors or actors, both Carlos and Eduardo wanted to become police officers like their father.

Carlos became a cop, met a pretty girl, and got married. Hector was happy for his son and eager for grandchildren. So much so that he often would relieve Carlos from patrol an hour or two earlier than scheduled so Carlos could take his new bride out on a date. During one such night shift, while conducting what seemed to have been a routine traffic stop, Hector Rivera was killed. The gunman was never found due to a malfunction in the dashboard camera of Hector's cruiser obscuring the details of the assailant and their vehicle.

### Eduardo Rivera: 2009 - 2012

After the burial, the Rivera family came to the realization that Hector had been the glue that kept them all together. Intense inter-family arguments became a daily event. Unable to deal with Carlos unwilling to quit the police force, Carlotta moved out of Star City.

Eduardo did not go with his mother. He was not willing to leave his father's death unsolved. When his mother tried to take him out of Star City against his will, he ran away and lived on the streets as part of the Hard Knocks gang. Eventually that lifestyle got the better of Eddie.

Lucky for Eduardo, Carlos was able to get his brother's case on the docket of Judge Stephen Wexler, a friend of their father's, who remanded Eddie to the care of his brother and ordered him to undergo "community investment" classes instead of being locked up.

Eddie decided a class at a local bookstore looked like an "Easy A."

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by GothGurl*) Okay, so, here's the thing with Eddie and I. He exasperates me to no end. We kissed... one time. It was a mistake. The other times didn't count. I was possessed by a Mesopotamian demon the one time and the other we were high on African Dreamroot... and what happens in the Dreaming stays in the Dreaming, right? He's not even my type, okay? Seriously...
* (*Submitted by TurtleGurl84*) It's time for some fun facts about Eduardo Rivera!
	+ He is surprisingly well-read, having read classics like the Odyssey, War & Peace, Crime & Punishment, and the works of Shakespeare.
	+ Eduardo hates tuna fish and mayonnaise.
	+ At Seaview, Eduardo is currently enrolled in Parapsychology, Women in Literature, Physics 101, and Existential Philosophy.
	+ Eddie lost a chess match to Slimer, but that might just be because he was not in the mood for being one of Egon's test subjects.
	+ Eduardo does most of his research using the blog *"Velma Dinkley's Guide to Monsters, Spirits, Occult Phenomena, and the Weird: A Technical Examination of Based on Field Encounters and Observations of Mystery Incorporated."* His favorite parts are the stories about the dog.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Expert Investigator
* Expert Marksman
* Exceptional Driver (even if he doesn't have a license)
* Capable Artist
* Amateur Forensic Knowledge
* In-Depth Knowledge of Police Procedure
* Connections in Star City's Law Enforcement
* Connections In Star City's Criminal Element
* Smarter Than Lets On

### Weaknesses

* Abrasive Personality
* Adverse to Hard Work
* Criminal Record
* Fear of Failure
* Fear of His Own Death
* Hates Mathematics
* Lazy

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Occult:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Weaponry:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Expertise:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Range:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 2 — Basic / Typical
	+ **TOTAL:** 21
	+ **RANKING:** Minimal

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* He was deputized as a Ghostbuster during the events of Hell on Earth.

### Notes

* Eduardo Rivera is a character from the *Extreme Ghostbusters* animated series.
* Eduardo's family has nods to other characters from various media:
	+ Hector Rivera is a NYPD cop in *Gunfire*.
	+ Carlotta Rivera is the heroine Jolt, a member of Blasters.
	+ Colton Rivera is a student at Gotham Academy and a member of Detective Club.
* Stephen Wexler is a character from the *Ghostbusters 2* movie. He oversaw the case of the Ghostbusters.
* The Mesopotamian demon in Kylie's report might be Achira from the *Extreme Ghostbusters*.

## Gallery

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## Appears In

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Eduardo Rivera

1. ↑ Network Files: Eduardo Rivera 1
2. ↑ Ghostbusters Beyond