Blue Beetle (New 52)

*"And you, fake bugsuit: you think I can't finish what I start? Have fun trying to conquer the world on the back of a high school dropout!"*

## **Summary**

**Blue Beetle** is a compelling character in DC's New 52 continuity, also known by his real name, **Jaime Reyes**. A resident of El Paso, Texas, Jaime discovers an alien scarab that attaches itself to his spine and provides him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor. This event thrusts Jaime into a life of heroism, as he uses his newfound powers to protect the innocent. The scarab, revealed to be a product of an ancient alien race called the Reach, bestows Jaime with a multitude of abilities. It generates an armor which grants him enhanced strength, durability, flight, and energy projection. Moreover, it enables him to create a variety of weapons and tools, from blades to shields and more. Jaime is also capable of understanding alien languages through the scarab. Jaime's transformation into Blue Beetle brings him into contact with numerous heroes and villains. While he often fights alone, he finds allies in Booster Gold and the Teen Titans. His enemies, however, are just as varied, with notable foes like Black Beetle and the Reach. His relationship with his friends and family, particularly his friend Paco and love interest Traci 13, also undergoes significant change due to his new heroic life. Jaime's tenure as Blue Beetle is marked by his efforts to control the scarab and use its powers for good. He's embroiled in multiple story arcs involving his defense of Earth against the Reach and other threats. He also takes part in Teen Titans adventures, assisting the team with their missions. However, the constant battles put a strain on his personal life, resulting in compelling narratives around Jaime's struggle to maintain balance between being a hero and a regular teenager.

## **Base**

### **Output:**

#### Physical Strength

* With his hands as claws, pierces through the chests of two meta gangsters, leaving them bleeding out on the floor.
* Punches back Plasmus as he grabs him, then punches away Phobia, and grabs Paco and flies away.
* Impales his friend Paco with a blade.
* Brawls Paco once confronted at his house, even able to bust his trapping gel over his face.
* While putting up an act, he easily drags a normal girl, tosses her, and bloodies her face by slapping her.
* Flies through the stone roof of a building.
* Sends Booster Gold flying with a kick.
* Blue Beetle and Booster Gold brawl each other in fairly even grounds.
* Knocks Paco when he returns and tries to hold Brenda hostage.
* Fights off a bunch of Reach soldiers by himself.
* Fights Sky Witness, the former host of his Scarab revived with Reach tech.
* Knocks back some Threshold guards with his Strength Mode.

#### Blades

* Cuts apart the ropes that are binding him and cuts the chest of a Threshold guard.

#### Blasters

* Destroys a chunk of the road in front of some meta gangsters to warn them, then firing another blast and destroying another chunk of the asphalt road. Then blasts away and incaps Silverback and Plasmus.
* Blasts Paco through the front of his house, destroying his doorway.
* Blasts away OMAC.
* Blasts back a mech suit user.
* Destroys a large machine with a blast.
* Uses a cryo-blaster to encase Bleez in ice.
* Overloads the restraints holding him in the D.E.O.,
* Lets out a blast from his body that knocks away a bunch of Reach trying to swarm him.
* Blasts away an army of Reach drones.

### **Defense:**

#### Blunt

* Tanks getting tackled by Silverback, his wing ripped off, and ten slammed into the asphalt road below multiple times.
* Tanks a sucker punch from Paco, then brawling him through his house and through the street.
* Tanks a hit from OMAC.
* No-sells a civilian breaking a plank on his head.
* Tanks getting sent flying with a punch and then being slammed into the ground by Booster Gold.
* Blue Beetle and Booster Gold brawl each other in fairly even grounds.
* Tanks more hits from Paco in their second fight.
* Fights off a bunch of Reach soldiers by himself.
* Tanks hits from Threshold guards who are stronger than himself.
* Tanks more hits in Strength Mode.

#### Piercing

* Seemingly takes a bullet the head without any damage.

#### Energy

* Withstands blasts from D.E.O. cannons, although knocked out after a couple hits.
* Tanks blasts from Paco in their second fight.

#### Shields

* Blocks and resists blasts that age what they hit into dust, including metallic machines.
* Blocks hits from Threshold guards.

#### Endurance

* Withstands being tortured by the D.E.O. as they try to examine him.

#### Scarab

* Tanks getting blasted by a Green Lantern for a moment before teleporting away.
* The Scarab seems undamaged by being hit with a throwing knife, it just activating the scarab and making it fuse to Jaime.

### **Speed:**

#### Combat

* Brawls Paco once he is suited up.
* Dodges energy blasts from a mecha suit user.
* Blue Beetle and Booster Gold brawl each other in fairly even grounds.
* Keeps up with Paco when he returns again, able to fly in and attack him while he stands on a speeding train.
* Fights off a bunch of Reach soldiers by himself.

#### Travel

* Grabs Silverback and flies to another part of the city.
* Can fly at FTL speeds in space.

### **Misc:**

#### Blue Beetle Suit

* The suit will form around him, starting from the source on his back.
* Enhances Jaime's senses, allowing him to see and target vital organs and weak spots, then able to change his hands into weapons, such as claws.
* Grows wings to allow Jaime to fly.
* His enhanced vision can also help him spot weapons and energies, including mystical energies.
* The enhanced vision can see through walls and see heat signatures.
* After some time with the suit, he is able to force it to deactivate and confine itself only to the Scarab lodged in his back.
* The suit can start to activate and form automatically if danger is detected.
* Tracks down his friend Paco by using his phone.
* The suit will sometimes attempt to kill off perceived threats for him, it trying to kill his friend Paco.
* Creates a spawn Scarab that enters Paco's body to heal him from the fatal impaling.
* The spawn Scarab turns Paco into another suit user, a red version of the Beetle.
* Can scan Manhattan for metas, his vision able to see through the city and see invisible people.
* The suit equips when a meta is approaching before he is even visible.
* The suit detects and automatically prepares countermeasures for Lanterns.
* Detects that Jaime is aroused when Bleez straddles him on the ground, trying to maintain him.
* Can somewhat override the Scarab, revealing his face to Kyle Rayner.
* His suit renders him immune to the sedative gas that the D.E.O. uses.
* Can scan the chemicals and make-up of objects, identifying cigarettes and medicine in a house.
* Can communicate with aliens that use pheromones to communicate.
* The suit can switch between different forms to focus on different aspects, including a strength and speed mode.
* The suit will automatically translate other languages to him.

#### Blue Beetle Weapons

* The suit can deploy small beetles that can home in and incapacitate people.

#### Scarab Abilities

* Can create portals to teleport across the universe.
* Was fused with the body of Jaime Reyes to create the Blue Beetle.
* The Scarab can monitor his vitals and biological needs, and can hack nearby technology, using this to steal money from an ATM.
* Inserts a cloning device into Paco to heal the stab wound in his hurt after hacking the sub-scarab that took him over.