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Aztek
Cover of Aztek; the Ultimate Man #1 (Aug, 1996). Art by N. Steven Harris.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1 (August 1996)
Created by	Grant Morrison Mark Millar N. Steven Harris
In-story information
Alter ego	Uno
Team affiliations	Justice League Q Society
Notable aliases	Dr. Curtis "Curt" Falconer
Abilities	Can manipulate four dimensional energy to achieve almost limitless effects, superstrength, superspeed, superhearing, x-ray vision, flight, invisibility

Aztek is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. Based out of the fictional Vanity City, Aztek is the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. The character first appeared in Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1 in August 1996, created by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar. Following the short run series, Aztek appeared in several issues of JLA also written by Morrison.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Uno is raised from childhood by a secret organization named the Q Society to be the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to battle their enemy, the Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca. He is given a magical suit of armor that bestows many abilities, complementing Uno's peak human mental and physical abilities.^[1]

Aztek later joins the Justice League,^[2] but resigns when it is revealed that one of the mysterious benefactors of the Q Society is supervillain Lex Luthor.^[3] He is later blinded helping the League save the Earth in a battle against the planet-destroying machine Mageddon, (apparently, the 'Tezcatlipoca' that the cult was referring to all along.) Aztek, ultimately sacrifices himself to allow Superman the chance to destroy Mageddon/Tezcatlipoca, during the World War III^[4].

Powers and abilities

Aztek has peak human physical and mental conditioning. He wears an ancient helmet and armor (powered by a "four-dimensional mirror"), from which he derives flight, infrared and X-Ray vision, invisibility, intangibility, bodyheat camouflage, entrapment nets, plasma beams and density manipulation, as well as augmenting his peak physical abilities to superhuman levels. The four-dimensional power source could self destruct in a highly explosive manner.^[1]

Other versions

A younger black female Aztek, with the same abilities, was seen in Grant Morrison's run on JLA during "The Rock of Ages" storyline in which the JLA traveled to an alternate future overrun by Darkseid.

Bibliography

The original run of the eponymous title has been collected as a trade paperback:

• JLA Presents: Aztek, the Ultimate Man (by co-authors Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, and pencils by N. Steven Harris, and inks by Keith Champagne, 1996, tpb, collects Aztek, the Ultimate Man #1-10, 240 pages, April 30, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1688-9)^[5]

Aztek also appeared in several issues of Morrison's JLA (5, 10-12, 15, 36, 38-41), as well as the final two issues of Mark Millar's JLA: Paradise Lost and his fill-in issue for JLA (27.)

He has profile entries in JLA Secret Files and Origins #1, JLA-Z #1, and The DC Comics Encyclopedia.

Other media

Aztek (far left) in Justice League Unlimited along with Shayera (right to Aztek) and Superman (right to Shayera) in the episode "I Am Legion" as he meets King Faraday (far right).

Aztek first appeared among scores of new Justice League members in Justice League Unlimited's premiere, and continued to appear in brief cameos throughout the series. He had brief, uncredited speaking parts in the episodes "Question Authority" and "I Am Legion", portrayed by Chris Cox and Corey Burton, respectively. In "Question Authority", he and Steel have Superman hold a very large object while they make adjustments on it. In "I Am Legion", he, Superman and Shayera try to find out what happened to Luthor, as he had escaped into a wall. Superman asks Aztek to scan the wall to see if he can find out where he went, but when he finishes, he has no luck on finding out where he went. King Faraday then appears behind the trio and introduces himself to Aztek.
Aztek also made brief, non-speaking appearances in "The Greatest Story Never Told," "Ultimatum," "Dark Heart," "The Balance," "Panic in the Sky," "Divided We Fall," and "Destroyer." An action figure in Aztek's animated likeness was first produced in 2005 in Mattel's JLU toyline, and Aztek made several appearances in the Justice League Unlimited tie-in comic book.

References

External links

• Aztek at the DCU Guide
• Aztek History at Fanzing, by Alan Kistler