| El Águila | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Power Man and Iron Fist #58 (August 1979) |
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| Alter ego | Alejandro Montoya |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Penance Corps |
| Notable aliases | The Master The Eagle |
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El Águila (Alejandro Montoya) is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created byMary Jo Duffy,Trevor Von Eeden, andDave Cockrum, the character first appeared inPower Man and Iron Fist #58 (August 1979).[1] El Águila belongs to the subspecies of humans calledmutants who are born with superhuman abilities.[2][3] He is a swordsmanvigilante with the power ofbio-electricity.[4][5] He was originally an adversary of thesuperheroesLuke Cage andIron Fist, but became their ally over time.[6]
The character made his live-action debut in theMarvel Cinematic Universe television seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law, portrayed by Joseph Castillo-Midyett.
El Águila is patterned after the literary heroZorro.[7][8] His name isSpanish for "theEagle."[9] WriterMary Jo Duffy recounted the creation of El Águila, "El Águila was designed byDave Cockrum and he had this big Zorro thing, and Zorro was another one of these characters that I was just crazy about and Power Man and Iron Fist was tricky. These were not guys who could fly. Their superpowers were defensive and if they were offensive, it was going to be hands-on, and it's remarkably tricky inventing avillain for somebody like that ... It seemed to me that someone like Zorro but with one or two powers would be about the right level and since Iron Fist was a little bit easygoing and unworldly, and Power Man was just so cranky and completely grounded in the here and now, giving him somebody with this playful panache would be frustrating. Iron Fist wouldn’t even get it, Power Man would be infuriated by it, and it would give El Águila a certain amount of charm. So I wasn’t just thinking of the power problem, though it was a problem, but in terms of the characters—it had to interest me. And Power Man and Iron Fist were so well-realized as characters that if a villain wasn’t as equally well-realized, then what was the point in doing it?"[7]
El Águila debuted inPower Man and Iron Fist #58 (August 1979), created byMary Jo Duffy,Trevor Von Eeden, andDave Cockrum.[10] He later appeared in the 1982Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions series. He appeared in the 1982Marvel Fanfare series. He appeared in the 1988Marvel Comics Presents series.
El Águila appeared in the 2005G.L.A. series. He later appeared in the 2006Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files. He appeared in the 2006New Avengers series and the 2011Power Man and Iron Fist series.[11][12]
Alejandro Montoya was born inMadrid,Spain, and later moved to America. Upon discovering hismutant powers, Alejandro decided to use his unique abilities as a swashbuckler and costumed crime fighter, taking up the mantle of El Águila (Spanish for "The Eagle"), an identity passed down by his ancestors. As El Águila, he preys upon drug dealers and criminals that take advantage of the poor and needy. He is not a certified law authority and is wanted by authorities. Soon after launching his crime-fighting campaign against drug dealers, slumlords, brutal police, and other wrongdoers, Águila encounteredIron Fist,Power Man, andMisty Knight.[13]
Águila aided Power Man and Iron Fist against female assassins out to kill Jeryn Hogarth.[14] He also battledHawkeye while investigatingCross Technological Enterprises when Hawkeye was serving as their head of security.[15]
Águila teamed up with Power Man and Iron Fist to capture theSlasher, and fought theConstrictor.[16] AlongsideColleen Wing and Misty Knight, he battled mercenaries working for Ward Meachum and fought Fera.[16]
He aided Power Man, Iron Fist, Colleen Wing,Bob Diamond, andRafael Scarfe in an attempt to rescue Misty Knight andD.W. Griffith from captivity by Ward Meachum's mercenaries.[17]
Águila returned to Spain briefly on a request of his cousin Migdalia to save her village from the mutant Conquistador.[18]
Águila is among the mutants who lost their powers to theScarlet Witch during "M-Day".[19] Despite this, he is considered for recruitment into theInitiative program because of his expertise in sword fighting and hand-to-hand combat.[20]
El Águila possesses the ability to generate electrostatic charges within his own body.[21] He is able to discharge up to 100,000 volts of electricity.[22][23] He often uses his double-edged steel sword for this purpose. Additionally, he is a skilled fencer with extraordinary swordsmanship skills, an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, and an acrobat.[24]
Kevin Melrose ofComic Book Resources called El Águila "fun and flashy".[25] Shawn S. Lealos ofScreen Rant included El Águila in their "10 Best Cameos In She-Hulk" list.[26]
El Águila appears in theShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode "The Retreat", portrayed by Joseph Castillo-Midyett.[27][28][29][30] This version is a participant inEmil Blonsky's Summer Twilight spiritual retreat.
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