Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle

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1000's of years ago, The Reach and the Green Lantern Corps
were sworn enemies. The Corps finally defeated them but not before they
seeded planets with their Scarab technology. The Scarab is a feat of
extraterrestrial technology that fuses to the spine and grants its
wearer living armor with incredible powers. However, each Scarab was
programmed to eventually override the personality of the user and serve
the collective of the Reach. The tale of one Scarab began somewhere in
the backside of the Milky Way Galaxy. It would save a village of
lifeforms called Gibbles from the space pirate, Kanhar Ro.
In return, the Gibbles idolized the Scarab as "The Great One" and
erected as statue in its honor. However, the Gibbles witnessed their
hero's untimely end as well.



On Earth, the mantle of Blue Beetle passes from hand to hand every generation. After the sacrifice of Ted Kord, the Scarab landed in an unused lot in El Paso, Texas. It was discovered by a teenager and Batman fan named Jamie Reyes.
While Reyes slept, the Scarab re-activated and fused itself to the base
of Reyes' spine. Reyes discovered that he entered into a symbiosis with
the object and became the next Blue Beetle. He was a superhero just
like Batman and the Justice Society Of America,
whom he heard of stories of from his grandfather. However, he soon
discovered that the Scarab had developed free will and can take control
of the armor and use its powers at a time of its choosing. The armor has
demonstrated multiple forms of flight, energy projectiles, and defense
but depends on the wearer's imagination.