The Conquistador

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Conquistador

Villainous identity briefly used by El Hombre in the late 1990's. [edit] Vital Statistics

Status: Apprehended, in an asylum somewhere

Real Name: Esteban Rodrigo Suarez Hidalgo

Debuted: 2:18 as Conquistador

Earliest known appearance: 1998 or 1999 as Conquistador

Base of Operations: Astro City

Powers: The Conquistador armor is super-strong, quite durable, and has a built-in oxygen supply. Both gauntlets possess an energy blast. The armor can distort its wearer's voice beyond recognizability, even altering it to precisely mimic the voices of others. Furthermore, it can project a hologram to disguise the wearer's face as another person's. [edit] InfoDump

As the Conquistador, Hidalgo hired many low-level villains (black masks), intending to use them to pull crimes at various pre-determined locations and plunge Astro City into chaos. Steeljack, who had been hired by the Conquistador, found out that he planned to kill all the black masks, triumphing in the public eye as El Guerrero. Unlike the other black masks who had discovered the Conquistador's plot, Steeljack was able to survive the Conquistador's attempts to kill him. Unable to secure any allies, Steeljack eventually confronted Conquistador on his own and just barely managed to defeat him. [edit] Appearances (in published order)

2:18

2:19

2:20

El Guerrero

Intended heroic identity of the Conquistador. [edit] Vital Statistics

Status: Apprehended, in an asylum somewhere

Real Name: Esteban Rodrigo Suarez Hidalgo

Debut: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #20 as El Guerrero

Base of Operations: Astro City

Powers: El Guerrero's suit was heavily insulated, intended to survive a massive electrical shock [edit] Appearances (in published order)

Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #20

Category: Heroes