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Chato Santana is El Diablo, a powerful pyrokinetic reluctantly pressed into service for the Suicide Squad.
History
Suicide Squad
While attempting to collect on a debt owed by some local gang members, he had set fire to their building, and killed everyone inside. When he realized that there were innocent women and children who he had killed in the blaze, he went with the police quietly. While on death row at Belle Reve prison, his cell filled up with gas and he was implanted with a micro-bomb to insure his obedience. After undergoing torture to test his loyalty, El Diablo was officially inducted into Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad.
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Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Divine Empowerment: Chato draws all of his powers from his connection with the fallen angel Chutriel.[1]
- Pyrokinesis: Chato can generate extremely hot flames from his body. They are capable of easily killing other superhuman opponents[2], can bend and twist at will and can even be used defensively by generating a wall of flames capable of melting bullets mid-flight.[3]
- Superhuman Durability: Chato has survived blows from superhuman opponents like Behemoth, Bloodletter[4], a powerful White Martian like Xolotl[3] and a beating from several Venom enhanced Zombies.[2]
- Resurrection: Due to his connection with Chutriel Chato is restored back to life everytime he is killed at the cost of a piece of his soul.[1]
- Transformation: When Chato uses his full power he transforms into a demon like form with wings.[1]
- Summoning: In times of extreme need Chato can unleash Chutriel in the world of the living.[1]
Abilities
- Multilingualism: Chato is fluent in both Spanish and English.
- Firearms
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Chato can keep the upper hand in a fight with superhumanly stronger opponents.[4]
Notes
- Chato Santana was created by Jai Nitz and Phil Hester, first appearing in El Diablo (Volume 3) #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Chato Santana first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Suicide Squad (Volume 4) #1 by Adam Glass and Federico Dallocchio.
Trivia
- Chato is a devout Catholic.[citation needed]
Related
- 68 Appearances of Chato Santana (Prime Earth)
- 36 Images featuring Chato Santana (Prime Earth)
- 4 Quotations by or about Chato Santana (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Chato Santana (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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