Paco (character) explained

Full Name:	Paco Testas
Publisher:	DC Comics
Debut:	Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006)
Creators:	Keith Giffen John Rogers Cully Hamner
Aliases:	Blood Beetle
Supports:	Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Paco Testas is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

Paco first appeared in Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006) and was created by writers Keith Giffen and John Rogers and artist Cully Hamner.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Paco is a friend of Jaime Reyes and Brenda Del Vecchio. After the former disappears, Paco joins the Posse, a benevolent street gang, and enters a relationship with fellow member Piñata. He later discovers that Brenda is the niece of influential crime boss La Dama.

In "The New 52" reboot, Paco temporarily gains abilities similar to Blue Beetle and becomes known as the Blood Beetle after being given a life-saving Transbiotic Antitrauma Unit (T.A.U.). This persona is later removed after Blue Beetle's scarab Khaji Da removes the T.A.U. and gives Paco a tissue transplant.

In other media

Paco appears in , voiced by Jason Marsden.^[2]

External links

• DC Comics.com: Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
• DC Database Project: Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Notes and References

1. Irving, Christopher. Blue Beetle Companion: His Many Lives from 1939 to Today. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007.
2. Web site: Paco Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show) . October 10, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.