Matador Villain

Real Name: Manuel Eloganto.
Occupation: Professional criminal, mercenary, former bullfighter.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Legal Status: Citizen of Spain with a criminal record in Spain, the United States, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Other Aliases: El Supremo.
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain.
Marital Status: Presumably single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Occasional member of Batroc's Brigade.
Base of Operations: Mobile.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: SENSATIONAL SPIDER-WOMAN #
History: Manuel Eloganto was once a famous but notorious professional bullfighter across much of Latin America, but one whose ego and callous attitude toward both the fans and the bulls he fought soon netted him many enemies, both inside and outside the sport. During what would be his final match, the spectators in Mexico City were heard cheering for the bull!

Injured by the bull when he turned to cuss out the fans, Eloganto was forced to retire. However, he had blown all his winnings from his previous matches on a lavish lifestyle and could not afford his medical expenses.

At first, he engaged in a number of bank robberies across Mexico. This brought him into conflict with the Mexican cartels, however, who didn't appreciate a freelancer in their territory who refused to give them a cut of the loot. It was at this time he was given the name "Matador" by the press.

Forced across the border, Eloganto came into conflict with Spider-Woman and Iron Man when he attempted to rob an armored car in Los Angeles, California, and was arrested. While in prison, he testified against the Mexican cartels in exchange for a reduced sentence and aid for his debts.

Apparently released on his own recognizance while awaiting trial, Eloganto decided to hire himself out as a mercenary. He was later recruited by Georges Batroc into the latter's Brigade for a raid on Stark Industries' Dallas, Texas, plant. The raid would probably have been successful if Captain America had not been visiting at the time, which put Matador into conflict with both the Captain and Iron Man.

Matador's subsequent activities are currently unknown, but he is presumably back in prison awaiting trial.
Age: 33.
Height: 6'.
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Black.
Uniform: Blue silk shirt, green bullfighter's jacket, green calf-length bullfighter's pants, red slippers, black bullfighter's hat, black half-mask, maroon cummerbund.
Strength Level: Matador possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: Matador is a trained bullfighter.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: Matador carries a bullfighter's saber and a red bullfighter's cloak. Batroc has upgraded Matador's saber with a monomolecular edge, allowing it to slice through stronger materials than normal blades, while the cloak is made of a synthetic substance which resembles spider silk.

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244 points

ST: 12 [20]	HP: 12 [0]	Speed: 6.25 [0]
DX: 13 [60]	Will: 10 [0]	Move: 6 [0]
IQ: 10 [0]	Per: 14 12 [10]
HT: 12 [20]	FP: 12 [0]	SM: 0
Dmg: 1d-1/1d+2	BL: 29 lbs.
Dodge: 10	Parry: 12	DR: 12/4* (uniform)

Languages: English (Accented) [4]; Portuguese (Native) [6]; Spanish (Native) (Native Language) [0].

Cultural Familiarities: Latin American [1]; Western (Native) [0].

Advantages: Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Enhanced Block 2 [10]; Fit [5]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Wealth (Comfortable) [10]; Weapon Master (Matador Saber and Cloak) [25].

Perks: Off-Hand Weapon Training (Broadsword) [1]; Off-Hand Weapon Training (Cloak) [1]; Style Familiarity (Bullfighting) [1]; Sure-Footed (Uneven) [1]; Weapon Bond (Matador Saber) [1].

Disadvantages: Callous [-1]; Debt -1 [-1]; Overconfidence (9) [-7]; Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5].

Quirks: Ambiguous Sexuality [-1]; Chauvinistic [-1]; Expression ("¡Olé!") [-1]; Self-Centered [-1]; Show-Off [-1].

Skills: Acrobatics (H) DX+0 [4] – 13; Broadsword (A) DX+3 [12] – 16; Cloak (A) DX+1 [2] – 14*; Cloak Sport (A) DX+3 [12] – 16; Jumping (E) DX+0 [1] – 13; Performance (A) IQ+2 [8] – 12; Riding (Cattle) (A) DX-1 [1] – 12; Running (A) HT+0 [2] – 14; Survival (Desert) (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Survival (Plains) (A) Per+0 [2] – 12.

Techniques: Acrobatic Stand (Acrobatics) (H) def+5 [6] – 13; Feint (Cloak Sport) (H) def+4 [5] – 20; Targeted Attack (Broadsword Swing/Neck) (H) def+3 [4] – 14.

Starting Spending Money: $2,960 (20% of Starting Wealth, sans the cost of his mono-edged sword and a fancy cloak).

* Defaulted from Cloak (Sport).

Role-Playing Notes:

Matador is callous and self-centered, with a flair for the dramatic. He doesn't seem to care for anyone else. Despite his cruelty to the bulls in a bullfighting ring, he is unable to take a human life.

In combat, Matador will always attempt to open by getting others to attack him, attempting to entangle his opponents in his cloak.

Matador's Saber

BROADSWORD
TL	Weapon	Damage	Reach	Parry	Cost	Weight	ST	Notes
9	Mono-Edged Saber	1d+7 (10) cut	1	12	$5000	3	10	[1, 2]
	or	1d+2 (10) imp	1	12			10	[1]

Notes:

[1] Damage includes bonuses from Weapon Master.

[2] Built as a Cavalry Saber (p. B271) with the Monowire Blade option from Ultra-Tech (p. UT163)