Beetle — Blue

In the sprawling pantheon of DC Comics, legacy is everything. Mantles are passed, symbols evolve, and heroes die only to be reborn. But perhaps no character in the modern era represents the weight of legacy and the power of fresh perspective quite like the Blue Beetle.

Unlike Bruce Wayne (orphaned billionaire) or Clark Kent (alien god), Jaime’s struggles are mundane. He worries about his father’s mechanic shop, his mother’s cooking, his little sister’s attitude, and whether he will get his homework done. The alien scarab (which he calls "the Khaji Da") is a living weapon of mass destruction that speaks to him telepathically—and it is constantly trying to kill people. Blue Beetle

In a world of grim vigilantes and alien gods, Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) is the hero who goes home for dinner. He is the reminder that you don’t need to be broken by trauma to be a hero; you just need a good heart, a loud family, and a violent alien supercomputer screaming in your brain. In the sprawling pantheon of DC Comics, legacy is everything