El Gaucho (DC)
El Gaucho is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Santiago Vargas
In distant South America, he came to operate as a vigilante after being inspired by the famous Gotham City masked vigilante known as Batman. Whilst fighting crime, he resolved to meet the Caped Crusader to learn more from him. The actions of him and similar such masked crime fighters around the world attracted the attention of the Dark Knight who invited them to Gotham in order to learn his methods. Arriving at the city, he joined the other heroes as they met Batman when a public boast was made by local criminal 'Knots' Cardine who intended to defeat them all. Guacho and the others joined Batman to an incident at the Gotham Bell Company. Whilst there, they were ambushed but Batman managed to stop the trap sprung on them. Guacho and the Ranger then decided to cover Gotham Boulevard as they made their search for Cardine. The continued actions of the villain were seemingly damaging the reputation of Batman who was seemingly being outwitted by the shrewd criminal. Whilst tracking clues, Batman seemingly came upon Cardine's base of operations in a derelict house but upon investigating it the building exploded. It was revealed that the house was boobytrapped and the Caped Crusader was seemingly killed. In response, the other 'Batmen' resolved to capture Cardine with the Legionary being appointed their leader. They looked to protect a armoured cat transporting a fortune from the Gotham Bank with Guacho and Ranger providing flanking escort to the vehicle. It was then that the Legionary seemingly turned on the Batmen when he pulled out a gun whilst Cardine's gang came to rob the armored van. However, Batman was hiding among the cash where he revealed that the Legionary was actually Cardine who had impersonated one of the visiting Batmen. He would help defeat the notorious criminal who was then apprehended by the authorities. His actions came to impress the other masked lawmen who thanked the Dark Knight for his instruction. (Detective Comics v1 #215)
Guacho would join the real Legionary, Knight, Squire, and Musketeer when they received a call to Metropolis by the millionaire John Mayhew. They were joined by Batman, Robin and Superman where Mayhew revealed that he had paid to have a headquarters built for the gathered heroes whom he has dubbed as the Club of Heroes. Mayhew tells all the gathered heroes that he will make out the deed to the property in the name of whomever the newly formed Club selects as their chairperson. As no hero would volunteer for the title, Mayhew decided that the best person to be their leader was whomever performs the greatest super-deed. While all the heroes go about their usual super-heroics, they all believe that Superman or Batman should be elected chairperson and decide to keep their feats secret, so that Batman or the Man of Steel can win the position. However, Superman began to suffer from strange fainting spells and whilst in these states a new hero named Lightning-Man appeared who averted disasters that appeared before Superman would pass out. (World's Finest v1 #89)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Santiago Vargas
As Agent 33, he came to approach Kathy Kane and looked to recruit her to Spyral only for her to reject the offer. (Batman Incorporated v1 #4)
At some point, he gained an enemy in El Sombrero with the villain being a lunatic that designed and created fantastic, artistic death traps. Another enemy he gained was an assassin named Scorpiana who used robotic blue scorpions as her calling card. (Batman v1 #668)
Around 12 years ago, Mister Mayhew called a gathering of the Club of Heroes with Guacho attending though the Batman did not attend the meeting. (Batman v1 #668)
He returned to the Club of Heroes for their reunion where he came to Gotham City with the rest of the group to deal with the Black Glove at the end of their campaign against Batman. Upon arriving, the group rescued Robin from an attack by the Club of Villains and Gaucho eliminated the danger posed by Pierrot Lunaire. (Batman v1 #681)
Later on, he worked with Batman as they broke the illegal operation of super-criminal El Papagayo in Argentine. The villains operation was exposed by a spy in Cimarron of the Super Malon hero team who was looking for information on a group of missing children. El Papagayo came to cripple Cimarron but then looked to escape the two masked vigilantes pursuing him where they wanted to know the identity of his employer. It was then that he was killed by a robotic scorpion where the only clue left behind was from his parrot which said the word "Oroboro". (Batman Incorporated v1 #3)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Santiago Vargas
Overview
Personality and attributes
As an agent of Spyral, he came to operate under the name of Agent 33. (Batman Incorporated v1 #4) Later on, he would become a masked vigilante superhero where he came to be known as the Guacho. (Detective Comics v1 #215)
Vargas was noted for being extravagant, irresponsible and yet enigmatic. (Batman Incorporated v1 #3)
Santiago was regarded as the most eligible bachelor in Buenos Aires who played host to many supermillionaires in his villas. (Batman Incorporated v1 #3)
He ha said that he was proud of his work in Spyral. (Batman Incorporated v1 #6)
He had been sent to recruit Kathy Kane into Spyral where he came to love her. It was said that a day had not gone by that he had not regretted her death. (Batman Incorporated v1 #4)
Powers and abilities
According to him, he had trained his ears to be super-sensitive. (Batman Incorporated Special v1 #1)
He was noted for being a user of the bolo and was an expert of its use. (Detective Comics v1 #215)
Santiago was a provider of miraculous racehorses to princes, sheikhs and potentates. (Batman Incorporated v1 #3)
The Guacho of Argentina was noted for being a member of the Batmen of All Nations. (Detective Comics v1 #215)
It was noted that in the past that he had been a member of the intelligence agency known as Spyral. (Batman Incorporated v1 #4) As a member of Spyral, he came to had sworn an oath of secrecy and could not speak of his time in the agency. (Batman Incorporated v1 #5)
Notes
- El Gaucho was created by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff where he made his first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #215 (January, 1955).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, El Gaucho appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Jeff Bennett.
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (1955)
- World's Finest v1:
- Batman v1:
- Batman Incorporated v1:
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