- "Silvio era un hermano para mí, pero siempre fue un romántico. Quería que el mundo lo tomara seriamente, mientras jugaba con sus pájaros... Rusia, Estados Unidos, China — ¡nos van a tomar enserio cuando la bestia los haga mierda![1]"
- ―Mateo Suarez[src]
Mateo Suarez was a high-ranking military official in Corto Maltese and the right-hand man to Silvio Luna. After Luna's death, Mateo took office as president to honor the memory of his late leader. Mateo sent some soldiers to attack Task Force X and watched as Starro escaped, and was mind controlled by Starro's spores until Mateo was dead.
Biography[]
Rule of Silvio Luna[]
Military Coup[]
Suarez during the coup.
- "Luna and Suarez murdered my entire family. I’d make a deal with the Devil to stop them."
- ―Sol Soria and Rick Flag[src]
Mateo Suarez helped Silvio Luna to make an attempt against the Herrera family to take control of Corto Maltese. When Luna rose to become dictator of Corto Maltese, Suarez became his right-hand man, earning the title of mayor general and leading the Corto Maltese Armed Forces as part of his tyrannical reign of terror. During their first days in office, Suarez and Luna would assassinate the entire family of Sol Soria.[2]
Scolded by Luna[]
- "Tres de los cocineros eran primos segundos de los Herrera. Los puse ahí para que los demás empleados no se olviden.[3]"
"¿Qué sos un gato, Mateo, que me tiene que dejar regalitos muertos al pié de la cama? No podés seguir así, Mateo.[4]" - ―Mateo Suarez and Silvio Luna[src]
Silvio Luna discovers blood on Suarez's neck.
Upon discovering that some cooks were second cousins of the Herreras, Suarez brutally killed them and left their heads hanging outside as a warning in case of rebellion. Shortly after, Suarez was with Silvio Luna in the palace, when Luna asked him if he liked birds, Suarez expressed his dislike for them. Luna tried to cheer him up by approaching him, but ended up discovering blood on his neck, so Suarez explained that it was from the cooks and how he left their heads hanging outside. Luna got angry with Suarez, cleaning his neck with a handkerchief, but General Vera arrived to inform them that they found something in Jotunheim.[5]
Dealing with Thinker[]
- "Unlesh the creature in the U.S., and then it will destroy them of all."
- ―Mateo Suarez to Silvio Luna[src]
Mateo Suarez and Silvio Luna take possession of the Project Starfish.
While Task Force X infiltrated Corto Maltese, Luna was contacted by the scientist Gaius Grieves, who worked with the Herrera family, to discuss the Project Starfish in Jotunheim. At the meeting, Suarez mocked Thinker's brain, so Thinker responded ironically, making Suarez angry, Luna stopped Mateo telling him to behave. Thinker continued explaining the Project and its history with videos of his meeting with NASA, finally Thinker told them that the creature was hidden in Jotunheim. Suarez accompanied the soldiers and Thinker to see the creature that remained hidden to take possesion on it, until Luna retired to meet Harley Quinn.[2]
New Presidente[]
- "I'll wring information out of her. But I doubt she is the only soldier sent by the Americans."
- ―Mateo Suarez[src]
Mateo Suarez after taking the power.
Luna would be assassinated by Harley Quinn after the president tried to manipulate her. After the murder, Quinn would be quickly detained by the soldiers and sent to a torture chamber. Vera would break the news to Suarez, telling him that the generals agreed that he should assume power, while Suarez would then decide to kill Silvio Luna's birds by lighting it on fire.
Suarez tourturing Harley Quinn.
Suarez would visit the torture chamber in which Quinn was, asking her multiple times how many metahumans the Americans had sent on the mission, at one point Quinn would answer 69, so Suarez would be surprised until Harley made a mocking laugh, then Suarez told his assistant to continue electrocuting her until she apparently fainted, so Suarez left the place asking the assistant to keep an eye on her.
Mateo Suarez is called.
Some time later, in the government house where Suarez was, he would receive the news by phone that Task Force X was infiltrating the Jotunheim bases, so that Suarez and his soldiers would quickly go there, causing the Maltese Resistance would infiltrate the government house with ease.[2]
Controlled by Starro[]
Suarez sees his end coming.
Upon arrival, Suarez and his troops tried to stop Task Force X, however they then observed how the base exploded and Starro was released, while he began to release multiple spores that began to control the Armed Forces, Suarez watched lamenting knowing that his last moments arrived until finally a spore reached him. With the spore in his face, Suarez was killed and the spore took the power from his corpse, Starro used Suarez and all his other victims to attack Task Force X.
Starro using Suarez's corpse to send a message.
Suarez's death instantly made it easy for Sol Soria and her allies to seize state power in Corto Maltese, assassinating Vera and other high-ranking generals in their path. When Task Force X managed to finish off Starro, this used Suarez's body to send a message to his killers before he died, claiming to have been happy floating in space. Starro would finish dying, so Suarez's body and the other infected would fall to the ground.[2]
Personality[]
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Being loyal to Luna, Suarez had the same goals as Luna, both of whom wanted Corto Maltese to surpass countries like United States, China and Russia, and that they would use the Project Starfish to achieve that goal. Nevertheless, in contrast to the methodical, Machiavellian cruelty of Luna, Suarez was aggressive, ill-tempered, and more than willing to get his hands dirty.
Abilities[]
- Bilingualism: Suarez was fluent in both his native Spanish and English, although he lacked an understanding of English nuance (particularly slang).
- Expert tactician: To be added
- Expert leader: To be added
Relationships[]
Allies[]
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Enemies[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
- Jay Amor was a stunt double for Joaquín Cosío in the role of the Mateo Suarez.
References[]
- ↑ Translates from Spanish to: “Silvio was a brother to me, but he was always a romantic. He wanted the world to take him seriously, while he played with his birds... Russia, the United States, China — they will take us seriously when the beast makes them shit!”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Suicide Squad
- ↑ Translates from Spanish to: “Three cooks downstairs were second cousins to the Herreras. I put them there, as a reminder to the staff.”
- ↑ Translates from Spanish to: “Mateo, what are you, some cat, constantly leaving dead presents at the foot of my bed?! You can no longer do things this way, Mateo.”
- ↑ The Suicide Squad - Deleted Scenes