Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Blue Beetle
Real name	Jaime Reyes
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Debut	Infinite Crisis #3 (as Jaime - February 2006) Infinite Crisis #5 (as Blue Beetle - March 2006)
Voice actor	Antony Del Rio
Games	Injustice 2
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Injustice Comic

“

I'm ready to level up.

”

Blue Beetle is a playable character in Injustice 2.

Biography

Jaime Reyes sought Batman’s help in learning to use the Scarab, an alien weapon of mass destruction bonded to his spine. Although the Scarab could pose a deadly threat to the entire planet, kindhearted Jaime is determined to protect people, wary of the corruptive influence of great power he witnessed under the Regime.

Injustice 2

Blue Beetle is first seen walking down a hall with Professor Stein and Jason. He states his fear of destroying the world if they fought Brainiac. He ducks under the building shaking and states how Superman could break out if the generators shut down. Then he runs down to the generator. They are confronted by Black Adam who is trying to stop the generator. Depending on the player's choice, he will either fight Black Adam or be sent to fix the generator. Then Damian stacks and similarly it is up to the player on who fights him. They head back up to Superman. There, Cyborg is trying to hack Superman's cell and Supergirl is reuniting with her cousin before flying past them. Blue Beetle says that she is out of their league in Spanish. Firestorm wonders what happened to his confidence, he replays saying "Kryptonians happened". Then they briefly fight Cyborg and he knocks out both of them. Blue Beetle either fights Cyborg or fixes the cell. Supergirl flies in and he'll either fight her or Wonder Woman off screen. Then all of them group together when Firestorm is about to "nuke them" and orders Blue Beetle to leave.

Later in the game he joins Aquaman and Black Adam at Kahndaq but is secretly being controlled by Gorilla Grodd and fights Black Adam or Aquaman depending on the player's choice. After his defeat he is not seen again, though it is likely that he was freed from being mind controlled after Grodd's death.

Powers & Abilities

While Jaime is a regular human, he possesses the Scarab, one of the deadlist weapons in the universe. It grants him, flight, sonic cannons, lasers and blades.

Super Move

Shape Shifter: Blue Beetle sprouts two appendages in his back which thrusts at the opponent, his hands become maces and later energy cannons that attack the opponent, the energy cannons combined into one with a powerful blast that hits at the opponent as a coup de grace.

Move List

Basic Attacks

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
Closed Fist	[ ■ ]	[ X ]
Temple Slam	[ ▲ ]	[ Y ]
Look At That	[ X ]	[ A ]
Bugged Boot	[ ← + ■ ]	[ ← + X ]
Double Down	[ ← + ▲ ]	[ ← + Y ]
Mace Slam	[ ← + X ]	[ ← + A ]
Tarsal Claw	[ → + ▲ ]	[ → + Y ]
Mace-Sive Pain	[ → + X ]	[ → + A ]
Side Bash	[ ↓ + ■ ]	[ ↓ + X ]
Scarab Strike	[ ↓ + ▲ ]	[ ↓ + Y ]
Coxa Kick	[ ↓ + X ]	[ ↓ + A ]

Air Attacks

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
Lunging Punch	[ ↑ + ■ ]	[ ↑ + X ]
Heel Kick	[ ↑ + ▲ ]	[ ↑ + Y ]
Beetle Crush	[ ↑ + X ]	[ ↑ + A ]

Throws and Escapes

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
Forward/Reverse Throw	[ ← / → ■ + X ]	[ ← / → X + A ]
Back Throw	[ ■ + X ]	[ X + A ]
Roll Escape	[ → → R2 ]	[ → → RT ]
Up Air Escape	[ ↑ + R2 ]	[ ↑ + RT ]
Away Air Escape	[ ← + R2 ]	[ ← + RT ]

Combo Attacks

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
End Game	[ ■, ■ ]	[ X, X ]
Alien Technology	[ ■, ■, ■ ]	[ X, X, X ]
Artifact	[ ■, X ]	[ X, A ]
Khaji Da	[ ■, X, ▲ ]	[ X, A, Y ]
Golden Age	[ ■, X, ▲, ■ + X ]	[ X, A, Y, X + A ]
Gone Rogue	[ ← + ■, X ]	[ ← + X, A ]
Ambush Bugs	[ ▲, ■ ]	[ Y, X ]
Black And Blue	[ ▲, ■, ■ + X ]	[ Y, X, X + A ]
Shell Shocked	[ ← + ▲, X ]	[ ← + Y, A ]
Seeking Reach	[ → + ▲, X ]	[ → + Y, A ]
Infinite Earths	[ X, X ]	[ A, A ]

Special Attacks

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
Blade Barrage	[ ↓ , → , ■ ]	[ ↓ , → , X ]
Shield Slam	[ ← , →, X ]	[ ← , →, A ]
Blade Stab	[ ↓ , ← , ■ ]	[ ↓ , ← , X ]
Energy Cannon	[ ← , →, ▲ ]	[ ← , →, Y ]
Flying Scarab	[ ↑, ↓ , ← , ▲ ]	[ ↑, ↓ , ← , Y ]
Shape Shifter	[ L2 + R2 ]	[ LT + RT ]

Character Power (1st) and abilities

Name	PlayStation	Xbox
Power Blades	[ O ]	[ B ]
World Rippers	[ ▲, ■, ▲ + X ]	[ Y, X, X + A ]
Mandible Strike	[ ← , →, X ]	[ ← , →, A ]

Ending

Injustice 2 - Blue Beatle Ending

Oh, man--dude!--I cannot even describe what it felt like! Sure, I was just the newb in the crew. But like, you think I'd ever let Brainiac kill Batman and, what, blow up the world? ¡No manches! When it was over Batman was all-- "The world is safe thanks to you, Jaime. I'd like to make you LEADER of the new Justice League, if that's cool with you." Wow! That was really tempting offer, you know? But if there's one thing better than saving Batman, it's saving mi familia. I haven't been around 'em since I got the Scarab. So for now, I'm moving home and going back to school. And if this so-called "normal" life doesn't work? There's always the Justice League.

Costumes

To the right is the base skin for the Blue Beetle, The Reach. He is wearing his default gear. The remainder of his costumes can be found on his gallery page.

Trivia

• Blue Beetle is the first new character revealed for Injustice 2 to not have previously appeared as a cameo in Injustice: Gods Among Us or as a support card in Injustice: Gods Among Us iOS.
• When fighting Wonder Woman, Blue Beetle reveals that he's 18 years old during the events of Injustice 2.
  • In the battle mode, he similarly tells her that he once was a big fan of hers before she formed the Regime, with her echoing this in shock.