History ComicBook / BlueBeetle

* ColorCharacter

** This type of grouping was repeated by DC with the Charlton-originated characters and given the [[DarkAgeOfSupernames ever-so 90s name]] of ''L.A.W: Living Assault Weapons''.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Tells Max Lord off before Lord kills him, the moment currently being the trope picture.

* EvilUncle: Jarvis Kord, who was his first enemy and the one responsible for Dan Garrett's death.

* GadgeteerGenius: Smarter than even ''Batman.''

* HandicappedBadass: Becomes one after he's diagnosed with heart arrhythmia.

* LiteralSurveillanceBug: Has one called Snoopy that he sends out from his airborne hovership the Bug to do surveillance.
* SignatureLaugh: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
* SuddenDownerEnding: His 1980's solo series, which was relatively light hearted with some SliceOfLife elements spotlighting Ted's life at Kord Industries, ends on a bleak note with the building damaged, Ted being ousted in favor of his father, and Ted getting angry and stomping away from the ruins. Not to mention that it's implied that he has an OffscreenBreakup with Melody, as she's never seen or mentioned afterwards.
* SuddenNameChange: In his Pre-Crisis appearances and early Post-Crisis stories, his full given name was Theodore. During Chuck Dixon's run on ''Birds of Prey'', his name was revealed to be Edward (with "Ted" as a nickname, similar to the case of Ted Kennedy). Later writers would try to reconcile the differences by listing his name as "Theodore Edward Kord", but his most recent posthumous appearances had the name as "Theodore Stephen Kord".

* TrueCompanions: The Justice League International team, aka the Superbuddies. Even ''after'' Ted dies, they still pull together to help out Jaime.

* WriterOnBoard: His creator was Steve Ditko, noted Objectivist. What do you think happened? Although, compared to [[{{Anvilicious}} some of]] the Objectivist characters Ditko would later create, this was downright subtle.
* YouFightLikeACow

[[folder:(Golden Age) Dan Garret Examples]]

[[folder:Silver Age Dan Garrett Examples]]

[[folder:Ted Kord Examples]]

[[folder:Jaime Reyes Examples]]

[[folder:(New 52) Jaime Reyes Examples]]

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[[folder:(New 52/Rebirth) Ted Kord Examples]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: His opinion of the Posse, who he thinks could either be heroes or villains.
** [[spoiler: Ted seemed to have become a villain himself in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''... but it turns out it was Black Mask impersonating him.]]

* ContinuityNod: His clothes reference his old superhero costume, having a shirt with a beetle symbol and yellow goggles or glasses.

* DisappearedDad: His father died in the beginning of ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013''.
* {{Expy}}: His role this time around is closer to that of Old Bruce from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.
* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn]]: Apparently went through one in the 2019 ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad.'' [[spoiler:Subverted, it was Black Mask impersonating him with holographic technology.]]
%%* GadgeteerGenius

* JumpedAtTheCall: Eagerly leaps at the chance to mentor and support Jaime as a superhero, despite Jaime having come to him in the hopes that the billionaire inventor could help get the Scarab off of him.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Lok answers to him in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'', [[spoiler:or rather, the man impersonating Ted.]]
* MissionControl: His intended role for Jaime, who's not impressed by his efforts.

* RetiredBadass: While he used to be Blue Beetle himself, he's not any more.
* SecretKeeper: He seems to be withholding the fact that his assistant Teri and Milagro's new friend Tina are from the future, namely from Giffen and [=DeMatteis=]' ''ComicBook/{{Justice League 3000}}'' and ''3001'' series. He also hid the fact Jaime's mom is helping the Posse as their doctor, and he's funding her clinic.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Seems to come off as this, having Jaime try and solve his fights himself.
* TeenGenius: Went to college at sixteen, and was developing insect-sized drones by nineteen.
* ThereAreNoGoodExecutives: Remains an aversion, being inspired by his father's example to make a difference in the world, [[spoiler:though Black Mask made every effort to milk any goodwill Ted had ever earned.]]

* YoungerAndHipper: His New 52 self looks more like a college student than a man in his mid to late twenties/early thirties. By the time of ''Rebirth'' he's gone back to the later.

[[folder:(Rebirth) Jaime Reyes Examples]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Arion, the first BigBad of the series]], has traditionally been a good guy.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler:The Scarab,]] which seems to be connected to the dark entity seemingly behind the supernatural events unfolding in El Paso.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The Posse are fiercely protective of Dr. Reyes, as seen when Nightcatcher threatened Jaime to leave her alone not knowing he's her son.
* BerserkButton: Jaime gets mad enough to unlock new abilities in the armor when Mordecai Cull attacks his mother.
* BigBad: The first one is an unnamed entity lurking beneath El Paso and causing much of the city's supernatural events. [[spoiler: We eventually learn that he's Arion of Atlantis, an ancient enemy that Doctor Fate faced once before in ancient times.]]
* CatchPhrase: Sarcastically saying "wonderful" in situations that are the complete opposite.
* CluelessChickMagnet: So far, Tina and an unnamed brunette both seem to have a crush on Jaime, while Blur has this for Blue Beetle.
* DoingInTheScientist: It now appears that the scarab ''was'' a magical artifact after all, and the alien technology story was just what it wanted Jaime to believe. By the time of ''Graduation Day'', this has been re-retconned again.
* TheDreaded: Jaime's mom is this; everyone, including Ted and the Posse, is terrified of her.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: La Dama so far seems to be more on the morally-ambiguous-to-evil side of the morality scale, but just like her previous versions she genuinely cares for Brenda.
* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The series follows up on plot threads from ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague3000''.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Doctor Fate's host]] experiences this in issue seven, when it briefly seems like [[spoiler: the Doctor]] had been felled.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Jaime just wants the Scarab off of his spine, and isn't interested in Ted's plans for heroism.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Jaime learns his mom of all people is helping the Posse as their doctor, and that Ted is funding this through her new clinic in return for the occasional report.
* MercyKill: At the end of issue #6, it looks like Doctor Fate [[spoiler: is going to attempt this on Jaime's body to keep the Scarab from wreaking havoc.]]
* PowerTrio: Once again, Jaime forms this with Brenda and Paco.
* RoguesGallery: Rack'n'Ruin, La Dama, and [[spoiler:Arion]].
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Blur can teleport, but even spamming Beetle with rapid teleporting, her powers are no match for his armor or weapons.
** Also people tend to think he is nuts talking to Ted who is his MissionControl.
** Subverted because it was hinted that Root, her boss, ordered her to distract Beetle.
* VillainsNeverLie: Played with in issues 5 and 6. Mordecai Cull's boss tells him that if he can retrieve the Scarab in his second attempt, he'll be forgiven. While he was ultimately forgiven, [[spoiler: it turns out that his plan was never to get the Scarab back, it was to sacrifice Mordecai to it.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: Played with. Jaime is unconscious when Arion announces that Jaime will be kept alive and by his side as Arion takes over the world. The role is also implied to be more symbolic than a role as a co-ruler.
* YouFightLikeACow: Ted is trying to teach him this but Jaime stinks at it so far.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Subverted by the first BigBad of the comic, the entity lurking beneath El Paso. It sends Mordecai after Jaime, but [[spoiler: discovers that he was meant to be a sacrifice to the Scarab once he'd brought it to him rather than the other way around]], and Mordecai initially thought he was about to become a straight example. Then when [[spoiler: Jaime is briefly separated from the Scarab, his role of bringing it to Arion and luring in sacrifices fulfilled, Arion actually saves Jaime's life and states that Jaime will be kept by his side as a token of gratitude for the role he played.]]

Eventually Creator/CharltonComics bought the first Blue Beetle, at first only reprinting his old stories. When UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks came around, they revamped him as an archaeologist who unlocked the powers of a mystical artifact he found in a pyramid. This mystical artifact was a bright blue Scarab amulet. [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull Shouting a word caused the powers to activate]], and Dan would find himself in blue and red themed armor, shooting lightning from his hands and flying. (Although he could still be knocked out by a blow to the head. Hey, it's better than [[Franchise/GreenLantern yellow]].) Dan was a pretty awesome Charlton character. The character held his own series from June, 1964 to February/March, 1966.

The series was relaunched in 2016 as part of ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'', featuring Jaime and Ted joining forces. And again in 2023 as part of ''Comicbook/DawnOfDC'' following the miniseries ''Blue Beetle: Graduation Day''.

** Ted's the only Blue Beetle without powers, but that never stopped him. He's like Franchise/{{Batman}} who has fun.

* LegacyCharacter: One of the earliest examples. Ted is notable in that, unlike the reboots of ''Franchise/TheFlash'' or ''Franchise/GreenLantern'', Dan Garret's adventures remained in continuity, with Ted often thinking about how to live up to his predecessor. One of Ted's earliest storylines involves him being a suspect in Dan's death, and on at least two occasions he has to fight an evil double of Dan who has (apparently) come back from the dead to retake the Blue Beetle identity.

* CrashIntoHello: How Jaime meets the Comicbook/TeenTitans, specifically ComicBook/{{Robin}}, though not a true instance of the trope

** In issue #9, Blue Beetle meets Franchise/GreenLantern Kyle Rayner, Red Lantern Bleez, and Orange Lantern Glomulus. The Scarab identifies them as enemies of the Reach and activates every weapon it can. Jaime however, knows Green Lantern is a good guy and they stop fighting and team up when a hired alien assassin tries to kill Kyle.

** Centuries ago, the Scarab (real name: Khaji-Da) was damaged by a Franchise/GreenLantern before it crash landed on Earth. The damage it sustained is the reason why Jaime's in control.