Carlos Santiago (Acero) (Earth-616)

Acero
Name	Carlos Santiago
Current Alias	Acero
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Aurelia Santiago (aunt, deceased); Jorge Santiago (brother, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Santo Marcan
Base of Operations	Santo Marco
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Greg Pak, Yıldıray Çınar
First	Weapon X (Vol. 3) #12 (December, 2017)
First	Weapon X (Vol. 3) #12 (December, 2017)

History

Carlos "Acero" Santiago lived with his mutant brother Jorge and their aunt Aurelia in a village on the coast of Santo Marco, which was inhabited by around other thirty mutants, including children and the elderly. After the fall of President Duarte, Jorge helped keep a portion of the coast relatively calm, in contrast of the chaos engulfing the rest of the country, notably by protecting the inhabitants from zoo animals which had escaped when Duarte bombed the capital city.

After Jorge's death was investigated by Logan, Sabretooth, Domino, and Warpath, Warpath gave his phone number to Carlos in case he ever needed help.

Duarte later returned as President and deployed the Nuke Platoon to exterminate any mutants and mutant sympathizers. They burned down Acero's village, forcing the survivors to flee to the mountains. While running away, Acero contacted Warpath for help. Before the Nuke Platoon caught up with Acero and his group, they shot and killed Aurelia. Carlos and the others were captured and caged in a military camp. The moment before being executed, the prisoners were saved by Weapon X, who disposed of many of soldiers of the Nuke Platoon and facilitated the escape of Carlos and his friends.

Following their escape, Acero suggested to take a more substantial action against Duarte's regime, and requested Weapon X's help to overthrow the government. When Weapon X returned to the Nuke Platoon's base to destroy their supply of Nuke Pills, Acero and the other villages followed them. They armed themselves with enemy arsenal, and even helped Weapon X hold the line against the Nuke Platoon. Following the defeat of the soldiers, Acero led a march to Duarte's headquarters to challenge his reign and build a resistance. In a turn of events, President Duarte was assassinated by the original Nuke. That night, the locals celebrated the end of Duarte's government. Acero ensured Weapon X the people would take it from there to reform the country.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Carlos Santiago (Acero) (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Carlos Santiago (Acero) (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Carlos Santiago (Acero) (Earth-616)