History
Ancestral Origins[]
The eponymous blades were forged in Spain, from a stone which fell from the heavens with seemingly limitless powers. When the brothers who discovered the stone applied smithing to the ore, they melted a powerful steel-like metal and forged a pair of swords. However, those brothers wrote that the swords influenced them to conquer new lands and they set sail for the Americas. However, their own bloodlust drove them to slaughter many indigenous Mesoamericans in search for glory and proof of strength.
But as the Conquistador brothers violated life and land alike, the blades called out to more worthy hands, leading some surviving natives to slay the brothers and take the swords. With the brothers slain, the natives and their descendants took the swords into their familial custody, but no subsequent generation wished to wield the blades nor wished to destroy them. In the modern day, Ray and Luis took up the blades with an aim to bring "justice" owed to their family.[2]
Present Day[]
Ray and Luis took up the swords with the aim of reclaiming lost glory by robbing banks for perceived owed reparations. The brothers encountered Spider-Woman immediately as they debuted, resulting in a chase where Spider-Woman apprehended Luis while Ray escaped. Seeing his brother in NYPD custody, Ray swore vengeance and plotted to free him.[3]
When Ray attacked Metro Correctional, Spider-Woman was there beforehand as Luis recounted the lore of the swords. As Luis expected his brother to deliver his sword, Ray was so consumed by the blades' influence to defeat Spider-Woman that she trapped one blade in a wall. But Luis confronted a bewitched Ray and failed to influence him, so he had to dismember Ray's hand to break his enthrallment. Luis then fought and failed to defeat Spider-Woman, resulting in both brothers' incarcerations. For six months, Luis crafted a cybernetic hand for Ray in the prison workshop, planning revenge on Spider-Woman.[2]
Revenge on Spider-Woman[]
After some time, Espadas Gemelas joined Anti-Arach9 under the command of Octavia Vermis.[4]Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Blue cloaks
- Separate Armor Plating Components
Weapons
- Twin Cursed Blades: Centuries old rapier blades, with cursed voices compelling wielders to perform acts of evil.[2]
See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Espadas Gemelas de Toledo (Earth-616)
- 4 image(s) of Espadas Gemelas de Toledo (Earth-616)