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History

Gabriel Sepulveda was employed as a construction worker who discovered an underground passageway. Sepulveda snuck into the passageway after his superiors had told him to ignore it. Inside the underground cavern, he discovered a suit of armor connected to a strange machine. After donning the armor, he was attacked by a group of creatures. He fought his way to the surface. Sepulveda decided to use the armor as the hero Defensor.[1]

During the first Contest of Champions, Defensor was teleported away from the group of paramilitary fanatics he had been fighting. He was selected by the Grandmaster to serve on his team in a game against Death.[2]

Defensor was later killed by the hero-killer Zeitgeist, during his rampage against of the heroes of South America.[3]

Attributes

Abilities

  • Hand-to-Hand Combat: Defensor was an above average athlete and with some knowledge of unarmed combat.[1]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

  • Defensor Armor: Defensor's armor was composed of Vibranium, capable of absorbing all impacts.
    • Superhuman Strength: The suit also multiplied his strength by a factor of 10 and enabled him to lift 2000 pounds.[1]
    • Superhuman Durability: The armor absorbed 50% of all impacts, protecting him from all penetration wounds, abrasions and breakage of bone.[1]

Weapons

  • Vibranium Shield: Defensor was armed with a nigh-indestructible Vibranium shield.

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