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EspañolEL DORADO (SUPER FRIENDS)
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'El Dorado' is a fictional Hispanic superhero featured in various incarnations of the ''Super Friends'' animated series created by Hanna-Barbera. He was voiced by Fernando Escandon.
El Dorado was created solely for the ''Super Friends'' cartoons and has never appeared in a DC Comic. He first appeared as minor character in the ''The All-New Super Friends Hour'' animated shorts, which aired in 1977 and later in '' as a full-time member. Originally from Mexico, El Dorado was added as one of several attempts to encourage diversity among the characters. Like other ethnic characters added during this period, he was seen as somewhat stereotypical. El Dorado spoke broken English with an accent, sporadically substituting common Spanish words or phrases, such as adding words like "''rapido''" and replacing nearly every instance of "yes" with "''si''". Another problem of this character is the fact that the golden city of El Dorado is actually a Colombian myth, not a Mexican one (or better, a precolonialist myth, before both Mexico and Colombia were independent).
No true origin was given for El Dorado's generous number of powers, which included mind reading, casting illusions, teleportation (by wrapping himself up in his cape), and the ability to fire lasers from his eyes. It is assumed that most of his talents are given to him by the objects he wears, which may have come from the mythical city he is named after. From his set of powers, he appears to be closest to the Martian Manhunter in the comics. Knowledgeable about Mexican history, he assisted the Super Friends whenever they were forced to enter unfamiliar ruins or areas in Central America.
El Dorado was scheduled to be one of the few Hanna-Barbera original heroes (along with Black Vulcan and the Wonder Twins) to receive an action figure after Samurai. However, the Super Powers Collection line was cancelled before the figures could be made. [1]
1. http://toyotter.com/spfind/
★ Seanbaby's Superfriends: El Dorado (Warning, some adult language)
★ Interview w/ Fernando about Super Friends @ Legions of Gotham
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El Dorado
'El Dorado' is a fictional Hispanic superhero featured in various incarnations of the ''Super Friends'' animated series created by Hanna-Barbera. He was voiced by Fernando Escandon.
| Contents |
| Character history |
| Powers |
| Action figures |
| References |
| External links |
Character history
El Dorado was created solely for the ''Super Friends'' cartoons and has never appeared in a DC Comic. He first appeared as minor character in the ''The All-New Super Friends Hour'' animated shorts, which aired in 1977 and later in '' as a full-time member. Originally from Mexico, El Dorado was added as one of several attempts to encourage diversity among the characters. Like other ethnic characters added during this period, he was seen as somewhat stereotypical. El Dorado spoke broken English with an accent, sporadically substituting common Spanish words or phrases, such as adding words like "''rapido''" and replacing nearly every instance of "yes" with "''si''". Another problem of this character is the fact that the golden city of El Dorado is actually a Colombian myth, not a Mexican one (or better, a precolonialist myth, before both Mexico and Colombia were independent).
Powers
No true origin was given for El Dorado's generous number of powers, which included mind reading, casting illusions, teleportation (by wrapping himself up in his cape), and the ability to fire lasers from his eyes. It is assumed that most of his talents are given to him by the objects he wears, which may have come from the mythical city he is named after. From his set of powers, he appears to be closest to the Martian Manhunter in the comics. Knowledgeable about Mexican history, he assisted the Super Friends whenever they were forced to enter unfamiliar ruins or areas in Central America.
Action figures
El Dorado was scheduled to be one of the few Hanna-Barbera original heroes (along with Black Vulcan and the Wonder Twins) to receive an action figure after Samurai. However, the Super Powers Collection line was cancelled before the figures could be made. [1]
References
1. http://toyotter.com/spfind/
External links
★ Seanbaby's Superfriends: El Dorado (Warning, some adult language)
★ Interview w/ Fernando about Super Friends @ Legions of Gotham
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