El Dorado
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SuperFriends Team Member
| El Dorado | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | El Dorado |
| Species: | Human |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Base: | Hall of Justice |
| Affiliations: | SuperFriends |
| Voiced by: | Fernando Escandon |
El Dorado is a Hispanic superhero and a member of the Justice League of America.
[edit] Powers
- Illusion Vision
- Optic Force Blasts
- Teleportation
- Telepathy
[edit] Background Information
No true origin was given for El Dorado. He was knowledgeable about Pre-Columbian history (yet vague in his explanations). He also assisted the Super Friends whenever they were forced to enter unfamiliar ruins or areas in Latin America. He 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".
[edit] Episode Appearances
- Alien Mummy - FIRST APPEARANCE
- Palette's Perils
- The Death of Superman - Cameo
[edit] Notes
- El Dorado was created solely for the Super Friends cartoons and has never appeared in a DC Comic.
- He first appeared as a minor character in the 1981 animated shorts, and later in SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show as a full-time member.
- He was from a non specified Latino nation 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.
| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
[edit] Trivia
El Dorado is the name of a mythical City of Gold. Its legend dates back to the 1500's.
