(MANNY MONTANA, CISMALE, HE/HIM ) - i think i saw DIEGO MORALES walking around earlier. the THIRTY year old FOOD TRUCK OWNER has been in Carson for FIFTEEN YEARS. from what i’ve seen, they can be pretty SPONTANEOUS and EASY GOING, but also RECKLESS and SELFISH. they were blasting PINK + WHITE by FRANK OCEAN, weren’t they? they have the power of PYROKINESIS.
i’m late to the party, cause we’re like JUST about to open so let me jump right into the cool character stuff and stop talking about myself. HERE WE GO
diego’s the second of three children, born to a certified SUPER HERO and a scientist. his parents met when his mom (who has the power of weather manipulation) volunteered to undergo testing in regards to her genetic makeup. papa morales was on a team of scientists trying to find the gene that made powered people..powered people. talk about a meet cute.
that was long for no reason. basically his parents are good good.
the morales fam grew up in dallas, texas where they were mostly cheered on, but the people there who were against powered people were VERY against it, and had no issue voicing it. his mom looked at her powers as a gift and continued to protect those who hated what she was, because ‘everyone deserves safety, regardless of their ignorance.’
diego on the other hand...disagreed. his powers manifested themselves when he was 13, when he set a fellow classmate on fire because he kept calling mama morales a freak and threatened to kill her.
his parents’ notoriety kept him from being expelled, they explained that his powers were newly developed and he didn’t have full control over them, and promised it wouldn’t happen again.
uh. it happened again. the second was during a high school football game. diego took jv WAY too seriously (but it’s texas so come on) and when a player on the opposing team intercepted a ball diego was meant to catch...he set the ball on fire. imagine casually running with a football and it just BURSTS INTO FLAMES.
needless to say he was kicked out of school after that. and those were only the incidents that happened on school grounds. there were more.
he memorized his parents’ speeches about using his powers for good and not for personal gain, and not using them against those who can’t defend themselves. he heard it a lot.
it took him getting into an insane fight with a fellow powered person for them to finally move to carson. they could create electromagnetic waves, mixing that with fire was bad news. the two of them took out a taco bell.
moving to carson was a godsend. for him it really was a safe haven, he was able to use his powers more freely (as long as he didn’t use them against anyone) and his mom retired from saving everyone’s asses so she got to be around more. win win.
there’s still been a fire here and a fire there, but he’s not a full on arsonist so his family considers that a win too.
personality wise he’s surprisingly chill, despite his anger getting a little flamey. always up to grab a beer or chill. pick up basketball is fun.
he’s one of those “stick it to the man” “so and so is just a social construct” kinda people. that’s why he has the food truck. he gets to make his own hours, be his own boss, and he doesn’t really have to answer to anyone but himself..
he makes the most bank at the university. college kids are always hungry.
his truck specializes in lobster (shout out to maine). lobster rolls, lobster tacos, lobster tail, lobster quesadillas, you get it. but he’s got some shrimp tacos, soups, and fish and chips too.
this is too long so i’m gonna stop talking now.
