This healing factor has also allowed Joaquín to survive fatal wounds, he has been able to return from the dead after having his head bitten by Cottonmouth. Claire Temple theorized that this regenerative abilities could even regrow parts of Joaquín's body. The most notable of this abilities is a regenerative healing factor which prevents Joaquín from turning back to human. Regenerative Healing Factor: Because avian carriers of vampirism don't suffer from a lot of the side effects that afflict humans, only some aspects of that condition were transferred to Joaquín.
Joaquín played an important role in Captain America's fight against the Serpent Society. It was discovered by Claire Temple that because Redwing himself was vampiric, some of the aspects of that condition were transferred to Torres, most notably a regenerative factor that prevented the regression of his condition. Unlike the condition of those experimented on by Malus, Joaquín's mutations didn't revert. After Malus' defeat, Joaquín was rescued, and remained under Cap's care. Cap found Joaquín in Malus' New York base, where he had been experimenting on and turned into a falcon/human hybrid using Cap's own avian partner, Redwing. Ĭaptain America was informed of Joaquín's disappearance by his grandmother Mariana, and the hero investigated the case and ultimately came to face Malus. He was kidnapped by the Sons of the Serpent, as part of their agenda to capture people on the border to send them to Karl Malus for experimentation. He would leave water, food, and medicine for the people trying to cross the border. Joaquín also cared for the Mexican community, specially those trying to come to the United States. He lived in Sonoita, Arizona, and graduated from high school on the honor roll. Joaquín Torres came to the United States of America with his mother and grandmother when he was six years old.