Fernanda Rodriguez is a vigilante known as "The Locust" from San Diego, California. Impressed by Fernanda's dedication to helping the less fortunate, Viv Vision made her an honorary Champion and pledged to petition the team for full membership on her behalf.
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History
FIRST APPEARANCE (as Fernanda Ramirez, The Red Locust): Champions Vol 2 #9 (August, 2017)
FIRST APPEARANCE (as Fernanda Rodriguez, The Locust): Champions Vol 3 #1 (March, 2019)
The character was originally introduced as Fernanda Ramirez in Champions Vol 2 #9. At the request of her own co-creator Humberto Ramos, her surname was changed to Rodriguez and the adjective dropped from her alias. The story of Champions Vol 2 #9 was edited to include the change of her name in the collected reprint.
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ORIGIN
Fernanda Rodriguez is only child of a family with a centuries-long tradition whereby a group of Aztec trackers, known as the Locust Brotherhood, had passed down symbolic armor to firstborn sons named Fernando, in honor of the first king of Spain, to protect nomads, vagabonds, and runaways.
Her mother died before bearing a son; however, the Brotherhood was convinced to give the girl a chance to prove herself. Fernanda then studied hydraulics and exoskeletons to significantly upgrade the ancient armor, making it bulletproof and allowing for super strength, leaps, and kicks.
The Locust of each generation had received requests at the Immaculate Conception Church and then tracked down the missing loved ones. During her first such mission, Fernanda encountered Viv Vision while chasing Mateo Garza. The Synthezoid was in town keeping tabs on the Freelancers in nearby Coronado and the two teamed up to take down Mr. Gloom's child trafficking and drug manufacturing operations.
SECRET EMPIRE
The Red Locust later encountered Patriot and Falcon in Mexico's Sonoran Desert where they assisted a group of migrants left trapped in a hot vehicle by coyotajes. The group was soon ambushed by the smugglers, but the sudden arrival of Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man helped to turn the tide in their favor, and the trio were subsequently recruited by the Champions.
OUTLAWED
After the government passed "Kamala's Law" which outlawed individuals under the age of 21 from being a superhero, Locust was one of the individuals who were apprehended by C.R.A.D.L.E..
