DIEGO ARDILLES

Real Name: Diego Ardilles

Identity/Class: Human (Bastronan)

Occupation: Informant

Group Membership: None

Enemies: The Batronan militia, X-Force (Anarchist/Tike Alicar, Bloke/Mickey Tork, Doop, the Orphan/Guy Smith, Phat/Billy Bob Reilly, Saint Anna/Anna, U-Go Girl/Edie Sawyer, Vivisector/Myles Alfred)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Bastrona

First Appearance: X-Force I#118 (September, 2001)

Powers/Abilities: Diego Ardilles had no superhuman powers but he was a relatively skilled informant and manipulator.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'6")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 140 lbs.)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Dark brown

History:
(X-Force I#118 (fb) - BTS) - Sleazeball informant Diego Ardilles agreed to act as a contact to the mutant celebrity X-Force team on their upcoming mission to Bastrona to rescue the young Paco Perez in exchange for money. Communicating with those who arranged X-Force's missions, Diego claimed that Bastrona was subjecting Paco to all sorts of scary tests in an effort to determine and harness the boy's mutant powers. Unbeknownst to X-Force, Diego secretly sold X-Force out to the Bastronan military.

(X-Force I#118) - As X-Force were briefed on their mission by their manager Coach, they learned that Diego would be their contact and were told that once Diego fulfilled his purpose, his safety was not a priority. Informed of Diego's claims of the experiments being performed on Paco, X-Force member Vivisector questioned whether it was a good idea to go into a hostile country on the word of a man like Diego who sold information for a living. Once X-Force arrived in Bastrona, the Orphan split from the rest of the team to meet up with Diego and, upon meeting him, the sensitive Orphan immediately noticed Diego's nervousness, trembling hands and rapid heartbeat. Diego claimed he was not nervous and when the Orphan promised Diego would get his money after he showed X-Force where Paco Perez was, Diego nervously claimed he would get a map. The Orphan reminded Diego that he would lead them to Paco in person but he soon sensed a change in air patterns and human sweat. As the Orphan deduced that Diego Ardilles had sold X-Force out, Diego ran outside to inform the Bastronan militia that the rest of X-Force was not present. The militiamen nonetheless emerged from a parade float and shot at the Orphan, confirming the Orphan's suspicions that Diego had betrayed X-Force. Dodging the gunfire, Diego soon noticed that the Orphan was nowhere to be seen and the confused Diego was confronted by the Orphan, who had survived the gunfire by leaping onto a ceiling fan. The Orphan then warned that Diego now had a reason to be nervous but before the Orphan could act, the militiamen surrounded the Orphan, who was rescued by the rest of X-Force. During the ensuing battle, Diego tried to make a run for it. Rushing after him, X-Force member Bloke noticed helicopters arriving on the scene. Ordering Diego to get down, Bloke grabbed Diego and shielded him from the helicopter with his own body, suffering fatal wounds in the process.

    X-Force teleporter U-Go Girl then teleported X-Force and Diego away from the helicopters, where Diego witnessed Bloke die from his injuries. Angered at Bloke's death, X-Force member Phat "fatted up" and began to strangle Diego for the treachery that had led to Bloke's death. The Orphan ordered Phat to stand down and, despite Diego's cowardly claims that he was just like an American capitalist selling his services to the highest bidder, the Orphan demanded that Diego take them to Paco Perez before X-Force voted on whether or not to kill Diego. Fearful of his life, Diego informed U-Go Girl where to teleport X-Force in order to rescue Paco and once they were inside the Bastronan facility housing Paco, Diego was dragged along with X-Force as they battled the guards so Diego could not flee again. Once Paco was located, the Orphan had Diego act as a translator with one of the scientists so he could properly remove Paco from the machinery he had been hooked up to. Diego did as he was told but when the scientist was killed by a guard, Diego remarked that it appeared the Orphan was on his own.

(X-Force I#119) - As the Orphan struggled to determine which wires to remove from Paco Perez without killing him, Diego begged that X-Force let him go and leave Paco to the militiamen, exclaiming that Paco would better off. When the Orphan questioned Diego's words, Diego claimed Paco would have a better chance at being literate and that Bastrona had a great health care system. The Orphan then asked why Diego was so keen to go to America if Bastrona was so great but Diego was shot down by the militiamen mid-answer. X-Force member Anarchist then commented that, with Diego dead, X-Force no longer had to vote on what to do with him and suggested Diego was right in suggesting they leave Paco behind.

Comments: Created by Peter Milligan and M.D. "Doc" Allred.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Diego Ardilles should be distinguished from:

•  any other "Diego" or "Ardilles" characters
  

Appearances:
X-Force I#118 (September, 2001) - Peter Milligan (writer), M.D. "Doc" Allred (art), Axel Alonso (editor)
X-Force I#119 (October, 2001) - Peter Milligan (writer), Zane Michael D. Allred (art), Axel Alonso (editor)

First posted: 10/22/2004
Last updated: 11/05/2023

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