After a procedure performed by Caitlin Snow, Esperanza was able to speak again without needing her mask. During the Godspeed war, she died in Allegra's arms and disintegrated.
Esperanza was a juvenile offender, coming from a family of criminals. She was sent to juvie but would get out and later, start her own gang, which her cousin Allegra Garcia would join at some point.[1]
Getting powers[]
Esperanza is visited at the hospital.
At some point, she got into a fight with her cousin Allegra, who wanted out of Esperanza's gang. When the particle accelerator exploded and surged across Central City, she and Allegra were blasted by waves of the dark matter giving both the same powers of electromagnetic manipulation. However, Esperanza fell into a vegetative state making her cousin think she was dead since she couldn't feel her pulse. Esperanza was later taken out of the custody of CCPD by Black Hole employee "Malcolm Strombard", who presumably cared for her during her recovery.[1]
Hunting Allegra[]
Ultraviolet invades the CCPD.
In 2019, Esperanza, now going by Ultraviolet, began a series of murders at the behest of the Black Hole. A witness to one of the murders noticed the tattoo on Esperanza's neck, of which her cousin Allegra had an equal one; as a result, Allegra was mistakenly arrested by the CCPD, but she ended up paying bail. Esperanza then killed the witness in his apartment, which Allegra later visited and was again incriminated and arrested.
Sometime later, Esperanza was released, thanks to the influence of powerful friends, and went to work for Remington Meister, tasked with ensuring the auction for The Ring of Fire went smoothly. Meister has her keep an eye on Barry Allen and Ralph Dibny after the two question Meister. When their system detected the presence of the Flash, she captures him and ties him up with Ralph, who'd been caught by Meister. While the Flash is surprised to see her free, she and Meister unveil a laser which will kill them once Central City is annihilated by the Ring of Fire.
Later, during the auction, they were interrupted by a drunken Barry Allen, whom she is tasked with escorting out. Barry, believing it to be in "Mortal Kombat", distracts her, smashing a bottle on her head. During the fight, Barry dropped a spotlight on her, knocking her out. She was presumably arrested along with Meister.[2]
"Those who survived Carver's reign are digging up old bank accounts. Giving money to those same doctors who hurt me. I get it. These are bad dudes. Like, really bad."
On Earth-Prime, the events of Esperanza's life have occurred similarly. Following her waking up after the explosion, Dr. Olsen removed her vocal cords when she was screaming too much; then she started wearing a suit with a mask to adapt her voice. Later, they began training her to be an assassin.[5] Esperanza views becoming a Black Hole assassin as the worst time of her life. Joseph Carver kept files on her in a warehouse, enslaving her servitude.[6]
Versus Sue Dearbon[]
Ultraviolet entered the bank as John Loring and his thugs were shooting at Sue Dearbon and Elongated Man; she decided to knock them unconsciousness herself. In Spanish, Ultraviolet told Sue to give her the diamond that she sought; Sue decided to fight her in unarmed combat instead. As it seemed that Sue was about to lose, she slid the diamond's box across the floor to Ralph, distracting Esperanza. As Ralph showed Esperanza that the box was empty, Sue escaped, causing her to scream in frustration, while disappearing herself.[7]
Switching teams[]
Ultraviolet was in a safe house with Sunshine and Dr. Light awaiting the arrival of Joseph Carver when Kimiyo noticed that Millie had disappeared; Ultraviolet thought nothing of it. Suddenly, Ultraviolet passed a glass door and was pulled into the Mirrorverse.
New allegiance.
While there, Ultraviolet, with the other two Black Hole assassins, decided that working for Eva McCulloch was more beneficial because she would obtain her freedom. The ladies emerged from the Mirrorverse in the McCulloch Technologies building to kill Carver; they saw members of Team Flash there protecting him. A fight ensued, as Carver called upon his security guards to assault the women; eventually, Team Flash became involved. Ultraviolet was put in battle against her cousin Allegra.
Surrounding Team Flash.
During the battle, the two voiced their hatred for each other.[6] Allegra, whose worst nightmare is fighting her cousin,[8] pulled out a red stone and focused her powers through it; Ultraviolet then vividly remembered the worst day of her life: when Black Hole tortured her in order to make her its assassin. Bypassing the pain, Ultraviolet helped to surround her opponents; however, before a kill shot could be made, Eva declared the battle finished, by announcing the death of Carver. Ultraviolet and her associates departed victorious and free.[6]
Later, Esperanza and Dr. Light attacked Black Hole hideouts and recovered Eva's mirror-tech crates.[9] She left Eva McCulloch's team after Eva returned to the Mirrorverse. Eventually, Esperanza left Central City and visited Metropolis to eliminate one of her targets, a former Black Hole agent who tortured her along with others.[5]
Reunion with her cousin[]
Ultraviolet at S.T.A.R. Labs.
In 2021, Esperanza returned to Central City to get revenge on Dr. Olsen, which leads her to attack Allegra and Sue Dearbon at CC Jitters, after which she disappears. Upon reaching Dr. Olsen later, she was arrested by Allegra and Sue at S.T.A.R. Labs, so she told him who he is. Allegra released her and they started training their powers, but Esperanza didn't have patience, so Sue provoked her, they fought and Esperanza accidentally hit Chester, disappearing soon after.
She eventually finds Dr. Olsen and is promised to be fully healed if she kills Allegra and Team Flash. They battle and Allegra does whatever it takes not to accept the doctor, however the he spurs Esperanza. She attempts to hit her with a killing impact of light, yet Allegra meets her with her own powers. Allegra's powers level up, fueled by her affection for her cousin, in a real sense changing Allegra into a gleaming being momentarily.
With Dr. Olsen in police custody, Allegra mentions to Esperanza that Caitlin Snow now has Dr. Olsen's notes so that she can work on healing her.[5]
After being operated on by Caitlin Snow, Esperanza was able to speak again without needing her mask, but Caitlin put a special collar on her.[10]
Death[]
Esperanza dies.
"I never should have let you go. I should have chosen you, my real family, the second you asked. But you did not. I fought alone. Now I die alone. But I'm not afraid."
During the Godspeed war, Esperanza still wants to go after the remnants of Black Hole despite Allegra's objection. By the time Allegra caught up to her, most of the remnants were taken out at, but Esperanza got shot in the stomach and died in Allegra's arms and disintegrated.[11]
Legacy[]
Allegra was devastated by Esperanza's death, until Chester P. Runk convinced her that Esperanza's choices were her fault and not Allegra's.[12][13]
While attacking Team Flash, Deathstorm used Esperanza's likeness to psychologically torture Allegra.[14][15]
Before the particle accelerator explosion, Esperanza was a delinquent who bullied her cousin, Allegra Garcia.[1]
Esperanza as Ultraviolet.
After being hit by the particle accelerator explosion, Esperanza thinks that her old-self was dead. Esperanza had some honor when fighting; as seen in her battle with the Flash, when her waves left him on the floor, she waited for him to stand up before attacking him again.
Esperanza also is willing to accept a hand-to-hand fight, instead of using her powers, should her target/enemy be a non-meta, as in her fight with Sue Dearbon. Allegra Garcia sees her cousin as the darkness to her light.
After Allegra and Team Flash helped Esperanza speak again without her mask and convinced her that she didn't need revenge on Dr. Olsen, she redeemed herself.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers[]
Meta-human physiology: After Esperanza was blasted by dark matter from the particle accelerator explosion, this altered her DNA and supercharged her cells, giving her access to her powers.[1]
Electromagnetic wave manipulation: Esperanza is able to manipulate a range of different frequencies and wavelengths of radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum.[1]
Electromagnetic vision: The entire electromagnetic spectrum or most of it is visible to Esperanza. She can tune her vision to interpret the various ranges of energy; she can see radio waves (which include AM, FM, and TV frequencies) radar, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, power waves like x-rays, and gamma rays.[1]
Radiogenesis: Esperanza is able to generate multiple forms of radiation.[1]
Esperanza can emit a surge of electromagnetic energy; which can disrupt all technology nearby. Esperanza used this to interrupt Cecile's cellphone and to shut off the power at CCPD.[1]
Ultraviolet blast: Esperanza can release blasts of UV radiation from her hands. She used this to assassinate Salvatore and the eye-witness who ID'd her cousin by a tattoo they share. She was able to hurt Barry Allen (under the persona of the Flash) who couldn't outrun the UV blasts as Ultraviolet light travels at 186,000 miles per second, which is 80x faster than Barry's current top speed.[1]
Teleportation: Esperanza is able to teleport through her powers, which normally results in a big wave of radiation.[7]
Abilities[]
Peak of human physical condition: As an assassin, Esperanza was in top physical condition with fast reflexes, demonstrated when she dodged gunfire from Joe West. She was strong enough to knock Barry Allen out with a single kick. She was also unfazed from getting hit in the face with a glass bottle.[1]
Acrobatics/Free-running: Esperanza was very agile and able to descend from large heights.[1]
Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Being a trained assassin, Esperanza was a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; she was able to defeat a squad of armed police officers in a matter of seconds and could easily overpower Barry in a fight. She was able to fight Sue Dearbon. Esperanza's combat style seems to be comprised of Boxing, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Judo and Aikido.[1]
Multilingual: As a native Mexican, Esperanza speaks Spanish fluently, in addition to English. She can also understand Japanese fluently.[1]
Stealth: As a trained assassin, Esperanza was highly experienced in stealth tactics.[1]
Weaknesses[]
Power-dampening tech: Esperanza's powers do not work while she is wearing the power-dampening cuffs or imprisoned in one of the power-dampening cells.
Damage to vocal cords: Due to Dr. Olsen's experiments on Esperanza when she was part of Black Hole, she needs her mask to be able to speak.[5]
Equipment[]
Original multiverse[]
Ultraviolet suit: Esperanza wore this suit when operating as Ultraviolet.[1]
Voice modifying mask: Esperanza wore this half-mask as Ultraviolet to cover her lower face and disguise her voice in order to conceal her identity.[1]
Chakram: Esperanza used this chakram-like weapon in an attempt to hit Ralph Dibny.
New multiverse[]
Ultraviolet suit: Like in the original multiverse, Esperanza wore a suit when operating as Ultraviolet.
Neck collar: Esperanza also wore a neck collar which helps her vocal cords function normal, thus replacing her mask.
Former equipment[]
Voice modifying mask: Esperanza also wore a half-mask as Ultraviolet to cover her lower face in order to conceal her identity and be able to speak. After the operation conducted by Caitlin, the mask was replaced by a neck collar that helped her vocal cords function well.
When facing off against Esperanza again in "License to Elongate", Barry Allen jokingly noted that he loves Mortal Kombat, most likely referencing the fact Esperanza's Ultraviolet suit and overall appearance is very reminiscent of the character Skarlet from the Mortal Kombat series.
Additionally, she has powers that involve blood, similar to Bloodwork, the main antagonist of Season 6's first half.
Even though several individuals attempted to take down Black Hole, it was Esperanza who shut down the organization in the end by killing all of Black Hole’s remaining members.
Behind the scenes[]
In the DC comics, Esperanza Garcia is Allegra Garcia's adoptive mother.
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