Co-created by Richard Dominguez and Michael S. Moore, the character made his first appearance in El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior #1 (November 2004).
While he possess no superhuman abilities, El Observador is highly skilled with lethal projectiles, bladed weapons, and is a superb hand-to-hand combatant.
Instead he has advanced photo lenses attached to his skull that send rapid images to his brain, allowing him to react faster than the average person.
The villain El Graduado is enlisting rival mob bosses and street gangs to join the Ochoa crime family in his attempt to become the main narcotics supplier of South Texas.
El Observador possess no superhuman abilities and instead makes use of his physical prowess, skills with bladed weaponry, and knowledge of various fighting techniques including the Brazilian martial art style of Capoeira.