Derek Maza

Derek Maza

Derek Maza - Elisa’s younger brother, born in 1970.

History

Like Elisa, Derek entered the NYPD and became a helicopter pilot. He was not completely satisfied with this occupation, however, and when Xanatos offered him a job as both his personal pilot and bodyguard, Derek eagerly accepted it. Elisa, alarmed, did all that she could to urge Derek against it, but in so doing, actually encouraged Derek to accept (largely because of his annoyance at her implied attitude that she knew better than he as to what was right for him).

Elisa’s worries were not unfounded, however, for Xanatos had lured Derek into his service with the intent of turning him into a Mutate. He chose to make Derek one of his victims for this project partly because Derek had the necessary leadership skills to take command of the other Mutates, and partly as a means of neutering any possible threat from Elisa; Xanatos knew that she would think twice before attacking him if her own brother was serving as his bodyguard. Xanatos and Sevarius then arranged for Derek to become a Mutate, and for Goliath to inadvertently destroy the "cure" that Sevarius had made for the young man. Derek, convinced that he would never be able to become human again, took command of the Mutates, using the alias of "Talon" to (for a short time) keep his fate hidden from Elisa.

The rest of Derek’s story can be found in the entry on Talon.

Production Background

Voice Actor: Rocky Carrol