| “ | I know they are just children, but they are more unpredictable than we anticipated! Now, if you want me to get rid of the brats, I need stronger poison... Yes, Yes! (laughs) That's it?! No, no, no wait! I-I assure you, next time, you won't be disappointed! | „ |
| ~ Tez to his master, and his most famous quote. |
| “ | "Farewell, Sal." | „ |
| ~ Tez's distant goodbye to Sal. |
| “ | Our alliance expired. I am out. | „ |
| ~ Tez's last words after breaking off his alliance with Coyolxauhqui. |
Tezcatlipoca, also known as Tez, is the main antagonist of the Cartoon Network supernatural series Victor and Valentino.
He is the husband of Maria Teresa, and the grandfather of Pineapple and Charlene, He is a world renowned magician who, prior to his debut on the show, had been traveling the world performing his act, While at first glance he appears to be a normal magician, it is later proven that he has real, and very powerful magical abilities. He also claims that he has "Big Plans" for Monte Macabre. He is a magical trickster who wants to become a powerful magician, and he's also the arch-nemesis of the titular characters Victor and Valentino.
He was voiced by Christian Lanz.
Physical Appearance[]
Tez is a tall, heavyset man. He has tan skin and black hair, as well as a sharp, black moustache and beard. Across his eyes he has a yellow stripe.
He wears a black jacket with blue designs depicting a jaguar across the back, a similarly colored top hat adorned with a small obsidian mirror and a design that resembles blue flames. He had a red shirt with a yellow collar and belt, and white gloves. He also carries a black cane that is topped by a jaguar head with purple gemstones for eyes, which light up when he uses his magic.
His right foot is missing, and is replaced by red and yellow, cylindrical prosthetic "peg leg" (as Victor calls it), which has what appears to be obsidian mirrors on either side. His foot also makes a metallic noise when he walks.
Personality[]
Tez is a performer, an entertainer who enjoys dazzling his audiences with spectacular feats of magic and showmanship. He is charming, smooth talking, and easily earns the adoration and awe of most everyone, including Victor, while Valentino rightly remained skeptical of him.
He is also something of a conman. He is seen using his magic to steal Don's watch while distracting him with a magic trick. Chata is also very distrustful of him, and tells the boys to "Never trust what Tez says", implying she was very aware of his deceitful nature.
He is somewhat cocky of his magical abilities and likes to show off, boasting that he is more powerful than anyone can comprehend, which, while most likely warranted as he is proven to be very powerful, was something that was able to be exploited against him as he is easily swayed into bragging about himself. As an example, he was easily distracted from attacking Valentino simply by Val telling him how cool his magic was and asking how he did some of his tricks, prompting Tez to show off his skills, unintentionally playing into the plan to distract him.
After his battle with Sal, Tez finally becomes humble, which persuades him to undone his dark magic and accept with faith his master before breaking his alliance.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Coyolxauhqui (formerly)
- Isabella (former spy)
- Tzitzimime
- Don Jalapeño (former spy)
- Maria Teresa (wife)
- Charlene (granddaughter)
- Pineapple (grandson)
- Jaguar Patrol
- Citizens of Monte Macabre (followers, formerly)
Enemies[]
- Victor
- Valentino
- Chata
- Sal (formerly)
- Isabella
- Don Jalapeño
- Xochi
- Huitzi
- Teo
- Alma (former worker)
- Huehue
Biography[]
Past[]
Tez was born from dual god, Ometeotl, dividing itself into four gods, Tezcatlipoca (Tez), Xipe-Totec (Xipe), Quetzalcoatl (Sal), and Huitzilopochtli (Huitzi). The four were progenitors of the Heavens, the Earth, and Mictlan (Underworld). Tez and Sal were feuding brothers, and very competitive, like Tez turning Sal's Tlachtli team into monkeys, or fighting over who would be the sun. At some point, Tez dated Chalchiuhtlicue (Chata) though broke up under mysterious circumstances. Eventually, Tez formed an alliance with Coyolxauhqui, setting everything in the show into motion. Under her leadership, he placed a curse onto various gods. He blocked out Sal and Chata's memories of their god identities, stored Huehueteotl (Teo)'s powers away into a crown, and turned Huitzi into a hummingbird. He had also been the victim of Huehuecoyotl's prank, leading him to trap him inside an alebrije that found its way into Chata's care.
Sometime before the events of the series, he would then marry Maria Teresa, as well as become a world-famous magician.
Victor and Valentino[]
In Season 1, Tez first appeared in “Folk Art Foes”, where he was a prank victim of Huehuecoyotl.
He appears in “Tez Sez”, where he is mentioned by his wife that he is visiting in Monte Macabre for the weekend. Maria Teresa introduces Vic and Val to her husband, Tez, a fancy magician. They are invited to a party, but Chata bars them from going. The boys sneak out and discover that Tez is an all-powerful and unscrupulous man who has big plans for Monte Macabre. As Victor and Valentino spy on him at the party, he steals Don’s watch without him even noticing, as Tez notices the children spying on him, Victor and Valentino follow him, he trapped Victor to prevent him and Val from interfering with his plans. When he traps Vic in one of his mirrors, Val has to rescue him and defeat this supernatural foe.
In Season 2, He reappeared in “Las Pesadillas”, Vic and Val suddenly begin to experience severe lucid dreaming which Don Jalapeño claims is the work of El Rey de los Sueños (The King of Dreams). When they go back to sleep, Val begins to take advantage of his dreams while Vic wants nothing to do with them. When he learns that Tez is behind the dreaming, Vic must save his brother from sleeping forever, where it is revealed that he survived the fall in the spirit world, and was the one who was responsible of the dreams.
In “Tez Breaks Bread”, Vic, Val and Chata get an invitation to a party hosted by Tez. That he invited Victor and Valentino to his party, A magical perfume suddenly gives Chata the gumption to force the boys to attend, much to their displeasure. Tez enamors the crowd with his tricks while the boys try to out him for his crimes. However, when Tez makes Val disappear into a mirror, Vic must make a horrific deal with Charlene to save him, and he is revealed to be working for an unseen master at the end of the episode.
And later, he returns as the main antagonist in Season 3, In "Sal's Our Pal", Tez is running for Huey Tlatoani in Monte Macabre, essentially a mayor. Despite his sinister motives, everyone seems to be on board with his ideals except for Vic, Val, Chata, and Sal. Tez explains that he is Tlatoani blood related and therefore capable of running. When Sal is revealed to also have blood relations, Vic and Val push him to run against Tez and manage to secure enough support. However, Tez calls upon the Tzitzimime to have everyone vote for him. After Vic, Val and Sal defeat them, an inadvertent misunderstanding about stopping the votes causes Tez to win.
In "The Fog", With Tez ruining everything, Vic and Val resolve to call their dad and leave Monte Macabre for good. However, when they reach of the border of town, they keep getting transported back. They try and get Tez's staff, but he captures them. He learns they want to leave and allows them to, but they can never come back once they do. Realizing they cannot leave their friends behind, Vic and Val resolve to stay to stop him.
In "The Bodyguard", Tez creates the Jaguar Patrol for Monte Macabre. When Don Jalapeño finds out, he joins the team. Vic and Val try to have him kicked out, but after outing his obsession to Tez, he instead gets promoted to personal bodyguard. In the end, Don ends up ruining himself and gets fired, but Tez secretly makes him his chief of surveillance and asks him to keep an eye on Vic and Val.
In "Butterman", Sal is saddened over Tez destroying the butterfly habitat to make way for a bowling alley. Vic and Val try to help him when he tells them of the Butterman. After failing to get public opinion to turn around, the three resort to attacking the workers and Sal is revealed to be the Butterman and defeats them, with the public turning around. However, Tez exiles Sal from Monte Macabre effective immediately.
In "Pokin and Proddin", Val interns at Tez's administration under the name Cristobal in order to get info on him. He ends up enjoying office comradery, much to Vic's annoyance. Reyna witnesses something and is taken to get her memory wiped. Val is about to have his wiped until Vic comes and saves him; agreeing not to get too deep again. Tez speaks with a strange alien crytptid with plans to continue his work.
In "Another Don", he appeared in Flashback scene where Chata's water pitcher goes missing as Vic and Val decide to look for it with Isabella joining them. They conclude that Don Jalapeño is the culprit.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Magic Powers: Tez is the most powerful magician of the Series, He is somewhat cocky of his magical abilities and likes to show off, boasting that he is more powerful than anyone can comprehend, which, while most likely warranted as he is proven to be very powerful, was something that was able to be exploited against him as he is easily swayed into bragging about himself. As an example, he was easily distracted from attacking Valentino simply by Val telling him how cool his magic was and asking how he did some of his tricks, prompting Tez to show off his skills, unintentionally playing into the plan to distract him.
- Immortality: When Tez gets Defeated by Victor and Valentino, he can always come back in each episodes, he cannot die and thus has already experienced death, he lives eternally as an undead soul. He cannot be killed because he is powerful magician.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Tez's magical physiology renders him extremely resilient to nearly all forms of assault, from spikes, dismemberment, and explosives. Only the power of primordial entities or holy weaponry are capable of doing serious or permanent harm to him.
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Tez | Coyolxauhqui | Isabella | Tzitzimime | (The Jaguar Patrol) | Charlene | Maria Teresa | Black Hat | Pineapple | Dr. Flug Slys | Alex | Botero | CaCao | Camazotz Bats | Chip | Clutter-Taur | Demencia | Dolores Del Rey | El Artrópodo | El Azteca | El Colorado | El Cosmos | El General | El Sapo | El Silbón | Farmer | Garbage Man | HueHue | Ismel | Jaime | Juan | Javier | Larry Ladron | Matty | Matty's brother | Matty's father | Matty's grandmother | Meat Frog | Meat Monsters | Mic and Hun | Mictlantecuhtli | Miguel | Paco | Queenie | Rick and Richard | Shop Clerk | Stinky | Tito, the Monkey | Toni | Tula | Victor's mustache | Wall Art Monsters | Zoe | ||