Fabio Ubuh

Background

Fabio Ubuh is a descendant of the K'iche' people. He was raised alongside his younger brother and sister by their mother in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, and attended a Catholic boarding school for his elementary education. During the Guatemalan Civil War, his family had offered refuge to guerrilla fighters. However, the same soldiers rounded up his family in the town square and massacred them as a warning for the other Mayans.↗

Fabio tried to sneak out of Guatemala and gave a pollero all of his money to smuggle him across the border. However, the pollero robbed him of all his possessions and left him for dead. It's implied that the pollero was one of Fernando Arjón 's men, who shot him with a Bow and Arrow. However, Arjón himself does not know of Fabio's ability when Octavio mentions it to him.↗↗↗↗

At some point, he worked at a dairy-processing maquiladora and told his coworkers about his attempt to cross the border. He was later laid off from his job.↗

Starting in around 1972, Fabio destroyed statues and murdered Christian believers whenever a holy day approached. He assassinated 27 victims in locked rooms using his Stand. A Mexican journalist posted an opinion piece in an American magazine titled "A Killer Lurking in the War-Torn Streets of Guatemala", claiming that the Guatemalan police were puppets of the military who were more concerned with arresting left-wing opponents instead of stopping the killer.↗↗

J.D. Hernández, one of the investigators, sent a comprehensive report to the Foundation headquarters, and they determined that Fabio would strike again during the Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Guatemala.↗↗

Battle Against the Speedwagon Foundation

Fabio heads to the Church of La Merced. He shatters the statue of Saint Francis using his flies. The sacristan sees Fabio hiding his face in his hands and moaning as if he is crying, but is actually smiling instead. The priest assumes he's a drug addict but just before he could question him, Fabio shoots flies at the man's right shoulder and stomach.↗

Fabio then summons a swarm of flies against J.D. and Joaquín, raining down on them like bullets. The two manage to escape outside and reach the plaza. Octavio catches Fabio when he emerges from the underground passage and attempts to pin him down by the neck. A crowd of people from the parade surrounds them, including an old homeless lady and several children. However, Fabio summons a massive swarm of flies, big enough to blacken the entire sky.↗

Fabio shrieks in his language when Lisa Lisa approaches him, shocked as to what Lisa Lisa just did and wondering why he can't control the flies anymore. He sends out a swarm of flies from his mouth but Lisa Lisa simply redirects them to her left using her muffler. Lisa Lisa then grabs Fabio's throat and floods his body with the Ripple, causing him to fall unconscious as if he had just been shocked.↗↗

Imprisonment

The Speedwagon Foundation hands Fabio over to the Guatemalan police and informs them how to safely keep him in custody. Since he cannot generate flies from thin air, he is confined to a sterilized room with no ventilation shafts and wears a straitjacket.↗↗↗

J.D. visits Fabio several times but Fabio refuses to speak, so they sit in silence each time. However, Fabio finally caves in and explains his past. Once he begins speaking about his Stand, he starts rambling in excitement, resulting in the latter half of his testimony being unintelligible.↗↗

Profile details

Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Retired (El Aleph)↗