Mickey
Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve?
Whoa, we get what we deserve
And way down we go
- Kaleo, "Way Down We Go"
Altar Boy - Mickey was (for a time) an altar boy at his Catholic church in East Los Angeles, though he eventually left his role in the church to provide assistance and care to his grandparents
Former Gang Member - In his youth, Mickey was a hanger-on if not-quite-member of one of the ubiquitous feeder street gangs in East Los Angeles, mostly by virtue of his older brother's involvement and status with the gang.
Veteran - The death of Mickey's older brother to gang violence spurred his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, where he would find more permissible outlets to exorcise his inner demons. He was honorably discharged at the conclusion of his service, using his earned benefits to pursue higher education.
Professor - Using education benefits attained upon the completion of military service, Mickey entered the realm of academia, eventually earning a PhD in Spanish and Cultural Studies and a professorship at Los Angeles City College.
Academics - Dr. Mictlantecuhtli "Mickey" Angel López is Chair of the Spanish Language and Civilizations department at Los Angeles City College. He also offers extra-curricular instruction in the indigenous languages of Mayan and Nahuatl to interested students from the college and community at large.
Community - Mickey is involved in efforts to provide academic opportunities to both at-risk Latinx youth in Greater Los Angeles as well as to Angeleno veterans of the armed forces, drawing on his individual experiences and history as a former youth gang member and a veteran of the Marine Corps.
Supernatural - As a member of the Arcanum of Los Angeles, Dr. Lopez is often consulted as an expert on Santa Muerte and the assorted mystical Catholic and indigenous traditions of the Hispanic Americas for "academic" context on news stories pertaining to the supernatural or unexplained. He's also provided background and research to LAPD on certain such related cases.
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| L.A. Trope(s) | A Hero to His Hometown meets Grey-and-Gray Morality |
| Age | 40s |
| Esoterica | 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 |
| Occult | 🔴🔴🔴🔴⚫️ |
