Fresh out of college, Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find his home completely different from how he left it. As he seeks to find his purpose in the world, fate causes Jaime to unexpectedly find himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Carabus. When the Beetle chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is gifted with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.