X-Men's Sentinels have a new and dangerous opponent in DC Comics

Summary

Victoria Cord creates Pinnacle, a powerful defensive ottoman using Nitida’s Scarab in Blue Beetle #8.
Pinnacle nearly destroys Palmera City, proving to be a formidable threat that cannot be easily defeated.
Blue Beetle and allies struggle to contain Pinnacle, highlighting the danger posed by the deadly robot.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Blue Beetle #8!The X-Men Might have the Sentinels to worry about, but in the DC Universe, there’s a threat that could give the Ottomans a run for their money. In an effort to prove her worth, Ted Kord’s sister Victoria has taken alien technology and created something that could be a powerful threat down the line.

in Blue Bug #8 By Josh Trujillo and Adrián Gutiérrez, Jaime Reyes and Xiomara discover that their friend Roma, aka the green bug Nitida, has given her scarab to Victoria Cord. Jaime is later invited to a scientific presentation given by Victoria Cord, who is set to make a big announcement.

Pinnacle Lasers Overthrow's arm off while Victoria watches DC

Unaware of the Blue Beetle, Victoria used the Scarab of Nitida to create Pinnacle, a self-repairing defensive automaton. Just as Victoria debuts her creation to the scientific community, Victoria is attacked by a supervillain, so She activates Pinnacle, which grabs the villain and uses his weapon systems to cut off their arm.

Blue Beetle’s ally developed a terrifyingly deadly robot

Peak in giant mode walk through Palmera City DC

Although Blue Beetle and his scarab Haji-da have been on their own for years as a solo act, they recently developed a team with new scarab users Xiomara and Roma. Together, Jaime and his new allies in Palmera City fought to protect the Horizon, a peaceful fringe from the evil Reach. However, after an intense battle with the Blood Scarab, Roma sought the help of Victoria Kord. Roma longed for her life back in Bludhaven, back before she joined her Scarab. Kord, seeks to harvest alien technology for her own purposesHunter, agreed.

Pinnacle is part of the Scarab of Nitida, along with several other technologies that Victoria managed to incorporate. The end result was a monster that nearly wiped Palmera City off the map thanks to its inability to be destroyed. Like the Sentinels, Pinnacle was created to protect humanity from threats and just like the Automata of the Marvel Universe, Pinnacle causes more problems than it solves. Worse yet, despite everything Blue Beetle and his allies have done to him, Pinnacle is still around, Meaning it could return to endanger the DC Universe at any moment.

The True Danger of Blue Beetle’s ‘Sentinel’

Pinnacle standing in the ocean about to destroy the Horizon DC

Scarabs are one of the greatest weapons in the DC Universe and Nitida’s bug made Pinnacle more powerful than even Victoria realized. Sure, Blue Beetle and his comrades hit it, but they can’t destroy it. While Jaime made the call to try and reform Pinnacle, it will be difficult to undo the damage Victoria has done. If efforts to retrain Pinnacle fail, it won’t be long before it tries to launch another assault on something it considers a threat to the world. Pinnacle can’t be as bad as these X-Men Sentinels, but it is a danger all the same.

Blue Bug #8 is available now from DC Comics.