
“ | A dog who bites every owner he's had can only be disciplined with a firm hand, or be put down. | „ |
~ Gus Talking To Mike |
Summary[]
Gustavo Fring was a philanthropist & the founder and CEO of the Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant chain. His restaurant chain is a hidden cover for Gus' large meth empire, one of the largest in US history.
Gus became obsessed with taking revenge on the Salamanca cartel for killing his partner Max. He eventually gains the power to face and even end the cartel, though would be killed my his meth cooks Walter White & Jesse Pinkman while visiting Hector Salamanca.
Powers & Stats[]
Tier: 10-A, 9-C with weaponry
Name: Gustavo Fring, Gus, The Chicken Man
Origin: Breaking Bad
Gender: Male
Age: 46 (Better Call Saul), 51 (Breaking Bad)
Classification: Human, Philanthropist, Drug Kingpin
Powers & Abilities:
- Athletic Human Physical Characteristics
- Peak Human Durability
- Genius Intelligence
- Preparation
- Weapon Mastery (Successfully hit Lalo in a gunfight. Implied to have experience in the military)
- Stealth Mastery (Snuck up on & attacked Nacho and Arturo. Was able to use the darkness to avoid some of Lalo's shots)
- Social Influencing
- Social Position & Reputation; To those outside of the drugworld, he is seen as a highly successful & generous CEO, often carrying for & working alongside his employees while donating to various charaties. In the criminal underworld, he's seen as a highly dangerous & intelligent kingpin, and is highly respected by even the Salamanca cartel dispite his history with them
- Deception; Could hide his underground meth operation for over 20 years in plain sight, never attracting any attention from the DEA or other law enforcement, and can put on a kind & charming facade to hide his true self
- Charisma; Was able to manipulate Walter White into cooking for him. Has convinced numerous people such as the Salamanca Cartel & Mike Ehrmantraut to join him in his drug empire. Can put on a highly charming & charasmatic facade, and is well regarded as a kind & generous individual. Was able to grow closer to the cartel over the span of 20 years. Told a story in such a way that all of his fast food staff started applauding
- Coercion; Manipulated Walter into not warning the DEA about his hit on Hank, forcing Walter to have Saul inform the DEA. Was able to force Nacho to work with him by threatening his father
- Poison Manipulation (Poisoned a bottle of Zafiro Añejo to kill off members of the cartel. Gave Mike a poison to kill Leonel Salamanca with)
Attack Potency: Athlete level (Easily overpowered Arturo and wrestled him to the ground. Could restraign Victor with a single hand. Implied to have military experience), Street level with weaponry (Easily cut open Victor's throat. Uses a Charter Arms Bulldog)
Speed: Average Human, Subsonic+ Attack Speed with Charter Arms Bulldog
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Could restraign Victor with a single hand. Can casually overpower regular people)
Striking Strength: Athlete level
Durability: At least Street level (Survived for several seconds after Walter's pipe bomb went off, though he did end up dying eventually), higher with Bulletproof Vest
Stamina: High (Could still get up, walk out of the room, and adjust his tie after getting blown up before collapsing)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens Of Meters with Charter Arms Bulldog
Standard Equipment: Boxcutter
Optional Equipment: Charter Arms Bulldog, Bottle of Zafiro Añejo, Bulletproof Vest
Intelligence: Genius (Gus is amongst one of the smartest characters throughout the series. He is a highly accomplished buisnessmen & kingpin, managing to hide his drug operation for decades without anyone questioning him. Was often several steps ahead of Walter, constantly outplanning him & predicting many of his attacks, with Walter needing insider knowledge from Jesse in order to catch Gus off-guard. Managed to prepare for Lalo's attack on him, going as far as to plant a hidden gun in his construction site & live underground for an extended period of time. Anticipated that Mike would be able to figure out he was being tracked & solve his test. Was capable of outsmarting the entire Salamanca cartel, managing to destroy it from the inside)
Weaknesses: Is obsessed with taking revenge on the cartel, which ultimately gave Walter an oppertunity to kill him. When stressed or nervous, he exibits a lot of OCD patterns
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