The Cousins (Breaking Bad)

== Summary ==
Marco Salamanca and Leonel Salamanca, more commonly referred to as The Cousins or The Twins, are the main antagonists of the opening half of season 3 of Breaking Bad, and supporting antagonists during Better Call Saul. They are the cousins of Tuco Salamanca and Lalo Salamanca, as well as the nephew to Hector Salamanca. While the rest of their family focuses on drug distribution, the cousins act as hitmen of The Cartel who take care of any potential situations that could prove troublesome to The Cartel, or their family.
After the death of Tuco, The Cousins soon travel to Albuquerque to locate and kill Walter White, believing him to be the culprit of their cousin's death. It wasn't until Gustavo Fring had intervened in which he informed The Cousins to instead target DEA Agent Hank Schrader, who had killed Tuco during their one and only confrontation. The Cousins then manage to find Hank, only for the DEA agent to successfully retaliate, managing to kill Marco, and hospitalize Leonel, who died in the hospital only a day or two after.
== Powers and Stats ==
Tier: , higher with weaponry
Name: Marco Salamanca and Leonel Salamanca
Origin: Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul
Gender: Males
Age: Both 24 by the end of Better Call Saul, 29 by the time of their deaths (Leonel manages to outlive Marco by a day or two, before dying in the hospital at the hands of Mike Ehrmantraut)
Classification: Human, Cartel hitmen
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Preparation Time, Stealth Proficiency (Managed to break into Walter White's house, and then leave without him noticing), Weapon Mastery (Managed to take out a whole group of criminals in a gunfight with the assistance of Nacho Varga. Engaged in dispute with Hank Schrader), Explosion Generation (Attached a bomb to Tortuga's decapitated head, which was then detonated in a later scene), and Fire Manipulation via matches (Demonstrated here)
Attack Potency: Street level (Should be physically comparable to their cousins Tuco Salamanca and Lalo Salamanca), higher with weaponry (The Cousins carry around an assortment of lethal weapons such as M1911A1s, an axe, and even a machete, in which they used to decapitate Cartel member Tortuga)
Speed: Average Human, Transonic to Supersonic+ attack speed with firearms
Lifting Strength: Average Human
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: Street level (Leonel Salamanca managed to survive being crushed between two cars, and Marco's bulletproof suit tanked several shots from Hank's Glock 22)
Stamina: Peak Human (Presumably went for days on end to cross the border in order to find and kill Walter White. Even with his legs amputated and in critical condition, Leonel had the energy to crawl out of bed in an effort to assault Walter White) 
Range: Standard Melee Range. Extended Melee Range with axe and machete. Hundreds of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: Colt Gold Cup National Match Enhanced,Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 10, "Klick"Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 1, "Wine and Roses"Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 2, "Carrot and Stick"Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 3, "Rock and Hard Place"Breaking Bad Season 3 Episode 1, "No Más"Breaking Bad Season 3 Episode 7, "One Minute" Beretta 92FS,Better Call Saul Season 4 Episode 3, "Something Beautiful"Better Call Saul Season 4 Episode 4, "Talk" Colt M1911A1, Ruger KP95, Taurus PT92AFS, Smith & Wesson M&P15, machete, axe, explosives, and a box of matches
Intelligence: Gifted (The Cousins are both calculated, coldblooded hitmen who inherit a set of skills and discipline instilled into them by their uncle. They've used these attributes to exact their schemes on their victims, which have all been mostly perfect up until their confrontation with Hank Schrader. They are as well very proficient and strategic marksmen, as they've taken out entire squads of men with minimal help)
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. They have been known to be "dramatic", causing them to resort to options that are more symbolic than logical, such a flaw caused them both to lose their engagement against Hank Schrader.
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