Gustavo Fring

==Summary==
Gustavo "Gus" Fring is a Chilean philanthropist and co-founder of Los Pollos Hermanos, a fast-food restaurant chain that primarily serves fried chicken. Gus is a booster of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and frequently makes large donations to charity. He directly manages his restaurants and assists his employees.
Gus is also the most prominent and successful meth kingpin in the United States. Hiding in plain sight, Gustavo uses his fast food chain as a front for a massive drug empire. To build this empire, he works with a Mexican cartel and hires Walter White to cook crystal meth for him. It is heavily implied that "Gustavo Fring" is not his real name, and that he committed war crimes in Chile.
It is later revealed that the cartel was responsible for the murder of Gustavo's partner, Maximino Arciniega, and that his collaboration with the cartel was all part of a plan to destroy it from the inside out.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with weapons
Name: Gustavo Fring, Gus, The Chicken Man
Origin: Breaking Bad
Gender: Male
Age: 44 (Better Call Saul), 51 (Breaking Bad)
Classification: Restauranteur, businessman, philanthropist, drug kingpin, war criminal
Powers and Abilities: Genius Intelligence, Social Influencing (Masterfully manipulates allies and enemies alike. Has hidden in plain sight and kept his operation under wraps for two decades), Stealth Mastery (Snuck up on Nacho and ArturoBetter Call Saul S4E2: Breathe. Disabled the lights in his superlab and used the resulting darkness to his advantage against LaloBetter Call Saul S6E8: Point and Shoot), Weapon Mastery (Held his own in a gunfight with Lalo Salamanca), Poison Manipulation (Has access to Zafiro AñejoBreaking Bad S4E10: Salud)
Attack Potency: Athlete level (Quickly overpowered Arturo and wrestled him to the ground. Easily restrained Victor while cutting his throatBreaking Bad S4E1: Box Cutter. Implied to have had experience in the military), Street level with weapons (Killed Victor by slicing his throat open with a box cutter. Used a Charter Arms Bulldog during his shootout with Lalo)
Speed: Athletic Human (Approached and attacked Arturo before Nacho could react)
Lifting Strength: Above Average Human (Can easily overpower and restrain people)
Striking Strength: Athlete level
Durability: At least Athlete level (Briefly survived this explosion, which instantly blew another man to piecesBreaking Bad S4E13: Face Off)
Stamina: Athletic (Had half of his face blown off by a pipe bomb, and survived long enough to walk out of the room and fix his tie before collapsing)
Range: Standard Melee Range; Hundreds of Meters with Charter Arms Bulldog
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment: Charter Arms Bulldog, box cutter, poisoned bottle of Zafiro Añejo
Intelligence: Genius (Runs a successful restaurant chain and meth empire. Systematically destroyed the entire cartel while staying a step ahead of Walter White over the course of Season 4. Orchestrated the deaths of Hector Salamanca's entire family. Has successfully manipulated Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, DEA agents, and cartel members. Hid in plain sight without his operation being discovered for two decades.)
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. Completely bent on exacting revenge on the cartel, particularly the Salamanca family, which ultimately lead to his demise.
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==References==
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