Jaime Rodriguez

"*I'm the great red dragon and now your leader. Dare to betray me and you'll end up like this cockroach.*"
—Jaime after killing his cousin Romano

**Jaime "Red Dragon" Rodriguez** is a criminal from Los Diablos, leader of the Red Dragon Syndicate which he founded by uniting the Rodriguez and Mendoza gangs. He's currently detained in Fort Albatrozz.

## Appearance

He's a relatively muscular man with a brown complexion, short brown hair and brown eyes. He has numerous scars on his left arm, a large one under his left eye, a tattoo of a black barbed wire on the right side of his face that runs down his neck and right arm and a large red dragon tattooed on his back.

He always wears a white tank top, a shirt (usually black or red), black pants and brown shoes. His favorite jacket is black with his initials embroidered in red on the breast pocket. He also wears a brown belt where he keeps the holster for his gun.

## Personality

He's short-tempered, proud, ambitious and determined and never forgives, holding a grudge even for many years. He has no qualms about hurting or even killing his friends for business, such as when he murdered Paco and Tusco Ramirez as part of a deal with Domingo Marano; the same goes even for his relatives, like when he strangled his uncle Joaquin to take control of his gang or when he shot his cousin Romano to demonstrate his ruthlessness and gain respect from his men.

He's also careless about matters that don't concern him directly and the only reason he would help someone is to get something in return.

He likes to seduce girls and tends to limit himself to fleeting relationships without romantic involvement. When one of his conquests complains, shows jealousy and demands more commitment from him, Jaime gets angry and beats her. In fact, he believes in equality between men and women: everyone is equally inferior to him and no one can be treated differently just on the basis of their gender. He feels the same way about sexual orientation: unlike many of his friends and relatives, he doesn't beat people up just because they have different tendencies. For example, when he beat up Pablo Eddielson by breaking his ribs, he did it because he was disrespectful and not because of his known sexual tastes.

## Relations

### Relatives

* **Julio Rodriguez**: He was legally his father and died shortly after his birth.
* **Maria Mendoza**: She was his mother and died shortly after his birth.
* **Alejandro Mendoza**: He was his grandfather and the only one who believed in his potential as a criminal. Upon his death, his gang passed to his deputy, Miguel Ruiz, who then handed over command to Jaime and became his deputy.
* **Joaquin Rodriguez**: He was his uncle (and biological grandfather unbeknownst to both of them) and the leader of the Rodriguez gang. He then killed him to take control of the family business.
* **Romano Rodriguez**: He was Joaquin's son and right-hand man and planned to kill the latter to become the new boss; he also raised Jaime after Julio and Maria's deaths. Then Jaime beat him to it and took power by killing both Joaquin and Romano. Unbeknownst to Jaime, he was actually his father; he had in fact raped Maria.

### Acquaintances

* **Miguel Ruiz**: He's his deputy and the previous leader of the Mendoza after Alejandro's death. He has always been faithful to him as well as to his grandfather.
* **Paco Ramirez**: He was his best friend and they often found themselves working together as couriers and brawling with rival gangs. However, when he made an agreement with Domingo Marano, he killed him without remorse.
* **Tusco Ramirez**: He was good friends with him but Jaime never forgave him for scratching his car. When he made an agreement with Domingo Marano, he killed him without remorse.
* **Domingo Marano**: He was a wealthy entrepreneur who financed Jaime's rise to power. But then Domingo refused to pay him protection money and so Jaime killed him.
* **Pablo Eddielson**: He's an acquaintance of his who was often bullied due to his homosexual tendencies and Luis Eddielson's brother. Jaime defended him from an attack by Tusco so as to gain the favor of his brother Luis but then broke his ribs when he disrespected him.
* **Tai Pao**: He was his master and taught him numerous martial arts hand-to-hand and with weapons such as staffs and spears. He was also the leader of the Taiping Tong and, when he tried to ask for more power after Jaime's rise, Jaime killed him and instead acquired all of his assets.
* **Shimizu Yoshikuni**: He was his master and taught him numerous sword-related martial arts. He was also the leader of the yakuza before it was exterminated by the Taiping Tong. When he saw Jaime incorporate the triad into his Syndicate, he took his own life. His daughter Kiyoko has sworn revenge.
* **Brydeson Lundgren**: He was his master and taught him numerous hand-to-hand martial arts. He was also Ivan Lundgren's brother, boss of the Russian mafia, and was killed along with him when Jaime waged war against them to expand his empire.
* **Rodney Kylengen**: He's an Olympic swimmer whom Jaime defeated in the Los Diablos Sports Tournament.
* **Pavel Holstov**: He's an Olympic wrestler whom Jaime defeated in the Los Diablos Sports Tournament.
* **Gustav Polansky**: He's an Olympic boxer whom Jaime defeated in the Los Diablos Sports Tournament.
* **Kyrios Papadopoulos**: He's an Olympic runner whom Jaime defeated in the Los Diablos Sports Tournament.

### Enemies

* **Luis Eddielson**: He was a local boss with whom Joaquin Rodriguez had a debt; after gaining his respect by defending his brother Pablo, Jaime killed him to get promoted within his uncle's gang.
* **Ivan Lundgren**: He was the boss of the Russian mafia and Jaime killed him and his brother Brydeson to take over their businesses.
* **Tai Qilong**: He's Tai Pao's son and trained together with Jaime, ending every match in a draw. After his father's death, he vowed revenge on Jaime.
* **Shimizu Kiyoko**: She's Shimizu Yoshikuni's daughter and his best student. During the training, she repeatedly fought and won against Jaime, who always thought she was a boy; for this reason, he was convinced that she could take control of a new yakuza and therefore tried to treat her with respect to avoid possible future problems. After her father's death, she vowed revenge on Jaime.
* **Harold Barone**: He was a mobster from Carson Bay who wanted to take control of Los Diablos after Jaime removed all sorts of competition. Although he initially agreed to leave, he organized an attack on high-ranking members of the Red Dragon Syndicate, only to be killed by Jaime himself.

## Abilities

Having been trained by masters such as Tai Pao, Shimizu Yoshikuni and Brydeson Lundgren, he's an expert fighter in numerous martial arts. As part of his personal training, he won the Los Diablos Sports Tournament also defeating Olympic athletes such as Rodney Kylengen, Pavel Holstov, Gustav Polansky and Kyrios Papadopoulos.

He also possesses notable tactical and strategic skills, medical and pharmaceutical knowledge, experience in the field of mechanics and a deep understanding of numerous physical principles.

### Weapons

He has a collection of guns, swords and brass knuckles and is particularly skilled in their use.

## Story

Heis born on March 12nd 1988 in the Hispanic ghetto of Los Diablos. A few days later, his parents Julio and Maria are killed by his father's nephew, Romano. The latter takes the newborn with him and raises him just like he was raised.

On May 17th 2002, his grandfather Alejandro Mendoza dies of cardiac arrest and the command of his gang passes to his deputy Miguel Ruiz, who proposes to Jaime a way to take control of the entire city. Then he starts training every day.

On August 10th 2003, he begins training with Tai Pao and meet his son Qilong.

On February 5th 2004, he begins training with Shimizu Yoshikuni and meet his daughter Kiyoko.

On April 10th 2004, he begins training with Brydeson Lundgren.

In 2006, he trained by running increasingly longer distances and climbing higher and higher mountains. He also took part in the Los Diablos Sports Tournament and won in four different disciplines, defeating Olympic athletes of the caliber of Gustav Polansky in the boxing final on March 24th, Pavel Holstov in the wrestling final on April 18th, Rodney Kylengen in the swimming final on June 4th and Kyrios Papadopoulos in the steeplechase final on 5th July.

On March 6th 2007, his uncle Joaquin officially welcomes Jaime and the Ramirez brothers into his gang and makes them work as couriers. A week later, during one of their outings, Tusco scratches Jaime's new car while beating up Pablo Eddielson. Jaime interrupts the beating and then goes to Luis, Pablo's brother and local boss to whom Joaquin is indebted, makes him believe he's on his side and kills him. He thus gets a promotion.

On June 27th 2008, Pablo disrespects him in public and then Jaime beats him until his ribs break.

On November 7th 2011, he makes a deal with Domingo Marano and kills the Ramirez brothers in exchange for financial support.

On October 3rd 2013, Jaime strangles Joaquin in his house and blames the Russian mafia. Two days later, at his funeral, he reveals that he killed him and the Mendozas arrive to prevent the Rodriguezes from moving against him, who meanwhile shoots Romano in the head. With Miguel passing control of the Mendozas to him and becoming his deputy, Jaime merges the two gangs creating the Red Dragon Syndicate. First, he wages war on the Russian mafia, killing Ivan and Brydeson Lundgren on October 7th.

On November 23rd 2014, Tai Pao tries to ask for more power for the Taiping Tong but Jaime kills him and acquires all of his assets. Shimizu Yoshikuni then takes his own life. Tai Qilong and Shimizu Kiyoko vow revenge and team up to kill Jaime.

On April 4th 2015, Domingo Marano refuses to pay protection money and so Jaime kills him. On June 28th, Harold Barone introduces himself to Jaime and threatens him to take control of the city; when he realizes who he's dealing with, he agrees to leave but organizes an attack on high-ranking members of the Red Dragon Syndicate two days later, only to be killed by Jaime himself.

On February 13rd 2038, he's arrested and detained at Fort Albatrozz.

## Quotes

"*Master Tai Pao! Teach me!*"
—Jaime asks Tai Pao to train him

"*Shimizu Yoshikuni-sensei? I want to follow the path of the sword.*"
—Jaime asks Shimizu Yoshikuni to train him

"*You beat me again, brother. I have to admit: you are a real man.*"
—Jaime to Kiyoko thinking she's a boy

"*Brydeson Lundgren? The one who beat Lonzo down in Carson? Great match, I hear. How about letting me get in the ring?*"
—Jaime asks Brydeson Lundgren to train him

"*That Jaime is a really good guy.*"
—Luis Eddielson's last words before being killed by Jaime

"*Pablito, pablito... I defended you when Tusco beat you up for your "particular tendencies"... but if you offend me like that, in front of everyone, you get it that you were looking for it.*"
—Jaime to Pablo Eddielson after breaking his ribs

"*Are you asking me to kill the Ramirez brothers, my friends since we were little, just because you think your slut looked at them "in a way that's not pleasant for you"? Both..? All right. As long as you hold up your end of the deal.*"
—Jaime to Domingo Marano when they make their deal

"*Nothing personal, Paco. It's just business.*"
—Jaime while killing Paco Ramirez

"*I would like to say "Nothing personal, just business"... but I'm still mad at you for scratching up my car.*"
—Jaime while killing Tusco Ramirez

"*Dear uncle! Die.*"
—Jaime before killing his uncle Joaquin

"*Cousin, I'm sorry about your father. But look at the bright side: you'll see him again very soon.*"
—Jaime before killing his cousin Romano

"*I'm the great red dragon and now your leader. Dare to betray me and you'll end up like this cockroach.*"
—Jaime after killing his cousin Romano

"*Rodriguez. Mendoza. They are just names and are part of the past. Now there is only the Red Dragon Syndicate and you all are my property. Nobody excluded. We'll take the city. All of it, from the seediest ghetto to the most luxurious skyscraper. First, we'll kill the Russians who have always snubbed us and take their territory. Then we'll move on to the triad and all the other gangs who refuse to obey me. Los Diablos is Red Dragon's territory.*"
—Jaime declares the birth of the Red Dragon Syndicate

"*Kylengen, Holstov, Polansky, Papadopoulos... name one and I defeated him, beat him at his own game. You think I'm just some Hispanic punk bragging in a sewer hole? You think you can scare me just because you're a mafioso's grandson? I'm everything you, old fat man, can never be: a god who can crush you like an ant at any moment.*"
—Jaime when Harold Barone threatens him to take control of Los Diablos

## Trivia

* He makes a cut on his left arm every time he kills someone and, to do so, he has a knife that he uses only for this purpose.
	+ This knife is the only one of his weapons to have touched only his blood and not that of others.
* His most distinguishable markings come from his three main trainings: he got the barbed wire tattoo after finishing the one with Tai Pao, received the scar under his eye during the one with Shimizu Yoshikuni and got the red dragon tattoo after the one with Brydeson Lundgren.
	+ The mark left by Shimizu Yoshikuni is the only one that is not a tattoo and is not voluntary.
* Shimizu Yoshikuni is the only one of his three masters not to die at Jaime's hands.
* The reason why he never tried to seduce Shimizu Kiyoko is that he thought she was a boy.
	+ Since "Kiyoko" is a female name, this may also be an indication of Jaime's ignorance of Japanese names or simply his indifference to things that don't concern him or his business.
* Jaime and Qilong have some parallels: Jaime is called "Red Dragon" and often dresses in red, while Qilong is called "Black Dragon" and often dresses in blue; both trained to take control of a criminal organization and succeeded by merging two that had recently lost their leader.

### Behind the scenes

* His birthday, March 12nd, is a reference to the *Great Red Dragon* mentioned in verse 12:3 of the Apocalypse of John.