Antón Castillo

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## Antón Castillo

### Role

Head of the Yaran Goverment
Co-Leader of the Sombra Caidos

### People

Marcos Borrero

**Antón Castillo** is the president of the Caribbean Island nation of Yara and one of the co-leaders of the Sombra Caídos. Representing the political side of the Sombra's, he exhibits the traits of individuals in high society and even possesses refined tastes, which allows him a great gift of diplomacy, allowing him to reach out to foreigners of power and influence on side with him and work to help them achieve the Sombra's future vision of Latin American.

## History

In 1967 when Antón's was 13 years old, his father was El Presidente of Yara. When the Revolution of 1967 occurred, Antón's father was executed right in front of him. Antón was briefly imprisoned and then sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor on Yara's tobacco fields. Rumor has it he still has the pruning knife he used as a reminder. He was raised by his mother who made sure her son knew that his father had lost everything he built by those who killed him. During his 15 years sentence, his mother still raised him and educated him until his adulthood, as he had to work on tobacco fields and didn't receive education from schools. As a result, Antón grew up with the view that the island was stolen from his family. After Antón finished his sentence at 23 years old, he stayed in touch with his mother for the rest of her life.

In the ensuing decades, Yara experienced great economic decline, affirming Antón's belief that only the Castillo family could save the island. As such, he became El Presidente himself, elected under the promise that he could rebuild Yara into the country it had been fifty years ago. However, he began to run things with an iron fist, and those who spoke out against his methods were taken into forced labor. Economic sanctions were imposed on the country in response, which led to unrest. Responding in turn, Antón tightened his grip on the island.

His resolve further increased when his mother died of breast cancer in 2007 and he also developed acute blood cancer (Leukemia) within the same year. María Marquessa convinced him to have a child for insurance, even though he hated children. Still, Maria successfully convinced him, thus Diego was born. Against Antón's initial request, María doesn't let Diego know the truth that he is her son and doesn't want any involvement with his life either, although later on at her mansion in Noventarmas, she wrote to Antón that she accepts the new "contract" in which she would meet Diego at his 18th birthday and finally admit to him that she is his mother. As Antón has blood cancer (Leukemia) and might not be able to raise Diego until his adulthood, Maria assured Antón that Diego would be provided for financially by her estates should something happen to Antón.

### Views on Skyler Brooks

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When Skyler Brooks had proclaimed herself Empress, Anton began having second thoughts on whether or not allying with the New England Republic, was a good idea. This was due to him noticing Brooks' declining mental health after he got a hold of her sermons, shortly after the New American Empire was created and even suspected she may have ordered own personnel guard to carry out their attack disguised as a radical communist group.

Castillo secretly began to see Brooks as untrustworthy and as liability own to her growing Machiavellian obsession with her goal of New America, with her as the supreme leader of humanity. Though Castillo, has not personally shared his distrust with Borrero or any members of the Sombras, not wanting to risk Brooks trying to secretly remove him from power and have him replaced, with a more agreeable replacement.

*Coming Soon*

## Personality

A defining characteristic of Anton is the friendly and low-key exterior he maintains. He takes an active role in leading Yara's political leadership. Quiet and humble, he is incredibly cautious about with whom he does business and keeps a very healthy distance from the foreign allies, he secretly doesn't trust to appear almost invisible. As the leader of Yara, Anton Castillo stood fearless and stoic, even in the face of his enemies. When spoken to, Anton displays the character of a highly charismatic, thoughtful, cultured and educated individual, with him being able to convince most of Yara to side with him without lies. He also exhibits the traits of individuals in high society and even possesses refined tastes. His character gives him a great gift of diplomacy, allowing him to reach out to foreigners of power and influence to side with him and work to help him achieve his future vision of Yara.

However, underneath this exterior, Anton is ruthless and Machiavellian towards his allies and enemies, keeping the entire country under his icy control. Anton admires professionalism and caution in his colleagues and is generally calm and calculated. Anton doesn't trust anyone who isn't as cautious as he is, as they are too unpredictable, especially Skyler Brooks of whom he secretly sees as growing too unstable. With that, Anton is controlled, cold, powerful, and menacing towards his friends and allies.

Anton, although he is an expert manipulator, does not like lies, always asking if what they tell him is true or if it is a lie. Unlike Brooks who utilizes fear and state-sponsored terrorist attacks disguised as coincidences to persuade people to join her side. Anton managed to manipulate the Yaran people through propaganda without even lying and relying on his wits and charisma alone, and only lies if it is necessary for his plan.