Juan Strickler

"Oh, hey! You’re not on the mainland now, huh? It’s my rules... Anything goes!" - El Rubio welcoming Tyler, Martin, and Harold to Cayo Perico.

Juan Strickler, also known as "El Rubio" is a character in the Gangster's Paradise series who appears in Gangster's Paradise V as the deuteragonist of the game.

Overview
He is considered the world's most notorious narcotrafficker, who owns the island of Cayo Perico, one of the most secure private islands in the entire world, and uses it as the nerve center of his drug empire. He was also involved in turf wars and the disappearance of reporters, and is also supplier to the Madrazo Cartel. In Heist Prep: Gather Intel, El Rubio mentions that his grandfather ("Opa") was German.

The storage rooms and office in his compound contain many photographs on the walls showing him engaged in various activities, including:


 * Playing Golf at Del Perro Golf Club in a Caddy.
 * Relaxing in the cave pool at the Richdude Mansion with two women in bikinis.
 * Dancing in front of a Festival Bus wearing a costume.
 * Piloting an unknown aircraft.
 * Fishing off the back of a Dignity or Galaxy Super Yacht.
 * Posing for a Police mugshot.
 * Posing at ACE Motor Sports with Markrid Manishag in front of an orange Inferno.
 * Posing with two women inside a nightclub.
 * Standing outside the gate of the Enlighton Center in Midnight Hills with an unidentified younger man.
 * Having dinner with a middle-aged woman overlooking the Downtown Del Perro skyline.

Personality
When in public, Stickler presents himself as a fun and generous philanthropist and attempts to maintain a good image. However, when alone, he is revealed to be a truly vicious and ruthless individual. During The Cayo Perico finale, he can be heard threatening his guards over the speakers on the island, often times for minor things. Because of his brutality, he can be a very intimidating man, as seen during his conversation with Gustavo Martinez. Later in the story, Tyler witnesses Strickler ordering his guards to execute Gustavo for embarrassing him in front of his guests, by feeding him to his black panther, named Chomp.

Trivia
Juan owns a black panther named Chomp.