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|fullname = Arturo Braga |
|fullname = Arturo Braga |
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|alias = Ramon Campos<br> |
|alias = Ramon Campos<br> |
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Braga |
Braga |
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− | |origin = ''Fast & Furious'' |
+ | |origin = ''{{w|Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious}}'' <small>(2009)</small> |
|occupation = Drug dealer |
|occupation = Drug dealer |
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|skills = High intelligence<br> |
|skills = High intelligence<br> |
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Firearm skills<br> |
Firearm skills<br> |
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Manipulation |
Manipulation |
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− | |hobby = Trying to find drivers. |
+ | |hobby = Trying to find drivers.<br> |
+ | Playing golf. |
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− | |goals = |
+ | |goals = Kill Dom Toretto and Brian O'Conner.<br> |
− | + | Traffic heroin across the Mexico-US border <small>(all failed)</small>. |
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|crimes = Drug trafficking<br> |
|crimes = Drug trafficking<br> |
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+ | Murder by proxy |
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− | Attempted murder |
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|type of villain = Crime Lord}} |
|type of villain = Crime Lord}} |
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− | '''Arturo Braga''' |
+ | '''Arturo Braga''', also known as '''Ramón Campos''', is the main antagonist of ''{{w|Fast & Furious (2009 film)|Fast & Furious}}'' and a major antagonist in ''{{w|Fast & Furious 6}}''. |
+ | He is a drug trafficker and the head of one of Mexico's biggest cartels known for running heroin across the Mexico-US border. He is also a friend and associate of [[Owen Shaw]]. |
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− | He was portrayed by John Ortiz. |
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+ | He was portrayed by {{w|John Ortiz}}, who also played [[Dr. Powell]] in ''Bumblebee''. |
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− | ==Role== |
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+ | ==Biography== |
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===''Fast & Furious''=== |
===''Fast & Furious''=== |
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− | Braga is first seen when |
+ | Braga is first seen when Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner are trying to secure a spot in Braga's driving team. Dom wins and joins Braga's team to race heroin into Mexico. After one of his drivers is arrested Brian joins his team. |
− | Brian and Dom never |
+ | Brian and Dom never knew the identity of Braga while they were working for him until they discover that Ramon Campos is actually Braga but he escapes to Mexico before they can apprehend him. He is later recaptured by Brian and Dom as they race back to the U.S via the tunnels. Brian's car crashes and he and Brian survive. His henchmen Fenix Calderon (who apparently murdered Letty Ortiz) is killed by Dominic. Braga is sentenced to life in prison. |
===''Fast & Furious 6''=== |
===''Fast & Furious 6''=== |
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− | It was revealed that Braga was working with |
+ | It was revealed that Braga was working with Owen Shaw. Brian is smuggled into prison and asks Braga about Letty. He reveals that Letty survived the crash and explosion but suffered from memory loss. He sent Owen to finish the job but, because Letty had no memory, Owen recruited her. Braga and his men later attacked Brian but he managed to subdue them, with Brian stabbing Braga with a shank after. |
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+ | ==Relationships== |
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+ | ===Allies=== |
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+ | *[[Owen Shaw]] - Former Employer |
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+ | *[[Fenix Calderon]] † - Associate |
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+ | *[[Dwight Mueller]] - Former Associate |
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+ | ===Enemies=== |
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+ | *Dominic Toretto's crew |
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+ | **[[w:c:hero:Dominic Toretto|Dominic Toretto]] |
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+ | **[[w:c:hero:Brian O'Conner|Brian O'Conner]] |
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+ | **[[w:c:hero:Mia Toretto|Mia Toretto]] |
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+ | **[[w:c:hero:Letty Ortiz|Letty Ortiz]] - Indirect Alleged Victim <small>(survived)</small> |
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+ | **[[Gisele Yashar]] - Former Associate and Attempted Victim |
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+ | *FBI |
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+ | **Penning |
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+ | **Michael Stasiak |
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+ | **Sophie Trinh |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *Although his right-hand man [[Fenix Calderon]] drove the full plot of ''Fast & Furious 4'' due to injuring key character Letty then faked her death but nearly killed her entirely, Braga is the true main villain because he had bigger plans than Fenix, treated him like his apprentice, used a fake Braga as a decoy and called himself Campos to hide his true identity and unknown motives. |
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+ | *The original end of ''Furious 7'' featured a post-credits scene where a team consisting of [[Johnny Tran]], [[Carter Verone]], Arturo Braga, [[Zizi]] and Deckard Shaw reunite to go after Dominic and Brian, but was rewritten due to the death of Paul Walker. |
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+ | *Braga is the first antagonist to appear in more than one film in the franchise. |
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+ | ==External Links== |
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+ | *{{Wiki|Arturo Braga|Arturo Braga|fastandfurious|''Fast & Furious''}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 11 November 2023
Arturo Braga, also known as Ramón Campos, is the main antagonist of Fast & Furious and a major antagonist in Fast & Furious 6.
He is a drug trafficker and the head of one of Mexico's biggest cartels known for running heroin across the Mexico-US border. He is also a friend and associate of Owen Shaw.
He was portrayed by John Ortiz, who also played Dr. Powell in Bumblebee.
Biography
Fast & Furious
Braga is first seen when Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner are trying to secure a spot in Braga's driving team. Dom wins and joins Braga's team to race heroin into Mexico. After one of his drivers is arrested Brian joins his team.
Brian and Dom never knew the identity of Braga while they were working for him until they discover that Ramon Campos is actually Braga but he escapes to Mexico before they can apprehend him. He is later recaptured by Brian and Dom as they race back to the U.S via the tunnels. Brian's car crashes and he and Brian survive. His henchmen Fenix Calderon (who apparently murdered Letty Ortiz) is killed by Dominic. Braga is sentenced to life in prison.
Fast & Furious 6
It was revealed that Braga was working with Owen Shaw. Brian is smuggled into prison and asks Braga about Letty. He reveals that Letty survived the crash and explosion but suffered from memory loss. He sent Owen to finish the job but, because Letty had no memory, Owen recruited her. Braga and his men later attacked Brian but he managed to subdue them, with Brian stabbing Braga with a shank after.
Relationships
Allies
- Owen Shaw - Former Employer
- Fenix Calderon † - Associate
- Dwight Mueller - Former Associate
Enemies
- Dominic Toretto's crew
- Dominic Toretto
- Brian O'Conner
- Mia Toretto
- Letty Ortiz - Indirect Alleged Victim (survived)
- Gisele Yashar - Former Associate and Attempted Victim
- FBI
- Penning
- Michael Stasiak
- Sophie Trinh
Trivia
- Arturo Braga is one of the three recurring antagonists in the franchise, alongside Deckard Shaw and Owen Shaw. Coincidentally, they were all the main antagonists of the movies they first appeared in, but both Deckard and Owen redeemed themselves whereas Braga did not.
- The original end of Furious 7 featured a post-credits scene where a team consisting of Johnny Tran, Carter Verone, Arturo Braga, Zizi and Deckard Shaw reunite to go after Dominic and Brian, but was rewritten due to the death of Paul Walker.
- Braga is the first antagonist to appear in more than one film in the franchise.
External Links
- Arturo Braga on the Fast & Furious Wiki
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