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|cars = [[Cuban Hermes]] | |cars = [[Cuban Hermes]] | ||
|weapons = [[Pistol]] | |weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Katana]] ([[Dirty Lickin's]] mission only)<br>[[Uzi]] (missions only)<br>[[TEC 9|Tec-9]] (missions only)<br>[[Ruger]] ([[Bombs Away]] and [[Vigilante]] missions only)<br>[[M16|M4]] ([[Cannon Fodder]] mission only)<br>[[Pump Action Shotgun|Shotgun]] (Vigilante missions only) | ||
|businesses = Drug trade | |businesses = Drug trade | ||
|fronts = [[Café Robina]] | |fronts = [[Café Robina]] | ||
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The '''Cubans''', also known as '''Los Cabrones''', are a Cuban street gang in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. In both games they are led by [[Umberto Robina]] and are based in the [[Little Havana]] district of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Cubans are considered the prominent gang in the southern end of the mainland, considering that they defeated the Cholos and most likely the Haitians. | The '''Cubans''', also known as '''Los Cabrones''', are a Cuban street gang in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. In both games they are led by [[Umberto Robina]] and are based in the [[Little Havana]] district of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Cubans are considered the prominent gang in the southern end of the mainland, considering that they defeated the Cholos and most likely the Haitians. | ||
==1984== | == 1984 == | ||
[[Image:Cubans-GTAVCS-members.png|thumb|left|The Cubans as seen in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] | [[Image:Cubans-GTAVCS-members.png|thumb|left|The Cubans as seen in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] | ||
In [[1984]] the Cubans are known as the Los Cabrones and are in conflict with a Mexican street gang named the [[Cholos]], over control of Little Havana and [[Little Haiti]]. Umberto Robina employs [[Victor Vance]] to aid him in his fight against the Cholos. Umberto Robina asked Victor to prove his worth to his gang by [[Nice Package|picking up a package]] from [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]] in a race with [[Hilberto]], [[Carlos]], [[Fernandez]], [[Ronaldo]] and other Cuban gang members. | In [[1984]] the Cubans are known as the Los Cabrones and are in conflict with a Mexican street gang named the [[Cholos]], over control of Little Havana and [[Little Haiti]]. Umberto Robina employs [[Victor Vance]] to aid him in his fight against the Cholos. Umberto Robina asked Victor to prove his worth to his gang by [[Nice Package|picking up a package]] from [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]] in a race with [[Hilberto]], [[Carlos]], [[Fernandez]], [[Ronaldo]] and other Cuban gang members. | ||
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Victor Vance then begins to work with the Cubans, which includes [[Balls|killing various Cholos gang members who are causing havoc in Little Havana]], and [[Papi Don't Screech|picking up Alberto Robina]] from the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] to avoid a possible abduction and/or murder. The Cubans eventually win the war with the Cholos after [[Havana Good Time|stealing their weapons supply and destroying the warehouse]] they had been stored in. | Victor Vance then begins to work with the Cubans, which includes [[Balls|killing various Cholos gang members who are causing havoc in Little Havana]], and [[Papi Don't Screech|picking up Alberto Robina]] from the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] to avoid a possible abduction and/or murder. The Cubans eventually win the war with the Cholos after [[Havana Good Time|stealing their weapons supply and destroying the warehouse]] they had been stored in. | ||
==1986== | == 1986 == | ||
By [[1986]], the Cubans found themselves in a war with the [[Haitians]]. Umberto Robina contacts and employs [[Tommy Vercetti]] to aid him in the war with the Haitians. After completing a [[Stunt Boat Challenge|boat challenge]] with [[Rico]], Tommy begins to help Cubans against the Haitians. Following this, Tommy Vercetti helps [[Cannon Fodder|steal a van full of drugs]], [[Naval Engagement|killing various Haitians for two briefcases]] and [[Trojan Voodoo|blowing up a factory owned by the Haitians]]. | By [[1986]], the Cubans found themselves in a war with the [[Haitians]]. Umberto Robina contacts and employs [[Tommy Vercetti]] to aid him in the war with the Haitians. After completing a [[Stunt Boat Challenge|boat challenge]] with [[Rico]], Tommy begins to help Cubans against the Haitians. Following this, Tommy Vercetti helps [[Cannon Fodder|steal a van full of drugs]], [[Naval Engagement|killing various Haitians for two briefcases]] and [[Trojan Voodoo|blowing up a factory owned by the Haitians]]. | ||
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Cuban gang members are either seen wearing white sleeveless shirts, red bandanas and jeans, or a fedora hat, light yellow shirts and black pants. They are armed with [[Pistol|9mm]] pistols. | Cuban gang members are either seen wearing white sleeveless shirts, red bandanas and jeans, or a fedora hat, light yellow shirts and black pants. They are armed with [[Pistol|9mm]] pistols. | ||
== | == Behavior == | ||
The Cubans congregate and move groups. They usually do not patrol the streets separately. The Cubans are not ordinarily hostile to Tommy, and will only attack in self-defense or if they are under the influence of the "Pedestrians Hate You" cheat; Cuban members will also attack the player if they hijack an occupied [[Cuban Hermes]]. | The Cubans congregate and move in groups. They usually do not patrol the streets separately. The Cubans are not ordinarily hostile to Tommy, and will only attack in self-defense or if they are under the influence of the "Pedestrians Hate You" cheat; Cuban members will also attack the player if they hijack an occupied [[Cuban Hermes]]. | ||
Cubans may attack or be attacked by the [[Vercetti Gang]] if they are seen entering or walking near the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]], [[Sunshine Autos]] or the [[Print Works]]. Likewise, Cubans will shoot and kill Haitians seen in Little Havana or near the Print Works. | Cubans may attack or be attacked by the [[Vercetti Gang]] if they are seen entering or walking near the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]], [[Sunshine Autos]] or the [[Print Works]]. Likewise, Cubans will shoot and kill Haitians seen in Little Havana or near the Print Works. Also, [[Patrol Invest Group|PIG]]s will shoot and kill Cubans traveling near or into [[Starfish Island]]. Furthermore, the Haitians are frequently in conflict with the Cubans gang over turf and the Vercetti Gang over control of their assets; police act against both parties when gun battles occur. In addition, policemen will pursue and kill Haitians members in the same manner as they do with gang members and street criminals, allowing the player to attain "[[Good Citizen Bonus]]es" worth $50 each for each punch/kick/attack delivered to a fleeing Cuban member. Player must be careful though, as the Cuban (or any nearby Cubans) may attack player with a pistol. Also, accidentally hitting the cop will give the player a one star wanted level, killing the cop will give the player two. | ||
==Cuban-American discrimination controversy== | == Cuban-American discrimination controversy == | ||
The third version of GTA Vice City had all references to the Cuban and Haitian people removed, (along with a number of other trademarks), in response to Cuban and Haitian groups in the [[United States]], who threatened to use action against [[Rockstar Games]], on the basis that they were being discriminated against. This is why in GTA Vice City Stories the gang is referred to as Los Cabrones as opposed to simply "The Cubans," as they were in GTA Vice City. Los Cabrones literally means "The Bastards" in Spanish. | The third version of GTA Vice City had all references to the Cuban and Haitian people removed, (along with a number of other trademarks), in response to Cuban and Haitian groups in the [[United States]], who threatened to use action against [[Rockstar Games]], on the basis that they were being discriminated against. This is why in GTA Vice City Stories the gang is referred to as Los Cabrones as opposed to simply "The Cubans," as they were in GTA Vice City. Los Cabrones literally means "The Bastards" in Spanish. | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* The white-shirt Cuban gang model in GTA Vice City features clothing identical to the those worn by an extra during the airport scene in the first episode of [[wp:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]], and Aswell Kurt Russell's character in [[wp:Big Trouble in Little China|Big Trouble in Little China]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Cubans-GTAVC.jpg|Members of the Cubans in GTA Vice City. | |||
File:Cubans-GTAVCS-members.png|The Cubans as seen in GTA Vice City Stories. | |||
File:Havanaoutfit-GTAVC.jpg|Tommy Vercetti wearing the [[Havana]] outfit, gangwear for the Cubans, in GTA Vice City. | |||
</gallery> | |||
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