Carlos
Carlos leads the Rippers, a cult that worships the Freakers and carves RIP into its members' foreheads. You hear about him long before you see him, as his followers hunt for two Mongrels bikers. He is the main villain of the game's first half.
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- Rippers
Good to know
- His followers give up their names, but he keeps his.
- He shaved his head and scarred his body to look like the Freakers he admires.
- The Rippers are based around a hydroelectric dam in Iron Butte.
- His Rippers use torture and hallucinogenic drugs to break and convert captives.
- He keeps a treaty with Iron Mike in public and breaks it in private.
- He has put a price on Deacon and Boozer's heads.
Personality
He preaches that Freakers are perfect because they have forgotten all their pain. In practice he recruits with torture and drugs and bends his own rules when it suits him. He hides deep insecurity behind aggression.
Before the outbreakSpoilerShow
Carlos is really Jessie Williamson, a former Mongrel. After he killed a fellow member over drugs, Jack burned off his club tattoo while Deacon and Boozer held him down. He was thrown out of the club and never let it go.
Role in the storySpoilerShow
Skizzo hands Deacon to the Rippers, and Carlos reveals who he is. He starts burning Deacon with a torch, then stops to wait for Boozer, and Lisa frees Deacon. Carlos then raids Lost Lake until Iron Mike forces him out.
FateSpoilerShow
Deacon and Boozer blow the dam and flood Ripper territory. Deacon corners Carlos in his house, fights him through a face full of PCP and kills him.
Things to know
His Rippers rule Belknap and the borders of Lost Lake. His price on Deacon and Boozer is why Ripper search parties keep turning up. The Ripped Apart storyline tracks the cult and rewards the Ripper Axe at 79%. Carlos is much tougher than his followers. He takes about 20 Boot Knife stabs on Normal, against 13 for a regular Ripper. His cult will not attack Freakers. Expect Rippers to ignore a Horde that would tear anyone else apart.
They Will Never StopThe Rippers have hit the Lost Lake encampment. You fight your way through the camp, free the hostages they are holding and push on to the infirmary.
I'm Good With ThatThe last push against the Rippers. You go after their leader, Carlos, and finish the fight that has run through the whole Lost Lake chapter.
Drowned Them Like RatsOne of Deacon's visits to Sarah's memorial stone. You ride up to the stone and he talks to her about what has been happening.
I Kept My NameYou wake up as a prisoner inside the Ripper compound with your gear gone. You have to break out of the temple, get your weapons and your Mongrels cut back, and get out alive.- Riders Sent To Find YouIron Mike's bikers come looking for Deacon after his escape from Ripper territory. You ride with them back toward the Lost Lake Encampment.
- Ripped ApartRipped Apart is the storyline about the Rippers, the Rest In Peace cult that cuts and brands itself to be like the Freakers. Deacon digs into the cult and its leader, Carlos, after they start causing trouble for him and the camps.
Related characters
- Antagonist
Skizzo
Skizzo is one of the heads of security at Iron Mike's Lost Lake camp. He objects to Deacon and Boozer coming back from the moment they arrive. You work with him on runs for explosives in the Keep Your Friends Close storyline.
- Supporting
Iron Mike
Iron Mike leads the Lost Lake camp in the Iron Butte region and keeps a shaky treaty with the Rippers. He banned Deacon after an old falling-out, so coming back for Boozer's sake is tense. He believes survivors can rebuild a fair, lawful community.
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Boozer
Boozer is Deacon's best friend and riding partner, and a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mongrels MC. He rides with you from the first mission as the two hunt bounties in the Cascades. What happens to him in the opening hours drives much of the first half of the story.
- Minor
Jack
Jack Morgan was president of the Mongrels Motorcycle Club and a mentor to both Deacon and Boozer. He never appears in the game, but the two talk about him often. He gave Deacon a job in his bike shop and patched him into the club.