For the character in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, see El Burro (GTA Chinatown Wars).
El Burro is a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto III, and is mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. His pornographic movies are also briefly referenced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
He is voiced by Chris Phillips, who also voiced Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory owner Marty Chonks.
History[]
Background[]
El Burro is a well known adult film star and the leader of the Diablos gang in Liberty City.
El Burro has been involved in the porn industry since at least 1984 in an unknown capacity, although most likely as an actor, being referenced by Ricardo Diaz in Last Stand in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and mentioned by name during the mission Supply & Demand in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, shooting his VCR for 'eating' his favourite El Burro movie.
It is unknown whether he later leads the Diablos in their attempts to enter Liberty City, siding with the Sicilian Mafia and starting a turf war with the Leone, Forelli and Sindacco Families in the Red Light District and Hepburn Heights. He leads the gang into taking control of Hepburn Heights, although Toni Cipriani stops them from taking the Red Light District. At some point he also enters into a gang war with the Uptown Yardies after their derogatory remarks about Queen Lizzy.
Events of Grand Theft Auto III[]
In 2001 he employs Claude to help his pornography business, including the sale of Donkey Does Dallas by collecting the volumes. He supplies magazines to XXXMags in the Red Light District, which he presumably owns. He also has Claude kill a number of Forelli Family mobsters in Atlantic Quays with an ice cream truck and later has him kill a number of Triad gangsters using a flamethrower.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Van Heist (Post-mission pager message)
- Turismo (Voice/Boss)
- I Scream, You Scream (Voice/Boss)
- Trial By Fire (Voice/Boss)
- Big'n'Veiny (Voice/Boss)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Despite having artwork, El Burro is never seen in person during Grand Theft Auto III, and instead gives Claude jobs through a payphone.
- Characters of the same name appear in Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but since the games are of different storylines and canons, they are not the same characters and only references to previous games. However, the El Burro in GTA could be an alternate universe version of the character, as they look and sound exactly alike.
- El Burro's artwork, along with other artworks featured in 3D Universe box arts, appear as graffiti painted on the Paint One Building in East Island City in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars in a form of Easter egg.
- The artwork briefly appears during the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV, titled Looking for that Special Someone.
- "El Burro" means "The Donkey" in Spanish.
- It can also mean "The Dumb One", but it's unlikely that it's being used in that context, since the name is related to his donkey porn fetish.
- El Burro has been said to perform bestiality, as it has been referenced on the GTA III website. The exact quote is "El Burro is a criminal mastermind, without morals who thinks nothing of sharing his lustful ways with animals." His pornographic magazine, Donkey Does Dallas, may also be a reference.
- Considering this and his name, El Burro is likely a reference to burro shows.
- When El Burro's last mission mission Big'n'Veiny is completed, stacks of bestiality pornography magazines will appear at the Portland safehouse. It is presumably a gift from El Burro to Claude.
- These magazines are called "Muff and the Mule", which is a reference to the old British children's television show Muffin the Mule.
- Oddly enough, Claude can still do El Burro's missions even after King Courtney's mission Uzi Rider has been completed, after which the Diablos become hostile towards Claude. They will not cease hostility even after completing the missions.
- An artwork of El Burro appears in the front of the store Rockster Video Games, together with artworks of 8-Ball, Kenji Kasen and Maria Latore.
- There are two locations in Grand Theft Auto V bearing his name: El Burro Boulevard and El Burro Heights.
See Also[]
- El Burro, a character in Grand Theft Auto.
- El Burro, a character in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
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- ↑ Ambiguous ethnicity. His gang is referred to as "Hispanic youths" in a Liberty Tree article and as a Latin American street gang on the promotional website.
