Santiago León Mota
“We were in a bar brawl last night, and you had my back. As far as I'm concerned, we're best friends now.”
— Santiago Mota
- FULL NAME
- Santiago León Mota
- CALL SIGN
- The Lion
- BORN
- April 4th, 1986
- BIRTHPLACE
- Houston, Texas
- NATIONALITY
- Mexican American
- OCCUPATION
- Jackson Street Security Guard
- LANGUAGES
- English and Spanish
- FIRST APPEARANCE
- Keep Me Captured
- KNOWN ASSOCIATES
- Niccolo Esposito, Leo Costa, Kane Aguilar, Talia Böruk-Costa
- STATUS
- Alive
- AFFILIATION
- Jackson Street
Background
Born in Houston, Texas, to migrant-worker parents, Santiago is the youngest of five children—and the only boy. To escape being henpecked to death by four older sisters, he joins the U.S. Army. After an accident leaves him injured and discharged, Santiago finds himself stranded in Seattle, Washington, where he begins working for Messorem Security.
Skills & Expertise
- Former U.S. Army, 75th Ranger Regiment
- Executive protection
- Event and venue security
- Firearms
- Close-quarters combat
- Threat assessment
- Spanish/English bilingual
- Unbeatable at pool and darts, for some reason
- Cat Daddy
- THE Dungeon Master (D&D, get your mind out of the gutter)
Timeline
Physical Description
Tan skin; brown eyes; high-and-tight black hair; lean muscular; average height
Notable Details
A squadmate negligently discharged an M4 into Santiago's foot. Serious foot fractures/nerve injury; permanent loss of sensation; visible scars; functional. Santiago is everyone's favorite at work. Funny, charming, sweet, and secretly deeply depressed.
Spoilers / Classified Click to reveal
2011 | Experienced in large-scale feral cat acquisition, management, naming, and emotional dependency
2013 | Takes over operations at Jackson Street Security while Nic attends to family business
