Rupz Rayem

Rupz Rayem is a character role-played by rup_z.

Background Story
Rupz Rayem Lopez is a Filipino who migrated to Los Santos because he wanted to leave the poor economic state of his country for a good paying job to provide for his family. He loves vibing and dancing to hip-hop music. He is usually seen with a buzz-cut fade, wearing loose and relaxed clothing. Rupz is an observant person and prefers to think before he speaks. Others may even find him quite serious and collected, however, once he gets comfortable with his surroundings, he starts to become more outspoken. He is very friendly to others and always carries a positive attitude.

Rupz studied Computer Science in an international university which his parents worked with blood and tears to pay just for him to get a good education. When he graduated, both his parents were fired from their companies because of old age. The pressure came to him as it was his turn to provide for them - just as they had provided for him. He tried applying as a programmer in various tech companies but rejected him due to not having much connections to the rich. He hated this work culture and pushed his luck to find work out of town - leading him to risk all his savings to fly to Los Santos. He promised his parents that he would get them out of the financial struggle that they have been dealing for their lives.

In Los Santos, Rupz was able to get an interview with a small computer firm. The owner liked the credentials that he had possessed and gave him the job. Unfortunately, this sense of security didn't last because in the next 3 days, the company had been breached by unknown hackers which left the company bankrupt. Rupz could never tell his parents what happened as it would only break them. This left him lost in an unfamiliar city with nothing but few thousands in his pockets. The only thing that he knew was that he had to get a job as quickly as he could to send money back to his family.

Time in Los Santos
Trying to survive in Los Santos, Rupz finds different ways to make money outside of his general experience. He starts juggling between garbage collecting, fishing and deliveries. While it doesn't give him much money, he is still able to help his family survive. He also meet others who teach him about the cruelty of the streets and introduces him to 'riskier' opportunities. While this triggers his anxiety and paranoia, he pushes through due to his desperation for money and survival. Slowly but surely, this changes his behavior to become more opportunistic and cunning.

At some point in time, Rupz gets adopted by Greg Barzini, a man who used to be in an infamous mob-family that came from Liberty City. He takes Rupz into his mafia called The Red Ties and teaches him a lot of things about the underworld, especially about making connections with other groups and pushing drugs that can potentially earn him a lot of money. Even though Rupz was adopted by this man, his family back home still stayed in his mind as he saw this as an opportunity that he might be able to provide them even more money. The bond between the two grew strong, they both even started to work with the Kitsune-Gumi Yakuza. However, there came a time where Greg had said some things that the Yakuza was not very happy with. Rupz had no idea what was going to happen but just wanted his father to be safe. It was also at this time when Greg had suddenly disappeared, without a word, leaving Rupz lost and angry. When Greg had come back, Rupz told him about the situation and to leave and never return. However, Greg told Rupz that he had to pay for what he had done and would rather die at the hands of his son rather than anyone in the Yakuza. Realizing that there was no other way, he pulls the trigger, causing the tragic event. This traumatized Rupz, making him mentally unstable.

Ever since the tragic incident, Rupz had been working hard in Sakura Sushi, he had become an HR for the company. He also had been given many opportunities through the Kitsune-Gumi Yakuza and later joined the ranks within the family as a Kobun. These opportunities included pushing drugs and chopping cars, which gave him extra income on top of what he had been working within the booth. Thrilled by the income he had been receiving, he started to become interested in learning more about crime and showed more enthusiasm in taking these opportunities. He felt free from the financial chains that he had when he was in the Philippines. The money he earned was helping his parents back home that he was able to bring them out of the money problem they had. His parents were finally able to retire in a nice home where they could run a small business. However they didn't know that the money they were receiving were from criminal activity. This was something Rupz swore to never reveal to them as he knew it would only break their hearts. Either way, Rupz was finally able to start living his own life.

Trivia

 * Rupz used to have a strong Filipino accent, but that changed because of Los Santos.
 * Rupz is a big lover for rap music.
 * Rupz had always been down bad due to the fact that he kept sending the money back to the Philippines.
 * Rupz has so much thoughts in his mind that he has a hard time speaking it out.
 * Rupz' last name is actually Lopez but he was so nervous during his resident application that he filled in his middle name.
 * Rupz' name is so rare he has to spell it out to people.

Quotes

 * Whaddup, whaddup??
 * Wass goin on??
 * Yo yo yo!
 * I'm good, I'm good!
 * Fuck it, Lezzz gooo!
 * Lezzzgetit!!
 * Ayyyyyyyy
 * Y'knowwhataimean?
 * My name's Rupz, like R-U-P-Z. Like Rupees but Rupz.