Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria is the main antagonist of the Netflix series Narcos, and a guest character in its prequel Narcos Mexico. He is a fictionalized version of the real life Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist, Pablo Escobar. With a massive empire under his heels, he was considered the king of cocaine, the biggest drug lord in history, and the richest drug dealer in the world.
He was portrayed by Wagner Moura, who also portrayed Laszlo Sosa in The Gray Man and Death in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Double Life Remergence[]
Act 1[]
Episode 2[]
He recently joined the Cartel at this point and assisted Don Bolsa, Professor Chang and his associates in beheading the turtle man to sent a message to the heroes
Episode 4[]
Pablo is placed in jail by Milton MIdas so he can have him be used to scout info, use his connections to fund another business venture and to kill Malcolm Merlyn and Guzma once they're done using the fact Midas put a restraining order on Deathstroke to prevent him from doing anything about it.
Episode 5[]
He is minding his business in prison as he is waiting for the orders to be given to kill Deathstroke's arrested associatess he gives instruction to Professor Chang to use his cocaine as a way of finacing the operation to make sure Midas can continue with his overall plans whatever they are as Midas has keep out of the loop of his plans as he's not a Midas ally. He gets a visit from Hagen and is informed of by a snuck in phone about the success of the plan by Chang who orders him to kill them.
He decides to work on a plot to insure that the deaths of Guzma and Merlyn can't be leaked back to him or his associates in his cell as Midas and Chang has instructed Pablo to make it look like an accident or self defense.
Episode 6[]
Through Sam Norton, he is able to sneak his men into prison so they can help kill Malcolm and Guzma, His men and him are able to find and take Guzma's pokeballs and nearly kill them. However he is stopped by Malcolm being prepared with his homemade arrows which he uses to kill Pablo's men and stab him in the leg.
Norton intends to bring Slade, Bender and Anti Cosmo to prison too so Pablo can kill them as well, though this goes under. Warden Norton goes on Pablo for not getting the job done and compromising his status while having to clean up the mess that his men left for him. Pablo says that it was him that allowed it, Norton counters that his men were supposed to kill an archer and a man who's pokeballs they confiscated and yet they failed. Pablo just decides to tell Norton off and say to find other ways to do the job as he will go back to what he was supposed for Eladio, transport his drug of choice.
Act 2[]
Episode 7[]
Midas brings him as his personal bodyguard and assassin when he conducts his meeting with Verminous Skumm for the stuff, Midas asked for. Upon getting what they needed, Pablo murders Skumm for Milton so no one can know about this deal Midas has going in case Slade or Bender are looking into him.
Episode 8[]
Pablo takes charge of peddling Bliss to other people as a drug lord himself and is eventually joined by Professor Chang and Nasty Canasta in doing this under Milton. Upon being noticed by the heroes, Pablo has his men go to kill them and tries to act himself. He is able to take a few actions though with Machine Head, they are evaded. However Pablo does seem to notice the effects of the drugs and reports this to Milton who decides to use it's addictive tendencies as a way to have the heroes killed.
Episode 9[]
Pablo and Machine Head are the drug dealers for Midas who report this as Deathstroke has his henchmen claim the drugs off them and goes to inform Midas of the President taking action.
Bender and Slade's group go to look around for the bliss to destroy it, only to run into teens and kids on Bliss who are out to kill them as Midas has ordered their deaths and even gave them firearms with Pablo and Machine Head leading this. It turns into an all out Mexican stand off between the heroes, Midas, Pablo and Machine Head, Hector and The Cousins and Big Jack Horner. It's an intense showdown between all sides and Pablo is eventually able to help Midas escape after Midas's actions cause a mass overdose situation to who Midas peddled it to.
Episode 11[]
He is brought in with the idea to insure Midas can keep and hoard his water to himself and other cartel members like his other allies. His brutality is enough for Glowface and Titan to betray him and the other members of the Cartel under Jack Horner.
Pablo then meets Frank to tell him that Midas will meet Eladio at his mansion as he was told of this and the death of Bicep
Episode 12[]
Pablo, Gavin and Tenpenny arrive and place the rats in cages as Midas says it's time for a new leader and he sanctioned it off with Gavin and Tenpenny. Milton reveals he tried it before with a rot that turns people into pigs in the water supply and that he watched 4 adults turn into pigs. He tells Pablo and Professor Chang to follow him to to do this and Tenpenny to chase down the heroes on his orders so he can bring them down and kill Tom Hagen
What has been discovered on the works of Holden as well as the Cartel as well as what has happened with the heroes and what happened with Milton Midas's actions of polluting the water and manage to track down the source of what happened and this is when Midas's multiple previous plots go into play and everyone joins up to fight up against them. The Heroes then learn of what is going on with Midas's crimes going underway and how it causes a rat race. El Mar Verde is also there with Pablo Escabar, and Iron Masked Marrauder with Ardos against Lincoln, Lydia, Toby and their friends.
Act 3[]
Episode 13[]
Frank Underwood, Doug Stamper, Captain Putty and Pablo Esacabar all end up a in a meeting with Midas afterwards as he allowed Underwood to operate still due to needing his cunning. Doug and Frank Underwood decide to take initiative in their hands now. Putty and Esacabar decide to also continue taking some actions regarding Midas's desire to keep his role as head of The Cartel. He, Tenpenny and Putty are also instructed to keep an eye on Gosalyn by Midas so they can keep her doing what they want.
He and Putty become aware that the heroes are on to clearing G-Lo's name so they must take actions to hide this from them. He also has Jack's friends on ice as well due to how more useful Gosalyn is to them is this regard.
Episode 14[]
Pyrrha's team tags a discovery to where Jack's friends are though having to deal with Machine Head and Pablo Escabar who under Midas are working to actively stop them from getting any further. Pablo manages to recognize Jack and decides to just gestion the other kids.
Episode 15[]
Pablo is given orders to kill Jack's friends under Midas as they are not with them and he obliges with the rest of the cast and when the rest of the heroes show up, he wastes little time with Anton when it comes to trying to kill the heroes. Though he puts up a great fight, he is forced to run after being surrounded by the gang.
Episode 16[]
With his fellow low level criminals, he proceeds to go after Darkwing Duck to Capture him for Midas's plans and to keep him from sniffing too much in their operations. Though they fail, Pablo laters goes on his own with El Mar Verde and Kurbitz to go after Lincoln, Lydia and Toby's group so Kurbitz can go after them and tries to recapture them too though Kurbitz decides she'll take care of the matter herself.
Episode 17[]
When he rejoins with his mooks, Pablo does manage to learn that Darkwing discovered the corpse of Leon and they are able to match the bullet to Anton Chrieguth's weapon which has Pablo inform Captain Putty on this.
He then is show when Captain Putty is able to capture Darkwing, Launchpad, Jimmy Neutron and Ada Wong and with Norton as Zed and his partner scheme to have their way with them.
Episode 18[]
With Rogerduck and Jeeves, he particapates in nearly frying The Louds and Lopezs alive as per Midas's orders now that he fattened them up for being good enough to eat. The trio is stopped by the heroes, who are able to overwhelm with force, though Pablo and Rogerduck are at least able to force down a situation to bring the group down by one.
Act 4[]
Episode 19[]
Pablo Escobar is nearly safriced by Midas with others to insure of his own distraction plans, he has in mind. While Pablo is able to do a great job to hold off the group, he is eventually arrested and placed in bars by The Streaming Resistance as Frank Underwood called in the authorities in the team to do so.
War of The Streams[]
Escobar is among Frank Underwood's top henchmen and serves as the head of his organization working to bring down and expose Slade's Empire and goes after tailing them intend to insure The Cartel can have Slade's Empire. He acts as The Underwoods's eyes and ears resepctfully throughout the storyline and stalks both The Streaming Resisistance as well. Keeping ties on them, he manages to get them nearly and helps Underwood kill their allies. Before he is taken down by Nacho who kills himself as well to stop The Underwoods from exposing him and his allies.