Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz

Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz, a member the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original charter. Juice is one of the younger members of the Sons. Juice is 5' 11" and has a muscular physique. He has a shaven head except for a flat mohawk, Juice does his best to maintain this look but at times he has had a buzz cut, slicked back short hair or completely bald, usually during his various prison stints. Juice sports numerous tattoos. Some of his most defining are his tribal tattoos on either side of his head, the reaper on his left forearm and his "SON" "SHINE" chest tattoo he got during 2013, a tumultuous year in Juice's life. On his right arm, Juice has a plethora of skulls and various monster imagery. Juice also has the numbers 12 27 80 tattooed on the top of his head. This is explained by Rossi as being the last day Juice remembers seeing his father.

Juice mostly falls in line with traditional biker clothing; often wearing baggy blue jeans or dark cargo trousers and a plain t-shirt.

Juice's kutte was basic in terms of customisability. In 2011, he was awarded a "Men of Mayhem" flash, which he wore on the top of his kutte.

Juice is of Puerto Rican and African American descent, and is originally from Woodhaven, New York; he does not learn of his African American heritage until later in the series. He is SAMCRO's hacker and keeps their technology up to date. He is also in charge of club surveillance, and manages some of the club's intelligence and communication. At the start he is seen as unreliable and was often given the menial tasks such as driving the transport truck, indicating that he may not have been a full patch for very long before then. He sports a short mohawk and has tribal tattoos on each side of his head. It is unknown exactly how old he is, but he is often treated as one of the younger members of the club. Some paperwork in "Out" reveals Juice to be 28 in roughly 2011.

He displays great technical prowess, but has proven to be somewhat simple minded when it comes to other tasks, often garnering him hazing from the other members. Despite initially serving as a strong ally for the club and its members in earlier seasons, he is later shown to be willing to work against his allies to preserve his spot in the club. This leads to a downwards spiral in Juice's mental state as he questions his decisions and actions, but he can not face being alone and the club is his only family. His unravelling means he becomes a liability to the club, eventually resulting in the other members not trusting him. Juice crosses many lines to protect himself and stay in good with the club but his crimes eventually catch up to him. After his unfortunate excommunication and imprisonment, Juice opts to go with honour, doing a final service to SAMCRO before being taken out.

It's never stated in the series who sponsored Juice during his prospect period (in the pilot episode he appears to be the newest fully patched member); it is suggested in the season 2 episode Balm that it was Jax. He is portrayed as also being very close to Chibs, who mentors him through his depression in later seasons, and Gemma Teller, who supports him as well.

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