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SHOWGIRL
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Hey, soldier-boy! You want a little entertainment? Come on inside and let me put a smile on your face while I dance my dance.
The religious class may not like the idea of showgirls dancing in the cabaret, but these establishments provide a pretty good amount of entertainment to their male clientele. The showgirls are especially good at entertaining the Tropican soldiers. Are you feverishly fighting to keep your people entertained? Maybe the cabaret is exactly what the doctor ordered.
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FARMER (M)
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Salt, of the earth, yessir! Why, the farmers provide the major source of food for your islanders! Without these hardworking fellas, your people would starve!
There's much more than food to use these guys for, though. Tobacco and sugar, for example, won't feed your people, but will make lots of money for the economy, and can be used to make cigars and rum! These multitalented peasants can produce corn, sugar, bananas, papaya, coffee, pineapple, cattle and goat! It's fair to say that the farmers of your island make up one of the most important groups to watch.
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RETIREE (F)
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Ah, retirement... that idyllic period in life when you can spend the whole day walking around, feeding the seagulls and talking to the kids. That's what the government calls a freeloader!
Be cautious, though. Your society's elders still have families and strong political views, as well as time to spread their views. Since they walk around all day, they also see a lot. Sure, they don't pose the same threat as the military or the rebels, but if you have time, it might not be unwise to look after their needs anyway.
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SHOPKEEPER
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Walk here, walk there... your people have to walk everywhere! Thankfully, there are ways to reduce how far they need to walk each day. One of those ways is to give them a marketplace, a central location to pick up food so your people don't have to walk all the way out to the farms.
Oh, and of course the Shopkeepers also tend the souvenir shops... T-shirts and key chains and snow-globes, oh my! I can already smell those foreign dollars!
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DOCKWORKER
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Like the Teamsters, these guys are pack mules of your island. They spend half their day out in the sun, moving crates and sacks onto the ships (and most of the rest shooing seagulls away).
You get paid when the goods move onto the freighters, so these guys are the vital last link in the resource chain. Sure, it's an uneducated job and the number of dockworkers needed is much lower than farmers and teamsters, but don't forget that these guys are important.
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HIGH CLASS TOURIST (M)
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Tourists come and tourists go. What's important is that they spend money while they are here! This guy, the High-Class Male Tourist, not only wants to have a good time, but he wants to make a point of spending money.
Keeping up appearances and all that, you know. Can't have Pookie thinking he's a cheapskate! So make some nice hotels, some gourmet restaurants with a dress code, and a spa to send Pookie to.
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BISHOP
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Religion can be a powerful force on your island, and Bishops will carry a lot of weight within the Church. These theological heavy-weights can make a lot of noise if you don't live the good life, but they can facilitate several policy changes to improve the opinions of your people if you work well with them. Just remember: Pope good, Cabaret bad!
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LABORER (F)
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Tropico isn't the most egalitarian of societies, but sometimes practicality takes precedence over tradition. One example is seen in the construction industry. Tropico has laborers of both genders because of the need for lots strong, healthy workers. Despite gender differences, all of your laborers work hard to build the facilities your island needs.
Chopping down trees, leveling the ground, building the structure- a building takes a lot of time and effort to make. And afterwards, there are roads to lay, old buildings to bulldoze, shrubs to plant... A laborer's job is never done!
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LABORER (M)
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Construction is vitally important to your rule of Tropico. It allows you to expand, to produce goods, to meet the needs of your citizens and create a military able to suppres.. er, protect them.
Efficient management of your laborers is one of the most important abilities you can have, especially early on. You'll need a lot of these guys around for quite a while. Without a large crew of laborers, you won't get much done. But with a large crew, you'll have a large subsector of blue-collar workers to keep happy.
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FARMER (F)
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Agriculture is, of course, one of the most industries of the Tropican Nation. Not only does it produce food for your people, but it provides an export as well as resources for refinement in your canneries, cigar factories and rum distilleries.
Some crops provide plenty of food while others make lots of money on the world market. So it's good to have a variety of crops. And then there are the cattle and goats raised at the ranches, as well. Yes, you'll have plenty of these back-water agronomists running around, tilling the soiling, herding the calves, doing what they can to feed your people in one of the oldest and most respected professions around.
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ENGINEER
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The mathematical mind of the engineer is key in the efficient running of your electric power plants and airports. One of the educated class, she will have to be paid well.
But as everyone knows, the electricity supplied by the power plant is necessary in order to support a strong modern infrastructure. Many buildings simply can't be built without a power plant. And the airport opens a large channel for the influx of rich tourists. Do you want a shot at being an economic powerhouse? Then get ready to have some engineers on your pay roll.
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POLICE
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At the end of the day, Tropico still depends on its military. Therefore, even your police force is made up of military policemen.
They do a great job at keeping the peace, though, and since they carry a club, they don't have to resort to shooting the offenders. And to make things even better, your populace feels a lot safer with kinder, gentler MP's walking around than with soldiers marching around with rifles. These policemen are a great tool for controlling crime and keeping your people happy, worth every penny it costs to build and maintain them.
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FACTORY WORKER (F)
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Fine Tropican rum, cigars, jewelry, processed food, refined lumber... factory workers are responsible for the production of a lot of the exports available to the Tropican economy.
As any good dictator knows, you'll need plenty of healthy, skilled workers to keep the factories running strong. You can either please them or control them; just don't think you can ignore them.
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HIGH-CLASS TOURIST (F)
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Worried about keen political insight and highly judgemental views of socio-economic standards by educated foreigners? Then don't fear this beach nut! She's here for two things, to spend money and improve her tan.
She does have a keen eye for taste, though, and simply won't be seen dead in that Motel de la Rata of yours! If she can't stay in the Hotel Francesca del Océano del Diamante Azul (that's 5-star, of course), she'll just have to buy her own island! And were those unemployed people I saw? Well, I never!
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PRIEST
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People seem to be happier when they feel spiritually fulfilled. Go figure. The lack of a religious sector may not bring your island to ruin and revolt, but a few churches sure can help pacify the commoners.
Unfortunately, it can also lead to resentment of the less ethical forms of income. The casinos, cabarets and nightclubs, for instance. But without the churches, your people are upset a lot, they don't work well, they commit more crime... Okay, maybe just a few churches and the occasional trip to Confession...
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MAID
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It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it! Okay, old joke. The simple fact is that if you want to have hotels and luxury houses, you need to have maids to keep them clean. Even the Roach Motel and the Hotel De la Rata need a little bit of work to keep them livable.
So it's your call... a few maids, poorer tourists and higher rate of disease, or rich tourists, a cleaner island, but oh my, what a cleaning bill! Oh, and then there are the stylish yellow rubber gloves!
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BANKER
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Who better to control your Swiss bank account than this Fat Cat banker? He's smart, he's stylish, and he's obviously good at what he does.
Granted, he may be easily corruptible and a vocal leader of the upper class, but without him, you simply don't have a way to put a little money away for rainy days (like when your population throws you onto a rowboat and pushes you afloat)...
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BUREAUCRAT
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This woman can be pretty powerful, since she runs the government that runs your island. She more than just a glorified spin-doctor. She's bright, well-educated, and here to do a job.
In other words, she's not a woman to take lightly. If she agrees with your views and policies, no problem. But if she doesn't well, the trouble might be worth a quiet, "Eliminate" edict that somehow misses its way past her desk.
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MALE STUDENT
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Once your island's children grow up, they will be ready to either join the working class or go to school. Even citizens who have been a part of the working class for years may wish to go back to school.
And naturally, if you provide an establishment for higher learning, your people will be able to educate themselves and work harder, smarter, and in careers you would otherwise need to fill with immigrants. You know that they hate it when the rich jobs go to immigrants...
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FEMALE STUDENT
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What cost, success? Oh, what a situation you may find yourself in if you build the National University of Tropico only to create an Educated Class which sees through all the propaganda!
Despite all of the benefits of an educated populace, is it worth the burden of controlling a new group of people who can't be fooled? And what do you do when they take History 101 and learn about Stalin? Mao Tse-tung? Mussolini? Will they still follow the whims of their Presidenté, or will they teach the farmers the meaning of "Revolution?"
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SLOB TOURIST (F)
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She may not have much cash, but hey, she does have... um... okay, all she has is a little cash and bad taste. It's better to have low-class tourists than nothing, but surely you'd rather have high-class tourists, right? So do your best to keep this tourist and her unfashionable husband at home, instead catering to the tourists with the loads of cash.
But don't get me wrong, these low-class tourists are easier to please, allowing lower standards for your tourist traps. And hey, you need someone to buy all of those, "El Presidenté" coffee mugs you ordered!
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FISHERMAN
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Sure, the Tropican fishermen look goofy and walk all akimbo. Sure, they smell like dead fish and sea salt. But what do you expect from men who spend all day talking to seagulls and smoking seaweed?
What's more important is that they spend their sunbleached days combing the ocean waves for the salmon and marlin that feed your population and provide a valuable resource for export. Surely you can forgive their fashion sense in return, right?
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BARMAID
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A little wink and this barmaid will have your tourists coming back again and again.
The barmaid works at nightclubs, pubs and restaurants, servings hot meals and colorful island cocktails that keep the tourists happy.
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UNEMPLOYED MALE
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If this guy is walking around your cities much, you have been doing something wrong. Better make more jobs available, and quickly! Not only will he bug the tourists, but he could be employed at a job which makes you money!
And speaking of money, if he doesn't get some soon, you'll have a dead man laying in the streets. That can't be good for your popularity.
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LITTLE GIRL
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Is your island an appropriate place for young children? Are they encouraged to go to college? Or maybe you have too many, and need to introduce a national contraceptive program?
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LITTLE BOY
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People in games just appear, right? Wrong! In Tropico, citizens get married and have babies that grow into children, who then go to school and college before becoming a contributing part of society.
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THE PROFESSOR
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A growing world power needs to support more advanced technologies and industries. This means a populace that can achieve better than a high school education. These eggheads are the road to success. They will allow you to educate your citizens, to create doctors, bankers, generals and the like.
However, the intelligentsia demands higher pay and is less tolerant of a bad situation. An upset professor is more likely to research high-tech weaponry from the States than join the rebellion in the backwoods.
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THE ATHLETE
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The Romans had gladiators, fighting to the death in the coliseum. The Spanish have their bullfights. But Tropico, Tropico has the finest, most popular sport in the world! Football!
Stadiums are large and expensive, but they can be very profitable as well. And Futbol is great entertainment for your citizens.
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THE JOURNALIST
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Never underestimate the power of the press. This journalist will get to the bottom of the story, and then it'll be all over the airwaves, and the newspapers, the TV channels...
Everyone in the country will know the truth. Unless, that is, a few pesos change hands. Then, who knows. Maybe you saved the world?
So what do you want? Do you want the headlines to read, "El Presidenté OK"?
Or... "REVOLUÇION!"
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THE LUMBERJACK
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Your island is covered with the growth of the Tropical Rain Forest, and there's no reason you can't profit from it. If you want to, the lumberjack is there for you. He may be short, but he's stocky and strong.
But what do the tourists think of your destruction of the environment? Are you planting new seedlings, or will run out of trees in a few years? Can you afford to chop down all of your exotic wood supply? Can your Swiss bank account afford for you not to?
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THE TEAMSTER
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Teamsters are the life's blood of your island. They are needed to circulate your goods around. Raw goods need to be carried to plants and factories, food needs to be brought to the market, goods and resources need to be moved to the ports for export...
Without these sweaty brutes to move stuff around, your economy would practically grind to a halt. Without happy Teamsters, efficiency is just a pipe dream.
When you need it hauled, call on your local Two Guys and a Wheelbarrow- it's as good as there.
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THE PITBOSS
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Tourism is all about profits. And what could be more profitable than free money? Tourists will flock to the casinos like dodo birds, giving you everything in their dodo pockets before heading back to the mainland for more.
And this suave, hip pitboss is all about running the casino. Just keep your eye on the coconut shell, one, two, three. So sorry, ma'am. Maybe you'd have more luck at blackjack? That's right, just sit down right here... and how about a Rum and Coke on the house?
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THE UNEMPLOYED (WOMAN)
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Don't be fooled, Tropico isn't a Utopian paradise. Just as there are rich people on your island, there are poor.
Thanks to your policies, this woman has no job and possibly no money to buy her food. Chances are good that she lives in a "home" like this one. She won't like you for it, the citizens won't like her wandering around their nice cities, the tourists will be offended, and the rebels will have an easy recruit. Give her a place to work, and fast!
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THE TOURIST
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Face it, you rule a small island. You'll never export high-tech scooters or raise enough goats to corner the world market. But you'll always have one major form of income - tourism!
Tourists come in two flavors, high-class socialites in search of culture, and, um... low-class bums in search of plastic palmtrees and photos of themselves standing next to "The World's Largest Banana." These brightly colored visitors like their native beaches, casinos and "Tropico- Where Life's a Beach" t-shirts.
Of course, you're more than willing to provide them with places that seperate them from their "yanqui dollars."
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THE GENERAL
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As a leader of the Tropican national armed forces, a General is a powerful ally in combating the rebels...
...but a powerful enemy if he decides he wants to hold your office.
Keep his military well-funded and his soldiers alive (and, um, entertained), and your only worry is his ambition. But don't let him think you give the church more money than you give him!
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THE REBEL
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Life on Tropico isn't always rosy. Any Tropican native can become dissatisfied enough to become a rebel... even the females.
But don't let the gender fool you, she can shoot as well as any man and she's on a mission- to rid the island of your tyranny. She tends to attack soldiers on sight before disappearing back into the depths of the rainforest.
If things get bad, only a strong military is going to stop a rebellion.
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THE MINER
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One major source of income for Tropico is its natural resources. Mining the ground for iron, gems, bauxite and gold can really help your export balance.
There are other considerations, however. Naturally, the tourists don't want to see such a large eyesore as a mine. And are the environmentally minded citizens okay with the strip-mining damage to their lovely island?
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QUEENIE THE COW
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Hey, cows are people, too! Well, not really, but in Tropico, they do hold political views and have personal statistics.
Sure, the bovine demographic on Tropico might not weigh heavy on your mind and they'll never revolt and throw rocks at the palace gates, but you can always rest assured that even the cattle on your island have an opinion.
More importantly, the other citizens of Tropico rely on the cattle as an important source of food. Find a pasture well-suited to raising cattle, build a ranch, and feed your people. Or better yet, also build a food processing plant: not only feed your people better, but export the canned food for income.
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