“An iconic skateboarder, responsible for inventing various vert tricks. He holds the record for the highest air ever achieved on a halfpipe.”
—Biography, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
Steve Caballero (born November 8, 1964) is a professional skateboarder, and has been skating since 1976. Caballero began his skating career at age 12, shredding up many local skate parks. Within three years, he started to gravitate more towards the competitive side of skateboarding, placing 5th in his very first real competition. This got him noticed by Stacy Peralta, who offered to sponsor Caballero through his Powell Peralta brand. Caballero then became pro a year later, and at the end of 1999, he was recognized as the greatest skater of the 20th Century.
Caballero has been featured in seven iterations of the Tony Hawk Game Series, with consecutive appearances from Pro Skater 2 up until Underground, and made a return in Pro Skater HD as a downloadable skater, and in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remakes.
Caballero has scoliosis, a condition he acquired at birth, which causes his head to be slightly tilted toward his right due to his bending spine.
Besides his skateboarding career, Caballero also took up a career in art and music, where he has been a member of several punk bands such as The Faction, Odd Man Out, Shovelhead, and Soda, and released a compilation CD of the various bands he has appeared in, titled Bandology, through Sessions Records. The Faction's song "Skate And Destroy" was featured in the THPS4 soundtrack, where he played the lead guitar.
In-Game Sponsors[]
THPS2:[]
- Brigade Skateboards (Powell-Peralta)
- Red Dragon/RDS
- Vans (Represented by the Cab Dragon logo). The Vans trademarks do not appear in-game due to Sony’s exclusive licensing partnership at the time.
THPS3:[]
- Brigade Skateboards (Powell-Peralta)
- Red Dragon/RDS
- The Faction
- Vans (Represented by the Caballero logo). The Vans trademarks do not appear in-game due to Sony’s exclusive licensing partnership at the time.
THPS4:[]
- Bridage Skateboards (Powell-Peralta)
- Sessions Clothing
- The Faction
- Vans
Trivia[]
- In 2013, Caballero appeared alongside James Hetfield in a promotional video for Vans, which saw Caballero tour Metallica HQ and chat with Hetfiled about hot rods, skateboarding, and music.
Gallery[]
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen • Lee Hyo Ri** • Ock Joo Hyun** • Lee Jin** • Sung Yu Ri** | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Spider-Man • Trixie³ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Chopper Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Skate Park, Chicago¹ • Downhill Jam¹ • Hoffman Factory² • Rooftops, Boston³ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to the Windows/iOS version. ²Exclusive to the Nintendo 64 version. ³Exclusive to the Dreamcast version, and not available in other versions. *Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version. **Exclusive to the Korean versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Spider-Man • Trixie | ||
| Levels | TH2 Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| TH1 Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | ||
| TH2X Tour | Club • Construction Site • Skate Park, Tampa • Subway • Sky Lines | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bam Margera • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Steve Caballero • Rodney Mullen • Junnosuke Y* • Shin Okada* • Sukehachi*³ | |
| Unlockable | Darth Maul • Wolverine • Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Ollie the Magic Bum • Kelly Slater • Demoness • Neversoft Eyeball • Doom Guy⁴ • X-Ray² • Shaun Palmer⁵ • Mindy⁵ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Foundry • Canada • Rio • Suburbia • Airport • Skater Island • Los Angeles • Tokyo • Cruise Ship¹ • Downhill* | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Burnside¹ • Roswell¹ • Oil Rig² • The Zone⁵ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the Xbox version. ³Exclusive to the GameCube version. ⁴Exclusive to the Windows version. ⁵Exclusive to the Gameboy Advance version. *Exclusive to PlayStation/Nintendo 64 versions. **Exclusive to the Japanese console versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Eric Koston • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas | |
| Unlockable | Eddie • Jango Fett • Mike Vallely • Daisy • Little Person² • Mindy • Frycook • Roger • Momo | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | College • San Francisco • Alcatraz • Kona • Shipyard • London • Zoo¹ • Sewers² | |
| Bonus | Carnival¹ • Chicago¹ • Little Big World² | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Create-A-Park • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the PlayStation version. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Underground characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Paul Rodriguez • Geoff Rowley • Arto Saari • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Mike Vallely
Unlockable: Gene Simmons • Iron Man • T.H.U.D. Notable Pedestrians: Eric Sparrow • Stacy Peralta • DJ Qbert • Paul Stanley • Peter Criss • Ace Frehley |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Achievements • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | ||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Rodney Mullen • Eric Koston • Nyjah Huston • Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins • Andrew Reynolds • Chris Cole • Riley Hawk • Jake Harrison • Emily Westlund • Avatar • Steve Caballero* • Geoff Rowley* • James Hetfield* • Robert Trujillo* |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Ollie the Magic Bum • Roberta the Robomodo Mascot • THPS Tony Hawk | |
| Levels | Warehouse • School II • Hangar • Mall • Venice • Downhill Jam • Marseille • Canada* • Airport* • Los Angeles* | |
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Videos | |
| *Only available with the Revert Pack DLC. ¹Only in the Xbox 360 version. | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Achievements • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Lizzie Armanto • Leo Baker • Leticia Bufoni • Riley Hawk • Nyjah Huston • Tyshawn Jones • Aori Nishimura • Shane O'Neill • The Ripper* | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Roswell Alien | ||
| Levels | THPS Skate Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | |
| THPS2 Skate Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Decks • Challenges • Alien Plushies • Gap List • Videos | ||
| *Only in the Deluxe edition. | |||