Changes: Mercedes Cortez

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“

It's so difficult having a rich and powerful father.

”

— Mercedes Cortez

Mercedes Cortez is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986).

Mercedes is the daughter of Juan Cortez.

Mercedes is voiced by Fairuza Balk, who has also appeared in Return to Oz.

Background

Mercedes Cortez was born and raised by her parents, Juan Cortez and Mrs. Cortez, who later died, in an unknown country. She and her father later moved to Vice City, establishing themselves with the rich and powerful in the city, often inviting their friends to parties including drug baron Ricardo Diaz, who Mercedes dislikes.

Mercedes informs Tommy Vercetti in The Party that she dislikes her name, telling him "You try living with it".

Cortez is shown as a possible love interest for Vercetti throughout GTA Vice City, although this plotline is never explored. Many phone calls between both of them were cut from the final game.

Events of GTA Vice City

The Party

Mercedes: "See you around, handsome."

Tommy: "I'm sure you will."

―Mercedes goes to the Pole Position Club

Mercedes first meets Tommy Vercetti at one of her father's parties, being introduced to Vercetti by her father, and taking it upon herself to introduce several of the party's other guests. Afterwards, she has Vercetti drive her to The Pole Position Club.

Love Fist

Tommy: "Listen, you fancy having Love Fist?"

Mercedes: "Ok, but just as a favor I expect returned.."

―Tommy recruits Mercedes

After Kent Paul calls Tommy telling him that the Love Fist members want some "company", Vercetti takes Mercedes to Love Fist members Jezz Torrent, Percy and Dick.

Film actor

After her father flees the city, she agrees to work in Tommy's porn studios. She appears in a porn film directed by Steve Scott, alongside Candy Suxxx.

VCPD Crime Tree Record

Daughter of Colonel Cortez. Likes to party, this one.

Mission Appearances

GTA Vice City

Trivia

Her appearance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is different from her artwork, as her hair is black and purple in the artwork, while it is a plain light purple in-game. Her breasts are small in the artwork, while they are a bigger size in-game. Also she wears a black leather jacket with pink and purple stockings whereas in the artwork, she has a blue cloth jacket and pink stockings.
It is possible to play as Mercedes in GTA Vice City through the use of cheats.
A faded billboard of her can be spotted in-between Vinewood Hills or in West Vinewood in Grand Theft Auto V.

Gallery

Navigation

[ v • e ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Protagonist	Tommy Vercetti
Major characters	Ken Rosenberg \| Lance Vance† \| Sonny Forelli† \| Earnest Kelly \| "Big" Mitch Baker \| Avery Carrington† \| Phil Cassidy \| Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez \| Ricardo Diaz† \| Jezz Torrent \| Percy \| Dick \| Kent Paul \| Auntie Poulet \| Umberto Robina \| Steve Scott \| Mr. Black
Minor characters	Victor Vance† \| Gonzalez† \| Leo Teal† \| Pierre La Ponce† \| Mercedes Cortez \| Doris \| Cougar \| Zeppelin \| Pastor Richards \| Donald Love \| Streetwannabe's Leader† \| Cam Jones \| Hilary King† \| Alex Shrub \| The Psycho \| Maude Hanson \| Jethro \| Dwaine \| Mike \| Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard \| Porn Guy \| Harry† \| Lee† \| Alberto Robina \| Rico \| Pepe (gangster) \| Pepe (customer) \| Pablo \| Pedro Garcia \| Candy's Agent† \| Franco Carter† \| Mrs. Dawson† \| Charlie Dilson† \| Mike Griffin† \| Marcus Hammond† \| Nick Kong† \| Carl Pearson† \| Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen \| Candy Suxxx \| BJ Smith \| Sonny's Right-Hand Man \| Sonny Forelli's Associate \| Dick Tanner† \| Ted \| Unnamed Property Developer† \| Willy \| V.I.P. \| The Greasy Chopper Bartender \| Unnamed Businessman† \| Unknown Dead Man† \| Café Robina Bartender \| Haitian Gang Lord† \| Officer Miller \| Jackson \| Officer Jones \| Sam
Radio DJs	Oliver Biscuit \| Maurice Chavez \| Adam First \| Jonathan Freeloader \| Lazlow \| Mr. Magic \| Fernando Martinez \| Michelle Montanius \| Pepe \| Amy Sheckenhausen \| Toni
Radio guests	Jan Brown \| Michaela Carapadis \| Jenny Louise Crab \| Callum Crayshaw \| Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy \| Freddy \| John F. Hickory \| Jack Howitzer \| Claude Maginot \| Mandy \| Emanuel \| Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker \| Doctor Phillips \| Jeremy Robard \| BJ Smith \| Konstantinos Smith \| Barry Stark \| Thor
Mentioned characters	Mr. Chesterfield \| Morgan Daniels \| Giorgio Forelli \| Fran \| Jono \| Ho Chi \| Jimmy \| Mario \| Patrick III \| Laura Shrub \| Tim
Beta characters	Mr. Moffat
Other characters	Bob \| Bruce \| Mark Cosgrove \| Eugene \| Martin \| May \| Moweesha \| Doctor Perkins \| P. Rowe \| Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA Vice City \| Category:Characters in GTA Vice City \| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City \| Category:Characters

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 |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''
 |gender = F
+|status = Alive
+|pob = Unknown Central American Country
 |home = [[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
-|family = Mrs. Cortez (deceased)<br>[[Juan Cortez]] <small>(father)</small>
+|family = [[Juan Cortez]] <small>(Father)</small><br>Mrs. Cortez <small>(Mother)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}
-|affiliations = [[Juan Cortez]]<br>[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br>[[Steve Scott]]<br>[[Candy Suxxx]]
+|affiliations = [[Cortez Crew]] <small>(Associate)</small><br>[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br>[[Steve Scott]]<br>[[Candy Suxxx]]
 |voice = [[Fairuza Balk]]
+|nationality = Unknown}}
-|status = Alive
-|dob =
-|pob = Unknown country}}
-{{Quote|It's so difficult having a rich and powerful [[Juan Cortez|father]]. Vamos. |Mercedes Cortez}}
+{{Quote|It's so difficult having a rich and powerful father.| Mercedes Cortez}}
 '''Mercedes Cortez''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a supporting character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (set in [[1986]]).
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 ==Background==
-Mercedes Cortez was born and raised by her parents, [[Juan Cortez]] and Mrs Cortez, who later died, in an unknown country. She and her father later moved to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], establishing themselves with the rich and powerful in the city, often inviting their friends to parties including drug baron [[Ricardo Diaz]], who Mercedes dislikes.
+Mercedes Cortez was born and raised by her parents, [[Juan Cortez]] and Mrs. Cortez, who later died, in an unknown country. She and her father later moved to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], establishing themselves with the rich and powerful in the city, often inviting their friends to parties including drug baron [[Ricardo Diaz]], who Mercedes dislikes.
-Mercedes informs Tommy Vercetti in [[The Party]] that she dislikes her name, which is similar to the luxury car maker Mercedes, hinting her dislike of the name, although this is unconfirmed.
+Mercedes informs Tommy Vercetti in [[The Party]] that she dislikes her name, telling him "You try living with it".
-Mercedes Cortez is shown as a possible love interest for Tommy Vercetti throughout GTA Vice City, although this plotline is never explored. Many phone calls between Mercedes and Tommy were cut from the final game.
+Cortez is shown as a possible love interest for Vercetti throughout GTA Vice City, although this plotline is never explored. Many phone calls between both of them were cut from the final game.
 ==Events of ''GTA Vice City''==
 ===The Party===
-{{Dialogue|Merceds|See you around, handsome.|Tommy|I'm sure you will. |Mercedes goes to the [[Pole Position Club]]}}
+{{Dialogue|Mercedes|See you around, handsome.|Tommy|I'm sure you will.|Mercedes goes to the [[Pole Position Club]]}}
-Mercedes first meets [[Tommy Vercetti]] at one of her father's [[The Party|parties]], introducing Vercetti to her the parties other guests and later has Vercetti drive her to [[The Pole Position Club]].
+Mercedes first meets [[Tommy Vercetti]] at one of her father's [[The Party|parties]], being introduced to Vercetti by her father, and taking it upon herself to introduce several of the party's other guests. Afterwards, she has Vercetti drive her to [[The Pole Position Club]].
 ===Love Fist===
 {{Dialogue|Tommy|Listen, you fancy having Love Fist?|Mercedes|Ok, but just as a favor I expect returned..|Tommy recruits Mercedes}}
-After [[Kent Paul]] calls to Tommy, saying him that the [[Love Fist]] members want some "company", Vercetti [[Love Juice|takes]] Mercedes to [[Love Fist]] members [[Jezz Torrent]], [[Percy]] and [[Dick]].
+After [[Kent Paul]] calls Tommy telling him that the [[Love Fist]] members want some "company", Vercetti [[Love Juice|takes]] Mercedes to [[Love Fist]] members [[Jezz Torrent]], [[Percy]] and [[Dick]].
 ===Film actor===
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 *Daughter of Colonel Cortez. Likes to party, this one.
-==Mission appearances==
+==Mission Appearances==
 ;GTA Vice City
-*[[The Party]]
+* [[The Party]]
-*[[Love Juice]]
+* [[Love Juice]]
-*[[The Job]] <small>(Voice)</small>
+* [[The Job]] <small>(Voice)</small>
-*[[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Recruitment Drive]]
+* [[Recruitment Drive (GTA VC)|Recruitment Drive]]
-*[[Dildo Dodo]]
+* [[Dildo Dodo]]
 ==Trivia==
-*Her appearance in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] is different from her artwork, as her hair is black and purple in the artwork, while it is a plain light purple in-game. And her breast are small in the artwork, while they are a huge size in-game, also. She wears a black leather jacket with pink and purple stockings whereas in the artwork; she has a blue cloth jacket and pink stockings.
+*Her appearance in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] is different from her artwork, as her hair is black and purple in the artwork, while it is a plain light purple in-game. Her breasts are small in the artwork, while they are a bigger size in-game. Also she wears a black leather jacket with pink and purple stockings whereas in the artwork, she has a blue cloth jacket and pink stockings.
+*It is possible to play as Mercedes in GTA Vice City through the use of [[Cheats in GTA Vice City|cheats]].
-*Mercedes is considered to be a love interest for [[Tommy Vercetti]].
+*A faded billboard of her can be spotted in-between [[Vinewood Hills]] or in [[West Vinewood]] in [[Grand Theft Auto V]].
 ==Gallery==
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 </gallery>
+==Navigation==
 {{GTAVC characters}}
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 [[Category:Characters|Cortez, Mercedes]]
 [[Category:Characters in GTA Vice City|Cortez, Mercedes]]
-[[Category:LGBT Characters]]
+[[Category:Actors]]

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