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| name = Blista Compact
|image = Catalina-GTAIII.jpg
| front_image = BlistaCompact-GTAVC-front.jpg
|size = 250x250px
| image_size = 300
|game_1 = GTA III
| caption = A Blista Compact in GTA Vice City
|game_2 = GTA San Andreas
| rear_image = BlistaCompact-GTAVC-rear.jpg
|name = Catalina
| vehicle_type = Civilian car
|aka =
| body_style = 2-door hatchback
|status = Deceased
| capacity = 2 (driver and passenger)
|gender =
| manufacturer = [[Dinka]] <small>(GTA IV)</small>
|dob =  
| appearances = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]]
|dob-comment =
|pob =
|dod = October 2001
|dod-comment = (<small>during [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]]</small>)
|home = [[Catalina's Hideout|Shack]] in [[Fern Ridge]], [[Red County]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]<br />[[Cartel Mansion|Mansion]] in [[Pike Creek]], [[Shoreside Vale]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
|nationality = United States
|family = [[Cesar Vialpando]] (<small>cousin</small>)
|affiliations = [[Cesar Vialpando]]<br />[[Carl Johnson]]<br />[[Claude]]<br />[[Miguel]]<br />[[Colombian Cartel]]<br />[[Curly Bob]]<br />[[Uptown Yardies]]<br />[[Southside Hoods|Purple Nines]]
|vehicles = [[Buffalo]]
|businesses =
|occupation = Bank robber<br />[[:Category:Gang Leaders|Gang leader]]<br />[[:Category:Drug Dealers|Drug manufacturer and dealer]]
|voice = [[Cynthia Farrell]]
}}
}}
{{quote|"Imports? They'll be the death of this country."<br>- Official [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]] file description, GTA Vice City.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website</ref>}}
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'''Catalina''' is a recurring character in the [[3D Universe]] who appears as the main [[antagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and as a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. She is a criminal in [[Red County]] in GTA San Andreas and the leader of the [[Colombian Cartel]] in GTA III. She is also the cousin of [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]]. She is voiced by [[Cynthia Farrell]].


The '''Blista Compact''' is a two-door hatchback available in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].  [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] features a car similar to the Blista Compact, named the '''Blista'''.  In GTA IV, the Blista Compact is manufactured by [[Dinka]].
==Character history==
===Life until 1992===
Catalina, of mixed Dominican and Colombian descent, began her criminal activities at some point before [[1992]], when she [[First Date (GTA SA)|met]] gangster [[Carl Johnson|Carl "CJ" Johnson]] upon the recommendation of her cousin, gangster [[Cesar Vialpando]], at [[The Welcome Pump]] in [[Dillimore]], with Catalina fending off two men with a [[knife]]. The two become romantically involved, with Catalina putting Carl through an extreme form of BDSM before committing a robbery. The two begin to rob various 'soft targets' identified by Catalina, including a [[Tanker Commander|gas station]] in [[Dillimore]], a [[Small Town Bank|bank]] in [[Palomino Creek]], a [[Against All Odds|betting shop]] in [[Montgomery]] and a [[Local Liquor Store|small liquor store]] in [[Blueberry]].  


The Blista Compact is a separate car to the [[Blista]] minivan seen in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], although the hatchback implicitly takes its name from the minivan.
Their relationship, however, becomes strained over Carl's desire for money to help try and free his brother [[Sweet|Sean "Sweet" Johnson]], who was [[The Green Sabre|incarcerated]] by the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]]. After the two separate, she begins a relationship with [[Claude]] and 'helps' him in two races involving Carl and Sino-American gangster-businessman [[Wu Zi Mu]], Carl's would-be-later affiliate. Carl, who wins both races, wins a [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]] from Claude, who leaves with Catalina on a nine year journey to [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. Catalina, however, continues to phone Carl and tease him about her relationship with Claude, but Carl remains unimpressed by this and bluntly responds at the end of the game that she needs psychiatric help.


==Description==
===1992 to 2001===
The Blista Compact is found almost anywhere in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] or [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], and is generally considered to be a satisfactory car, particularly useful for quick getaways and general evasive purposes.
Catalina and Claude, after leaving San Andreas, begin a nine year journey to Liberty City, going through many [[United States of America|American]] states committing bank robberies, including Texas and New Mexico. The two, at some point, return to San Andreas and purchase airline tickets to [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]], which were discovered in Catalina's apartment in "[[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] or [[San Fierro]]". The two, however, continue on their journey to Liberty City, reaching their destination in October [[2001]].


===Design===
===Final year===
Unlike many other vehicles, the Blista Compact's design has remained almost exactly the same in all its appearances, apart from different engine sounds and minor cosmetic differences. Like its design influence, the first generation [[wp:Honda CR-X|Honda CR-X]], the Blista Compact sports a hatchback design and a very small curb weight; in fact, the Blista Compact is easily the smallest and lightest passenger car in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas (the [[Uranus]] is lighter in GTA IV). Due to its unconventional hatchback design, players cannot shoot through the back window to kill the driver or passenger; this problem is not present in GTA IV.
[[File:Introduction-GTAIII5.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Catalina betraying [[Claude]] during the [[Introduction (GTA III)|introductory cutscenes]] of [[Grand Theft Auto III]].]]
After arriving in Liberty City, Catalina begins discussions with and becomes the leader of the [[Colombian Cartel]] and, with some of their members (including [[Miguel]]) [[Introduction (GTA III)|rob]] a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]] in the [[Ghost Town|city]]. After robbing the bank she shoots Claude, leaving him for dead, and explaining that he is 'small time'. She continues her criminal activities with the Cartel, increasing the production of [[SPANK]] and attacking the [[Yakuza]] on [[Staunton Island]] and the [[Leone Family]] on [[Portland]]. During this period, Claude managed to [[Give Me Liberty|escape]] from an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] convoy with, ironically, help from the Colombian Cartel (who were seeking to capture the [[Old Oriental Gentleman]]) and began working for Leone made man [[Luigi Goterelli]]. After proving himself, Claude begins to work for the Family [[Gang Leaders|Don]], [[Salvatore Leone]], who has him [[Cutting the Grass|follow]] [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]] barman [[Curly Bob]] to [[Portland Harbor]], where he is seen to sell Leone secrets to Catalina and Miguel. Salvatore then has Claude and [[8-Ball]] [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy]] a freighter used by the Cartel to produce SPANK.


The car has a two-tone paint job in GTA Vice City, with an always-black bottom half, but in later games was remodeled to feature a variety of colors in all-over and two-tone styles. In GTA IV, the Blista Compact may optionally feature a spoiler or sunroof; a "sportier" variant is also available with side skirts, twin exhaust and a windscreen banner.
Claude later flees to Staunton Island and begins to work for Yakuza co-leader [[Asuka Kasen]] who begins to attack the Cartel following the [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|death]] of her brother [[Kenji Kasen|Kenji]] at the hands of a 'Cartel assassin', which was really Claude working on orders from [[Donald Love]]. Love later sends Claude to [[Grand Theft Aero|collect a package]] from a construction site in [[Fort Staunton]], where he once again meets Catalina and Miguel, with Catalina shooting Miguel in the back and escaping with the package. Asuka, desperate to exact revenge for her brother's death, begins to torture Miguel for information, with Claude then using the information to attack Cartel interests, including [[Espresso-2-Go!|destroying stands]] selling SPANK run by the [[Uptown Yardies]].


In [http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/cars/blistacompact/screenshot1.html beta screenshots] of GTA Vice City, the Blista Compact can be seen with a GPX logo on the rear. The letters 'GPX' are a reference to the Honda CR-X, on which the vehicle is based upon.
Catalina, however, [[Ransom (GTA III)|strikes back and kills both Asuka and Miguel, and kidnaps]] [[Maria Latore]], using her as a hostage and demanding a [[Money|$]]500,000 ransom be brought to the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartel headquarters]] in [[Cedar Grove]]. Claude decides to [[The Exchange (GTA III)|take the ransom money]] to Catalina and manages to escape an ambush, set up by Catalina, who escapes in a [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] and keeps Latore hostage. Claude follows Catalina to [[Cochrane Dam]], where he destroys the helicopter with a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], killing Catalina and severely weakening the Cartel.


Burnt-out [[wrecks]] of the Blista Compact may also be found in GTA IV.
==Personality==
Catalina is portrayed as a misandric, reckless and extremely aggressive psychopath who turns on even close partners if they cease to be useful to her (as seen with Carl Johnson, Claude and Miguel). Much more of Catalina's psyche is brought to light during her conversations with Carl Johnson, frequently shooting bystanders during heists and referencing cannibalism. She also suffers from a persecution complex, possibly due to cruel treatment by her stepfather as a child, telling Johnson that "They had to die because YOU were slow and stupid, like a big fat brat that eats chocolates while his father gives nothing to his step daughter but stale bread!" She is supposedly based on [[:wp:Caterina Sforza|Caterina Sforza]], an Italian noblewoman who lived during the Renaissance.


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==Murders committed==
Image:BlistaCompact-GTAVC-front.jpg|A Blista Compact in GTA Vice City (<small>[[:Image:BlistaCompact-GTAVC-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
*Unnamed Accomplice <small>(killed during bank robbery so she and Miguel could escape with the money)</small>
Image:BlistaCompact-GTASA-front.jpg|A Blista Compact in GTA San Andreas. Its right signal light (beside the headlight) is missing (<small>[[:Image:BlistaCompact-GTASA-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
*[[Miguel]] <small>(killed for telling Cartel secrets to Asuka)</small>
Image:BlistaCompact-GTAVCS-front.jpg|A Blista Compact in GTA Vice City Stories. Grilles are added on the rear windscreen (<small>[[:Image:BlistaCompact-GTAVCS-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
*[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(killed to kidnap Maria and for disrupting Cartel activities)</small>
Image:BlistaCompact-GTA4-front.jpg|A Blista Compact in GTA IV (<small>[[:Image:BlistaCompact-GTA4-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view, without sunroof]]</small>).
Image:BlistaCompact-GTA4-modified-front.jpg|A modified variant of GTA IV's Blista Compact. The spoiler is not exclusive to this variant (<small>[[:Image:BlistaCompact-GTA4-modified-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
Image:Blista-GTACW.png|A Blista in GTA Chinatown Wars.
Image:Blista-compact.jpg|A Blista Compact as seen in the first GTA V trailer.
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=== Performance ===
==Mission appearances==
Since its introduction in GTA Vice City, the Blista Compact has usually been an impressive small sports car, capable of outrunning more rare and more expensive performance cars. In GTA Vice City Stories, however, the Blista Compact is slightly slower, and suffers from moderate oversteer. Blista Compacts all use front-wheel drive, except in Vice City Stories. This could be due to the fact that it is based on a 1984 model in VCS, rather than a 1986+ model.
;GTA III
*[[Introduction (GTA III)|Introduction]] (<small>Boss/Betrayal</small>)
*[[Cutting The Grass]] (<small>Boss</small>)
*[[Grand Theft Aero]] (<small>Boss</small>)
*[[Kingdom Come]] (<small>Note</small>)
*[[Ransom (GTA III)|Ransom]] (<small>Boss/Note</small>)
*[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]] (<small>Boss, killed</small>)


In GTA IV, the Blista Compact is powered by a high-revving, twin cam 1.4L four-cylinder engine, giving it a top speed of 160 km/h (100 mph) on par with much higher-end vehicles and acceleration superior to its nearest competition, the [[Futo]]. Its suspension is excellent, preventing understeer. At high speeds it is more than capable of cornering, and at low speeds it is easy to maneuver through city traffic. Braking is acceptable, though ABS is not standard. Crash deformation is acceptable, though build quality is sub-par, often leaving the Blista Compact disabled after only a few impacts.
;GTA San Andreas
 
*[[First Date (GTA SA)|First Date]]<small>'''(Maiden Appearance and Pseudo-Boss, Co-Boss)'''</small>
In GTA IV, the Blista Compact can be sold for $1,500 at [[S&M Auto Sales]], after completing [[Stevie's Car Thefts]].
*[[Tanker Commander]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
 
*[[King in Exile]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
==Modifications (GTA San Andreas)==
*[[First Base]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Color
*[[Against All Odds]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Hood
*[[Gone Courting]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Vents
*[[Local Liquor Store]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Exhausts
*[[Made in Heaven]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Nitro (all)
*[[Small Town Bank]] <small>'''(Boss)'''</small>
*Roof
*[[Farewell, My Love...]] <small>'''(Boss, Pseudo-Boss, Co-Boss)'''</small>
*Spoilers
*[[Ran Fa Li (mission)|Ran Fa Li]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
*Side Skirts
*[[N.O.E.]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
*Wheels
*[[The Meat Business]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
*Car Stereo
*[[Home Coming]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
*Hydraulics
*[[End of The Line]] <small>'''(Post-mission Phone Call)'''</small>
 
==Notable owners==
*[[Jimmy (GTA IV)|Jimmy]] owned a Blista Compact in [[Clean Getaway]] in GTA IV.
*[[Jeff]] owned a dark-blue Blista Compact in his second random character encounter. He gives it to Niko (with his dead wife's body laying on the rear seats) and tells him to dump it in the river.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In GTA San Andreas, the Blista Compact has a damaged right turn signal.
*Catalina is the only female [[antagonist]] in the Grand Theft Auto series.
* In GTA San Andreas, the Blista Compact automatically plays [[SF-UR]] when entered.
*If you do not count Maria's uncertain death, Catalina's death is the final death in the GTA III-era timeline.
* In GTA IV, the Blista Compact shares color scheme, engine sound, and drive layout with [[Futo]] and [[Hakumai]].
*Catalina's top is noticeably different from the original GTA III [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] release than the later GTA III releases. In the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version she has a lock of hair on her forehead and a ponytail. In the [[Xbox]] version she is also wearing a pink tube top.
* The Blista Compact is the only hatchback to appear in more than one GTA games (the other hatchbacks are [[Club]] and [[Flash]] that only appear in GTA San Andreas).
*Her surname is never revealed; although being Cesar Vialpando's cousin, there is nothing to suggest her last name is Vialpando.
* A [[w:c:manhunt:Blista Compact|Blista Compact]] can be found in [[Rockstar North]]'s [[Manhunt]].
*She is the only main antagonist in the [[3D Universe]] to appear in more than one game.
* In GTA IV a Half-Built [[Blista Compact]] appears as undrivable prop in few garages such as [[Brucie]]'s Garage, [[Stevie]]'s Garage, and inside an Auto workshop just north of the Sprunk Warehouse in Bohan.
*Catalina is the antagonist who has committed the most murders in the Grand Theft Auto series.
* In GTA Chinatown Wars, all Blista Compacts have a miscolored, black right door, which means it could possibly be a [[Wrecks|"Beater"]].


==Locations==
==Gallery==
'''GTA San Andreas'''
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*Often spawns while driving a [[Washington]] or [[Perennial]].
File:HaveYouSeenThisWoman?-GTAIII.jpg|An [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] photograph of Catalina from the [[Have You Seen This Woman?]] [[Liberty Tree]] article.
*Next to one of the radar towers at [[Easter Bay International Airport]] in [[San Fierro]] (only when wanted for export)
File:TheExchange-GTAIII2.jpg|Claude and Catalina during [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]].
*Usually seen in San Fierro and Las Venturas regions.
File:Catalina&Miguel-GTAIII.jpg|Catalina and Miguel during [[Cutting the Grass]].
 
File:Catalina-GTASA.jpg|Catalina in GTA San Andreas.
'''GTA Vice City Stories'''
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*Parked by [[Sunshine Autos]] in [[Little Havana]].
*Found at the parking lot by the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]].
*Parked at the Car Park, next to the Chunder Wheel, [[Vice Point]].
 
'''GTA IV'''
*A white Blista Compact is always found in front of the [[Comrades Bar]] at the beginning of the mission [[Ivan The Not So Terrible]]. This is most likely Jimmy's car from the [[Clean Getaway|previous mission]] for [[Vlad Glebov|Vlad]]. It can be moved to the player's parking space just across the street, and the mission can be completed with another car.
*Spawn all around [[Broker]], but mostly [[Hove Beach]], [[East Hook]] and [[BOABO]].
*Spawn around [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]], [[Algonquin]].
*Spawn around [[Bohan Industrial]] and [[Chase Point]], [[Bohan]]
*Spawn around [[Acter]], [[Acter Industrial Park]] and [[Tudor]], [[Alderney]].
*Spawn in traffic in [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|Multiplayer]].
 
'''GTA Chinatown Wars'''
*In the [[Rusty Schit Salvage]] yard in [[Northwood]].
*Sometimes spawn in traffic in [[Middle Park West]].
 
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Character
Catalina
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Appearances GTA III
GTA San Andreas
Full Name Catalina
Status

Deceased

Date of Death October 2001 (during The Exchange)
Nationality American
Home Shack in Fern Ridge, Red County, San Andreas
Mansion in Pike Creek, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City
Family Cesar Vialpando (cousin)
Main Affiliations Cesar Vialpando
Carl Johnson
Claude
Miguel
Colombian Cartel
Curly Bob
Uptown Yardies
Purple Nines
Vehicles Buffalo
Occupation Bank robber
Gang leader
Drug manufacturer and dealer
Voiced by Cynthia Farrell
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Catalina is a recurring character in the 3D Universe who appears as the main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto III and as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. She is a criminal in Red County in GTA San Andreas and the leader of the Colombian Cartel in GTA III. She is also the cousin of Varrios Los Aztecas leader Cesar Vialpando. She is voiced by Cynthia Farrell.

Character history

Life until 1992

Catalina, of mixed Dominican and Colombian descent, began her criminal activities at some point before 1992, when she met gangster Carl "CJ" Johnson upon the recommendation of her cousin, gangster Cesar Vialpando, at The Welcome Pump in Dillimore, with Catalina fending off two men with a knife. The two become romantically involved, with Catalina putting Carl through an extreme form of BDSM before committing a robbery. The two begin to rob various 'soft targets' identified by Catalina, including a gas station in Dillimore, a bank in Palomino Creek, a betting shop in Montgomery and a small liquor store in Blueberry.

Their relationship, however, becomes strained over Carl's desire for money to help try and free his brother Sean "Sweet" Johnson, who was incarcerated by the Los Santos Police Department. After the two separate, she begins a relationship with Claude and 'helps' him in two races involving Carl and Sino-American gangster-businessman Wu Zi Mu, Carl's would-be-later affiliate. Carl, who wins both races, wins a garage in Doherty, San Fierro from Claude, who leaves with Catalina on a nine year journey to Liberty City. Catalina, however, continues to phone Carl and tease him about her relationship with Claude, but Carl remains unimpressed by this and bluntly responds at the end of the game that she needs psychiatric help.

1992 to 2001

Catalina and Claude, after leaving San Andreas, begin a nine year journey to Liberty City, going through many American states committing bank robberies, including Texas and New Mexico. The two, at some point, return to San Andreas and purchase airline tickets to Francis International Airport, which were discovered in Catalina's apartment in "Los Santos or San Fierro". The two, however, continue on their journey to Liberty City, reaching their destination in October 2001.

Final year

Catalina betraying Claude during the introductory cutscenes of Grand Theft Auto III.

After arriving in Liberty City, Catalina begins discussions with and becomes the leader of the Colombian Cartel and, with some of their members (including Miguel) rob a bank in the city. After robbing the bank she shoots Claude, leaving him for dead, and explaining that he is 'small time'. She continues her criminal activities with the Cartel, increasing the production of SPANK and attacking the Yakuza on Staunton Island and the Leone Family on Portland. During this period, Claude managed to escape from an LCPD convoy with, ironically, help from the Colombian Cartel (who were seeking to capture the Old Oriental Gentleman) and began working for Leone made man Luigi Goterelli. After proving himself, Claude begins to work for the Family Don, Salvatore Leone, who has him follow Luigi's Sex Club 7 barman Curly Bob to Portland Harbor, where he is seen to sell Leone secrets to Catalina and Miguel. Salvatore then has Claude and 8-Ball destroy a freighter used by the Cartel to produce SPANK.

Claude later flees to Staunton Island and begins to work for Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen who begins to attack the Cartel following the death of her brother Kenji at the hands of a 'Cartel assassin', which was really Claude working on orders from Donald Love. Love later sends Claude to collect a package from a construction site in Fort Staunton, where he once again meets Catalina and Miguel, with Catalina shooting Miguel in the back and escaping with the package. Asuka, desperate to exact revenge for her brother's death, begins to torture Miguel for information, with Claude then using the information to attack Cartel interests, including destroying stands selling SPANK run by the Uptown Yardies.

Catalina, however, strikes back and kills both Asuka and Miguel, and kidnaps Maria Latore, using her as a hostage and demanding a $500,000 ransom be brought to the Cartel headquarters in Cedar Grove. Claude decides to take the ransom money to Catalina and manages to escape an ambush, set up by Catalina, who escapes in a helicopter and keeps Latore hostage. Claude follows Catalina to Cochrane Dam, where he destroys the helicopter with a rocket launcher, killing Catalina and severely weakening the Cartel.

Personality

Catalina is portrayed as a misandric, reckless and extremely aggressive psychopath who turns on even close partners if they cease to be useful to her (as seen with Carl Johnson, Claude and Miguel). Much more of Catalina's psyche is brought to light during her conversations with Carl Johnson, frequently shooting bystanders during heists and referencing cannibalism. She also suffers from a persecution complex, possibly due to cruel treatment by her stepfather as a child, telling Johnson that "They had to die because YOU were slow and stupid, like a big fat brat that eats chocolates while his father gives nothing to his step daughter but stale bread!" She is supposedly based on Caterina Sforza, an Italian noblewoman who lived during the Renaissance.

Murders committed

  • Unnamed Accomplice (killed during bank robbery so she and Miguel could escape with the money)
  • Miguel (killed for telling Cartel secrets to Asuka)
  • Asuka Kasen (killed to kidnap Maria and for disrupting Cartel activities)

Mission appearances

GTA III
GTA San Andreas

Trivia

  • Catalina is the only female antagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series.
  • If you do not count Maria's uncertain death, Catalina's death is the final death in the GTA III-era timeline.
  • Catalina's top is noticeably different from the original GTA III PS2 release than the later GTA III releases. In the PC version she has a lock of hair on her forehead and a ponytail. In the Xbox version she is also wearing a pink tube top.
  • Her surname is never revealed; although being Cesar Vialpando's cousin, there is nothing to suggest her last name is Vialpando.
  • She is the only main antagonist in the 3D Universe to appear in more than one game.
  • Catalina is the antagonist who has committed the most murders in the Grand Theft Auto series.

Gallery

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