Ricardo Diaz: Difference between revisions

|size = 160px

|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]

|pob = [[Colombia]]

|dod = [[1986]]

|nationality = [[Colombia]]n

|affiliations = [[Victor Vance]]<br />[[Lance Vance]]<br />[[Diaz' Gang|Diaz' Gang]]<br />[[Gonzalez]]<br />[[Juan Cortez]]<br />[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br />[[Mike (GTA VC)|Mike]]

|businesses = Drugs Trade<br />Protection

'''Ricardo Diaz''' is a recurring character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] (set in [[1984]]). He is the leader of his own [[Diaz' Gang|gang]] and, by 1986, is the drug baron of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. [[Luis Guzmán]], who has also starred in such films as ‘‘Out of Sight’’ voices him.

In between 1984 and 1986, Diaz establishes himself as the drug baron of Vice City and finishes the building of his mansion. His drug habit continues and he has become far more paranoid. Diaz sets up a number of foundations across Vice City and Latin America, although the [[Vice City Police Department]] believe them to be a front, whilst they also suspect him of eighteen murders. Diaz has also established a protection racket in the city. Diaz, continuing to use information from Gonzalez, has a drug deal between the [[Forelli Family]] and the [[Vance Crime Family]] ambushed, stealing both the drugs and money. He later appears at one of Juan Cortez' [[The Party|parties]], which was also attended by Forelli representative [[Tommy Vercetti]]. Cortez begins to investigate the deal and discovers Gonzalez' involvement and has him [[Treacherous Swine|killed]]. Cortez openly suggests that Diaz may have been involved, but does not accuse him.

Cortez does employ Vercetti and Lance Vance, who Diaz does not remember, to [[Guardian Angels|protect]] him in a deal with the [[Cubans]], which results in Diaz hiring the two for other jobs. Diaz first has the two deal with the [[Sharks]], who have been stealing three percent of his profits, first [[The Chase|following]] a gang member to an abandoned home and then [[Phnom Penh '86|attacking]] the home, killing a number of the gangs members. Later, Diaz has the two [[The Fastest Boat|steal the fastest boat]] in the city and then use the boat to [[Supply & Demand|purchase drugs]] from a dealer, before escaping the other potential buyers. Lance eventually decides to [[Death Row|avenge]] his brother’s death and kills Diaz, although his plan backfires. He is rescued by Vercetti and they later [[Rub Out|assault]] Diaz' mansion, resulting in the death of Diaz.

[[File:RicardoDiaz-Artwork3.jpg|thumb|Ricardo Diaz' concept artwork with his development name, Fernando Diaz.]]

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File:RicardoDiaz-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz for GTA Vice City.

File:RicardoDiaz-Artwork2.jpg|Concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz for GTA Vice City Stories.

File:Diaz'Mansion-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|Ricardo Diaz' partially built mansion in 1984.

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[[Category:Deceased Characters|Diaz, Ricardo]]