Marquis
| Marquis | |
|---|---|
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| Appearance(s) |
GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV GTA V |
| Vehicle type | Civilian watercraft |
| Body style | Sailboat |
| Capacity |
1 (GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories) 3 (GTA IV - GTA V) |
| Manufacturer | Dinka (GTA V) |
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"Needless to say, nobody actually sails these things."
- Official Vice City Bureau of Investigation file description, GTA Vice City.[1]
The Marquis is a sailboat that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
Design
The Marquis is a long single-hull sailboat with a Bermuda rig and propulsion of the motor in the rear, features that have not changed much since its introduction. Despite its design, the ship's sails are of no practical use as they are down and completely rolled up.
While the Marquis in pre-GTA IV games have long been depicted as a leisure sailboat, the GTA IV rendition of the Marquis sports a more luxurious design with a windowed cabin. In comparison to the former's blocky design, GTA IV rendition is also sleeker and modernized.
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GTA Vice City (Closer shot of hull and cabin).
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GTA San Andreas (Closer shot of hull and cabin).
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GTA Vice City Stories.
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A pre-release GTA IV screenshot of a Marquis, depicting slight texture differences and two ship's wheels.
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GTA IV (Closer shot of hull and cabin).
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GTA V, pre-release screenshot
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GTA V, final game.
Performance
While the Marquis posses a streamlined hull and is common in various locations of the games, the boat is significantly slow with poor speed and acceleration (due to its underwhelming motor) and has stiff controls, making it one of the worst watercraft to commandeer in all its appearances.
Locations
- GTA Vice City
- Docked at the Ocean Bay Marina.
- GTA San Andreas
- In the water west of Battery Point, San Fierro.
- Docked next to Pier 69, Esplanade North.
- Docked in Bayside Marina.
- Docked near the Boat School after you have gotten all bronze or higher.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Can be purchased at the docks north of the freighter in Viceport for $4500.
- Docked at the Ocean Bay Marina.
- GTA IV
- Commonly spawns along the West River, although the ship does rarely appear in other waterways in the city.
- Docked near Beaverhead Avenue, Leftwood, Alderney.
- A target for one of The Fixer's Assassinations is standing on a Marquis with bodyguards. If the player kills the target without destroying the boat, he/she can take the boat
Trivia
- In GTA Vice City, the rear marking of the boat reads "Marquis 69, Vice City".
- In GTA San Andreas, the default radio station is K-DST.
- The mission Father/Son in GTA V revolves around Michael De Santa trying to reclaim his stolen Marquis from thieves, who are towing the disassembled boat on a trailer.
See also
Reference
- ↑ Vice City Crime Tree. Rockstar Games. official GTA Vice City website