Marquis
The Marquis is a sailboat that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV.
| Marquis | |
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GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV |
| Vehicle type | Civilian watercraft |
| Body style | Sailboat |
| Capacity |
1 (GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories) 3 (GTA IV) |
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"Needless to say, nobody actually sails these things."
- Official Vice City Bureau of Investigation file description, GTA Vice City.[1]
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.
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.
Gallery
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GTA Vice City.
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Early pre-release screenshot of a Marquis in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
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GTA San Andreas (Rear quarter view).
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GTA Vice City Stories.
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GTA IV (Rear quarter view).
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
- 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 San Andreas, the default radio station is K-DST.
See also
Reference
- ↑ Vice City Crime Tree. Rockstar Games. official GTA Vice City website