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{{infobox character| | {{infobox character| | ||
|image = RicardoDiaz-GTAVC.jpg | | image = RicardoDiaz-GTAVC.jpg | ||
|game_1 = GTA Vice City | | game_1 = GTA Vice City | ||
|game_2 = GTA Vice City Stories | | game_2 = GTA Vice City Stories | ||
|name = Ricardo Diaz | | name = Ricardo Diaz | ||
|aka = Mr. Coke | | aka = Mr. Coke | ||
|status = Deceased | | status = Deceased | ||
|gender = M | | status-link = Rub Out | ||
|dob = | | gender = M | ||
|dob-comment = | | dob = | ||
|pob = | | dob-comment = | ||
|dod = 1986 | | pob = | ||
|dod-comment = <small>(in [[Rub Out]])</small> | | dod = 1986 | ||
|home = [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz' Mansion]], [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] | | dod-comment = <small>(in [[Rub Out]])</small> | ||
|nationality = Colombia | | home = [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz' Mansion]], [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] | ||
|family = | | nationality = Colombia | ||
|affiliations = [[Diaz' Gang]]<br />[[Victor Vance]]<br />[[Lance Vance]]<br />[[Gonzalez]]<br />[[Juan Cortez]]<br />[[Mike (GTA VC)|Mike]]<br />[[Tommy Vercetti]] | | family = | ||
|vehicles = Grey [[Admiral]]<br />[[Cheetah]]<br />[[Infernus]]<br />White [[Stretch]] | | affiliations = [[Diaz' Gang]]<br />[[Victor Vance]]<br />[[Lance Vance]]<br />[[Gonzalez]]<br />[[Juan Cortez]]<br />[[Mike (GTA VC)|Mike]]<br />[[Tommy Vercetti]] | ||
|businesses = Drugs trade<br />Protection | | vehicles = Grey [[Admiral]]<br />[[Cheetah]]<br />[[Infernus]]<br />White [[Stretch]] | ||
|voice = [[Luis Guzmán]] | | businesses = Drugs trade<br />Protection | ||
| voice = [[Luis Guzmán]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Character history== | {{quote| When you're done, I'm gonna own this town. It's the American dream. And it's all because of you, Vic. You're a hero!|Ricardo to Vic Vance.}} | ||
===Up to 1984=== | |||
'''Ricardo Diaz''' is a character in the [[3D Universe]] 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. | |||
== Character history == | |||
=== Up to 1984 === | |||
[[File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Ricardo Diaz in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]].]] | [[File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Ricardo Diaz in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]].]] | ||
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Lance Vance then borrows money from Diaz and has his brother work to repay the debt, with Diaz having Victor [[Domo Arigato Domestoboto|destroy]] [[Diego and Armando Mendez|Armando Mendez']] bearer bonds using a [[Domestobot]], before having him [[Over The Top|steal]] an attack helicopter from the [[Fort Baxter Air Base]] in order to attack the [[Mendez Compound]] in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], Vice City. Having been successful in stealing the helicopter, Victor [[Last Stand|attacks]] the Mendez Compound on Diaz' orders and kills both Diego Mendez and [[Jerry Martinez]]. Following this, Victor and Lance decide to leave Vice City. | Lance Vance then borrows money from Diaz and has his brother work to repay the debt, with Diaz having Victor [[Domo Arigato Domestoboto|destroy]] [[Diego and Armando Mendez|Armando Mendez']] bearer bonds using a [[Domestobot]], before having him [[Over The Top|steal]] an attack helicopter from the [[Fort Baxter Air Base]] in order to attack the [[Mendez Compound]] in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], Vice City. Having been successful in stealing the helicopter, Victor [[Last Stand|attacks]] the Mendez Compound on Diaz' orders and kills both Diego Mendez and [[Jerry Martinez]]. Following this, Victor and Lance decide to leave Vice City. | ||
===Final years=== | === Final years === | ||
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. | 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 [[VCPD in GTA III Era|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, | 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 from the [[Viceport]] [[Boatyard]] 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 from the [[Little Haiti]] [[City Scrap|junkyard]] and they later [[Rub Out|assault]] Diaz' mansion, resulting in the death of Diaz, with Tommy and Lance both executing him point blank. | ||
==Development== | == Development == | ||
[[File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVC-artwork-concept.jpg|thumb|Ricardo Diaz' concept artwork with his development name, Fernando Diaz.]] | [[File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVC-artwork-concept.jpg|thumb|Ricardo Diaz' concept artwork with his development name, Fernando Diaz.]] | ||
Concept art on the [[Rockstar North|Rockstar North's]] website shows that the working name for Ricardo Diaz was "Fernando Diaz". The name Ricardo may be a reference to Ricardo Tubs, a major character from the show ''Miami Vice''. The character Tony Montana, from the 1983 film ''Scarface'', may also be an influence of Ricardo Diaz' character. Diaz' mansion is similar to Montana's, whilst Diaz wears the exact same clothes as Montana during the famous chainsaw torture scene from Scarface. | Concept art on the [[Rockstar North|Rockstar North's]] website shows that the working name for Ricardo Diaz was "Fernando Diaz". The name Ricardo may be a reference to Ricardo Tubs, a major character from the show ''Miami Vice''. The character Tony Montana, from the 1983 film ''Scarface'', may also be an influence of Ricardo Diaz' character. Diaz' mansion is similar to Montana's, whilst Diaz wears the exact same clothes as Montana during the famous chainsaw torture scene from Scarface. | ||
==Mission appearances== | == Mission appearances == | ||
;GTA Vice City | ; GTA Vice City | ||
*[[The Party]] | * [[The Party]] | ||
*[[Guardian Angels]] | * [[Guardian Angels]] | ||
*[[The Chase]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[The Chase]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[Phnom Penh '86]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Phnom Penh '86]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[The Fastest Boat]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[The Fastest Boat]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[Supply & Demand]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Supply & Demand]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[Rub Out]] <small>(Killed)</small> | * [[Rub Out]] <small>(Killed)</small> | ||
;GTA Vice City Stories | ; GTA Vice City Stories | ||
*[[Steal the Deal]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Steal the Deal]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[The Exchange (GTA VCS)|The Exchange]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[The Exchange (GTA VCS)|The Exchange]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[Farewell to Arms]] | * [[Farewell to Arms]] | ||
*[[Domo Arigato Domestoboto]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Domo Arigato Domestoboto]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[Over The Top]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Light My Pyre]] <small>(post mission pager message)</small> | ||
*[[Last Stand]] <small>(Boss)</small> | * [[Over The Top]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
* [[Last Stand]] <small>(Boss)</small> | |||
== VCBI record == | == VCBI record == | ||
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* Thought to be responsible for 18 murders. | * Thought to be responsible for 18 murders. | ||
==Trivia== | == Murders committed == | ||
* 18 unnamed murders - <small>(the VCPD is aware of 18 possible murders committed by Diaz.)</small> | |||
* [[Victor Vance]] - <small>(sent [[Diaz' Hitmen|hitmen]] to ambush a drug deal and murder those involved.)</small> | |||
* [[Harry]] - <small>(sent hitmen to ambush their drug deal and kill them.)</small> | |||
* [[Lee]] - <small>(sent hitmen to ambush their drug deal and kill them.)</small> | |||
* [[Sharks Thief]] <small>(sent [[Tommy Vercetti]] to [[Phnom Penh '86|kill a member of the Sharks]] who betrayed him and stole 3% of his merchandise)</small> | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* The player can play as Diaz in GTA Vice City by inputting cheats. | * The player can play as Diaz in GTA Vice City by inputting cheats. | ||
: PS2: {{key|l1}}{{key|l2}}{{key|r1}}{{key|r2}}{{key|p_down}}{{key|l1}}{{key|r2}}{{key|l2}} | : PS2: {{key|l1}}{{key|l2}}{{key|r1}}{{key|r2}}{{key|p_down}}{{key|l1}}{{key|r2}}{{key|l2}} | ||
: PC: cheatshavebeencracked | : PC: cheatshavebeencracked | ||
: Xbox: {{key|lt}}{{key|white}}{{key|rt}}{{key|black}}{{key|x_down}}{{key|lt}}{{key|black}}{{key|white}} | : Xbox: {{key|lt}}{{key|white}}{{key|rt}}{{key|black}}{{key|x_down}}{{key|lt}}{{key|black}}{{key|white}} | ||
*Ricardo Diaz is one of only seven characters to appear in both GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories along with [[Victor Vance|Victor]] and [[Lance Vance]], [[Umberto Robina|Umberto]] and [[Alberto Robina]], [[Phil Cassidy]] and [[Gonzalez]]. | * Ricardo Diaz is one of only seven characters to appear in both GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories along with [[Victor Vance|Victor]] and [[Lance Vance]], [[Umberto Robina|Umberto]] and [[Alberto Robina]], [[Phil Cassidy]], and [[Gonzalez]]. | ||
*Ricardo Diaz is fan of [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro's]] pornography. | * Ricardo Diaz is fan of [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro's]] pornography. | ||
*The concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz appears on the front cover of the 1986 edition of [[Crime]] magazine in GTA Vice City. | * The concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz appears on the front cover of the 1986 edition of [[Crime]] magazine in GTA Vice City. | ||
*Ricardo Diaz is the | * Ricardo Diaz is the first named character in the GTA series that succesfully manages to have a protagonist killed ([[Victor Vance]]). He was followed by [[Trevor Philips]], who ends the life of [[Johnny Klebitz]]. | ||
* Diaz is one of few characters to be killed by multiple characters, much like [[T-Bone Mendez]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] who was [[Pier 69 (mission)|killed]] by [[Carl Johnson]] and [[Cesar Vialpando]]; [[Eugene Reaper]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] who was [[I Luv LC|killed]] by [[Patrick McReary]] and [[Derrick McReary]]; and [[Devin Weston]] in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] who was [[The Third Way|killed]] by [[Michael De Santa]], [[Franklin Clinton]], and [[Trevor Philips]]. | |||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
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File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVC-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz for GTA Vice City. | File:RicardoDiaz-GTAVC-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Ricardo Diaz for GTA Vice City. | ||
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