Cesar Vialpando is the tritagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
He is voiced by Clifton Collins Jr.
History[]
Background[]
Little is known about Cesar's life prior to 1992, though at an unknown point in time he joined the Varrios Los Aztecas, a Hispanic street gang, eventually working his way up to become the leader. Cesar also began a relationship with Kendl Johnson, to the disapproval of her brother Sean, the leader of the Grove Street Families. Cesar displays excellent driving skills, especially when it comes to lowriders. During Customs Fast Track, Cesar reveals that he is acrophobic.
Events of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
Cesar first meets Carl Johnson at a lowrider competition. Despite Carl's initial distrust of Cesar, the two eventually form a close friendship and a working relationship between their two gangs, wherein they realize their common ground: opposition to the drug trade in Los Santos.
Cesar's house in El Corona.
With his newfound friendship with CJ and the Grove Street Families, Cesar does his duty to help them find justice for the drive-by shooting that killed Beverly Johnson. He began investigating the incident and found traces of its planning and execution. As CJ leads the Grove Street in a retaking ambush, Cesar calls him for a meeting at Verdant Bluffs, informing him of the evidence on the drive-by, which the former agrees. Inside a heavily-tinted Bravura, they spy on a Ballas hideout where CJ is horrified upon witnessing Ryder and Big Smoke's betrayal to the Ballas and C.R.A.S.H. head Frank Tenpenny. Cesar adds to the horror by pointing out Tenpenny's right-hand Eddie Pulaski reversing a green-colored Sabre car, which CJ realizes to be the same vehicle that was used in the shooting. Although CJ thanks Cesar for the investigation, he realizes that Sweet and Families are heading for a trap, ordering Cesar to keep Kendl safe, which Cesar agrees to.
Like Carl, Cesar and Kendl were forced to leave Los Santos after the incident and his gang's influence in the city diminished sharply. While in exile, he gets Carl into some grief by introducing him to his cousin, Catalina. After arriving in San Fierro, he and Carl cooperate to get revenge on the people who double-crossed them. Together, they were able to kill T-Bone Mendez. Later, Cesar puts his driving skills to good use by aiding Carl in obtaining several sports cars for their newly established car business.
The duo eventually return to Los Santos, and Cesar helps Carl and Sweet reclaim territories for the Grove Street Families. Carl repays Cesar's efforts by helping Cesar reclaim the Azteca's territories. During the same mission, Cesar informs Carl of his intention to propose to Kendl. Carl gives Cesar his blessing, but Cesar asks Carl to discuss it with Sweet because of the latter's earlier distrust of Cesar. Cesar appears in the final mission, where he witnesses Frank Tenpenny's death in the centre of Grove Street. He is later seen inside the Johnson House, and joins the celebrations when Madd Dogg announces his new gold record.
Character[]
Personality[]
Cesar is revealed to be a kind, loyal, caring, and selfless person. His loyalty comes from when he stops his gang members from fighting with Carl in the mission Cesar Vialpando. He also assures Carl he will take care of his sister Kendl and make sure she is brought no harm, which is exactly what he does. When it comes to Kendl, he is genuinely kind and protective towards her, as seen in the mission Deconstruction where he attempts to confront the construction workers for harassing her.
The only negative characteristic of Cesar's is his lack of patience, as he might lose his temper if things take longer than planned. This is seen in the mission Puncture Wounds, in which he becomes very angry just because he failed to steal a car on his own. Cesar is also revealed to be afraid of heights, as seen in Customs Fast Track.
Cesar is quite the opposite of his cousin Catalina, who is a ruthless, selfish, and extremely arrogant person. However, Cesar still does not want others to disrespect her, seen by his reaction when Carl calls her a "bitch" in front of him.
Appearance[]
As Cesar is a Mexican, his appearance is much like most of Mexican men, with a partially shaved head, light moustache, landing strip goatee, hazel brown eyes, and several tattoos on his body. He wears a yellowish white tank top, grey pants and black shoes. Due to this, although being a member of Varrios Los Aztecas, his appearance resembles the second member of the Los Santos Vagos, which is also a Mexican gang.
Vehicle[]
Cesar owns a red Savanna with a personalised number plate reading "LVA4L", which stands for "Los Varrios Aztecas for Life". During The Green Sabre, Cesar uses a grey Bravura with a tinted windscreen to spy on Ryder and Big Smoke and expose their betrayal of the Grove Street Families to Carl.
Murders Committed[]
- T-Bone Mendez - Killed by him and Carl in order to destroy the Loco Syndicate.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Cesar Vialpando
- High Stakes, Low-Rider (Boss)
- The Green Sabre
- Badlands (Post-mission phone call)
- Body Harvest (Voice)
- King in Exile (Boss)
- First Base (Post-mission phone call)
- Wu Zi Mu (Boss)
- Farewell, My Love... (Boss/Unseen)
- Wear Flowers in Your Hair
- Deconstruction
- Photo Opportunity (Boss)
- Jizzy
- Ice Cold Killa
- Pier 69
- Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
- Zeroing In (Boss)
- Test Drive (Boss)
- Customs Fast Track (Boss)
- Puncture Wounds (Boss)
- Highjack
- Riot
- Los Desperados
- End of the Line
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- His appearance might be based on his voice actor Clifton Collins Jr. He may also based on Collins' other character bearing the same forename, Cesar Sanchez, from the 1997 movie 187, which also features Samuel L. Jackson who lent his voice to Officer Tenpenny.
- In the beta version, Cesar originally wore a black bandana and black trousers, as opposed to his grey ones in the final version of the game.