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For the mission, see T-Bone Mendez (mission)

“

You think you can mess with me? I will blow your head off, and rape and kill your family, you snake. You think you can fucking bullshit me, and fuck me over? I know your fucking game, ese.

”

— "T-Bone" Méndez while holding CJ at gunpoint in Outrider.

"T-Bone" Mendez is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character and a minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Mendez was voiced by rapper Kid Frost, whose song La Raza can be heard on Radio Los Santos.

Biography

Background

T-Bone's background and real forename is unknown. At some point prior to 1992, he joined the San Fierro Rifa and eventually became the leader. Under his leadership, the Rifa confronted the Varrios Los Aztecas, Mendez himself killing two of Cesar Vialpando's friends.

Events of GTA San Andreas

Joining the Loco Syndicate, Deals with Ryder

“

This guy is T-Bone Mendez. He's the muscle.

”

— Guppy

By 1992, Mendez had become one of the three members in the Loco Syndicate, along with Mike Toreno and Jizzy B.. Mendez became the enforcer and protection of the syndicate, with Toreno overseeing and Jizzy arranging deals. T-Bone is a muscular man and very distrustful of others, nearly to the point of paranoia. He is seen beating a man to death during The Introduction machinima.

He makes his first appearance in Photo Opportunity, when Carl and Cesar spy on a meeting of the Loco Syndicate from a rooftop across the road.

Working with Carl Johnson

“

Orale, ese.

”

— T-Bone to Carl

He and Carl Johnson meet for the first time during the mission T-Bone Mendez, and in the mission Mike Toreno, Carl drives while T-Bone uses his cellphone to locate Toreno. Mendez shortly afterwards becomes distrustful of Carl, and ambushes him from the back seat of a car in Outrider, holding a gun to his face and accusing him of being a "snitch", but his attempt to scare him into admitting it is unsuccessful.

Death

“

Mendez! I see you, Rifa motherfucker!

”

— Cesar Vialpando, before killing T-Bone

Mendez's next and final appearance is in Pier 69. Carl by that point had turned against the Loco Syndicate and had already killed Jizzy B, so to stop the spread of crack cocaine into Los Santos by disrupting the syndicate's partnership and deal with Big Smoke's Crack Empire and the Los Santos street gangs. With the help of Cesar, Carl kills many Rifa and Ballas thugs. The pair both shoot Mendez at the same time, whose lifeless body falls over the edge of the pier and into the ocean below.

Mission Appearances

GTA San Andreas

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-|name = Méndez
+|name           = Mendez
-|image = T-BoneMendez-GTASA.jpg
+|image          = T-BoneMendez-GTASA.jpg
-|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
+|games          = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
-|gender = M
+|gender         = M
-|status = [[Pier 69 (mission)|Deceased]]
+|status         = [[Pier 69 (mission)|Deceased]]
+|aka            = T-Bone
 |dod = [[1992]]
-|home = [[San Fierro]], [[San Andreas]]
+|home           = [[San Fierro]], [[San Andreas]]
-|nationality = {{Flagicon|Mexico|Flag of Mexico}} [[Mexico|Mexican]]
+|nationality    = {{Flagicon|Mexico|Flag of Mexico}} [[Mexico|Mexican]]
-|affiliations = [[San Fierro Rifa]]<br>[[Loco Syndicate]]<br>[[Jizzy B.]]<br>[[Mike Toreno]]<br>[[Ryder]]<br>[[Carl Johnson]] <small>(Formerly)</small>
+|affiliations   = [[San Fierro Rifa]]<br>[[Loco Syndicate]]<br>[[Jizzy B.]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Mike Toreno]]<br>[[Ryder]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Carl Johnson]] <small>(Formerly)</small>
-|vehicles = Brown [[ZR-350]]<br>Blue [[Turismo]]<br>[[Premier]]
+|vehicles       = Brown [[ZR-350]]<br>Blue [[Turismo]]<br>[[Premier]]<br>[[Sanchez]] (given to CJ)
+|weapons        = [[Micro SMG]]<br> [[AK-47]]<br>[[Pistol]] (cutscene)
-|businesses = Drug Dealing
+|businesses     = Drug Dealing
-|voice = [[Kid Frost]]
+|voice          = [[Kid Frost]]
-|aka = T-Bone Mendez}}
+}}
+{{Disambiglink|For the mission, see [[T-Bone Mendez (mission)]]}}
+{{Quote|You think you can mess with me? I will blow your head off, and rape and kill your family, you snake. You think you can fucking bullshit me, and fuck me over? I know your fucking game, ese.|"T-Bone" Méndez while holding [[Carl Johnson|CJ]] at gunpoint in [[Outrider]].}}
+[[File:TBoneMendez-GTASA-Quote.ogg|center|noicon]]
-{{quote|You think you can mess with me? I will blow your head off, and rape and kill your family, you snake. You think you can fucking bullshit me, and fuck me over? I know your fucking game, ese.| "T-Bone" Méndez}}
-'''"T-Bone" Méndez''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character and a minor antagonist in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
+'''"T-Bone" Mendez''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a main character and a minor [[antagonist]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.
-Mendez was voiced by [[Kid Frost]], who can be heard on [[Radio Los Santos]] with the song ''La Raza''.
+Mendez was voiced by rapper [[Kid Frost]], whose song ''La Raza'' can be heard on [[Radio Los Santos]].
 ==Biography==
 ===Background===
-T-Bone's background is mostly unknown. At some point in the past he joined the [[San Fierro Rifa]], and eventually became the leader. Under his leadership, the Rifa confronted the [[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Varrios Los Aztecas]], Mendez himself killing two of [[Cesar Vialpando|Cesar Vialpando's]] friends.
+T-Bone's background and real forename is unknown. At some point prior to 1992, he joined the [[San Fierro Rifa]] and eventually became the leader. Under his leadership, the Rifa confronted the [[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Varrios Los Aztecas]], Mendez himself killing two of [[Cesar Vialpando|Cesar Vialpando's]] friends.
 ===Events of ''GTA San Andreas''===
 ====Joining the Loco Syndicate, Deals with Ryder====
+{{quote|This guy is T-Bone Mendez. He's the muscle.|[[Guppy]]}}By 1992, Mendez had become one of the three members in the [[Loco Syndicate]], along with [[Mike Toreno]] and [[Jizzy B.]]. Mendez became the enforcer and protection of the syndicate, with Toreno overseeing and Jizzy arranging deals. T-Bone is a muscular man and very distrustful of others, nearly to the point of paranoia. He is seen beating a man to death during [[The Introduction]] machinima.
-{{quote|This guy is T-Bone Mendez. He's the muscle.|[[Guppy]]}}
-By 1992, Mendez had become one of the three members in the [[Loco Syndicate]], along with [[Mike Toreno]] and [[Jizzy B.]]. Mendez become the enforcer and protection of the syndicate, with Toreno overseeing and Jizzy arranging deals. T-Bone is a muscular man and very distrustful of others, nearly to the point of paranoia. He is seen beating a man to death during [[The Introduction]] machinima.
-T-Bone makes his first appearance in [[Photo Opportunity]]. The dialogue about the history between the Rifa and the Varrios came from a dummied out beta version of that mission, which included CJ and Cesar spying on the meet while in a helicopter.
+He makes his first appearance in [[Photo Opportunity]], when Carl and Cesar spy on a meeting of the [[Loco Syndicate]] from a rooftop across the road.
 ====Working with Carl Johnson====
+{{quote|Orale, ese.|T-Bone to Carl}}He and [[Carl Johnson]] meet for the first time during the mission [[T-Bone Mendez (mission)|T-Bone Mendez]], and in the mission [[Mike Toreno (mission)|Mike Toreno]], Carl drives while T-Bone uses his [[Mobile phone|cellphone]] to locate Toreno. Mendez shortly afterwards becomes distrustful of Carl, and ambushes him from the back seat of a car in [[Outrider]], holding a gun to his face and accusing him of being a "snitch", but his attempt to scare him into admitting it is unsuccessful.
-{{quote|Horale, ese.|T-Bone to Carl}}
-He and [[Carl Johnson]] are introduced in the the [[T-Bone Mendez (mission)|mission T-Bone Mendez]], and in the mission [[Mike Toreno (mission)|Mike Toreno]], CJ drives while T-Bone uses his [[Mobile phone|cellphone]] to locate Toreno. Mendez shortly afterwards becomes distrustful of CJ, and ambushes him from the back seat of a car in [[Outrider]], holding a gun to his face and accusing him of being a snitch, trying to scare him into admitting it. However, CJ doesn't crack.
 ====Death====
+{{quote|Mendez! I see you, Rifa motherfucker!|[[Cesar Vialpando]], before killing T-Bone}}Mendez's next and final appearance is in [[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]]. Carl by that point had turned against the Loco Syndicate and had already killed Jizzy B, so to stop the spread of crack cocaine into Los Santos by disrupting the syndicate's partnership and deal with Big Smoke's Crack Empire and the [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] street gangs. With the help of Cesar, Carl kills many [[San Fierro Rifa|Rifa]] and [[Ballas (3D Universe)|Ballas]] thugs. The pair both shoot Mendez at the same time, whose lifeless body falls over the edge of the pier and into the ocean below.
-{{quote|Mendez! I see you, Rifa motherfucker!|[[Cesar Vialpando]], before killing T-Bone}}
-Mendez's next and final appearance is in [[Pier 69]]. CJ has by now turned on the Loco Syndicate and has already killed Jizzy B and is attempting to destroy the syndicate for good to stop the spread of crack into Los Santos by disrupting the syndicates partnership and deal with Big Smokes Crack Empire and the [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] street gangs. With the help of Cesar, CJ guns down many [[San Fierro Rifa|Rifa]] and [[Ballas (3D Universe)|Ballas]]. The two both shoot Mendez at the same time, and he falls over the pier and into the [[Water|water]] below.
-==Mission appearances ==
+==Mission Appearances ==
-;GTA San Andreas
+;''GTA San Andreas''
 *[[The Introduction]]
 *[[Photo Opportunity]]
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 *[[Outrider]]
 *[[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]] <small>(Killed) </small>
-==Trivia==
-*Despite sharing the same surname, it's unknown if T-Bone is in anyway related with [[Diego and Armando Mendez]] from [[GTA: Vice City Stories]]. It is unlikely however as T-Bone is of Mexican descent while the Mendez brothers are of [[wp:Bolivia|Bolivian]] descent, and the surname "Mendez" is very common in Latin America.
-*There is a [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]] criminal [[Pedestrians|pedestrian]] that looks similar to T-Bone.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="center" orientation="none" spacing="medium" columns="3">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
-T-BoneMendez-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of T-Bone Mendez
+T-BoneMendez-Artwork.jpg|Concept [[Artworks in GTA San Andreas|artwork]] of T-Bone Mendez.
+TBoneMendez-Artwork2.jpg|Unused concept artwork of Mendez threatening CJ.
 Pier69mission-GTASA5.jpg|T-Bone Mendez being killed by CJ and Cesar.
-TBoneMendez-Artwork2.jpg|Unused concept artwork of Mendez
 SanFierroRifa-GTASA-members.jpg|Members of T-bone's gang, the San Fierro Rifa
 TheIntroduction-MendezAndToreno.jpg|Mendez and Toreno in [[The Introduction]].
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+[[Category:Deceased characters|Mendez, T-Bone]]
-[[Category:Antagonists]]
+[[Category:Antagonists|Mendez, T-Bone]]
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Changes: T-Bone Mendez

Revision as of 10:15, 20 April 2020

Contents

Biography

Background

Events of GTA San Andreas

Joining the Loco Syndicate, Deals with Ryder

Working with Carl Johnson

Death

Mission Appearances

Gallery

Navigation