Los Zetas/Bio & Battles

"I loved doing it, killing that first person, I loved it. I thought I was Superman."

- Rosalio Reta, Los Zetas assassin

Los Zetas is a powerful and violent criminal syndicate in Mexico, and is considered by the U.S. government to be the "most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico". The origins of Los Zetas date back to the late 1990s when commandos of the Mexican Army's forces deserted their ranks and decided to work as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization.

In February 2010, Los Zetas broke away from their former employer and formed their own criminal organization. Los Zetas are well armed and equipped, and unlike other traditional criminal organizations in Mexico, drug trafficking makes up only around 50% of their revenue, while a large portion of their income comes from other activities directed against both rival drug cartels and civilians; their brutal tactics, which include beheadings to terrorize their rivals and, torture and indiscriminate slaughter, show that they often prefer brutality over bribery.

Los Zetas are also Mexico's largest drug cartel in terms of geographical presence, overtaking its rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel. Los Zetas also operate through protection rackets, assassinations, extortion, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. The organization is based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.

Battle vs. Russian Mafia (by Samurai234)
Cartel:

Mafia:

{C}The battle opens as 5 Russian Mafia members exit from a car and approach an alley that is their hideout. They find out however, the los zetas cartel have set up a drug store next to thier headquaters. Not pleased to have thier territory taken over, The mafia boss tells one of his henchmen a plan. he hands him some money, and the mafia member enters the building. Inside, He meets up with a cartel member acting as a cashier. He hands him the money and buys a bag of Coccaine. As the cartel member puts the money in the resgister, the mafia member pulls out his M1911 and shoots the cartel member, killing him.

Cartel:

Mafia:

He spits on the cartel member's corpse and steals the resgister's money, but another cartel member hears the commotion and quickly kills the mafia member with his MP5.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The other Mafia Members quickly enter the building and get behind the cashier desk and enter a door but end up getting ambushed by 2 cartel members. During the fire fight, one of the cartel members is killed by 2 mafia members with a PPSh-41 and AK-74.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The other Cartel members makes a run for it. One of the Mafia members finds a door and enters it, Unaware of the Cartel member hiding in the room. The Cartel member wraps a Garrote wire around the Mafia member's neck and pulls harder, until the mafia member's head falls off.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The Cartel member quickly runs out of the room, exits the building, and approachs the mafia's car. He pulls out 30 pounds of dynamite, puts it beneath the driver seat of the car, and retreats to a safer distance. Meanwhile, inside the building, the 2 of the remaining mafia members chase a cartel member. The cartel member hides and shoots one the mafia members with his AR-15.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The other mafia member slowly pulls the pin on a RGD-5. He hurls the grenade in the room, killing the cartel member.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The Mafia Member exits the building and enters the car, unaware of the bomb. The cartel who planted the bomb waits for his chance, then pushes the dentinator, blowing up the car.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The mafia boss hears the explosion and approachs the Cartel member who dentonated the car, M1911 in hand. The cartel member panics and tries to pulls out his glock, but the Mafia boss shoots first and kills him.

Cartel:

Mafia:

As he reloads his pistol, bullets fly at the wall. He turns and sees the Cartel holding a glock pistol. The mafia Boss fires back, forcing the Cartel Boss to retreat. As the mafia boss enters the room, the Cartel boss wraps a garrote wire around the Mafia boss's neck. the Mafia boss elbows him, though, before the wire could any serious damage. The Cartel Boss angrily charges the Mafia boss, but doesn't see the knife the Mafia boss is pulling out. The mafia stabs the cartel boss in the stomach, then disembowls him.

Cartel:

Mafia:

The Mafia Boss pulls out a cigar and smokes it, pleased with his victory. he then stares at the dead Cartel boss's corspe and says "Вы были хороши, но не достаточно хороши." ("you were good, but not good enough.")

WINNER: RUSSIAN MAFIA

Expert's Opinion
In the end it boils down to three factors: Organization, equipment and training. The Russian mafia had these factors, which gave them the upper hand in the conflict. Unlike the Cartel they had automatic weapons of medium caliber, also grenades, they were very organized from their past as KGB, and because of said past they knew how to properly handle a weapon.

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Battle vs. Mendez Cartel (by KevlarNinja)
Mendez

Los Zetas

At a Mexican port, Diego and Armando Mendez and three other members of the Mendez Cartel are visiting from Vice City to pick up a package. They go over to a nearby crate. One of them opens the crate with a crowbar. Inside is about $10,000 worth of cocaine inside. Armando says "Diego, please bring our new product onto the yacht." Diego nods and walks over to a nearby crane. At the same time, a group of Los Zetas enter the port. They came for the crate too, and they are not leaving without it. One Los Zetas aims his AR-15 and shoots a Mendez in the back of the head.

Mendez

The Mendez turn there heads and see there attackers. Diego jumps into the boat for safety. Armando runs for cover behind the crane. Gunfire and thugs on both sides shouting in spanish fill the salty air. One Mendez thug wielding an AK-47 hits the AR-15 Los Zetas in the chest.

Los Zetas

One Los Zetas with a MP5 cuts the AK Mendez down to size.

Mendez

Armando cocks his Beretta M9 and shoots the MP5 Los Zetas.

Los Zetas

One Los Zetas picks up his fallen friend's MP5. He and a second Los Zetas run ahead. The first Los Zetas knocks Armando out and shoots a second Mendez thug. The thug's body makes a loud splash as it hit's the water.

Mendez

The first Los Zetas runs over to the back of the boat, well the second one jumps onto the front and breaks into a window. The first Los Zetas looks for more Mendez, when Diego lights him up with his flamethrower! The thug drops his gun, screaming. He jumps overboard, but, because of the shock, the thug soon drowns.

Los Zetas

Diego smirks, but is soon shot in the head by the other thug's Glock 19.

Mendez

A bullet just misses the thug. It was from Armando's Beretta. The two fire back and forth, just each keeps dodging the other's bullet. Soon, there both run out of ammo. Armando picks up a hammer and runs toward the thug. The thug pistol whips Armando, but Armando delivers the death blow with a hammer on the top of the thug's head.

Los Zetas

Armando runs over to the yacht's controls and tries to start it, but his thoat is sliced by the Los Zetas leader's garrote.

Mendez

The leader walks outside, raises his fist in the air, and lets out a victory cry.

Winner: Los Zetas Cartel 

Expert's Opinion
It didn't matter a whole lot how the training was distributed in this fight, as neither warrior was to far ahead of the other. What really decided this match was the arsenal of Los Zetas was far superior to that of Mendez.

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Battle vs. Irish Mob (by CrowbarofFreeman)
Los Zetas Catel

Irish Mob

Area: Warehouse somewhere in Mexico

Los Zetas walks in with weapons "This will be our hide out" The leader says as the Cartel rambles about buisness plans an Irish Mob member shoots a Los Zetas member from a window. "We've been spotted" a member says an Irish mob member comes in with a MAC-10 and opens fire one Los Zetas dies and the mob member dies. A Los Zetas member runs out of the warehouse and steps on a pipe bomb and it explodes. A Mob member runs in and attacks a member of Los Zetas with a baseball bat. But quickly the Los Zetas gets a Garrote and strangles the mob member to death. But then that member is shot. And quickly a Los Zetas runs up a stair case. But soon shot by a Mob member. The last one lights some dynamite and throws it at a mob member exploding and killing him. A mob member runs out trying to shoot the man but shot in the process. Horribly wounded the Los Zetas crawls but is stopped by the last mob member who points a pistol at him and slowly squeezes the trigger  the last Irish Mob member lights a cigrette and sits down on the body

Expert's Opinion
TBW

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