Sergeant Mendoza (ALRTF)

Sergeant Mendoza '''is a main character in A Long Road to Fortune. ''' The  true hero of the story, Mendoza has found himself hopelessly dealing with the evils of the world around him all of his life. Often facing corruption and greed as a military soldier, Mendoza finds himself on a losing battle for a better world. His integrity and indominable will often shrouded by his self-fish desire for what he believes is best often painted him as a shady figure.

Once the world fall into the abyss of the apocalypse, society crumles in front of his very eyes. Initially awaiting for the rest of his unit to escort the people of the Tecpan out of town, Mendoza sees a new light once him and his community of survivors fight off an attack from the still thriving Costa Grande Cartel. Despite losing his right eye to this previous conflict, Mendoza has made it his mission to rebuild civilization along with the survivors he's managed to keep alive within the marketplace, as a utopia where the former world's evils shall cease to exist.

Pre-Apocalypse
Not much is known about Mendoza's life prior to the zombie apocalypse other than he was a non-corrupt military sergeant. Mendoza is a native of Tecpan de Galeana, evidenced by his past friendship with Mr. Chet and the fact that he knows Ashton and Valdez.

Post-Apocalypse
Sergeant Mendoza, along with a few members of his squad, returned to Tecpan de Galeana to attempt to rescue the remaining citizens. They eventually took refuge in the town's marketplace and started to wait around for the rest of the infantry to come and rescue them after they found themselves overwhelmed by the large amount of zombies.

Personality
Mendoza is seen as the leader amongst the marketplace survivors. This is due to his high military authority and tough nature. He is a fairly reasonable man with a strong sense of morals and justice. He despises criminals of any kind. This is specially noticable with his hostility towards Ashton, a former criminal.

Appearance
Mendoza is tall and daunting. He wears his sergeant uniform and hat most of the time. Unlike Daniel and Aguila, Mendoza has a slimmer body build. He is also quite adept in hand-to-hand combat, surpassing those of his fellow soldiers and on par with Mr. Chet and Gustavo Texta.
 * black hair
 * brown eyes
 * 6' 03 ft or 1.84 cm

Mr. Chet
Mr. Chet and Mendoza were very good friends before the apocalypse started. They both address to each other by their first names. With the apocalypse, their different opinions and changing attitude has made their friendship strain.

Killed Victims
Apart from killing numerous infected, Mendoza has also killed the following:

Mendoza has killed the following people:
 * Unknown counts of people (during military service; Pre-Apocalypse).
 * 2 unnamed cartel hitmen (Shot).

Trivia

 * Mendoza's theme is The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby.
 * Mendoza was physically based on actor Alejandro Martinez and was partially based on his character, Major Madero, in the colombian soap opera El Cartel (The Cartel) during its second season.
 * Despite this, actor Jorge Salinas was later adapted as his optional ALRTF portrayer.