<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/9/92/Maria.png/452px-Maria.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Maria Cortez<br/><strong>Nicknames:</strong>Mari<br/><strong>Played By:</strong>AKunoichi<br/><strong>Age:</strong>Appears to be late 20s, refuses to disclose her true age.<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>República de la libertad (Tiny country between Brazil and Venezuela, too small to appear on the maps)<br/><strong>Specialty: </strong>Jungle warfare and CQB in urban environments, skilled with Pistols, Rifles, Blades, and Capoeira.<br/><strong>Appearance:</strong>A curvy dark skinned Latina woman who prefers to wear as little clothing and carry as much firepower as circumstances will permit.<br/><strong>Equipment:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li> <strong>Tactical: </strong>A green bikini with integrated tactical gear pouches under the shoulders and along the waistband. Primary weapon is an HK416 with Beta-C mags and an under-slung grenade launcher, secondary weapons are a Machete (strapped to her lower back) and a HKUSP with a suppressor and laser sight strapped to her thigh.</li><li> <strong>Concealed carry;</strong> A Red thong and white T-shirt. A fully automatic Glock is hidden in her purse, and a Karambit is hidden in her cleavage. if she needs more firepower, she tries to keep a duffel bag loaded with an AA12 automatic shotgun and hundreds of shells hidden in an accessible place.</li></ul><strong>History:</strong>Maria is the ex wife of the former dictator of Republica. Little is known about her past as she appears to have been a victim of human trafficking, however once she joined El Presidente's Harem of Amazonian Bodyguards, she quickly rose through the ranks to become his most favorite wife and most feared henchperson.  After his mysterious death, she and the Other amazons fled the country, searching for new lives. Apparently Maria has decided that mercenary work is the best fit for her skills.