 Bolo finds this pleasing, but she would like more. |
(click here to learn more)| Garret Paladin | |
|---|---|
 At a cartel villa. | |
| Vehicle in Just Cause | |
| Type | Sports car |
| Weapons | Hidden machine guns. |
| Rarity | Very rare |
| List of owners | Rioja Cartel San Esperito Military Civilians |
The Garret Paladin is a sports car in Just Cause (1). The Rioja PDA page calls it a "Garret Paladin 5-56".
Appearance[]
It has some vague similarities with multiple real cars. For example, its front bumper and fenders resemble the Gumpert Apollo, while its hood vents have a similar top-view silhouette to the second generation Lotus Elise.
It features a typical Grand Tourer configuration: Front engine; 4 seats; 2 doors. Normally painted golden, although a rare grey one appears in a mission.
Performance[]
It has rear wheel drive, so it is inferior to the 4-wheel drive Rossi 866 Corral, but it appears to be equally fast. The handling is so bad that the slightly slower Chevalier Supernova would be a better choice as a vehicle.
It has dual hidden machine guns in the hood, but the lack of missiles (like the GP Thunder Extreme Prototype has) makes it only useful against unarmored land vehicles. They do not have much of a firing range and they cannot shoot at too high of an angle, so it cannot be used against helicopters. Doing so would need the helicopter to be at a very low altitude, or the car to be parked on a slope. Delta 5H4 Boxheads fly relatively low and have very weak armor, but that would be a difficult target.
Being as armored as any other civilian vehicle, the Garret is not very durable, so its value as an armed vehicle is also questionable. This makes it a defenseless vehicle at a high level of heat.
Versions and locations[]
- Rioja Cartel: Provided at the Rioja 05 "Wavebreaker Base" safehouse. Unlocked upon obtaining the rank of Sargento (sergeant). This requires 700 points.
- San Esperito Military: Appears in Guerrilla sidemission 11. Cannot be saved.
- Civilian: Apparently there is also a civilian version, but the location is unknown. This version like its military variant above are considered rare vehicles.
Trivia[]
- A "Paladin" is an ancient French knight. See more at the wikipedia article.
- This site contains an extensive explanation of what exactly a paladin is, starting here with part 1.
- The Just Cause 2 counterpart to this vehicle is the Garret Traver-Z. In Just Cause 3, it is the Weaponized Serpente.
- This vehicle is made by the fictional Garret company.
- This vehicle is written in the game files as "LAVE_045_James_Bond_Car.ee", further reinforcing the parallels between Rico and James Bond.
Gallery[]
Rioja Cartel version[]
San Esperito Military version[]
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