El Mariachi was a wandering musician who travelled from town to town playing his gitarra in any saloon or cantina who would let him. One day, he travelled to the wrong town.

This town, it was run by a bandito muy malo. And this bandito had heard that an assassin had been sent to kill him. The assassin, he heard, carried his guns in a guitar case. So he sent his men out to search for a stranger with a guitar case.

Well, sure enough, there was El Mariachi wandering through town with his guitar case. Los banditos didn't stop to see if maybe he really was just a musician. Instead, they just tried to kill him.

El Mariachi managed to survive. He is quick like lightning, muy fuerte and...sorry. "Muy fuerte" means "very strong." Anyhow, he is very dangerous, and he finally kills the bandito, but not before the bandito kills his -- how you yanquis say? -- his "girlfriend." And the bandito also shoots him in his fret-hand, so now he can no longer play la gitarra.

Since this time, he has gone across the countryside looking for banditos who prey on innocent people. He even killed his own brother when he discovered that his brother was also a bandito. And, like the assassin they thought he was, he now carries around a guitar case full of guns. No one knows where he is or where he will turn up next. Many people think he is a myth, but I know better. I have seen El Mariachi in action, and I tell you -- I am glad he is on our side...

Special Gear:
      A guitar case with lots of guns. This case also contains a spring-loaded device which can launch a shotgun 4-5 feet straight up into the air. If El Mariachi is standing next to the case, he can grab the gun and fire in the same action on a successful quick-draw roll.

      El Mariachi also has two spring-loaded gun holders strapped to each of his forearms. On a successful quick-draw roll, the guns in these holders will zip into El Mariachi's hands and he can fire them in the same action.

*Although performin' is usually a Mien based skill, El Mariachi can no longer play the guitar due to his injury. However, he still retains his knowledge of how to play the guitar.