Character Relationship Map: Machete Kills

Characters

• Machete (played by Danny Trejo) — protagonist

  Mexican vigilante and former Federal agent, known for his machete skills and relentless pursuit of justice.

• Voz (played by Mel Gibson) — protagonist

  Eccentric billionaire weapons inventor and Machete's arch-nemesis.

• Mendez (played by Demián Bichir) — supporting

  Psychopathic cartel leader with a split personality and a nuclear threat.

• Luz (played by Michelle Rodriguez) — supporting

  Leader of the Network, an illegal immigrant aid movement, and Machete's ally and romantic interest.

• Desdemona (played by Sofía Vergara) — supporting

  Brothel madam and Cereza's mother, leads prostitute assassins.

• Zaror (played by Marko Zaror) — minor

  Mendez's brutal enforcer who decapitates Mendez.

• Cereza (played by Vanessa Hudgens) — minor

  Mendez's beloved virgin who warns Machete about him.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Voz → Mendez (Power Exploiter)

  Voz preserves Mendez's beating heart in a jar and uses the heart-linked missile threat as part of the larger plan.

• Voz → Zaror (Professional Replacement Enforcer)

  Voz offers to make Machete succeed Zaror as a prototype for an army of cloned enforcers.

• Mendez → Zaror (Professional Enforcer)

  Zaror is identified as Mendez's enforcer and carries out violent assignments, including shooting Cereza and pursuing Machete.

• Mendez → Cereza (Romantic Beloved)

  The plot describes Cereza as Mendez's beloved virgin, and she is present at his headquarters before an enforcer shoots her after receiving Mendez's ca...

• Desdemona → Cereza (Family Mother)

  The plot explicitly identifies Desdemona as Cereza's mother.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Luz → Voz (Conflict Captured Opponent)

  During the assault on Voz's base, Luz fights the allied handler, is blinded, and is then frozen in carbonite and captured by Voz.

• Machete → Zaror (Conflict Rival Killers)

  Machete kills Zaror during the journey with Mendez, but Zaror later returns and attacks them again before decapitating Mendez.

• Machete → Cereza (Alliance Protective Ally)

  Machete seeks Cereza because she can lead him to Mendez, and she warns him about Mendez's split personality before traveling with him.

• Machete → Luz (Alliance Trusted Ally)

  After escaping Voz's facility, Machete meets his old comrade Luz, who reconnects him with her Network and helps him seek a way to disarm the device.

• Machete → Mendez (Alliance Forced Partnership)

  After learning that the missile is linked to Mendez's heart, Machete escorts Mendez toward the United States to find a way to disarm it.

• Desdemona → Machete (Conflict Enemy)

  Desdemona attacks Machete at the brothel and later joins the group of assassins pursuing him and Mendez toward the border.

• Machete → Voz (Conflict Arch Enemy)

  Voz reveals a plan to manipulate nuclear extremists, escape to space, and use Machete as a prototype enforcer. Machete fights Voz after recognizing hi...

Story Analysis

A wounded vigilante confronts a nuclear conspiracy while moving from forced alliances toward an unfinished war in space.

Plot Progression

1. The Hanging Survivor
2. The Heartbound Missile
3. Blood On The Border
4. The Space Conspiracy
5. The Missile's Last Ride