World War Z Interviews Tony Montana

Title: "World War Z: An Interview with Tony Montana"

Interview conducted by Max Brooks

Max Brooks: (sitting in a dimly lit room across from Tony Montana, who wears his signature white suit, his face still bearing the scars of his violent past)

Tony, thanks for agreeing to this interview. I know it's not exactly your style to talk to the media. But considering your unique perspective on the collapse of Miami—and the criminal underworld—I thought you'd be one of the best to give insight on how the Zombie War reshaped the region, and maybe even your life.

Tony Montana: (leaning back, grinning)

Yeah, yeah, I know. But you got somethin' I want, I get it. You a big man, Max Brooks. You tell the world stories, write books, all that crap. But listen, the only story I'm interested in is mine. You got that? My story.

Max Brooks: (nodding)

Absolutely. Let's talk about Miami first. The outbreak hit the region hard—especially with the influx of refugees, the economic collapse, and then the constant barrage of infected. How did the zombie war change Miami, Tony?

Tony Montana: (scoffs, running a hand through his hair)

You askin' me how the war changed Miami? My friend, you don't even know. Miami was already a war zone before the zombies showed up. The only difference now was the new kind of enemy. No more rival cartels, no more competition between the Colombians, Cubans, the Haitians. No more... (pauses) the money. It all changed.

When the zombies came, everything stopped. The streets turned into a free-for-all. People panic, they go crazy, they don't care 'bout no money, no power. They just wanna survive. My empire? Ha, forget it. That's gone. You think people care 'bout cocaine when they're tryin' to stay alive? No, my friend, the only thing they care about is food, water, and a place to hide. That's the truth. When the world goes to hell, your empire becomes worthless.

Max Brooks:

I can imagine that was a tough transition for you. You've always been a man of ambition, of power, of control. So, how did you see the collapse of Miami's criminal syndicates and gangs? How did the Zombie War shake things up in that world?

Tony Montana: (laughs bitterly)

Ah, you think we was gonna be the ones to control it all, huh? You think it's just 'bout a few men holdin' guns and takin' over the streets? Well, the zombies don't care about power, man. They don't care if you own the biggest yacht in Biscayne Bay or run the biggest cartel in South America. They just wanna eat you. Simple as that.

So, the first thing that happened? People got scared. All these big bosses, all these tough guys, all these gangsters who think they run the streets... they got eaten alive, Max. Literally. Zombies took out the weak, and the strong? They made mistakes. They got too cocky, too careless. The streets weren't safe. Nobody was safe.

Look, you remember the Haitians, right? They were always tough. They had their territory. They had their power. But when the dead started walkin', they didn't stand a chance. Same with the Colombians, the Mexicans. It wasn't the cops that were killin' them anymore, it was the zombies. No one was safe. Miami became a wasteland, a ghost town.