Cameron Mendes

"If you made it work with 'Super Inggo' who originated from literally another universe, I can make it work with a 5-foot-8 dreamboat," - **Cameron** to Léa in Beyond Worlds: Azul

## **OFFICIAL BIO**

*"Known as the comedic relief of any stressful situation, **Cameron** is always there to get anyone to laugh and make their day a little bit better. Though it might seem at first glance that he's an airhead with a flirty demeanor, people have to watch out for this piece of work- he's a manipulative person with a knack of getting his own way." - Character dossier*

## Biographical Information

### Name

Kaitlyn Cameron Mendes (birth name), Cairo Cameron Mendes

### Other Name(s)

Cam (Beyond Worlds), Ronni (by his friends, Azul)

### Home

Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam (formerly), Pasadena California

## Relationships

### Friends

Léa Navarro, Red Ordonia, Hiro Hamada, Julian Navarro, Kenji Katagiri, Tadashi Hamada, Big Hero 6

### Enemies

Robert Callaghan (BW), Martín Buenavista (Azul, formerly), Lia (Azul), Cara Mendes (possibly)

## Production Information

### Actor

Yäel Khanh

**Cameron Mendes**, often shortened to **Cam** (**Ronni** in the reboot), is one of the supporting characters in Beyond Worlds, second to Kenji Katagiri, one of the tritagonists along with Red Ordonia in Beyond Worlds: Azul, and the protagonist to the reboot's sequel, Beyond Worlds: Amarillo. He's the daughter of his unnamed father and **Cara Mendes** and revealed himself as transgender, a revelation in which his mother found unacceptable. He's Léa Navarro and Red Ordonia's best friend who also attends Caltech, and becomes the love interest of Camilo Madrigal in the reboot's sequel. Cameron is known to have enrolled in Caltech only because it's what his parents want for him.

He was based on **Parker Trinh**, who is also one of the writers of the series. **Yäel Khanh** will provide for the voice of Cameron in the reels and animatics.

## **EARLY LIFE**

Cameron is born to his mother, **Cara Mendes**, and his unnamed father, on June 19. He's always felt like he's out of place growing up; he finds boys' companies more comfortable and he understands them more than girls do. He was 8 years old when he first told his father that he would want to try other clothes that fit his tastes, and even got a "boy cut". This would be the start of his transition from a female to a male individual, and this would also be the start of his and his mother's feud for not being "normal". Until his mother accepts him for who he is, he swore he wouldn't talk to her again.

## **PHYSICAL APPEARANCE**

#### **BEYOND WORLDS**

He has straight light brown hair that reaches his nape, has full bangs covering his forehead, and has hazel-colored eyes. He has a slender build and stands at about 5'5" tall. In Season 1, he was seen wearing mostly a light green colored tracksuit with white and yellow accents and designs, and a black turtleneck underneath. He wears white shoes.

#### **AZUL**

He gets a redesign in the reboot, with his hair being naturally black, usually tied to a small ponytail on the back with strands of hair framing his face. His eyes are russet brown. Cameron wears a blue shirt with a darker shade of blue for its neckline under a black dress shirt. He pairs these with black jeans and black high-cuts with white shoelaces. Like Red, Cameron adds three necklaces around his neck: a black choker, two dog tag necklaces, and a longer one with only one dog tag.

## **GALLERY**

BW Season 1AzulAmarilloWedding showerAmarillo epilogue
## **TRIVIAS**

* According to writer **Austin Dy**, "Kaitlyn" is his birth name, while "Cameron" is his mother's last name, and "Mendes" is his father's, confirming he's transgender.
* Cameron is the only one who was given a drastic design change due to him being jumping from a supporting character to the latest installment's protagonist.
* Léa was most likely referring to him when she says, "I have no idea if she's lactose intolerant like someone I know" in the original Beyond Worlds, since **Parker Trinh** is a lactose intolerant himself, although it was never confirmed. The only other person who has to be slightly picky with his food is Hiro, who has a mild peanut allergy.
* When the first season of Beyond Worlds came out, it was rumored that Cameron would have at least a male love interest in the second season- preferably either Julian Navarro or Kenji Katagiri. The writers never included (nor planned) to have Cameron a love interest as he's only a recurring character.
	+ This changed, though, when **Stefen Sanchez**, a writer of Beyond Worlds: Azul, made Julian Cameron's love interest.
* Cameron wearing a tracksuit made readers think that he's at least slightly athletic and has a knack of competing or doing track and field. This wasn't confirmed yet by any of the writers.
* **Luci Sakuragi** pointed out that his initial design looks like Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon, especially on the first film. **Parriss Bell** said it was unintentional.
	+ Parker Trinh had a crush on Hiccup before Camilo Madrigal- it stopped when the film's series, Dragons: Race to the Edge, came out, when Astrid Hofferson's relationship with Hiccup was greatly shown.
		- Trinh having a crush on Hiccup will also be incorporated in Amarillo.
* A butterfly is depicted in his signature, which connects him to Encanto's events.