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{{Infobox_character
|Title = Michelle Vega
|Actor = [[Josie Loren]]
|Name = Michelle Vega
|First = [[Nothing But Blue Skies]]
|Status = Deceased
|Last = [[Nothing Gold Can Stay]]
|Job = FBI Special Agent <small>(2016)</small>
|Family = unnamed father †<br>Unnamed aunt ''(her father's sister)''
|Image = Vega.jpg
|ImageSize = 250px}}

'''Michelle Vega''' was a rookie [[FBI]] agent.

==Biography==
Her father served in the military and at his urging she attended [[Wikipedia:United States Military Academy|West Point]]. When he was diagnosed with liver cancer, she left the academy. She then trained at [[Wikipedia:FBI Academy|Quantico]] and became an FBI special agent. Her assignment to [[Dennis Abbott]]'s team is her first posting.

In "[[Nothing Gold Can Stay]]" Vega is shot by one of the suspects, [[Steve Sellers]]. This gun shot proves to be fatal. The end of the episode sees Vega's funeral.

==Relationship with [[Jason Wylie]]==
She and [[Jason Wylie|Special Agent Jason Wylie]] were very close as partners in work since they were the youngest members of the [[Abbott's Team|main team]]. Besides their working relationship, Wylie had a crush on Vega started the very first moment he saw her. ''([[Nothing But Blue Skies]])'' We can see him practicing how to ask her out in ''[[Green Light]]'', but he finally manages asking her out in ''[[Nothing Gold Can Stay]]'' which she says yes. This date never happens because of Vega's tragic demise. “[...] heartbreaking! We were finally going to have our very geeky nerdy date.” [[Josie Loren]] later said.<ref>http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/04/mentalist-producer-shocking-death-spoilers</ref> However we cannot be sure how Vega truly felt about Wylie. As Loren said, "[Wylie] is someone that Vega grew to really enjoy. It's nice because he is such a contrast to who she is, she almost needs people like Wylie in her life".<ref>http://tvline.com/2015/02/04/the-mentalist-final-season-vega-dies-jane-quits/</ref>

==Trivia==
*She admitted to [[Jane]] in the episode ''[[Green Light]]'' that she still wanted her father's approval of her job choice and life decisions.
*She spoke fluent Spanish. ''([[Black Market]], [[Green Light]], [[Little Yellow House]])''
*She was a very competitive gamer. (''[[The Whites of His Eyes]]'')
*She was the only series regular in the [[The Mentalist|show]] who got killed.
*She was the only series regular that never appeared in a season finale.
*Michelle saw [[Kimball Cho|Cho]] as a mentor and deeply admired him. Although Cho was initially tough on her because she had lied to him during a call ([[Orange Blossom Ice Cream]]), he eventually forgave her and continued trying to guide her. Finally, when Vega dies in the episode ''[[Nothing Gold Can Stay]]'', Cho breaks down in tears upon hearing the news — one of the very few times he is seen showing vulnerability.
*Michelle, along with Kim have lowest episode count among main characters. Michelle appear in 10 episodes and Kim appear in 11 episodes.

==Appearances==

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