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Tommy Vercetti was sent to prison in Liberty City in 1971 for multiple counts of murder, earning him the nickname of "The Harwood Butcher" (because Sonny Forelli called in favors and pulled strings, Tommy never received the death penalty or a life sentence in prison without parole). Tommy was released 15 years later, in 1986 and was quickly sent by mob boss Sonny Forelli to the wonderous [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]-like [[Vice City]]. There, Vercetti met up with various underworld figures and began his own vast criminal empire dealing with drugs, stolen vehicles, guns, and any other odd job (mostly illegal ones) that could provide a little extra cash. |
Tommy Vercetti was sent to prison in Liberty City in 1971 for multiple counts of murder, earning him the nickname of "The Harwood Butcher" (because Sonny Forelli called in favors and pulled strings, Tommy never received the death penalty or a life sentence in prison without parole). Tommy was released 15 years later, in 1986 and was quickly sent by mob boss Sonny Forelli to the wonderous [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]-like [[Vice City]]. There, Vercetti met up with various underworld figures and began his own vast criminal empire dealing with drugs, stolen vehicles, guns, and any other odd job (mostly illegal ones) that could provide a little extra cash. |
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It is eventually revealed that the incident which resulted in Vercetti's imprisonment was an ambush that was orchestrated by Sonny Forelli. Vercetti is said to have had his suspicions, but the truth is not unambiguously revealed until the final confrontation between both men. After the death of Sonny Forelli, it is unknown what happened to Vercetti. It is implied however, that he became the most powerful man in Vice City, and remains so at least all the way to the setting of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', when Ken Rosenberg attempts to call Tommy in order to ask a favor. |
It is eventually revealed that the incident which resulted in Vercetti's imprisonment was an ambush that was orchestrated by Sonny Forelli. Vercetti is said to have had his suspicions, but the truth is not unambiguously revealed until the final confrontation between both men. After the death of Sonny Forelli, it is unknown what happened to Vercetti. It is implied however, that he became the most powerful man in Vice City, and remains so at least all the way to the setting of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', when Ken Rosenberg attempts to call Tommy in order to ask a favor. Also Tommy has been established as the wealthiest person in the line, of grand theft auto games. His net has been said up to $750 million dollars owning all casinos in venturas except for the four dragons and caligula's palace. He also has many other endeavor as to earn his money. It's been said that Mr.Vercetti has started his own vercetti mafia and has ties in Liberty City now, so if a game in Liberty City is ever done again who should see Vercetti affiliates. Also rockstar has stated that Vercetti has taken a more Sicilian way of doing things, acting like a true mob boss, like Salvatore Leone. |
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Tommy Vercetti was voiced by [[Ray Liotta]] and motion-captured by Jonathan Sale. |
Tommy Vercetti was voiced by [[Ray Liotta]] and motion-captured by Jonathan Sale. |
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Revision as of 19:56, 26 June 2006
A number of recurring characters appear during the various missions or cutscenes in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Prominent characters are listed here in rough order of appearance. (Note that the order in which some of these characters appear in-game depends upon the sequence in which the player completes certain missions.)
Major characters
Tommy Vercetti
Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti is the protagonist and playable character of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Vercetti's father worked all his life in a printing shop, and years later Tommy still has fond childhood memories of helping his father clean the rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow his father in the family business, but Tommy had lived a different life and instead became a criminal in the employment of the Forelli Crime Family of the Liberty City Mafia.
Tommy Vercetti was sent to prison in Liberty City in 1971 for multiple counts of murder, earning him the nickname of "The Harwood Butcher" (because Sonny Forelli called in favors and pulled strings, Tommy never received the death penalty or a life sentence in prison without parole). Tommy was released 15 years later, in 1986 and was quickly sent by mob boss Sonny Forelli to the wonderous Miami-like Vice City. There, Vercetti met up with various underworld figures and began his own vast criminal empire dealing with drugs, stolen vehicles, guns, and any other odd job (mostly illegal ones) that could provide a little extra cash.
It is eventually revealed that the incident which resulted in Vercetti's imprisonment was an ambush that was orchestrated by Sonny Forelli. Vercetti is said to have had his suspicions, but the truth is not unambiguously revealed until the final confrontation between both men. After the death of Sonny Forelli, it is unknown what happened to Vercetti. It is implied however, that he became the most powerful man in Vice City, and remains so at least all the way to the setting of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, when Ken Rosenberg attempts to call Tommy in order to ask a favor. Also Tommy has been established as the wealthiest person in the line, of grand theft auto games. His net has been said up to $750 million dollars owning all casinos in venturas except for the four dragons and caligula's palace. He also has many other endeavor as to earn his money. It's been said that Mr.Vercetti has started his own vercetti mafia and has ties in Liberty City now, so if a game in Liberty City is ever done again who should see Vercetti affiliates. Also rockstar has stated that Vercetti has taken a more Sicilian way of doing things, acting like a true mob boss, like Salvatore Leone.
Tommy Vercetti was voiced by Ray Liotta and motion-captured by Jonathan Sale.
Sonny Forelli
Sonny Forelli is the boss of the Forelli Mafia family in Liberty City, circa 1986. After spending some time in jail, Vercetti accepts a mission from Sonny: a routine drug deal in Vice City which goes wrong. Vercetti loses both the money and the drugs, which Forelli orders him to retrieve. While Vercetti investigates and builds his criminal empire, Forelli calls to check on him periodically. After he hears that Vercetti has gone solo, he sends enforcers to (unsuccessfully) rough up Vercetti's men and take his money. Finally, Forelli comes to Vice City to attempt killing Vercetti himself. Vercetti fights off hordes of Forelli's goons, and kills both Forelli and former partner Lance Vance, who has betrayed him.
Sonny Forelli was voiced by Tom Sizemore.
Ken Rosenberg
Ken Rosenberg is a shady, neurotic lawyer who is closely affiliated with Tommy Vercetti and connected to the Forelli Mafia. Rosenberg meets Vercetti at the Vice City airport and remains his ally throughout the game. He secures Tommy's release from prison whenever he is arrested, and his voice is sometimes briefly heard in these situations ("Tommy Vercetti is an innocent man!"). He has been reported to have problems with narcotics and egomania. He is also suspected of cheating on law school exams and having employed heavies on numerous occasions to intimidate and corrupt juries. Rosenberg's character parallels the lawyer David Kleinfeld (played by Sean Penn) in the movie Carlito's Way - both have the same frizzy hair and bad suits, and both are rendered increasingly paranoid and incoherent by their cocaine addictions.
Rosenberg has a very poor success rate at trial and is referred to as a "bonkers ambulance chaser" by Kent Paul, who goes on to state "that guy could defend an innocent man all the way to death row".
He was voiced by William Fichtner.
- See also: GTA: San Andreas rendition
Lance Vance
Lance Vance is a drug dealer who soon becomes Tommy Vercetti's partner in crime.
Lance worked in the narcotics trade with his brother, Victor: Lance piloted the helicopter and Victor conducted the deals themselves. In the game's opening cutscene, Lance flies Victor to a cocaine deal with Sonny Forelli's men (Ken Rosenberg and three others, including Tommy Vercetti). But before the goods could change hands, Victor and two of Forelli's men are shot down in an ambush. Lance, still in the helicopter, flies away unscathed, while Vercetti jumps into the car with Rosenberg and narrowly escapes.
Lance meets Vercetti face-to-face shortly after Tommy murders a small-time gangster/cook named Leo. Each agrees to help the other get revenge on whoever wrecked the cocaine deal. Lance, however, comes to resent Tommy's attitude and greater share of their money, and eventually betrays Vercetti in the last mission of the game. Lance would be killed by Tommy during this mission.
Lance on the surface appears cool and collected, but he is very impulsive, and his quest for vengeance against Ricardo Diaz lands Tommy in a great deal of trouble. He's also very sensitive about his name, and will protest every time somebody makes fun of it ("I had enough of that in school!"). Lance Vance is also well known on the Vice City Club Scene and the Underworld for the infamous "Lance Vance Dance".
Lance Vance was voiced by Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas, one of Vice City's many references to Miami Vice. Also, both Vance and Thomas's character in Miami Vice, Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, share the same quest of exacting revenge for the murders of their brothers at the hands of drug dealers.
Colonel Juan García Cortez
Juan Cortez, a retired colonel from an unspecified Central American nation, is an acquaintance of Ken Rosenberg. He helped set up the failed exchange that brought Tommy Vercetti to Vice City. Tommy continuously asks Cortez on getting reimbursed for the money lost at the setup, but Cortez tells Tommy that he is "not in Liberty [City] anymore", and encourages him to take charge, which Tommy does. He also ties together nearly all areas of criminal activity, including narcotics, firearms, weapons, and military secrets.
Colonel Cortez throws huge parties on his extravagant yacht for his beautiful daughter, Mercedes, and fellow crime bosses. He also enjoys dining on endangered species, which he considers a hallmark of fine living. He has managed to survive up to 30 coups in his native country and has been sentenced to death nine times. Later, Cortez also expressed his disliking of the French, who wanted their "missile technology" back, adding that they used to rob poor nations and are now accusing Cortez of stealing.
Juan Cortez was voiced by Robert Davi.
Kent Paul
Kent Paul is probably an assumed name; his real name is unknown. He also goes by "KP", "Paulo" and "Kent". Paul is a cockney English youth who works in the music business but claims to be a criminal mastermind. He has contacts with biker gangs, but has had a falling-out with Big Mitch Baker's gang. He is very "good with rumors", has information on most of the major crime units of Vice City, and seems to have contacts in certain SWAT divisions. He is also, however, a pathological liar and a suspected drug addict. Kent acts as a manager to the rock band Love Fist and is usually found at the local Malibu night club.
Kent Paul was voiced by Danny Dyer.
- See also: GTA: San Andreas rendition
Avery Carrington
Avery Carrington is a Texan property magnate and real estate mogul. He likes to talk about his father and about the good ol' days. He is willing to do anything to manipulate property prices and land value, including arson, rioting, bribery, intimidation, and murder. He always wears a cowboy hat and is believed to be involved in several developments and slum-clearance programs. He is a frequent guest at Cortez' parties. He uses Ken Rosenberg for legal advice, which may be his weak point. He has an apprentice, Donald Love, who is a major character in Grand Theft Auto III as a business tycoon.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Carrington was also featured as a billboard resembling Vegas Vic in Las Venturas. Carrington also reprises his role as a real estate tycoon in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, only to be killed by the player during his only appearance.
Avery Carrington was voiced by Burt Reynolds.
- See also: GTA: Liberty City Stories rendition
Ricardo Diaz
Ricardo Diaz is the extremely dangerous and volatile individual behind the ambush of Vercetti's drug deal. He is also the head of his own gang, and the initial leader of the drug trade in the city. Diaz later recruits Vercetti to run errands for him, but eventually Vercetti discovers Diaz' role and takes him out, seizing his estate in the process. Diaz bribed the INS for a green card in 1978, after entering the country from Colombia. His contacts there believe he is a major player in the illegal drug industry and anti-government activity.
Diaz is an extremely popular philanthropist who gives money to foundations across Vice City and Central and South America, but all are believed to be fronts. He is short in stature and is thought to suffer from a Napoleon complex. His medical records show he has over-active glands and sweats more than is socially acceptable. He is a noted gun collector and is always armed; he has a private militia and is heavily guarded at all times. He has been involved in a long-running battle for control of the drug business in Vice City and has bribed most police officers and officials within the town. He is feared due to his reputation of unpredictable behavior and may be responsible for 18 murders.
In game, Ricardo is depicted as a foul tempered and hot headed person, who tends to damage or destroy items by hand or by a weapon, such as shooting his unplugged videocassette recorder when he thought that the device was malfunctioning, shooting birds when he learnt that there were bird feces on his car, or kicking and repeatedly stamping on a television set after watching a horse on which he has bet lose a race.
Ricardo lives in a mansion in the affluent neighborhood of Starfish Island. Dubbed Diaz Mansion, the interiors of the home closely resembles that of fictional drug lord Tony Montana from the 1983 film Scarface. His clothing is also an exact copy of what Tony Montana was wearing in Scarface's famous chainsaw torture scene.
Ricardo Diaz was voiced by Luis Guzmán.
Umberto Robina
Umberto Robina is a Cuban warlord (and leader of the Cuban gang) who has been involved in a long-term Vice City turf war with Haitian criminals. He is an extremely macho man who wants to wage full scale war with the Haitian gang, however, he has never been personally implicated in a crime and his bravery has been questioned within Cuban circles. He is good friends with Tommy Vercetti and treats him as an equal.
Umberto Robina is voiced by Danny Trejo.
Auntie Poulet
Auntie Poulet is a leader of the Haitian gang. She gives Tommy Vercetti mind-altering voodoo potions to get him to cooperate in the missions she wants him to undertake. This includes acting against the Cubans, with whom he has friendly relations. Ultimately, she cuts her ties with him, giving Tommy the opportunity to destroy the Haitians' main drug plant and make permanent enemies of them.
Auntie Poulet was voiced by Youree Cleomili Harris, better known as infamous "psychic hotline" spokeswoman Miss Cleo.
Love Fist
Love Fist is a Scottish hard-rock band in Vice City, managed by Kent Paul. The band's members are Jezz Torrent, Willy, Dick and Percy, which are all slang terms for the penis. During the game, Tommy helps them set up their concert and defend them from a deranged stalker. One of their missions involves driving their limo above a certain speed while Love Fist attempted (humorously) to disarm a bomb planted in it, reminiscent of the movie Speed.
Jezz Torrent is reputed to have joined the Epsilon Programme, a cult mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. According to the Epsilon website, the cult allegedly helped him get off "smack."
Steve Scott
Steve Scott is a porn film director at Interglobal Films. He has an uncanny resemblance to Steven Spielberg. Tommy Vercetti buys his studio and brings him stars, while funding a new film starring Candy Suxxx. Steve is obsessed with making a movie about a giant shark; a movie poster for the Candy Suxxx movie Bite appears later in the game and is clearly an homage to Steven Spielberg's movie Jaws. The last name could also be a reference to yet another director, Ridley Scott, director of 80's classic Blade Runner whilst the first name is probably that of Steven Spielberg.
Steve Scott was voiced by Dennis Hopper.
Big Mitch Baker
"Big" Mitch Baker is a Vietnam veteran turned biker. Vice City's cops tend to mistreat veterans, which has led Baker into many clashes with them. He runs the local biker gang at the Greasy Chopper bar and is extremely loyal to them. Tommy Vercetti has to earn Baker's respect before he can get the gang to provide security for a Love Fist concert. This is most likely a reference to the disastrous Rolling Stones concert where the Hells Angels were hired to work security. Big Mitch also occasionally calls into Vice City's rock-and-roll radio station complaining of the fact that they play too many hair bands and not enough hard rock.
Big Mitch Baker was voiced by Lee Majors.
Phil Cassidy
Phil Cassidy is a firearms expert and dealer who first appeared in GTAIII, where he claimed to have lost an arm in Nicaragua. In Vice City, he appears with both arms intact and participates in "The Job", a heist at a local bank. In Tommy's final mission for him, Phil loses an arm when his "boomshine", a homemade explosive/alcoholic beverage, explodes directly in front of him. After the explosion, Tommy must drive Phil to the hospital while suffering from the intoxicating effects of the boomshine. On the way to the hospital, Phil has a Vietnam flashback. After that point he continues to sell Tommy rare and powerful weapons. He possibly suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
It is interesting to note a continuity error regarding Phil's blown arm in Vice City. In GTA III, Phil loses his left arm, whereas in Vice City, the cutscene of the boomshine accident depicted him losing his right arm, but after Tommy delivers him to safety, Phil is seen without a left arm, but his right arm remains intact.[1]
Phil Cassidy was voiced by Gary Busey.
- See also: GTA III rendition & GTA: Liberty City Stories rendition
Minor characters
Hilary King
Hilary King is a talented, neurotic, and highly dependent driver who is involved in two missions with Vercetti. He is afraid of venturing on the deadly missions but will do as his team requires regardless. He dies trying to save the lives of his partners. In "The Driver" (a mission notorious for being one of the hardest in the game), he agrees to help Tommy if he can beat him in a street race. In "The Job", he participates in a bank robbery and is cut down in a hail of gunfire during the escape. This is a reference to the 1995 movie Heat, directed by Michael Mann, who also was the executive producer of Miami Vice. Hilary's death scene is well made and although he doesn't survive the robbery, he dies trying to save his friends.
Hilary King was voiced by Charles Tucker.
Cam Jones
Cam Jones is a safecracker Tommy frees from jail to recruit for his "bank robbery" team. He is an expert at what he does and he is called forth again when the group reforms in order to pull off "the job." He is a rather minor character; after he opens the safe, his death or survival has no bearing on the remainder of the game. (Phil Cassidy: "Too bad Cam didn't make it though." Tommy Vercetti: "But then again, more for us." Phil Cassidy: "You got that right!").
Cam Jones was voiced by Greg Sims.
BJ Smith
BJ Smith is the former tight-end of the Vice City Mambas professional American football team. He is a frequent guest at Juan Cortez' parties, and has had a little trouble adjusting to life off of the gridiron. He created the exercise video "BJ's Fit for Football" and owns BJ's Used Autos.
BJ Smith is voiced by real-life former professional American football player Lawrence "LT" Taylor.
Candy Suxxx
Candy Suxxx was originally a prostitute residing in the Downtown area; Congressman Alex Shrub is a regular of hers until she is hired by Tommy Vercetti to work at the Interglobal Films porn studio, after Tommy killed her pimp. Candy Suxxx would eventually rise to fame as a pornographic actress, as she was featured on posters and video covers of several pornographic movies in San Andreas and Liberty City Stories, while billboards erected in her likeness were featured in Los Santos and Las Venturas in San Andreas.
Candy Suxxx was voiced by real-life porn star Jenna Jameson.
Mercedes Cortez
Mercedes Cortez is Juan's wayward daughter. She is initially set up as a possible love interest for Tommy Vercetti, but this plotline is never explored. Tommy is first introduced to her during a party aboard the Colonel's yacht. Afterwards, she asks Tommy to give her a ride to the Pole Position strip club. On another occasion, she parties with the band Love Fist. Later in the game, she becomes involved in the porn film industry, co-starring with Candy Suxxx in a film directed by Steve Scott and produced by Vercetti.
Hidden and unused phone conversation between Tommy and Mercedes revealed that there were originally intentions by the game developer to include a deeper relationship between the two characters. Audio files of Mercedes' phone calls usually have to deal with the fact that she wants to "spend some time alone with Tommy" when she is mad, happy or bored. One particular phone conversation is thought to be triggered after the killing of Ricardo Diaz, in which Mercedes praises Tommy for being a real man for killing Ricardo, while Tommy attempts to cover the incident by saying that Diaz died in a fire in his mansion.
Mercedes Cortez was voiced by Fairuza Balk.
Congressman Alex Shrub
Alex Shrub is an extreme right wing politician who became the youngest state congressman in Florida history because, according to Maurice Chavez, "he has great hair and says things that make you nod your head." Eventually, he is blackmailed by Vercetti and Scott after they acquire photographs of the politician engaged in crossdressing and extra-marital affairs.
There is a common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush. In addition to their political leaning and similar last names (bush and shrub are both kinds of plants; in fact, Shrub is often used as a nickname for President Bush), Florida is Jeb Bush's state and Laura is also the name of George W. Bush's wife. Congressman Shrub's voice is also very similar to that of George H. W. Bush.
Alex Shrub was voiced by Chris Lucas.
Radio disc jockeys
- DJ Mr. Magic - Disc jockey for Wildstyle, voiced by himself.
- DJ Toni - Disc jockey for Flash FM, voiced by Maria Chambers.
- DJ Big Oliver Biscuit, disc jockey for Fever 105, voiced by Julius Dyson.
- Lazlow Jones - Disc jockey for V-Rock, voiced by himself.
- DJ Pepe - Disc jockey for Radio Espantoso, voiced by Tony Chiroldes.
- Fernando Martinez - Disc jockey for Emotion 98.3, voiced by Frank Chavez.
- Adam First - Disc jockey for Wave 103, voiced by Jamie Canfield.
- Amy Sheckenhausen - Talkshow host for KCHAT, voiced by Leyna Weber.
- Maurice Chavez - Talkshow host for VCPR, voiced by Phillip Anthony Rodriguez.
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