Grand Theft Auto Series Storyline Guide Version: 3.2 (April 21, 2008) By: Matthew Vetere ===================================================================== A. Introduction A1. What the &^#$ is this thing? A2. Why not GTA 1, GTA London, and GTA 2? A3. Meet the Author A4. Submissions/ Contact Info. A5. Version History ===================================================================== B. Locations B-LC. Liberty City B-LC07. Liberty City (2007) B-VC. Vice City B-LS. Los Santos B-SF. San Fierro B-LV. Las Venturas ===================================================================== C. Gangs C-BA. Ballas C-BI. Bikers C-BLFT. Blood Feather Triads C-CH. Cholos C-COC. Columbian Cartel C-COL. Columbians (Vice City) C-CULC. Cubans/ Los Cabrones C-DANB. Da Nang Boys C-DIA. Diablos C-FOF. Forelli Family C-GOL. Golfers C-GSF. Grove Street Families C-HAI. Haitians C-LFM. Leone Family C-MBR. Mendez Brothers C-MCBT. Mountain Cloud Boys (Triads) C-PUN. Purple Nines C-REGT. Red Gecko Tong C-REJ. Red Jacks C-SAFR. San Fierro Rifa C-SEG. Security Guards C-SFM. Sindacco Family C-STW. Streetwannabe's C-TRLC. The Triads (Liberty City) C-TRPM. Trailer Park Mafia C-VAG. Vagos C-VLA. Varrios Los Aztecas C-VGCR. Vercetti Gang/ Crime Ring C-YAK. Yakuza C-YAR. Yardies ===================================================================== D. Characters D-8B. 8-Ball D-BD. B Dup D-BM. Baker, Mitch D-BN. Bellic, Niko D-BR. Bellic, Roman D-BGB. Big Bear D-BGS. Big Smoke D-BRN. Burner, Ned D-CRA. Carrington, Avery D-CSG. Casa, Giovanni D-CMJ. Cassidy, Mary-Jo D-CP. Cassidy, Phil D-CWL. Cassidy-Williams, Louise D-CA. Catalina D-CL. Chong, Lee D-CM. Chonks, Marty D-CV. Cilli, Vincenzo D-CMS. Mrs. Cipriani D-CT. Cipriani, Toni D-CLD. Claude D-CJG. Cortez, Juan Garcia D-CRM. Cortez, Mercedes D-DI. D-Ice D-DR. Diaz, Ricardo D-DW. Dwaine D-EB. El Burro D-FB. Forbes, Bryan D-FF. Forelli, Franco D-FM. Forelli, Mike D-FS. Forelli, Sonny D-GL. Goterelli, Luigi D-HM. Hamfists, Mickey D-HOJ. Hernandez, Officer Jimmy D-HJ. Hopper, Jane D-JT. Jethro D-JZB. Jizzy B. D-JB. Johnson, Beverly D-JBR. Johnson, Brian D-JC. Johnson, Carl D-JK. Johnson, Kendl D-JS. Johnson, Sean D-JCM. Jones, Cam D-KA. Kasen, Asuka D-KK. Kasen, Kazuki D-KKJ. Kasen, Kenji D-KT. Kasen, Toshiko D-KC. King Courtney D-KH. King, Hilary D-LM. Latore, Maria D-LJ. Leone, Joey D-LS. Leone, Salvatore D-LRF. Li, Ran Fa D-LD. Love, Donald D-LF. Love Fist D-MC. Maccer D-MR. Machowski, Ray D-MD. Madd Dogg D-MJ. Martinez, Jerry D-ML. McAffrey, Leon D-MA. Mendez, Armando D-MDG. Mendez, Diego D-MTB. Mendez, T-Bone D-MG. Miguel D-MI. Misty D-MWZ. Mu, Wu Zi D-OJD. O'Toole, JD D-OGL. OG Loc D-PK. Paul, Kent D-POR. Pendelbury, Officer Ralph D-PM. Perkins, Millie D-PA. Poulet, Auntie D-POE. Pulaski, Officer Eddie D-RU. Robina, Umberto D-RD. Robinson, Denise D-RK. Rosenburg, Ken D-RY. Ryder D-SS. Scott, Steve D-SA. Shrub, Alex D-SJ. Sindacco, Johnny D-SP. Sindacco, Paulie D-SN. The Snakehead D-SC. Suxxx, Candy D-TOF. Tenpenny, Officer Frank D-TM. Toreno, Mike D-TMS. Torini, Massimo D-TT. The Truth D-VL. Vance, Lance D-VV. Vance, Victor D-VT. Vercetti, Tommy D-VC. Vialpando, Cesar D-WR. Wassulmaier, Reni D-WMJ. Williams, Marty Jay D-ZR. Zero ===================================================================== E. Storyline by Timeline E1. 1971-1983 E2. 1984 E3. 1985 E4. 1986 E5. 1987-1991 E6. 1992 E7. 1993-1997 E8. 1998 E9. 1999-2000 E10. 2001 E11. 2007 ===================================================================== F. Legal Stuff ===================================================================== G. Thank You/ Closing Comments ===================================================================== ===================================================================== A. Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------- A1. What the &^#$ is this thing? This guide is here to give you insight into the Grand Theft Auto Series universe. Dealing with the main storyline of the game series, trying to make connections wherever possible in order to help you see the 'big picture' and how everything in this series is related. Each game is a part of a larger world and, hopefully, this guide will help you see that. If not, then I've failed in life. I'm sorry. This guide will go through a chronological timeline of the games giving the stories and general plots of each. It'll also get into the background and some history on the major gangs or groups in the series. We'll then deal with main characters related to the storyline of the games. Of course, the guide won't get into every single background story on each building or group simply because there would be too much data and I'd probably be an old man by the time I finished writing this. GTA Advance is a different story than the other modern GTA games. Some of its cannon but then there are other facts that don't make sense. Recently, I purchased a Nintendo DS so I may be able to grab a copy of this and review it. I'll keep you all updated on it. However, if there's currently something that you feel is important to the general storyline then email me and I'll try to include it. Please note that this guide contains as much information as possible about the Grand Theft Auto series storylines. That means SPOILERS! It's all discussed here so if you want to be surprised than you shouldn't read any further. Go play the games and come back. I'll wait. OK, you done? Good. Now we'll continue. This guide will be a comprehensive look at the Grand Theft Auto series but will not include GTA 1, GTA London, or GTA 2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A2. Why not GTA 1, GTA London, and GTA 2? The main problem with these games is that they don't have a fixed year. It isn't specified in 1 or 2. Yes, London is set in the 60's but it follows the ideas and flow of the 1st series of games. The Grand Theft Auto 1 series/era if you will. GTA III was basically the start of the "true" series and storyline aspect. Also, GTA 1 doesn't have a lead character. So my description would be "some guy runs around doing jobs for some people". Now you don't want crap like that in here do you? Do you? You're sick! Therefore, these games will be left out of this guide. One day I may do some info from them like a 'History of GTA' or something but for now they're gone. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A3. Meet the Author My name is Matthew Vetere and I'm a 24 year old gamer. I've been playing video games since as far back as I can remember. I originally started out on the old Atari systems with my cousins but moved to better technology afterwards. I began my love for writing long after I'd finished college and I do regret not taking some writing courses when I had the chance. But I did specialize in Accounting and now work for the Town of Markham which is just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's a good town as they're very environmentally friendly here. My first writing experiences came on a former site of mine as I would review wrestling shows, PPVs, and write columns. I'm still a big wrestling fan but video games are my true hobby. With my recent wedding and a new house I have had less time to write but I still enjoy it. This is my first guide experience and I really enjoyed writing it. The Grand Theft Auto series along with the Metal Gear Solid series would be my favourite games of all time. They're just 2 wonderful series and I'm biting my nails waiting for GTA IV and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PS3. Also note that just because I have a PS3 I am not a 'fanboy'. I think all the current systems have great features and the gamers benefit. Well, I think that covers it for now. If anyone wants to know more or wants me to write about something specific then email me (MATTVSIN@GMAIL.COM). Or you can find me posting on the forum at Stablewars.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A4. Submissions/ Contact Info. As thorough as I feel that I've been in this document I know that it's not perfect. Nothing is ever perfect. Therefore, if you see any problems or if you have any suggestions then contact me. If your submission is new, better information or just a different idea it'll be added and you'll be credited. Also if you have any comments about the series or anything like that. My contact email is: MATTVSIN@GMAIL.COM Simple enough email I believe. I also check it everyday so I should be a good contact if you have a question. Thanks to everyone that has emailed me so far and given their feedback or additional information. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A5. Version History Version 1.0 (July 6, 2006) - The beginning. Pretty comprehensive. Version 1.1 (August 24, 2006) - Made some grammatical corrections. Added information based on Vice City Stories. Version 1.11 (August 31, 2006) - Made some small additions thanks to Dan Justice's info. Some other additional information added. Version 2.0 (January 10, 2007) - Been a while since my last update. Big update here. Added in characters and storyline for Vice City Stories. Corrections and adjustments on other information. Version 3.0 (March 8, 2007) - Rebuilt the search IDs for the cities, gangs, and characters to make it easier (the number system was weak). Added in points from some people who have email. Reworded almost everything to correct grammar, spelling errors, and to genuinely improve the guide. Basically a huge overhaul. Version 3.1 (July 4, 2007) - Fixed a bit of the wording and added a section for GTAIV. Version 3.2 (April 21, 2008) - Fixed a bit of the wording and added more sections for GTAIV. ===================================================================== B. Locations The Grand Theft Auto universe (GTA 3 to GTA Vice City Stories, soon to be GTAIV) has been portrayed in five different cities. They're all based on real-world cities and modeled similar to them. While in the game you can notice the similarities between the cities and their real- world counterparts. The most significant features will stand out (the hills and streetcars of San Fierro, the crime and pollution of Los Santos, the Miami Vice carbon copy of Vice City). Below is a list of each city in the GTA universe, some information, and its corresponding real-world city. ----------------------------------------------------------- B-LC. Liberty City Based on: New York City, NY Population: Approx. 4 million Comments: Motorcycle operation/ ownership banned in 2001. It's composed of three islands attached by tunnels, bridges, and ferry lines. The islands in Liberty City are: Portland, Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale. Portland would be the industrial sector of the city. It contains the poor neighbourhoods, docks, red light districts, warehouses, etc... Portland is also the home to several criminal organizations including the Italian Mafia, Chinese Triads, and the Diablos. Staunton Island would be considered the commercial and business sectors. Containing skyscrapers, a huge park, and a casino it's the heart of the city. Crime gangs like the Yakuza and the Yardies find their homes here. Shoreside Vale is primarily the residential area. Upon entering the island one discovers a huge international airport (Francis Intl. Airport). Moving further along, the upper class housing is located on Shoreside Vale but several poor neighbourhoods still exist (such as Wichita Gardens). There is also a small industrial area located north of the airport. Liberty City would be the most featured city in the GTA universe. It has been featured in 6 of the games. GTA III, Advance, and Liberty City Stories were entirely set in the city. GTA IV will be the next game to be entirely set in Liberty City. Vice City and San Andreas have opening credits that start in Liberty City and during each game there are constant references back to the city. San Andreas even has a mission that's in Liberty City. Liberty City is a town ruled by gang violence and corruption. There are numerous gangs based on real-world groups. Yakuza, Triads, mafia, and several others are all based on their real-world counterparts. While there are some allies between the gangs the bonds are weak and it usually doesn't take much to start a gang war. No one group can control the city for too long as there are just too many gangs in the same struggle for power and the strongest usually become the target for all other groups. The city is frequently referred to as 'the worst place in America'. Games located in city: GTA 3, GTA Advance, GTA Liberty City Stories ----------------------------------------------------------- B-LC07. Liberty City (2007) Based on: New York City, NY Population: Approx. 4 million Comments: Motto: Worst Place in America It's composed of 4 boroughs attached by tunnels, bridges, and ferry lines. The boroughs in Liberty City are: Dukes, Bohan, Broker, and Algonquin. Broker is primarily the industrial sector of the city. It contains the poor neighbourhoods, docks, warehouses, etc... Broker is also the home of a small taxi company owned by Roman Bellic. The Dukes borough contains the city's airport known as Francis International. Algonquin in the business area for Liberty City. Skyscrapers and for all the major companies as well as the massive Middle Park are located here. Bohan is the smallest borough in the city and contains mostly co-op housing. To the west of Liberty City is the state of Alderney primarily dominated by Alderney City in the south and marshlands in the north. Liberty City would be the most featured city in the GTA universe. It has been featured in 6 of the games. GTA III, Advance, and Liberty City Stories were entirely set in the city. GTA IV is the next game to be entirely set in Liberty City. Vice City and San Andreas have opening credits that start in Liberty City and during each game there are constant references back to the city. San Andreas even has a mission that's in Liberty City. GTA IV, however, introduces a complete redesign to Liberty City which bares an even stronger resemblance to New York City. Liberty City is a town ruled by gang violence and corruption. The Russian and Italian mafias have strong influences on the city as does the Triads. While there are some allies between the gangs the bonds are weak and can be broken easily. No one group can control the city for too long without them becoming the target of every other gang. The city is frequently referred to as 'the worst place in America'. Games located in city: GTAIV ----------------------------------------------------------- B-VC. Vice City Based on: Miami, FL Population: 1.8 Million in 1986. Comments: Enormous tax increases in the 1980's. Vice City is a unique city. Its southern location provides for warm weather all year long while this also positions it close to the Caribbean. Legal and illegal immigration is a huge factor in the city's population growth during the 1980's. Ethnic groups such as Cubans, Haitians, Mexicans, and Dominican immigrants all call this city home. Vice City consists of 2 primary islands. The east island contains an enormous beach, a huge shopping mall, clubs, a beach front district, apartment complexes, hotels and boating docks. The west island contains most of the immigrant areas with Little Haiti and Little Havana being the largest areas. Escobar Intl. Airport is located here as well as the Fort Baxter Military Air Base. Hyman Memorial Stadium attracts crowds with demolition derbies and other violent car activities. The west island is also the business side of the city with shipping docks and industrial areas. Located in the centre of the 2 islands are several smaller ones. Starfish Island contains a gated community of wealthy Vice City citizens. Leafs Links Golf Course is located on these islands as well and provides a premiere golf experience. Gangs and racism are big issues in Vice City. Thanks to its southern location and proximity to the Caribbean, most of the gangs are immigrants. Groups of Cubans and Haitians have set themselves up in Vice City and developed their own areas within the city. The primary income for most gangs is the sale of drugs. Most of these drugs get imported from the Caribbean and sold at a huge mark up to the Vice City population. Corrupt businessmen and politicians hold the real power over the city. Paying off the law or changing laws and legislation is how they maintain that power. Games located in city: GTA Vice City, GTA Vice City Stories ----------------------------------------------------------- B-LS. Los Santos Based on: Los Angeles, CA Population: Unknown. Comments: Nicknamed the "City of Saints" Los Santos is a city located in the southeast region of the San Andreas state. Situated close to the Mexican border, immigration and low income families are a huge problem for the city. There are several poor neighbourhoods located in Los Santos. The city also suffers from pollution problems, thanks to the industrial sector in the southeast corner of the city. The wind off the ocean pushes this pollution all over the city creating a 'haze' that surrounds it. The early 1990's saw the huge introduction of drugs into Los Santos. Some of the local gangs sold the drugs and profited from it while others stayed away from the issue. These gangs suffered since some members betrayed them to score on this industry and the drugs basically took over the city. Gangs are a huge problem for Los Santos. Each gang has their own territory located around their homes or neighbourhoods. Gang wars are sparked very easily between similar ethnic groups or rival gangs. Simple insults or accidentally walking into a gang's territory can be the spark for gang wars. The early 1990's were filled with gang wars and drug problems for the city. Corrupt police officers rule the town and align themselves with gangs to promote their own agenda. Games located in city: GTA San Andreas ----------------------------------------------------------- B-SF. San Fierro Based on: San Francisco, CA Population: Unknown. Comments: Least problematic city in the GTA universe. San Fierro is located in the northwest region of the San Andreas state. San Fierro has a very polished look to it. The streets are clean and the city has no industrial sector so pollution isn't a problem. There is no low income or "poor" area in the city possibly due to high housing costs. San Fierro is a prime business city with hotels, car dealerships, and clubs being the main businesses. San Fierro has a large Chinese and Vietnamese population thanks to its position on the west coast of the U.S. These 2 ethnic groups fight with each other but not very often. Chinatown is a hot spot for tourists along with the docks on the northern shore. San Fierro's airport is located to the southeast of the city near the US Naval Base. San Fierro has several gangs but most of them aren't very violent. They stick to their own businesses and fronts. The Chinese gangs would be the only large gang in the city with the Rifa (a Hispanic gang) following. Some of these gangs have profited off the drug problems in Los Santos. They produce the drugs in factories in San Fierro and then send them off to Los Santos to be sold at a mark-up. Chinese and Vietnamese gangs had several conflicts in the early 1990's but it quickly ended with the disappearance of the Vietnamese gangs. Games located in city: GTA San Andreas ----------------------------------------------------------- B-LV. Las Venturas Based on: Las Vegas, NV Population: Unknown. Comments: City based around gambling. Las Venturas is located in the northeast region of the San Andreas state. Smack dab in the middle of a huge desert, Las Venturas glows with neon lights in the night. The city is powered by a huge hydroelectric dam located in the west called Sherman Dam. Tourist gambling and spending is a primary source of revenue for the city. Several quiet suburb areas surround the central district called 'The Strip' which consists of restaurants, bars, casinos, hotels, and other businesses. A main highway has been built which circles the city and helps ease the flow of traffic around the main tourist locations. In the early 1990's the town was owned by the mafia. The casino business was firmly in their grasp. However, Chinese Triad gangs moved in and develop their own casinos in competition with the mafia. Gang issues arose but settled shortly after. The mafia's hold on the city was eventually weakened and the city has become simply a business community with minimal gang influence. Games located in city: GTA San Andreas ===================================================================== C. GANGS What would be a Grand Theft Auto game without gangs? Gangs are what drive the personalities and motivations of the individuals met throughout the GTA universe. There is no one type of gang in GTA. They're very diverse and even the same gang can be totally different depending on the time period and location. Motivations change during the years. Gangs are armed differently, have different goals, and use different fronts for their business. This section will list and explain each gang or group that is worthy of such a description. Worthiness is based on what influence they have in their city or their importance to the storyline. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-BA. Ballas City: Los Santos Turf: Idlewood, Glen Park Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Any purple clothing. Hoody, pants, bandanas, etc... Vehicles: Majestic (Credit: Dan Justice), Tahoma (Credit: Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Robbery, drug dealing. The Ballas were originally formed somewhere in the 1980's. It is unknown who started the group or where in Los Santos it originated. Some theories suggest they started in or around Idlewood or Glen Park since those are typically low income, African-American neighbourhoods. This puts them close to the Grove Street Families which could also point to the hatred between the gangs. The gang is the most hated enemy of the Grove Street Families. Due to fighting among the Grove Street Families and the introduction of drugs the GSF lost much of its former glory. The Ballas were able to take over most of the Grove's territory during this time. In 1992, Carl Johnson returned to Los Santos and began helping the Grove Street Families regain territory and influence. The Ballas may have been caught off guard as CJ was able to unite the families quickly. However, due to the defection of Big Smoke and Ryder to the Ballas and the murder of several top members, the Grove Street Families were almost wiped out. The drugs the Ballas sold were a strong reason for this defection. Later that year, the Grove Street Families returned and were eventually able to wipe out most of the Ballas gang. At present it is unknown whether the Ballas were completely taken out or not. Storyline: The Ballas started gaining strong influence around 1987 when the Grove Street Families lost one of its leaders. Carl Johnson left Los Santos after a mistake he made that got his brother, Brian, killed. The Ballas began using drugs to expand their influence and control in Los Santos. During this time they seemed to have allied with the Vagos and had a drug syndicate set up with the Rifa from San Fierro. In 1992, the Johnson's mother was killed and Carl returned. Carl set out to bring the gang back to life. He managed to get it going but found drugs had a big influence over the former members. The Ballas has taken control of much of the city. However, CJ was succeeding and had several key victories over the Ballas. This was until the Grove Street Families were betrayed by Big Smoke and Ryder who defected to the Ballas. Several high ranking members of the Grove Street were killed in the incident. The Ballas re-established themselves at the top of Los Santos again. Later, CJ destroyed the Rifa drug factory in San Fierro so the supply to Los Santos and the Ballas would end. CJ then killed Ryder, broke up the drug syndicate and returned to Los Santos. He brought together the Grove Street Families again and took on the Ballas. CJ and the Grove Street Families were able to kill Big Smoke, Officer Tenpenny, and numerous Ballas members. Continuing on they took over the Ballas' territory. It is unknown if the Ballas survived and if the gang is still around. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-BI. Bikers City: Vice City Turf: Small area near Greasy Choppers Bar Leader: Big Mitch Baker Clothes/ colours: Leather jackets and vest, blue jeans, bandanas Vehicles: Harley-style Motorcycles Activity: Security services, protection The Bikers consist of several war veterans and motorcycle fanatics. They act as a family and are very close to one another. Joining the gang is difficult and not taken lightly among the members. One must prove that they're worthy and this usually involving winning a race against other bikers and perform several tasks to prove they're worthy to be accepted. Once you're in the group, they will treat you as a member of the family. Storyline: Kent Paul decided that he needed security for a Love Fist concert. So he asked Tommy Vercetti to go get the Bikers and hire them as the security. Tommy first had to become a member of the gang before they would do the security. So Tommy performed several tasks for the gang including getting Big Mitch's bike back after it was stolen. Eventually, Tommy is accepted into the gang and Big Mitch agrees to provide security for the concert which goes off without any problems. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-BLFT. Blood Feather Triads City: San Fierro Turf: Chinatown Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Black suits, traditional red and white Chinese clothing. Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Possibly involved in gambling The Blood Feathers were a section of the Chinese Triad group in San Fierro. Little is known about them as the gang was completely wiped out by the Da Nang Boys, a Vietnamese gang, who moved to San Fierro in the early 1990's. The Blood Feather Triads appeared to have been targeted first by the Da Nang Boys as they were the weakest group of the Triads. It didn't appear that the Blood Feathers had much control or influence over the Triad operations or in the city of San Fierro. Storyline: CJ and Woozie go to the Blood Feathers in an attempt to strengthen their alliance in order to stop the Da Nang Boys. CJ and Woozie were too late as the Da Nang Boys had already killed all the Blood Feathers gang members. They attacked CJ and Woozie who managed to escape after a brief chase. This action by the Da Nang Boys starts a gang war between the Triads and themselves. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-CH. Cholos City: Vice City Turf: Little Havana Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Gang shirts Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Drug and weapon distribution In the early 1980's the Cholos controlled the Little Havana area and the majority of the illegal business in Vice City. They were involved in drugs, guns, and several other business fronts. The Cholos were involved in a constant war with the Trailer Park Mafia as well as Phil Cassidy over their business fronts. In 1984, Los Cabrones arrived in Vice City and started a massive turf war with the Cholos for control of Little Havana. The Cholos fought Los Cabrones off for a short time but were eventually wiped out that same year. Storyline: In 1984 the Cholos had control of Little Havana. Los Cabrones arrived in Vice City and started a turf war with the Cholos over Little Havana. The leader of Los Cabrones, Umberto Robina, acquired the help of Victor Vance to assist Umberto and his gang in taking out the Cholos. That same year they were successful and Los Cabrones took over. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-COC. Columbian Cartel City: Liberty City Turf: Cedar Grove, Construction Site (Port Staunton) Leader: Currently unknown, 1998 - Miguel, 2000 - Cisco, 2001 - Catalina and Miguel Clothes/ colours: Navy blue pants, Hawaiian shirts Vehicles: Cartel Cruiser Activity: Drug distribution In 1998, the Cartel was led by Miguel (who leads in GTA III) and seemed to be just starting out in Liberty City. They were heavy into the drug business, which was their primary business front. In 2000, the Columbian Cartel was lead by Cisco. It is unknown why or how Miguel fell from leader of the Cartel during this time. They were primarily involved in the drugs industry under Cisco's leadership as well. A man by the name of Mike started working for the Cartel during the same year. Mike began working with the Cartel after he had killed and beat up several of the Cartel's high officials. Cisco, not knowing of the murders, hired Mike for his brutality. The Cartel started some bad blood with the Yakuza by kidnapping the Yakuza leader's niece. She was eventually broken out by Mike. Cisco is eventually killed by a man that Mike thought was dead. In 2001, Catalina and Miguel took over the Cartel. They used the Cartel to sell their new drug, SPANK, to Liberty City. Catalina, however, was still obsessed with ending her former boyfriend's, Claude's, life and eventually was killed by Claude along with several high ranking members in the Cartel. It's unknown what happened to the Cartel after that. Storyline: In 1998, the Cartel wasn't big time just yet. They were led by Miguel who would later lose his power to Cisco and then regain it thanks to Catalina. They were already into the drug business. In 2000, Cisco hired Mike for the Cartel and Mike would work with them until he started to work for the Yakuza. Mike then went back to the Cartel when Cisco said that he had information about Mike's friend's (Vinnie) killer. Cisco was then murdered by Vinnie himself. In 2001, Catalina and Miguel took over the Cartel. They used the Cartel to distribute their new drug, SPANK. Catalina also used the Cartel to attempt to kill Claude but they were unsuccessful. Miguel was captured by Claude and Asuka. He proceeded to give up valuable information to Asuka as a result of her torture. Catalina returned to where Miguel was captured, killed Miguel and Asuka, and kidnapped Claude's girlfriend, Maria. Claude followed them and managed to kill Catalina as well as numerous Cartel members. It is unknown what happened after this to the Cartel. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-COL. Columbians (Vice City) City: Vice City Turf: Starfish Island, Diaz Mansion Leader: Ricardo Diaz Clothes/ colours: Hawaiian shirts and dark pants. Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Protection, drug dealing In the mid 1980's the Vice City Columbians became extremely powerful and held a great deal of influence over Vice City. They ruled the city. The leader, Ricardo Diaz, had only been in the country for a few years and had a reputation of being a hot head. He would do anything and kill anyone to further the Columbian's business. They were heavily into importing and selling of drugs. In 1986, however, the Columbian gang interfered in a drug deal between the Vance Brothers and Tommy Vercetti. Tommy eventually decimated the Columbians including killing their leader, Ricardo Diaz. It's unknown if the gang regrouped or ceased to exist in the following years. Storyline: Ricardo Diaz was assisted by Victor Vance in 1984. Victor did several jobs for Ricardo and when Victor and Lance left Vice City for a short time, Ricardo took over most of their business. In 1986, Ricardo Diaz had learned of Tommy Vercetti's drug deal and sent a team to ambush it. They were successful. Tommy and the returning Lance Vance set out to find who had done this. Tommy started working for Diaz and soon discovered that it was Diaz who broke up their deal. Tommy planned Diaz' downfall but Lance jumped the gun and attacked Diaz. He was captured. Tommy broke him out, they stormed the Diaz mansion, killed all of Diaz' men and then killed Diaz himself. It's not known if some of the Diaz' gang members survived and restarted or it ended at that point. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-CULC. Cubans/ Los Cabrones City: Vice City Turf: Little Havana Leader: Umberto Robina Clothes/ colours: Red bandanas, white shirts, blue pants. Vehicles: Cuban Hermes Activity: Drug dealing, smuggling In the mid 1980's, Cuban refugees came to Vice City in increasing numbers due to its close proximity to Cuba. In 1984 a turf war broke out between the newly arrived Los Cabrones and the Cholos in Vice City. They fought with the Cholos for control of Little Havana and were successful. Between this time and 1986 they began a turf war with Haitian refugees in Vice City. Little Haiti and Little Havana are located right beside each other and the pursuit of new territory may have been a cause for this turf war. The war was back and forth with neither side getting the upper hand. However, the Cubans eventually crippled their Haitian rivals when several Cubans destroyed a Haitian factory. The Cubans continued on with their business after this. Storyline: In 1984, Los Cabrones came to Little Havana and started a turf war with the Cholos for control of the area. They managed to wipe out the Cholos with the help of Victor Vance. In 1986, they were in a turf war with the Haitians. The Haitians tried to break up a deal the Cubans were making with Ricardo Diaz and the Columbians but Tommy Vercetti stopped them. Umberto Robina, the leader of the Cubans, hired Tommy after he'd killed a man that did some jobs for Umberto. Tommy first had to prove himself to Umberto and was successful. Tommy proceeded to help the Cubans steal drugs from the Haitians and then destroy the Haitian factory. It is assumed that the Cubans continued along with their business after the turf war. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-DANB. Da Nang Boys City: San Fierro Turf: Easter Basin Leader: Currently unknown, 1992 - Snakehead Clothes/ colours: Regular street clothes. Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Shipping, importing of illegal immigrants The Da Nang Boys are a Vietnamese gang that moved to San Fierro in the early 1990's. During the move they managed to kill the Blood Feather Triads in an attempt to make their mark and seize territory. However, they were quickly killed off by the Mountain Cloud Boys in retaliation for this attack. It's not known if the remaining members returned to Vietnam to rejoin the rest of the gang or not. Storyline: In 1992, the Da Nang Boys attacked the Triad gangs in San Fierro. The Triads questioned themselves on why the Da Nang Boys had been on the offensive in recent weeks. The answer was found to be that the entire group was relocating to San Fierro and looking to seize territory. Woozie got CJ to bug the tanker that the Da Nang Boys operated from to find this information. They also found that the leader, Snakehead, is arriving in San Fierro and will be on the tanker. CJ heads out to the tanker and kills all the Da Nang Boys on the boat including the Snakehead. This ends the group's activities in San Fierro. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-DIA. Diablos City: Liberty City Turf: Hepburn Heights Leader: El Burro Clothes/ colours: Jeans, navy blue jackets, orange or navy blue hats. Vehicles: Diablo Stallion Activity: Car racing, burglary, small time activities. The Diablos are a relatively small gang. They pride themselves on being the top street racers of Liberty City. This causes issues between the Yardies gang and themselves since both gangs were heavily involved in street racing. Both gangs are located on separate islands in the city but still managed to place hits and attacks on each other. The Diablos only have small weapons such as handguns and bats. Their other fronts include burglary and possibly some small time drug dealing. The Diablos started making waves in 1998 on Portland Island. By 2001, they controlled Hepburn Heights and the surrounding areas on Portland after they won them in a turf war with the Leone Family. Storyline: In 1998, the Diablos attacked the Leone Family in Hepburn Heights in order to gain control of the area. The Diablos weren't successful, thanks to Toni Cipriani, but after several more attacks they were and the Leone Family lost Hepburn Heights, possibly forever. In 2001, Claude gets a call from El Burro, the Diablo leader. He wants Claude to work for him but he must prove himself first in a race. Claude wins this race and shortly afterwards he performs some minor jobs for El Burro before he stops doing business with them. Later, Claude goes to work for the Yardies and in a job for them he guns down numerous Diablos members. This severely hurt the group and its unknown if anyone capitalized on this afterwards. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-FOF. Forelli Family City: Liberty City Turf: St. Mark's Bistro Leader: 1986 - Sonny Forelli, Franco Forelli by 1998 Clothes/ colours: Black suits, mafia style Vehicles: Sentinel Activity: Arms dealing, drug trafficking, protection, loan sharking. The Forelli Family is a gang whose power has fluctuated over the years. In the mid 1980's they had strong influence over much of Liberty City. Attempts at expanding to Vice City would fail and would cause numerous Forrelli Family member's deaths. In 1992, they joined with the Leone and Sindacco Families to fund a casino in Las Venturas. That venture would also fail as the Leone's took over, the casino was eventually robbed and the Sindacco's would take over from there after the Leone Family pulled out. In 1998, they were losing influence and numbers in Liberty City. The Leone Family killed several more members in turf wars involving all three families and the Sicilians. By 2001, the Forelli Family had very little influence in Liberty City and were almost wiped out by the Leone Family. Storyline: In 1986, Sonny Forelli was the head of the Forelli Family. He sent Tommy Vercetti down to Vice City to get things rolling down there with a drug deal. The drug deal was ambushed and the money was lost. Tommy promised he would get Sonny's money back but began forming his own criminal empire in Vice City. The Forelli Family attempted to take over Tommy's empire and failed. Sonny along with several Forelli Family members were killed. In 1992, the Forelli Family had a part in Caligula's Casino in Las Venturas. But the Leone Family took over the casino, which would eventually be robbed by Carl Johnson and the Triads. By 1998, the Forelli Family had minimal power in Liberty City. They were caught in a war with the Sindacco and the Leone Families thanks to a group of Sicilians. The Leone Family, mainly Toni Cipriani, killed several Forelli Family members in this conflict. By 2001, the Forelli Family had lost a lot of influence in Liberty City. Joey Leone started up some bad blood with them but Claude, working for the Leone Family at the time, took care of the Forelli men that opposed him. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-GOL. Golfers City: Vice City Turf: Leaf Links Golf Course Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Regular golfing clothing. Vehicles: Caddy Activity: Playing golf The golfers are a group in Vice City that are centered around the Leaf Links Golf Course. They consist of elderly men and women, probably retired, in golfing attire who love the club and sport. They aren't particularly violent or well armed, however, they will attack with golf clubs and even 9mm pistols if provoked or assaulted. They will only resort to violence if you attack them first or disrupt their golf game. Storyline: Tommy Vercetti encounters this group only a few times while taking over Vice City in 1986. They aren't too hostile but on a few occasions attack him. One particular incident happened after Tommy Vercetti killed a man and several of his guards on the driving range in the golf course area. Several nearby golfers attacked Tommy but he managed to escape them. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-GSF. Grove Street Families City: Los Santos Turf: Grove Street Leader: Carl Johnson (CJ), Sean Johnson (Sweet) Clothes/ colours: Any green clothing. Shirts, pants, bandanas, etc... Vehicles: Savanna, Greenwood, Blade, Voodoo (Credit: Dan Justice, Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Robbery, land/ property acquisition The Grove Street Families were originally formed somewhere in the 1980's. The Johnson brothers, Sean and Carl, along with Big Smoke and Ryder lead the group. Due to fighting among the family, rival gangs, and drugs the Grove Street Family lost much of its influence by the early 1990's. In 1992, Carl returned to Los Santos and began helping the Grove Street Families regain territory and influence. However, due to the defection of Big Smoke and Ryder and the murder of several top members, the Grove Street Family was almost wiped out. Later that year, the Grove Street Families returned and were eventually able to wipe out most of the other gangs in Los Santos. They allied themselves with the Varrios Los Aztecas at this point. Storyline: The downfall of the gang started around 1987 when a mistake by Carl allowed the youngest brother in the family, Brian, to be killed. Carl left Los Santos and went to Liberty City. In 1992, the Johnson's mother was killed and Carl returned. Upon his return he was framed for a cop's murder and found his former gang to have lost influence and been broken up through fighting among themselves. Carl set out to bring the gang back to life. He managed to starting gaining influence again but found drugs had become a big problem with the former members. Carl looked to be succeeding until the Grove Street Family was betrayed by Big Smoke and Ryder. Several high ranking members were killed in the incident and Sweet was placed in jail. Carl was forced out of Los Santos. While Carl went around other cities and towns in San Andreas he was able to acquire a garage, an airstrip, and become a partial owner of a casino. He killed Ryder and a number of individuals that he thought were involved in the drug operation that cost him his family and gang. He returned to Los Santos with new allies and was able to take back his neighbourhood. Sweet was released from jail. Carl and Sweet got the Grove Street Family together again and they eventually killed Big Smoke and most of the rival gang, the Ballas. It's unknown whether the family was able to maintain their influence in the following years. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-HAI. Haitians City: Vice City Turf: Little Haiti Leader: Auntie Poulet Clothes/ colours: Purple bandanas and shirts, blue pants. Vehicles: Voodoo Activity: Drug dealing, smuggling In the mid 1980's, Cuban refugees came to Vice City in increasing numbers due to its close proximity to Haiti. At some point they began a turf war with Cuban refugees in Vice City. The war was very back and forth with no one getting the upper hand. The Haitians were able to win several key fights between the gangs; however, the Cubans eventually crippled the Haitians when several of them destroyed a Haitian factory. The Haitian gang was not heard from after that point and are believed to be either gone or in very few numbers. Storyline: In 1986, the Haitians were involved in a turf war with the Cubans in Vice City. The Cubans were aided by Tommy Vercetti in several missions. However, Auntie Poulet used some special potions and brainwashing to get Tommy to perform a few tasks for the Haitians. He helped them in several fights with the Cubans. However, Tommy went back to work for the Cubans and blew up the Haitian factory which may have crippled the Haitian gang. It's unknown what happened after this. Comments: A lot of the dialogue for GTA Vice City referencing the killing of Haitians had to be removed or edited in later versions or re-releases of the game. This was due to the Haitian community's reaction over the negative treatment of their culture/ group and the image it portrayed of them. But apparently it's ok to reference the killing of Italians, Cubans (although the Cubans also had problems with this), Columbians, French, etc... It's a game people, get over it. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-LFM. Leone Family City: Liberty City Turf: Saint Mark's Leader: Currently Joey Leone or Toni Cipriani, formerly Salvatore Leone (formation of family in 80's until 2001) Clothes/ colours: Black suits, sunglasses, mafia style Vehicles: Mafia Sentinel Activity: Protection, gambling, prostitution, drug trafficking Little is known about the Leone Family before the 1990's. Salvatore Leone became the leader sometime in the 1980's after a power struggle in the family. In 1992, they were a third owner of a casino in Las Venturas called Caligula's Casino. This was thanks to Salvatore lending the Sindacco Family $5 million as an investment for the casino. The Leone Family waited for the right time and that same year they made their move. Taking over the casino, they were able to basically wipe out the Sindacco Family. The Forelli Family sent men after the Leone's but they were killed as well. However, the casino was later robbed and it is assumed that the Leone's pulled out of the casino after that incident. The Sindacco's took it over again afterwards. In 1998, the Leone's made further pushes in Liberty City when Toni Cipriani returned to the family. They killed several Sindacco and Forelli Family members in a turf war. They also lost a lot of territory to the Diablos, Triads, and Yakuza. By 2001, the Leone's were in gang wars with the Yakuza, Cartel, and Forelli's. This put a severe strain on their resources. The biggest blow came when Salvatore Leone was murdered by a former employee named Claude. It is assumed that either Joey Leone, Salvatore's son, or Toni Cipriani, Salvatore's right hand man took over the family. Storyline: In 1992, the Leone Family took control of Caligula's Casino from the Sindacco and Forelli Families. Retaliation was met with by Carl Johnson who was working for the Leone's at the time. What Salvatore Leone didn't know was that Carl was planning a heist on the casino and using his access to gather information. Carl eventually robbed the casino and it's believed that the Leone's pulled out of the casino at this point or shortly afterwards. In 1998, Toni Cipriani returned to Liberty City and the Leone Family after performing a hit on a "made" man in the city in 1994. Toni helped Salvatore expand the Leone's influence by first killing the mayor of Liberty City. They would also end the Sindacco Family in Liberty City and kill a great deal of Forelli Family members. However, they lost territory to the Diablos, Triads, and Yakuza during that time. Toni would eventually become Salvatore's right hand man. By 2001, the Leone's had lost some influence in the city but recruited Claude to do work for them. With his help the Leone's were able to eliminate the Triad threat and destroy a huge tanker owned by the Columbian Cartel. Salvatore began to believe that Claude had betrayed him. Salvatore set up a trap but Maria, Salvatore's former lover, saved Claude. Through Maria's connections, Claude began to work with the Yakuza. He had to prove to the Yakuza that he was no longer allied with the Leone's and, therefore, killed Salvatore. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-MBR. Mendez Brothers City: Vice City Turf: Vice City (City-wide influence) Leader: Armando and Diego Mendez Clothes/ colours: Light coloured suits/ clothing Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Drug trafficking/ distribution The Mendez Brothers were a huge drug cartel that choked Vice City in the 1980's. They were the largest cartel in the city and would kill anyone in their way. The Mendez Brothers supplied the Vice City citizens with drugs and were involved in any drug deal that took place in the city. Lead by Armando and Diego they maintained their power until 1984 when the group was killed off by the Vance Brothers after a turf war was started between them. Storyline: In 1984, they had a deal setup with the Vance Brothers and Jerry Martinez. The deal went bad and the Mendez Brothers were set to kill everyone involved. Lance managed to talk them into working with the Vance Brothers as business partners. However, this was just a setup and they attacked the Vance's. The Vance Brothers killed the Mendez Brothers and most of their bodyguards. It's believed that the group was ended at that point. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-MCBT. Mountain Cloud Boys (Triads) City: San Fierro, Las Venturas Turf: Chinatown (SF), Four Dragons Casino (LV) Leader: Wu Zi Mu Clothes/ colours: Black suits Vehicles: Sultan and Stratum (Credit: Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Casino operating, street racing. In the early 1990's the Mountain Cloud Boys attempted to bring together the Triad groups in San Fierro in order to unite them against a Vietnamese gang known as the Da Nang Boys. Located in San Fierro, the Da Nang Boys choose the Triad territory as their new area of business. The Da Nang Boys killed the entire Blood Feather Triads before the Mountain Cloud Boys could ally with them. As retaliation, the Mountain Cloud Boys and Carl Johnson managed to kill several Da Nang Boys members in the following attack. The Da Nang Boys were becoming increasingly aggressive because the group was making a full move to San Fierro from Vietnam. The Mountain Cloud Boys lead an attack on the Da Nang Boys' tanker out in the bay, north of San Fierro. Killing all the Da Nang Boys within including their leader, Snakehead, the Mountain Cloud Boys had ended the threat. They soon moved primary operations to Las Venturas in the Four Dragons Casino. Facing pressures from the Mafia the Mountain Cloud Boys, along with Carl Johnson, were able to rob the Mafia's casino and end their threat. The Mountain Cloud Boys would become strong allies of the Grove Street Families. Storyline: CJ first meets Wu Zi Mu (Woozie for short) out near Red County. They have a race and CJ ends up winning. CJ moves to San Fierro after winning a garage from Catalina and Claude. CJ and Woozie proceed to team up and face off with the Da Nang Boys after they killed the Blood Feather Triads. In order to gather more information CJ swims out to the Da Nang Boys' tanker and planted a bug on their communication devices. Listening in, they found that the entire Da Nang Boys gang is moving to San Fierro. In an attempt to stop them, CJ heads out to the tanker and kills the entire gang, frees some refugees, and kills the Da Nang Boys' leader, Snakehead. Afterwards, the Mountain Cloud Boys move their main operations to Las Venturas and open a casino called the Four Dragons. They run into problems when the Mafia give them a hard time. CJ performs several tasks to get the Mafia off the Mountain Cloud Boys' back. Eventually, CJ and Woozie set up a heist on the Mafia casino and it is successful. The Grove Street Family and the Mountain Cloud Boys become allies. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-PUN. Purple Nines City: Liberty City Turf: Wichita Gardens Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Jeans, purple jackets. Vehicles: Hoods Rumpo XL Activity: Burglary, robbery, drug dealing. In 2000 or 2001, the Purple Nines started up as a small gang in Wichita Gardens in Liberty City. They mainly dealt with drug dealing of a new drug, SPANK, supplied by the Cartel and the Yardies. The Purple Nines were also into burglary and small time robbery. Unfortunately, their turf was originally and currently the turf of the Red Jacks. This started a gang war between the two groups. The Red Jacks were eventually able to wipe out the Purple Nines and end their short history. Storyline: The Purple Nines started up in 2000 or 2001. They quickly tried to take over the territory of the Red Jacks. Their main front was the sale of SPANK supplied by the Columbian Cartel. The Red Jacks decided to enlist the help of Claude in 2001 to deal with the Purple Nines problem. They first got him to kill any Purple Nine he saw on the street which quickly decreased their numbers. Afterwards, there wasn't much left for the gang so they decided to have one final battle with the Red Jacks and Claude. Claude and a member of the Red Jacks took on the remaining members of the Purple Nines and were able to finish them off for good. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-REGT. Red Gecko Tong (Triads) City: San Fierro, Las Venturas Turf: Chinatown (SF), Four Dragons Casino (LV) Leader: Ran Fa Li Clothes/ colours: Black suits Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Gambling The Red Gecko Tong's are led by Ran Fa Li. They're a section of the Triads in San Fierro. In the early 1990's, one of the sects, the Blood Feather Triads, were killed by a Vietnamese gang known as the Da Nang Boys. Ran Fa Li and Wu Zi Mu, leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys, come together to form a union in the Triad gang to fight the Vietnamese group. They were successful in destroying the Da Nang Boys thanks to the help of Carl Johnson. Later that year, Ran Fa Li became a partial owner of the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas with the Mountain Cloud Boys and the Grove Street Families. Storyline: CJ first meets Ran Fa Li when he is introduced by Wu Zi Mu. CJ recovers some packages for Ran Fa Li and helps him to leave the Mountain Cloud Boys betting shop safely by creating a diversion. CJ also ends up killing off the entire Da Nang Boys gang. Later on, Ran Fa Li becomes a partial owner of the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas with CJ and Wu Zi Mu. Ran Fa Li, apparently, is ranked higher than Wu Zi Mu in the Triad organization. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-REJ. Red Jacks City: Liberty City Turf: Wichita Gardens Leader: D-Ice Clothes/ colours: Jeans, red jackets. Vehicles: Hoods Rumpo XL Activity: Burglary, robbery, drug dealing. In 2000, the Red Jacks were ruling the neighbourhood of Wichita Gardens in Liberty City. Then in 2000 or 2001 the Purple Nines arrived on the scene and staked their claim on the Wichita Gardens area. The Red Jacks and Purple Nines immediately erupted into a gang war for control of the area. The groups had very similar fronts and activities so the gang war wasn't just based on territory. Both distributed drugs on the streets so the other gang's activities would cost them profit. In 2001, the Red Jacks decided to end the Purple Nines' threat. A series of shoot outs and fist fights broke out and the Red Jacks killed off the Purple Nines gang entirely. Storyline: In 2001, D-Ice, the leader of the Red Jacks, enlisted the help of Claude to eliminate the Purple Nines forever. He first went out to the streets and killed every Purple Nines he saw. This decimated the Purple Nines numbers and they decided to make one final stand against the Red Jacks. Claude and a Red Jack member (D-Ice's brother) fought with the remaining members of the Purple Nines and won. This ended the Purple Nines and established the Red Jacks as the top gang (only gang) in Wichita Gardens. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-SAFR. San Fierro Rifa City: San Fierro Turf: Doherty Leader: T-Bone Mendez (until 1992) Clothes/ colours: Any turquoise clothing. Wife-beaters, pants, bandanas, etc... Vehicles: Stallion, Blade, Sabre (Credit: Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Robbery, drug dealing, drug production. Sometime before 1992, the Rifa and the Ballas (Los Santos) allied themselves in a business deal. This was in large part thanks to the Loco Syndicate that the Rifa leader, T-Bone Mendez, was a part of. The Rifa would manufacture drugs in San Fierro and then send them to Los Santos for the Ballas to sell on the streets. Both groups profited from this and it was the main form of income for the gangs. However, in 1992 the factory was destroyed and T-Bone Mendez was killed. The group is believed to have disbanded or continued on in a weakened state. Storyline: It isn't known when the Rifa gang was formed. They primarily manufactured and sold drugs to other groups as well as the Ballas gang in Los Santos. They were lead by T-Bone Mendez. In 1992, the Ballas destroyed the Grove Street Families, their biggest rivals. One of the leaders, Carl Johnson, took his revenge on the Ballas and destroyed the Rifa's drug plant so the Ballas could no longer get their supply of drugs. CJ also killed T-Bone Mendez. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-SEG. Security Guards City: Vice City Turf: Starfish Island, North Point Mall, Leaf Links, Escobar International Airport Leader: Company - Patrol Invest Group (P.I.G.) Clothes/ colours: Dark blue officer uniforms Vehicles: Baggage Handler (airport only) Activity: Protection, smuggling. Security guards are hired by certain companies for protection and security purposes. The main company is called Patrol Invest Group. In the mid 1980's they were in high demand in Vice City because of the huge increase in criminal and drug activities. They will usually shoot, before asking questions, at anyone they feel is up to no good. These security guards are often chased by police officers. The reason for this is that the police don't see them as a legitimate security company and because they randomly shoot at anyone. It's believed that the group uses Escobar International Airport for smuggling activities. Storyline: Tommy Vercetti encounters these guards several times in Vice City in 1986. They're involved in numerous conflicts mainly around the North Point Mall. This is the turf of the Streetwannabe's so the conflict of the two groups is sparked easily. The security guards are often chased by cops for their "shot first, asked questions later" attitudes. It's believed that the Security Guards use Escobar International Airport for smuggling activities. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-SFM. Sindacco Family City: Liberty City, Las Venturas Turf: Portland (LC), Caligula's Casino (LV) Leader: 1992 - Johnny Sindacco, 1998 - Paulie Sindacco Clothes/ colours: Suits, sunglasses, leather jackets Vehicles: Sindacco Argento (LC) (Credit: Dan Justice), Admiral (LV) (Credit: Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Protection, gambling, prostitution, drug dealing. In the early 1990's, the Sindaccos were one of three Liberty City mafia families that owned shares of Caligula's Casino in Las Venturas. They were able to fund this after a loan of $5 million from the Leone's. Out of the 3 mafia families the Sindacco's were that ones that seem most interested in Las Venturas as a business opportunity. They maintained a warehouse in Las Venturas where they manufactured fake betting chips to distribute at rival casinos to disrupt their business. They also owned a meat factory. However, the Sindacco's time ran out in 1992 when management at the Four Dragons Casino killed almost every member of the Sindacco Family in their meat factory in Las Venturas. In 1998, the Sindacco's had become a shell of their former selves. They would be caught in turf wars with the Leone's and the Forelli's in Liberty City. The Leone's would eventually finish off the Sindacco Family for good in the city. It's believed that the Sindacco's then left Liberty City to operate full time in Las Venturas at the casino. Storyline: In 1992, Johnny Sindacco led the Sindacco Family. He was captured by Woozie and CJ drove him around town tied to the front of a car to get information out of him. Based on this, CJ was able to destroy the Sindacco plastic warehouse and stop their fake chip production. Johnny was released from hospital after the trauma he suffered thanks to CJ. CJ went to meet Johnny and the Sindacco's as a favour to Ken Rosenburg. When Johnny recognized CJ he died of a heart attack. CJ proceeded to kill all the Sindacco Family members in the factory and, basically, destroyed the family. By 1998 they had very little influence in Liberty City but were operating the casino in Las Venturas still and profiting. The Sindacco's got in a turf war with the Forelli's and the Leone's. Toni Cipriani managed to finish off the Sindacco's for good in Liberty City. It’s believed that they decided to focus on the casino in Las Venturas after this. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-STW. Streetwannabe's City: Vice City Turf: North Point Mall, Prawn Island Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Blue jeans, leather jacket, red shirts. Vehicles: Gang Burrito Activity: Theft, arms dealing. The Streetwannabe's are a small gang of wannabe thugs in Vice City. In the 1980's they took part in several minor acts against other gangs in Vice City to increase their reputation but were usually dealt with quickly. They mostly deal with theft of drugs or weapons and then resell them on the streets for profit. The Streetwannabe's focus mainly around the North Point Mall in Vice City and can often be seen in conflicts with the local security guards. Storyline: Tommy Vercetti deals with the Streetwannabe's several times during his rise in Vice City in 1986. Ricardo Diaz finds that one of his men is working with them and has been stealing extra cash from Diaz. He assigns Tommy to follow him. Tommy finds the man head into an abandoned house on Prawn Island. Tommy returns in a helicopter and slaughters most of the members there. He then travels on foot and recovers Diaz' drugs. Later, the Streetwannabe's steal Big Mitch Baker's bike and Tommy Vercetti recovers it from the group. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-TRLC. The Triads (Liberty City) City: Liberty City Turf: Chinatown Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Blue uniforms (like a mechanic's clothes) Vehicles: Fish Van Activity: Food distribution (fish), protection. The Triads of Liberty City were never an organized group or held much power until 1998. At that time, they sabotaged a Leone Family complex and destroyed it. This site would later become a Fish Factory for the Triads. During the following years the Triads gained more and more influence on Portland Island. They were never major but had a good front and numerous members. In 2001, the Triads started a war with the Leone Family again by attacking some high ranking members. With the help of Claude, the Leone's were able to kill several high ranking members of the Triads and destroy the Triad Fish Factory. The Triad influence seemed to drop after that incident. Storyline: The Triads weren't much of a group until they destroyed a Leone Family facility in 1998. Toni Cipriani was in the building and managed to survive the explosion and the following swarm of Triad members. This could be the cause for his strong hatred of the Triads by 2001. The Triads rebuilt the building as their Fish Factory, a legitimate front for the group. Subsequent attacks on the Leone Family allowed them to gain more territory. In 2001, the Triads started a gang war with the Leone's by first attacking Toni Cipriani. He instructed Claude to take out several Triad leaders and destroy their Fish Factory in Portland. Claude accomplished this and ended the threat from the Triads. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-TRPM. Trailer Park Mafia City: Vice City Turf: Trailer Park Leader: Marty Jay Williams Clothes/ colours: Dirty jeans, wife beater shirts. Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Drug distribution, prostitution, protection. The Trailer Park Mafia existed in the poor neighbourhoods of Vice City in the early 1980's. They took advantage of the poor civilians in these areas and squeezed all they could out of them. Their activities cause problems with other local gangs but they fail to care about these matters. Their leader is killed in 1984 and the group is broken up after this. Storyline: Marty Jay Williams leads the Trailer Park Mafia in the 1980's. In 1984, they start working with Victor Vance. Marty was constantly abusive to his wife, Louise. She eventually tries to leave but Marty kidnaps her. Victor Vance tracks him down and kills him before he can get to his hideout. The group breaks up and Vic takes over their business after this. It's unknown if the group reforms later on. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-VAG. Vagos City: Los Santos Turf: Las Colinas, East Beach Leader: Unknown Clothes/ colours: Dark pants/ shorts, white shirts (wife-beaters), any yellow bandanas, hats or other clothing. Vehicles: Voodoo, Tornado, Ocean, Hermes (Credit: Nitzhi Volganopol) Activity: Drug distribution, robbery. In the early 1990's (or late 1980's) the Vagos allied themselves with the Ballas in a drug distribution empire lead by Officer Tenpenny of the LSPD's CRASH dept. In 1992, the Ballas wiped out the Grove Street Families the Vagos were able to wipe out the Varrios Los Aztecas, the rival Hispanic gang. Taking over their territory, the Vagos enjoyed a time of dominance along with the Ballas. However, the Grove Street Families and the Varrios Los Aztecas returned and killed numerous Vagos members. They would eventually lose most or all of their territory. Storyline: In 1992, the Ballas wiped out the Grove Street Families the Vagos had several Varrios Los Aztecas members defect to them due to drugs. The Vagos killed most of the remaining Varrios Los Aztecas members and took over their territory. They enjoyed this time as an ally of the Ballas and the Loco Syndicate. Eventually, Cesar (former leader of the Varrios Los Aztecas) returned and with the help of CJ and other Varrios Los Aztecas members they killed the Vagos. It's unknown if the gang survived after this decimation. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-VLA. Varrios Los Aztecas City: Los Santos Turf: El Corona Leader: Cesar Vialpando Clothes/ colours: Any turquoise clothing. Wife-beaters, pants, bandanas. Vehicles: Any low-rider Activity: Street racing, car modifications (car shops) In 1992, the Varrios Los Aztecas were in a turf war with the Vagos. The Vagos represented the Mexican gangs involved in drugs distribution. The Los Aztecas wanted nothing to do with drugs and focused primarily on car racing and modifying of cars. However, the Vagos allied themselves with the Ballas and managed to kill most of the Varrios Los Aztecas members. Several others turned on their friends and joined the Vagos because of the drugs. Cesar Vialpando and several high ranking members fled Los Santos. A while later they returned and allied with the Grove Street Families, managing to kill off most of the Vagos members and reclaim their territory. Storyline: In 1992, Cesar Vialpando led the Varrios Los Aztecas. After the Ballas and Vagos killed most of the Varrios Los Aztecas and Grove Street Families members, Cesar, CJ, Kendl, and other members of both gangs left Los Santos. They set up base in a garage in San Fierro to figure out a strategy on getting back their territory in Los Santos. Eventually, CJ and Cesar made it back into Los Santos. CJ helped Cesar and several members of the Varrios Los Aztecas fight off and kill most of the Vagos gangs and reclaim their territory. Cesar and CJ created a strong alliance between their two groups but it is unknown if it lasted. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-VGCR. Vercetti Gang/ Crime Ring City: Vice City Turf: Various locations, Starfish Island Leader: Tommy Vercetti Clothes/ colours: Hawaiian shirts and navy blue pants. Vehicles: Unknown Activity: Protection, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, various businesses used as fronts. In the mid 1980's the Vercetti gang appeared, basically, overnight. After completely destroying the Diaz (Columbian) gang, the Vercetti gang took over most of their property. The Vercetti Gang was involved in tons of property acquisition which included such companies as the Print Works, Boatyard, Kauffmann Cabs, Pole Position, and several others. After an attempt to destroy the gang by their former allies, the Forelli’s, the Vercetti Gang settled in to their spot at the top of Vice City. It's reported that the Vercetti Gang was still running Vice City in 1992. Storyline: In 1986, after Tommy Vercetti killed Ricardo Diaz and most of his gang, he took over Diaz' mansion. The new 'Vercetti' mansion on Starfish Island became the central base for the Vercetti Gang. They purchased several companies as fronts for their activities. Soon enough, Tommy Vercetti's former bosses came looking for him. Tommy and the Vercetti Gang took care of the Forelli threat and continued to gain influence in the city. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-YAK. Yakuza City: Liberty City Turf: Torrington Leader: 1998 - Kasuki, 2001 - Asuka & Kenji, currently unknown Clothes/ colours: Black suits, black clothing. Vehicles: Yakuza Stinger Activity: Gambling, extortion. In 1998, the Yakuza had an immense arsenal. This included a tank and other military weapons. However, the Leone Family were able to destroy a great deal of this weaponry and slow the Yakuza take over in Torrington. Unfortunately for the Leone's, the Yakuza still managed to take over Torrington on Staunton Island. The Yakuza continued their turf war with the Leone Family and started one with the Columbian Cartel. These turf wars continued through 2001. However, the Leone Family would suffer a significant blow from the Yakuza. The Yakuza managed to kill Salvatore Leone, the Don of the family. The Yakuza would suffer as well as both Kenji and his sister Asuka, the leaders of the Yakuza, were killed. Both killed by the Columbian Cartel. The Cartel would be almost completely wiped out shortly after that. Storyline: In 1998, the Yakuza was building up their arsenal in Liberty City. However, the leader, Kasuki Kasen, had a very vengeful wife. They were in an arranged marriage and he preferred the company of men over her (you catch my drift?). She wanted to see her husband dead and his gang destroyed thanks to this lack of attention. So she hired Toni Cipriani to perform a few jobs to destroy the gang, its arsenal and kill Kasuki. Even so, they managed to take Torrington on Staunton Island from the Leone Family. In 2001, the Yakuza were in turf wars with the Leone Family and the Columbian Cartel. Asuka, one of the leaders, would partner up with a former employee of the Leone Family after he was betrayed. This person was Claude. Claude killed Salvatore Leone and several assassin groups of Leone Family members searching for Claude. Having put this war behind them, the Yakuza focused on the Columbian Cartel. Asuka and Kenji sent Claude on several missions to stop their activities. Claude would eventually work for a media tycoon named Donald Love. Donald set up a plan to kill Kenji and frame the Cartel. It worked. The Yakuza believed the Cartel killed Kenji. Asuka launched a war of revenge against the Cartel and their operations. But Asuka would eventually be killed by the Cartel leader, Catalina. ----------------------------------------------------------- C-YAR. Yardies City: Liberty City Turf: Newport Leader: King Courtney Clothes/ colours: Tan coloured vest and pants. Vehicles: Yardie Lobo Activity: Car racing, drug dealing The Yardies are a street gang in Liberty City. They focus on street racing and dealing of drugs as their primary fronts. In 2001, the Yardies were allied with the Columbian Cartel to produce and distribute a new drug called SPANK. The Yardies' drug fronts, coffee stands, would be destroyed that year by the Yakuza. The Yardies would suffer another blow later as the Columbian Cartel was almost completely wiped out. It's most likely that the Yardies simply went back to the regular drug dealing and car racing activities. Storyline: In 2001, the Yardies allied with the Columbian Cartel to distribute SPANK across Liberty City. During the same time, Claude worked for them on a few missions to help collect cars and to try and wipe out the Diablos in Portland. Once Claude was done with them he was working for the Yakuza and destroyed the Yardies' front, their coffee stands. Claude would later be responsible for the destruction of the Columbian Cartel. It's likely that the Yardies continued on with drug selling and car racing. ===================================================================== D. Characters Well we've gone through the gangs and cities of the Grand Theft Auto universe but now we get down to the characters. No 2 characters in the GTA universe are alike. Past experiences and circumstances change people's lives and set them down their own path or destiny. This section will go through some of the more influential people in Grand Theft Auto. As I have previously stated, if you have any comments or wish I add someone's profile then email me and I'll work it out for you. This section contains background information and a few comments from me. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-8B. 8-Ball Full name: Unknown Nicknames: 8-Ball Affiliation: None specific. Lives in: Liberty City 8-Ball is the man to go to in Liberty City when you need a bomb. He's an explosives expert that operates 3 shops across the city. In 1998, 8-Ball helped out Toni Cipriani on several missions he did for Donald Love. This was probably why he had such strong ties with the Leone Family by 2001. Prior to the events in GTA III, 8-Ball suffered injuries to both his hands. Although it was believe to be caused by a cop spilling hot oil/ fat on them, GTA Advance reveals that he suffered these injuries from a gang ambush. By 2001, 8-Ball is on his way to jail with his hands bandaged up. However, the Columbian Cartel attacks his police escort to break another man out. 8-Ball and a man he just met named Claude (you may know him) use this opportunity to escape. 8- Ball went back to work and introduced Claude to the Leone Family. 8- Ball provide Claude with his explosive expertise on several occasions including joining Claude in a mission to blow up a Cartel tanker. However, the Leone Family betray Claude. Nothing is heard from 8-Ball after this. It's assumed that he carried on regular business operations. Comments: Despite living in Liberty City, 8-Ball has bomb shops located in Vice City and the San Andreas state. He sure does get around. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BD. B Dup Full name: Mark Wayne Nicknames: B Dup Affiliation: Was Grove Street Families, became a drug dealer and probably allied with Ballas. Lives in: Los Santos B Dup started his days as a member of the Grove Street Families. He ran with them no matter what. However, once CJ left for Liberty City and drugs started being pumped into the city he changed. B Dup became a drug dealer. One of the biggest drug dealers in Los Santos in fact. He introduced Big Bear to the drug world and used Big Bear's addiction to keep him as a slave. When CJ returns to Los Santos, he and Ryder headed over to try to get B Dup and Big Bear back. But B Dup rejected them and Big Bear is simply too addicted to do anything. Later, when CJ returns to Los Santos after the destruction of the Grove Street Families, B Dup is still the same but Big Bear turns on him and joins the Grove Street Families again. B Dup continues on his ways. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BM. Baker, Mitch Full name: Mitch Baker Nicknames: Big Mitch Affiliation: Bikers (leader) Lives in: Vice City Big Mitch is a Vietnam veteran turned biker. He leads the biker gang that is located at the Greasy Chopper Bar in Vice City. The biker gang and Mitch are all about respect and being a family. When Kent Paul asks Tommy Vercetti to get the bikers as security for the Love Fist concert, Baker gets Tommy to prove himself to the gang. He makes Tommy race with a bike and see how he handles it. Tommy wins and Baker gets Tommy to deliver the country a "kick in the ass" which Tommy is glad to deliver. But Baker's prized bike gets stolen and he asks Tommy to get it back. Tommy succeeds and Baker agrees to provide security for the Love Fist concert. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BN. Bellic, Niko Full name: Niko Bellic Nicknames: Niko, Cousin Affiliation: None known. Lives in: Liberty City Niko is a a former soldier who in 2007 moves from Eastern Europe to Liberty City after his cousin sweet talks him about the "American Dream". When Niko arrives he sees that his cousin, Roman, was lying about all his wealth and is in trouble with several groups in the city. He needs Niko's protection. It's believed that Niko is running from something in his past and he's come to Liberty City to look for someone that betrayed his former army unit. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BR. Bellic, Roman Full name: Roman Bellic Nicknames: Roman, Cousin Affiliation: His Taxi Company. Lives in: Liberty City Niko has lived in Liberty City for 15 years running a small taxi company in Bohan. During that time he became heavily debted to several groups and needed protection. He calls his cousin, Niko, and persuades him to come to Liberty City with stories of multiple sports cars, women, hot tubs, and much more. This is, of course, a lie and Niko soon finds that he has to protect his cousin and himself from Roman's "debt collectors". ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BGB. Big Bear Full name: Barry Thorne Nicknames: Big Bear Affiliation: Was Grove Street Families, left for drugs but returned. Lives in: Los Santos Big Bear started out as a member of the Grove Street Families. After CJ left and drugs were introduced to Los Santos, his path changed. He became addicted to them thanks to B Dup. Big Bear became B Dup's slave for just a few sniffs of drugs now and again. He did anything B Dup wanted. When CJ returns to Los Santos and tried to get him back he was too attached to the drugs to leave B Dup. Once CJ comes back again, Big Bear has denounced his drug ways and leaves B Dup to rejoin the Grove Street Families. Comments: I was hoping to have a mission or two with Big Bear after he gets out of the rehab centre but that storyline never played out. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BGS. Big Smoke Full name: Melvin Harris Nicknames: Big Smoke Affiliation: Was Grove Street Families, turned and joined the Ballas Lives in: Los Santos Big Smoke lived on Grove Street with Sweet, CJ, and Ryder since they were young. They did it all together eventually forming the Grove Street Families. However, CJ left for Liberty City after his brother, Brian, died and things changed. Drugs were introduced to Los Santos and Big Smoke got in on this with Ryder. Big Smoke became a huge drug dealer in Los Santos thanks to the drugs supplied to him from San Fierro. Big Smoke turned his back on the Grove Street Families and led them to an ambush. Most of the Grove Street Family members were killed. Big Smoke used this opportunity to fund different hospitals and centers around Los Santos. He became a loved philanthropist but these donations were based on drug money. CJ eventually destroyed the drug factory in San Fierro and returned to Los Santos. He stormed Big Smoke's drug base and came face to face with Big Smoke. Big Smoke stated that he wanted power and to be remembered. Big Smoke then attacked CJ but was killed. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-BRN. Burner, Ned Full name: Ned Burner Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Liberty Tree Newspaper Lives in: Liberty City Ned Burner was a newspaper reporter for the Liberty Tree by 1998. He always wanted to get the inside scoop so he impersonated a priest. Toni Cipriani came to see him and Ned got Toni to do several jobs including stealing diamonds from thieves and killing celebrities. Ned became an "award winning reporter" as he always knew the real story behind the incidents. Ned reveals he's a fraud and leaves Toni scratching his head in the church. Later, Ned catches Toni in the act of killing Avery Carrington. Toni chases after and kills him. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CRA. Carrington, Avery Full name: Avery Carrington Nicknames: None Affiliation: Vercetti gang but he isn't a member. Lives in: Vice City Avery is the main real estate developer in Vice City in the 1980's. He has a set plan for each area of the city and if something is in the way then he takes actions to make sure it gets out of his way. Avery hires Tommy Vercetti to perform some of these "clearing" jobs for him. Once Tommy destroys the Diaz gang, Avery is there to lend Tommy advice on business and the town. During one mission, Avery introduces Tommy to his protégé, Donald Love. Donald Love seems to learn a lot off Avery as he becomes a big business tycoon in Liberty City years later. When Avery comes to Liberty City he plans to start up the Panlantic Corporation but Donald Love has Toni Cipriani kill his former mentor and steal his plans. Donald gets Toni to steal Avery's body as it was being transported and deliver it to Donald for his 'morgue party'. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CSG. Casa, Giovanni Full name: Giovanni Casa Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Sindacco Family Lives in: Liberty City Casa owned and operated a deli near Chinatown on Portland Island. It's located in the heart of Sindacco Family territory which sparks ideas that he could have been allied with the Sindacco's. Casa became Ma Cipriani's lover some time in the mid 1990's. Ma always compared her son, Toni, to Casa as she believed he was a good man and treated his mother with respect. Toni knew that Casa was nothing but a pervert and decided to show his mom the truth. He followed Casa and took pictures of him dressed as a baby with some hookers but Ma wouldn't accept it and yelled at Toni for spying. Toni was fed up and finally killed Casa. He proceeded to cut Casa's body up and sell his organs to his own deli shop. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CMJ. Cassidy, Mary-Jo Full name: Mary-Jo Cassidy Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Phil Cassidy's sister Lives in: Vice City In 1984, Mary-Jo Cassidy lived in the poor trailer park areas of Vice City along with her brother and sister. Mary-Jo appears to be jealous of her sister as Louise is the one who gains Victor Vance's friendship and love interest. Mary-Jo is also jealous when Louise is kidnapped. After Louise is killed, it's believed that Mary-Jo takes care of Louise's young daughter according to Louise's wishes. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CP. Cassidy, Phil Full name: Phil Cassidy Nicknames: The One-Armed Bandit Affiliation: Freelance arms supplier Lives in: 1984-86 - Vice City, 1998-2001 - Liberty City Phil Cassidy is a war veteran who took part in several missions in Nicaragua with the U.S. Army. He states that he lost one of his arms during that war. However, in 1984 he was living in Vice City and still had both arms. Phil is revealed to have 2 sisters named Louise and Mary-Jo. In 1984, he helped Victor Vance in his building of the Vance Brothers Empire. In 1986, He was hired by Tommy Vercetti to take part in a bank heist. After the mission, Phil was celebrating with Tommy and made some of his famous "Boomshine" alcoholic drink. An accident occurred and the Boomshine exploded. Phil was standing in front of it and his arm was blown off. Tommy rushed him to the hospital. In 1998, Phil was living in Liberty City and supplying weaponry to the Yakuza. By 2001, he had set up shop in the northern part of Staunton Island. Claude was tasked with helping Phil fight off some Columbian Cartel members that were coming to rough him up. They were successful and Phil continued with his arms business called "Phil's Army Surplus". ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CWL. Cassidy-Williams, Louise Full name: Louise Cassidy-Williams Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Phil Cassidy, Marty Jay Williams (Trailer Park Mafia) Lives in: Vice City The sister of Phil Cassidy and the wife of Marty Jay Williams, Louise was involved with Victor Vance in 1984. She had a daughter with Marty Jay Williams despite his abusive habits. Victor kills Marty after kidnapping Louise and she becomes involved in a rocky relationship with Victor. She's kidnapped by Jerry Martinez later on and then is killed by Armando Mendez as a way of punishing Victor Vance. As she dies she tells Victor that she wants her daughter to be raised by Mary-Jo. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CA. Catalina Full name: Catalina Nicknames: None Affiliation: Columbian Cartel by 2001. Lives in: Badlands in San Andreas (1992), moved to Liberty City. Catalina lived in the outer areas of Los Santos in the early 1990's. She is Cesar's cousin. In 1992, Cesar gets CJ to meet with her at a bar. When CJ walks in the bar he finds Catalina holding a knife up against two men. They go after her but she slices one and take CJ out of the bar. Catalina immediately takes control and orders CJ to take her on some robberies she has planned. This includes a tanker, a betting shop, a bank, and a store. During this time Catalina falls in love with CJ but she quickly turns on him and has found a new lover. This happens to be Claude. Claude and CJ have a race which CJ wins. Catalina hands CJ the deed to a garage in San Fierro and leaves for Liberty City with Claude. In 2001, Catalina and Claude rob a bank in Liberty City. Catalina turns on Claude here and shots him. Claude survives and gets out of jail. Catalina takes control of the Columbian Cartel and introduces SPANK to the city along with her partner, Miguel. She uses the Cartel to take out Claude but they fail. Eventually, she kills Claude's business associate, Asuka, and kidnaps Claude's lover, Maria. Claude chases after and kills her by blowing up the helicopter she was in and decimates the Cartel. Comments: Catalina appears to like the rough stuff in bed as she shows CJ. A woman after my own heart. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CL. Chong, Lee Full name: Lee Chong Nicknames: "Chunky" Lee Chong Affiliation: Triads Lives in: Liberty City Chunky Lee Chong was a member of the Triads in Liberty City in 2001. He owned a small noodle stand in the heart of Chinatown. It's found out that Chunky Lee Chong is using his noodle stand to sell SPANK for the Columbian Cartel. Joey Leone can't stand for this and hires Claude to kill him. Claude enters Chinatown and is attacked by a group of Triads. Claude kills them and then kills Chunky. This event sparks more conflict between the Triads and the Leone Family. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CM. Chonks, Marty Full name: Marty Chonks Nicknames: None Affiliation: His business. Lives in: Liberty City Marty is the owner of the Bitchin` Dog Food Factory in Portland. He has fallen on financial problems and hires Claude to take care of a few issues to help with this problem. Claude delivers Marty`s banker, his wife, and some street thugs that Marty paid to raid his house. Each time they are brought to the factory, Marty kills them and adds them to the dog food list. Unfortunately, Marty`s wife had a lover that Marty owed money to and he comes to the factory for revenge. Marty attempts to kill him but the lover gets the drop first and kills Marty. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CV. Cilli, Vincenzo Full name: Vincenzo Cilli Nicknames: Lucky Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City In the early 1990's, Vincenzo was a small time member of the Leone Mafia Family. At some point around 1994, Toni Cipriani killed a made man and had to flee Liberty City. Vincenzo started to climb his way up the family hierarchy. He became one of Salvatore's top men. When Toni returned in 1998 he found Vincenzo had taken his place. Toni was forced to work for Vincenzo. Vincenzo treated Toni like crap and with no respect. Toni dealt with it for Salvatore's sake but was growing increasingly impatient. Soon Vincenzo assigned Toni with picking up his car and a stash of drugs in it. Toni went there but found the car was a setup with the cops. Toni called up Vincenzo who said he knew it was a setup but didn't care as sometimes you have to take risks. Toni quit Vincenzo's employment and crushed his car. Vincenzo then called to make peace. He invited Toni to a tanker to offload a shipment. Toni entered the tanker and was trapped with a bunch of chainsaw maniacs. Toni killed them and then killed Vincenzo. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CMS. Mrs. Cipriani Full name: Mrs. Cipriani (no first name is given) Nicknames: Ma, Ma Cipriani Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Mrs. Cipriani is the mother of Toni. Her husband was once part of the mafia (probably the Leone Family) as well but was eventually killed or died in an undisclosed manner. She holds Toni to the same standards as her husband and is, thus, never satisfied with what he does. Toni is a failure to her. In the mid 1990's Toni had to leave Liberty City after killing a made man. In 1998, he returns and she sees Toni as bringing a bad name to her family so she calls a hit on him. Toni fights off the assassins and she eventually calls it off once Toni becomes 'made'. She's proud of him at that point. Toni moves back in with his mother and she resorts back to her old ways of putting him down. Even after the hit attempt Toni still loves her and wishes to make her happy. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CT. Cipriani, Toni Full name: Antonio Cipriani Nicknames: Toni Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Toni Cipriani followed his father and got into the Leone Family mafia. He made his way up the family ladder and was eventually asked to kill a made man. Toni succeeded but had to leave Liberty City for several years until it blew over (ala Michael in GodFather). Returning in 1998, Toni joined the Leone Family again. He was placed under Vincenzo's watch, much to Toni's dismay. Working his way back up the ladder, he becomes Don Salvatore’s right hand man. Toni helps Salvatore in attempts to wipe out the other families in Liberty City. They succeed in killing off the Sindacco Family. By 2001, Toni had become the Don’s capo. Toni would hire Claude to do some work for him usually involving the Triads. After Salvatore betrayed Claude, Claude returned and killed Salvatore Leone. It's unknown whether Salvatore’s son, Joey, or Toni Cipriani took over the family after that. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CLD. Claude Full name: Claude Nicknames: Fido, Kid Affiliation: Has worked for multiple groups. Lives in: San Fierro then moved to Liberty City Claude originally lived in San Fierro and owned a garage. In 1992, he started dating Catalina after she broke up with CJ. Claude and CJ raced for pink slips but Claude ended up losing. He handed over the deed to his garage to CJ. Claude and Catalina left for Liberty City. During the next few years they probably robbed several stores and banks in Liberty City. In 2001, they robbed another bank. On the way out Catalina shot Claude stating that he was only small time. Claude was sent to jail. However, on the trip to Liberty City Penitentiary the Columbian Cartel inadvertently broke Claude out. He started to work for the Leone Family but was eventually betrayed by them. Claude then killed Salvatore Leone as payback for this betrayal. Claude continued on his quest for revenge by working for the Yakuza. Eventually, Claude was able to kill Catalina after she kidnapped his girlfriend, Maria. He saved Maria and they moved on. But at the end of the game a shotgun blast can be heard. It's possible that Claude shot her to shut her up but nothing is certain. Comments: Claude's name was speculated at during GTA III. He was never referred to by name. Claude was the name fans gave him as some of the GTA III disc files referred to the name Claude. This would later be confirmed in GTA San Andreas when, after you have completed the game, Catalina calls CJ and yells out Claude’s name during their intimate love making. Claude's silence was also referred to in San Andreas. When Claude doesn't respond to CJ's threats, CJ calls him a mute. So this could mean that Claude actually is mute. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CJG. Cortez, Juan Garcia Full name: Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez Nicknames: Colonel Affiliation: Diaz Gang (Columbians) then Vercetti Gang Lives in: Vice City Colonel Cortez retired after serving many years in the army. It isn't known which army specifically but probably the Cuban one. There he became a friend of Ricardo Diaz and they moved to Vice City. Ricardo became a huge drug dealer while Cortez preferred to set up deals and help in his own way. Cortez sets up a deal between Ken Rosenburg and two brothers (Lance Vance and his brother) but the deal is attacked and the money and drugs are stolen. Cortez launches an investigation while getting Tommy to do a few jobs for him. The Colonel eventually steals some technology from the France and American armies and must leave Vice City on his boat. He gets Tommy to watch over his daughter, Mercedes, after he's gone. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-CRM. Cortez, Mercedes Full name: Mercedes Cortez Nicknames: Mercedes Affiliation: None. Lives in: Vice City Mercedes is Colonel Cortez's daughter. The Colonel is very protective of his daughter but she usually has things under control. Tommy Vercetti is introduced to Vice City’s big time players thanks to Mercedes. She works at the Pole Position Strip Club originally and Tommy hires her to perform in one of the pornographic films that Steve Scott produces. Tommy also gets her to entertain the rock band Love Fist for him. She hits on Tommy during this time but nothing develops of their relationship. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-DI. D-Ice Full name: Unknown Nicknames: D-Ice Affiliation: Red Jacks Lives in: Liberty City D-Ice is the leader of the Red Jacks in Witchita Gardens. He finds an enemy in the new gang the Purple Nines after they start to move in on the Red Jacks' territory. D-Ice hires Claude to take care of the Purple Nines. Claude first runs around Witchita Gardens killing any Purple Nines member he sees which decimates their numbers. Claude then performs some small tasks for D-Ice and eventually Claude is asked to finish off the Purple Nines for good. He succeeds and D-Ice is left to rule Witchita Gardens. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-DR. Diaz, Ricardo Full name: Ricardo Diaz Nicknames: Diaz Affiliation: Diaz Gang Lives in: Vice City Ricardo originally served with Colonel Cortez for the army (possibly the Cuban one). He moved to Vice City only a few years before the events of GTA Vice City. He became a huge drug dealer in the city and established his gang after his dealings with Victor Vance in 1984. Diaz lived in a massive mansion on Starfish Island. He got his hands into every drug deal that went down in Vice City during that time. In 1986, Tommy Vercetti was sent to watch over one of Diaz' drug deals. When Haitians tried to kill them, Tommy helped keep Diaz alive. Tommy began work for Diaz such as stealing boats, collecting drugs, etc... He soon discovered that Diaz was the one that ruined the drug deal. Tommy plots to kill Diaz but Lance jumps the gun. he rescues Lance and they storm the Diaz Mansion and kill Ricardo Diaz before he kills them. Tommy takes over his empire and it's believed that his gang was finished afterwards. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-DW. Dwaine Full name: Dwaine Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Vice City in 1986, moved to San Fierro shortly after Dwaine was a partial owner of the boatyard in Vice City during 1986. He and his partner, Jethro, were bought out by Tommy Vercetti during his takeover of the city. Shortly after they moved to San Fierro. Dwaine began to run a Hot Dog Van business near the hospital. In 1992, The Truth came to Dwaine and offered him a job at CJ's garage. Dwaine jumped at the opportunity and helped CJ in starting up the car dealership business. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-EB. El Burro Full name: Unknown Nicknames: El Burro Affiliation: Diablos Lives in: Liberty City El Burro is the leader of the Diablos in Liberty City. Operating out of Hepburn Heights on Portland Island, El Burro runs a pornographic magazine publishing company. He hires Claude in 2001 to perform some tasks. He first requires Claude to win a street race and see if he's worthy. When Claude wins he's sent off on several missions to help El Burro maintain his business. Claude also gets El Burro`s car back after it's stolen by Triads. Afterwards, Claude goes to work for the Yardies who task Claude with killing as many Diablos as possible. This hurts El Burro's gang but he probably continued on with his business and the remaining members. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-FB. Forbes, Bryan Full name: Bryan Forbes Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Vance Brothers, FBI Lives in: Vice City Brian was an undercover FBI cop in Vice City in 1984. He meets Victor Vance and begins to assist him on his rise to the top of the crime world. However, Lance soon discovers that he's an agent and he's captured by Victor and Lance. They take him to an abandoned building and make him talk. He reveals some false information that leads them to a gay white supremacist bar. They fight their way out and return. Victor proceeds to kill Brian as he tries to escape. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-FF. Forelli, Franco Full name: Franco Forelli Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Forelli Family Lives in: Liberty City Franco became the leader of the Forelli Family sometime after 1986 when Sonny Forelli was killed. Franco continues to hold substantial power in Liberty City primarily thanks to the Forelli's having Mayor R.C. Hole in their pocket. In 1998, the mayor began to put too much pressure on the Leone Family. Salvatore had Toni Cipriani kill the mayor while he was in the park. Franco was irate and began backing another candidate for the mayor spot. This was O'Donovan. O'Donovan would win but the Leone Family saved his life from the Sicilians and he owed them, thus giving control of the mayor to the Leone Family. Paulie would suffer more as several of his men were killed by the Leone Family during this time. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-FM. Forelli, Mike Full name: Mike Forelli Nicknames: Lips Affiliation: Forelli Family Lives in: Liberty City Mike "Lips" Forelli was a high ranking member of the Forelli Family in 2001. It isn't clear if he was the leader at that point but Joey Leone chose to kill him after the Forelli's wouldn't pay up on some debts they owed Joey. Joey hires Claude to kill Lips who's at Marco's Bistro enjoying a meal. Claude steals Lips' car and rigs it with a bomb. Claude returns the car and waits. When Lips returns to the vehicle and gets in it explodes and kills Lips Forelli. This was the start of another turf war between the Leone's and the Forelli's. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-FS. Forelli, Sonny Full name: Sonny Forelli Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Forelli Family Lives in: Liberty City Sonny Forelli was the head of the Forelli Family in the early 1980's. The Forelli's had a good hold on business in Liberty City so they decided to expand in the south, specifically Vice City. Sonny sent Tommy Vercetti down there to keep Tommy out their business and to prevent him from causing trouble in Liberty City. The drug deal that Tommy was a part of was ambushed and the money was lost. Sonny gave Tommy Vercetti a chance to get it back. He began to take over Vice City and Sonny grew increasingly impatient. Finally, Sonny came down to Vice City to take over Tommy's operation. Sonny had Lance betray Tommy but it would prove useless as Tommy killed Lance, Sonny, and several other Forelli Family members. During the conflict Sonny revealed that he had actually set Tommy up 15 years ago when he was arrested and put in jail. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-GL. Goterelli, Luigi Full name: Luigi Goterelli Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Luigi is the owner of the Sex Club 7 Strip Club on Portland Island. He began running the club some time after 1998. Before that it was Paulie's Revue Bar owned by the Sindacco's. In 2001, Luigi took in 8- Ball and Claude after they had escaped from a prison convey. He gave Claude work to help him get on his feet. Luigi mainly got Claude to run his girls around town to help with his business. Eventually, the Leone Family would turn on Claude. Claude would survive and then come back. He killed Don Salvatore as he was leaving Luigi's club. Luigi probably felt guilty that the Don was killed outside his club. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-HM. Hamfists, Mickey Full name: Mickey Hamfists Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Mickey is the bouncer at Luigi's Sex Club 7 in the Red Light District of Portland Island. He takes care of all the customers coming from the front or back and keeps the place in line. In 1998, the Sex Club 7 was opened up and Mickey was the main bouncer. Mickey and Luigi are very close friends and Mickey will do anything for him. Mickey is also an enforcer type for the Leone Family and attends all of the ceremonies were a person is "made". Sometimes he needs to clean up after the ceremony. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-HOJ. Hernandez, Officer Jimmy Full name: Officer Jimmy Hernandez Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Los Santos Police Department Lives in: Los Santos In 1992, Officer Hernandez had Officer Pulaski and Tenpenny in the CRASH division of the LSPD. Tenpenny was breaking him in on the dirty side of the law as he got Hernandez to do most of the work in the group. It's believed that Hernandez was the one to gun down Officer Pendelbury. Pendelbury was gathering information on Tenpenny's crooked operations and was about to let them be known. Tenpenny frames CJ for this death. Eventually, the law begins to focus in on what Tenpenny and gang are doing. Tenpenny becomes suspicious. When they are out in the desert, Tenpenny smacks Hernandez with a shovel and calls him a snitch. Pulaski gets CJ to dig the both of them a grave. As he digs, Hernandez comes to and jumps Pulaski. Pulaski shoots him down and CJ escapes. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-HJ. Hopper, Jane Full name: Jane Hopper Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Worker's Union Lives in: Liberty City Jane Hopper was a union boss in 1998. She initiated the strike by the ferry workers in response to the construction of the Callahan Bridge and Porter Tunnel. The completion of these 2 structures would put ferry workers out of business for good. Jane actually never cared if the workers lost their jobs. She only cared about getting paid by corrupt politicians or gangs to get the ferries operational again or end the strike. The Leone Family was negatively affected by this strike and weren't going to pay Hopper. Toni Cipriani killed the driver to her limo and drove her around until she gave into their demands. She accepted and allowed the Leone Family to go about their business. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JT. Jethro Full name: Unknown Nicknames: Jethro Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Vice City in 1986, moved to San Fierro shortly after Jethro was a partial owner of the boatyard in Vice City during 1986. He and his partner, Dwaine, were bought out by Tommy Vercetti during his takeover of the city. Shortly after they moved to San Fierro. Jethro began to run an Xoomer Gas Station. In 1992, The Truth came to Jethro and offered him a job at CJ's garage. Jethro jumped at the opportunity and helped CJ in starting up the car dealership business. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JZB. Jizzy B. Full name: Unknown Nicknames: Jizzy B. Affiliation: Loco Syndicate Lives in: San Fierro Jizzy is the owner of the Pleasures Domes Club on the northern coast of San Fierro under the bridge. Jizzy is part of a drug syndicate that involves the Ballas, San Fierro Rifa, Ryder, Big Smoke, and several others. CJ decides to enter the group that helped destroy his family gang from Jizzy's place. CJ sweet talks Jizzy and goes to work for him. He performs some jobs relating to Jizzy's girls and then begins to move deeper into the syndicate. CJ eventually decides to kill Jizzy since he's learned all he needs to know. CJ sneaks into Jizzy's club one night and kills him. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JB. Johnson, Beverly Full name: Beverly Johnson Nicknames: Mom Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Los Santos Beverly is the mother of Sean, CJ, Kendl, and Brian Johnson. She raised them on her own (the father's location or story is unknown). She doesn't appear in GTA San Andreas but she is the key point to the plot. When Brian was killed in 1987, as a result of an accident CJ made, CJ left Los Santos for Liberty City. Beverly lost two sons that day as CJ was too heartbroken to return and Brian was gone. She continued on as a parent for Kendl and Sean. In 1992, she was gunned down when someone in a Green Sabre attempted to kill Sean. Sean didn't even know his mom was hit until after everything was done. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JBR. Johnson, Brian Full name: Brian Johnson Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Los Santos Brian was the youngest of Beverly Johnson's kids. He always looked up to his big brothers and the Grove Street Families. He wanted to be apart of their group. However, Brian's life was cut short in 1987. There are no specific details but CJ made a mistake or caused an accident that caused Brian's death. CJ never forgave himself. He left Los Santos for Liberty City and only returned 5 years later when his mom was killed. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JC. Johnson, Carl Full name: Carl Johnson Nicknames: CJ Affiliation: Grove Street Families, allied with Triads and Varrios Los Aztecas Lives in: Los Santos CJ was the second oldest son in the Johnson family. He and Sean started up the Grove Street Families sometime in the mid 1980's. However, CJ left Los Santos for Liberty City after a mistake he made got Brian, his younger brother, killed. CJ cleaned himself up in Liberty City and worked legitimately for 5 years (or so he says). In 1992 he returned to Los Santos because of the death of his mom. CJ returned to find the Grove Street Families were a shell of their former selves. He vowed to restore the gang to its former glory. However, Big Smoke and Ryder turned on the families and most of the members were slaughtered in a shoot out. CJ left Los Santos and established himself elsewhere by obtaining a garage in San Fierro and then an airfield in the desert. He became a partial owner of the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas. He returned to Los Santos and proceeded to take his territory back. Bringing the Grove Street Families back, he began to take out the rival gangs. Eventually CJ killed the crooked cops (Tenpenny and Pulaski), the turncoats Ryder and Big Smoke, and took established the Grove Street Families as the top gang in Los Santos. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JK. Johnson, Kendl Full name: Kendl Johnson Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Los Santos Kendl is the only daughter of Bev Johnson. When the Grove Street Families were established, Kendl wanted no part of them as she wasn't into violence and gangs. She was usually the one to stop the brothers from fighting when they were younger. It's believed that Kendl was there when Brian was killed by a mistake CJ made (you can hear it in CJ's head when he enters his house at the beginning of the game). After Brian's death CJ left for Liberty City. Kendl probably took this hard as she had to deal with Brian's death and CJ leaving. In 1992, CJ returned after their mom's death. Kendl was dating a Mexican named Cesar at this time and Sean was having a problem with it. CJ had a problem with it too but was less vocal. Eventually, CJ met Cesar and they soon became friends. After the Grove Street Families were decimated, CJ won a garage in San Fierro during a race. Kendl moved out to San Fierro to run the business. When CJ became an owner of the Four Dragons Casino, Kendl helped him with some of the business there as well. She eventually returned to Los Santos with him and Cesar. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JS. Johnson, Sean Full name: Sean Johnson Nicknames: Sweet Affiliation: Grove Street Families Lives in: Los Santos Sean is the oldest child in the Johnson family. He's a tough ass and dictates what the other members of the family should do. He tries to be the father figure in the family since they had grown up without one. In the 1980's Sean and CJ formed the Grove Street Families. In 1987, CJ made a mistake that got Brian, the youngest brother, killed. CJ left Los Santos for Liberty City because of this. Sean saw this as running from your problems and resented CJ for it. As hard as Sean tried he couldn't maintain the Grove Street Families. Members began to fight among themselves and the families fell apart. Drugs were also introduced into Los Santos which furthered the problems. When their mom was killed in 1992 it was believed that the people responsible were trying to kill Sean. CJ returned home and Sean didn't give him a warm welcome. He was still bitter over Brian's death. CJ began to rebuild the Grove Street Families and earn back Sean's respect. Sean was still hard on him probably because of the father figure he had become. He disapproved of Kendl's boyfriend but she didn't care. When Ryder and Big Smoke turned on the Grove Street Families, Sean was ambushed and injured. He spent the next few weeks in jail awaiting trial. In jail, Sweet got very depressed and called CJ several times to tell CJ to forget about him. But CJ got Sweet out and they restored the Grove Street Families. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-JCM. Jones, Cam Full name: Cam Jones Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Vercetti Gang Lives in: Vice City Cam Jones was one of the best safecrackers in Vice City in 1986. Tommy Vercetti was putting together a bank heist and needed Cam's skills. However, Cam was in jail. So Tommy snuck into the police department and broke him out. After planning the heist and getting everything together they went ahead with it. Cam, Tommy, and Phil entered the bank and Cam broke the safe. As they escaped, Hilary was shot dead. Cam's status is unknown. Comment: The player can let Cam die or keep him alive in the mission. Since he's not seen in the GTA universe after that it doesn't matter. It's up to the player if he dies or not. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KA. Kasen, Asuka Full name: Asuka Kasen Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Yakuza Lives in: Liberty City Asuka as the leader of the Yakuza in Liberty City by 2001. She originally arrived in the USA in 1991 and became leader of the Yakuza for her "torture, security, and information retrieval skills". She's introduced to Claude by Maria after the Leone Family attempted to kill Claude. She provides Claude with several missions after he kills Salvatore Leone to prove his severed ties with the mafia. She helps Claude take out Catalina's gang while using Claude for her own agenda of taking out the mafia and the Columbian Cartel. Asuka and the Yakuza suffers a great lose when her brother is killed by a Cartel member (actually Claude posing as one) and she does everything she can to help Claude kill them all. Asuka is eventually killed by Catalina. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KK. Kasen, Kazuki Full name: Kazuki Kasen Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Yakuza Lives in: Liberty City Kazuki was the leader of the Yakuza gang in 1998. He began their infiltration into Liberty City, specifically Torrington on Staunton Island. Kazuki obtained a huge stock pile of heavy weaponry, including a tank, thanks to Phil Cassidy. He was planning to use it to take over Liberty City. However, Kazuki had been ignoring his wife. She became angry and hired Toni Cipriani to take him out and humiliate the Yakuza. Toni managed to destroy most of the Yakuza weaponry stockpile. Toni and Kazuki had a showdown on top of the Yakuza casino with katanas. Toni killed Kazuki at this point. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KKJ. Kasen, Kenji Full name: Kenji Kasen Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Yakuza Lives in: Liberty City Kenji is Asuka's younger brother and co-leader of the Yakuza. Kenji runs a casino on Staunton Island while Asuka maintains the entire Yakuza gang. Kenji is a man with honour and always makes sure to pay off his debts. He hires Claude after Asuka first introduces the two. Claude performs several tasks for Kenji. They usually involved paying off personal debts and obtaining objects for Kenji. Later, when Claude is working for Donald Love, he's instructed to kill Kenji in order to promote a gang war. Claude uses a Cartel car and kills Kenji on top of the car parking lot structure on Staunton Island. Several Yakuza members witness this and the gang war between the Cartel and Yakuza begins. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KT. Kasen, Toshiko Full name: Toshiko Kasen Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Yakuza Lives in: Liberty City Toshiko is the wife of Yakuza leader Kazuki Kasen in 1998. They were placed in an arranged marriage when they were younger so they aren't madly in love with each other. Toshiko hates Kazuki as he enjoys spending more time with his Yakuza men then he does with his wife (for anyone who doesn't get why, Kazuki is gay). So she hires Toni Cipriani to destroy the Yakuza and kill Kazuki. Toni destroys several of the Yakuza's heavy artillery and then manages to kill Kazuki in a katana sword fight on top of the Yakuza casino. Once Toni informs Toshiko that her husband is dead she's overcome with feelings of regret, grief, and remorse. She jumps out of her apartment window and is killed by the fall. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KC. King Courtney Full name: Unknown Nicknames: King Courtney Affiliation: Yardies Lives in: Liberty City King Courtney leads the Yardies gang on Staunton Island. They're into street racing and distribution of SPANK and other drugs on the streets. In 2001, King Courtney needed a driver. He held a race for anyone to enter and Claude won. Claude is sent to Hepburn Heights to kill as many members as possible of the Diablos gang. Claude also gathers some gang cars for King Courtney so he can perform attacks on rival gangs. Finally, King Courtney sends Claude to get something from a parked car. When Claude gets there he finds it's a trap setup by King Courtney and Catalina to kill him. This ended King Courtney's relationship with Claude. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-KH. King, Hilary Full name: Hilary King Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Vercetti Gang Lives in: Vice City Hilary King was a highly skilled driver in 1986. He's known on the street as one of the best drivers but was also known for having very little confidence. Tommy asked Hilary to join him in his bank heist but Hilary said he would agree only if Tommy would beat him in a race. Tommy was able to win the race and they robbed the bank. However, in an attempt to save Tommy, Phil, and Cam, Hilary was killed by the SWAT team that came to arrest them. Comment: Hilary's racing mission is thought to be one of the hardest missions in GTA Vice City. I would have to agree. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LM. Latore, Maria Full name: Maria Latore Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Leone Family, then went to the Yakuza Lives in: Las Venturas, moved to Liberty City Maria started out as a waitress in Caligula's Casino in Las Venturas. In 1992, Salvatore Leone came to Las Venturas and took total control of Caligula's Casino from the Forelli and Sindacco Families. Salvatore and Maria start flirting and she becomes his girlfriend. She quits the casino and moves with Salvatore back to Liberty City. Here, she has as much money as she wants and people at her service. In 1998, she uses Salvatore's man, Toni Cipriani, to drive her around as she robs places. She even puts herself up as a prize in a street race. Maria then takes a boyfriend who beats her up. Toni kills him for this. Maria overdoses when Toni finds her again and he races around town to find a counter drug and saves her life. In 2001, Maria is introduced to Claude by Salvatore. Claude drives her around town to get drugs and attend a party. Maria respects that he treated her very well and falls for Claude. She informs Salvatore and he's furious. Salvatore attempts to kill Claude but Maria helps him escape. Claude kills Salvatore. Maria and Claude join the Yakuza gang thanks to Maria's "friend" Asuka. Whenever Claude visits Asuka and Maria it appears that they have an intimate relationship. Eventually, Catalina kidnaps Maria but Claude rescues her. As Maria and Claude walk off she won't stop talking and a gunshot is heard. It's unknown if Maria is killed or if this was merely a joke by the developers. Comment: In 1998, Maria is referred to as the wife of Salvatore. By 2001 she's only introduced as his "girl" or girlfriend. Since GTA: LCS was developed after GTA3 we should take its history as correct. Therefore, Maria and Salvatore married at some point between 1992 and 1998. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LJ. Leone, Joey Full name: Joey Leone Nicknames: None. Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Joey Leone is the only son (that we know about) of Salvatore Leone. Joey doesn't appear to want to follow in the family footsteps. He goes on personal feelings and holds any type of grudge he wants. Joey uses family resources for his own purposes. In 2001, Joey was the owner of a garage on Portland Island. He developed bad blood with the Forelli Family but was quick to dispose of them. Joey would later lose his father who was assassinated. It's unknown if Joey or Toni Cipriani, the Don's capo, took over the family. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LS. Leone, Salvatore Full name: Salvatore Leone Nicknames: Don Affiliation: Leone Family Lives in: Liberty City Salvatore Leone is the head of the Leone Family Mafia. He runs the family business from his mansion on Portland Island. He has one son, Joey, who runs a local garage. In 1992, the Leone Family owned a third of the Caligula's Casino in Las Venturas. The other owners were the Forelli’s and the Sindacco's. Salvatore decided to make his move, came to Las Venturas and took over Caligula's Casino. With the help of CJ he killed most of the Sindacco Family and an assassination group of Forelli’s. But the casino would later be robbed by CJ. In 1998, a returning Toni Cipriani assisted Salvatore in taking out the Sindacco Family and decimating the Forelli Family. However, the Diablos, Yakuza, and Triads would move in on the Leone turf and take over several key areas. By 2001, the Leone Family had lost a lot of turf. They were in wars with the Yakuza, Cartel, and the Triads. Salvatore got Claude to do some work against these gangs. But Salvatore would eventually betray Claude after he thought that Claude was going behind his back with Maria. Claude would return and kill Salvatore as he was leaving the Sex Club 7. It's unknown who took over the family after this time. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LRF. Li, Ran Fa Full name: Ran Fa Li Nicknames: Farlie Affiliation: Red Gecko Tong Triads Lives in: San Fierro Ran Fa Li was the leader of the Red Gecko Tong Triads in San Fierro in 1992. He's ranked higher in the Triads group then Wu Zi Mu; therefore, he's treated as an honoured guest for Wu Zi Mu. Ran gets CJ to perform some tasks for him including using CJ as a decoy in order for Ran Fa Li to escape Wu Zi Mu's building safely. Ran Fa Li helps Wu Zi Mu later on in establishing the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas and becomes a partial owner. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LD. Love, Donald Full name: Donald Love Nicknames: None Affiliation: None. Lives in: Vice City in the 80’s then moved to Liberty City. Donald Love started his career as an apprentice to real estate developer, Avery Carrington. In the 1980's, Donald learned all he could from Avery about business and how to develop property. Donald later moved to Liberty City and began building his own empire. He decided to run for mayor in 1998, but lost, and in the process, lost $20 million. He had nothing. He got Toni Cipriani to kill his former mentor, Avery Carrington, in order to steal his plans for the Panlantic Corporation. Toni was successful and Donald Love began to build his empire back up. By 2001, Donald ran the Love Media company which owned most of Liberty City. He hired Claude to rescue a friend of his and retrieve a package for him. However, a short time later Donald would disappear. It's unknown what happened to him. Donald also has a strange taste for corpses. He holds 'morgue parties' in his condo and even enjoys in the act of cannibalism. ----------------------------------------------------------- D-LF. Love Fist Names of members: Jezz Torrent, Willy, Dick, Percy Affiliation: The band Lives in: Vice City Love Fist was a Scottish hard-rock band in 1986. They were managed by Kent Paul during this time. They record albums down at the VRock station and Kent invited Tommy Vercetti to meet the boys. Kent got Tommy to perform some missions for the boys including getting them some special drugs and bringing Mercedes Cortez to entertain them before they went on stage. A psychotic fan would threaten the gang but Tommy managed to kill him, or so he thought. When the band headed to the concert they found that the psycho had rigged their limo with a bomb. Tommy drove aroun