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{{infobox character | {{infobox character | ||
|name = Manuel Escuela | |name = Manuel Escuela | ||
|image = MannyEscuela-GTAIV.jpg | |image = MannyEscuela-GTAIV.jpg | ||
|size = 300px | |size = 300px | ||
| | |game_1 = GTA IV | ||
|aka = Manny | |aka = Manny | ||
|gender = M | |gender = M | ||
|dob = 1973 | |dob = 1973 | ||
|pob = [[South Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV | |pob = [[South Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | ||
|dod = | |dod = 2008 | ||
|home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | ||
|nationality = | |nationality = Puerto Rico | ||
|affiliations = [[Spanish Lords]]<br>[[Mallorie Bardas]]<br>[[Elizabeta Torres]]<br>[[Jay Hamilton]]<br>[[Francis McReary]]<br>[[Niko Bellic]] | |affiliations = [[Spanish Lords]]<br>[[Mallorie Bardas]]<br>[[Elizabeta Torres]]<br>[[Jay Hamilton]]<br>[[Francis McReary]]<br>[[Niko Bellic]] | ||
|vehicles = Spanish | |vehicles = Spanish Lords [[Cavalcade]] (In [[Escuela of the Streets]])<br>Grey [[Faggio]] (pictured in the trailer) | ||
|businesses = Youth Center | |businesses = Youth Center | ||
|voice = [[Berto Colon]] | |voice = [[Berto Colon]]}} | ||
}} | |||
'''Manuel 'Manny' Escuela''' (1973—2008) was a character in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. He was a 35 year-old Puerto Rican ex-convict who had apparently changed his ways, and wanted to clean up the streets of [[Bohan]]. | '''Manuel 'Manny' Escuela''' (1973—2008) was a character in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. He was a 35 year-old Puerto Rican ex-convict who had apparently changed his ways, and wanted to clean up the streets of [[Bohan]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Manny Escuela was Puerto Rican who grew up in [[South Bohan]]. | Manny Escuela was Puerto Rican who grew up in [[South Bohan]]. He was a former gangster and heroin addict, but had now changed his ways. He claimed that he owed too much to the "streets" and wanted to clean them up to settle his debt to society. However, he had also hired a cameraman, [[Jay Hamilton]], to film his quest, leading many to believe that he was only interested in becoming famous. His efforts were publicized enough that he was honored by city officials and was awarded the key to the city by the mayor. He operated out of the St. Mary's Recreational Center where he ran a youth outreach program and also was a dance instructor. | ||
Manny was eventually introduced to [[Niko Bellic]] by | Manny was eventually introduced to [[Niko Bellic]] by Manny's childhood friend [[Mallorie Bardas]]. Rather than personally clean up Bohan himself, Escuela paid Niko, who was broke, to do the dirty work for him. Niko drives around town exterminating drug dealers under the request of Escuela, who arrived afterward with a camera crew to take credit. In an attempt to make his show more believable, he meets corrupt cop [[Francis McReary]]. Francis even appears in one of Escuela's videos. | ||
Escuela was well-known in South Bohan, but generally disliked by most characters Niko interacts with. Even Niko is beyond irritated by Escuela's antics and ridiculous claims. At one point Escuela even took credit for the creation of rap, despite his obvious lack of skill, and implies he refused to continue because of his distaste with commercialization. | Escuela was well-known in South Bohan, but generally disliked by most characters Niko interacts with. Even Niko is beyond irritated by Escuela's antics and ridiculous claims. At one point Escuela even took credit for the creation of rap, despite his obvious lack of skill, and implies he refused to continue because of his distaste with commercialization. | ||
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*1994 - Fraud | *1994 - Fraud | ||
*1997 - Possession Controlled Substance: Heroin | *1997 - Possession Controlled Substance: Heroin | ||
'''Wanted For''': Possession Controlled Substance | |||
'''Notes''': | '''Notes''': | ||
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==Mission appearances== | ==Mission appearances== | ||
;GTA IV | ;GTA IV | ||
*[[Escuela of the Streets]] <small>(Boss) </small> | *[[Escuela of the Streets]] <small>(Boss) </small> | ||
*[[Street Sweeper]] <small>(Boss) </small> | *[[Street Sweeper]] <small>(Boss) </small> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:MannyEscuela- | File:MannyEscuela-GTAIV-artwork.jpg|Pre-release artwork. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*His last name, Escuela, means "school" in Spanish. | *His last name, Escuela, means "school" in Spanish. | ||
*A mural depicting Manny can be seen in Bohan in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. | *A mural depicting Manny can be seen in Bohan in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. | ||
*In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], Manny's inexplicable disappearance is referenced by [[Troy (TBOGT)|Troy]] (the doorman of Hercules). He says to [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]], "They're going to make a show about me! Can you believe it! Well originally they were going to make a show about some Puerto Rican guy in Bohan but he disappeared." | *In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], Manny's inexplicable disappearance is referenced by [[Troy (TBOGT)|Troy]] (the doorman of Hercules). He says to [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]], "They're going to make a show about me! Can you believe it! Well originally they were going to make a show about some Puerto Rican guy in Bohan but he disappeared." | ||
*Like most characters in the game, Manny will don a unique helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. His helmet is one of black with orange, and yellow stripes that matches his outfit. | *Like most characters in the game, Manny will don a unique helmet when riding alongside the protagonist on a motorbike. His helmet is one of black with orange, and yellow stripes that matches his outfit. | ||
*Manny mentions during one mission that he aspires to be "like one of them rich guys who makes computers and cures AIDS and shit", a tongue-in-cheek nod to [ | *Manny mentions during one mission that he aspires to be "like one of them rich guys who makes computers and cures AIDS and shit", a tongue-in-cheek nod to [[wp:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] and his [[wp:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|charity]]. | ||
*One of the many charity events he runs is a "Tex-Mex" cooking class, as seen in the opening cutscene for Street Sweeper. | |||
[[ | *Like [[Vlad Glebov]], his police record status is "Missing". | ||
*In [[Rockstar Games|Rockstar's]] game, ''[[wikipedia:Red Dead Redemption|"Red Dead Redemption"]]'', the character Javier Escuella may be a reference to Manny. | |||
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