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'''Gang Leaders''' are the leaders of [[Gangs|gangs]] and appear as main, supporting and minor characters throughout the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. Some gang leaders also have a specific name, such as with a [[Mafia]] family gang leader, who is referred to as the Don of the family. The gang leader is the man in charge of the gang and runs the gang on the advice of his advisor and high ranking gangsters, while ordering both them and the gangs regular gangsters to do various jobs and missions. The gang leaders can also employ and rely upon associates to do their bidding or aid them. | |||
Four protagonists in the Grand Theft Auto series have been shown to be gang leaders or co-leaders, namely [[Tommy Vercetti]] of the [[Vercetti Gang]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Carl Johnson]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Victor Vance]] of the [[Vance Crime Family]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Johnny Klebitz]] of [[The Lost Brotherhood]] in [[The Lost and Damned]]. In these games, the protagonist is able to recruit other gangsters to aid them. | |||
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==List of Gang Leaders== | |||
===GTA III Era=== | |||
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!Image/Name | |||
!Role | |||
!Gang | |||
!Status | |||
!Information | |||
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|[[File:ElBurro-Artwork.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]]''' | |||
|Leader | |||
|[[Diablos]] | |||
|Alive<br /><small>(as of [[2001]])</small> | |||
|El Burro is the leader of the [[Diablos]] gang based in [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. El Burro led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, including illegal street racing, and are also involved in the pornography industry. He is known to ally himself with the [[Sicilian Mafia]] and [[Claude]]. | |||
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|'''[[D-Ice]]''' | |||
|Leader | |||
|[[Red Jacks]]<br />[[Southside Hoods]] | |||
|Alive <br /><small>(as of [[2001]])</small> | |||
|D-Ice is the leader of the [[Red Jacks]] and, from October [[2001]], the leader of the [[Southside Hoods]] following the [[Rumble|end]] of the [[Purple Nines]], their allies in the Southside Hoods. He is known to be against the drugs trade and leads the gang in various other criminal activities. He is known to ally himself with his [[D-Ice's Brother|brother]], [[Toni Cipriani]] and [[Claude]]. | |||
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|[[File:KingCourtney-GTAA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[King Courtney]]''' | |||
|Leader | |||
|[[Uptown Yardies]] | |||
|Alive<br /><small>(as of [[2001]])</small> | |||
|King Courtney is the leader of the [[Uptown Yardies]] gang based on [[Staunton Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. Courtney led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, primarily the [[SPANK|drugs]] trade. He is known to ally himself with [[Toni Cipriani]], [[Mike]], [[Claude]] and the [[Colombian Cartel]]. | |||
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|'''[[Franco Forelli]]''' | |||
|Don | |||
|[[Forelli Family]] | |||
|[[Bringing Down the House|Unknown]] | |||
|Franco Forelli is/was the Don of the [[Forelli Family]] who [[Bringing the House Down|may have been killed]] when [[Fort Staunton]] was destroyed at the hands of [[Toni Cipriani]]. Franco had, prior to [[1998]], led the Forelli Family into new forms of criminal activity, primarily through controlling [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] [[Mayoralty of Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], [[Roger C. Hole]], until his [[A Walk in the Park|death]], also at the hands of Cipriani. He is known to ally himself with the [[Leone Family|Leone]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindacco]] families, along with the [[Sicilian Mafia|main gang]] in Sicily. | |||
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|[[File:SonnyForelli-GTAVC.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Sonny Forelli]]''' | |||
|Don | |||
|[[Forelli Family]] | |||
|[[Keep Your Friends Close...|Deceased]] | |||
|Sonny Forelli was the Don of the [[Forelli Family]] from an unknown point in time until his [[Keep Your Friends Close...|death]] in [[1986]] at the hands of [[Tommy Vercetti]], formerly a loyal Forelli Family mobster. Sonny had led the Forelli Family into various new forms of criminal activity, primarily the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|drugs trade]] in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. He was known to ally himself with the rival [[Leone Family|Leone]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindacco]] families, along with the [[Sicilian Mafia|main gang]] in Sicily, the [[Vance Crime Family]] and [[Ambulance]]-chasing lawyer [[Ken Rosenberg]]. He is advised by [[Harry]] and [[Lee]]. | |||
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|[[File:SalvatoreLeone-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Salvatore Leone]]''' | |||
|Don | |||
|[[Leone Family]] | |||
|[[Sayonara Salvatore|Deceased]] | |||
|Salvatore Leone was the Don of the Leone Family between the mid 1980s, when he took control in a power struggle involving his brother, and October [[2001]], when he was [[Sayonara Salvatore|killed]] by [[Last Requests|former]] associate [[Claude]]. Salvatore had led the Leone Family into various new forms of criminal activity, including running his own [[Leone Casino|casino]] and becoming involved in the [[Contra-Banned|drugs trade]]. He was known to ally himself with the rival [[Forelli Family|Forelli]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindacco]] families, along with the [[Sicilian Mafia|main gang]] in Sicily, the [[Colombian Cartel]], [[Uptown Yardies]], [[Southside Hoods]], [[Mayoralty of Liberty City in GTA III Era|Mayor]] [[Miles O'Donovan]] and media mogul [[Donald Love]]. He is advised by [[Toni Cipriani]], [[Joey Leone]] and [[Luigi Goterelli]]. | |||
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|[[File:UncleLeone-GTALCS.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Uncle Leone]]''' | |||
|Don | |||
|[[Sicilian Mafia]] | |||
|Alive <br /><small>(as of [[1998]])</small> | |||
|Uncle Leone is the Don of the [[Sicilian Mafia]]. He led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, primarily involving attempts to move into [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] at the expense of their main allies, the [[Forelli Family|Forelli]], [[Leone Family|Leone]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindacco]] families. He is also known to ally himself with his nephew [[Salvatore Leone]] and advisor [[Massimo Torini]], who also formed alliances with the [[Portland Triads|Triads]] and [[Diablos]]. | |||
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|[[File:RanFaLi-GTASA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ran Fa Li]]''' | |||
|Leader<br /><br /><br />Shuk Foo | |||
|[[Red Gecko Tong]]<br /><br />[[San Fierro Triads]] | |||
|Alive <br /><small>(as of [[1992]])</small> | |||
|Ran Fa Li is the leader of the [[Red Gecko Tong]], based on the west coast of the [[United States of America|United States]], and the Shuk Foo of the [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] gang based in [[San Fierro]]. He is known to be involved in [[The Four Dragons Casino|gambling]]. He is also known to ally himself with [[Wu Zi Mu]], his main advisor in the Triads, [[Su Xi Mu]], [[Guppy]] and [[Carl Johnson]] of the [[Grove Street Families]]. | |||
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|[[File:WuZiMu-GTASA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Wu Zi Mu]]''' | |||
|Leader<br /><br /><br />Dai Dai Lo | |||
|[[Mountain Cloud Boys]]<br /><br />[[San Fierro Triads]] | |||
|Alive <br /><small>(as of [[1992]])</small> | |||
|Wu Zi Mu is the leader of the [[Mountain Cloud Boys]] and the Dai Dai Lo of the [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] gang, both based in [[San Fierro]]. He is known to be involved in gambling (with his [[Wu Zi Mu's Betting Shop|betting shop]] and [[The Four Dragons Casino|casino]]), and was also involved in a [[Breaking the Bank at Caligula's|casino heist]]. He is known to be against the drugs trade. He is known to ally himself with [[Ran Fa Li]], his direct superior in the Triads, his advisor [[Guppy]], [[Su Xi Mu]] and [[Carl Johnson]] of the [[Grove Street Families]]. | |||
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|[[File:PaulieSindacco-GTALCS.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Paulie Sindacco]]''' | |||
|Don | |||
|[[Sindacco Family]] | |||
|[[Dead Reckoning|Deceased]] | |||
|Paulie Sindacco was the Don of the [[Sindacco Family]] from an unknown point in time until his [[Dead Reckoning|death]] in [[1998]] at the hands of [[Toni Cipriani]]. Paulie continues to run the family in the same direction, through gambling (with [[Caligula's Palace]] and [[The Dolls House) and adult entertainment (with [[Paulie's Revue Bar]]). He is known to ally himself with the [[Forelli Family|Forelli]] and [[Leone Family|Leone]] families, along with [[Sicilian Mafia|main gang]] in Sicily. | |||
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|[[File:TheSnakehead-GTASA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[The Snakehead]]''' | |||
|Leader | |||
|[[Da Nang Boys]] | |||
|[[The Da Nang Thang|Deceased]] | |||
|The Snakehead was the leader of the [[Da Nang Boys]] based in Da Nang, Vietnam and [[San Fierro]] from an unknown point in time until [[1992]], when he is [[The Da Nang Thang|killed]] at the hands of [[Carl Johnson]] of the [[Grove Street Families]]. He is known to be involved in smuggling people from Vietnam into the [[United States of America|United States]]. He has no known allies. | |||
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==Notable bosses== | ==Notable bosses== | ||
*[[Jon Gravelli]] - [[Gambetti Family]] (1978 - 2008) | *[[Jon Gravelli]] - [[Gambetti Family]] (1978 - 2008) | ||
*[[Maria Valvona]] - [[Pavano Family]] | *[[Maria Valvona]] - [[Pavano Family]] | ||
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;Asian Gangs | ;Asian Gangs | ||
*[[Wu Lee]] - [[Lee Family|Lee Tong]] (? - 2009) | *[[Wu Lee]] - [[Lee Family|Lee Tong]] (? - 2009) | ||
*[[Zhou Ming]] - [[Ming Family|Ming Tong]] (? - 2009) | *[[Zhou Ming]] - [[Ming Family|Ming Tong]] (? - 2009) | ||
*[[Hsin Jaoming]] - [[Jaoming Family|Jaoming Tong]] | *[[Hsin Jaoming]] - [[Jaoming Family|Jaoming Tong]] | ||
;Street Gangs | ;Street Gangs | ||
*[[Auntie Poulet]] - [[Haitians]] | *[[Auntie Poulet]] - [[Haitians]] | ||
*[[Umberto Robina]] - [[Los Cabrones]] | *[[Umberto Robina]] - [[Los Cabrones]] | ||
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*[[Johnny Klebitz]] - [[The Lost Brotherhood]] (2008-) | *[[Johnny Klebitz]] - [[The Lost Brotherhood]] (2008-) | ||
*[[Lester Arnold]] - [[Angels of Death]] | *[[Lester Arnold]] - [[Angels of Death]] | ||
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[[Category:Gangs]] | [[Category:Gangs]] | ||
[[Category:Gangsters]] | [[Category:Gangsters]] | ||
[[Category:Cosa Nostra]] | [[Category:Cosa Nostra]] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 11 March 2011
Gang Leaders are the leaders of gangs and appear as main, supporting and minor characters throughout the Grand Theft Auto series. Some gang leaders also have a specific name, such as with a Mafia family gang leader, who is referred to as the Don of the family. The gang leader is the man in charge of the gang and runs the gang on the advice of his advisor and high ranking gangsters, while ordering both them and the gangs regular gangsters to do various jobs and missions. The gang leaders can also employ and rely upon associates to do their bidding or aid them.
Four protagonists in the Grand Theft Auto series have been shown to be gang leaders or co-leaders, namely Tommy Vercetti of the Vercetti Gang in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Carl Johnson in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Victor Vance of the Vance Crime Family in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Johnny Klebitz of The Lost Brotherhood in The Lost and Damned. In these games, the protagonist is able to recruit other gangsters to aid them.
List of Gang Leaders
GTA III Era
Image/Name | Role | Gang | Status | Information |
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File:ElBurro-Artwork.jpg El Burro |
Leader | Diablos | Alive (as of 2001) |
El Burro is the leader of the Diablos gang based in Hepburn Heights, Liberty City. El Burro led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, including illegal street racing, and are also involved in the pornography industry. He is known to ally himself with the Sicilian Mafia and Claude. |
D-Ice | Leader | Red Jacks Southside Hoods |
Alive (as of 2001) |
D-Ice is the leader of the Red Jacks and, from October 2001, the leader of the Southside Hoods following the end of the Purple Nines, their allies in the Southside Hoods. He is known to be against the drugs trade and leads the gang in various other criminal activities. He is known to ally himself with his brother, Toni Cipriani and Claude. |
King Courtney |
Leader | Uptown Yardies | Alive (as of 2001) |
King Courtney is the leader of the Uptown Yardies gang based on Staunton Island, Liberty City. Courtney led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, primarily the drugs trade. He is known to ally himself with Toni Cipriani, Mike, Claude and the Colombian Cartel. |
Franco Forelli | Don | Forelli Family | Unknown | Franco Forelli is/was the Don of the Forelli Family who may have been killed when Fort Staunton was destroyed at the hands of Toni Cipriani. Franco had, prior to 1998, led the Forelli Family into new forms of criminal activity, primarily through controlling Liberty City Liberty City, Roger C. Hole, until his death, also at the hands of Cipriani. He is known to ally himself with the Leone and Sindacco families, along with the main gang in Sicily. |
Sonny Forelli |
Don | Forelli Family | Deceased | Sonny Forelli was the Don of the Forelli Family from an unknown point in time until his death in 1986 at the hands of Tommy Vercetti, formerly a loyal Forelli Family mobster. Sonny had led the Forelli Family into various new forms of criminal activity, primarily the drugs trade in Vice City. He was known to ally himself with the rival Leone and Sindacco families, along with the main gang in Sicily, the Vance Crime Family and Ambulance-chasing lawyer Ken Rosenberg. He is advised by Harry and Lee. |
Salvatore Leone |
Don | Leone Family | Deceased | Salvatore Leone was the Don of the Leone Family between the mid 1980s, when he took control in a power struggle involving his brother, and October 2001, when he was killed by former associate Claude. Salvatore had led the Leone Family into various new forms of criminal activity, including running his own casino and becoming involved in the drugs trade. He was known to ally himself with the rival Forelli and Sindacco families, along with the main gang in Sicily, the Colombian Cartel, Uptown Yardies, Southside Hoods, Mayor Miles O'Donovan and media mogul Donald Love. He is advised by Toni Cipriani, Joey Leone and Luigi Goterelli. |
Uncle Leone |
Don | Sicilian Mafia | Alive (as of 1998) |
Uncle Leone is the Don of the Sicilian Mafia. He led the gang into new forms of criminal activity, primarily involving attempts to move into Liberty City at the expense of their main allies, the Forelli, Leone and Sindacco families. He is also known to ally himself with his nephew Salvatore Leone and advisor Massimo Torini, who also formed alliances with the Triads and Diablos. |
Ran Fa Li |
Leader Shuk Foo |
Red Gecko Tong San Fierro Triads |
Alive (as of 1992) |
Ran Fa Li is the leader of the Red Gecko Tong, based on the west coast of the United States, and the Shuk Foo of the Triad gang based in San Fierro. He is known to be involved in gambling. He is also known to ally himself with Wu Zi Mu, his main advisor in the Triads, Su Xi Mu, Guppy and Carl Johnson of the Grove Street Families. |
Wu Zi Mu |
Leader Dai Dai Lo |
Mountain Cloud Boys San Fierro Triads |
Alive (as of 1992) |
Wu Zi Mu is the leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys and the Dai Dai Lo of the Triad gang, both based in San Fierro. He is known to be involved in gambling (with his betting shop and casino), and was also involved in a casino heist. He is known to be against the drugs trade. He is known to ally himself with Ran Fa Li, his direct superior in the Triads, his advisor Guppy, Su Xi Mu and Carl Johnson of the Grove Street Families. |
Paulie Sindacco |
Don | Sindacco Family | Deceased | Paulie Sindacco was the Don of the Sindacco Family from an unknown point in time until his death in 1998 at the hands of Toni Cipriani. Paulie continues to run the family in the same direction, through gambling (with Caligula's Palace and [[The Dolls House) and adult entertainment (with Paulie's Revue Bar). He is known to ally himself with the Forelli and Leone families, along with main gang in Sicily. |
The Snakehead |
Leader | Da Nang Boys | Deceased | The Snakehead was the leader of the Da Nang Boys based in Da Nang, Vietnam and San Fierro from an unknown point in time until 1992, when he is killed at the hands of Carl Johnson of the Grove Street Families. He is known to be involved in smuggling people from Vietnam into the United States. He has no known allies. |
Notable bosses
- Jon Gravelli - Gambetti Family (1978 - 2008)
- Maria Valvona - Pavano Family
- Harvey Noto - Messina Family
- Vincent Lupisella - Lupisella Family
- Giovanni Ancelotti - Ancelotti Family
- James Pegorino - Pegorino Family (? - 2008)
- Mobs
- Gerald McReary - Irish Mob (? - 2008)
- Patrick McReary - Irish Mob (2008 - ?)
- Dardan Petrela - Albanian Mob (? - 2008)
- Russian Bratva
- Mikhail Faustin - Faustin Family (? - 2008)
- Konstantin Petrovic - Petrovic Family
- Dimitri Rascalov - Russian Mafia (2008)
- Ray Bulgarin - Russian Mafia (? - 2008)
- Asian Gangs
- Wu Lee - Lee Tong (? - 2009)
- Zhou Ming - Ming Tong (? - 2009)
- Hsin Jaoming - Jaoming Tong
- Street Gangs
- Auntie Poulet - Haitians
- Umberto Robina - Los Cabrones
- Marty Jay Williams - Trailer Park Mafia (? - 1984)
- Sean "Sweet" Johnson - Grove Street Families
- Cesar Vialpando - Varrios Los Aztecas
- T-Bone Mendez - San Fierro Rifa (? - 1992)
- Kane - Kilo Tray Ballas
- Willy Valerio (Co-Leader) - Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers
- Teddy Benavidez (Co-Leader) - Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers (? - 2008)
- Playboy X - North Holland Hustlers
- Dwayne Forge - North Holland Hustlers
- Real Badman - Jamaican Posse
- Clarence Little - East Holland Drug Gang
- Crime Syndicates
- Catalina (Co-Leader) - Colombian Cartel (? - 2001)
- Miguel (Co-Leader) - Colombian Cartel (? - 2001)
- Asuka Kasen - Yakuza (? - 2001)
- Armando Mendez (Co-Leader) - Mendez Cartel
- Diego Mendez (Co-Leader) - Mendez Cartel
- Ricardo Diaz (Co-Leader) - Diaz' Gang
- Tommy Vercetti - Vercetti Gang (1986 - ?)
- Victor Vance - Vance Crime Family (1984 - 1986)
- Isaac Roth - Jewish Diamond Dealers Crew (? - 2008)
- Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
- Big Mitch Baker - Vice City Bikers
- Cedric Fotheringay - Liberty City Bikers (? - 1998)
- Billy Grey - The Lost Brotherhood (? - 2008)
- Johnny Klebitz - The Lost Brotherhood (2008-)
- Lester Arnold - Angels of Death