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{{infobox mission
{{infobox mission
|name=Keep Your Friends Close...
| name = Keep Your Friends Close...
|game=VC
| image = KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC.jpg
|for=Tommy Vercetti
| size = 300px
|target=[[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Lance Vance]]
| caption = [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Lance Vance]], and [[Ken Rosenberg]] discussing what to do about the impending visit from [[Forelli Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Sonny Forelli]].
|location=Vercetti Estate
| game = VC
|reward=$30000
| for = [[Tommy Vercetti]]
|unlocks=
| location = [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
| target = Kill [[Lance Vance]] and [[Sonny Forelli]] and stop the latter from stealing your money.
| fail = [[Wasted|Death]] of [[Tommy Vercetti]]<br />[[Busted|Arrest]] of Tommy Vercetti<br />Failing to keep the mafia from stealing all the money
| reward = [[Money|$]]30,000
| unlocks = [[Hunter]]<br/>Vercetti Gang members carry [[Micro-SMG|Uzis]]<br/>Completion of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] storyline
| unlockedby = [[Cap the Collector]]
}}
}}
'''Keep Your Friends Close''' is one of the later missions in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. Concentration is vital if the player is to pass the mission.


== Walkthrough ==
'''Keep Your Friends Close...''' is a [[Missions in GTA Vice City|mission]], and the [[Climax|finale]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], that [[protagonist]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] does independently from his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]] in [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].


===Brief===
== Mission ==
[[Sonny Forelli]], Don of the Forelli Mafia, is coming into town to get his cut of [[Tommy Vercetti]]'s new action, but Tommyd doesn't want to pay up, so he sets up three million dollars of counterfit money andn tries to brive Sonny with it. However, Tommy's associate, [[Lance Vance]], betrays Tommy and joins Sonny by telling him about the cunterfit money, leading a huge gun battle to ensue.  
As [[Tommy Vercetti]]'s lordship over [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'s underworld increases, so does [[Sonny Forelli]]'s anger that Tommy is taking over Vice City. [[Cap the Collector|After failing to forcibly tax Tommy's expanding business ventures]], Sonny arrives in Vice City himself to deal with Tommy in person. Forewarned of Sonny's arrival, Tommy sets aside $3 million in counterfeit cash in an attempt to placate him.


===The Mission===
However, when Sonny finally arrives, the treacherous [[Lance Vance]] openly betrays Tommy, citing "business" as his motivation. At the same time, Tommy is also reeling from the realization that the 15 years he spent in prison on behalf of the [[Forelli Family]] was the result of an ambush orchestrated by Sonny himself.
Part 1: '''Defend The Safe''' - The first part of the mission, select your gun and prepare to slaughter incoming enemies. Several of Sonny's goons will enter the house, you will have to kill them before they reach your office. Once you've killed about 20 guys, the next part of the mission begins.  


Part 2: '''Backstabbing Prick''' - It's time to kill the backstabbing prick, Lance. He will come into the main hall wielding a Krueger assault rifle, shoot him until he runs away through a hallway near him. Then five Forelli's will come in, kill them or just follow Lance. Lance will wait for you at the end of the halway he ran through, shoot him and he'll run again and set off a new Forelli man on you. Once you kill the Forelli, go to the nearby central stairs and shoot Lance who will be above you, then he'll run into the roof. Go there and you'll find 10 Forelli's, kill them and then shoot Lance, once Lance is dead, the third and final part of the mission begins.
These revelations precipitate an enormous gun battle inside [[Vercetti Estate]]. First, Tommy kills Lance on the rooftop of the mansion (although Lance can be killed inside the mansion itself with no penalty), then goes on to kill Sonny at the base of the staircase of the foyer along with all his guards. Tommy is also presumably injured during the gunfight as the end cutscene depicts Rosenberg saying that Tommy ruined his suit. (He says this no matter what Tommy is wearing, even though there are no indicators of injury, like blood). With all his enemies vanquished, and his loose ends tied up, Tommy establishes himself as the undisputed crime kingpin of Vice City, replacing the now deceased Lance Vance with Ken Rosenberg as his right hand man.


Part 3: '''Finish Forelli''' - Now go down to the main hall again, the way you ran after Lance, get in the office, kill the Forelli's there and recover health with the health spawn in there, when you walk out of the office, Sonny will show up with two more guys, shoot Sonny and his guys, once Sonny is out, the mission is over and Tommy appoints [[Ken Rosenberg]] as his right hand man, replacing Lance.
== Script ==
{{main|Keep Your Friends Close.../Script}}


==External links==
== Reward ==
The reward for completing this mission is [[Money|$]]30,000 and a [[Hunter]] will spawn inside the [[Fort Baxter Air Base]] at [[Escobar International Airport|Escobar International]] or on a helipad in south [[Ocean Beach]] if the player has collected all 100 [[Hidden Packages]]. Also members of the Vercetti Gang will carry Uzis.


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xydkfOaGOdQ The mission]
== Trivia ==
* For some reason, when the audio was first done, Tommy says to put 20 million in the briefcases, not three like the subtitles say.
* After killing Lance Vance on the rooftop of the Vercetti Estate, Tommy can actually leave the mansion. If the player heads over to [[Prawn Island]] and [[Vice Point]] over towards Prawn Island, the player will find Forelli Family mobsters spawning there, instead of the usual [[Sharks]] mobsters.
* It is possible to kill Lance before he reaches the mansion rooftop. However, the player will require a [[Minigun]], [[Flamethrower]], [[Rocket Launcher]], or [[M-60|M60]] (in the [[Apple iOS|iOS]] and [[Android]] versions of the game, where the M60 can be automatically aimed) in order to achieve this. The player receives no penalty for doing so.
* Lance is pre-scripted to always appear in front of the player. So if the player tries to run to the area where Lance is firing at the player from, instead of shooting him, Lance will automatically teleport to an area in front of the player and continue firing at him.
* The Forelli Family's [[Stretch]]es appear in a unique silver paint job, instead of the normal white paint job. Provided that the player does not destroy them during the mission, the player can save one at their garages if they wish to do so.
* The mission is a reference to the film [[wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]] as it has many parallels including the ending.
** The main difference is that Tony Montana doesn't survive the shootout while Tommy Vercetti does.
* The mission name 'Keep Your Friends Close...' is most likely derived from Michael Corleone's (''The Godfather Part II'') quote ''''My father taught me many things here - he taught me in this room. He taught me - keep your friends close but your enemies closer.''''
* A mistake is evident in the subtitles. It features Sonny saying "Tomyy, Tommy, watch your tone."
* The final words of Tommy are similar to the quote "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" from the 1942 film ''Casablanca''.
* This mission is one of two final missions in the GTA series to feature Ken Rosenberg in the ending, with the other being [[End of the Line]] from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]].
* After completion of this mission, the white [[Infernus]] parked outside the Vercetti Estate possibly becomes acquired by Tommy Vercetti.
* In the iOS and Android versions of GTA Vice City, Keep Your Friends Close... was recapitalized as '''Keep your friends close...'''.


{{Mission sequence |
== See also ==
  game    = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] |
* [[Keep Your Friends Close.../Walkthrough|Mission walkthrough]]
  previous = [[Cap The Collector]] |
 
  this    = '''Keep Your Friends Close...''' |
== Gallery ==
  next    =  
<gallery>
File:ForelliFamily-GTAVC-members.jpg|Hostile Forelli members in GTA Vice City, during the mission.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC2.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] meeting [[Sonny Forelli]] inside his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC3.jpg|[[Lance Vance]] joining [[Sonny Forelli]] and betraying [[Tommy Vercetti]] and [[Ken Rosenberg]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC4.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] telling [[Sonny Forelli]] that he wanted to 'piss you off before I kill you'.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC5.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] shooting a [[Forelli Family]] mobster.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC6.jpg|[[Lance Vance]] about to shoot at [[Tommy Vercetti]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC7.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] and [[Lance Vance]] shooting each other.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC8.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] killing [[Lance Vance]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC9.jpg|[[Sonny Forelli]] re-entering [[Tommy Vercetti]]'s [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]] to confront him.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC10.jpg|[[Sonny Forelli]] confronting [[Tommy Vercetti]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC11.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] and [[Sonny Forelli]] shooting each other.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC12.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] talking to [[Ken Rosenberg]] after killing [[Lance Vance]] and [[Sonny Forelli]].
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC13.jpg|[[Tommy Vercetti]] telling [[Ken Rosenberg]] that 'this could be the start of a beautiful business relationship...'.
File:KeepYourFriendsClose...-GTAVC14.jpg|Mission passed screen.
</gallery>
 
== Video walkthrough ==
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[[Category:Missions]]
[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City]]
[[Category:Vice City Missions]]

Latest revision as of 22:22, 11 July 2015

Mission
Keep Your Friends Close...
Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, and Ken Rosenberg discussing what to do about the impending visit from Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli.
Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, and Ken Rosenberg discussing what to do about the impending visit from Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli.

Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, and Ken Rosenberg discussing what to do about the impending visit from Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli.
Game GTA Vice City
For Tommy Vercetti
Target Kill Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli and stop the latter from stealing your money.
Location Starfish Island, Vice City
Fail Death of Tommy Vercetti
Arrest of Tommy Vercetti
Failing to keep the mafia from stealing all the money
Reward $30,000
Unlocks Hunter
Vercetti Gang members carry Uzis
Completion of GTA Vice City storyline
Unlocked by Cap the Collector
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Keep Your Friends Close... is a mission, and the finale in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, that protagonist Tommy Vercetti does independently from his mansion in Starfish Island, Vice City.

Mission

As Tommy Vercetti's lordship over Vice City's underworld increases, so does Sonny Forelli's anger that Tommy is taking over Vice City. After failing to forcibly tax Tommy's expanding business ventures, Sonny arrives in Vice City himself to deal with Tommy in person. Forewarned of Sonny's arrival, Tommy sets aside $3 million in counterfeit cash in an attempt to placate him.

However, when Sonny finally arrives, the treacherous Lance Vance openly betrays Tommy, citing "business" as his motivation. At the same time, Tommy is also reeling from the realization that the 15 years he spent in prison on behalf of the Forelli Family was the result of an ambush orchestrated by Sonny himself.

These revelations precipitate an enormous gun battle inside Vercetti Estate. First, Tommy kills Lance on the rooftop of the mansion (although Lance can be killed inside the mansion itself with no penalty), then goes on to kill Sonny at the base of the staircase of the foyer along with all his guards. Tommy is also presumably injured during the gunfight as the end cutscene depicts Rosenberg saying that Tommy ruined his suit. (He says this no matter what Tommy is wearing, even though there are no indicators of injury, like blood). With all his enemies vanquished, and his loose ends tied up, Tommy establishes himself as the undisputed crime kingpin of Vice City, replacing the now deceased Lance Vance with Ken Rosenberg as his right hand man.

Script

Main article: Keep Your Friends Close.../Script

Reward

The reward for completing this mission is $30,000 and a Hunter will spawn inside the Fort Baxter Air Base at Escobar International or on a helipad in south Ocean Beach if the player has collected all 100 Hidden Packages. Also members of the Vercetti Gang will carry Uzis.

Trivia

  • For some reason, when the audio was first done, Tommy says to put 20 million in the briefcases, not three like the subtitles say.
  • After killing Lance Vance on the rooftop of the Vercetti Estate, Tommy can actually leave the mansion. If the player heads over to Prawn Island and Vice Point over towards Prawn Island, the player will find Forelli Family mobsters spawning there, instead of the usual Sharks mobsters.
  • It is possible to kill Lance before he reaches the mansion rooftop. However, the player will require a Minigun, Flamethrower, Rocket Launcher, or M60 (in the iOS and Android versions of the game, where the M60 can be automatically aimed) in order to achieve this. The player receives no penalty for doing so.
  • Lance is pre-scripted to always appear in front of the player. So if the player tries to run to the area where Lance is firing at the player from, instead of shooting him, Lance will automatically teleport to an area in front of the player and continue firing at him.
  • The Forelli Family's Stretches appear in a unique silver paint job, instead of the normal white paint job. Provided that the player does not destroy them during the mission, the player can save one at their garages if they wish to do so.
  • The mission is a reference to the film Scarface as it has many parallels including the ending.
    • The main difference is that Tony Montana doesn't survive the shootout while Tommy Vercetti does.
  • The mission name 'Keep Your Friends Close...' is most likely derived from Michael Corleone's (The Godfather Part II) quote 'My father taught me many things here - he taught me in this room. He taught me - keep your friends close but your enemies closer.'
  • A mistake is evident in the subtitles. It features Sonny saying "Tomyy, Tommy, watch your tone."
  • The final words of Tommy are similar to the quote "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" from the 1942 film Casablanca.
  • This mission is one of two final missions in the GTA series to feature Ken Rosenberg in the ending, with the other being End of the Line from GTA San Andreas.
  • After completion of this mission, the white Infernus parked outside the Vercetti Estate possibly becomes acquired by Tommy Vercetti.
  • In the iOS and Android versions of GTA Vice City, Keep Your Friends Close... was recapitalized as Keep your friends close....

See also

Gallery

Video walkthrough



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