Grand Theft Wiki

Manny Escuela: Difference between revisions

Article Discussion

Manny Escuela (view source)

Revision as of 14:30, 26 October 2013

2,172 bytes added ,  26 October 2013
no edit summary
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(77 intermediate revisions by 43 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{infobox character|
{{infobox character
|image = Manny.jpg
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|Chinatown Wars]]
|name = Manuel Escuela
|name = Manuel Escuela
|image = MannyEscuela-GTAIV.jpg
|size = 300px
|game_1 = GTA IV
|aka = Manny
|aka = Manny
|gender = M
|gender = M
|dob = 1973
|dob = 1973
|pob = Puerto Rico
|pob = [[South Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|dod = 2008 (age 35)
|dod = 2008
|home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV era|Liberty City]]
|home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|nationality = Puerto Rican
|nationality = Puerto Rico
|family =
|affiliations = [[Spanish Lords]]<br>[[Mallorie Bardas]]<br>[[Elizabeta Torres]]<br>[[Jay Hamilton]]<br>[[Francis McReary]]<br>[[Niko Bellic]]
|affiliations = [[Mallorie Bardas]]<br>[[Elizabeta Torres]]<br>[[Jay Hamilton]]<br>[[Francis McReary]]<br>[[Niko Bellic]]
|vehicles = Spanish Lords [[Cavalcade]] (In [[Escuela of the Streets]])<br>Grey [[Faggio]] (pictured in the trailer)
|vehicles =  
|businesses = Youth Center
|businesses = School
|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]].
 
== Biography ==
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'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's annoying habit of filming finally went too far when he attempted to film a confrontation with another "community leader" of sorts, drug empress [[Elizabeta Torres]]. Niko goes to visit Elizabeta, but Manny and Jay arrive to tell her to stop selling drugs. However, with the police closing in on her operations, she is in a paranoid, cocaine-fueled rage and [[Have A Heart|executes]] both Manny and Jay, shooting Escuela in the eye. She then pays Niko to deliver the bodies to a black market [[The Doctor|organ dealer]], the dealer states the organs will help a lot of people, Niko says "He'd been trying to help the streets his whole life... maybe he'll be actually doing it now."
 
==LCPD Database record==


[[Image:MannyEscuela.jpg|thumb|Artwork of Manny Escuela]]
'''Surname''': Escuela
'''Manny Escuela''' (1973-2008) is a character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and the GTA IV era. He is a Puerto Rican ex-convict who has apparently changed his ways, and now wants to clean up the streets of [[Bohan]].


Manny Escuela is Puerto Rican who grew up in [[South Bohan]]. It is implied he is a former gangster and heroin addict, but has now changed his ways. He claims that he owes too much to the "streets" and now wants to clean them up to settle his debt to society. However, he has also hired a cameraman, [[Jay Hamilton]], to film his quest, leading many to believe that he is only interested in becoming famous. He operates out of the St. Mary's Recreational Center where he runs a youth outreach program and also is a dance instructor.
'''First name''': Manny


Manny is eventually introduced to [[Niko Bellic]] by his childhood friend [[Mallorie Bardas]]. Rather than personally clean up Bohan himself, Escuela pays Niko to do the dirty work for him. Niko drives around town exterminating drug dealers under orders from Escuela, who arrives afterwards with a camera crew to take credit. It appears that Escuela is also doing vigilante work for corrupt cop [[Francis McReary]]. Francis even appears in one of Escuela's videos.
'''Age''': 35


Escuela's annoying habit of filming finally goes too far when he attempts to film a confrontation with another "community leader" of sorts, drug empress [[Elizabeta Torres]]. However, with the police closing in on her operations, she is in a paranoid, cocaine-fueled rage and executes both Manny and Jay. She then pays Niko to deliver the bodies to a black market organ dealer, the dealer states the organs will help a lot of people, Niko says "He'd been trying to help the streets his whole life... maybe he'll be actually doing it now." If the player chooses, they can simply dump the car into the river.
'''Place of birth''': South Bohan


Escuela is 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 takes credit for the creation of rap, despite his obvious lack of skill, and implies he refused to continue because of his distaste with commercialization.
'''Affiliations''': Linked to the Spanish Lords


==Mission Appearances==
'''Criminal record''':
* [[Escuela of the Streets]] (Boss)
*1994 - Fraud
* [[Street Sweeper]] (Boss)
*1997 - Possession Controlled Substance: Heroin
* [[The Puerto Rican Connection]] (Boss)
* [[Have A Heart]] (Killed)


==Trivia==
'''Wanted For''': Possession Controlled Substance
*Murals depicting Manny can be seen around Bohan in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]].
*His last name, Escuela, means "school" in spanish


==External Link==
'''Notes''':
[http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=escuela&content=video0 Manny Escuela on Rockstar's site]
*South Bohan based fraudster and drug dealer.
*Former member of the Spanish Lords
*Reinvented himself as a community leader and started a youth center.
*Suspected in assaults against criminals around his neighborhood.


{{GTA IV Characters}}
==Mission appearances==
;GTA IV
*[[Escuela of the Streets]] <small>(Boss) </small>
*[[Street Sweeper]] <small>(Boss) </small>
*[[The Puerto Rican Connection]] <small>(Boss) </small>
*[[Have A Heart]] <small>(Killed) </small>


==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:MannyEscuela-GTAIV-artwork.jpg|Pre-release artwork.
</gallery>


[[nl:Manny Escuela]]
==Trivia==
*His last name, Escuela, means "school" in Spanish.
*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."
*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 [[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.
 
{{Navboxes
|title= Navigation
|list1={{characters|state=collapsed}}
{{Gtaiv characters|state=collapsed}}
}}
[[Category:Characters|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Characters|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Characters in GTA IV|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Characters in GTA IV|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Deceased Characters]]
[[Category:Characters in HD Universe|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Bosses|Escuela, Manny]]
[[Category:Deceased Characters|Escuela, Manny]]
A-Dust
Wiki Administrator, Check Users, smwadministrator, Administrators, Trusted Users
68,823

edits

Retrieved from ‘https://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Special:MobileDiff/91502...389683’