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{{infobox character| | {{infobox character| | ||
|image = MikeToreno-GTASA.jpg | |image = MikeToreno-GTASA.jpg | ||
| | |game_1 = GTA San Andreas | ||
|name = Mike Toreno | |name = Mike Toreno | ||
|aka = Toreno | |aka = Toreno | ||
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|gender = M | |gender = M | ||
|dob = | |dob = | ||
|pob = [[United States of America]] | |pob = [[United States of America|United States]] | ||
|dod = | |dod = | ||
|home = [[Mike Toreno's Ranch]] | |home = [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|Ranch]] in [[Tierra Robada]] | ||
|nationality = | |nationality = United States | ||
|family = | |family = | ||
|affiliations = [[T-Bone Mendez]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[Jizzy B.]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[San Fierro Rifa]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[Big Smoke]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Ryder]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Grove Street Families]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Carl Johnson]] <small>([[1992]])</small> | |affiliations = [[T-Bone Mendez]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[Jizzy B.]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[San Fierro Rifa]] <small>(until [[1992]])</small><br />[[Big Smoke]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Ryder]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Grove Street Families]] <small>([[1992]])</small><br />[[Carl Johnson]] <small>([[1992]])</small> | ||
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|voice = [[James Woods]] | |voice = [[James Woods]] | ||
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{{also|''You may be looking for the [[Mike Toreno (mission)|mission]] of the same name.''}} | |||
'''Mike Toreno''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). Toreno is an undercover government agent from a "government agency", most likely the CIA, who disguises himself as a drug dealer and one of the [[Gang Leaders|co-leaders]] of the [[Loco Syndicate]]. He is voiced by [[James Woods]], who bears some resemblance to the character, who has featured in films such as [[:wp:Once Upon a Time in America|Once Upon a Time in America]]. | '''Mike Toreno''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). Toreno is an undercover government agent from a "government agency", most likely the CIA, who disguises himself as a drug dealer and one of the [[Gang Leaders|co-leaders]] of the [[Loco Syndicate]]. He is voiced by [[James Woods]], who bears some resemblance to the character, who has featured in films such as [[:wp:Once Upon a Time in America|Once Upon a Time in America]]. | ||
==Character history== | ==Character history== | ||
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===The Loco Syndicate=== | ===The Loco Syndicate=== | ||
Mike Toreno joined an | Mike Toreno joined an unknown government agency sometime before 1992 and was later given the task of 'battling threats in Latin America' and moved to [[San Fierro]] in [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]. After arriving in San Fierro he met and became business partners with [[Jizzy B.]], the owner of [[The Pleasure Domes Club]], and [[San Fierro Rifa]] [[Gang Leaders|leader]] [[T-Bone Mendez]], who together formed the [[Loco Syndicate]]. The three took control of an [[Yay Factory|abandoned factory]] in [[Doherty]] and the building was converted into a drug manufacturing plant. Toreno [[The Introduction|later made connections]] with [[Big Smoke]], a high ranking member of the [[Grove Street Families]] who was looking to make himself powerful in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], and made deals to sell drugs to him. | ||
Toreno, Jizzy, and Mendez later meet [[Ryder]], Smoke's right hand man, at a [[Cluckin' Bell|fast-food restaurant]] in [[Angel Pine]] to further discuss the deal. [[Carl Johnson]], former co-leader of the Grove Street Families, and [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]], having heard of the deal, [[Photo Opportunity|spied on the meeting and photographed those involved]], later returning to Carl's [[Doherty Garage|garage]] to seek the help of [[Wu Zi Mu]] and [[Guppy]] in identifying those involved, with the exception of Ryder. The two, however, are unable to | Toreno, Jizzy, and Mendez later meet [[Ryder]], Smoke's right hand man, at a [[Cluckin' Bell|fast-food restaurant]] in [[Angel Pine]] to further discuss the deal. [[Carl Johnson]], former co-leader of the Grove Street Families, and [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]], having heard of the deal, [[Photo Opportunity|spied on the meeting and photographed those involved]], later returning to Carl's [[Doherty Garage|garage]] to seek the help of [[Wu Zi Mu]] and [[Guppy]] in identifying those involved, with the exception of Ryder. The two, however, are unable to shed any light on Toreno. | ||
Carl, looking for a way into the organisation to stem the flow of drugs to Los Santos, begins to [[Jizzy (mission)|work]] for Jizzy. Carl and Mendez later set out to [[Mike Toreno (mission)|find Toreno after he was accidentally kidnapped]] by the [[Da Nang Boys]], who had stolen a van full of drugs, which Toreno happened to be in. Carl and Mendez eventually track him down to [[Easter Bay Airport]] and free him, although Toreno remains suspicious and almost kills Carl, being convinced by Mendez to spare him. The three then destroy the van, full with drugs, to destroy evidence before the [[San Fierro Police Department|police]] arrive. | Carl, looking for a way into the organisation to stem the flow of drugs to Los Santos, begins to [[Jizzy (mission)|work]] for Jizzy. Carl and Mendez later set out to [[Mike Toreno (mission)|find Toreno after he was accidentally kidnapped]] by the [[Da Nang Boys]], who had stolen a van full of drugs, which Toreno happened to be in. Carl and Mendez eventually track him down to [[Easter Bay Airport]] and free him, although Toreno remains suspicious and almost kills Carl, being convinced by Mendez to spare him. The three then destroy the van, full with drugs, to destroy evidence before the [[San Fierro Police Department|police]] arrive. | ||
Toreno and Mendez, still suspicious of him, have him [[Outrider|protect a van full of drugs]] from the Da Nang Boys and their road blocks on its way to their factory. Following the [[Ice Cold Killa|death]] of Jizzy, Toreno decides to meet with Mendez and Ryder at [[Pier 69]] but, arriving by [[Maverick|helicopter]], sees the dead bodies of San Fierro Rifa and [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] gangsters and escapes. Carl and Vialpando, watching from a distant rooftop, then [[Pier 69 (mission)|attack the pier and kill Mendez]], before Carl gives chase to and kills Ryder. Toreno, knowing of his partners deaths, goes to the [[San Fierro Police Department]] [[San Fierro Police Headquarters|headquarters]] but uses a decoy helicopter to allow him to escape unnoticed, with Carl taking the bait and [[Toreno's Last Flight|destroying the helicopter]]. | Toreno and Mendez, still suspicious of him, have him [[Outrider|protect a van full of drugs]] from the Da Nang Boys and their road blocks on its way to their factory. Following the [[Ice Cold Killa|death]] of Jizzy, Toreno decides to meet with Mendez and Ryder at [[Pier 69]] but, arriving by [[Maverick|helicopter]], sees the dead bodies of San Fierro Rifa and [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] gangsters and escapes. Carl and Vialpando, watching from a distant rooftop, then [[Pier 69 (mission)|attack the pier and kill Mendez]], before Carl gives chase to and kills Ryder. Toreno, knowing of his partners' deaths, goes to the [[San Fierro Police Department]] [[San Fierro Police Headquarters|headquarters]] but uses a decoy helicopter to allow him to escape unnoticed, with Carl taking the bait and [[Toreno's Last Flight|destroying the helicopter]]. | ||
Carl then [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom|destroys]] the factory used by the gang and, thinking that the syndicate leaders had been killed, settled back into life in San Fierro. Carl, however, receives a phone call from Toreno, with a distorted voice, telling him to go a [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|ranch]] in [[Tierra Robada]]. Carl, upon arriving, is told he must complete a [[Monster (mission)|race]] in a [[Monster Truck|monster truck]] across Tierra Robada. Toreno's man on the ground says that he will receive a [[Cell Phone|phone call]] and upon returning to the ranch, is surprised to meet Toreno, who he believes will kill him. | Carl then [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom|destroys]] the factory used by the gang and, thinking that the syndicate leaders had been killed, settled back into life in San Fierro. Carl, however, receives a phone call from Toreno, with a distorted voice, telling him to go a [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|ranch]] in [[Tierra Robada]]. Carl, upon arriving, is told he must complete a [[Monster (mission)|race]] in a [[Monster Truck|monster truck]] across Tierra Robada. Toreno's man on the ground says that he will receive a [[Cell Phone|phone call]] and upon returning to the ranch, is surprised to meet Toreno, who he believes will kill him. | ||
===Life in Tierra Robada and Bone County=== | ===Life in Tierra Robada and Bone County=== | ||
[[File:HighJack-GTASA.jpg| | [[File:HighJack-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Mike Toreno explaining his true identity to [[Carl Johnson]] at his [[Mike Toreno's Ranch|ranch]] in [[Tierra Robada]] during the mission [[Highjack]].]] | ||
[[File:N.O.E.-GTASA.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mike Toreno pointing to the locations from where he is being watched, during the mission [[N.O.E.]].]] | [[File:N.O.E.-GTASA.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mike Toreno pointing to the locations from where he is being watched, during the mission [[N.O.E.]].]] | ||
Toreno, however, has plans to use Carl to do his bidding and uses his connections to his advantage, telling Carl he could get his brother [[Sweet]] free from prison. Toreno also tells Carl of his true identity, that of a government agent, and tells him that he is not a drug dealer but an agent 'battling threats in Latin America, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY' and that the operation has led to them making numerous allies that have helped 'immeasurably'. Toreno, for his first task, tells Carl to get Vialpando and to [[Highjack|steal]] a [[Tanker|truck]] from a rival agency while it is being transported, saying they need the cargo, telling Carl not to tell Vialpando the reason for the theft. | Toreno, however, has plans to use Carl to do his bidding and uses his connections to his advantage, telling Carl he could get his brother [[Sweet]] free from prison. Toreno also tells Carl of his true identity, that of a government agent, and tells him that he is not a drug dealer but an agent 'battling threats in Latin America, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY' and that the operation has led to them making numerous allies that have helped 'immeasurably'. Toreno, for his first task, tells Carl to get Vialpando and to [[Highjack|steal]] a [[Tanker|truck]] from a rival agency while it is being transported, saying they need the cargo, telling Carl not to tell Vialpando the reason for the theft. | ||
The next time the two meet Toreno proves his statements of being an undercover agent by relaying the story of [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], of the [[C.R.A.S.H.]] unit of the [[Los Santos Police Department]], murdering fellow officer [[Ralph Pendelbury]] to hide their crimes from Internal Affairs, a case that had not been solved. Toreno also explains that he tries to pit bad guys against bad guys but that sometimes good people get hurt or killed, stating that to him Sweet is 'collateral', before sending Carl to [[Las Brujas]], a ghost town. There, speaking through a speaker, Toreno tells him to go to the top of [[Arco del Oeste]] and light a flare, to give a signal to a plane carrying precious cargo. The plane, however, is ambushed by agency helicopters although Carl, having picked up a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], destroys the them. The plane with the cargo flies to a small inlet near the abandoned [[Verdant Meadows]] air strip, with Carl following and [[Interdiction|collecting the package, delivering it back to Las Brujas]]. | The next time the two meet Toreno proves his statements of being an undercover agent by relaying the story of [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], of the [[C.R.A.S.H.]] unit of the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]], murdering fellow officer [[Ralph Pendelbury]] to hide their crimes from Internal Affairs, a case that had not been solved. Toreno also explains that he tries to pit bad guys against bad guys but that sometimes good people get hurt or killed, stating that to him Sweet is 'collateral', before sending Carl to [[Las Brujas]], a ghost town. There, speaking through a speaker, Toreno tells him to go to the top of [[Arco del Oeste]] and light a flare, to give a signal to a plane carrying precious cargo. The plane, however, is ambushed by agency helicopters although Carl, having picked up a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]], destroys the them. The plane with the cargo flies to a small inlet near the abandoned [[Verdant Meadows]] air strip, with Carl following and [[Interdiction|collecting the package, delivering it back to Las Brujas]]. | ||
Toreno meets Carl at his ranch shortly afterwards and tells him that he had used Sweet to get Carl to do his work, saying he will not be released yet, although he states that he is being protected as he needs him alive just as much as Carl. Toreno then tells him that his actions are getting him noticed by other government agencies and that he needs him to [[Verdant Meadows (mission)|purchase the Verdant Meadows airstrip]] and then [[Learning to Fly|learn how to fly]]. | Toreno meets Carl at his ranch shortly afterwards and tells him that he had used Sweet to get Carl to do his work, saying he will not be released yet, although he states that he is being protected as he needs him alive just as much as Carl. Toreno then tells him that his actions are getting him noticed by other government agencies and that he needs him to [[Verdant Meadows (mission)|purchase the Verdant Meadows airstrip]] and then [[Learning to Fly|learn how to fly]]. | ||
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===Final meetings with Carl Johnson=== | ===Final meetings with Carl Johnson=== | ||
[[File:HomeComing-GTASA.jpg| | [[File:HomeComing-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|250px|[[Carl Johnson]] pointing a gun at Mike Toreno while inside [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]] in [[Mulholland]] during the mission [[Home Coming]].]] | ||
Toreno then disappears from Carl's life and Carl continues his life of crime with the [[San Fierro Triads|Triads]] in [[Las Venturas]], pulling of a [[Caligula's Palace|casino]] [[Breaking the Bank at Caligula's|heist]], and meeting up with [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], with Carl killing Pulaski. Carl, after being asked by rapper [[Madd Dogg]] re-takes his [[Madd Dogg's Mansion|mansion]] and while there, gets a message from Toreno asking him to go outside. | Toreno then disappears from Carl's life and Carl continues his life of crime with the [[San Fierro Triads|Triads]] in [[Las Venturas]], pulling of a [[Caligula's Palace|casino]] [[Breaking the Bank at Caligula's|heist]], and meeting up with [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], with Carl killing Pulaski. Carl, after being asked by rapper [[Madd Dogg]] re-takes his [[Madd Dogg's Mansion|mansion]] and while there, gets a message from Toreno asking him to go outside. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Toreno's | [[File:MikeToreno'sRanch-GTASA-frontexterior.jpg|thumb|right|Mike Toreno's Ranch in [[Tierra Robada]].]] | ||
[[File:MikeToreno'scar-GTASA.jpg|thumb|right|The back of Mike Toreno's Washington, showing the OMEGA number plate.]] | |||
*In missions, the number plate on Toreno's [[Washington]] says "OMEGA", although the Washington parked at his ranch always has a random plate number. | *In missions, the number plate on Toreno's [[Washington]] says "OMEGA", although the Washington parked at his ranch always has a random plate number. | ||
*Mike Toreno is likely a CIA agent, although this is not confirmed, as the CIA have been connected to cocaine trafficking between Latin American paramilitaries and gangs in [[:wp:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], the city [[Los Santos]] is based on. | *Mike Toreno is likely a CIA agent, although this is not confirmed, as the CIA have been connected to cocaine trafficking between Latin American paramilitaries and gangs in [[:wp:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], the city [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] is based on. | ||
*The texture ID for Toreno's in-game model is misspelled as 'torino'. This is either how his name was originally spelt, or a typo. | |||
==Mission appearances== | ==Mission appearances== | ||
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*[[Home Coming]] <small>(Boss)</small> | *[[Home Coming]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
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