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 |[[Maurice Caine]]
 |[[File:MauriceCaine-GTAL.png|center|102px|Maurice Caine]]
-|His name and appearance are based on famous British actor Michael Caine whose most notable movies include British crime films like ''[[wp:The Italian Job|The Italian Job]]'' (1969) and ''[[wp:Get Carter|Get Carter]]'' (1971). Maurice is Michael Caine's real first name.
+|Caine's design is based on famous British actor [[wp:Michael Caine|Michael Caine]] circa the 1960s. The name Maurice is based on Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Michael Caine's birth name. His appearance is based on the anti-hero character "[[wp:Harry Palmer|Harry Palmer]]", who Caine played in a series of gritty spy films in the mid-to-late 1960s.
-His wardrobe (cheap eyeglasses and drab trenchcoat) is based on Caine's earlier portrayal of [[wp:Len Deighton|Len Deighton's]] gritty spy "Harry Palmer" in the films ''[[wp:The IPCRESS File|The IPCRESS File]]'' (1965), ''[[wp: Funeral in Berlin| Funeral in Berlin]]'' (1966), and ''[[wp:Billion Dollar Brain|Billion Dollar Brain]]'' (1967).
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 |[[Mick Casey]]
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 |[[Johnny Hawtorn]]
 |[[File:JohnnyHawtorn-GTAL.png|center|102px|Johnny Hawtorn]]
-|Hawtorn has the t-shirt and greased-back pompadour of a [[wp:Rocker (subculture)|Rocker]], the rivals of the Mods. The scar is most likely from a knife fight.
+|Hawtorn has the T-shirt and greased-back pompadour of a ''[[wp:Rocker (subculture)|rocker]]'', the rivals of the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)|mods]]''. The scar is most likely from a knife fight.
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 |[[Winston Henry]]
 |[[File:WinstonHenry-GTAL.png|center|102px|Winston Henry]]
-|Henry's attire is an apparent nod to both the [[wp:Beatnik|beatnik]] subculture as well as the newer mod subculture, donning a trilby as well as featuring a turtleneck and sideburns.
+|Henry's attire is an apparent nod to both the ''[[wp:Beatnik|beatnik]]'' subculture as well as the newer ''mod'' subculture, donning a trilby as well as featuring a turtleneck and sideburns.
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 |[[Charles Jones]]
 |[[File:CharlesJones-GTAL.png|center|102px|Charles Jones]]
-|Jones' long-haired and thick-bearded appearance appears to be inspired by the ''[[wp:Hippie|hippie]]'' sub-culture.
+|Jones' long-haired and thick-bearded appearance appears to be inspired by the ''[[wp:Hippie|hippie]]'' subculture.
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 |[[Rodney Morash]]
 |[[File:RodneyMorash-GTAL.png|center|102px|Rodney Morash]]
-|Seemingly inspired by the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)|Mod]]'' sub-culture, Morash is by far one the more frequently featured protagonists from the game, having been additionally illustrated in another artwork for the game, holding a shotgun. The aforementioned artwork has also been adopted for use as a [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] user avatar, the only one to represent the "Grand Theft Auto: London" category.
+|Seemingly inspired by the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)|mod]]'' subculture, Morash is by far one of the more frequently featured protagonists from the game, having been additionally illustrated in another artwork for the game, holding a shotgun. The aforementioned artwork has also been adopted for use as a [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] user avatar, the only one to represent the "Grand Theft Auto: London" category.
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 |[[Sid Vacant]]
 |[[File:SidVacant-GTAL.png|center|102px|Sid Vacant]]
-|His name and appearance are based on the Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious. The band released a song titled "Pretty Vacant" which explains his last name.
+|His name and appearance are based on the [[wp:Sex Pistols|Sex Pistols]] guitarist [[wp:Sid Vicious|Sid Vicious]]. The band released a song titled "[[wp:Pretty Vacant|Pretty Vacant]]", which explains his last name.
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 |[[Wolfie Vilans]]
 |[[File:WolfieVilans-GTAL.png|center|102px|Wolfie Vilans]]
-|Vilans is dressed like a  [[wp:Spiv|"Spiv"]] (a gray-market fence or low-level fixer) with stereotypical slicked back hair, [[wp:Pencil mustache|pencil-thin mustache, [[wp:Zoot suit|flashy pinstripe suit]], and loud [[wp:Kipper tie|"kipper" tie]]. His last name is a pun on "Proper Villain", slang for a professional criminal rather than an unskilled punk or thug.
+|Vilans is dressed like a "[[wp:Spiv|spiv]]" (a gray-market fence or low-level fixer) with stereotypical slicked back hair, pencil-thin mustache, [[wp:Zoot suit|flashy pinstripe suit]], and loud [[wp:Kipper tie|"kipper" tie]]. His last name is a pun on "Proper Villain", slang for a professional criminal rather than an unskilled punk or thug.
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 == See also ==