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	* The Messina Family is the only named mafia family in GTA Chinatown Wars.		* The Messina Family is the only named mafia family in GTA Chinatown Wars.
	* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.		* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			File:JimmyCapra-GTACW.png\|Jimmy Capra, a made man in the Messina Crime family
			</gallery>

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Hehe5: Undo revision 378268 by DwayneBellic (talk) I was just making the article more readable. I have deleted the claim.

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	The '''Messina ~~crime~~ family''' ~~is the third most-powerful and~~ is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.
			The '''Messina family''' is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.		In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.
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	==Clothing==		==Clothing==
	The ~~Messina's~~ all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the ~~Messina's~~ all wear red clothing an their cars are also red. ~~Why they changed~~ color is unknown.		The Messinas all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the Messinas all wear red clothing and their cars are also red. The reason for the color change is unknown.

	==Members==		==Members==
	*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.		*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.

DwayneBellic: This was never stated

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This was never stated

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			The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.
	The '''Messina family''' is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]~~. It it the city's third most powerful crime family~~. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.		In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.
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	==Clothing==		==Clothing==
	The ~~Messinas~~ all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the ~~Messinas~~ all wear red clothing ~~and~~ their cars are also red. ~~The reason for the~~ color ~~change~~ is unknown.		The Messina's all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the Messina's all wear red clothing an their cars are also red. Why they changed color is unknown.

	==Members==		==Members==
	*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.		*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.

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	The '''Messina ~~crime~~ family''' ~~is the third most-powerful and~~ is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.
			The '''Messina family''' is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. It it the city's third most powerful crime family. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.		In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.
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	==Clothing==		==Clothing==
	The ~~Messina's~~ all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the ~~Messina's~~ all wear red clothing an their cars are also red. ~~Why they changed~~ color is unknown.		The Messinas all wear black jackets with blue shirts under it. Their cars are also blue so its possible that blue is their favorite color. In GTA Chinatown Wars the Messinas all wear red clothing and their cars are also red. The reason for the color change is unknown.

	==Members==		==Members==
	*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.		*[[Harvey Noto]] - [[Boss]] of the Messina Crime family, and close friend of John Gravelli.

DwayneBellic: /* Trivia */

2013-05-11T03:13:20Z

Trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* [[Harvey Noto]], boss of the Messina family, owns the Majestic Hotel.		* [[Harvey Noto]], boss of the Messina family, owns the Majestic Hotel.
	* ~~The informant~~ Fredo Volpe has ~~given~~ enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative.		* According to Fredo Volpe's LCPD profile, he has provided the LCPD enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative, but his profile also said that arrest warrants would still have to be made in later years before going after the entire organization.
	* The Messina Family is the only named mafia family in GTA Chinatown Wars.		* The Messina Family is the only named mafia family in GTA Chinatown Wars.
	* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.		* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.

Sonny Black: /* Influences */

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Influences

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	==Influences==		==Influences==
	~~They are probably~~ based on the real life [[wp:Bonanno crime family\|Bonanno crime family]] in [[wp:New York City\|New York City]] which is one of the ~~five families~~. They share a similar history of bloody infighting and each received help from another family in the commission: The ~~Messina's~~ from the ~~Gambetti's~~ and the ~~Bonanno's~~ from the ~~Gambetti's~~ real-life counterparts, the Gambinos. The name of the family is also a reference of one of the modern Dons of the Bonanno family, Joe Massino, while the first boss of the Messina family has a similar name; John Messina.		The Messina family is likely to be based on the real-life [[wp:Bonanno crime family\|Bonanno crime family]] in [[wp:New York City\|New York City]] which is one of the Five Families. They share a similar history of bloody infighting and each received help from another family in the commission; The Messinas from the Gambettis and the Bonannos from the Gambettis real-life counterparts, the Gambinos. The name of the family is also a reference to one of the modern Dons of the Bonanno family; Joe Massino, while the first boss of the Messina family has a similar name; John Messina.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.		The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[~~Grand Theft Auto IV\|~~2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The Jewish Mob hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.		In [[2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The [[Jewish Mob]] hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.

	In [[~~Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars\|~~2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] ~~to believe~~ that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] was an undercover police informant ~~(in fact he was a Messina Made Man) and~~ was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal ~~Capra's car~~ from a Messina-owned parking lot in ~~North~~ [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where ~~lots of~~ Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. ~~They have connection~~ with the ~~Joaming Triad. But~~ after ~~the~~ events ~~of GTA Chinatown Wars~~ it is most likely their friendship has ended. They like to sell Ecstasy and like to buy Coke. Maybe in the year 2009 the Messina Crime Family is the most powerful Family at that time because they are big in numbers. And they are the only Mafia family mentioned in GTA Chinatown Wars. They are friendly in this game unless the player attacks them. They can be spotted in Little Italy, with red clothing. They attack the player with Micro SMG's and are very tough when fighting on the streets. They are not hostile againts the player unless he attacks them. In the GTA Chinatown Wars drug dealing minigame they have two dealers named: Ricci and Vincenzo who like to buy Coke and sell many Ecstasy for a low price. They are discriped as the MOB but this is also the name of an African-American gang in GTA 4 and it DLC's. Maybe this is a programming fault, but this is unknown why this is done. When doing many deals with the dealers of the Messina Family, it will most likely attract police presence.		In [[2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] into believing that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] (a Messina made man) was an undercover police informant who was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal it from a Messina-owned parking lot in north [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where several Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. The Messina Family were allied with the [[Jaoming Family]], but after these events it is most likely that their friendship has ended.

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* [[Harvey Noto]] boss of the Messina family owns the Majestic Hotel.		* [[Harvey Noto]], boss of the Messina family, owns the Majestic Hotel.
	* The informant Fredo Volpe has given enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative.		* The informant Fredo Volpe has given enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative.
			* The Messina Family is the only named mafia family in GTA Chinatown Wars.
	* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.		* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.
	{{Gangs}}		{{Gangs}}

The Tom at 23:51, 17 January 2011

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	The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.		The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Maybe it is possible that the plane Lopez blown up, was a private jet of a Messina member or possible Harvey Noto, but likely not because after this mission his criminal record does not mention him as dead or missing. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The Jewish Mob hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but they are never seen together. They can be business accociates, but this is likely not because The Jewish are a Mafia family. The real-life counterpart of the Messina Family, the Bonnano Family has no connections with the real-life Jewish Mafia, so it is most likely that in-game this ~~is the same~~.		In [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The Jewish Mob hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.

	In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars\|2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] to believe that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] was an undercover police informant (in fact he was a Messina Made Man) and was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal Capra's car from a Messina-owned parking lot in North [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where lots of Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. They have connection with the Joaming Triad. But after the events of GTA Chinatown Wars it is most likely their friendship has ended. They like to sell Ecstasy and like to buy Coke. Maybe in the year 2009 the Messina Crime Family is the most powerful Family at that time because they are big in numbers. And they are the only Mafia family mentioned in GTA Chinatown Wars. They are friendly in this game unless the player attacks them. They can be spotted in Little Italy, with red clothing. They attack the player with Micro SMG's and are very tough when fighting on the streets. They are not hostile againts the player unless he attacks them. In the GTA Chinatown Wars drug dealing minigame they have two dealers named: Ricci and Vincenzo who like to buy Coke and sell many Ecstasy for a low price. They are discriped as the MOB but this is also the name of an African-American gang in GTA 4 and it DLC's. Maybe this is a programming fault, but this is unknown why this is done. When doing many deals with the dealers of the Messina Family, it will most likely attract police presence.		In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars\|2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] to believe that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] was an undercover police informant (in fact he was a Messina Made Man) and was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal Capra's car from a Messina-owned parking lot in North [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where lots of Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. They have connection with the Joaming Triad. But after the events of GTA Chinatown Wars it is most likely their friendship has ended. They like to sell Ecstasy and like to buy Coke. Maybe in the year 2009 the Messina Crime Family is the most powerful Family at that time because they are big in numbers. And they are the only Mafia family mentioned in GTA Chinatown Wars. They are friendly in this game unless the player attacks them. They can be spotted in Little Italy, with red clothing. They attack the player with Micro SMG's and are very tough when fighting on the streets. They are not hostile againts the player unless he attacks them. In the GTA Chinatown Wars drug dealing minigame they have two dealers named: Ricci and Vincenzo who like to buy Coke and sell many Ecstasy for a low price. They are discriped as the MOB but this is also the name of an African-American gang in GTA 4 and it DLC's. Maybe this is a programming fault, but this is unknown why this is done. When doing many deals with the dealers of the Messina Family, it will most likely attract police presence.

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	\|game3 = CW		\|game3 = CW
	\|locations = [[Cerveza Heights~~]], [[Dukes~~]]<br>[[East Island City~~]], [[Dukes]]<br>[[Downtown Algonquin~~]]<br>[[Little Italy]]~~, [[Algonquin]];~~<br> [[~~Liberty City in GTA IV Era\|Liberty City~~]]		\|locations = [[Cerveza Heights]]<br>[[East Island City]]<br>[[Little Italy]]<br>[[Meadows Park]]
	\|leader = [[Harvey Noto]]		\|leader = [[Harvey Noto]]
	\|type = Italian-American Mafia family		\|type = Italian-American Mafia family
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	\|cars = [[Sentinel XS]]<br>[[PMP 600\|Sports PMP 600]]<br>[[Cavalcade]]<br>[[Cavalcade FXT]]<br>[[Maverick]]		\|cars = [[Sentinel XS]]<br>[[PMP 600\|Sports PMP 600]]<br>[[Cavalcade]]<br>[[Cavalcade FXT]]<br>[[Maverick]]
	\|weapons = [[Knife]], [[Pistol]], [[SMG]] , [[Uzi]] and [[Combat Shotgun]]		\|weapons = [[Knife]], [[Pistol]], [[SMG]] , [[Uzi]] and [[Combat Shotgun]]
	\|businesses = ~~Labor Unions~~<br>Construction<br>~~Racketeering~~<br>~~Prostitution~~		\|businesses = Loan Sharking<br>Extortion<br>Drug Dealing<br>Prostitution<br>Gambling<br>Robbery<br>Construction<br>Blackmail<br>Union Corruption
	\|fronts = Majestic Hotel,<br>~~Opinium~~ Hotel		\|fronts = Majestic Hotel<br>Opium Nights Hotel
	\|members = [[Harvey Noto]]<br>[[Harry Hall]]<br>[[Mark Volpe]]<br>[[Fredo Volpe]]<br>[[Jimmy Capra]]		\|members = [[Harvey Noto]]<br>[[Harry Hall]]<br>[[Mark Volpe]]<br>[[Fredo Volpe]]<br>[[Jimmy Capra]]
	}}		}}

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* [[Harvey Noto]] boss of the Messina family owns the Majestic Hotel		* [[Harvey Noto]] boss of the Messina family owns the Majestic Hotel.
	* The informant Fredo Volpe has given enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative.		* The informant Fredo Volpe has given enough evidence to take down the whole family/operation, but one year later, in the events of GTA Chinatown Wars the gang is still operative.
	* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.		* In the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission [[Practice Swing]], the Messina Family drives an army of [[Cavalcade FXT]]s. It is possible they drive the cars for room, luxury, and room for work (construction) supplies, weapons or drugs. It is suggestively their favorite car. Maybe blue is their favorite color, because they all wear blue shirts and their cars are in a dark blue color.

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	The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.		The '''Messina crime family''' is the third most-powerful and is one of the Italian-American families based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV\|Liberty City]], and part of the Cosa Nostra [[The Commission]]. Named after former boss John Messina, the Messina syndicate is based in [[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], but also controls [[Little Italy]] alongside the other families. The family is believed to be led by [[Harvey Noto]], who was able to establish himself at the top of the organization after a long and bloody power struggle. [[Mark Volpe]] is a Capo whilst [[Fredo Volpe]], another Capo and brother of Mark, has been a police informant since 1998. [[Harry Hall]] is the [[Underboss]]/[[Consigliere]] of the Messina family.

	In [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Maybe it is possible that the plane Lopez blown up, was a private jet of a Messina member or possible Harvey Noto, but likely not because after this mission his criminal record does not mention him as dead or missing. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The Jewish Mob hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but they are never seen together. They can be business accociates, but this is likely not because The Jewish are a Mafia family. The real-life counterpart of the Messina Family, the Bonnano Family has no connections with the real-life Jewish Mafia, so it is most likely that in-game this ~~is the same~~.		In [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|2008]], the Messina Family prevented [[Yusuf Amir]] from continuing constructing by the labor union. However, [[Playboy X]] saw a potential business relationship with Amir, and he therefore [[Deconstruction for Beginners\|hired]] [[Niko Bellic]] to take down all union workers at Amir's construction site. Sometime later in the same year, [[Rocco Pelosi]] of the [[Ancelotti Family]] kidnapped a union official and had [[Luis Fernando Lopez\|Luis Lopez]] torture him by [[Practice Swing\|hitting]] him with golfballs. The union official revealed that the head of the [[LTA]] was working for the Messina's. He later revealed more information to Rocco, and he ordered Lopez' boss [[Gay Tony\|"Gay" Tony Prince]] to [[Bang Bang\|blow up]] all of the undercover Messina's with [[Sticky Bombs]]. Lopez himself took care of the job, resulting in a construction crane, LTA train and a private jet to be blown up. Harvey Noto, the boss of the family owns the upper class Majestic Hotel in Algonquin. This can be the family's base of operations, but there is no evidence to prove this. The Jewish Mob hired a few rooms in the hotel, hinting the fact that they may be allies to the Messina family, but this remains unproven.

	In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars\|2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] to believe that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] was an undercover police informant (in fact he was a Messina Made Man) and was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal Capra's car from a Messina-owned parking lot in North [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where lots of Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. They have connection with the Joaming Triad. But after the events of GTA Chinatown Wars it is most likely their friendship has ended. They like to sell Ecstasy and like to buy Coke. Maybe in the year 2009 the Messina Crime Family is the most powerful Family at that time because they are big in numbers. And they are the only Mafia family mentioned in GTA Chinatown Wars. They are friendly in this game unless the player attacks them. They can be spotted in Little Italy, with red clothing. They attack the player with Micro SMG's and are very tough when fighting on the streets. They are not hostile againts the player unless he attacks them. In the GTA Chinatown Wars drug dealing minigame they have two dealers named: Ricci and Vincenzo who like to buy Coke and sell many Ecstasy for a low price. They are discriped as the MOB but this is also the name of an African-American gang in GTA 4 and it DLC's. Maybe this is a programming fault, but this is unknown why this is done. When doing many deals with the dealers of the Messina Family, it will most likely attract police presence.		In [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars\|2009]], [[Rudy D'Avanzo]] tricked the [[Algonquin Triads\|Triad]] [[Huang Lee]] to believe that his rival [[Jimmy Capra]] was an undercover police informant (in fact he was a Messina Made Man) and was revealing information about the Triads to the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era\|LCPD]]. Rudy told Huang that he had bugged Capra's car and he ordered Huang to steal Capra's car from a Messina-owned parking lot in North [[Bohan]]. They later went to a meeting with Capra, where lots of Messina gangsters and possibly Capra himself were killed. They have connection with the Joaming Triad. But after the events of GTA Chinatown Wars it is most likely their friendship has ended. They like to sell Ecstasy and like to buy Coke. Maybe in the year 2009 the Messina Crime Family is the most powerful Family at that time because they are big in numbers. And they are the only Mafia family mentioned in GTA Chinatown Wars. They are friendly in this game unless the player attacks them. They can be spotted in Little Italy, with red clothing. They attack the player with Micro SMG's and are very tough when fighting on the streets. They are not hostile againts the player unless he attacks them. In the GTA Chinatown Wars drug dealing minigame they have two dealers named: Ricci and Vincenzo who like to buy Coke and sell many Ecstasy for a low price. They are discriped as the MOB but this is also the name of an African-American gang in GTA 4 and it DLC's. Maybe this is a programming fault, but this is unknown why this is done. When doing many deals with the dealers of the Messina Family, it will most likely attract police presence.