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After 1992, he returns to Liberty City. In [[1998]] he welcomes [[Toni Cipriani]] back to the city, after years of hiding, but assigns him to [[Vincenzo Cilli]], a much younger and newer Leone member.<ref name="Toni Back">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Toni, I know what you did, and no one is more grateful than me, honestly... So when you need something, give Vincenzo a call down at the [[Atlantic Quays|Atlantic Quay]]." (from the [[Introduction (GTA LCS)|opening cutscene]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]])</ref>. Toni and Vincenzo immediately dislike each other, and after Vincenzo betrays Toni, Toni kills him with Salvatore's apparent approval. In due time, Toni earned his current level of appreciation from Salvatore<ref name="Sals Salvation2">'''Salvatore Leone''': "...for Christ sakes Toni - you saved my ass - call me Sal!" (from the [[Salvatore's Salvation]] mission)</ref> by helping him with wrestling [[Paulie's Revue Bar]] away from [[Paulie Sindacco]] by assisting his discontent manager, [[Joseph Daniel O'Toole|JD O'Toole]], extorting dock worker union boss [[Jane Hopper]] (Salvatore personally working with Toni at this point) <ref name="Hopper">'''Salvatore Leone''': "I got a union boss - a broad no less - that I need to do me a favor, and she asks for money? All I wanted was 24 hours access to the docks, while the strike was going on, strikes that I helped organize, so my boys could offload some drugs..." (from the [[The Offer]] mission)</ref>, and after the union troubles were sorted out, attending an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]]-ambushed meeting with the [[Colombian Cartel]], escaping alive<ref name="CB">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Anyway, I got a shipment of you know what coming in. This is going to put us - you and me - on the map big time. Everything should run smooth. I just need someone - someone I trust - to take care of things for me." (from the [[Contra-Banned]] mission)</ref>. Toni ends up killing the Cartel dealers, with the exception of [[Miguel]] who survives, and evades the to get away with the drugs.
After 1992, he returns to Liberty City. In [[1998]] he welcomes [[Toni Cipriani]] back to the city, after years of hiding, but assigns him to [[Vincenzo Cilli]], a much younger and newer Leone member.<ref name="Toni Back">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Toni, I know what you did, and no one is more grateful than me, honestly... So when you need something, give Vincenzo a call down at the [[Atlantic Quays|Atlantic Quay]]." (from the [[Introduction (GTA LCS)|opening cutscene]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]])</ref>. Toni and Vincenzo immediately dislike each other, and after Vincenzo betrays Toni, Toni kills him with Salvatore's apparent approval. In due time, Toni earned his current level of appreciation from Salvatore<ref name="Sals Salvation2">'''Salvatore Leone''': "...for Christ sakes Toni - you saved my ass - call me Sal!" (from the [[Salvatore's Salvation]] mission)</ref> by helping him with wrestling [[Paulie's Revue Bar]] away from [[Paulie Sindacco]] by assisting his discontent manager, [[Joseph Daniel O'Toole|JD O'Toole]], extorting dock worker union boss [[Jane Hopper]] (Salvatore personally working with Toni at this point) <ref name="Hopper">'''Salvatore Leone''': "I got a union boss - a broad no less - that I need to do me a favor, and she asks for money? All I wanted was 24 hours access to the docks, while the strike was going on, strikes that I helped organize, so my boys could offload some drugs..." (from the [[The Offer]] mission)</ref>, and after the union troubles were sorted out, attending an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]]-ambushed meeting with the [[Colombian Cartel]], escaping alive<ref name="CB">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Anyway, I got a shipment of you know what coming in. This is going to put us - you and me - on the map big time. Everything should run smooth. I just need someone - someone I trust - to take care of things for me." (from the [[Contra-Banned]] mission)</ref>. Toni ends up killing the Cartel dealers, with the exception of [[Miguel]] who survives, and evades the to get away with the drugs.


After the earlier mob war is supposedly finished, Toni follows [[Sicilian Mafia]] representative [[Massimo Torini]], who is trying to broker a peace between the three families, but really organizing the families as well as street gangs against the Leones<ref name="CBTS">'''Joseph Daniel O'Toole''': "Listen, I hear the Sicilians are trying to broker peace between the families. Sal's got some heavy up at his place right now. The thing is; he smells a rat. He wants someone to get up there and follow this guy, see where he goes." (from [[The Guns of Leone]] mission)</ref>. After this, [[Mickey Hamfists]], under orders from Sal, kills JD O'Toole for control of the Revue Bar, renamed [[Sex Club 7]], by tricking him into thinking he'd be a made man<ref name="JDOMM2">'''Mickey Hamfists''': "Hey, the guy was a FUCKING RAT! He screwed over his own boss! Disgrazia'. Salvatore could never have trusted that mother fucker." (from [[The Made Man]] mission)</ref>.  
After the earlier mob war is supposedly finished, Toni follows [[Sicilian Mafia]] representative [[Massimo Torini]], who is trying to broker a peace between the three families, but really organizing the families as well as street gangs against the Leones<ref name="CBTS">'''Joseph Daniel O'Toole''': "Listen, I hear the Sicilians are trying to broker peace between the families. Sal's got some heavy up at his place right now. The thing is; he smells a rat. He wants someone to get up there and follow this guy, see where he goes." (from [[The Guns of Leone]] mission)</ref>. After this, [[Mickey Hamfists]], under orders from Sal, kills JD O'Toole for control of the Revue Bar, renamed [[Sex Club Seven]], by tricking him into thinking he'd be a made man<ref name="JDOMM2">'''Mickey Hamfists''': "Hey, the guy was a FUCKING RAT! He screwed over his own boss! Disgrazia'. Salvatore could never have trusted that mother fucker." (from [[The Made Man]] mission)</ref>.  


[[File:SalvatoreLeone-GTALCS.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salvatore Leone in [[1998]].]]
[[File:SalvatoreLeone-GTALCS.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salvatore Leone in [[1998]].]]
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Since his first trial in 1998 mentioned above, he had been tried in court another four times, winning each case. In April [[2001]], the final trial, he was accused of tax evasion (having $450,000 in undeclared income) before his lawyer [[Maurice Goldberg]] successfully convinced the court that Salvatore is dyslexic and struggled with taxes. He was only found guilty of importing tomato sauce from Sicily without a license and fined.<ref name="Mid 1980s"/>.
Since his first trial in 1998 mentioned above, he had been tried in court another four times, winning each case. In April [[2001]], the final trial, he was accused of tax evasion (having $450,000 in undeclared income) before his lawyer [[Maurice Goldberg]] successfully convinced the court that Salvatore is dyslexic and struggled with taxes. He was only found guilty of importing tomato sauce from Sicily without a license and fined.<ref name="Mid 1980s"/>.


In October 2001, Salvatore is still at war with the Triads, Diablos and Colombian Cartel. [[Paulie's Revue Bar]] is renovated and renamed [[Sex Club 7]], with [[Luigi Goterelli]] in charge. [[Claude]], having gotten his start working for Luigi, is first introduced to Salvatore by Toni Cipriani at a meeting at Salvatore's mansion, and he sees great potential in Claude.<ref name="Sal's meeting">'''Salvatore Leone''': "You did good back there kid, real good. C'mon let's introduce you to the Don." (from the [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] mission)</ref><ref name="Claude's future">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Now listen you guys [Joey Leone, Luigi Goterelli and Toni Cipriani], you go inside while I talk to our new friend here [Claude]. I have nothing but good things for you my boy..." (from the [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] mission)</ref>. Maria, though still married to Salvatore, takes a serious liking to Claude. He also has [[Curly Bob]], an employee at [[Sex Club 7]], killed by Claude for selling information to the Cartel <ref name="Curly Bob">'''Salvatore Leone''': "The Colombian Cartel is making SPANK somewhere in Liberty. But we don't know where, and they seem to know everything we're doing, before we do. We got us a rat! There is a guy named Curly Bob, who works the bar at [[Luigi's Sex Club 7|Luigis]]. He's been throwing more money around than he's earning. He ain't pimpin' or pushin' so he must be talking. He usually gets a taxi home after work. So follow him. And if he's rattin' us out kill him." (from the [[Cutting the Grass]] mission)</ref>. Claude supposedly earns ultimate favor with Sal after he and his friend [[8-Ball]] destroy their SPANK factory aboard a tanker ship <ref name="SPANK ship">'''Salvatore Leone''': "I'm asking you to destroy that SPANK factory as a personal favor to me, Salvatore Leone. If you do this for me, you will be a made man, anything you want. Go and see 8-Ball, you'll need his expertise to blow-up that boat." (from the [[Bomb Da Base Act I]] mission)</ref>. However, Salvatore makes a truce with the Cartel, becomes infuriated after Maria says she's "an item" with Claude, and sets a death trap for him before Maria warns him and helps him escape Portland. <ref name="Claude and Maria">'''Maria Latore''': "Listen Salvatore, think that we're going behind his back. So he was offering you to the Cartel, in order to make a deal. I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is... it's my fault. I told him we were an item, don't ask me why I don't know. Look you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here to. I've seen too much killing. Too much blood. This is a friend of mine ok, she's an old friend... it's Asuka, she's someone we can trust." (from the [[Last Requests]] mission)</ref>  
In October 2001, Salvatore is still at war with the Triads, Diablos and Colombian Cartel. [[Paulie's Revue Bar]] is renovated and renamed [[Sex Club Seven]], with [[Luigi Goterelli]] in charge. [[Claude]], having gotten his start working for Luigi, is first introduced to Salvatore by Toni Cipriani at a meeting at Salvatore's mansion, and he sees great potential in Claude.<ref name="Sal's meeting">'''Salvatore Leone''': "You did good back there kid, real good. C'mon let's introduce you to the Don." (from the [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] mission)</ref><ref name="Claude's future">'''Salvatore Leone''': "Now listen you guys [Joey Leone, Luigi Goterelli and Toni Cipriani], you go inside while I talk to our new friend here [Claude]. I have nothing but good things for you my boy..." (from the [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] mission)</ref>. Maria, though still married to Salvatore, takes a serious liking to Claude. He also has [[Curly Bob]], an employee at [[Sex Club Seven]], killed by Claude for selling information to the Cartel <ref name="Curly Bob">'''Salvatore Leone''': "The Colombian Cartel is making SPANK somewhere in Liberty. But we don't know where, and they seem to know everything we're doing, before we do. We got us a rat! There is a guy named Curly Bob, who works the bar at [[Sex Club Seven|Luigis]]. He's been throwing more money around than he's earning. He ain't pimpin' or pushin' so he must be talking. He usually gets a taxi home after work. So follow him. And if he's rattin' us out kill him." (from the [[Cutting the Grass]] mission)</ref>. Claude supposedly earns ultimate favor with Sal after he and his friend [[8-Ball]] destroy their SPANK factory aboard a tanker ship <ref name="SPANK ship">'''Salvatore Leone''': "I'm asking you to destroy that SPANK factory as a personal favor to me, Salvatore Leone. If you do this for me, you will be a made man, anything you want. Go and see 8-Ball, you'll need his expertise to blow-up that boat." (from the [[Bomb Da Base Act I]] mission)</ref>. However, Salvatore makes a truce with the Cartel, becomes infuriated after Maria says she's "an item" with Claude, and sets a death trap for him before Maria warns him and helps him escape Portland. <ref name="Claude and Maria">'''Maria Latore''': "Listen Salvatore, think that we're going behind his back. So he was offering you to the Cartel, in order to make a deal. I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is... it's my fault. I told him we were an item, don't ask me why I don't know. Look you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here to. I've seen too much killing. Too much blood. This is a friend of mine ok, she's an old friend... it's Asuka, she's someone we can trust." (from the [[Last Requests]] mission)</ref>  


Claude, under the orders of [[Yakuza]] boss [[Asuka Kasen]], [[Sayonara Salvatore|assassinates]] Salvatore after he leaves Sex Club 7. <ref name="Sayonara Salvatore">'''Asuka Kasen''': "We have certain issues to clear up before we can continue any form of relationship, business or otherwise. Let's lay our cards or the table, I am Yakuza and I know you worked for Salvatore Leone's family. I can give you work with our organization, but first you must prove to me that your ties with the Mafia are truly broken. Salvatore Leone will be leaving Luigi's in about three hours time. Make sure he doesn't reach his club alive." (from the [[Sayonara Salvatore]] mission)</ref>. After his death, either Joey Leone or Toni Cipriani becomes the head of the family and wants Claude dead, both spying on him<ref name="Surveillance">'''Asuka Kasen''': "My police [[Ray Machowski|source]] indicates that the Mafia are watching our interests around the city in a bid to track you down. We cannot continue our operation until they are dealt with. Take out these spying fools and end this vendetta once and for all." (from the [[Under Surveillance]] mission)</ref> and shooting him with shotguns if he returns to Saint Mark's.
Claude, under the orders of [[Yakuza]] boss [[Asuka Kasen]], [[Sayonara Salvatore|assassinates]] Salvatore after he leaves Sex Club Seven. <ref name="Sayonara Salvatore">'''Asuka Kasen''': "We have certain issues to clear up before we can continue any form of relationship, business or otherwise. Let's lay our cards or the table, I am Yakuza and I know you worked for Salvatore Leone's family. I can give you work with our organization, but first you must prove to me that your ties with the Mafia are truly broken. Salvatore Leone will be leaving Luigi's in about three hours time. Make sure he doesn't reach his club alive." (from the [[Sayonara Salvatore]] mission)</ref>. After his death, either Joey Leone or Toni Cipriani becomes the head of the family and wants Claude dead, both spying on him<ref name="Surveillance">'''Asuka Kasen''': "My police [[Ray Machowski|source]] indicates that the Mafia are watching our interests around the city in a bid to track you down. We cannot continue our operation until they are dealt with. Take out these spying fools and end this vendetta once and for all." (from the [[Under Surveillance]] mission)</ref> and shooting him with shotguns if he returns to Saint Mark's.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[Image:Badfellas-GTA3-poster.png|thumb|Badfellas poster]]
[[File:Badfellas-GTAIII-poster.png|thumb|Badfellas poster]]


* Salvatore Leone appears on posters for the film [[Badfellas]] in GTA III. This is a reference to the film [[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]], which Frank Vincent appeared in. The posters can be found at [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]] in the Red Light District of Portland, Liberty City.
* Salvatore Leone appears on posters for the film [[Badfellas]] in GTA III. This is a reference to the film [[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]], which Frank Vincent appeared in. The posters can be found at [[Sex Club Seven]] in the Red Light District of Portland, Liberty City.
* Salvatore's character model in GTA III is based on Don Corleone from the Godfather, albeit more foul mouthed.
* Salvatore's character model in GTA III is based on Don Corleone from the Godfather, albeit more foul mouthed.
* ''Salvatore'' means ''savior'' in Italian.
* ''Salvatore'' means ''savior'' in Italian.
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