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==Character history== | ==Character history== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is | Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is 35 years old<ref>[[:Talk:Tommy_Vercetti|Bradygames' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide]]</ref> during the events of the game. He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but "lived a different life", at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name "The Harwood Butcher". This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets. | ||
===1986=== | ===1986=== | ||
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli "pulled" some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City. Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape. | In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli "pulled" some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City.<ref>From the introduction cutscene ''[[Introduction (GTA VC)|In the beginning...]]'':<br />'''Sonny Forelli''': "People will remember soon enough. When they see him walking down the streets of their neighborhoods. It will be bad for business."</ref> Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape. | ||
Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal. | Tommy [[An Old Friend|informs]] Sonny of the ambush and is reminded that Sonny is 'not a guy to be screwed with'. Tommy, looking to get Sonny's money back, begins to work for various criminals around the city to gain money and revenge. He initially works for Rosenberg, causing [[Riot (GTA VC)|riots]] and [[Jury Fury|intimidating]] jurors, before working for [[Juan Cortez]], an intermediary for the drug deal, who begins to look into the ambush for Tommy. Meanwhile, he has Tommy [[Mall Shootout|steal]] missile technology chips and [[Treacherous Swine|kill]] [[Gonzalez]], who had talked about the deal. | ||
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==VCBI Record== | ==VCBI Record== | ||
The [[Vice City Bureau of Investigation]] briefly mentions Vercetti<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ | title = Vice City Crime Tree | work = [[Rockstar Games]] }} official GTA Vice City website</ref> despite being a major character in the game. | |||
* Who is this guy? I've got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison up there. | |||
*Who is this guy? I got a call into the Parole Board in Liberty. Seems he was in prison there. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named "Timmy Vermicelli" which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games. | *In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named "Timmy Vermicelli" which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games. | ||
*Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl "CJ" Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived). | *Tommy Vercetti is portrayed as being a highly successful protagonist throughout and at the end of the game. He has executed a major bank heist, crashed numerous drug deals and stolen their merchandise, survived large scale shootouts, owns businesses and real estate throughout Vice City (He owns 17 buildings, 9 of which are assets, including the Vercetti Estate), and is the leader of Vice City's most powerful gang. He is one of the most successful protagonists in the series' history, alongside [[Carl Johnson|Carl "CJ" Johnson]] and Victor Vance; (though Vance's is short-lived). | ||
* | *Vercetti is also the only verbal protagonist that doesn't say "fuck" in the series. | ||
==Murders committed== | ==Murders committed== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths=" | <gallery widths="160" style="text-align:left" perrow="4"> | ||
File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti. | File:TommyVercetti-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Tommy Vercetti. | ||
File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3. | File:TimmyVermicelli-Driv3r.jpg|Timmy Vermicelli as depicted in Driver 3. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references/> | ||
{{GTAVC characters}} | {{GTAVC characters}} | ||