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{{also|"Antonio" redirects here. For the namesake outfit in GTA Liberty City Stories, see [[Antonio (outfit)]]. You may also be looking for [[Toni]], the DJ of [[Flashback FM|Flashback 95.6]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] and [[Flash FM]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]].}}

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== Character history ==

Toni returned to Liberty City on a [[coach]] in [[1998]] and immediately [[Introduction (GTA LCS)|met a grateful]] Salvatore who immediately places him under the leadership of [[Consigliere|made man]] [[Vincenzo Cilli]] who rose through the family's hierarchy during Toni's abscene.  

Toni also confronts his [[Ma Cipriani|mother]] for the first time in four years following his hasty departure. His mother, disappointed in his lack of phone calls while in hiding, continually makes negative remarks about his character and appearance, claiming he is too thin. Toni, in attempts to impress his mother, takes [[Camera|photographs]] of [[Giovanni Casa]] in his underwear and chasing two prostitutes (including [[Mona Lott]]) and later [[Dead Meat|killing him]] when he stopped paying protection money, wins an [[Grease Sucho|illegal street race]] and kills [[Dan Sucho]], as well as killing many [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. His attempts, however, fall short of her high expectations following her husbands example and she places a [[No Son of Mine|hit on Toni]], asking him to die 'like a real man'.

Toni, after escaping from [[hitmen]] and the interests of Maria, returns to Salvatore and is sent to collect some drugs from [[Miguel]] of the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Their deal is ambushed by the police but Toni manages to retrieve the drugs and kill Miguel before returning to Salvatore. A short while later he receives a [[Phone|phone call]] from O'Toole who informs him that Salvatore has been kidnapped by some [[Sindacco Family|Sindaccos]] although their attempts are thwarted when Toni rescues him and later helps Salvatore [[The Guns of Leone|exact his revenge on the Sindaccos]]. Salvatore later has Toni follow [[Massimo Torini]] of the [[Sicilian Mafia]], from which they learn of his [[Calm Before the Storm|treacherous alliances]] with the [[Portland Triads|Triads]] and [[Diablos]], before joining [[Mickey Hamfists]] in driving O'Toole to be 'made'.

This occurs, however, only after an argument over comments Toni had supposedly made about Salvatore and his intelligence. The argument involves Salvatore pointing a gun at Toni before realising his loyalty and admitting to becoming increasingly paranoid. Salvatore, in retaliation at the Mayors actions, has Toni [[A Walk in the Park|kill the Mayor on his jog]] in [[Belleville Park]], retrieveing his phone in the process. For this, his work for the Leone Family and twice rescuing Salvatore he is [[Making Toni|made]] despite his concerns following O'Toole's 'ceremony'.

Toni, after being made, receives a [[Phone|phone call]] from his [[Ma Cipriani|mother]] informing him that she had called off the hit but complains that she should not have had to go to sucuh lengths to force his upward movement in the family hierarchy. Toni then comes under the employment of [[Donald Love]], a rich businessman and Salvatore's preferred candidate to become Mayor. After [[The Morgue Party Candidate|collecting a corpse for a party]] Toni begins to [[Steering the Vote|campaign for Love]] and [[Cam-Pain|kill]] some of his [[Miles O'Donovan|rivals]] campaigners. Toni later also [[Friggin' the Riggin'|destroys a Forelli owned printing company]] that had been printing ballot papers, [[Love & Bullets|protects Love]] while he campaigns and, with the vote too close to call, [[Counterfeit Count|steals a number of the ballot papers]] to replace with votes for Love. [[Love on the Rocks|Their efforts, however, fall through]] as Love's connections with the Leone Family persuade voters to elect [[Miles O'Donovan]]. Love, now bankrupt, disppears.

The Sindacco Family were also targetted at this time when Toni began to work for corrupt [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police officer]] [[Leon McAffrey]], which included [[Sayonara Sindaccos|killing a]] [[Crazy '69'|number of]] Sindacco mobsters, helping the [[Uptown Yardies]] [[The Whole 9 Yardies|acquire]] and then [[Night of the Livid Dreads|maintain control]] of [[Newport]]. McAffrey also told Toni of the Forelli Family's plans to move their weapons to another location, which Toni stopped by destroying them.  

=== Life between 1998 and 2001 ===

=== Life in 2001 ===

[[File:Cipriani'sChauffeur-GTAIII.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Joey Leone]] introducing [[Claude]] to Toni Cipriani during the mission [[Cipriani's Chauffeur]].]]

== Personality ==

== Trivia ==

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* [[Cipriani's Chauffeur]]

* [[Taking Out the Laundry]] (<small>Boss</small>)

* [[Blow Fish]] (<small>Boss</small>)

* As the protagonist, he appears in every mission.

* [[Black Lightman]] (<small>killed for refusing to give an interview to the Liberty City Free Radio</small>)

* [[Faith W.]] (<small>killed for refusing to give an interview to the Liberty City Free Radio</small>)

* [[Ned Burner]] (<small>killed after witnessing Avery's murder</small>)

* [[Paulie Sindacco]] (<small>killed for his possible involvement in Salvatore Leone's arrest</small>)

* [[Massimo Torini]] (<small>killed to prevent the [[Sicilian Mafia]] invasion and for attempting to kill Toni and Salvatore Leone</small>)

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