Keep Your Friends Close...: Difference between revisions

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|location = [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]

|target = [[Lance Vance]]<br />[[Sonny Forelli]]

|fail = Death of [[Tommy Vercetti]]

|fail = [[Wasted|Death]] of [[Tommy Vercetti]]<br/>[[Busted|Arrest]] of Tommy Vercetti

|reward = [[Money|$]]30,000

|unlocks = [[Hunter]]

|unlocks = [[Hunter]]<br/>Vercetti Gang members carry [[Micro-SMG|Uzis]]<br/>Completion of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] storyline

|unlockedby = [[Cap the Collector]]

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'''Keep Your Friends Close''' is a [[Missions in GTA Vice City|mission]] and [[Climax |finale]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], that [[Tommy Vercetti]] does independently from his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]] in [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].

'''Keep Your Friends Close''' is a [[Missions in GTA Vice City|mission]], and the [[Climax |finale]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], that [[Tommy Vercetti]] does independently from his [[Vercetti Estate|mansion]] in [[Starfish Island]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].

==Mission==

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However, when Sonny finally arrives, the treacherous [[Lance Vance]] openly betrays Tommy, citing "business" as his motivation. At the same time, Tommy is also reeling from the realization that the 15 years he spent in prison on behalf of the [[Forelli Family]] was the result of an ambush orchestrated by [[Sonny Forelli|Sonny]] himself.

These revelations precipitate an enormous gun battle inside [[Vercetti Estate]]. First, Tommy kills Lance on the rooftop of the mansion, then goes on to kill Sonny at the base of the staircase of the foyer along with all his guards. Tommy is also presumably injured during the gunfight as the end cutscene depicts Rosenberg saying that Tommy ruined his suit. (He says this no matter what Tommy is wearing.)

These revelations precipitate an enormous gun battle inside [[Vercetti Estate]]. First, Tommy kills Lance on the rooftop of the mansion, then goes on to kill Sonny at the base of the staircase of the foyer along with all his guards. Tommy is also presumably injured during the gunfight as the end cutscene depicts Rosenberg saying that Tommy ruined his suit. (He says this no matter what Tommy is wearing, even though there are no indicators of injury, like blood). With all his enemies vanquished, and his loose ends tied up, Tommy establishes himself as the undisputed crime kingpin of Vice City, replacing the now deceased Lance Vance with Ken Rosenberg as his right hand man.

==Mission Objectives==

*Defend the safe from the Forelli Family mobsters.

*Chase Lance to the rooftop and kill him.

*Return to the top of the front staircase, and kill Sonny.

==Gallery==

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==Reward==

The reward for completing this mission is $30,000 and a [[Hunter]] will spawn inside [[Fort Baxter Air Base|Fort Baxter]] or on a helipad in south [[Ocean Beach]] if the player has collected all 100 Hidden Packages. Also members of the Vercetti Gang will carry Uzis.

The reward for completing this mission is [[Money|$]]30,000 and a [[Hunter]] will spawn inside [[Fort Baxter Air Base|Fort Baxter]] or on a helipad in south [[Ocean Beach]] if the player has collected all 100 Hidden Packages. Also members of the Vercetti Gang will carry Uzis.

==Trivia==

*For some reason, when the audio was first done, Tommy says put 20 million in the briefcases, not three.

*After killing Lance Vance on the rooftop of the Vercetti Estate, Tommy can actually leave the mansion. If the player heads over to [[Prawn Island]] and [[Vice Point]] over towards Prawn Island, the player will find Forelli Family mobsters spawning there, instead of the usual [[Sharks]] mobsters.

*It is possible to kill Lance before he reaches the mansion rooftop. However, the player will require a [[Minigun]], [[Flamethrower]] or [[Rocket Launcher]] in order to achieve this. The player receives no penalty for doing so.

*Lance is pre-scripted to always appear in front of the player. So if the player tries to run to the area where Lance is firing at the player from, instead of shooting him, Lance will automatically teleport to an area in front of the player and continue firing at him.

*The mission is a reference to the film [[wp:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]] as it has many parallels including the ending.

*The mission name 'Keep Your Friends Close...' is most likely derived from Michael Corleone's (''The Godfather Part II'') quote ''''My father taught me many things here - he taught me in this room. He taught me - keep your friends close but your enemies closer.''''

*A mistake is evident in the subtitles. It features Sonny saying "Tommy, Tommy, watch your tone."

*The final words of Tommy are similar to the quote "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" from the 1942 film ''Casablanca''.

==See also==