Keep Your Friends Close...
| Keep Your Friends Close... | |
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 Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance and Ken Rosenberg discussing what to do about the impending visit from Forelli Family Don Sonny Forelli. | |
| Game | GTA Vice City |
| For | Tommy Vercetti |
| Target |
Lance Vance Sonny Forelli |
| Location | Starfish Island, Vice City |
| Fail | Death of Tommy Vercetti |
| Reward | $30,000 |
| Unlocks | Hunter |
| Unlocked by | Cap the Collector |
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Keep Your Friends Close is a mission and finale in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, that Tommy Vercetti does independently from his mansion in Starfish Island, Vice City.
Mission
As Tommy Vercetti's lordship over Vice City's underworld increases, so does Sonny Forelli's anger that Tommy is taking over Vice City. After failing to forcibly tax Tommy's expanding business ventures, Sonny arrives in Vice City himself to deal with Tommy in person. Forewarned of Sonny's arrival, Tommy sets aside $3 million in counterfeit cash in an attempt to placate him.
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 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.)
Gallery
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Tommy Vercetti meeting Sonny Forelli inside his mansion.
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Lance Vance joining Sonny Forelli and betraying Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg.
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Tommy Vercetti telling Sonny Forelli that he wanted to 'piss you off before I kill you'.
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Tommy Vercetti shooting a Forelli Family mobster.
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Tommy Vercetti shooting Lance Vance.
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Tommy Vercetti and Lance Vance shooting each other.
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Tommy Vercetti about to kill Lance Vance.
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Sonny Forelli re-entering Tommy Vercetti's mansion to confront him.
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Sonny Forelli confronting Tommy Vercetti.
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Tommy Vercetti and Sonny Forelli shooting each other.
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Tommy Vercetti talking to Ken Rosenberg after killing Lance Vance and Sonny Forelli.
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Tommy Vercetti telling Ken Rosenberg that this could be the start of 'This could be the beginning of a beautiful business relationship...'.
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Mission passed screen.
Reward
The reward for completing this mission is $30,000 and a Hunter will spawn inside 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.
- The mission is a reference to the 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
Video Walkthrough
| PC Version - GTASeriesVideos |
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| <youtube>xTFTogqv0Us</youtube> |