Jimmy Pegorino

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Character

James Pegorino
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV]]
Full Name	James Pegorino
Aliases	Jimmy Jimmy P. Jimmy the Peg Peg Skipper Jimmy the Guido Boss
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	1957
Place of Birth	Alderney City, Alderney
Date of Death	[[|2008 (aged 51)]][[DOD::2008 (aged 51)| ]]
Age at Death
Nationality	[[Italian-American|Italian-American]][[Nationality::Italian-American| ]]
Home	Westdyke, Alderney
Family	Angie Pegorino (wife) Deceased son (suicide) Unnamed Lover
Main Affiliations	Pegorino Family McReary Mob Phil Bell Ray Boccino (formerly) Niko Bellic
Vehicles	Cognoscenti Black Schafter
Businesses	Don of The Pegorino Family
Voiced by	Tony Patellis
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James "Jimmy" Pegorino is the boss of the Alderney Pegorino crime family prominently featured in Grand Theft Auto IV. He starts out as a hirer for Niko, but is set up as an antagonist by the ending of the game.

Biography

Early life

Jimmy Pegorino was born in 1957 in Alderney City, Alderney. His father was the leader of the Pegorino Family, an Italian-American crime family that was highly disrespected by Italian-American crime families from Liberty City. Not much else is known about Pegorino's early years, but it is presumed that he grew up to be a gangster just like his father and learned how to be a leader.

Taking control over the family

Eventually, Jimmy took control over the Pegorino Family and took it to a new level. He wanted to join the Commission, the Liberty City based Italian-American crime families and therefore tried to increase the family's power and influence. He learned that a leader shouldn't care about the people he'd hire until they'd start to show that they are worth more than the rest, which Phil Bell and Ray Boccino did. While increasing the Family's foothold, he also tried to get in favor with the Commission by allowing the Pavano Family to operate in Alderney.

Later life

In 2008, Pegorino was introduced to Niko Bellic, an immigrant hitman, by Phil. Niko, who had proven himself to be a good earner to Phil and Ray, was hired by Pegorino to help him with certain things.
Pegorino first tasked Niko to accompany him on a meeting with the Pavano crime family. Pegorino was suspicious of the Pavanos, and asked Bellic to watch over the meeting with a sniper rifle. A group of Pavanos attempted to murder Pegorino, but succeed only in killing his bodyguards, Peter Marchetti and Marco Bonnaro. Bellic eventually escaped with Pegorino, killing many of the Pavanos in the process. In retaliation, Pegorino ordered Bellic to attack a group of Pavanos at the Auto Eroticar dealership. Later, Pegorino found out that his bodyguard, Anthony Corrado, had become a police informant. Pegorino called Corrado, who suffered a heart attack while talking to him on the phone. An increasingly paranoid Pegorino then holded an arriving Niko Bellic at gunpoint, ordering Bellic to murder Corrado at the hospital, a task which he succesfully fulfilled. Pegorino then found out that there is another "rat" in his organization. Believing that Ray Boccino may be the culprit, he ordered Bellic to murder him.

Ending of Game

Pegorino plays a very critical role in the final four missions of Grand Theft Auto IV. Later after Boccino's execution, Pegorino orders Bellic to take part and be the representative in a heroin deal with Niko's nemesis, Dimitri Rascalov. Niko, who hated Rascalov figured that he and Roman would be rich with the money they'd get from the deal. Now, the player chooses whether he should work with him or not. Though whether he does or doesn't do the Deal, Pegorino betrays/is betrayed by Niko in the game.

• If Niko chose to take part in the Deal with Rascalov, he, after betraying Niko again, sends an assassin to Roman Bellic and Mallorie Bardas' wedding to kill Niko. The assassin missed his target, died, and wound up killing Roman. Pegorino and Dimitri (who have snce became allies) were tracked by Niko and his friend Little Jacob then followed two of Pegorino's men towards Pegorino and Rascalov's hideout. When Niko found the two inside the [[Old Casino] in northern Alderney, Rascalov held Pegorino at gunpoint and killed him, saying that he "didn't work this hard to share the spoils of a victory". Rascalov was then executed by Niko Bellic on Happiness Island later.

• If Niko refused to take part in the deal and exact Revenge, he arrived at the docks in Broker and murdered Rascalov. In retaliation for not working with him, Pegorino attempted to murder Bellic at Roman Bellic and Mallorie Bardas's wedding, but instead shot Bellic's love intrest, Kate McReary, in the stomach, resulting in her death. Niko later found out his location by following two of his men with Roman and Little Jacob and pursued Pegorino to Happiness Island. After chasing and shooting him down, Niko told him that the Commission thought he was a "fat fucking joke". Jimmy then raises his gun for one final chance to kill Niko, but is then shot in his head and finally killed.

Mission appearances

GTA IV

• Pegorino's Pride (Boss)
• Payback (Boss)
• Flatline (Boss)
• Pest Control (Boss)
• That Special Someone (Voice)
• One Last Thing (Boss)
• If the Price is Right (Boss and Voice)
• Mr. & Mrs. Bellic (Only in "Revenge" Storyline and Betrayal)
• A Revenger's Tragedy (Killed Deal by Dimitri)
• Out of Commission (Killed Revenge by Niko)

Murders committed

• Kate McReary (only in "Revenge" storyline) - attempts to murder Niko Bellic, but instead shoots McReary in the stomach.

LCPD Database record

• Surname: Pegorino

• First name: Jimmy "Peg"

• Age: 51

• Place of birth: Alderney City, Alderney

• Affiliations: Pegorino Crime Syndicate

• Criminal record
  • 1973 - Grand Theft Auto
  • 1974 - Possession Stolen Property
  • 1976 - Armed Robbery
  • 1979 - Grand Larceny
  • 1981 - Promoting Gambling
  • 1985 - Hijacking
  • 1988 - Manslaughter
  • 2005 - Racketeering

• Notes
  • Head of the previously small time Alderney based Pegorino Crime Syndicate which he took over from his father.
  • Attempting to control rackets being run by the five Algonquin families but his power is questionable.
  • Main associates are Phil Bell and Ray Boccino.
  • Ties to Irish American hoods such as Gerald McReary in Dukes.
  • Lives in Alderney with his wife, Angie.
  • Owns the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Tudor.

Trivia

• During the game's final battle, Pegorino has 100% body armor, as well as 200% health (about twice as much health as a normal enemy), allowing him to sustain about three times as much damage as a standard enemy. However, he is only equipped with a Glock 17.
• James' favorite radio stations are Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 and Fusion FM, suggesting his favorite genre is Jazz, and he will respond positively if it is turned on in a car, which is normal for Italian mobsters.
• Pegorino is possibly visually inspired from Phil Leotardo from the Sopranos, who was played by Frank Vincent, the voice actor for Salvatore Leone.

Gallery

• Concept artwork of James Pegorino

  Concept artwork of James Pegorino