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{{infobox character|
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
|game_1 = GTA III
|game_2 = GTA Liberty City Stories
|name = Ma Cipriani
|name = Ma Cipriani
|aka = Momma Cipriani
|aka = Momma Cipriani
|status = Alive
|gender = F
|gender = F
|dob =  
|dob =  
|pob = Unknown
|dob-comment =
|pob =
|dod =  
|dod =  
|home = [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
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|home = [[Momma's Restaurante|Home]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
|nationality =  
|nationality =  
|family = Unnamed husband (deceased)<br>[[Toni Cipriani]] (son)
|family = Unnamed husband (<small>deceased</small>)<br />[[Toni Cipriani|Antonio Cipriani]] (<small>son</small>)
|affiliations = [[Leone Family]]
|affiliations = [[Salvatore Leone]] (<small>until [[2001]]</small>)<br />[[Leone Family]]<br />[[Giovanni Casa]] (<small>until [[1998]]</small>)
|vehicles =  
|vehicles =  
|businesses = [[Momma's Restaurante]]
|businesses = [[Momma's Restaurante]]
|voice = Sondra James
|occupation = [[:Category:Business Owners|Business owner]]
|voice = [[Sondra James]]
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'''Ma Cipriani''' is a character in the [[3D Universe]] who can be heard in both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]) and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]), although she is not seen during either game. She is widow and mother of [[Toni Cipriani|Antonio Cipriani]], as well as the owner of [[Momma's Restaurante]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which is also her home. She is voiced by [[Sondra James]] in both appearances.


'''Ma Cipriani''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] who can be heard in both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], although she is not seen. Ma Cipriani is the mother of [[Toni Cipriani]], the protagonist of GTA Liberty City Stories, and is a widow. She owns a [[Momma's Restaurante|restaurant]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which plays host to some meetings of the [[Leone Family]]. Sondra James voices Ma Cipriani in both games.
==Character history==
Ma Cipriani and her husband began running their restaurant, [[Momma's Restaurante]], in [[1968]], with Ma working in the kitchen, 'producing masterpiece after masterpiece' [[Toni Cipriani: Loves His Momma's Sauce|according]] to [[Liberty Tree]] reporter [[Nicholas Morris]]. While also raising her son [[Toni Cipriani|Antonio "Toni" Cipriani]]. Her husband died at some point prior to [[1998]], which presumably had a big impact on her as, when comparing him to her son, she speaks only in the highest terms while complaining that Toni is too feminine and will never be the man his father was.


Ma Cipriani began operating her restaurant, presumably with her husband, in [[1968]]. Ma Cipriani works in the kitchen of the restaurant: "While his (Toni's) mother slaved away in the kitchen, producing masterpiece after masterpiece" [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/jul2001/story3.html]. Ma Cipriani continued to operate the restaurant whilst also raising her son Toni. Ma Cipriani beat Toni regularly, as a child and an adult, complaining that Toni is too girly and will never be as good as his father [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertycitystories/gta_lcs.html].
In [[1994]], while still running the restaurant, she lost contact with Toni who had to go into hiding after killing a leading [[Mafia|mobster]] from either the [[Forelli Family]] or [[Sindacco Family]]. Toni does not contact her until his return in [[1998]], although not immediately as he begins to work for [[Vincenzo Cilli]] under orders from [[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]]. Ma, upon seeing her son again, compares him to other men in the city such as Cilli and [[Giovanni Casa]], claiming that he is not as good to her as they are to their mothers. She also complains that he is not tough enough with others, saying that her husband would have killed street racer [[Dan Sucho]] long ago.


However, in [[1994]], Ma Cipriani loses all contact with Toni, after he killed a leading member of the Mafia. When Toni reappears, he does not immediately go to see his mother, which angers her. When he does visit, Ma Cipriani lays into him for not calling whilst he was away. She then compares Toni to his father and mob men in Liberty City, including [[Giovanni Casa]], saying that Toni doesn't match up to either of them. Toni then sets out to prove his mother wrong, by taking pictures of Giovanni Casa in a diaper chasing two prostitutes. However, this backfires with Ma Cipriani thinking less of Toni, with Ma Cipriani saying that whether Casa wears a diaper or not that he's still a better man than Toni.
Toni, in an attempt to win favour with his mother, taking [[Camera|photographs]] of Casa in a [[Snappy Dresser|diaper]], [[Grease Sucho|out racing and then killing]] Dan Sucho and [[Big Rumble in Little China|kill a number]] of [[Portland Triads|Triads]]. Ma, however, remains unimpressed saying that it was unimportant that Casa liked wearing a diaper as he was still a better man and complaining that Casa had stopped paying protection after the photographs had been taken, resulting in his [[Dead Meat|death]] at the hands of Toni.  


Ma Cipriani continues to berate her son Toni, by having him kill two groups of Triads, winning a street race, killing [[Dan Sucho]] and killing Giovanni Casa for not paying protection money. However, Ma Cipriani still does not think of Toni as a man, and eventually calls a hit on him, which Toni survives. She eventually calls off the hit after Toni becomes a made man (in the mission Making Toni).
Ma remains unhappy despite her sons continued attempts to please her and she puts a hit on Toni, helping the hitmen initially locate him at her restaurant when he attempted to visit her. Three waves of hitmen attempt to kill Toni, who manages to escape. Ma continues with her disappointment in Toni until he becomes a [[Making Toni|made man]], finally calling off the hit, complaining about the lengths she had to go to in order to be proud of him. She also phones into [[Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox]] on [[Liberty City Free Radio]] to complain about Toni to host [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]], who calls her Grandma, resulting in her threatening to put a hit on him.


Ma Cipriani also phones into [[Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox]], a talk show on [[Liberty City Free Radio]] in [[1998]], complaining to [[Lazlow]] that Toni won't move back in with her. After being called Grandma, she threatens "Lazarus", saying that she just put a hit on his head. This is unlikely, since Lazlow was still hosting Chatterbox FM in October 2001.
She continued to complain about Toni and his lifestyle, resulting in him moving back in with his mother at some time before [[2001]], although he continues to be a disappointment. She continues to run the restaurant and tells [[Claude]] of notes left by Toni on [[The Pick-Up|two]] [[Triads and Tribulations|occasions]]. In the same year Toni phones Lazlow on Chatterbox FM to complain about his mothers constant nagging.


By [[2001]], the setting of Grand Theft Auto III, Toni Cipriani had moved back in with his mother at her restaurant, and had noticeably gained weight; in GTA Liberty City Stories, Ma Cipriani had complained about Toni not moving back in with her and about his weight. Ma Cipriani had not stopped complaining about Toni however, still comparing him to his father and saying that he was not a real man. In the same year, Toni phones Lazlow of Chatterbox FM, complaining about his mother berating him.
==Trivia==
*[[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders#3D Universe|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]] is a big fan of Ma Cipriani, claiming to like her because of her strong personality.


==GTA III Appearances==
==Mission appearances==
* [[The Pick-Up]]
;GTA III
* [[Triads and Tribulations]]
* [[The Pick-Up]] (<small>Voice</small>)
* [[Triads and Tribulations]] (<small>Voice</small>)


==GTA Liberty City Stories Appearances==
;GTA Liberty City Stories
* [[Snappy Dresser]] (Boss)
* [[Snappy Dresser]] (<small>Voice/Boss</small>)
* [[Big Rumble in Little China]] (Boss)
* [[Big Rumble in Little China]] (<small>Voice/Boss</small>)
* [[Grease Sucho]] (Boss)
* [[Grease Sucho]] (<small>Voice/Boss</small>)
* [[Dead Meat]] (Boss)
* [[Dead Meat]] (<small>Voice/Boss</small>)
* [[No Son of Mine]] (Boss)
* [[No Son of Mine]] (<small>Voice/Boss</small>)
* [[Making Toni]]
* [[Making Toni]] (<small>Voice</small>)


{{GTA III Characters}}
==Gallery==
{{GTA Liberty City Stories Characters}}
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
File:ToniCipriani-GTAIII.jpg|Ma's son [[Toni Cipriani|Antonio]]
File:Momma'sRestaurante-GTALCS-exterior.jpg|[[Momma's Restaurante]] in [[1998]].
File:Momma'sRestaurante-GTAIII-exterior.jpg|[[Momma's Restaurante]] in [[2001]].
</gallery>
 
==External link==
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/jul2001/story3.html Toni Cipriani: Loves His Momma's Sauce article on the Liberty Tree website]
 
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 8 December 2014

Character
Ma Cipriani
Appearances GTA III
GTA Liberty City Stories
Full Name Ma Cipriani
Aliases Momma Cipriani
Status

Alive

Gender Gender::Female
Home Home in Saint Mark's, Portland, Liberty City
Family Unnamed husband (deceased)
Antonio Cipriani (son)
Main Affiliations Salvatore Leone (until 2001)
Leone Family
Giovanni Casa (until 1998)
Businesses Momma's Restaurante
Occupation Business owner
Voiced by Sondra James
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Ma Cipriani is a character in the 3D Universe who can be heard in both Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001) and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (set in 1998), although she is not seen during either game. She is widow and mother of Antonio Cipriani, as well as the owner of Momma's Restaurante in Saint Mark's, Portland, Liberty City, which is also her home. She is voiced by Sondra James in both appearances.

Character history

Ma Cipriani and her husband began running their restaurant, Momma's Restaurante, in 1968, with Ma working in the kitchen, 'producing masterpiece after masterpiece' according to Liberty Tree reporter Nicholas Morris. While also raising her son Antonio "Toni" Cipriani. Her husband died at some point prior to 1998, which presumably had a big impact on her as, when comparing him to her son, she speaks only in the highest terms while complaining that Toni is too feminine and will never be the man his father was.

In 1994, while still running the restaurant, she lost contact with Toni who had to go into hiding after killing a leading mobster from either the Forelli Family or Sindacco Family. Toni does not contact her until his return in 1998, although not immediately as he begins to work for Vincenzo Cilli under orders from Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone. Ma, upon seeing her son again, compares him to other men in the city such as Cilli and Giovanni Casa, claiming that he is not as good to her as they are to their mothers. She also complains that he is not tough enough with others, saying that her husband would have killed street racer Dan Sucho long ago.

Toni, in an attempt to win favour with his mother, taking photographs of Casa in a diaper, out racing and then killing Dan Sucho and kill a number of Triads. Ma, however, remains unimpressed saying that it was unimportant that Casa liked wearing a diaper as he was still a better man and complaining that Casa had stopped paying protection after the photographs had been taken, resulting in his death at the hands of Toni.

Ma remains unhappy despite her sons continued attempts to please her and she puts a hit on Toni, helping the hitmen initially locate him at her restaurant when he attempted to visit her. Three waves of hitmen attempt to kill Toni, who manages to escape. Ma continues with her disappointment in Toni until he becomes a made man, finally calling off the hit, complaining about the lengths she had to go to in order to be proud of him. She also phones into Chatterbox on Liberty City Free Radio to complain about Toni to host Lazlow, who calls her Grandma, resulting in her threatening to put a hit on him.

She continued to complain about Toni and his lifestyle, resulting in him moving back in with his mother at some time before 2001, although he continues to be a disappointment. She continues to run the restaurant and tells Claude of notes left by Toni on two occasions. In the same year Toni phones Lazlow on Chatterbox FM to complain about his mothers constant nagging.

Trivia

Mission appearances

GTA III
GTA Liberty City Stories

Gallery

External link