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The '''Mafia''' (also known as '''Cosa Nostra''' or '' | {{Distinguish|Russian Mafia}} | ||
The '''Mafia''' (also known as '''Cosa Nostra''' or '''[[The Commission]]''') is a real-life criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In America, the Mafia often refers to Italian American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a Don or ''Capo Crimine''. | |||
The Mafia had dominated organized crime in the United States until the latter decades of the 20th Century, when non-Italian criminal organizations and street gangs rose in prominence. Over the years, the mafia families has come into conflict with each other and with other gangs. | |||
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File:Mafia-GTASA-mobsters.jpg|Mobsters in San Andreas | |||
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==Mafia Gangs== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Name | |||
!Leader | |||
!Members | |||
!Based | |||
!Appearances | |||
|- | |||
|[[Leone Family]] | |||
|[[Salvatore Leone]] | |||
|[[Toni Cipriani]]<br />[[Joey Leone]]<br />[[Luigi Goterelli]]<br />[[Mickey Hamfists]]<br />[[Vincenzo Cilli]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Giovanni Casa]] | |||
|[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] ( Originally Sicily , formerly [[Las Venturas]]) | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto Advance|Advance]] (possibly)<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Forelli Family]] | |||
|[[Franco Forelli]]<br />[[Sonny Forelli]] | |||
| | |||
[[Giorgio Forelli]]<br />[[Mike Forelli]] <br />[[Marco Forelli]] | |||
|Unknown (formerly [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and [[Las Venturas]]) | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sindacco Family]] | |||
|[[Paulie Sindacco]] | |||
|[[Johnny Sindacco]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Bobby]] | |||
|Las Venturas (formerly Liberty City ) | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sicilian Mafia]] | |||
|[[Uncle Leone]] | |||
|[[Massimo Torini]] | |||
|Sicily | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Pavano Family]] | |||
|[[Mary Valvona]] | |||
|[[Arthur Zepulla]]<br />[[Mario Venturella]]<br />[[Vito Menotti]] | |||
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lupisella Family]] | |||
|[[Mark Lupisella]] | |||
|[[Vincent Lupisella]]<br />[[Sonny Onorato]]<br />[[Moe Schwartz]] | |||
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Gambetti Family]] | |||
|[[Jon Gravelli]] | |||
|[[Sammy Bottino]]<br>[[Rosario Zito]] | |||
|[[Broker]], [[Dukes]], and [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Messina Family]] | |||
|[[Harvey Noto]] | |||
|[[Harry Hall]]<br>[[Mark Volpe]] | |||
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ancelotti Family]] | |||
|[[Giovanni Ancelotti]] | |||
|[[Charles Matteo]]<br />[[Anthony Spoleto]]<br />[[Frank Garone]] | |||
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Pegorino Family]] | |||
|[[Jimmy Pegorino]] | |||
|[[Phil Bell]]<br />[[Ray Boccino]]<br />[[Anthony Corrado]] | |||
|[[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | |||
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]] | |||
|} | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Don]] | |||
*[[Underboss]] | |||
*[[Consigliere]] | |||
*[[Caporegime]] | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], every gang but the Mafia have three gang member models. The Mafia have one extra, making four. | |||
* There is a glitch in GTA San Andreas that enables the player to gain more gang territories throughout the state of San Andreas. To exploit this glitch, fly a plane into the southwest or southeast corners of the map and continue onwards in the respective direction; continue this for a long period (30 real-world minutes is suggested), then either fly back (which will take a long time), or drown oneself after the 30-minute mark. After returning or awaking at a hospital, a glitch will have occurred, and there will be gang territories visible all over San Andreas. The Italian Mafia can now be encountered in Las Venturas, usually wielding Pistols and Desert Eagles, and driving [[Feltzer|Feltzers]], [[Sentinel|Sentinels]], or [[Admiral|Admirals]]. | |||
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[[es:Cosa Nostra]] | |||
[[ru:Мафия]] | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Cosa Nostra]] | ||
[[Category:Liberty City]] |
Latest revision as of 15:04, 16 April 2014
The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra or The Commission) is a real-life criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In America, the Mafia often refers to Italian American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a Don or Capo Crimine.
The Mafia had dominated organized crime in the United States until the latter decades of the 20th Century, when non-Italian criminal organizations and street gangs rose in prominence. Over the years, the mafia families has come into conflict with each other and with other gangs.
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Mobsters in San Andreas
Mafia Gangs
See Also
Trivia
- In GTA San Andreas, every gang but the Mafia have three gang member models. The Mafia have one extra, making four.
- There is a glitch in GTA San Andreas that enables the player to gain more gang territories throughout the state of San Andreas. To exploit this glitch, fly a plane into the southwest or southeast corners of the map and continue onwards in the respective direction; continue this for a long period (30 real-world minutes is suggested), then either fly back (which will take a long time), or drown oneself after the 30-minute mark. After returning or awaking at a hospital, a glitch will have occurred, and there will be gang territories visible all over San Andreas. The Italian Mafia can now be encountered in Las Venturas, usually wielding Pistols and Desert Eagles, and driving Feltzers, Sentinels, or Admirals.