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The stories for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], and The Ballad of Gay Tony were written by [[Dan Houser]] and Rupert Humphries. | The stories for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], and The Ballad of Gay Tony were written by [[Dan Houser]] and Rupert Humphries. | ||
== | == Synopsis == | ||
In contrast to The Lost and Damned, a gritty and hardcore account of life in a biker gang, The Ballad of Gay Tony shines light on arguably the most glamorous place on earth - the celebrity nightclub scene. Luis Lopez and "Gay" Tony Prince are the two main characters struggling with, as Rockstar Games says themselves, "the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price". Being in debt to gangsters, Luis and Tony are barraged with the temptation to sell out their beliefs and even each other for money - their beliefs often taking the symbolic form of their shared nightclub, Maisonette 9. The duo surprisingly turn their noses at some substantial opportunities (Yusuf Amir franchising them, or Cloe Parker bailing them out), but are heavily tempted and will even abuse each other's trust for others (Ray Bulgarin buying them out, Mori Kibbutz having a high-stakes bet, Rocco Pelosi threatening them, and Tony resorting to fraud). At the end of the game Tony and Luis are still a team, successfully erased their debt and tell Yusuf Amir they won't franchise, leading to the moral that loyalty to "family" (blood or otherwise) should not be sold for all the money in the world. | |||
''As read in the booklet included with Episodes from Liberty City:'' | |||
{{quote|Luis Lopez is a man who solves problems, and when you are the nightlife legend, [[Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]]'s right-hand man and bodyguard, there are many problems to solve. A playground for vapid celebrities and tragic socialites, [[Algonquin]]'s nightlife scene is all about glitz and glamour, and owning the two hottest clubs in town ([[Hercules]] and [[Maisonette 9]]) makes Tony the undisputed party king of [[Liberty City]]. He appears to have it all - wealth, power, respect - but, in debt to mobsters, loan sharks and the tax man, facing up to a changing world and the terrible economy, and under threat from pretenders to his crown, Tony begins to spiral more and more into a midlife crisis from hell. Join Luis as he fights to save Tony's empire from the brink of collapse and to make his own mark in a world defined by decadence and excess, all while keeping his mother, [[Adriana Yanira Lopez]] quiet and stopping his friends, [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]] from calling him a sell out. The party is almost over. It is up to Luis to keep it going.}} | |||
Luis Lopez is a man who solves problems, and when you are the nightlife legend, [[Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]]'s right-hand man and bodyguard, there are many problems to solve. A playground for vapid celebrities and tragic socialites, [[Algonquin]]'s nightlife scene is all about glitz and glamour, and owning the two hottest clubs in town ([[Hercules]] and [[Maisonette 9]]) makes Tony the undisputed party king of [[Liberty City]]. He appears to have it all - wealth, power, respect - but, in debt to mobsters, loan sharks and the tax man, facing up to a changing world and the terrible economy, and under threat from pretenders to his crown, Tony begins to spiral more and more into a midlife crisis from hell. Join Luis as he fights to save Tony's empire from the brink of collapse and to make his own mark in a world defined by decadence and excess, all while keeping his mother, [[Adriana Yanira Lopez]] quiet and stopping his friends, [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]] from calling him a sell out. The party is almost over. It is up to Luis to keep it going. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||