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|home = [[Portland]], Liberty City<br />'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''<br />[[Ocean View Hotel]] room<br />[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]<br />[[Links View Apartment]]<br />[[El Swanko Casa]]<br />[[1102 Washington Street]]<br />[[3321 Vice Point]]<br />[[Hyman Condo]]<br />[[Skumole Shack]]<br />[[Vercetti Estate]] | |home = [[Portland]], Liberty City<br />'''[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]'''<br />[[Ocean View Hotel]] room<br />[[Ocean Heights Apartments]]<br />[[Links View Apartment]]<br />[[El Swanko Casa]]<br />[[1102 Washington Street]]<br />[[3321 Vice Point]]<br />[[Hyman Condo]]<br />[[Skumole Shack]]<br />[[Vercetti Estate]] | ||
|nationality = US | |nationality = US | ||
|affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] <small>(? - 1986)</small><br />[[Ken Rosenberg]] <small> (1986 - 1992)</small><br />[[Lance Vance]]<small>(1986)</small><br />[[Juan Cortez]]<small> (1986)</small><br />[[Mercedes Cortez]] <small> (1986 - ?)</small><br />[[Avery Carrington]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] <small>(1986)</small><br />[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Kent Paul]] <small> (1986 - ?)</small><br />[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Steve Scott]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small> <br />[[Candy Suxxx]]<small> (1986 - ?) </small> <br />[[Doris]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Earnest Kelly]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Mr. Black]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Phil Cassidy]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Hilary King]] <small>(1986)</small><br />[[Cam Jones]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Vercetti Gang]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small> | |affiliations = [[Sonny Forelli]] and [[Forelli Family]] <small>(? - 1986)</small><br />[[Ken Rosenberg]] <small> (1986 - 1992)</small><br />[[Lance Vance]] <small>(1986)</small><br />[[Juan Cortez]]<small> (1986)</small><br />[[Mercedes Cortez]] <small> (1986 - ?)</small><br />[[Avery Carrington]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Ricardo Diaz]] and [[Diaz' Gang]] <small>(1986)</small><br />[[Umberto Robina]] and [[Cubans|Cubans/Los Cabrones]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Auntie Poulet]] and [[Haitians]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Kent Paul]] <small> (1986 - ?)</small><br />[[Mitch Baker]] and [[Vice City Bikers|Bikers]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Steve Scott]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small> <br />[[Candy Suxxx]]<small> (1986 - ?) </small> <br />[[Doris]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Earnest Kelly]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Mr. Black]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Phil Cassidy]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small><br />[[Hilary King]] <small>(1986)</small><br />[[Cam Jones]] <small> (1986) </small><br />[[Vercetti Gang]] <small> (1986 - ?) </small> | ||
|vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]<br />Grey [[Admiral]]<br />White [[Infernus]]<br />White [[Stretch]]<br />Player's choice | |vehicles = White-yellow [[Oceanic]]<br />Grey [[Admiral]]<br />White [[Infernus]]<br />White [[Stretch]]<br />Player's choice | ||
|businesses = [[Boatyard]]<br />[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]<br />[[InterGlobal Films]]<br />[[Kaufman Cabs]]<br />[[Malibu Club]]<br />[[The Pole Position Club]]<br />[[Print Works]]<br />[[Sunshine Autos]] | |businesses = [[Boatyard]]<br />[[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]]<br />[[InterGlobal Films]]<br />[[Kaufman Cabs]]<br />[[Malibu Club]]<br />[[The Pole Position Club]]<br />[[Print Works]]<br />[[Sunshine Autos]] | ||
|voice = [[Ray Liotta]] | |voice = [[Ray Liotta]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tommy Vercetti''' is a 35 year old character in the [[3D Universe]] appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] | '''Tommy Vercetti''' is a 35 year old character in the [[3D Universe]] appearing as the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] in [[1986]] and mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] set in [[1992]]. He is a former member of the [[Forelli Family]] and the leader of the [[Vercetti Gang]], based out of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. | ||
Tommy Vercetti is voiced by [[Ray Liotta]], who has also starred in the blockbuster film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''. | |||
==Character history== | ==Character history== | ||
;Early life | |||
Tommy Vercetti was born around [[1951]] and is thirty-five years old<ref>[[:Talk:Tommy_Vercetti|Bradygames' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide]]</ref> during the events of the game. He was born in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and, at a young age, began helping his father at a printing shop cleaning rollers. Vercetti had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps, but "lived a different life", at some point joining the [[Forelli Family]] in the [[1960|1960s]]. He continued to work with the Forelli Family until [[1971]], when he was convicted of eleven counts of manslaughter in [[Harwood]], later gaining the name "The Harwood Butcher". This was an attempted ambush, planned by Sonny Forelli, although Tommy survived. His connections with the Forelli Family ensured he was spared the death penalty and a life sentence. Tommy remained in prison for fifteen years, not informing the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] of any Forelli Family secrets. | |||
;1986 | |||
In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli "pulled" some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City.<ref>From the introduction cutscene ''[[Introduction (GTA VC)|In the beginning...]]'':<br />'''Sonny Forelli''': "People will remember soon enough. When they see him walking down the streets of their neighborhoods. It will be bad for business."</ref> Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape. | In [[1986]], he was released from prison after Sonny Forelli "pulled" some strings. Forelli decides to send Tommy to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], realizing that he is too well known in Liberty City.<ref>From the introduction cutscene ''[[Introduction (GTA VC)|In the beginning...]]'':<br />'''Sonny Forelli''': "People will remember soon enough. When they see him walking down the streets of their neighborhoods. It will be bad for business."</ref> Sonny, wanting to become involved in the narcotics trade, decides to send Tommy with some money and to allow him to establish a drug cartel for the Forelli's. Tommy [[In The Beginning (GTA VC)|flies]] to Vice City along with [[Harry]] and [[Lee]], meeting [[Ken Rosenberg]] at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]. The drug deal with the [[Vance Crime Family]] is ambushed by [[Ricardo Diaz|Ricardo Diaz']] [[Diaz' Gang|men]], something Tommy only later discovers. Tommy, Rosenberg, and [[Lance Vance]] (of the Vance Crime Family) escape. | ||
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Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to prevent [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers and whom Tommy sees as a father figure, from being brutally beaten up. Tommy decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and also telling him that Lance was now sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken ran the crime family without pressure from the Forellis. | Sonny Forelli, growing restless and impatient, sends his own men to [[Cap the Collector|collect]] some of 'his' money from Tommy. Tommy kills the collectors, although not in time to prevent [[Earnest Kelly]], the man running the printers and whom Tommy sees as a father figure, from being brutally beaten up. Tommy decides to give Sonny fake money printed at the Print Works. Tommy meets Sonny in person at his estate, with Sonny informing him that the Harwood incident was an ambush and also telling him that Lance was now sided with him. A gun battle ensues, with Tommy [[Keep Your Friends Close...|killing]] both Lance and Sonny. Following their deaths, Tommy and Ken ran the crime family without pressure from the Forellis. | ||
;Life after 1986 | |||
Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating "see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?" Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002. | Tommy Vercetti continued to run the criminal underworld of Vice City until at least [[1992]], although his relationship with Ken Rosenberg became increasingly strained due to Rosenberg's cocaine addiction. Tommy eventually sends Ken into rehab at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], later refusing to answer his telephone calls. Thus nobody knows his later fate. Tommy is also mentioned by Kent Paul on his website in [[2002]] stating "see, Tom, I didn't mention your name, nowhere. Maybe you won't get us killed now, okay?" Since this sentence is apparently directed at Tommy himself, it can be easily determined he is still alive in 2002. | ||
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== Notable crimes committed by Tommy == | == Notable crimes committed by Tommy == | ||
*Killed eleven men in [[Harwood]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and was imprisoned for fifteen years. | |||
*[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]]. | *[[Phnom Penh '86|Killed the Sharks gang members in their mansion with Lance Vance]]. | ||
*[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]]. | *[[Sir, Yes Sir!|Stole a tank from a military convoy]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Tommy Vercetti is the oldest protagonist of the [[3D Universe]], and the third oldest of the series, behind [[Michael De Santa]], and [[Trevor Phillips]] who are both in | *Tommy Vercetti is the oldest protagonist of the [[3D Universe]], and the third oldest of the series, behind [[Michael De Santa]], and [[Trevor Phillips]] who are both 48 during the events of [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. | ||
*Tommy and Trevor Philips are the only protagonists to be [[Introduction (GTA VC)|present for the death]] of another [[Vic Vance|protagonist]] in a non-determinant situation. (Tommy witnessed Victor Vance get gunned down during a deal, and Trevor [[Mr. Philips|stomped Johnny Klebitz to death]]) | |||
*Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two. | *Mercedes Cortez, the daughter of [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]], was conceived as a love interest for Tommy, but Rockstar Games removed this subplot during development. There is a lot of deleted dialogue that involves the relationship between the two. | ||
*A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure. | *A Tommy Vercetti action figure can be located in the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]] in GTA San Andreas, along with a Lance Vance, James Earl Cash and Piggsy figure. | ||
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*Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. | *Tommy is shown to like his [[Street Outfit]], as he got angry when [[Ken Rosenberg]] told him to change into a [[Soiree Outfit]] before attending [[Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez]]'s Party in the mission [[The Party]]. | ||
*Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch. | *Tommy wears what appears to be a pearl necklace and a gold watch. | ||
*Tommy has committed the most murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. | *Tommy has committed the most named murders in the GTA III Era, with a body count of 26 (including optional murders). In the entire series, Tommy commits the second most murders, only beaten by GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]], who has 50. | ||
*Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). | *Tommy kills three of [[Victor Vance]]'s former employers. (Gonzalez, Ricardo Diaz and Lance Vance). | ||
*In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named "Timmy Vermicelli" which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games. | *In DRIV3R, a [[GTA Clone|parody of GTA Vice City]] there are ten hidden enemies named "Timmy Vermicelli" which can be murdered by the player. Being a parody, the Timmy Vermicellis are intentionally poorly rendered and bear resemblances to Tommy Vercetti, most notably with the Hawaiian shirt, necklace, and the similar location of each setting (Vice City being based of Miami, which is one of the three cities Driv3r takes place in). Timmy Vermicelli also wears waterwings/arm bands, a reference to the lack of swimming in pre-GTA San Andreas games. | ||
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==Murders committed== | ==Murders committed== | ||
;Prior to the events of GTA VC | |||
*Eleven unnamed men <small>(killed during a shootout after they ambushed him when he was sent to kill one person) </small> | |||
;During the events of GTA VC | |||
*[[Leo Teal]] <small>([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)</small> | *[[Leo Teal]] <small>([[Back Alley Brawl|killed]] due to possible links to the ambushed drug deal)</small> | ||
*[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] <small>([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])</small> | *[[Avery Carrington's Rival]] <small>([[Four Iron|Killed]] for refusing to sell land to [[Avery Carrington]])</small> | ||