Vice City Bikers
- For other biker gangs, see Bikers.
| GANG Vice City Bikers | |
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 Members of the Vice City Bikers.
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| Games: | GTA Vice City GTA Vice City Stories |
| Leader: | Mitch Baker |
| Type: | Motorcycle gang |
| Enemies: | Sharks, Cholos, Vance Crime Family, Patrol Invest Group |
| Affiliations: | Vercetti Gang |
| Colors: | Black |
| Vehicles: | Angel |
| Weapons: | Pistol, Micro-SMG, Scorpion (Like the sharks, bikers only use this weapon in GTA VCS if the player attacks their business) |
| Businesses: | Protection racket, repossession, prostitution, smuggling, drugs trafficking and robbery. |
| Fronts: | The Greasy Chopper |
| Members: | Cougar, Harris Mint, Gabe Hiker and Zeppelin |
The Vice City Bikers are a gang in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - simply put, they are "the biggest family of misfits, outcasts and badasses" as quoted by their leader, "Big" Mitch Baker. A group of stereotypical bikers, they wear leather, give off a gruff, tough persona, have long beards and hair, wear biker attire and ride chopper style motorcycles. Circa 1986, they are the only gang, along with the Cuban Gang, that Tommy Vercetti opens relations without forcibly taking it over.
==1986 In 1986, shortly after the completion of Love Juice, Kent Paul gives Tommy Vercetti a call that Love Fist won't start thir concert in Vice City without protection. He requests Tommy to go to The Greasy Chopper to try and convince the Bikers to give Love Fist protection, syaing it would be great publicity and that he will give Tommy backstage passes for the concert. Tommy goes to the bar looking for Mitch Baker and after asking whether he's interested, Tommy is made fun of by Mitch who is playing pool and is questioned whether he can handle a bike before going any further with the alliance he's looking for. During the first mission, Mitch Baker gives him a race to prove his skill with Cougar and Zeppelin. Right after that, Tommy gets anxious and demands Baker protect Love Fist, but Baker responds to him that this is about family and not a battle. On his second mission, Baker tells Tommy to wreak havoc in Downtown . On his last mission, Baker (who is playing a pinball machine) tells Tommy that he must steal back his bike from the Sharks and then take it back to The Greasy Chopper bar. Right after that, Mitch calls Tommy to confirm that he has given some protection for the Love Fist concert.
Behaviour
Unlike conventional gangs, the Vice City Bikers do not congregate or move in groups, but ratherthey ride their bike on the streets separately or occasionally in pairs, unless the player is doing a rampage that involves killing bikers. In that case, large groups of Bikers can be seen talking with each other and acting like a conventional gang. Bikers are not ordinarily hostile to Tommy, and will only occasionally attack in self-defense; Unlike conventional gangs, Bikers do not usually attack Tommy if he injures or kills a biker, although they occasionally do. Normally if the player shoots at a riding Biker ortheir motorcycle, they will dismount and run away.
Bikers that accidently ride into Prawn Island and/or Vice Point may attack or be attacked by the Vercetti Gang, Sharks or Patrol Invest Group. Likewise, Bikers that ride into Little Haiti or Little Havana will be attacked either by the Haitians or the Cubans
Inspiration
The Hells Angels biker gang is the inspiration for the gang, as they are later hired as security for a concert of the hair metal band Love Fist. This is an obvious reference to the disastrous Rolling Stones' show at Altamont, where Hell's Angels were hired as security and an Angel stabbed a member of the crowd. They appear to be heavily influenced by German Culture, for some of them have Eiserne Kreuze (Iron Cross) tattoos on their shoulders, as well as wearing Pickelhaubes.
Known Territory As Of 1986
- The Greasy Chopper - Motor bar, base of operations for gang, Big Mitch Baker's favorite hangout.
- Moist Palms Hotel - Possibly pays protection, as there are thirty Bikers hanging out outside.
Trivia
- The Vice City Bikers are the smallest gang in GTA Vice City to be used in a rampage.
- The Vice City Bikers are the only gang the the police don't chase or attack.
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