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'''James "Jimmy" Pegorino''' is the [[boss]] of the [[Alderney]] based [[Pegorino Family|Pegorino crime family]] prominently featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. He starts out as a | {{quote|The way they look at us, we're bottom feeders! Always have been. We | ||
ain't a real family to them - just a bunch of Guernsey goombas.|Jimmy talking to [[Niko Bellic]].|}} | |||
'''James "Jimmy" Pegorino''' is the [[boss]] of the [[Alderney]] based [[Pegorino Family|Pegorino crime family]] prominently featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. He starts out as a boss for Niko Bellic, but is set up as either the main or secondary antagonist depending on the game's ending choice. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Jimmy Pegorino was born in 1957 in [[Alderney City]], Alderney. His father was the leader of the Pegorino Family, an Italian-American crime family that was highly disrespected by Italian-American Mafia crime families from [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. Jimmy was first arrested for theft 3 times in the mid | Jimmy Pegorino was born in [[1957]] in [[Alderney City]], Alderney. His father was the leader of the Pegorino Family, an Italian-American crime family that was highly disrespected by Italian-American Mafia crime families from [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. Jimmy was first arrested for theft 3 times in the mid [[1970]]s, between the ages of 16 and 19; This is presumably because his father showed him tough love by putting him at risk and making him earn his position in the family. He married [[Angie Pegorino]] as early as [[1984]] (when she would have been 18), and they had a son. | ||
===Taking control over the family=== | ===Taking control over the family=== | ||
Eventually, Jimmy took control over the Pegorino Family and took it to a new level. He desperately wanted to join [[The Commission]], although his family was still weak and no family had ever been given a new seat since the original five families founded it. He sought to impress them by improving his own family, allowing the [[Pavano Family]] to operate in Alderney and anonymously weakening the [[Ancelotti Family]] (hoping none of the five would realize it was him and distrust him). He learned that a leader shouldn't place value on his employees until they either impress him (like [[Phil Bell]]) or, ironically, become a threat to him because of their over-ambition (like [[Ray Boccino]]). | Eventually, Jimmy took control over the Pegorino Family and took it to a new level. He desperately wanted to join [[The Commission]], although his family was still weak and no family had ever been given a new seat since the original five families founded it. He sought to impress them by improving his own family, allowing the [[Pavano Family]] to operate in Alderney and anonymously weakening the [[Ancelotti Family]] (hoping none of the five would realize it was him and distrust him). He learned that a leader shouldn't place value on his employees until they either impress him (like [[Phil Bell]]) or, ironically, become a threat to him because of their over-ambition (like [[Ray Boccino]]). | ||
In his personal life, he and Angie were physically and verbally abusive of their son and he eventually committed suicide. Pegorino then accepted his bodyguard [[Anthony Corrado]] as a son in nature, having forged a father-son like bond with him since before his real son's death. Corrado was born in 1980 and was indeed young enough to have been Pegorino's son, but the age difference between the two is unknown. The relationship was complete with the same level of abuse Pegorino gave his own son, which he saw as natural parenting and could possibly relate to Pegorino's own upbringing. | In his personal life, he and Angie were physically and verbally abusive of their son and he eventually committed suicide. Pegorino then accepted his bodyguard [[Anthony Corrado]] as a son in nature, having forged a father-son like bond with him since before his real son's death. Corrado was born in [[1980]] and was indeed young enough to have been Pegorino's son, but the age difference between the two is unknown. The relationship was complete with the same level of abuse Pegorino gave his own son, which he saw as natural parenting and could possibly relate to Pegorino's own upbringing. | ||
===Later life=== | ===Later life=== | ||
In 2008, Phil recommended | In [[2008]], Phil recommended hired-gun, Niko Bellic's services to Pegorino. During Niko's [[Pegorino's Pride|first job]] with Pegorino, the Pavanos betrayed Pegorino, Niko successfully rescued him and reclaimed his stolen peace offering. Niko was later told to [[Payback (GTA IV)|attack]] a Pavano meeting at the [[Auto Eroticar]] dealership, and that he could keep any cash he finds on the mobsters as payment. | ||
Very soon after, the police began thoroughly investigating his "businesses", leading Pegorino to believe that several of his employees had become police informants. Pegorino initially suspected Niko and aimed a shotgun at him, but was convinced otherwise and then ordered him to [[Flatline|kill]] Anthony Corrado. Corrado, who was confirmed to have worn a wire, suffered a heart attack after Pegorino threatened him over the phone, but survived and received police protection in the hospital until Niko eliminated him. Believing several other members had turned states, Pegorino ordered Niko to [[Pest Control|kill]] Ray Boccino (Pegorino briefly considered killing Phil instead, but had more trust in him). | Very soon after, the police began thoroughly investigating his "businesses", leading Pegorino to believe that several of his employees had become police informants. Pegorino initially suspected Niko and at one point -taken momentairily by paranoia- aimed a shotgun at him, but was convinced otherwise and then ordered him to [[Flatline|kill]] Anthony Corrado. Corrado, who was confirmed to have worn a wire, suffered a heart attack after Pegorino threatened him over the phone, but survived and received police protection in the hospital until Niko eliminated him. Believing several other members had turned states, Pegorino ordered Niko to [[Pest Control|kill]] Ray Boccino (Pegorino briefly considered killing Phil instead, but had more trust in him). | ||
====Ending of Game==== | ====Ending of Game==== | ||