Characters in GTA III: Difference between revisions

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==Main Characters==

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|[[File:Catalina-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Catalina]]'''

|[[Cynthia Farrell]]

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] – [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]]

|Catalina is [[Claude|Claude's]] girlfriend who arrives in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in [[2001]]. The pair [[Introduction (GTA III)|rob]] a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]], although after the robbery is complete she shoots him and leaves him for dead. She then joins the [[Colombian Cartel]] and begins to run the manufacturing of [[SPANK]] in the city alongside [[Miguel]], her new partner in crime. She is eventually [[The Exchange (GTA III)|killed]] by Claude.

|[[File:SalvatoreLeone-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Salvatore Leone]]'''

|[[Frank Vincent]]

|[[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] – [[Sayonara Salvatore]]

|Salvatore Leone is the [[Gang Leaders|Don]] of the [[Leone Family]], father of [[Joey Leone]], husband of [[Maria Latore]] and the owner of [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], which also acts as his home. He [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting|meets]] Claude when he calls a meeting and has him do a number of jobs, including [[Cutting the Grass|killing]] [[Curly Bob]] and [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroying a ship]] docked in [[Portland Harbor]], which was being used as a [[SPANK]] factory. Salvatore's paranoia gets the better of him and [[Last Requests|he turns on]] Claude, who along with Maria Latore join forces with [[Asuka Kasen]] and the [[Yakuza]]. Asuka has Claude [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill]] Salvatore to prove his links with the Leone Family are over.

|[[File:MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Maria Latore]]'''<br /><small>(also spelt La Torra)</small>

|[[Debi Mazar]]

|[[Chaperone]] – [[The Exchange]]

|Maria Latore is the wife of [[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]]. Her husband has Claude "[[Chaperone|look after her for the evening]]", ending in Claude driving her to safety from pursuing [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] officers. She later tells her husband that she is dating Claude, leading to Salvatore [[Last Requests|attempting to kill him]]. Maria and Claude escape and join forces with [[Asuka Kasen]]. She is [[Ransom (GTA III)|later kidnapped]] by [[Catalina]], only to be [[The Exchange (GTA III)|rescued by Claude]]. She also phones in to [[Chatterbox FM]], complaining to [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]] about how Claude does not talk and that he is always 'hanging out with the guys'.

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|[[File:Miguel-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Miguel]]'''

|[[Al Espinosa]]

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] – [[Ransom]]

|Miguel is a high ranking member of the [[Colombian Cartel]] and [[Catalina|Catalina's]] new partner in crime. He helps Catalina [[Introduction (GTA III)|escape after robbing]] a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]] and is frequently seen with Catalina. Miguel is later [[Grand Theft Aero|shot]] by Catalina after he gives Claude a package wanted by [[Donald Love]]. Catalina flees without him, leaving him with [[Asuka Kasen]], who [[Bait|tortures]] [[Espresso-2-Go!|information]] [[S.A.M.|out of him]]. Miguel's information allows Claude to hinder Cartel activities. Catalina eventually returns and [[Ransom (GTA III)|kills]] Miguel and Asuka Kasen.

|[[File:8-Ball-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[8-Ball]]'''

|[[The Guru]]

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] – [[Bomb Da Base Act II]]

|8-Ball is an explosives expert who owns three [[8-Ball Autos|bomb shops]] throughout [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He and [[Claude]] are being transported by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] to [[Portland]], when [[Introduction (GTA III)|they escape]] after the [[Colombian Cartel]] attack the convoy. He had been convicted on eighty-five charges of owning a firearm without a licence. 8-Ball helps Claude get [[Luigi's Girls|work]] with the [[Leone Family]] and later to [[Bomb Da Base Act II|destroy a ship]] docked in [[Portland Harbor]], which was being used by the Cartel as a [[SPANK]] factory.

|[[File:LuigiGoterelli-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Luigi Goterelli]]'''

|[[Joe Pantoliano]]

|[[Luigi's Girls]] – [[Salvatore's Called a Meeting]]

|Luigi Goterelli is a businessman who owns [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], a bar in the [[Red Light District]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He is a high ranking member of the [[Leone Family]] and a friend of [[8-Ball]], allowing 8-Ball to get Claude [[Luigi's Girls|work]] with Luigi. Luigi also acts as a pimp for various [[prostitutes]] on Portland.

|[[File:JoeyLeone-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Joey Leone]]'''

|[[Michael Rapaport]]

|[[Drive Misty For Me]] – [[Salvatore's Called a Meeting]]

|Joey Leone is the son of [[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]] and runs a [[Joey's Garage|garage]] in [[Trenton]], [[Portland]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. [[Claude]] is [[Drive Misty For Me|introduced]] to Joey when [[Luigi Goterelli]] has him drive [[Misty]] to his garage. Joey employs Claude to do various jobs, including killing [[Mike Forelli]] and [[Lee Chong]], and [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|introduces]] him to [[Toni Cipriani]].

|[[File:ToniCipriani-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Toni Cipriani]]'''

|[[Michael Madsen]]

|[[Cipriani's Chauffeur]] – [[Blow Fish]]

|Toni Cipriani is a [[Caporegime|caporegime]] of the [[Leone Family]] and helps to run his [[Ma Cipriani|mother's]] [[Momma's Restaurante|restaurant]] located in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], where he also lives. He is [[Cipriani's Chauffeur|introduced]] to [[Claude]] by [[Joey Leone]] and has Claude attack the [[Portland Triads|Triads]], including the murder of [[Triads and Tribulations|three Triad war lords]] and the [[Blow Fish|destruction]] of a Triad-owned [[Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant|factory]]. Toni also phones in to [[Chatterbox FM]], discussing his mothers criticisms of him with [[Lazlow Jones|Lazlow]].

|[[File:KenjiKasen-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Kenji Kasen]]'''

|[[Les J.N. Mau]]

|[[Under Surveillance]] – [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout]]

|Kenji Kasen is the [[Gang Leaders|co-leader]] of the [[Yakuza]], alongside his sister [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka]]. He is [[Under Surveillance|introduced]] to [[Claude]] by his sister and has him do various jobs, including [[Kanbu Bust-out|busting]] [[Kanbu]] out of jail and taking him to a [[Hyaku Dojo|safehouse]]. He is later [[Waka-Gashira Wipeout|killed]] by Claude, on orders from [[Donald Love]], although he kills Kenji in a [[Cartel Cruiser]], in order to start a war between the Yakuza and Cartel.

|[[File:RayMachowski-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ray Machowski]]'''

|[[Robert Loggia]]

|[[Payday For Ray]] – [[Marked Man]]

|Ray Machowski is a corrupt [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]] police officer and an informant to the [[Yakuza]]. He is [[Payday For Ray|introduced]] to [[Claude]] by [[Asuka Kasen]]. Ray employs Claude to do various jobs, including the [[Silence the Sneak|murder]] of his former partner [[Leon McAffrey]], who was going to give evidence against Machowski. Machowski also introduces Claude to [[Donald Love]]. He later has Claude help him [[Marked Man|flee]] the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]], by driving to [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]], where he flies to Miami, Florida.

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|[[File:OldOrientalGentleman-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Old Oriental Gentleman]]'''

|None

|[[Introduction (GTA III)|Opening Cutscene]] - [[Escort Service]]

|The Old Oriental Gentleman is arrested at [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]] after arriving in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] on a private jet plane from an "unknown departure point somewhere in east Asia", for "failing to satisfy the INS that he had a valid reason for entering the country" and having no proper travel documents. Whilst being transported to [[Portland]] by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]], he is [[Introduction (GTA III)|kidnapped]] by the [[Colombian Cartel]], the attack allowing [[Claude]] and [[8-Ball]] to [[Give Me Liberty|escape]]. Claude later [[Liberator|rescues]] him and returns him to [[Donald Love]].

|[[File:MickeyHamfists-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Mickey Hamfists]]'''

|Unknown

|[[Luigi's Girls]] - [[The Fuzz Ball]]

|Mickey Hamfists is the co-manager of [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], alongside the clubs owner [[Luigi Goterelli]]. He acts as a bodyguard for Luigi. Mickey is described in [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] records as a "moron". Hamfists also has previous convictions for assault, racketeering, and multiple involvements with narcotics.

|[[File:Misty-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Misty]]'''

|[[Kim Gurney]]

|[[Luigi's Girls]] - [[Mike Lips Last Lunch]]

|Misty is a [[Prostitutes|prostitute]] who works for [[Luigi Goterelli]] and resides in an apartment in [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Portland]]. She is [[Joey Leone|Joey Leone's]] "regular girl". She is introduced to [[Claude]] when he [[Luigi's Girls|drives her]] from [[Sweeney General Hospital]] to [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]], and later [[Drive Misty for Me|drives]] her to [[Joey's Garage]] in [[Trenton]].

|[[File:MikeForelli-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Mike Forelli]]'''

|None

|[[Mike Lips Last Lunch]]

|Mike "Lips" Forelli is a high ranking figure in the [[Forelli Family]]. He is [[Mike Lips Last Lunch|killed]] by [[Claude]] on orders from [[Joey Leone]], rigging a [[Car Bomb|car bomb]] to his [[Idaho|car]]. His death is part of the continued attempts by the [[Leone Family]] to push the [[Forelli Family]] out of the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]].

|[[File:LeeChong-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Lee Chong]]'''

|None

|[[Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong]]

|Lee Chong is a member of the [[Portland Triads|Triads]] who owns a [[Punk Noodles|noodle stand]] in the [[Chinatown, Portland|Chinatown]], [[Portland]]. He is selling [[SPANK]] through the stands, leading to his death at the hands of [[Claude]], on orders from [[Joey Leone]].

|[[File:MartyChonks-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Marty Chonks]]'''

|[[Chris Phillips]]

|[[The Crook]] - [[Her Lover]]

|Marty Chonks is the husband of [[Mrs. Chonks]] and seemingly the owner of the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food|Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory]], which [[Love Media]] also claims to own. Marty is losing money through the business, likely due to the [[Dog Ban Upheld|ban on dogs]] in the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]]. He employs Claude to do four jobs, which include driving his [[The Crook|bank manager]], [[The Thieves|two thieves]], [[The Wife|his wife]] and [[Her Lover|her lover]], [[Carl]], to his factory. He kills all but [[Carl]], who kills him and claims to be taking over his factory.

|[[File:MrsChonks-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Mrs. Chonks]]'''

|Unknown

|[[The Wife]]

|Mrs Chonks is the wife of [[Marty Chonks]]. She lives an expensive lifestyle, which is draining her husbands funds. Marty has [[Claude]] drive her from the [[Classic Nails]] store in the [[Red Light District]] to the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food|Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory]] in [[Trenton]], where Chonks kills her and turns her into dog food.

|[[File:Carl-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Carl]]'''

|Unknown

|[[Her Lover]]

|Carl is the boyfriend of [[Mrs. Chonks]]. He is owed money by [[Marty Chonks]] and decides to collect his pay when Marty had [[Claude]] [[Her Lover|drive]] him the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food|Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory]]. Marty, who had intended on killing Carl, was killed by Carl using a [[Shotgun|shotgun]]. Carl can be killed by the player.

|[[File:ElBurro-Artwork.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]]'''

|[[Chris Phillips]]

|[[Turismo (mission)|Turismo]] - [[Big'n'Veiny]]

|El Burro is the [[Gang Leaders|leader]] of the [[Diablos]] gang who employs [[Claude]] to do various jobs, including [[I Scream, You Scream|killing]] [[Leone Family]] members with an exploding [[Mr. Whoopee|ice cream van]] and [[Big'n'Veiny|retrieving]] some [[Donkey Does Dallas|adult magazines]]. He is believed to be operating a pornography magazine publishing business, possibly [[XXXMags]].

|'''[[Ma Cipriani]]'''

|[[Sondra James]]

|[[Taking Out the Laundry]] - [[Triads and Tribulations]]

|Ma Cipriani is the mother of [[Toni Cipriani]] and the owner of [[Momma's Restaurante]]. She constantly tells Toni that he is not close to being the man his father was. She informs [[Claude]] on [[Taking Out the Laundry|two]] [[Triads and Tribulations|occasions]] of letters Toni has left for him.

|[[File:Chico-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Chico]]'''

|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Chaperone]]

|Chico is a drug dealer based on [[Portland]]. He frequently sells drugs to [[Maria Latore]] and [[Chaperone|informs her of an illegal party]] taking place in [[Atlantic Quays]], which is later broken up by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]].

|[[File:CurlyBob-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Curly Bob]]'''

|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Cutting the Grass]]

|Curly Bob is a bartender at [[Luigi's Sex Club 7]] in the [[Red Light District]]. He is addicted to [[SPANK]] and begins to sell [[Leone Family]] plans to the [[Colombian Cartel]] in exchange for SPANK. He is [[Cutting the Grass|killed]] by [[Claude]] on orders from [[Salvatore Leone]].

|[[File:Tanner-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Tanner]]'''

|None

|[[Two-Faced Tanner]]

|Tanner is an undercover [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] officer, posing as [[Asuka Kasen|Asuka Kasen's]] driver. He is [[Two-Faced Tanner|killed]] by [[Claude]], on orders from Asuka after she discovers he is a police officer.

|[[File:Kanbu-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Kanbu]]'''

|None

|[[Kanbu Bust-out]]

|Kanbu is a high ranking member of the [[Yakuza]] who is [[Kanbu Bust-out|busted out of prison]] by [[Claude]], on orders from [[Kenji Kasen]]. Claude then drives Kanbu to the [[Hyaku Dojo]] on [[Staunton Island]].

|[[File:LeonMcAffrey-GTAIII.png|100px]]<br />'''[[Leon McAffrey]]'''

|None

|[[Silence the Sneak]]

|Leon McAffrey is a corrupt police officer who was previously the partner of [[Ray Machowski]]. After discovering that Ray has also become corrupt, he turns state evidence in exchange for an honorable discharge. Ray sends [[Claude]] to torch McAffrey's safehouse in [[Newport]], after which McAffrey escapes, so Claude chases him down and kills him.

|[[File:PhilCassidy-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Phil Cassidy]]'''

|[[Hunter Platin]]

|[[Arms Shortage]]

|Phil Cassidy, known as 'The One-Armed Bandit', is a businessman, owning [[Phil's Army Surplus]] in [[Rockford]], and is a friend of [[Ray Machowski]]. He sells military hardware, which at one point the [[Colombian Cartel]] [[Arms Shortage|attempt to take]], with [[Claude]] fending them off. Phil claims to have lost his arm in conflict, although it is revealed in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] that he [[Boomshine Saigon|lost his arm]] when his [[Boomshine|boomshine]] exploded.

|[[File:KingCourtney-GTAA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[King Courtney]]'''

|[[Walter Mudu]]

|[[Bling-Bling Scramble]] - [[Kingdom Come]]

|King Courtney is the [[Gang Leaders|leader]] of the [[Uptown Yardies]] gang who employs [[Claude]] to do various jobs, including [[Uzi Rider|attacking]] the [[Diablos]]. He [[Kingdom Come|later turns on Claude]] and begins working with [[Catalina]], having his gang [[Espresso-2-Go!|sell]] [[SPANK]] throughout the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city]].

|'''[[D-Ice]]'''

|[[Walter Mudu]]

|[[Uzi Money]] - [[Rumble]]

|D-Ice is the [[Gang Leaders|leader]] of the Red Jacks, a sub-group of the [[Southside Hoods]]. He employs [[Claude]] to do various jobs, which focus around attacking the Purple Nines, also of the Southside Hoods, who are selling [[SPANK]] on [[Shoreside Vale]]. D-Ice has Claude wipe out the Purple Nines.

==Deleted Characters==

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|[[File:Butler-GTAIII.png|100px]]<br />'''[[Butler]]'''

|Unknown

|The Butler was a character dropped during the development of GTA III. Nothing is known about the Butler or his scheduled role in the game.

|'''[[Curtly]]'''

|[[Curtis L. McClarin]]

|Curtly was a character dropped during the development of GTA III. Nothing is known about Curtly although some speculate that he may have linked to [[Darkel]].

|[[File:Darkel-GTAIII.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Darkel]]'''

|[[Bill Fiore]]

|Darkel was to be a character in GTA III but was dropped during development. He was scheduled to be a revolutionary urchin who vowed to bring down the [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|city's]] economy. One of Darkel's missions remains in the game, although the mission is given by [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]] and called [[I Scream, You Scream]]. It is believed Darkel would given Rampage-esque missions to Claude. Rumour has it that Darkel was removed from the final version of the game due to the 9/11 attacks.

{{GTA III Characters}}