Victor Vance: Difference between revisions

{{infobox character

|name        = Victor Vance

|caption      = Victor Vance

|games        = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]

==Early Life==

Vic's father, unnamed, immigrated from the [[Dominican Republic]]. Vic's mother, [[Janet Vance]], was a white American woman. Vic is the oldest of three brothers, followed by [[Lance Vance]] and [[Pete Vance]]. Their father presumably died and their mother, a drug addict, was unfit to care for them. Vic, Lance and Pete were raised by their [[Aunt Enid]] - it is not elaborated if she is the sibling of their mother or father. Pete had severe asthma and racked up expensive medical bills, while Janet and Lance continued to lead problematic lives. To provide for the rest of his family, Vic enlisted in the [[Military|U.S. Army]] in [[1984]] at age 28.

Vic is given work by gun runner [[Phil Cassidy]], an associate of Martinez, who is in conflict with the [[Cholos]], a street gang and rival gun runners.  Vic then meets Phil's brother-in-law, [[Marty Jay Williams]], leader of the [[Trailer Park Mafia]], and his wife, [[Louise Cassidy-Williams|Louise]].  Vic increases the Trailer Park Mafia's power in Vice City by fighting the Cholos, whom Marty also despises. Eventually Louise, tired of Marty's abusive nature, leaves her husband to live with her sister, [[Mary-Jo Cassidy|Mary-Jo]].  Vic works for Louise, helping her weaken Marty's influence, eventually taking control of the Trailer Park Mafia's businesses in the city, prompting Marty to kidnap Louise.  Vic saves her and kills Marty, disbanding the Trailer Park Mafia and initiating the rise of the Vance Crime Family.  Vic is asked by [[Cubans|Los Cabrones]] leader, [[Umberto Robina]] to come and talk about some stuff.  After working for Umberto, Vic helps clearing out the Cholos out of [[Little Havana]].

At first, it's suggested that the Mendez brothers want an alliance with the Vance brothers, however, it turns out that they offer the Vic a deal, which is to hand over all his businesses to them and leave town or him and his family will be killed.  Victor refuses to give up his interests after working for the Mendez brothers, and in retaliation, they knock Lance and him unconscious when their guard is down, then kidnap them.  The Vance brothers wake up in an oil refinery in [[Viceport]], and while attempting to escape, Mendez's men accidentally shoot at one of the gas tanks, causing it to explode.  While this kills most of the henchmen, Lance is trapped in the inferno and separated from Vic.  Luckily, Vic manages to save Lance before the oil refinery implodes.

With Phil and [[Umberto Robina|Umberto Robina's]] help, the Vance Crime Family defend their businesses from being attacked by the Mendez brothers' goons.  However, Louise is kidnapped by Martinez and beaten viciously before Vic saves her.  Later on Armando Mendez's men once again capture Louise, with Armando ending her life.  In a rage, Vic slaughters Armando's bodyguards and enters the [[Mendez Mansion]] to confront Armando.  Vic asks where Lance and Louise are; Armando replies that they are dead, however he tells Vic they didn't feel a thing and pulls out a [[Flamethrower]] to kill him.  Vic then kills Armando and finds Louise shot several times and an injured Lance who wakes up as Louise says her last words to Vic.  Soon after, with the aid of drug lord, [[Ricardo Diaz]] and Louise's brother Phil Cassidy, Vic breaks up into his old army barracks and steals a [[Hunter]] helicopter under heavy guarding.  Vic, later on, uses the helicopter to attack the [[Mendez Building]] in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]] and ends up being shot down, but manages to make it to the roof of the building.  Vic continues his way inside and kills all the goons on his way while finally finding Diego and enemy Jerry Martinez arriving in a [[Maverick]].  Vic takes out everyone and is confronted by both Diego and Martinez on the roof.  Vic manages to win the battle and decides to lay low for a while on the money he's made along with his brother, Lance.  While Lance offers a drug deal worth 20kg of cocaine, Vic refuses his interests and says he never wants to touch drugs ever again, to which Lance says 'whatever you say bro'.

[[File:VictorVance-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|Victor Vance as he appears in 1986.]]

In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], set [[1986|two years later]], Victor Vance is shown about to engage in a drug deal with [[Tommy Vercetti]] and his escorts, [[Harry]] and [[Lee]].  Lance can be sighted in the helicopter.  Victor Vance is killed by the gunmen of drug lord, [[Ricardo Diaz]], who sabotaged the deal.  Ever since the release of GTA: Vice City Stories, fans have argued about whether the brother killed in the ambush was Victor or his brother [[Pete Vance]], but it was confirmed on Rockstar's website that it was Victor who died in ''GTA Vice City''<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/(updated)_asked_&_answered_–_re_vice_city_red_dead_redemption_and_chinatown_wars Rockstar News Wire, September 18, 2009]</ref>.

==Murders committed==