Characters in GTA Vice City: Difference between revisions

===Sonny Forelli===

*Introduced in: Introduction, first Marcos Bistro cut scene

*Introduced in: Introduction, airport cut scene

[[Ken Rosenberg]] is a shady, neurotic lawyer (a partner at the "Rosenberg & Associates" legal firm) who is closely affiliated with [[Tommy Vercetti]] and loosely connected to the [[Forelli family|Forelli]]s, often serving as comic relief. Rosenberg meets Vercetti at the Vice City airport and remains his ally throughout the game. He secures Tommy's release from prison whenever he is arrested, and his voice on a phone is sometimes briefly heard in these situations (''"Tommy Vercetti is an innocent man!"'' and ''"Officer, do you really think my client is capable of that?"'').

*Introduced in: Introduction, botched drug deal cut scene

*Killed in: '[[Keep Your Friends Close...]]'

[[Lance Vance]] is a drug dealer who soon becomes Tommy Vercetti's partner in crime. Lance worked in the narcotics trade with his brother, [[Victor Vance]] (who is featured as the main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]). Lance piloted the helicopter and Victor conducted the deals themselves. In Vice City, the two originally make up the "[[Vance Crime Family]]," with Victor as the head. In the game's opening cut scene, Lance flies Victor to a cocaine deal with [[Sonny Forelli]]'s men ([[Ken Rosenberg]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], and two minor Forelli goons named Harry and Lee). But before the goods could change hands, Victor, Harry and Lee are shot down in an ambush. Lance, still in the helicopter, flies away unscathed, while Vercetti jumps into the car with Rosenberg and narrowly escapes.

*Introduced in: '[[The Party]]'

Colonel [[Juan García Cortez]], a retired colonel from an unspecified Central American nation, is an acquaintance of [[Ken Rosenberg]]. He helped set up the failed exchange that brought [[Tommy Vercetti]] to Vice City. Tommy continuously asks Cortez when he is getting reimbursed for the money he lost at the setup, but Cortez tells Tommy that he is "not in Liberty City anymore", and encourages him to take charge, which Tommy does. Cortez more or less strings Tommy along with payments for jobs he wants done, using Tommy's debt with the mob to make him work for Cortez. Nonetheless, Cortez is not unappreciative and behaves as such. The Colonel also ties together nearly all areas of criminal activity, including narcotics, firearms, weapons, and military secrets. When the French begin to pursue Colonel Cortez for their stolen "missile technology," he asks Tommy to help him flee Vice City for safer harbor with his extravagant yacht.

*Introduced in: '[[The Party]]'

*Killed in: '[[Rub Out]]'

[[Ricardo Diaz]] is the extremely dangerous and volatile individual behind the ambush of Vercetti's drug deal. He is also the head of his own gang, and the initial leader of the drug trade in the city. Diaz later recruits Vercetti to run errands for him, but eventually Vercetti discovers Diaz' role and takes him out, seizing his estate in the process. Diaz bribed the INS for a green card in 1978, after entering the country from Colombia. His contacts there believe he is a major player in the illegal drug industry and anti-government activity.

*Introduced in: '[[The Party]]'

[[Kent Paul]] is a Cockney English youth who works in the music business but claims to be a criminal mastermind. "Kent Paul" is probably an assumed name; his real name is unknown, although an early voice clip featured him calling himself "Paul from Kent." He also goes by "KP", "Paulo" and "Kent". He tapped the local biker gang to provide security for the band he represents, but had a falling-out with Big Mitch Baker and was stripped and thrown out of their bar.  

*Introduced in: Purchase of Cherry Popper Ice Cream cut scene

[[Maude Hanson]] (dubbed "Maude the Ice Cream Lady" in the Vice City manual) is the owner of the [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] before Tommy Vercetti purchases her business. Featured in only one cut scene, she claims that her business serves as a front for selling "other, non-dairy products" (drugs). Maude also exhibits psychotic hatred towards children, and is believed to have once run a children's home.

*Introduced in: Purchase of Kaufman Cabs cut scene

[[Delores]] is a middle-aged dispatcher at the [[Kaufman Cabs]] taxi company. Appearing in one cut scene, she introduces the company and its dealings (competing aggressively against a rival taxi company). Delores may also be heard on the dispatch radio of Kaufman Cab taxis.