History Fridge / MafiaIII

** It is also possible the Southern Union is HidingInPlainSight given the Ku Klux Klan had numerous periods where it was assaulted by the government for, well, being domestic terrorists and a hate group despite widespread support from racist whites. Real-life organizations which are the Klan in all but name ([[LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub or consider themselves such in private]]) operate under new names and affiliations.

* In almost every ending, you're given a fairly detailed glimpse into what becomes of New Bordeaux in the years after the game's events, with one noticeable exception [[spoiler:if Lincoln kills all his underbosses and is killed in turn by Farther James]]. The city's fate in that instance seems suspiciously brushed aside...except that it's already hinted at much earlier, when Donovan, Lincoln, and Father James are contemplating the revenge plan. With Marcano dead and no one willing to pick up the pieces, it wouldn't take long for someone else to step in and [[StatusQuoIsGod restore the status quo]], especially when that someone couldn't care less about what made that power vacuum in the first place. There's nothing else to say about the city, because fundamentally, [[AllForNothing nothing has changed that's worth mentioning]].

* In almost every ending, you're given a fairly detailed glimpse into what becomes of New Bordeaux in the years after the game's events, with one noticeable exception [[spoiler:if Lincoln kills all his underbosses and is killed in turn by Farther James]]. The city's fate in that instance seems suspiciously brushed aside...except that it's already hinted at up earlier. With Marcano dead and no one willing to pick up the pieces, it wouldn't take long for someone else to step in and [[StatusQuoIsGod restore the status quo]], especially when that someone couldn't care less what made that power vacuum in the first place. There's nothing else to say about the city, because fundamentally, [[AllForNothing nothing has changed that's worth mentioning]].

* In almost every ending, you're given a fairly detailed glimpse into what becomes of New Bordeaux in the years after the game's events, with one noticeable exception [[spoiler:if Lincoln kills all his underbosses and is killed in turn by Farther James]]. The city's fate in that instance seems suspiciously brushed aside...except that it's already hinted at up earlier. With Marcano dead and no one willing to pick up the pieces, it wouldn't take long for someone else to step in and [[StatusQuoIsGod restore the status quo]]. There's nothing else to say about the city, because fundamentally, [[AllForNothing nothing has changed]].

* It seems incredibly convenient that the mobsters Vito blames for killing Joe Barbaro are all in New Bordeaux, ostensibly sent by the Commission to be at Sal’s disposal. [[spoiler:Given that Joe’s strongly implied to still be alive under Leo Galante’s employ, it’s also plausible that the latter pulled strings to have them sent down south with the expectation that they’ll all die. Perhaps as a subtle consolation prize after what Leo put Vito through in the previous game.]]

** This also extends to how he ''[[KarmaHoudiniWarranty almost]]'' gets away with it once it's all said and done [[spoiler:by ratting out on his own connections and subordinates. This guarantees him a reduced sentence and a chance to live out his twilight years in peace. The only reason the latter doesn't happen is because the people he wronged, whether it's the families of his black victims or those who testified against him, took matters to their own hands.]]

* With how Lincoln is more inclined to gun down the deranged Ensanglante in ''Sign of the Times'', which include female cultists, than just knock them unconscious [[spoiler:especially after learning of what they did to Anna]], it might seem like a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation compared to the rest of the plot, given Donovan's testimony that he wouldn't kill women [[spoiler:and thus wouldn't have killed Olivia Marcano]]. There are two plausible explanations for it, however:
** Given how Donovan seems to not have been involved during those particular events, it's entirely possible that Lincoln simply didn't let him in on it. Being an outsider, he'd also consider a backwater cult not worth his time compared to the more tangible Mob or Southern Union.
** Or alternatively, Donovan ''did'' figure out. But much like how both Lincoln and Father James weren't keen on giving the Ensanglante any more attention or tempting fate by exposing the truth, he also came to the same conclusion and have them all be forgotten.

** Given how Donovan seems to not have been involved during those particular events, it's entirely possible that Lincoln simply didn't let him in on it. And being an outsider, he'd consider a backwater cult not worth his time.
** Or alternatively, Donovan ''did'' figure out. But since both Lincoln and Father James weren't keen in giving the Ensanglante any more attention or risk tempting fate by exposing the truth, he also came to the same conclusion.

** Similarly, the Marcano mob's seeming ineptitude, despite its ranks also including ruthless killers and hitmen, is justified not just by how Lincoln isn't playing by their rules. While Sal would have a rough idea of what Lincoln did as a military vet, that doesn't actually extend to the psychological warfare and black ops tactics he used in Vietnam. Coupled with how there's little chance even someone like Sal could get ahold of such classified intel [[spoiler:whether or not he's complicit in JFK's death]], it's no wonder why his men couldn't stop him effectively when there's no way for them to even properly ''prepare''.

** Similarly, the Marcano mob's seeming ineptitude, despite its ranks also including ruthless killers and hitmen, is justified not just by how Lincoln isn't playing by their rules. While Sal would have a rough idea of what Lincoln did as a military vet, that doesn't actually extend to the psychological warfare and black ops tactics he actually used in Vietnam. And given how there's little chance even someone as influential as Sal could get hold of such classified intel, it's no wonder why his men couldn't stop him effectively.