Line #40 Characters/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories


1	While ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories'' features several characters from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'', there are several characters who exclusively appear in the game. For information on characters from previous games, see their respective sections of [[Characters/GrandTheftAuto the main GTA characters page.]]
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4	!Fort Baxter
5	[[folder:Jerry Martinez]]
6	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vcs_jerry_martinez_119.jpg]]
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8	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FelixSolis
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10	Victor Vance's commanding officer at Fort Baxter until Vic gets dishonorably discharged for bringing a prostitute on the base as well as stashing drugs in his barracks, both under Jerry's orders.
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12	* AlmightyJanitor: Seems to have a lot more pull than your average Army sergeant.
13	* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Lance claims that Martinez is manning a Hunter helicopter in "From Zero to Hero". In real life, only Warrant Officers are authorized to use an attack helicopter like an Apache (the Hunter's real life counterpart).
14	* BerserkButton: Don't call him an asshole.
15	* BigBad: Of ''Vice City Stories''.
16	* BigBadEnsemble: With the Mendez Brothers.
17	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He competes with [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Dimitri Rascalov]] for being one of the most untrustworthy characters in the series.
18	* ConflictKiller: His turning state's evidence briefly serves as one for the Mendez Brothers and Vic and Lance.
19	* TheCorrupter: Vic starts out as an honest soldier only trying to provide for his family before Martinez drags him into his web of corruption and gets him discharged from the military. Thus, he can be considered responsible for Vic's turn to crime.
20	* {{Expy}}: An incredibly sociopathic, sadistic, corrupt official who appears in the game's first mission, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establishing himself as the scum that he really is]], and striving to make the protagonist's life as difficult as possible. Are we talking about Jerry Martinez or [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Frank Tenpenny]]?
21	* FaceHeelTurn: Of course he was never a Face to begin with.
22	* FauxAffablyEvil: At first, he's polite to Victor, albeit in a very smug, passive-aggressive way. As the game goes on, he sheds the affable act and reveals himself to be a cold-hearted psychopath.
23	* HateSink: He's easily one of the most despicable antagonists in the entire series being nothing more than a [[TheSociopath sociopathic]], manipulative, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]] JerkAss and SmugSnake with no likable qualities whatsoever.
24	* HookersAndBlow: Despite being a Sergeant in the Army, Martinez does not take his position seriously preferring to spend his time getting involved in drug dealing, soliciting prostitutes and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking watching Candy Suxx animal porn]].
25	* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler:After his betrayal he frequently sends mocking and threatening messages to Vic through his pager over the course of the game including one where he brags about [[PostRapeTaunt beating and raping Vic's girlfriend Louise]].]]
26	* {{Jerkass}}: From his first appearance he's a complete and total douchebag and he only gets worse [[spoiler:after he betrays Vic.]]
27	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Uses Vic's need for money to provide for his family to manipulate him into doing dubious jobs for him and then discards him [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness once he has no further use for him]].]]
28	* RevengeByProxy: Does this when he kidnaps Louise to get to Vic.
29	* SurroundedByIdiots: During The Mugshot Longshot mission accusing them of not doing their jobs properly.
30	* TheSociopath: Despite coming across as a buffoonish clown most of the time, he proves himself to be a remorseless psychopath when he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil violently beats and rapes Louise]] and gleefully taunts Vic about it afterwards.
31	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: His unauthorized usage of an attack helicopter to take out Vic and Lance is likely the reason as to why he resorted to witness protection rather than stay at Fort Baxter Air Base as the higher ups likely declared him a wanted fugitive for his antics.
32	* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Even in a crime-filled city with pleasant exterior like Vice City, Jerry is one of the most nefarious and loathsome villains you'd ever met.
33	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: To both Vic and Phil after they've done their previous job for him to steal a truckload of firearms.
34	[[/folder]]
35
36	!Vance Family
37	[[folder:Aunt Enid]]
38	The aunt of the Vance brothers. She was the one who raised them as their mother.
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40	* CoolAunt: She treats the brothers like her own children, causing them to think fondly of her.
41	* TheGhost: She is only mentioned and occasionally sends several pager messages to Vic during the first part of the game.
42	* HappilyAdopted: She adopted and raised the Vance brothers after their own mother was unable to raise them. Lance also speaks fondly of her when he argues with his estranged mother.
43	* ShipTease: When she finds out about Vic's relationship with Louise, she tells him to not spend all of his money on her.
44	[[/folder]]
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46	[[folder:Janet Vance]]
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48	->'''Voiced by:''' Lynda Ashe
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50	The estranged mother of the Vance brothers who was unable to raise them due to her drug addiction.
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52	* AbusiveParents: She is a crackhead who [[ParentalNeglect neglected]] her children, which eventually led to them living with their aunt, Enid.
53	* AgeGapRomance: She dates a man named Javier, who appears to be decades younger than her.
54	* BlatantLies: She claims that she will never take drugs again, only to end up stealing all of her sons' stash of cocaine that they intend to sell.
55	* ParentalNeglect: Due to her drug addiction, she neglected her own children during their childhood.
56	* SmallRoleBigImpact: She disappears after stealing all of the cocaine that Vic and Lance attempted to sell, igniting the second part of the game.
57	[[/folder]]
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59	[[folder:Pete Vance]]
60	Victor and Lance's asthmatic younger brother.
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62	* TheGhost: He is only mentioned several times during the storyline.
63	* SmallRoleBigImpact: His asthma is the sole reason Vic decided to join the army to raise money for his treatment.
64	* SoleSurvivor: He is the only surviving Vance brother after Vic and Lance's deaths.
65	[[/folder]]
66
67	!Trailer Park Mafia
68	[[folder:Marty Jay Williams]]
69	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marty_jay_williams_6.jpg]]
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71	->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Burke
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73	Louise's abusive husband and leader of the Trailer Park Mafia.
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76	* AbusiveParents: In addition to his abuse on Louise, Marty even threatens to ''beat down on their baby daughter!''
77	* TheAlcoholic: When he's not abusing his wife, Marty spends most of his free time drinking with his buddies.
78	* AssholeVictim: No one would miss him after he gets gunned down by Vic in the beginning of the story, thus weakening the Trailer Park Mafia.
79	* BaldOfEvil: The "evil" part comes mostly from his abusive ways.
80	* BigBadWannabe: Marty is the leader of a small time gang and thinks he's a threat to Victor and his relationship with Louise. While he wouldn't be out of place as an antagonist in a story revolving around domestic abuse, Marty is a small fish in a big pond, as Victor gets involved with more powerful and influential criminals. Being one of the early antagonists dealt with in the game, doesn't help.
81	* DomesticAbuse: He's verbally and physically abusive towards Louise.
82	* HateSink: His whole character revolves around how much of an abusive prick he is to make killing him in the beginning all the more satisfying.
83	* {{Jerkass}}: He's an unpleasant redneck with no redeeming traits at all.
84	* LeanAndMean: Very slender and extremely unpleasant at the same time.
85	* ObviouslyEvil: His abuse on his wife doesn't have a single lick of subtlety.
86	* StarterVillain: He gives Vic missions early on; however, when Marty kidnaps Louise to whore her out in his brothel, Vic kills Marty.
87	* WouldHitAGirl: Marty never hides his abuse on Louise and even threatens to beat her sister as well.
88	* WouldHurtAChild: He flat-out states he would ''beat on his infant child'' [[DisproportionateRetribution just for Louise using her as an excuse to not clean up]]. One could only imagine the traumatic abuse Mary-Beth would go through in childhood had Marty stayed and lived.
89	[[/folder]]
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91	[[folder:Louise Cassidy-Willams]]
92	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vcs_louise_329.jpg]]
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94	->'''Voiced by:''' Chelsey Rives
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96	Phil Cassidy's younger sister.
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98	* ActionMom: She has a baby daughter named Mary-Beth.
99	* DomesticAbuse: Suffers psychological and most likely physical abuse from her husband. Poor woman.
100	* LoveInterest: For Vic, after her husband's betrayal and death.
101	* MistakenForCheating: At one point, Vic accused her cheating with Lance. She's not, but [[FromBadToWorse she's consuming Lance's drugs at the time]].
102	* PinkMeansFeminine: Her exercise outfit is part pink, and her fur jacket is all pink.
103	* PrettyInMink: Wears a fur jacket in the later half of the game.
104	* RapeAsDrama: Martinez rapes and nearly kills her as his first revenge for Vic and Lance crossing him.
105	* TooDumbToLive: What did she really expect was going to happen to her when she attempted to take on Martinez and his goons all on her own?
106	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: How she ever got married to an abusive, drunk redneck to begin with is an enigma.
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	!Mendez Cartel
110	[[folder:The Mendez Brothers]]
111	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vcs_mendez4_2166.jpg]]
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113	->'''Voiced by:''' Yul Vasquez (Armando), Ruben Trujillo (Diego)
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115	The Mendez brothers are Vice City's biggest drug cartel in 1984 consisting of Armando and his brother Diego Mendez.
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118	* AxCrazy: Armando Mendez becomes completely unhinged in his final confrontation with Vic. He brutally kills Louise, and tries to burn Vic to death with a flamethrower while shouting comments like: "I want his head!"
119	* BigBadEnsemble: With Jerry Martinez.
120	* BullyingADragon: They really should not have kidnapped and murdered Louise. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge It ends with Vic killing both of them and wiping out their entire empire]].
121	* BilingualBonus: Diego speaks exclusively in Spanish. To the point that when Vic interacts with him, he calls Armando to speak for him as [[LanguageBarrier Diego doesn't speak English]].
122	* FauxAffablyEvil: Armando makes a big show of acting friendly, but it doesn't fool anybody.
123	* {{Jerkass}}: Diego is rather harsh in his interactions with Vic. Armando is more [[FauxAffablyEvil charming]], but he's still rotten to the core.
124	* ManipulativeBastard: The pair force Vic to do their dirty work for them under threat of death. At one point, after the DEA has busted the Mendez’s coke, Armando happily informs Vic that he told the police the coke belonged to him, forcing Victor to dispose of the drugs or be arrested.
125	* RedOniBlueOni: Armando is upbeat and cheerful while Diego is more reserved.
126	* SiblingTeam: A pair of twin brothers that run the most powerful drug cartel in Vice City together.
127	* VileVillainSaccharineShow: In a glamorous setting like Vice City, the brothers stand out for their viciousness.
128	* VillainousBreakdown: In the final confrontation, Armando dispenses with the [[FauxAffablyEvil affable act]] and is determined to kill Vic by any means necessary.
129	* WouldHitAGirl: Armando kidnaps and kills Vic's love interest, Louise, to get back at Vic.
130	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: They pull this on Vic and Lance by trying to force them to hand over all their businesses and leave town, and trying to have them killed when they refuse. Lance even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
131	[[/folder]]
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133	[[index]]
134	!Forelli Crime Family
135	* They have their own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoForelliCrimeFamily here]].
136	[[/index]]
137
138	!Other Characters
139	[[folder:Mary-Jo Cassidy]]
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141	->'''Voiced by''': Cathy Trien
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143	Phil and Louise's elder sister.
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145	* AttentionWhore: She is desperate for attention from anyone because she envies her sister Louise.
146	* HopelessSuitor: She tries to flirt with Vic when he visits her house with the intention to meet Louise, only to be ignored.
147	* ParentalSubstitute: She is implied to be Mary-Beth's guardian after [[spoiler: Louise's death.]]
148	[[/folder]]
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150	[[folder:Bryan Forbes]]
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152	->'''Voiced by:''' Daniel Oreskes
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154	An insider who employs Victor and Lance about the incoming drug shipments to the city. He turns out to be an undercover DEA agent.
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156	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Lance wanted Forbes alive so he would be able to give them the correct information about the drug shipments, however, he was already killed by Vic for tricking them twice and attempting to escape.
157	* CoolCar: He drives a Stinger, which is also a ShoutOut to Series/MiamiVice.
158	* DirtyCoward: After he gets exposed, he attempts to flee in a car loaded with money in its trunk.
159	* {{Expy}}: He is pretty much an evil version of [[Series/MiamiVice Sonny Crockett]].
160	* TheMole: He is an undercover DEA agent.
161	* LuredIntoATrap: He tricks Vic and Lance twice by giving them false information regarding the incoming drug shipments so they would fall into their deaths and he would be able to escape.
162	* UndercoverCopReveal: Lance exposes him as an undercover DEA agent.
163	[[/folder]]
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165	[[folder:Phil Collins]]
166	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phil_collins-gtavcs_9946.jpg]]
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168	->'''Voiced by:''' Music/PhilCollins
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170	Yes, ''that'' Music/PhilCollins. An international music sensation, Phil's been in a spot of trouble lately, as his incompetent manager has borrowed an enormous sum of money from a powerful criminal. Victor is contacted to be a bodyguard to the star, and does so for several missions.
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173	* AscendedFanboy: As noted on his creator page, Phil is a huge fan of gaming, Grand Theft Auto in particular.
174	* CelebrityCameo: Obviously. He appears as the subject of several [[EscortMission escort missions]].
175	* EscortMission: In all of the missions that involve Phil Collins, Victor must protect him from being assassinated by the Forellis.
176	** In ''Kill Phil'', Victor must protect him from Forelli hitmen not long after he arrived in Vice City.
177	** In ''Kill Phil: Part 2'', Victor must clear the stadium from Forelli hitmen before he arrives there.
178	** In ''In the Air Tonight'', Victor must prevent the Forelli hitmen from sabogating the lighting rigs during his concert.
179	[[/folder]]
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181	[[folder:Barry Mickelthwaite]]
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183	->'''Voiced by:''' Timothy Spall
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185	Phil Collins' talent manager.
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187	* MobDebt: He borrowed $3 million from Giorgio Forelli, a Forelli capo. He fears that Phil Collins will be assassinated if he does not pay the money back.
188	* TalkingAnimal: Before becoming the manager for Phil Collins, he previously managed a talking dog named Puddles.

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