Vinnie


 * For Vinnie in GTA Liberty City Stories, see Vincenzo Cilli.



"I was in the game too long, Mike. Any morals I had died a long time ago. You're just a dumb, gullible, kid. I didn't want to share the money with you, plain and simple.... goodbye Mike."

- Vinnie telling to Mike why he betrays him.

Vinnie was a character in Grand Theft Auto series who apears as the main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto Advance.

Early Life
Vinnie is the partner and boss of Mike, a formerly-homeless small-time thug. Several years prior to the game's events Vinnie found Mike on the streets and took him in for the mafia, eventually making Mike a high ranking associate.

2000
Over the years, the two planned to earn enough money in an effort to leave Liberty City for good. However, prior to their leaving in 2000, Vinnie insisted Mike in doing a few more jobs before leaving. Vinnie sent Mike to complete several favors for the Mafia, in order to obtain even more money, until he was allegedly killed by a car bomb, with "his" remains found in the vehicle. After his "death," Mike, wanting revenge, slowly uncovers who was behind the murder with friends and employers like Jonnie and Cisco; however, both were assassinated by Vinnie in an effort to prevent Mike from learning he was actually alive. Mike later found out that Vinnie is alive, and, after a short chase and battle, killed him, after he revealed his true nature and the motive: taking the money without sharing it with Mike.

Shortly after Vinnie's death, 8-Ball was arrested and Mike defeated King Courtney, finally escaping from Liberty City with the money.

Murders committed

 * Jonnie (killed for attempting to find out about his "death")
 * Cisco (killed for attempting to find out about his "death")

Mission appearances

 * GTA Advance
 * Jump Start (Boss)
 * Dirty Laundry (Boss)
 * Hot Wheels (Boss)
 * Ill-Gotten (Boss)
 * Payback (Boss)
 * Fake IDs (Boss)
 * Getaway (Pager/Boss/Fake death)
 * Truth Revealed (Betrayal/Killed)

Trivia

 * Vinnie, along with Dimitri Rascalov if the Revenge ending is chosen, is the only primary antagonist not killed in the final mission.

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