From Zero to Hero

From Zero to Hero is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories given to protagonist Victor Vance by his brother Lance Vance from Lance's hotel room in Downtown, Vice City. The name of the mission is taken from the movie Minutemen.

Lance has discovered that a cocaine shipment coming into the city and wants to steal it, although Victor is not interested until learning the shipment belongs to Vic's bitter enemy Jerry Martinez. Victor and Lance leave the hotel room and drive to the docks in Little Haiti in Lance's Sentinel XS. They are met by some of Martinez's men, who they kill, and then steal the two Barracks OLs containing the cocaine. Lance and Victor drive off, managing to avoid more of Martinez's men in Bobcats and Sentinel XS'. They reach the bridge connecting to Washington Beach, where Martinez begins to fire missiles towards the two from a Hunter. Victor and Lance manage to get to the other side of the bridge where the VCPD are waiting, which scares off Martinez. Victor and Lance then drive to their new safehouse, driving the two trucks into the garage.

Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
 * Drive to the docks in Little Haiti
 * Take out the gang members. Protect Lance and the trucks
 * Get in the truck
 * Follow Lance
 * Cross the bridge and avoid incoming fire from the helicopter
 * Follow Lance

Post mission pager message
Louise Cassidy Williams: Lance tells me you're gonna be rich... Does that mean you don't have time for me no more?

Reward
The reward for completing the mission is $3,000. The Brawn of the Dead mission is unlocked by completing the mission, as are the Ocean Beach, Washington Beach and Vice Point districts. The mission also unlocks pilotable aircraft and boats (and their related side-missions). Plus, new vehicles such as the Infernus become available (making it possible to complete the Civil Asset Forfeiture Impound side-mission). Also, it now becomes possible to attain a 6-star wanted level.

Trivia

 * When you steal the Barracks OL, the radio station will be tuned in to V-Rock and the song "Holy Diver" will always play.
 * If you fail the mission, you will respawn next to the South Bridge and it will be blocked again

Video walkthrough
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