Mafia members in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The Mafia (also known as the Mob or La Cosa Nostra), is a real-life criminal secret society, which also appears in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Real-Life Summary[]
The Mafia is a real-life secret criminal society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily, Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In the United States, the Mafia often refers to Italian-American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a don, as well as the don's second-in-command, the underboss, and a consigliere.
The organization's name derives from the Italian adjective mafiusu, which roughly translates to swagger, boldness, or bravado. In the 19th century, when used to describe a man, the adjective could mean "fearless", "enterprising" or "proud", while in reference to a woman it would mean "beautiful" or "attractive".
In the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
The Mafia has appeared in almost every game in the Grand Theft Auto series, usually as an antagonistic group. The Mafia organizations seen in the games are most often parodies of various pieces of media about the Mafia, such as the 1972 crime film The Godfather, or the 1999-2007 crime drama television series The Sopranos.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, members of a Mafia are also seen in Caligula's Palace acting as casino security guards. Like other casinos in Las Venturas, they are programmed to behave like police officers in which the player will gain one-star wanted level if they aim a weapon at them or fire a gun inside the casino while two if they continue to retaliate against security and kills them with a gun. They also hold their pistols with two hands, like police officers.
The Mafia Families[]
2D Universe[]
The beginning of the storyline of the original Grand Theft Auto consists mainly of the rivalry between the Vercotti Crime Family from Liberty City and the Sonetti Crime Family from New Guernsey, the latter one being the main antagonistic group during the first two chapters of the game, Gangsta Bang and Heist Almighty.
After the GTA Protagonist escapes to San Andreas under orders of the Vercotti Family's supposed leader Robert "Bubby" Seragliano, they briefly encounter an unnamed Mafia family from out of town, led by Don Traegeri, a long term rival of Uncle Fu's Chinese Crime Syndicate, a Triad group who hired the GTA Protagonist shortly after they arrived in San Andreas.
There are no known Mafia families operating in Vice City, London, Manchester or Anywhere City during the events of the 2D Universe games.
| Name | Leader(s) | Members | Based | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercotti Crime Family | Robert "Bubby" Seragliano (Implied by his rap sheet) | Unnamed Contact Pablo Vercotti (until 1997) Tommy Romero "Crazy" Jimmy Waterson GTA Protagonist (until 1997) Seymour Reamer (deceased) Dulli Skye Vega Shitter Coffey Vesuvio |
Liberty City | Grand Theft Auto |
| Sonetti Crime Family | "Bald Man" Sonetti (deceased) | Joe (deceased) Cabot (deceased) Eddie (deceased) Unnamed Lawyer (deceased) |
New Guernsey | Grand Theft Auto |
| Unidentified Mafia family | Don Traegeri (deceased) | Timio (deceased) Colini (deceased) Unnamed Bodyguard (deceased) |
Unknown | Grand Theft Auto |
3D Universe[]
In the 3D Universe games, there are four Mafia families present in the storyline, including three separate families in Liberty City (referred to as the Liberty Families[1]) and the Sicilian Mafia which makes a brief appearance. The three Liberty City families also plays a large role in all 3D Universe games, prominently in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
An unidentified Mafia family, simply referred to as the Mafia, also appears in Grand Theft Auto Advance. They are heavily implied to be the Leone Family due to their meetings happening at Momma's Restaurante.
The Vercetti Gang is a street gang structured to resemble a Mafia family by former Forelli Crime Family member Tommy Vercetti, however it is not considered a "real" Mafia family. However, the gang is referred to as a mafia in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by The Truth, who mentions that Dwaine and Jethro had their business bought out by "The Mob".
| Name | Leader(s) | Members | Based | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Mafia | Uncle Leone | Massimo Torini (deceased) | Sicily (presently) Liberty City (briefly) |
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories |
Liberty Families[]
| Name | Leader(s) | Members | Based | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leone Crime Family | Salvatore Leone (deceased) | Toni Cipriani Joey Leone Luigi Goterelli Mickey Hamfists Vincenzo Cilli (deceased) Joseph Daniel O'Toole (deceased) Maria Latore (formerly) |
Liberty City (presently) Las Venturas (presently) Sicily (formerly) |
Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories |
| Forelli Crime Family (also known as the Forelli Brothers by 2001) | Franco Forelli (unknown fate) | Giorgio Forelli Mike Forelli (deceased) Forelli Capo (unknown fate) |
Liberty City (formerly) Las Venturas (formerly) Vice City (formerly) |
Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories |
| Sindacco Crime Family | Paulie Sindacco (deceased) | Johnny Sindacco (deceased) Joseph Daniel O'Toole (deceased) Bobby |
Las Venturas (formerly) Liberty City (formerly) |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories |
HD Universe[]
In the HD Universe games, there are five Mafia families operating in Liberty City who holds seats in The Commission (inspired by the real-life Five Families and the real-life The Commission).
It is unknown if the Pegorino Crime Family from the State of Alderney gets a seat in The Commission or is just about to by the event of Grand Theft Auto IV. Pegorino seems happy when he rings Niko if the player decides to do the deal with Dimitri Rascalov, though this could be because he thinks he will be able to buy a place in The Commission with the money he earns from the deal.
In Grand Theft Auto V, Enzo Bonelli is described as an ex-mafia guy turned real estate developer, however it is not specified which Mafia family from which American state he was affiliated with.
Mafia Structure[]
Trivia[]
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, they usually don't appear in the streets, but there is code in the game that shows the Mafia was able to own gray-colored territory. They can still be made visible by using the Territory Glitch which may cause them to appear at random spots on the map. The Mafia patrol their turfs driving Admirals, Sentinels and Feltzers.