For the character, see Mike Toreno.
T-Bone:
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Hey holmes, Mike's in trouble. Let's bounce.
Carl:
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What trouble? And who is Mike?
T-Bone:
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Man, they taking the yay shipment and the van, and Mike's still in the back!
— T-Bone Mendez briefing Carl about the situation.
Mike Toreno is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by the Loco Syndicate member Jizzy B. from his gentlemen's club Jizzy's Pleasure Domes in Battery Point, San Fierro, San Andreas.
Mission[]
T-Bone is convinced that the Loco Syndicate are being monitored. At that point, Mike Toreno calls T-Bone and explains that he is in danger and needs assistance. T-Bone informs Carl and Jizzy that the van containing the drug shipment has been stolen with Toreno still inside. Toreno informs T-Bone that his phone battery is running low, and he will provide directions until it runs out. Carl drives T-Bone to the locations given by Toreno, and finally locates the van at Easter Bay Airport. Guided by Toreno's now-working transponder, Carl and T-Bone locate the van and rescue Toreno from the Da Nang Boys. Toreno exits the van and, not knowing Carl, holds him at gunpoint, though stands down when T-Bone explains who he is. Toreno explains that the police will be searching for the van and they must destroy the van with the shipment inside, despite T-Bone's reluctance to do so. Carl destroys the van and drives Toreno and T-Bone away from the airport. After losing the police, Carl drives Toreno and T-Bone back to Jizzy's club.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get inside the car.
- Drive to the building site near Doherty Garage.
- Drive to the port.
- Drive to the airport.
- Use the reading from the SIGNAL bar to find the van.
- Kill those goons.
- Destroy the van.
- Get Toreno away from the burning van before the cops arrive.
- Lose the heat! Get to the Pay 'n' Spray.
- Get back to the Pleasure Domes.
Rewards[]
- The reward for completing this mission is $7000 and an increase in Respect. The mission Outrider is also unlocked. The Rustler parked in the southernmost hangar at Easter Bay Airport is now unlocked as well.
Transcript[]
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Walkthrough[]
Jizzy B. is in his club talking to T-Bone Mendez.
He tells T-Bone to relax and not worry too much.
T-Bone does not want to relax when the situation is "messed up".
Carl arrives and is greeted by Jizzy.
Jizzy claims Carl to be a "real hero".
Jizzy says that everything is still fine.
T-Bone asks if Jizzy is stupid and says that some people are after them.
T-Bone suggests rethinking the situation they are in.
Carl says they are just trying their luck.
T-Bone gets a call from Mike Toreno.
He wants to know Toreno's whereabouts...
...and tells him to stay on the line.
T-Bone informs Jizzy and CJ that Toreno is in trouble.
CJ is unaware of what is happening.
T-Bone says that the van containing the shipment has been stolen and Toreno is still in the van.
Jizzy asks what they should do.
T-Bone says they can find Toreno's location using his phone.
And says Toreno will be talking to them until the battery runs out.
T-Bone tells them to get ready to find Toreno.
Jizzy gets ready.
T-Bone says they should find Toreno quick as his battery will not last long.
He says Toreno can hear seagulls, which CJ says can be found anywhere in the city.
T-Bone also says Toreno can hear heavy machinery.
CJ deduces that both seagulls and heavy machinery can be found in places such as construction sites.
T-Bone knows about a construction site in Doherty.
After reaching the construction site, T-Bone says Toreno can hear moving trucks.
T-Bone says Toreno is at a freight depot.
CJ deduces he could be at the docks.
T-Bone knows about the docks in Easter Basin.
After reaching Easter Basin, they learn that Toreno's location has again shifted.
T-Bone assures Toreno that they will find him soon.
CJ and T-Bone arrive at Easter Bay Airport.
After entering the airport, T-Bone says the "tags" will work now.
CJ asks what these "tags" are?
T-Bone says they can find Toreno using a transponder he hid in the product.
He says they were originally supposed to be used to follow the gang.
But says they can now also use the transponder to find the van and rescue Toreno.
They spot the van.
Chasing the van.
CJ and T-Bone fight the goons.
After killing the goons, they get to the van.
T-Bone opens the back of the van, and Toreno comes out.
Toreno points a gun at CJ, as he doesn't know him.
T-Bone says CJ works for Jizzy.
Toreno decides to destroy the van.
T-Bone doesn't want the van to be destroyed.
Toreno claims they aren't going to risk their freedom for the van.
CJ concurs they should do as Toreno says and leave the airport.
T-Bone says no-one asked him.
Toreno says he is the shot caller and tells both of them to do as he says.
The trio get ready to destroy the van.
Destroying the van by shooting it.
The van is destroyed.
The trio escape in a Stretch to avoid the police.
The police are after them.
They lose the police by entering a Pay 'n' Spray.
After escaping, they head back to the Pleasure Domes.
Toreno asks CJ how long he has been working for Jizzy.
CJ says he came to the city just a week ago, and did some jobs.
Toreno asks where he was before.
CJ doesn't want to share all this.
T-Bone tells CJ to answer Toreno's questions.
CJ responds that he used to live in Los Santos with his family.
Toreno wants CJ's wallet.
CJ gets annoyed.
T-Bone tells CJ to stop arguing and drive.
T-Bone gives Toreno the wallet.
Toreno finds out CJ's name.
He gives CJ back his wallet.
CJ wants to make sure his dub is still there.
T-Bone tells CJ to shut up.
They arrive at the club.
Toreno congratulates CJ for doing well.
T-Bone tells CJ to leave as they need to have a discussion.
Mission passed!
Video Walkthroughs[]
Gallery[]
Mike Toreno after being released from the van.
Glitches[]
- If the type 1 Territory Glitch is used on non PlayStation 2 platforms, the scouting sequence can break due to corrupted map terminators, preventing the player from advancing the mission by driving to the objective markers until Mike Toreno is found as intended. If this occurs, the player must skip to the airport in order to advance the mission.
- If the player is using the "Never Wanted" cheat, the mission will not continue once the player passes the red marker at the airport. To fix this, leave the vehicle and run away from it until the game instructs the player to return, at which point the mission will continue as normal.
- Sometimes, the damage meter will not fill up even if the player repeatedly crashes. To fix this glitch, load a saved game and attempt the mission again.
- During the cutscene where Toreno exits the van, a second yellow van appears in the background next to the vehicle Carl drove to the airport, alongside a white limousine which the player can use as a getaway vehicle. This is fixed in The Definitive Edition.
- If the mission fails by getting Toreno killed after rescuing him and trying again from the last mission autosave, a glitch may occur, saying that Toreno is dead and fails the mission, despite the player not doing anything (mobile confirmed).
Trivia[]
- The song featured in the pre-mission cutscene is called "Loopzilla" by George Clinton, which can also be heard on Bounce FM.
- In one of the dialogues after Mike orders Mendez to torch the van, there's a mistake in the script of the dialogue, T-Bone says "Hey chale, güero, we ain't torching nada!" while the subtitles read Charlie instead of Chale. "Chale" is a Mexican Spanish expression that can be roughly translated into English as Damn!
- According to Carl, the mission takes place a week after he arrives in San Fierro.
- Before going to the airport, T-Bone says that he can hear planes taking off and landing while finding Toreno's location through his phone. However, in normal gameplay (and this mission), there are no planes either taking off or landing at any airports in San Andreas.
- If the player knows Mike is held at the airport, they can simply skip the first two sequences of the mission by driving to the airport immediately.
- Doing so in The Definitive Edition will earn the player the "Who Needs Directions?" achievement.
