Tom Novy

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Type	CHARACTER
Thomas Reichold
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto III [CUT]
Voiced by	None
Appearance
Gender	Male
Biography
Aliases
Also known as	Tom Novy
Full name	Thomas Reichold
Nationality	German
Date of birth	March 10, 1970
Place of birth	Kaufbeuren, Germany
Fate
Status	Alive
Property
Businesses	DJ

Tom Novy (born Thomas Reichold) is a real-life DJ and producer from Munich, Germany, originally intended to appear in Grand Theft Auto III.

Career

At one point during the development of Grand Theft Auto III, Tom Novy collaborated with Rockstar North by contributing his song "Back To The Streets" to the game's soundtrack. The song is used for the game's German TV advertisement, notorious for showcasing the game shortly before the 9/11 changes (such as destructible passenger airplanes).

Character

Appearance

Novy has a character model, "NOVY", suggesting he was originally intended to appear during a mission. However, this character is left unused from the final game for unknown reasons.

Despite that, Novy's character model and textures are still kept in the game files on the PlayStation 2 version. Novy's description is a white male with a brown crew-cut and a goatee. He also wears a blue shirt, blue jeans, and black two-tone sneakers.

In the subsequent PC version, the file for Novy's character model is corrupt, with the animations broken and the LOD model displayed at short distance.

Gallery

Tom Novy's unused PlayStation 2 model (ported to PC).

Tom Novy's corrupted PC model.

Three different variations of Tom Novy. From left to right: Novy appearing in-game with use of the PS2 model, Novy in the skins directory using PC model, and Novy in-game with PC model with the corrupted rigs.

Gallery

Grand Theft Auto III - PlayStation 2 TV Spot (Germany).

Tom Novy - Back To The Streets.

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