Tom Rivas

Type	CHARACTER
Thomas Rivas
Tom's Love-Meet.net Profile Picture
Biographical information
Full name	Thomas Rivas
Also known as	Tom French Tom
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Status	Deceased
Date of birth	1982
Place of birth	Puerto Rico
Date of death	2008 (Aged 26)
Home	Liberty City
Family	Lyle Rivas (Cousin)
Main affiliation	Brucie Kibbutz (Formerly)
Physical description
Gender	Male
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto IV
Voiced by	Unknown

“If there's one thing that I hate more than fat people and cripples, it is poor guys.”

— Tom Rivas in Out of the Closet

Thomas "French Tom" Rivas is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Background

Thomas Rivas was born in Puerto Rico in 1982. He has two cousins, Lyle and Victor. At an unknown point in time, Rivas moved to Liberty City, and came out as gay. His nickname is "French Tom", which he uses as his username for his account on www.Love-Meet.net.

Events of GTA IV

By 2008, Rivas was in debt to Brucie Kibbutz. When Kibbutz tried to retrieve his money, Rivas went into hiding. In order to lure him out, Brucie and Roman Bellic set up a fake Love-Meet account for Niko Bellic which depicted him as a rich gay man who enjoys spending his wealth on his boyfriends. Tom agreed to meet Niko at The 69th Street Diner, where, after some awkward conversation, Niko killed him.

During the conversation between Niko and Tom, Tom mentions that the Maisonette 9 and Hercules nightclub owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince is actually completely broke, which plays a large part in the story of The Ballad of Gay Tony.

LCPD Database record

A - E

F - J

K - O

P - U

V - Z

SURNAME

Rivas

DECEASED

FIRST NAME

"French" Tom

AGE

26

PLACE OF BIRTH

Puerto Rico

AFFILIATIONS

N/A

CRIMINAL RECORD

1995 - Prostitution

• 1998 - Prostitution
  
• 1999 - Coercion Blackmail
  
• 2003 - Possession Controlled Substance: Methamphetamine
  
• 2004 - Fraud
  

NOTES

*Cousin of chop shop operator, Lyle Rivas.

Known homosexual hustler and con man.

Often charms older gay (sometimes married) men before emptying their bank accounts and disappearing.

Based in Broker.

LIBERTY CITY POLICE DEPT.
PROTECTING LIBERTY CITY

NAME
"FRENCH" TOM RIVAS

HANGOUT
Unknown

WANTED FOR
Soliciting an Officer

DECEASED

Mission Appearances

• Out of the Closet (Killed)

Gallery

Niko and Tom's date at The 69th Street Diner.

Tom trying to flee.

Trivia

• Tom's Love-Meet Profile remains on the site even after his death, although the button to "Date" him is no longer there.
• Tom shares some similarities with Andrew Cunanan, a notorious gay serial killer responsible for high-profile murders including Gianni Versace. Like Tom, Cunanan would target and seduce rich gay men for financial motives.
• He will tell Niko "to go play with a methhead" when Niko reveals a firearm, making it ironic since he was arrested for possession of methamphetamine before.