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“

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

”

Thomas "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 1981. 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 fictionalised 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

Surname:	Rivas
First Name:	"French" Tom
Age:	27
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.

Mission Appearances

Out of the Closet (Killed)

Gallery

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.

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-{{infobox character
+{{Infobox character
+|name           = Thomas Rivas
+|image          = FrenchTom-GTAIV.png
+|caption        = Tom's [[Love-Meet.net]] Profile Picture
+|games          = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
+|aka            = Tom<br>French Tom
+|status         = [[Out of the Closet|Deceased]]
+|gender         = M
+|dob            = [[1981]]
+|pob            = [[Puerto Rico]]
+|dod            = [[2008]] <small>(Aged 27)</small>
+|home           = [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]]
+|nationality    = {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico|Flag of Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]]
+|family         = [[Lyle Rivas]] <small>(Cousin)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}Victor Rivas <small>(Cousin)</small>
+|affiliations   = [[Brucie Kibbutz]] <small>(Formerly)</small>
+|voice          = Unknown}}
+{{Quote|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 "Tom" Rivas''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, who appears as a minor character in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
+==Background==
-|name = Tom Rivas
+Thomas Rivas was born in [[Puerto Rico]] in 1981. He has two cousins, [[Lyle Rivas|Lyle]] and Victor. At an unknown point in time, Rivas moved to [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]], and came out as gay. His nickname is "French Tom", which he uses as his username for his account on [[Love-Meet.net|www.Love-Meet.net]].
-|image = FrenchTom-GTAIV.png
-|caption = Tom's [[Love-Meet.net]] Profile Picture
-|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
-|aka = French Tom
-|gender = M
-|dob = [[1981]]
-|pob = Puerto Rico
-|dod = [[2008]] (27 years old)
-|home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
-|nationality = Puerto Rican
-|family = [[Lyle Rivas]] <small>(cousin)</small>
-Victor Rivas
-|affiliations = [[Lyle Rivas]]<br>[[Brucie Kibbutz]]<br>Anthony "[[Gay Tony]]" Prince
-|businesses = Unemployed
-|status = Deceased|voice = Unknown}}
+==Events of GTA IV==
-'''Tom Rivas''' is a character from [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Tom Rivas is a Puerto Rican-born homosexual man. He is the cousin of [[Lyle Rivas]], but isn't in the same criminal activities as his cousin. His nickname is "French Tom", also, he uses French Tom as his UserName for his Account on [[Love-Meet.net|www.Love-Meet.net]].
+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 fictionalised [[Love-Meet.net|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 [[Gay Tony|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]] is actually completely broke, which plays a large part in the story of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
-==GTA IV==
+==LCPD Database record==
-He owed [[Brucie Kibbutz]] a great deal of money. Tom went into hiding when Brucie tried to collect on his debts. In order to lure him out, Brucie and [[Roman Bellic]] set up a fictionalised [[Love-Meet.net|Love-Meet]] Account for [[Niko Bellic]] that 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.
+<center>
-During the conversation between Niko and Tom, Tom mentions that the [[Maisonette 9]] and [[Hercules]] nightclub owner [[Gay Tony|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]] is actually completely broke, which plays a large part in the story of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony|The Ballad Of Gay Tony]].
+{|style="width: 650px; padding:20px; background-color:#000033;"
+|
-==LCPD DataBase Information==
+[[File:TomRivas-GTAIV-mugshot.jpg|right|200px]]
-'''Surname''': Rivas
+{|
+|width=140|'''Surname''':||Rivas
-'''First Name''': "French" Tom
+|-
-'''Age''': 27
+|'''First Name''':||"French" Tom
+|-
-'''Place of Birth''': Puerto Rico
+|'''Age''':||27
+|-
-'''Affiliations''': N/A
+|'''Place of Birth''':||Puerto Rico
+|}
+{|
-'''Criminal Record''':
+|- valign="top"
+|width=120|'''Affiliations''':||
+*N/A
+|- valign="top"
+|'''Criminal Record''':||
 *1995 - Prostitution
 *1998 - Prostitution
 *1999 - Coercion Blackmail
-*2003 - Possession Controlled Substance: Methaphetamine
+*2003 - Possession Controlled Substance: Methamphetamine
 *2004 - Fraud
+|}
+{|
-'''Notes''':
+|- valign="top"
-*Cousin of chop shop operator, Lyle Rivas.
+|width=120|'''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]].
+*Based in Broker.
+|}
+|}
+</center>
 ==Mission Appearances==
 *[[Out of the Closet]] <small>(Killed)</small>
-==Trivia==
-*Tom's Love-Meet Profile remains on the site even after his death.
-*Tom's Love-Meet Profile and Niko's Love-Meet Profile are absent in The Lost And Damned and The Ballad Of Gay Tony
-*In ''american.gxt'', an unused line of text reveils that Tom said he had another cousin named Victor Rivas who lived in Los Santos. According to the text, Victor was a electronics thief and Tom never like him because of his "small junk" and his poor lifestyle of robbing.
-*If he is able to leave the diner before you kill him, he will run around in a circle around the block. His path was likely pre-determined, but he just runs around like that until you kill him.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="120">
+<gallery>
-File:TomRivas-GTAIV.jpg|Niko and Tom's date at the 69th Street Diner.
+TomRivas-GTAIV.jpg|Niko and Tom's date at the 69th Street Diner.
+TomRivas-GTAIV-escape.jpg|Tom trying to flee.
-Tom Rivas.jpg|Tom Rivas' police database mugshot.
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
-{{GTA IV Characters}}
+*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 {{WP|Andrew Cunanan}}, a notorious gay serial killer responsible for high-profile murders including {{WP|Gianni Versace}}. Like Tom, Cunanan would target and seduce rich gay men for financial motives.
+==Navigation==
+{{GTA IV Characters}}
 [[de:Tom Rivas]]
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+[[pl:Tom Rivas]]
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 [[Category:Characters in GTA IV|Rivas, Tom]]
-[[Category:Deceased Characters|Rivas, Tom]]
+[[Category:Deceased characters]]
-[[Category:LGBT Characters]]

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