We're a long way from the '80s, but Vice City is still the sun and fun capital of America.
The City of Vice, commonly known as Vice City or simply Vice and often abbreviated as V.C., is a major city due to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI, located in Leonida.
The city also serves as the county seat of Vice-Dale County.
Description[]
Vice City is a coastal metropolis located in the southeastern portion of Vice-Dale County, Leonida. The city was first mentioned in the HD Universe in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
It is one of the most populous cities in the state of Leonida, and is mostly known for its vibrant atmosphere from the 1980s and for being a narcotrafficking and money laundering hub for various transnational criminal organizations. PortViceCity, the city's seaport, is the busiest cruise port in the world.
Geography[]
The city's mainland is on the shores of a south Leonida bay, which contains several natural and artificial barrier islands, the largest of which contains the infamous incorporated City of Vice Beach and its beachfront hotels.
Districts[]
Mainland[]
- Belville
- Crosstown
- Downtown Vice City
- Ekanfinaka
- La Perle
- Little Cuba
- Rockridge
- Stockyard
- Vice City International Airport
History[]
Vice City is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world.[1] The city itself is infamous for the drug wars of the 1980s, natural disasters due to its subtropical weather conditions, and its decently-sized skyline of glimmering skyscrapers and condominiums. The city's culture of excess in the 1980s came to define the decade, as people aimed to replicate a "Vice City lifestyle" through indulgence in cocaine, neon lights, and flashy trends.[2]
City Information[]
Housing[]
Architecture[]
Crime[]
Vice City's organized crime was predominantly fueled by the illegal trafficking of cocaine ever since the 1980s to the present day. During the late 2000s, major traffickers have smuggled in cocaine to Russian mobsters in Liberty City, particularly the now defunct Rascalov Mafiya. One of Dimitri Rascalov's men, Andriy Maximov, has been arrested after being caught with a boatload of cocaine brought from Vice City.[3][4] Smugglers commonly use speedboats and narcosubs to get the drugs in and out of Leonida.[5]
Like other metropolitan areas in the United States, crime in Vice City is localized to specific poorer neighborhoods and immigrant population towns such as La Perle and Little Cuba.
It is implied that Liberty City-based mobsters operate in Vice City and/or its surroundings, including the formerly appointed Gambetti Crime Family lead successor Sammy Bottino, who was wanted for murder by the Vice-Dale Police Department circa 2007. [6]
Methamphetamine became popular in Vice City circa 2008, which has reportedly "destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers" in the city. [7][8] At some point circa 2019, a weed-based drug named "Zombie" induced users into committing cannibalism.[9]
In the mid-2020s, the government of Vice City appears to now operate "neighborhood enhancement teams" that partake in community revitalization efforts to enhance safety, with one office located at the Rockridge Community Resource Center in the neighborhood of Rockridge.
Food & Drink[]
Sports Teams[]
As seen in the second trailer and official website for Grand Theft Auto VI, Vice City is the home of three sports teams:
- Vice City Mambas – football
- Vice City Narcos – basketball
Transportation[]
Metrorail[]
As mentioned in Grand Theft Auto Online, there are rapid transit systems serving Vice-Dale County, one of which is identified as the Vice City Metro Mule.
Freeways[]
Bridges[]
Tunnels[]
Helipads[]
Choice of City[]
In an interview with Adam Rosenberg from Digital Trends on December 13, 2012[10], about the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and its cultural impact, former Rockstar North President Leslie Benzies was asked if there is "Any chance that Vice City might return in a future GTA?", to which he answered:
Of course at some point we would like to have one big world containing all our cities and let the player fly between them and revisit their favorite areas, and in that context reimagining Vice City would be very interesting.”
Maps[]
The official map of Vice City and the rest of Leonida has yet to be officially revealed.
Previous References[]
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City[]
- Vice City is advertised on many billboards by FlyUS.
- Jerry Kapowitz found the diamonds that Niko Bellic, Patrick McReary, Ray Bulgarin, Ray Boccino and the Jewish Mob were after, and plans to open a weapon and liquor store in Vice City, according to a radio broadcast.
- In the vehicles section of the stats in Grand Theft Auto IV, one possible ranking for "miles traveled" is from Liberty City to Vice City.
- Lazlow Jones of Integrity 2.0 also frequently refers to life in Vice City in the 1980s as he was a DJ on V-Rock during that time.
- In the mission Catch the Wave it is explained that the drugs at the boatyard were transported from Vice City.
- Roman Bellic states in a text to Niko Bellic that if they do the deal with Dimitri Rascalov, they could afford to take a private jet to Vice City.
- After befriending Roman enough to unlock his car service ability, he sends Niko a text message saying how he is tired of all of his cabs being sent to the airport to pick up old people from Vice City.
- Sammy Bottino has criminal charges in Vice City.
- For the female Multiplayer model, hat #3 can be obtained from rank 0; this hat states I ♥ VC.
- Iggy, the DJ on Liberty Rock Radio, talks about moving to Vice City, stating how clean it is compared to Liberty City.
- A spin off series of The Science Of Crime is called The Science of Crime: Vice City, possibly in reference to CSI: Miami.
- Hossan Ramzy sends an email to Niko informing him that he jumped ship in Leonida.
- If the player leaves the safehouse (Playboy X's loft) by the broken balcony to get to the stairway the player uses before killing Playboy, as soon as Niko gets out of the building, a tag reading VICE can be seen on the wall.
- There is various graffiti around Liberty City saying "Vice Squad", the elite special branch of the Vice City Police Department.
- According to Weazel News, Andriy Maximov was intercepted by the LCPD at the mouth of the Humboldt River bringing a boatload of cocaine in from Vice City for the Russian Mafia.
- Joshua Hampton, the 6-month old baby who allegedly killed his father Abraham Hampton, stated he was going to marry his mother in Vice City because strange behaviour is tolerated there.
- On Blogsnobs.org, Fefighter2008.blogsnobs.org is the blog of a 47 year old feminist from Vice City.
- On Liesdamnlies.net, the users Bermuda Triangle, Taos Hum, Majestic12 and The Ripper Lives are all from Vice City.
- Albert Thomas is reported as saying on the Liberty Tree website that "Meth has destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers in Vice City".
- The same is reported by John Chesapeake from Weazel News: "Meth has destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers in Vice City, and we see the same happening here".
- Another article by a Staff Writer of Liberty Tree says that an intoxicated pilot nearly killed 200 passengers on an Air Sol flight inbound to Francis International Airport from Vice City.
- Washington Beach is referenced on hornyhighschoolreunions.com as the locations of one of the features high schools.
- The Angels of Death operate in the South, according to their website. They have a theme park in the South and sell branded merchandise such as bed linen, books, party sets, diapers and even dildos.
- Vice City has its name engraved in the USA Cities Wall inside the Rotterdam Tower alongside San Fierro, Los Santos, Las Venturas and Liberty City.
- Yusuf Amir complains to Luis Fernando Lopez that he had to take a private jet to Vice City to bang prostitutes for 2 weeks in order to recover from test driving sexy cars.
- The exclusive radio station Vice City FM plays music from the 1980s.
- Fernando Martinez makes a return from the 3D Universe to DJ for Vice City FM. Another reference and not a continuity nod.
- Al Di Napoli lives in Vice City, according to himself during Club Management - Al Di Napoli.
- During a conversation between Luis Lopez and Al Di Napoli, Al suggests Luis and Tony Prince expand into Vice City. Luis responds by stating Vice City is just a retirement home by now.
- When failing the mission Ladies' Night by getting too close to Patrick McReary, a conversation between Luis Lopez and Tony will activate where they will mention that they need to run away to Vice City or Los Santos and that Tony should call him about it.
- On the TV show The Men's Room with Bas and Jeremy, a caller named Paula makes a call in to the show and says she is calling from Vice City.
- Pedestrians may say things like "I should've gone to Vice" if you knock them over.
- When driving Tony home at the end of Practice Swing, Luis will state to Tony: "Listen, Tone. Maybe you should take a holiday. Get down to Vice City. The Caribbean maybe."
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
- Some of the Drug Dealers may send a tip-off to Huang Lee, saying if he sells him enough drugs of a random specific type, Huang will receive enough money to "retire in sleepy Vice City" one day.
Grand Theft Auto V[]
![OG Loc tour poster on the wall of 3671 Whispymound Drive.[11]](/wiki/File:OGLocTourPoster-GTAV.png "OGLocTourPoster-GTAV.png (258 KB)")
- On Blaine County Radio on the show Bless Your Heart, one of the products that the host Bobby June advertises is a tanning spray named after Vice City.
- On Bleeter, the band Sorry Commode apologizes to the people of Vice City for missing a scheduled concert because of the fantastic local drugs.
- A tour poster for OG Loc in Franklin Clinton's safehouse shows venues in Los Santos, Liberty City, Vice City and Las Venturas.
- On the Chains of Intimacy website, there is a quote from a review of the book taken from the Vice City Sentinel.
- On a billboard located in Hawick, a woman who appears to be Toni is sponsoring Vinewood Sports LS.
- A pedestrian will say "I'm moving to Vice City!" when you steal his car. A paramedic might also say that line, after failing an attempt to revive a pedestrian.
- In the film Rum Runner by Richards Majestic Productions, the hero Eddie Olson moves to Vice City after a rival booze smuggler shoots his crippled lover. There he becomes an insurance agent with a fetish for girls in wheelchairs.
- In the cartoon Gordon Moorehead Rides Again on CNT, Gordon and his assistant Molly Malmstein move from Vice Beach to Vinewood.
- In the TV show Impotent Rage, it is said that the homonymous protagonist's parents are immigrants from Vice City.
- A towel can be found in Vespucci Beach and on the motel railing with "I ♥ VC" written on it.
- Located within the iFruit apps license plate files, lies a new Vice City license plate. Much more unique and decorative than other plates, it is currently unusable, and can be only be seen by extracting the files from the app.
- The "Welcome to Chumash" sign heading north on Route 1 shows Chumash received an Excellence Award from Vice City Hikers.
- The Senora Beacon reports that the FIB busted a Vice City branch of Lombank for laundering drug money.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
![Vice City as depicted in the Race and Chase arcade game series in Grand Theft Auto Online. The Gash Blimp can be seen flying by Downtown. The skyline seen in the screenshot is actually Downtown Los Santos from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (albeit with slightly altered and reskinned visuals and textures).[12]](/wiki/File:RaceAndChaseGame-GTAO-LocationViceCity.png "RaceAndChaseGame-GTAO-LocationViceCity.png (634 KB)")
- The Yukon advertisement depicts the Skunk Ape, known as the Florida version of Bigfoot.
- On iFruit Radio, Danny Brown mentions that "Zombie" weed is popular in Vice City.[13]
See Also[]
- Vice City (2D Universe) – 2D Universe counterpart in the original Grand Theft Auto.
- Vice City (3D Universe) – 3D Universe counterpart in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- Cayo Perico – Another drug cartel hub in the HD Universe.
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