- For Vinnie in GTA Liberty City Stories, see Vincenzo Cilli.
Vinnie was a character in Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Biography
Early Life
Vinnie is the partner and boss of Mike, a formerly-homeless small-time thug. Several years prior to the game's events Vinnie found Mike on the streets and took him in for the mafia, eventually making Mike a high ranking associate.
2000
Over the years, the two planned to earn enough money in an effort to leave Liberty City for good. However, prior to their leaving in 2000, Vinnie insisted Mike in doing a few more jobs before leaving. Vinnie sent Mike to complete several favors for the Mafia, in order to obtain even more money, until he was allegedly killed by a car bomb, with "his" remains found in the vehicle. After his "death," Mike, wanting revenge, slowly uncovers who was behind the murder with friends and employers like Jonnie and Cisco; however, both were assassinated by Vinnie in an effort to prevent Mike from learning he was actually alive. Mike later found out that Vinnie is alive, and, after a short chase and battle, killed him, after he revealed his true nature and the motive: taking the money without sharing it with Mike.
Shortly after Vinnie's death, 8-Ball was arrested and Mike defeated King Courtney, finally escaping from Liberty City with the money.
Murders committed
- Jonnie (killed for attempting to find out about his "death")
- Cisco (killed for attempting to find out about his "death")
Mission appearances
- GTA Advance
- Jump Start (Boss)
- Dirty Laundry (Boss)
- Hot Wheels (Boss)
- Ill-Gotten (Boss)
- Payback (Boss)
- Fake IDs (Boss)
- Getaway (Pager/Boss/Fake death)
- Truth Revealed (Betrayal/Killed)
Trivia
- Vinnie, along with Dimitri Rascalov if the Revenge ending is chosen, is the only primary antagonist not killed in the final mission.
| Characters in Grand Theft Auto Advance | |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | Mike |
| Main characters | Vinnie† • 8-Ball • Cisco† • King Courtney • Jonnie† • Asuka Kasen† • Yuka Kasen |
| Minor characters | Misty • Cartel Boss • Federico† • Billy • Freddy • Pat† • Georgie† • Rafael† • Tomas† • Slick • Asuka's goon • Biff Rock • The Actress • Corrupt Officer • Casino Owner • Technician • Senator • Shoe Store Manager • The Quarterback • Cisco's Butcher • Jonnie's girlfriend • Promoter • Unnamed prostitutes • Scorelli's goon† • Explosive expert† • Xox† • Truck Drivers (Sue Me Sushi) • The Pimp† • The valet† |
| Mentioned characters | Scorelli • Donald Love • Kenji Kasen† • Mr. Wong • Poochie • Mrs. Cipriani |
| Other characters | Mary (movie character) |
| Deleted characters | Joey Leone • Mr. Mawson • Jonnie S |
| † denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA Advance • Category:Characters in GTA Advance • Grand Theft Auto Advance • Category:Characters | |