Leone Family Mafia

Featured in: GTA 3, GTA San Andreas, GTA: Advance, Liberty City Stories.

Known Members:
Salvatore Leone, Toni Cipriani, Luigi Goterelli, Joey Leone, Vincenzo "Lucky" Cilli, Micky Hamfists, Mike,  Massimo Torini.

Hangouts:
Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club, Cipriani's Restaurant, Sex Club 7, Joey's Garage.

Vehicles:
Leone Sentinel, Mafia Sentinel, Stretch.

Dress:
Suits.

Known Associates:
Maria La Torre, 8-Ball, Curly Bob, Misty, Ken Rosenberg.

Enemies:
Triads, Yakuza, Columbian Cartel.

Sindacco Family Mafia

Featured in: San Andreas, Liberty City Stories.

Known Members:
Paulie Sindacco, Johnny Sindacco.

Hangouts:
Paulie's Revue Bar, The Dolls House, Caligula's Casino

Vehicles:
Sindacco Argento

Dress:
Suits.

Known Associates:
JD O'Toole, Ken Rosenberg.

Enemies:
Leones, Forellis

Forelli Family Mafia

Featured in: GTA3, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories.

Known Members:
Sonny Forelli, Georgio Forelli, Mike "Lips" Forelli, Franco Forelli, Harry, Lee.

Hangouts:
Marco's Bistro, Caligula's Casino

Vehicles:
Sentinel

Dress:
Suits.

Known Associates:
Ken Rosenberg.

Enemies:
Leones, Sindaccos.

Information:
Sonny Forelli - came to power at a young age and remained as head of the Forelli Crime Family until 1986 when he was killed by Tommy Vercetti.

Georgio Forelli - cross dressing cousin of Sonny. Was thought to be heading for a definite conviction in the 80's but the jury amazingly found him innocent of all charges.

Liberty City Triads

Featured in: GTA 3, Liberty City Stories.

Known Members:
"Chunky" Lee Chong

Hangouts:
Chinatown, Liberty City - Belly Up Fish Factory, Mr Wong's Laundrette.

Vehicles:
Mules advertising "Belly-Up" or "Mr Wong's Laundrette".

Dress:
Blue "Belly-Up" coveralls
Blue leisurewear with Triad logo in back.

Enemies:
Mafia

Information:
The Liberty City Triads were known to be involved in the distribution of SPANK.

The Mountain Cloud Boys

Featured in: GTA: San Andreas

Known Members:
Wu Zi Mu, Ran Fa Li (Red Gecko Tong), Little Lion, Guppy

Hangouts:
Betting shop in Chinatown, San Fierro.

Vehicles:
Elergy, Solair.

Dress:
All Black Suits.

Known Associates:
Carl Johnson

Enemies:
Da Nang Boys, Mafia.

Information:
The nearby "Blood Feather Clan" were completely wiped out by the Da Nang Boys.

The South Side Hoods in Grand Theft Auto actually consists of 2 opposing street gangs: the "Red Jacks" and the "Purple Nines". There is very little difference between them other than their gang colours.

Featured in: GTA3

Known Members:
D-Ice (leader of the Red Jacks) and his brother.

Hangouts:
Wichita Gardens in Shoreside Vale.

Vehicles:
Hoods Rumpo XL

Dress:
Both gangs wear the same casual clothes. The main colour of the jacket varies between red and purple depending on which gang.

Enemies:
Diablos

Information:
The Purple Nines were involved in SPANK distribution until they were practically wiped out by the Red Jacks.

GTA 3 Background

After robbing the Liberty City Bank, Claude is betrayed by his girlfriend and accomplice Catalina. She shoots him and takes off with fellow bank robber Miguel and the money.

Some time later a group of felons are being transported across the Callahan Bridge en route to Liberty Penitentiary. Among them are Claude, 8-Ball and an old oriental gentleman. The Columbian Cartel attack the police convoy and detonate bombs on the bridge, cutting off the road out of Portland. They are there for the oriental guy, but taking advantage of the situation, 8-Ball and Claude hop into a car and escape.

GTA 3 Plot

8-Ball introduces Claude to Luigi Goterelli, who runs the Sex Club 7 and he gives him his first few jobs. While working for Luigi, Claude meets a prostitute named Misty and a mechanic with mafia connections - Joey Leone. Through Joey you kill Mike 'Lips' Forelli and meet Toni Cipriani. Toni now runs Cipriani's Restaurante and a local protection racket. The Triads are trying to move in on his turf and he wants Claude to help keep them out. Finally Joey introduces Claude to his father and head of the Leone family - Salvatore Leone. He also meets Salvatore's young girlfriend, Maria, who seems slightly unsatisfied with her life as Salvatore's woman. Maria later tells Salvatore that she and Claude are together which results in a bomb being planted in Claude's car. Maria tips him off and they head off to Staunton Island to meet Maria's 'friend', Asuka Kasen. It seems that Maria has a thing for the heads of criminal organisations, as Asuka leads a Japanese gang known as Yakuza.

Claude's first job in Staunton is to prove where his allegiances lie. He must head back to Portland and break his mafia connection by killing Salvatore Leone. Once Asuka has faith in Claude he meets her brother Kenji and Ray Machowski. Ray is a corrupt cop and always meets Claude in the men's toilets in Belleville Park. Kenji runs a local casino. You also see the return of two Vice City inhabitants - Donald Love and Phil Cassidy.

Their return is not so fortunate for Kenji Kasen as the now powerful media mogul Donald has you kill him. This is in order to provoke a gang-war between Yakusa and the Columbian Cartel. But this is not before he has Claude attack the Cartel himself in order to rescue a certain oriental gentlemen that they have been holding since he was taken from the Police convoy. Donald's other missions mainly involve collecting packages. Most of these turn out to be red-herrings but it is during these missions that the third island becomes accessible.

One of Donald's mysterious packages has been stolen and Claude traces it to the Pan-Lantic Construction company. This is a front for the Columbian Cartel, who are heavily involved in the new drug sweeping the area - SPANK.

We soon learn that our old friends Catalina and Miguel seem to be running the show when Claude catches them with the package. True to form Claude's ex turns and shoots her latest man, Miguel, before making her escape. Then the Yakusa arrive with Asuka under the impression that it was Miguel that killed her brother. She takes out a handy whip and attemps to get some answers out of him.

After a couple more missions for Donald Love, Claude discovers that both Love and his oriental friend have left the city leaving behind an empty box. Whatever was in his mysterious package remains a mystery.

Meanwhile Asuka is extracting pieces of information from the dying Miguel about the Cartel's drug business. However when Claude returns from helping Ray flee the city, he finds Asuka dead and a note from Catalina. She is demanding $500,000 for the now kidnapped Maria.

Once he has the money, Claude take's it to the Cartel mansion in Shoreside Vale. Yet again the columbian double-crosses him. She takes the money, strips Claude of his weapons and orders her guards to kill him before taking off in a helicopter. She still has Maria. Claude then battles a number of columbian gang members on his way to a final battle over the Cochrane Dam. After defeating everyone and blasting Catalina out of the sky with a rocket launcher, Claude steps off into the sunset with Maria. Unfortunately Maria seems more concerned by the state of her nails than stopping to thank her rescuer. As the game ends, a gunshot is heard and Maria babbles no more.

One More Thing...

When Maria first meets Claude, she sees him as Salvatore's 'Lap dog' and nicknames him "Fido". As Claude Speed's name does not appear anywhere in this game a lot of people will always think of him as simply Fido.

Phil Cassidy returns to the series credited as "Phil the One-Armed Bandit". He runs an army surplus yard and is an old friend of Ray. He is now claiming to have lost his arm in battle.