| Tommy Vercetti | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Real name | Thomaso Vercetti |
| Also known as | Tommy, Tom, Tomás, Mr. V, The Harwood Butcher, Mr. Vercetti, Tomsono |
| Nationality |  Italian-American
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| Born | December 18th, 1951/49 BH |
| Age | 72 |
| Status | Alive |
| Birthplace | New York City, United States of America |
| Physical description | |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian-Mediterranean |
| Height | 6'3" (191 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lbs (88 kg) |
| Blood type | A+ |
| Gender | Male |
| Career, affiliations and family information | |
| Affiliation(s) | Vercetti Gang, Delvecco mob (former) |
| Enemies | Delvecco Family |
| Notable family members | Unnamed Parents |
| Video Games, Movies and Cartoons information | |
| Main appearance(s) (Video Games) | Grand Theft Auto:Vice City |
| Voiced by (English) | Ray Liotta |
Thomaso "Tommy" Vercetti is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986/24 BH). He is mentioned in "The Introduction", a prequel to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992/8 BH), and in the game itself during the mission "The Meat Business".
Tommy is a former member of the Delvecco Family, and the leader of the Vercetti gang in Vice City.
Personality and traits[]
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent and temperamental. He is easily angered and quick to resort to violence if things don't go his way, but that could be explained due to his spoiled upbringing. He does not hesitate to kill people, though many of his victims were trying to kill Tommy first, or have done something that guaranteed their deaths, like being rapists. However, Tommy often shows care and sensitivity towards characters like Mercedes Cortez and especially Earnest Kelly, viewing Kelly as a father figure due to his own father working in a print shop and giving him gifts, and also shows anger and concern when Kelly is injured by Sonny's hitmen.
Tommy prefers to perform his own work rather than delegate tasks to others which is a smart strategy for a gangster since there is more to loot and less to give. Even after he has his own gang and other subordinates working for him, he usually puts his plans in motion personally so he doesn't have to share. He also personally gets involved if things aren't going as well for him or his gang as he'd like - for example, in the opening cutscene of "Bar Brawl" he is irritated by Lance's lazy attitude towards the bar, refusing to pay protection money and Tommy immediately goes out to settle things himself for the Delveccos.
Despite his hot temper, Tommy tends to be loyal and trusting, especially toward those whom he feels helped him achieve his goals. He went back to work for Luigi Delvecco after being released from prison even though he strongly suspected that Luigi set him up. This is actually true of Lance Vance, whose also a slimy rat. Although Lance's competence was declining and his temperament was becoming aggressive, Tommy still viewed and attempted to treat Lance as an equal partner, even letting him in on the counterfeiting setup at the Vice City Print Works where his dad used to work. Tommy was shocked at Lance's betrayal, leading Earnest Kelly to quip, "Tommy, for a raging lunatic, you sure are naïve", which actually angered Tommy and he punched Kelly in the face.
Trivia[]
- Tommy has a few unique traits as compared to other GTA protagonists. He was the first one to speak (although that honour technically goes to Toni Cipriani in GTA III, he was not actually recognised as a protagonist until GTA Liberty City Stories, which was released after GTA VC). He was also the first 3D protagonist to be given a friken name as Claude Wade of GTA III wasn't named until GTA SA and even that by Catalina, and Toni didn't officially become a hero until LCS. He was also the only GTA protagonist to never say the f-word or any other serious cuss word. Tommy likes to keep it clean, but he did say "prigs" or "priks" once.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's Serbian (BC), there is graffiti found around the map with Tommy's name Thomaso, along with the other GTA heroes. Francesco Barzini states that they are all dead, but he is wrong, Tommy and most others are quite alive, except for James Earl Cash. However, it is typical of Barzini to make a mistake like that. Bread? They are dead.
- Tommy's shirt can be seen in the wardrobe at Stracci Mansion in The Godfather Game. Apparently, Tommy sold it to Dario Stracci.
- The video game DRIV3R (meaning Driver) featured a Hawaiian shirt-wearing character known as "Timmy Vermicelli" hidden throughout each of its 3 main maps, who could be killed to unlock bonuses, a parody of both Tommy and the hidden package system of GTA games. Unlike Vermicelli, Tommy is alive. Also, Vermicelli is an Italian dish, consisting (you guessed i) pasta.
- Tommy and Trevor Philips are the only protagonists to be present at the death of another main, playable character in a silly situation (Tommy witnessed Victor Vance's murder during a drug deal, and Trevor beat Johnny Klebitz to death and used a Whiskey Bottle).
- In "The Introduction", Ken Rosenberg calls Tommy Vercetti over a phone, but Tommy doesn't speak because he is holding a grudge against Ken for once spitting in his coffee while at a Delvecco party.
Theme song[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3DIJW9pSw&ab_channel=KarthiKeyan