In the GTA series of computer games, there have always been memorable heroes and plot. Starting with the third part, when the developers completely transferred the game to the 3D world, the characters found their face and characters. Before that, all the characters were only conditional - the plot was presented to the player by simple telephone conversations, and the top view and simple graphics did not allow creating full-fledged people.
With the advent of GTA 3, everything has changed dramatically. The game has found a full story that stretches from mission to mission. Each task begins with a full screen saver, which shows us the characters, their relationships and reveals part of the plot.
The main character of "GTA 3" turned out to be very faded and mediocre, in contrast to the secondary characters. One of these can be called Toni Cipriani. Then you will learn everything about this hero: where he meets, what is his character, role in the plot, and so on.
Where is it found?
To begin with, Tony is a minor hero in GTA 3 and the main character in Liberty City Stories. In the third part, he plays an important role, therefore, for all participation in the plot in two games, you can make a completely accurate portrait of the hero. Let's start with the biography of Tony Sipriani in GTA 3.
In the third part of the game series, the hero meets the player when meeting the Leone mafia family. He occupies a high position in the organization and assigns tasks to Claude. Initially, the missions involved the ordinary extortion of money from a controlled business, the destruction of cars of enemy groups, and the resolution of issues and disagreements between family members.
In Liberty City Stories, Antonio is fully revealed. It is noteworthy that the character looks a bit different in both games. In GTA 3, Tony Sipriani is full and short, while in Liberty City Stories his model is pretty thin. You can compare both options in the screenshots in this article. In the branch of the series you will learn the details from the biography of Antonio, as well as part of the history of his family and the mafia. The plot of the game will tell you the events after the hero returns to Liberty City and his further actions in the criminal business. Events precede the plot of the third part, which will help to reveal and understand many points in the main game about Claude.
The Story of Tony Sipriani
So, the hero was born in Portland in an Italian family. A mother named Ma Sipriani raised her son alone, since her father is not even mentioned in the story. As a result, Tony spends a lot of time with his mother, which can be seen in the game screensavers before the story missions.
It is likely that the hero’s father was a member of the Leone’s mafia family, so our character began to work for them. In his childhood and youth, he spent all his time at his mother’s restaurant, which became a real family home for the Sipriani clan. In GTA 3, he spends all the time with his mother, and you can find him just in this restaurant. On this, the developers decided to end the player’s acquaintance with the personality of Antonio and his childhood. You can catch a little more details from the laconic dialogs as you progress. However, at that time, the developers did not pay due attention to the elaboration of heroes, devoting all their energies to creating an interesting game.
Tony implicitly obeyed the head of the Leone family - Salvatore. If he was ordered to kill a man, then he did this without any questions. After one of the killings, something went wrong, and the hero was forced to leave Liberty City indefinitely, until the hype around the case died down.
After 4 years, Tony Sipriani returns to his hometown. In 1998, the Liberty City Stories game begins.
Homecoming
As usually happens in such stories, after the hero returns, nothing happens as before. Therefore, Tony must start from scratch. During the absence, Leone's mafia did not stand still and did not wait for the main character - his place was already taken by other members of the gang. Now Sipriani is at the very bottom of the underworld of Liberty City, which does not suit him at all. The hero decides to take the initiative into his own hands and regain the confidence of the head of Salvatore Leone.
In general, the plot is a classic story of a man who has lost everything and wants to take his own at any cost. Toni Cipriani begins a long and thorny journey, gaining the respect of Salvatore from scratch. By the way, a place in the mafia family was taken by another competitor - Vincenzo Chilli. Even before his departure, Vincenzo did not recognize the main character and sought to take his place. During the absence of Sipriani, Chilli got a chance to occupy a high position in the criminal world. After returning, things at Vincenzo are not going as he would like.
In addition, Antonio's plan to regain trust and reputation is very successful. As a result of constant work for the head of the family, the hero managed to regain confidence in Salvatore. Seeing this, Vincenzo wants to make peace with his sworn enemy in order to save his position in the hierarchy. However, Chilly decided to plan an attack on our protagonist on the Atlantic Pier. But the plan is a failure - Tony manages to kill everyone, including Chilli himself. According to the plot, Vincenzo was extremely lucky, so the inscription flashed on his grave: "And yet he was not lucky."
Don's instructions
On the way to returning the reputation of Toni Cipriani, it is necessary to fulfill every order of Don implicitly. In the middle of the game, he has to kill the mayor of Liberty City. Our hero also makes a huge contribution to the war with the families of Forelli and Sindacco, which also does not go unnoticed by the Leone authorities.
Later, the protagonist begins to work for the candidate for mayor of the city, Donald Love. However, this did not help in the election - the representative of another faction became the mayor, as a result of which Salvatore Leone was charged under several counts and sent to prison. Tony in this episode should act as the lawyer of his boss.
After Salvatore's release from prison, the protagonist again takes up his previous affairs and returns to work for the mayor. However, he was abducted by the Torini guys. Together with Leone, they kill the kidnapper.
Events of 2001
By 2001, Tony Sipriani became one of the main authorities in the mafia Leone. For three years, the hero managed to regain all the reputation and respect that were lost during his absence - only Salvatore stood above Antonio. At the same time, the son of Sipriani introduces his father to the main character of GTA 3.
In GTA3, Tony Sipriani appears before the player to get fat and calm. He spends all his free time with his mother and in a restaurant. Claude constantly comes to him for errands throughout the game.
Some facts
During the passage of Liberty City Stories, you may have noticed that Ma Sipriani constantly expresses his dissatisfaction with the thinness of his son. For 3 years she manages to feed him to an impressive size. Also in GTA 3, you can find Tony’s home in Portland. In the third part, it is almost completely collapsed and closed by cones for road fences. The reasons why this happened are not disclosed. Another fact - in the final version of the game, the developers decided to completely change the image of the hero.
Total
Antonio Sipriani is one of the most interesting and charismatic characters in the early games of the GTA series. Be sure to check out Liberty City Stories if you liked this character during the passage of the third part.