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Black Lightman is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

History

Background

He is an actor who has just left rehab, described by the mission brief as an "aging alcoholic". He lives in a mansion in Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale.

Events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

In 1998, Ned Burner, posing as the father at the Liberty City Cathedral, has Toni Cipriani kill him for not giving an interview to the Liberty Tree newspaper. Lightman is killed on his way to the Liberty City Free Radio studio on Staunton Island, arriving in a limousine. Lightman was scheduled to do the interview in promotion for an upcoming film premier. His co-stars are Faith W. and DB-P. In See the Sight Before Your Flight, it is revealed he has a house on Cedar Grove in Shoreside Vale, where Toni is required to photograph the tourist, but it appears to be for sale by the Home Ease real estate agency.

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

False Idols (Killed)

Trivia

His name could be a reference to the DC Comics superhero Black Lightning.

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Protagonist	Toni Cipriani
Main characters	Salvatore Leone† \| Donald Love \| Massimo Torini† \| Vincenzo Cilli† \| Joseph Daniel "JD" O'Toole† \| Leon McAffrey† \| Toshiko Kasen† \| Maria Latore \| Mrs. Cipriani \| Ned Burner† \| Paulie Sindacco† \| Jane Hopper \| 8-Ball \| Miles O'Donovan \| Franco Forelli
Minor characters	Mickey Hamfists \| Ray Machowski \| Avery Carrington† \| Giovanni Casa† \| Phil Cassidy \| Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay† \| Roger C. Hole† \| Kazuki Kasen† \| Uncle Leone \| Miguel† \| Cheryl \| DB-P† \| Black Lightman† \| Mona Lott \| Raven \| Rudyard \| Dan Sucho† \| Faith W.† \| The Wong Brothers \| The Informant† \| Leone Dealer† \| Mayor's Assistant \| John-O \| TV Reporter \| Forelli Wiseguy† \| Gun Store Clerk
Mentioned characters	Humphries \| Mr. Cipriani† \| Jimmy \| Amber \| Joey Leone \| Maccer \| Oily Johnnie \| Rachel \| Ray \| Mr. Wong \| Asuka Kasen† \| Kenji Kasen† \| Unnamed made man†
Radio DJs	Andee \| Bill \| Nurse Bob \| Sergio Boccino \| Melissa Chowder \| DJ Clue \| MC Codebreaker \| Panjit Gavaskar \| Michael Hunt \| Cliff Lane \| Lazlow \| Boy Sanchez \| Steve \| Natalee Walsh Davis \| Reni Wassulmaier
Radio guests	Richard Burns \| Catherine \| Chris \| Chuck \| Bernard "Crow" Gordon \| Lenny \| Morgan Merryweather \| Nina Barry
Multiplayer characters	Ed Banger \| Randy Boner \| Lou Bricant \| Phil DeGirth \| Bill Durzbum \| Robin Emblind \| Rico Garlik \| The Gimp \| M.T. Head \| Hugh Jazz \| Anne Job \| G.I. Jones \| Juan Kerr \| Ophelia Lardaz \| Lucy Lastic \| Hung Lo \| Arden Long \| Mrs. Menalot \| Owen Monie \| Busta Moves \| No. 1 \| Rick O'Shea \| Agent Ochre \| Officer '69' \| Papi Love \| Sam \| Lou Scannon \| Ekant Sing \| Fay Slift \| Ann Thrax \| Lance Urwell \| Cruz Vormen \| Nick Yakar \| Yamazaki
Other characters	Brian Baylor \| Dorothy Bigbottom \| Carey \| Beverly Clamhopper \| Frenchie Cockmaven \| Marcel Crayon \| Jeremy Fagin \| Jimmy Fence \| Frank Junior \| Anul Garbaskar \| Derrick Hale \| Jacqueline \| Jeremy \| Lorraine \| Gaylord Morrisen \| Oscar Redondo \| Jesus Sentenz
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories \| Category:Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories \| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories \| Category:Characters

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+{{Spoiler}}
-'''Black Lightman''' is a character in the game [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. He is an actor who has just left rehab, described by the mission brief as an "ageing alcoholic". [[Ned Burner]], posing as the father at the Cathedral, has [[Toni Cipriani]] kill him for not giving an interview to the [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper. Lightman is killed on his way to the [[Liberty City Free Radio]] studio on [[Staunton Island]], arriving in a [[Stretch|limousine]]. Lightman was scheduled to do the interview in promotion for an upcoming film premier. His co-stars are [[Faith W.]] and [[DB-P]]. He owns a house in [[Cedar Grove]] on [[Shoreside Vale]] but might be sold by the [[Home Ease]] real estate agency.
+{{Infobox_character
+|name           = Unknown
+|aka            = Black Lightman
+|image          = BlackLightman-GTALCS.png
+|gender         = M
+|status         = [[False Idols|Deceased]]
+|dod            = [[1998]]
+|home           = [[Cedar Grove]], [[Shoreside Vale]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]
+|nationality    = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
+|vehicles       = Black [[Stretch]] <small>([[False Idols|Destroyed]])</small>
+|business       = Actor
+|games          = {{Games|LCS=y}}
+|voice          = None
+}}
+'''Black Lightman''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a minor character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''.
+==History==
-==Mission appearances==
+===Background===
-;GTA Liberty City Stories
+He is an actor who has just left rehab, described by the mission brief as an "aging alcoholic". He lives in a mansion in [[Cedar Grove]], [[Shoreside Vale]].
+===Events of ''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories''===
+In [[1998]], [[Ned Burner]], posing as the father at the [[Liberty City Cathedral]], has [[Toni Cipriani]] kill him for not giving an interview to the [[Liberty Tree]] newspaper. Lightman is killed on his way to the [[Liberty City Free Radio]] studio on [[Staunton Island]], arriving in a [[Stretch|limousine]]. Lightman was scheduled to do the interview in promotion for an upcoming film premier. His co-stars are [[Faith W.]] and [[DB-P]]. In [[See the Sight Before Your Flight]], it is revealed he has a house on [[Cedar Grove]] in [[Shoreside Vale]], where Toni is required to photograph the tourist,  but it appears to be for sale by the [[Home Ease]] real estate agency.
+==Mission Appearances==
+===''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories''===
 *[[False Idols]] <small>(Killed)</small>
+==Trivia==
-{{GTA Liberty City Stories Characters}}
+*His name could be a reference to the DC Comics superhero {{WP|Black Lightning}}.
-[[Category:Characters|Black Lightman]]
-[[Category:Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories|Black Lightman]]
+==Navigation==
-[[Category:Deceased Characters|Black Lightman]]
+{{Gtalcs characters}}
+[[Category:Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories]]
+[[Category:Actors]]
+[[Category:Deceased characters]]
+[[ar:بلاك لايتمان]]
+[[es:Black Lightman]]
+[[pl:Black Lightman]]
+[[Category:Male characters]]

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