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|caption=[[Tommy Vercetti]] explains his plan to steal the counterfeit plates to [[Lance Vance]] and [[Earnest Kelly]]
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|caption = [[Tommy Vercetti]] explains his plan to steal the counterfeit plates to [[Lance Vance]] and [[Earnest Kelly]]
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|name=Hit The Courier
  
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|game=VC
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|game = VC
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|for=[[Earnest Kelly]]
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|for = [[Earnest Kelly]]
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|location= [[Print Works|Vice City Print Works]], [[Little Havana]]
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|target=Counterfeit Plate Courier
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|target = Counterfeit Plate Courier
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|location=[[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
  
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|fail = [[Wasted]]<br>[[Busted]]<br>Courier escapes<br>Plates destroyed
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|reward=[[Money|$]]5000
 
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|reward = [[Money|$5000]]<br>Asset generates up to [[Money|$8000]] daily
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|unlocks = [[Cap the Collector]]
 
|unlockedby= [[Spilling the Beans]]
  
|unlockedby= [[Spilling the Beans]]
 
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{{Quote|Depending on how well this goes, we may have five minutes to print the money before the counterfeit syndicate finds us or we may have all year. Either way, I want green rolling off the presses five minutes after I get back. Got it?| [[Tommy Vercetti]]}}
   
 
'''Hit the Courier''' is a [[Missions in GTA Vice City|mission]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] given to [[protagonist]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] by [[Earnest Kelly]] from the [[Print Works]] in [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].
  
'''Hit the Courier''' is a [[Missions in GTA Vice City|mission]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] given to [[protagonist]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] by [[Earnest Kelly]] from the [[Print Works]] in [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].
   
 
==Mission==
  
==Mission==
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After [[Spilling the Beans|finding out]] about the counterfeit plates, Tommy sets out to intercept them from a courier landing in [[Viceport]]. After a brief conversation with [[Lance Vance|Lance]] and Earnest, he leaves for Viceport. Upon arriving at the docks, he is attacked by several armed women whom he kills. He then waits for the courier who arrives in a [[Maverick]] with another bodyguard. He kills both of them, and grabs the chips. Afterwards, he returns to the Print Works.
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After [[Spilling the Beans|finding out]] about the counterfeit plates, Tommy sets out to intercept them from a courier landing in [[Viceport]]. After a brief conversation with [[Lance Vance|Lance]] and Earnest, he leaves for Viceport. Upon arriving at the docks, he is attacked by several armed women whom he kills. He then waits for the courier who arrives in a [[Maverick]] with another bodyguard. He kills both of them, and grabs the chips. Afterwards, he returns to the Print Works. After the mission has been completed, the Printworks will drop daily $8000.
   
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== Script ==
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==Mission objectives==
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In order to complete the mission the player must:
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(VC Print Works, Tommy Vercetti, Earnest Kelly and Lance Vance).
  
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*The counterfeit plates courier is arriving at the docks in a helicopter any second now
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*The courier with the plates has arrived at the docks
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*The courier has died and dropped the plates, get to them before anyone else
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*You have the <span style="font-style: normal; ">counterfeit</span> plates. Take them to the print works
   
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==Tips==
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'''Tommy Verceti:''' Alright, the courier's moving the plates from the docks today. I'm gonna go intercept them, grab the plates, lose any heat, and make my way back here. Now. Depending how this goes, we may have five minutes to print the money before the counterfeit syndicate finds us, or we may have all year. Either way, I want green rolling of the presses five minutes after I get back. Got it?
  
   
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*There is a very easy way to finish the mission: observing the way that the courier passes, you can kill it using a sniper rifle. She will fall dead on the floor and you can use it use the black Sentinel to reach the Print Works avoiding the other women who pursue you in the two other Sentinels.
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'''Earnest Kelly:''' Don't you worry Tommy. We'll be ready.
  
   
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== Trivia ==
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'''Lance Vance:''' Me an' the boys will be around the neighborhood case you need any heat taken care of.
  
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* The target in this mission drives a unique black [[Sentinel]]. This is very difficult to take from her due to the large amount of people guarding her, and because the doors are locked which means you have to snipe her out of the car in order to be able to get in.
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* If you shoot the helicopter, the mission will fail. Strangely, the game will say "Mission failed! The plates were destroyed by the explosion", even if it didn't explode.
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'''Tommy Vercetti:''' Alright, everybody cool? Alright. I'll catch you later...
  
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* If you follow the courier in her path, she will lead you to the location where the syndicate can print the money.
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* Even though they were in fact all female, the courier and guards are all referred to as if they were male, using words such as he, him, and his, implying either a grammar error or that they were male at one point in development, but the text forgot to be finalized.
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(After the courier has been killed, Counterfeiting Woman)
  
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* It is ironic that Tommy is ambushing the deal taking place in the location of the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|beginning deal]].
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'''Counterfeiting Woman:''' That prick has the plates! Kill him and get them back!
  
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== Reward ==
  
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The reward for this mission is [[Money|$]]5,000.
  
   
 
== See also ==
  
== See also ==
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*[[/Walkthrough|Mission Walkthrough]]
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*[[Hit the Courier/Walkthrough|Mission Walkthrough]]
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==Video Walkthroughs==
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==Video walkthroughs==
  
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!PS2 Version
  
 
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|[[File:GTA Vice City - iPad Walkthrough - Mission 53 - Hit the Courier|full|left|554 px]]
 
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[[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City]]
  
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[[Category:Asset Missions]]
  
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Revision as of 16:31, 16 April 2014

“
Depending on how well this goes, we may have five minutes to print the money before the counterfeit syndicate finds us or we may have all year. Either way, I want green rolling off the presses five minutes after I get back. Got it?
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— Tommy Vercetti

Hit the Courier is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by Earnest Kelly from the Print Works in Little Haiti, Vice City.

Mission

After finding out about the counterfeit plates, Tommy sets out to intercept them from a courier landing in Viceport. After a brief conversation with Lance and Earnest, he leaves for Viceport. Upon arriving at the docks, he is attacked by several armed women whom he kills. He then waits for the courier who arrives in a Maverick with another bodyguard. He kills both of them, and grabs the chips. Afterwards, he returns to the Print Works. After the mission has been completed, the Printworks will drop daily $8000.

Mission objectives

In order to complete the mission the player must:

  • The counterfeit plates courier is arriving at the docks in a helicopter any second now
  • The courier with the plates has arrived at the docks
  • The courier has died and dropped the plates, get to them before anyone else
  • You have the counterfeit plates. Take them to the print works

Tips

  • There is a very easy way to finish the mission: observing the way that the courier passes, you can kill it using a sniper rifle. She will fall dead on the floor and you can use it use the black Sentinel to reach the Print Works avoiding the other women who pursue you in the two other Sentinels.

Trivia

  • The target in this mission drives a unique black Sentinel. This is very difficult to take from her due to the large amount of people guarding her, and because the doors are locked which means you have to snipe her out of the car in order to be able to get in.
  • If you shoot the helicopter, the mission will fail. Strangely, the game will say "Mission failed! The plates were destroyed by the explosion", even if it didn't explode.
  • If you follow the courier in her path, she will lead you to the location where the syndicate can print the money.
  • Even though they were in fact all female, the courier and guards are all referred to as if they were male, using words such as he, him, and his, implying either a grammar error or that they were male at one point in development, but the text forgot to be finalized.
  • It is ironic that Tommy is ambushing the deal taking place in the location of the beginning deal.

See also

Video Walkthroughs

PC Version
GTA_Vice_City_-_Walkthrough_-_Mission_53_-_Hit_the_Courier_(HD)
iPad 2 Version
GTA_Vice_City_-_iPad_Walkthrough_-_Mission_53_-_Hit_the_Courier
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