Jimmy Pegorino

Type	CHARACTER
Jimmy Pegorino
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto IV
Voiced by	Tony Patellis
Biographical information
Full name	Jimmy Pegorino
Also known as	James Pegorino Jimmy P. Peg The Skipper
Nationality	Italian-American
Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Alderney City, Alderney
Date of death	2008
Home	Mansion in Westdyke, Alderney
Family	Angie Pegorino (wife) Deceased son (suicide) Unnamed Lover
Main affiliation	Pegorino Family McReary Family Phil Bell Ray Boccino Niko Bellic
Vehicle(s)	Cognoscenti Schafter
Businesses	Don of The Pegorino Family, Owner of Honkers
Physical description
Gender	Male

Jimmy Pegorino is the 51 year-old boss of the Alderney based Pegorino crime family prominently featured in Grand Theft Auto IV. He starts out as a hirer for Niko, but is set up as one of the antagonists of the game.

Biography

Early life

Jimmy Pegorino was born in 1957 in Alderney City, Alderney. His father was the leader of the Pegorino Family, an Italian-American crime family that was highly disrespected by Italian-American crime families from Liberty City. Jimmy was first arrested for theft 3 times in the mid 1970s, between the ages of 16 and 19; He married Angie Pegorino as early as 1984 (when she would have been 18), and they had a son.

Taking control over the family

Eventually, Jimmy took control over the Pegorino Family and took it to a new level. He desperately wanted to join The Commission, although his family was still weak and no family had ever been given a new seat since the original five families founded it. He sought to impress them by improving his own family, allowing the Pavano Family to operate in Alderney and anonymously weakening the Ancelotti Family (hoping none of the five would realize it was him and distrust him). He learned that a leader shouldn't place value on his employees until they either impress him (like Phil Bell) or, ironically, become a threat to him because of their over-ambition (like Ray Boccino).

In his personal life, he and Angie were physically and verbally abusive of their son and he eventually committed suicide. Pegorino then accepted his bodyguard Anthony Corrado as a son in nature, having forged a father-son like bond with him since before his real son's death. Corrado was born in 1980 and was indeed young enough to have been Pegorino's son, but the age difference between the two is unknown. The relationship was complete with the same level of abuse Pegorino gave his own son, which he saw as natural parenting and could possibly relate to Pegorino's own upbringing.

Later life

In 2008, Phil recommended hitman Niko Bellic's services to Pegorino. Meeting Niko (who would have too wear a suit), he first had him run security in a deal with the Pavano Family. The deal was a sting, causing Niko too have too counter-attack them. In retaliation for this, Pegorino later sent Bellic too kill a group of them at Auto Eroticar.

Very soon after, the police began thoroughly investigating his "businesses", leading Pegorino to believe that several of his employees had become police informants. Pegorino initially suspected Niko and aimed a shotgun at him, but was convinced otherwise and then ordered him to kill Anthony Corrado. Corrado, who was confirmed to have worn a wire, suffered a heart attack after Pegorino threatened him over the phone, but survived and received police protection in the hospital until Niko eliminated him. Believing several other members had turned states, Pegorino ordered Niko to kill Ray Boccino (Pegorino briefly considered killing Phil instead, but had more trust in him).

End of the Game

In the game's finale, Pegorino orders Bellic to take part in a heroin deal with Niko's nemesis, Dimitri Rascalov. and was promised a great deal of money. Niko is unsure whether to comply and be paid or take his revenge, and his final decision is left to the player.

Pegorino allies himself with Dimitri in either case, and Phil Bell leaves the family . He attempts to have Niko killed at his cousin's wedding even if he loyally follows orders, and a close friend of Niko's is accidentally killed (which differs in either scenario). Pegorino is killed in both endings.

• Deal: If Niko accepts the deal, he and Phil are betrayed by Dimitri forcing them too fight through the warehouse and steal the money. A hired assassin targeting Niko sent by Dimitri accidentally kills Roman Bellic at the wedding (and is counter-killed). Niko tracked down the duo with help from Little Jacob, right before Dimitri betrayed and killed Pegorino, saying he "didn't work this hard to share the spoils of a victory". Dimitri was chased down and killed by Niko on Happiness Island soon after.

• Revenge: If Niko rebels and kills Dimitri, Pegorino's organization takes a serious blow. He personally attempts to kill Niko at the wedding, and accidentally kills Kate McReary. Niko tracked down and killed Pegorino with help from Roman and Little Jacob. After chasing and shooting him down, Niko told him that the Commission thought he was a "fat fucking joke". Jimmy then raises his gun to try and kill Niko but is shot dead.

Mission appearances

GTA IV

• Pegorino's Pride (Boss)
• Payback (Boss)
• Flatline (Boss)
• Pest Control (Boss)
• That Special Someone (Voice)
• One Last Thing (Boss)
• If the Price is Right, Deal Ending (Boss and Voice)
• A Revenger's Tragedy, Deal Ending (Killed by Dimitri)
• Mr. & Mrs. Bellic, Revenge Ending (Betrayal)
• Out of Commission, Revenge Ending (Killed by Niko)

Murders committed

• Kate McReary (only in "Revenge" storyline) - attempts to murder Niko Bellic, but instead shoots Kate in the chest.

LCPD Database record

• Surname: Pegorino

• First name: Jimmy "Peg"

• Age: 51

• Place of birth: Alderney City, Alderney

• Affiliations: Pegorino Crime Syndicate

• Criminal record
  • 1973 - Grand Theft Auto
  • 1974 - Possession Stolen Property
  • 1976 - Armed Robbery
  • 1979 - Grand Larceny
  • 1981 - Promoting Gambling
  • 1985 - Hijacking
  • 1988 - Manslaughter
  • 2005 - Racketeering

• Notes
  • Head of the previously small time Alderney based Pegorino Crime Syndicate which he took over from his father.
  • Attempting to control rackets being run by the five Algonquin families but his power is questionable.
  • Main associates are Phil Bell and Ray Boccino.
  • Ties to Irish American hoods such as Gerald McReary in Dukes.
  • Lives in Alderney with his wife, Angie.
  • Owns the Honkers Gentlemen's Club in Tudor.

Trivia

• During the game's final battle in the Revenge ending, Pegorino, just like Dimitri in the Deal ending, has 100% body armor, as well as 200% health (about twice as much health as a normal enemy), allowing him to sustain about three times as much damage as a standard enemy. However, he is only equipped with a pistol (unlike Dimitri who has a Carbine Rifle).
• His favorite radio stations are Jazz Nation Radio 108.5, The Journey and Fusion FM, suggesting his favorite genre is Jazz, and he will respond positively if it is turned on in a car, which is normal for Italian mobsters.
• Pegorino is possibly visually inspired from Phil Leotardo from the Sopranos, who was played by Frank Vincent, the voice actor for Salvatore Leone.
• In the PS3 and X-box 360 version of the game, his suit can be bought in the Perseus stores.
• In the Finale missions, if you chose the ¨Deal¨ mission, Dimitri kills Pegorino by shooting him in the forehead with a pistol, and if you chose the ¨Revenge¨ mission, Niko kills Pegorino by also shooting him in the forehead, but with an AK-47.

Gallery

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Concept artwork of James Pegorino