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“

Oh, it's you. Toni ain't here. But he left one of his sugary love letters for you.

”

— Ma Cipriani to Claude.

"Ma" Cipriani is a character in Grand Theft Auto series who is an unseen character appearing as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto III and a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Ma Cipriani is the mother of Toni Cipriani, the protagonist of GTA Liberty City Stories, and is a widow. Ma owns a restaurant in Saint Mark's, Portland Island, Liberty City, which plays host to some meetings of the Leone Family.

Biography

Early Life

Ma Cipriani began operating her restaurant, presumably with her husband, in 1968. Ma Cipriani works in the kitchen of the restaurant: "While his (Toni's) mother slaved away in the kitchen, producing masterpiece after masterpiece" [1]. Ma Cipriani continued to operate the restaurant whilst also raising her son Toni. Ma complains that Toni is too girly and will never be as good as his father [2]. However, in 1994, Ma Cipriani loses all contact with Toni, after he killed a leading member of the Mafia.

1998

When Toni reappears, he does not immediately go to see his mother, which angers her. When he does visit, Ma Cipriani lays into him for not calling whilst he was away. She then compares Toni to his father and mob men in Liberty City, including Giovanni Casa, saying that Toni doesn't match up to either of them. Toni then sets out to prove his mother wrong, by taking pictures of Giovanni Casa in a diaper chasing two prostitutes. However, this backfires with Ma Cipriani thinking less of Toni, with Ma Cipriani saying that whether Casa wears a diaper or not that he's still a better man than Toni.

Ma Cipriani continues to berate her son Toni, and wants him to kill two groups of Triads, as she thinks that Toni lives in his apartment because he is afraid of the Triads. After that, Toni is forced to win a street race and kill Dan Sucho to prove his mother that he can drive, and apparently, get back at Sucho for being an ideal son to his momma.

Later on, Toni goes on killing Giovanni Casa for not paying protection money and for still being a better man to his momma than Toni himself is. However, Ma Cipriani still does not think of Toni as a man, and eventually calls a hit on him, which Toni survives. She eventually calls off the hit after Toni becomes a made man.

Ma Cipriani also phones into Chatterbox, a talk show on Liberty City Free Radio in 1998, complaining to Lazlow that Toni won't move back in with her. After being called Grandma, she threatens "Lazarus", saying that she just put a hit on his head. This is unlikely, since Lazlow was still hosting Chatterbox FM in October 2001.

2001

By 2001, the setting of Grand Theft Auto III, Toni Cipriani had moved back in with his mother at her restaurant, and had noticeably gained weight; in GTA Liberty City Stories, Ma Cipriani had complained about Toni not moving back in with her and about his weight. Ma Cipriani had not stopped complaining about Toni however, still comparing him to his father and saying that he was not a real man. In the same year, Toni phones Lazlow of Chatterbox FM, complaining about his mother berating him.

In Grand Theft Auto III, Salvatore Leone says to Toni in the mission Salvatore's Called A Meeting that his mother is "Strong, firenze." "Firenze", in Italian, means "Florence." This could mean that she's from Florence, or Florence could also be a name, possibly suggesting that her name is Florence.

Gallery

Mission Appearances

GTA III

GTA Liberty City Stories

Hot Wheels (Post-mission phone call)
Snappy Dresser (Voice/Boss)
Big Rumble in Little China (Voice/Boss)
Grease Sucho (Voice/Boss)
Dead Meat (Voice/Boss)
No Son of Mine (Voice/Boss/Betrayal)
Making Toni (Post-mission phone call)

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 {{infobox character
-|image =
+|image = Unknown.png
 |name = Ma Cipriani
 |games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
 |status = Alive
 |gender = F
-|home = [[Momma's Restaurante]]
+|home = [[Momma's Restaurante]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]
-|nationality = [[Italy|Italian]]-[[United States of America|American]]
+|nationality = {{Flagicon|Italy|Flag of Italy}} [[Italy|Italian]]-{{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
-|family = [[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(son)</small><br>[[Mr. Cipriani]] <small>(deceased)</small>
+|family = [[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(son)</small><br>[[Mr. Cipriani]] <small>(husband; deceased)</small>
-|affiliations = [[Toni Cipriani]]
+|affiliations = [[Leone crime family]] <small>(associate)</small>
 |businesses = [[Momma's Restaurante]]
-|voice = [[Sondra James]]}}
+|voice = [[Sondra James]]
+|vehicles = [[Leone Sentinel]] <small>(GTA LCS)</small>}}
+{{Quote|Oh, it's you. Toni ain't here. But he left one of his sugary love letters for you.|Ma Cipriani to [[Claude]].}}
-'''Ma Cipriani''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] who can be heard in both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], although she is not seen. Ma Cipriani is the mother of [[Toni Cipriani]], the protagonist of GTA Liberty City Stories, and is a widow. She owns a [[Momma's Restaurante|restaurant]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which plays host to some meetings of the [[Leone Family]]. Sondra James voices Ma Cipriani in both games.
+'''"Ma" Cipriani '''is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who is an unseen character appearing as a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. Ma Cipriani is the mother of [[Toni Cipriani]], the protagonist of GTA Liberty City Stories, and is a widow. Ma owns a [[Momma's Restaurante|restaurant]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], which plays host to some meetings of the [[Leone Family]].
-Ma Cipriani began operating her restaurant, presumably with her husband, in [[1968]]. Ma Cipriani works in the kitchen of the restaurant: "While his (Toni's) mother slaved away in the kitchen, producing masterpiece after masterpiece" [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/jul2001/story3.html]. Ma Cipriani continued to operate the restaurant whilst also raising her son Toni. Ma complains that Toni is too girly and will never be as good as his father [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertycitystories/gta_lcs.html].
+==Biography==
-However, in [[1994]], Ma Cipriani loses all contact with Toni, after he killed a leading member of the Mafia. When Toni reappears, he does not immediately go to see his mother, which angers her. When he does visit, Ma Cipriani lays into him for not calling whilst he was away. She then compares Toni to his father and mob men in Liberty City, including [[Giovanni Casa]], saying that Toni doesn't match up to either of them. Toni then sets out to prove his mother wrong, [[Snappy Dresser|by taking pictures of Giovanni Casa in a diaper chasing two prostitutes]]. However, this backfires with Ma Cipriani thinking less of Toni, with Ma Cipriani saying that whether Casa wears a diaper or not that he's still a better man than Toni.
+===Early Life===
+Ma Cipriani began operating her restaurant, presumably with her [[Mr. Cipriani|husband]], in [[1968]]. Ma Cipriani works in the kitchen of the restaurant: "While his (Toni's) mother slaved away in the kitchen, producing masterpiece after masterpiece" [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/jul2001/story3.html]. Ma Cipriani continued to operate the restaurant whilst also raising her son Toni. Ma complains that Toni is too girly and will never be as good as his father [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertycitystories/gta_lcs.html]. However, in [[1994]], Ma Cipriani loses all contact with Toni, after he killed a [[Unnamed made man|leading member]] of the Mafia.
+===1998===
-Ma Cipriani continues to berate her son Toni, by having him [[Big Rumble in Little China|kill two groups]] of Triads, [[Grease Sucho|winning a street race to kill]] [[Dan Sucho]] and [[Dead Meat|killing]] Giovanni Casa for not paying protection money. However, Ma Cipriani still does not think of Toni as a man, and eventually [[No Son of Mine|calls a hit on him, which Toni survives]]. She eventually calls off the hit after Toni [[Making Toni|becomes a made man]].
+When Toni reappears, he does not immediately go to see his mother, which angers her. When he does visit, Ma Cipriani lays into him for not calling whilst he was away. She then compares Toni to his father and mob men in Liberty City, including [[Giovanni Casa]], saying that Toni doesn't match up to either of them. Toni then sets out to prove his mother wrong, [[Snappy Dresser|by taking pictures of Giovanni Casa in a diaper chasing two prostitutes]]. However, this backfires with Ma Cipriani thinking less of Toni, with Ma Cipriani saying that whether Casa wears a diaper or not that he's still a better man than Toni.
+Ma Cipriani continues to berate her son Toni, and wants him to [[Big Rumble in Little China|kill two groups]] of [[Liberty City Triads (3D Universe)|Triads]], as she thinks that Toni lives in [[Portland Safehouse (GTA LCS)|his apartment]] because he is afraid of the Triads. After that, Toni is forced to [[Grease Sucho|win a street race and kill]] [[Dan Sucho]] to prove his mother that he can drive, and apparently, get back at [[Dan Sucho|Sucho]] for being an ideal son to his momma.
+Later on, Toni goes on [[Dead Meat|killing]] Giovanni Casa for not paying protection money and for still being a better man to his momma than Toni himself is. However, Ma Cipriani still does not think of Toni as a man, and eventually [[No Son of Mine|calls a hit on him, which Toni survives]]. She eventually calls off the hit after Toni [[Making Toni|becomes a made man]].
 Ma Cipriani also phones into [[Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox]], a talk show on [[Liberty City Free Radio]] in [[1998]], complaining to [[Lazlow]] that Toni won't move back in with her. After being called Grandma, she threatens "Lazarus", saying that she just put a hit on his head. This is unlikely, since Lazlow was still hosting Chatterbox FM in October [[2001]].
+===2001===
 By [[2001]], the setting of Grand Theft Auto III, Toni Cipriani had moved back in with his mother at her restaurant, and had noticeably gained weight; in GTA Liberty City Stories, Ma Cipriani had complained about Toni not moving back in with her and about his weight. Ma Cipriani had not stopped complaining about Toni however, still comparing him to his father and saying that he was not a real man. In the same year, Toni phones Lazlow of Chatterbox FM, complaining about his mother berating him.
+In Grand Theft Auto III, Salvatore Leone says to Toni in the mission [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] that his mother is "Strong, firenze." "Firenze", in Italian, means "Florence." This could mean that she's from Florence, or Florence could also be a name, possibly suggesting that her name is Florence.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-ToniCipriani-GTAIII.jpg|Ma's son [[Toni Cipriani|Antonio]]
 Momma'sRestaurante-GTALCS-exterior.jpg|[[Momma's Restaurante]] in [[1998]]
 </gallery>
-==Mission appearances==
+==Mission Appearances==
 ;GTA III
+* [[Taking Out The Laundry]] <small>(voice)</small>
 * [[The Pick-Up]] <small>(voice)</small>
+* [[Salvatore's Called A Meeting]] <small>(voice)</small>
 * [[Triads and Tribulations]] <small>(voice)</small>
 ;GTA Liberty City Stories
-* [[Hot Wheels]] (Voice)
+* [[Hot Wheels]] <small>(Post-mission phone call) </small>
 * [[Snappy Dresser]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 * [[Big Rumble in Little China]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 * [[Grease Sucho]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 * [[Dead Meat]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
-* [[No Son of Mine]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
+* [[No Son of Mine]] <small>(Voice/Boss/Betrayal)</small>
-* [[Making Toni]] <small>(Voice)</small>
+* [[Making Toni]] <small>(Post-mission phone call)</small>
-== Trivia==
-*She is heavily based off of [[wp:Livia_Soprano|Livia Soprano]], a character of TV drama "[[wp:The_Sopranos|The Sopranos]]". She is similar to Livia because of her issues with her son, as well as the fact that she put a hit on him.
-*In Grand Theft Auto III, Salvatore Leone says to Toni that his mother is "Strong, firenze." "Firenze", in Italian, means "Florence." This could mean that she's from Florence,  or Florence could also be a name, possibly suggesting that her name is Florence.
+==Navigation==
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-[[Category:Bosses|Cipriani, Ma]]
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+[[Category:Mission givers|Cipriani, Ma]]
+[[Category:Leone crime family]]

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