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{{Disambiglink|For a list of characters with the same name, see [[Marty]].}}
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|name = Marty Chonks
 
 
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|image = MartyChonks-GTAIII.jpg
 
 
|name = Marty Chonks
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|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]
 
 
|ogimage = MartyChonks-GTAIII.png
|aka = Mr. Chonks
 
 
|size = 250px
|status = Deceased †
 
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
|gender = M
 
 
|aka = Mr. Chonks
|dod = Ocober 2001
 
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|status = [[Her Lover|Deceased]]
|home = [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City]]
 
 
|gender = M
|nationality = American
 
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|dod = [[2001]]
|family = [[Mrs. Chonks]] (wife)
 
 
|home = [[Portland]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]
|affiliations = [[Carl]]<br>[[Claude]]
 
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|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
|vehicles = [[Perennial]] (destroyed)<br>[[Sentinel]]<br>[[Esperanto]] (destroyed)<br>[[Stallion]]
 
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|family = [[Mrs. Chonks]] <small>(Wife)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}
|businesses = [[Bitch'n'Dog Food]]
 
 
|affiliations = [[Carlos (GTA III)|Carl]] {{Status|D2=y}}
|voice = [[Chris Phillips]]}}
 
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[[Bank Manager (GTA III)|Bank Manager]] {{Status|D1=y}}
 
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[[Claude]]
'''Marty Chonks''' is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. Marty is a serial killer.
 
 
|vehicles = [[Perennial]] <small>([[The Crook|Destroyed]])</small><br>[[Sentinel]]<br>[[Esperanto]] <small>([[The Wife|Destroyed]])</small><br>[[Stallion]]
 
 
|businesses = [[Bitch'n' Dog Food]]
[[Chris Phillips]] provides the voice for Marty Chonks.
 
 
|voice = [[Chris Phillips]]
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{{Quote|The name's Chonks. Marty Chonks. I run the Bitch'n Dog Food factory around the corner. I got money troubles, but hey, who doesn't, right?|Marty Chonks to [[Claude]].|sound=MartyChonks-GTAIII-Quote.ogg}}
 
'''Marty Chonks''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as one of the mission givers by payphone in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''. Marty is a serial killer and the owner of the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food]] business.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
Marty is married to [[Mrs. Chonks]] and runs the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory]] in [[Trenton]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He has grievances with many people, which he takes care of by killing them and turning them into dog food.
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At some point prior to 2001, Marty married his wife [[Mrs. Chonks]] (who is having an affair) and operated the [[Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory]] in [[Trenton]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]. It is during this time that Marty ran into financial difficulty-- owing to his bank manager demanding higher interest repayments on his loans and his wife's extravagant spending. He also hires two thieves to burgle his home in order to collect on the insurance.
   
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===Events of ''Grand Theft Auto III''===
===2001===
 
Marty Chonks eventually employs [[Claude]] to transport various people to his factory, and then destroy any evidence in the car. Victims include his bank manager, two burglars and his wife, Mrs. Chonks. Marty then sends Claude to get [[Carl]], who had been having an affair with Mrs. Chonks, who Marty believes he can overpower. Carl brings a shotgun and kills Marty, saying that he's there to take over the business. Claude has the opportunity to kill Carl after the mission, and see Marty's dead body before it disappears.
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Marty Chonks, in an effort to sort out his financial trouble, eventually employs [[Claude]] to transport various people to his factory, and then destroy any evidence in the car, while Marty himself kills the people and turns them into dog food. Victims include his bank manager, two burglars and his wife, [[Mrs. Chonks]]. Marty then sends Claude to get [[Carlos (GTA III)|Carl]], who had been having an affair with Mrs. Chonks, who Marty believes he can overpower. Carl brings a [[Pump Action Shotgun|shotgun]] and kills Marty, saying that he's there to take over the business. Claude has the opportunity to kill Carl after the mission, and see Marty's dead body before it disappears.
   
 
==Murders Committed==
The missions that Marty gives are a spoof of the 1989 film "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cook,_the_Thief,_His_Wife_%26_Her_Lover The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]". The missions are entitled [[The Crook]] (the bank manager), [[The Thieves]] (two burglars), [[The Wife]] (Mrs. Chonks) and [[Her Lover]] ([[Carl]]), although the movie ends with the wife killing her husband, as opposed to Marty killing his wife.
 
 
*[[Bank Manager (GTA III)|Marty's bank manager]] - [[The Crook|Murdered]] for overcharging and skimming Marty's payments.
 
*Two thieves - [[The Thieves|Murdered]] so they would not be able to inform the [[Liberty City Police Department (3D Universe)|police]] that he had employed them to break into his house.
 
*[[Mrs. Chonks]] - [[The Wife|Murdered]] due to her lavish spending.
   
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==Prominent Appearances in Missions==
==Murders committed==
 
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;''Grand Theft Auto III''
*Marty's accountant - [[The Crook|Murdered]] for stealing a share of Marty's earnings.
 
*Two thieves - [[The Thieves|Murdered]] so they would not be able to inform the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] that he had employed them to break in to his house.
 
*[[Mrs. Chonks]] - [[The Wife|Murdered]] due to her lavish spending and infidelity.
 
 
==Mission appearances==
 
;GTA III
 
 
*[[The Crook]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Crook]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Thieves]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Thieves]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Wife]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Wife]] <small>(Voice/Boss)</small>
*[[Her Lover]] <small>(Boss/Killed by [[Carl]])</small>
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*[[Her Lover]] <small>(Boss/Killed)</small>
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==Gallery==
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="270px">
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MartyChonks-GTAIII-Model.png|'''Marty Chonks'''{{'}} character model.
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MartyChonks-GTAIII.jpg|'''Marty Chonks''' in the mission "[[Her Lover]]".
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Marty_chonks_dead.png|'''Marty Chonks'''{{'}} dead body in the mission "Her Lover".
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MartyChonks-GTAIIIde2.png|'''Marty Chonks''' wearing a fedora in The Definitive Edition.
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Marty Chonks is the only one of the pay phone mission bosses in GTA III who actually appears in the game physically, not voiced unlike [[El Burro]], [[King Courtney]] and [[D-Ice]].
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*Marty is the only phone mission giver in ''GTA III'' without a dedicated radar icon and whose missions cannot be replayed.
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*Marty, [[Mrs. Chonks]] and [[Carlos (GTA III)|Carlos]] do not have unique skins in the game. Instead, their skins are the same as common [[pedestrians]].
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**In the ''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]'' of ''GTA III'', because they are using pedestrian [[skins]], these characters have the ability to appear wearing randomised variations of their default attires (e.g. Fedora or baseball cap for Marty).
 
*The missions that Marty gives are a spoof of the 1989 romantic crime drama "[[wp:The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover|The Cook, the Thief, His Wife &amp; Her Lover]]". The missions are entitled [[The Crook]] (the bank manager), [[The Thieves]] (two burglars), [[The Wife]] (Mrs. Chonks) and [[Her Lover]] ([[Carlos (GTA III)|Carlos]]), although the movie ends with the wife killing her husband, as opposed to Marty killing his wife.
   
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* [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/ ''Liberty Tree Article'']
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*[http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/ ''Liberty Tree Article'']
   
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The name's Chonks. Marty Chonks. I run the Bitch'n Dog Food factory around the corner. I got money troubles, but hey, who doesn't, right?
— Marty Chonks to Claude.

Marty Chonks is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as one of the mission givers by payphone in Grand Theft Auto III. Marty is a serial killer and the owner of the Bitch'n' Dog Food business.

Biography

Early Life

At some point prior to 2001, Marty married his wife Mrs. Chonks (who is having an affair) and operated the Bitch'n' Dog Food Factory in Trenton, Portland, Liberty City. It is during this time that Marty ran into financial difficulty-- owing to his bank manager demanding higher interest repayments on his loans and his wife's extravagant spending. He also hires two thieves to burgle his home in order to collect on the insurance.

Events of Grand Theft Auto III

Marty Chonks, in an effort to sort out his financial trouble, eventually employs Claude to transport various people to his factory, and then destroy any evidence in the car, while Marty himself kills the people and turns them into dog food. Victims include his bank manager, two burglars and his wife, Mrs. Chonks. Marty then sends Claude to get Carl, who had been having an affair with Mrs. Chonks, who Marty believes he can overpower. Carl brings a shotgun and kills Marty, saying that he's there to take over the business. Claude has the opportunity to kill Carl after the mission, and see Marty's dead body before it disappears.

Murders Committed

Prominent Appearances in Missions

Grand Theft Auto III

Gallery

Trivia

  • Marty is the only phone mission giver in GTA III without a dedicated radar icon and whose missions cannot be replayed.
  • Marty, Mrs. Chonks and Carlos do not have unique skins in the game. Instead, their skins are the same as common pedestrians.
    • In the Definitive Edition of GTA III, because they are using pedestrian skins, these characters have the ability to appear wearing randomised variations of their default attires (e.g. Fedora or baseball cap for Marty).
  • The missions that Marty gives are a spoof of the 1989 romantic crime drama "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover". The missions are entitled The Crook (the bank manager), The Thieves (two burglars), The Wife (Mrs. Chonks) and Her Lover (Carlos), although the movie ends with the wife killing her husband, as opposed to Marty killing his wife.

Sources

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Barbara | J. Phil Higginbottom | Hans | Hugo | Jim-Jim | Joey | Joey | Oily Johnnie | Johnny | Queen Lizzy | Pogo the Monkey | Glen Morley III | Sam | Gary Schaffer | Chuck Schwartz | Tommy | Mr. Wong | Daryl Zolotowski
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Deleted
characters
Butler | Curtly | Darkel | Novy | Toshiro
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