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'''Sonny Forelli''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series and the main [[antagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]). He is also mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and appears in a poster in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]). He is the [[Boss|Don]] of the [[Forelli Family]], with [[Vice City Police Department]] criminal files stating that he came to power young. He is voiced by [[Tom Sizemore]].Sonny's buisneses include marcos bistro and drug dealing.
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'''Sonny Forelli''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series and the main [[antagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]). He is also mentioned in [[The Introduction]], a prequel from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and appears in a poster in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]). He is the [[Boss|Don]] of the [[Forelli Family]], with [[Vice City Police Department]] criminal files stating that he came to power young. He is voiced by [[Tom Sizemore]].Sonny's businesses includes Marco's Bistro and drug dealing.
   
 
==Character history==
 
==Character history==

Revision as of 05:11, 19 March 2011

Sonny Forelli is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series and the main antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986). He is also mentioned in The Introduction, a prequel from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992) and appears in a poster in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (set in 1998). He is the Don of the Forelli Family, with Vice City Police Department criminal files stating that he came to power young. He is voiced by Tom Sizemore.Sonny's businesses includes Marco's Bistro and drug dealing.

Character history

Sonny Forelli was born in Liberty City. He became the Don of the Forelli Family at a young age according to the Vice City Police Department criminal files. By 1971 Sonny had lead Tommy Vercetti into an ambush in Harwood (located in Liberty City), telling Tommy he was to assassinate a key mobster. Tommy survived the ambush but was arrested by the Liberty City Police Department and imprisoned. Sonny continued in his various illegal activities, which by 1986 are believed to be rackeetering, gambling, unions, corruption and prostitution, making the Forelli family the most powerful Mafia family at that time.

Sonny also begins to make connections to people in other cities around the world, including Vice City based lawyer Ken Rosenberg, who he uses to set up a narcotics deal between his representatives and the Vance Crime Family, wanting his family to enter the very profitable drugs trade in Vice City. Sonny decides to send Tommy Vercetti, as he is too well known in Liberty City, and pulls strings to free him from prison. Tommy, who is suspicious of Sonny's actions, decides to go along with Sonny's motives.

Sonny, in sending Tommy to Vice City, hopes that he will establish a drug connection in the city, which he and the Forelli Family could later take over. Sonny sends Harry and Lee with Tommy to do the deal in Viceport, which is ambushed by Ricardo Diaz' men, resulting in Tommy losing Sonny's money, the drugs and the deaths of Harry and Lee, as well as Victor Vance. Tommy later informs Sonny of the ambush, with Sonny reacting angrily, seemingly holding Tommy responsible for the recovery of the money regardless of whose fault it was.

Ken Rosenberg later begins to employ Tommy Vercetti and helps him establish himself in the city, introducing him to a number of the cities key people, including Colonel Juan Cortez, who helped Rosenberg set up the deal, and real estate mogul Avery Carrington. Rosenberg, fearing Sonny, stays in his office for a number of days, but does send Tommy to intimidate two jurors prosecuting Sonny's cousin Giorgio.

Sonny allows Tommy to establish a business empire in the city, in order for Tommy to repay his debt. Tommy, however, continues to expand his business empire and manages to extract revenge for the ambushed drug deal, killing Gonzalez and the cities drug baron, Ricardo Diaz. Tommy, however, fails to give Sonny his cut, resulting in Sonny sending some of his men to collect money from Tommy's numerous businesses.

Tommy, expecting Sonny to arrive after his collectors were killed, prepares to give Sonny counterfeit money printed at his print works. Sonny, however, reveals that Lance Vance, Tommy's friend, has joined forces with him and informed him of Tommy and Ken Rosenberg's plan. Being forwarned about Tommy's deception, Sonny came to the Vercetti estate prepared with a large number of gunmen to take over the business for the Forelli Family.

A huge gun fight erupts, during which Sonny finally confirms the Tommy's suspicions that he was set up in 1971. The shoootout concludes with the deaths of Lance and Sonny, alongside countless Forelli Family mobsters.

Legacy

Salvatore Leone, the Don of the Leone Family, in 1992 informs Johnny Sindacco of the Sindacco Family that the death of Sonny Forelli dealt a severe blow to the Forelli Family, allowing the Sindacco Family to move into Liberty City from Las Venturas. Salvatore states "Ever since Sonny Forelli got himself pasted all over Florida, you think you run things in this town". A film about Sonny's life, entitled "Sonny Forelli: A True Story" is advertised in Liberty City in 1998.

Development

Sonny Forelli is voiced by Tom Sizemore. His name is similar to Miami Vice character Sonny Crockett, whilst he temper is similar to Santino Corleone (known as Sonny) from The Godfather novel and film series. Sonny Corleone also voices opinions about becoming involved in the heroin trade, as Sonny does, although Sonny Forelli wishes to deal in drugs in general, not just heroin.

Mission appearances

GTA Vice City

Gallery

[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ProtagonistTommy Vercetti
Major charactersKen Rosenberg | Lance Vance† | Sonny Forelli† | Earnest Kelly | "Big" Mitch Baker | Avery Carrington† | Phil Cassidy | Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez | Ricardo Diaz† | Jezz Torrent | Percy | Dick | Kent Paul | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Steve Scott | Mr. Black
Minor charactersVictor Vance† | Gonzalez† | Leo Teal† | Pierre La Ponce† | Mercedes Cortez | Doris | Cougar | Zeppelin | Pastor Richards | Donald Love | Streetwannabe's Leader† | Cam Jones | Hilary King† | Alex Shrub | The Psycho | Maude Hanson | Jethro | Dwaine | Mike | Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard | Porn Guy | Harry† | Lee† | Alberto Robina | Rico | Pepe (gangster) | Pepe (customer) | Pablo | Pedro Garcia | Candy's Agent† | Franco Carter† | Mrs. Dawson† | Charlie Dilson† | Mike Griffin† | Marcus Hammond† | Nick Kong† | Carl Pearson† | Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen | Candy Suxxx | BJ Smith | Sonny's Right-Hand Man | Sonny Forelli's Associate | Dick Tanner† | Ted | Unnamed Property Developer† | Willy | V.I.P. | The Greasy Chopper Bartender | Unnamed Businessman† | Unknown Dead Man† | Café Robina Bartender | Haitian Gang Lord† | Officer Miller | Jackson | Officer Jones | Sam
Radio DJsOliver Biscuit | Maurice Chavez | Adam First | Jonathan Freeloader | Lazlow | Mr. Magic | Fernando Martinez | Michelle Montanius | Pepe | Amy Sheckenhausen | Toni
Radio guestsJan Brown | Michaela Carapadis | Jenny Louise Crab | Callum Crayshaw | Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy | Freddy | John F. Hickory | Jack Howitzer | Claude Maginot | Mandy | Emanuel | Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker | Doctor Phillips | Jeremy Robard | BJ Smith | Konstantinos Smith | Barry Stark | Thor
Mentioned charactersMr. Chesterfield | Morgan Daniels | Giorgio Forelli | Fran | Jono | Ho Chi | Jimmy | Mario | Patrick III | Laura Shrub | Tim
Beta charactersMr. Moffat
Other charactersBob | Bruce | Mark Cosgrove | Eugene | Martin | May | Moweesha | Doctor Perkins | P. Rowe | Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA Vice City | Category:Characters in GTA Vice City | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Category:Characters
[ ve ]Forelli Crime Family
MobstersSonny Forelli (Don, deceased) | Franco Forelli (Don, status unknown) | Mike Forelli (deceased) | Giorgio Forelli | Marco Forelli (deceased) | Tommy Vercetti (former) | Harry (deceased) | Sonny's Right-Hand Man (status unknown) | Sonny Forelli's Associate (status unknown) | Lee (deceased) | Lou Bricant | Forelli Wiseguy (deceased)
AssociatesPeople: Barry Mickelthwaite (former) | Lance Vance (deceased) | Massimo Torini (deceased) Roger C. Hole (deceased) | Uncle Leone
Gangs: Leone Crime Family | Sicilian Mafia | Sindacco Crime Family
EnemiesPeople: Salvatore Leone (deceased) | Carl Johnson | Toni Cipriani | Donald Love (status unknown) | Toshiko Kasen (deceased) | Claude | Tommy Vercetti | Victor Vance (deceased) | Phil Collins (former)
Gangs: Diablos | Leone Crime Family | Liberty City Triads | San Fierro Triads | Sicilian Mafia | Sindacco Crime Family | Southside Hoods | Uptown Yardies | Vercetti Gang | Yakuza
FrontsMarco's Bistro | Caligula's Palace | Ballot Paper Factory
TurfLiberty City: Saint Mark's (former) | Red Light District (former) | Newport (former) | Fort Staunton | Wichita Gardens (former) | Hepburn Heights (former)
Las Venturas: Caligula's Palace (former)
OtherForelli ExSess