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If there's one thing that I hate more than fat people and cripples, it is poor guys.
— Tom Rivas in Out of the Closet

"French" Tom Rivas is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV.

He was voiced by Marc Rodriguez.

Background[]

Tom Rivas was born in Puerto Rico in 1982. He has two cousins, Lyle and Victor. At an unknown point in time, Rivas moved to Liberty City, and came out as gay. His nickname is "French Tom", which he uses as his username for his account on Love-Meet.net.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV[]

By 2008, Rivas was in debt to Brucie Kibbutz. When Kibbutz tried to retrieve his money, Rivas went into hiding. In order to lure him out, Brucie and Roman Bellic set up a fake Love-Meet account for Niko Bellic which depicted him as a rich gay man who enjoys spending his wealth on his boyfriends. Tom agreed to meet Niko at The 69th Street Diner, where, after some awkward conversation, Niko killed him.

During the conversation between Niko and Tom, Tom mentions that the Maisonette 9 and Hercules nightclub owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince is actually completely broke, which plays a large part in the story of The Ballad of Gay Tony.

LCPD Database Record[]

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A - E
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SURNAME
Rivas
DECEASED
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FIRST NAME
"French" Tom
AGE
26
PLACE OF BIRTH
Puerto Rico
AFFILIATIONS
N/A
CRIMINAL RECORD
1995 - Prostitution
  • 1998 - Prostitution
  • 1999 - Coercion Blackmail
  • 2003 - Possession Controlled Substance: Methamphetamine
  • 2004 - Fraud
NOTES
*Cousin of chop shop operator, Lyle Rivas.
  • Known homosexual hustler and con man.
  • Often charms older gay (sometimes married) men before emptying their bank accounts and disappearing.
  • Based in Broker.
  • LCPD-GTA4-logo
    LIBERTY CITY POLICE DEPT.
    PROTECTING LIBERTY CITY
    TomRivas-GTAIV-mugshot
    NAME
    "FRENCH" TOM RIVAS

    HANGOUT
    Unknown

    WANTED FOR
    Soliciting an Officer

    DECEASED

    Mission Appearances[]

    Grand Theft Auto IV[]

    Gallery[]

    Trivia[]

    • "French" Tom Rivas may be named after former Rockstar North level designer and programmer Thomas French, who was credited on GTA IV.
    • Tom's Love-Meet Profile remains on the site even after his death, although the button to "Date" him is no longer there.
    • Tom shares some similarities with Andrew Cunanan, a notorious gay serial killer responsible for high-profile murders including Gianni Versace. Like Tom, Cunanan would target and seduce rich gay men for financial motives.
    • He will tell Niko "to go play with a methhead" when Niko reveals a firearm, making it ironic since he was arrested for possession of methamphetamine before.

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    GirlfriendsAlexandra Chilton | Carmen Ortiz | Kiki Jenkins
    Random charactersBrian Meech | Mel | Real Badman | Hossan Ramzy | Sara | Pathos | Jeff Harlingford | Marnie Allen | Eddie Low† | Cherise Glover | Clarence Little† | Gracie Ancelotti | Ilyena Faustin | Ivan Bytchkov
    Petrovic BratvaAnton† | Boris† | Georgi† | Igor | Ivo† | Kenny Petrovic | Lenny Petrovic† | Mrs. Petrovic | Rami Yalon | Sergey† | Vanya | Vasil
    Most Wanted criminalsAlonso Goralski† | Antonio Rivette† | Barry Lamora† | Bert Reker† | Christov Mahonvic† | Danny Hatmaker† | Darren Covey† | Fernando Tisdel† | Freddy Paparo† | Frederick Harrison† | Glenn Lushbaugh† | Jimmy Kand† | Juan Haimo† | Keenan Burdett† | Leo Brodell† | Lino Friddell† | Marty Boldenow† | Maxwell Caughlin† | Mervin Eskuchen† | Noel Katsuda† | Phil Bacerra† | Preston Pecinovsky† | Rodrigo Stavnes† | Rodney McEniry† | Scott Guzowski† | Sergi Szerbin† | Shon Kikuchi† | Simon Nashly† | Tommy Francovic† | Tyler Pickrel
    Mentioned charactersChan Jaoming† | Fifteen Man Squad | George Lawton | Hsin Jaoming | Huang Lee | Joe Lawton | Lester Arnold | Lester Leroc | Marko | Mr. Wong | Niko's Brother† | Phyllis | Rudy D'Avanzo† | Rudy D'Avanzo's Father† | Thomas Piretta | Wu "Kenny" Lee† | Zhou Ming
    Other charactersRob | Vicki | Yusuf Amir | Troy Harder | Lola Del Rio | Jase | Milica Bellic | Roman's Child | Mila Tadic | Jerry Kapowitz | Horatio Humboldt | Gloria Hole | Steve | Kelly
    Beta charactersAlyssa Funke | Bradly Narlock | Cletus Luzell | Dick Godley | Marcel Hevas | Marty Connor | Raymond Alberga | Tommy Francini | Wilbert Wetterer
    † denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
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