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| − | + | {{Disambiglink|"Mike" redirects here. For other uses, see [[Michael]].<br>For one of the protagonists in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], nicknamed Mike, see [[Michael De Santa]].}} |
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+ | {{Infobox character |
| + | |image = Mike-GTAA.jpg |
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+ | |games = {{Games|A=y}} |
| − | |name = Mike |
+ | |name = Mike |
| − | |gender = M |
+ | |gender = M |
| + | |aka = {{H:title|Used by Asuka Kasen|K-chan}}<br>{{H:title|Used by Asuka Kasen|K-kun}}<br>{{H:title|Used by Asuka Kasen when failing a mission|Kid-chan}}<br>{{H:title|Used by the truck drivers during Sue Me Sushi|Slick}}<br>{{H:title|Used by the truck drivers during Sue Me Sushi|Sonny}}<br>{{H:title|Used by himself while using the Kasen family's Katana in Down the River|The American-born Samurai}} |
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| + | |status = Alive |
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| − | |pob = [[United States of America|America]] |
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| + | |home = [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]] <small>([[Freedom Flies|Formerly]])</small> |
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| + | *[[Portland Safehouse (GTA Advance)|Hideout]], [[Hepburn Heights]], [[Portland]] <small>(Formerly)</small> |
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| − | |home = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] |
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| + | *[[Staunton Island Safehouse (GTA Advance)|Hideout]], [[Belleville Park]], [[Staunton Island]] <small>(Formerly)</small> |
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| − | |nationality = American |
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| + | *[[Shoreside Vale Safehouse (GTA Advance)|Hideout]], [[Pike Creek]], [[Shoreside Vale]] <small>(Formerly)</small> |
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| − | |family = |
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| + | [[Colombia]] |
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| − | |affiliations = [[Vinnie]] (deceased)<br>[[8-Ball]]<br>[[Jonnie]] (deceased)<br>[[King Courtney]]<br>[[Cisco]] (deceased)<br>[[Asuka Kasen]] (deceased) |
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| + | |nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]] |
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| − | |vehicles = Green [[Brit]]<br>[[Yakuza Stinger|Asuka's Yazuka (optional)]]<br>Player's choice |
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| + | |affiliations = [[Vinnie]] <small>([[Truth Revealed|Formerly]])</small> {{Status|D1=y}} |
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| + | [[8-Ball]] <small>([[Love of Money|Formerly]])</small><br>[[Jonnie]] {{Status|D1=y}} |
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| + | [[King Courtney]] <small>([[Fine Dining|Formerly]])</small><br>[[Cisco]] {{Status|D1=y}} |
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| + | [[Asuka Kasen]] <small>([[Assault Joint|Formerly]])</small> {{Status|D1=y}} |
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| + | |vehicles = Green [[Brit]] <small>(Briefly)</small><br>[[Banshee]] <small>(Briefly)</small><br>"[[Asukamobile]]" <small>(Briefly)</small><br>[[F1]]<br>[[Borgnine]]<br>Player's choice |
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| + | |weapons = [[Weapons in GTA Advance|Player's choice]] |
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| + | }} |
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{{Protagonists}} |
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| + | {{Quote|I'm not cut out for politics. I don't backstab enemies, I get in their face.|Mike}} |
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'''Mike''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as the [[protagonist]] of ''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''. |
'''Mike''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as the [[protagonist]] of ''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''. |
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| + | Mike is a [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]-based small-time criminal working with his partner and best friend [[Vinnie]]. The two make plans to leave the city with all the money they have earned over the years, but after Vinnie is seemingly [[Getaway|killed]] by a car bomb which also destroys all their money, Mike vows revenge and begins working for various prominent figures of Liberty City's criminal underworld in exchange for answers. Mike eventually learns the [[Truth Revealed|truth]] about Vinnie's apparent death and, after defeating all his enemies, [[Freedom Flies|flees]] to [[Colombia]] to start a new life with his newfound wealth. |
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| − | Very little is known of Mike. Unlike most protagonists in GTA Advance's contemporaries, Mike does not have any early background or any additional appearances in other games. It is only known Mike has intentions to leave [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] for good with his associate [[Vinnie]], an initial plot point in GTA Advance's storyline. |
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| − | In the beginning of the game, the two had earned enough money to leave Liberty City, but Mike was been coaxed by Vinnie to take a few more jobs from the Mafia before leaving. After Vinnie was thought to be killed by a car bomb, Mike attempted to trace the killer, while attracting negative attention from all gangs in the city. Mike's first boss is 8-Ball who finds Mike no closer to finding the killer, but 8-Ball recommends a bartender named Jonnie, who has several connections in Liberty City. Mike is initially annoyed by Jonnie's paranoia, but it rings true when Jonnie is found killed while Mike is on an errand. Mike stalks the assailant to Staunton Island, which leads him to King Courtney. |
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| + | The only known information about Mike's background is that he was a homeless kid in [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]]. At some point in his life, he met [[Vinnie]] and the two became friends and partners-in-crime, engaging in various illegal activites together, with Vinnie becoming somewhat of a mentor figure for Mike.<ref>{{Quote|I've got your back, Vinnie. You got me off the streets and back on my feet.|Mike to Vinnie in [[Jump Start]].}}</ref><ref>{{Quote|Whatever, Vinnie brought me out of the dumps and taught me how to take care of myself.|Mike to King Courtney in [[Latin Coffee]].}}</ref> For some time, Mike has harbored ambitions to raise enough to leave Liberty City for good with Vinnie, which serves as the initial plot point in ''Grand Theft Auto Advance's'' storyline. <ref>{{Quote|This is our big chance, Mike. We've almost got enough money to leave Liberty City for good. I'm tired of playing errand boy. We need to strike off on our own and lead the good life.|Vinnie to Mike in [[Jump Start]].}}</ref> |
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| + | At the beginning of the game, Mike and Vinnie have earned enough [[money]] to leave Liberty City and start a comfortable life far away from the crime-ridden metropolis. However, Mike is coaxed by Vinnie to take a few more jobs from the [[Leone Crime Family|Mafia]] at [[Momma's Restaurante]] before leaving. After Vinnie is seemingly killed by a [[Car Bomb|car bomb]], which also destroys all the money the pair have earned over the years, Mike attempts to trace the mysterious assassin, while attracting negative attention from all gangs in the city. |
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| + | Mike's first boss is [[8-Ball]], an associate of Vinnie's, who helps him with his investigation in exchange for Mike carrying out several jobs for him. While 8-Ball is unable to bring Mike any closer to finding Vinnie's killer, he points him to a bartender named [[Jonnie]], who has several connections in Liberty City. Jonnie is initially reluctant to assist Mike due to his paranoia, but eventually agrees to do so in exchange for Mike helping him out of a few situations he has found himself in. Mike is annoyed by Jonnie's constant paranoia, but it rings true when Jonnie is later found murdered while Mike is on an errand. Mike follows who he believes to be the assailant to [[Staunton Island]], which leads him to [[King Courtney]], leader of the [[Uptown Yardies]]. |
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| − | Mike works for Cisco at first and soon Asuka Kasen, both of whom were at war. Cisco has Mike abduct Asuka's neice, and later Mike undoes this action under Asuka's orders. Whilst working for the Cartel and Yakuza, it becomes apparent to Mike that Vinnie was still alive and was responsible for killing some of his bosses, as well as this he was intending to leave with Mike's share of the money. After the confrontation, Mike killed Vinnie. Before his death, Vinnie warns Mike that he is now a gang target. |
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| ⚫ | Mike suspects King Courtney to be behind Jonnie's death, but King Courtney explains that he is also after the killer because Jonnie owed him money. Mike strikes an uneasy partnership with King Courtney, who agrees to assist Mike in his hunt for the killer in exchange for his services. However, his work for King Courtney brings him no closer to finding the truth. Eventually, Mike loses his patience and confronts King Courtney who tells him that the [[Colombian Cartel]] leader, [[Cisco]], is behind everything. When Mike attempts to kill Cisco, however, he learns that the latter is innocent and that King Courtney has been using him. |
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| − | Afterwords, as Vinnie warned, Mike becomes a target for the Yardies, who get the Cartel to do their work at first. After a police raid during a gang war with the Cartel, 8-Ball is arrested. Mike soon decides to get even with King Courtney, and after organizing an attack on the Yardies, Mike fights King Courtney alone, but allows him to escape due to a sudden police raid. Mike eventually escapes the police and leaves the city with a private aircraft owned by Cisco. |
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| + | Mike subsequently cuts ties with the Yardies and begins working for Cisco and the Cartel, who are at war with the [[Yakuza (3D Universe)|Yakuza]]. After kidnapping [[Yuka Kasen|Yuka]], the niece of Yakuza leader [[Asuka Kasen]], for Cisco, Mike is contacted by Asuka, who is unaware of his work for the Cartel and hires him to rescue Yuka and do additional jobs for the Yakuza. However, during Mike's work for the two gangs, Cisco is murdered, similarly to Jonnie, for coming too close to uncovering the truth. Mike pursues the assailant and this time manages to catch him, revealing that Vinnie was behind everything. Vinnie explains that he faked his death to leave Liberty City with all their money, but ended up following Mike and killing Jonnie and Cisco to prevent him from learning the truth. In the ensuing shootout, Mike mortally wounds Vinnie, who warns him that he is now a gang target before dying. |
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| + | Vinnie's warnings ring true, as Mike later finds himself targeted by both the Cartel, who assumed he had killed Cisco, and the Yardies, who are after his newly gained wealth. After a police raid during a fight with the Cartel, 8-Ball, who was also present and helped Mike escape, is arrested. Mike subsequently deals with the [[Colombian Cartel Lieutenant|Cartel's new boss]] before planning an assault of King Courtney's compound with Asuka's help. However, the Yakuza never show up for the attack, leaving Mike to face King Courtney on his own. Before Mike can finish him off, the police arrive and Mike is forced to escape. He heads to the airport and finds Cisco's private jet, finally accomplishing his dream of leaving Liberty City. |
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| + | ===After ''Grand Theft Auto Advance''=== |
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| + | Not much is known about Mike's life after the events of ''Grand Theft Auto Advance'', but one of the lines during the final mission [[Freedom Flies]] implies that he left the [[United States of America|United States]] and settled for a peaceful life in [[Colombia]] with his gained wealth. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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Due to the lack of character and story development in the game, Mike, like [[Claude]], lacks much personality. However, Mike is very loyal to his bosses; he will go through with any job they give him and in the event of their deaths he would go out of his way to avenge them. He is also shown to not take betrayal lightly, as seen when he kills Vinnie. |
Due to the lack of character and story development in the game, Mike, like [[Claude]], lacks much personality. However, Mike is very loyal to his bosses; he will go through with any job they give him and in the event of their deaths he would go out of his way to avenge them. He is also shown to not take betrayal lightly, as seen when he kills Vinnie. |
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| + | He also exhibits a somewhat macabre/dark sense of humor, making sarcastic remarks as well as snide comments when killing or injuring enemies. There are times, though, when Mike shows standards: He shows concern for the safety of Yuka during her time in the Cartel's custody, and expresses distaste towards Asuka's sexual obsession with him, as well as the more questionable jobs that she gives to him, and sometimes ponders whether he should go ahead with killing/harming a person or take another route to accomplishing a task. |
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| − | *[[Federico]] - [[Dirty Laundry|Killed]] on Vinnie's orders. |
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| − | *[[Georgie]] - [[Flying High|Killed]] for trying to protect Pat. |
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| − | *[[Rafael]] - [[Flying High|Killed]] for trying to protect Pat. |
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| − | *[[Tomas]] - [[Flying High|Killed]] for trying to protect Pat. |
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| − | *[[Pat]] - [[Flying High|Killed]] for trying to kill him. |
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| − | *[[Mary (GTA A)|Mary]] - [[Scorned Lover|Killed]] for sending her actors to kill him. |
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| − | *[[Vinnie]] - [[Truth Revealed|Killed]] for betraying him. |
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+ | ==Physical Appearance== |
| + | Mike is a Caucasian male, presumably in his late twenties to early thirties. He has short black hair, and is known for wearing a shabby outfit consisting of a light gray jacket, white T-shirt, green pants, and brown shoes. |
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| − | *[[Biff Rock]] - If the player chooses to. |
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| + | ==Mission Appearances== |
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| + | ===''Grand Theft Auto Advance''=== |
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| + | *As the [[protagonist]], he appears in all [[Missions in GTA Advance|missions]]. |
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| + | {| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;" |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Victim''' |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Mission Killed''' |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Reason''' |
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| + | |[[Federico]] |
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| + | |[[Dirty Laundry]] |
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| + | |Murdered on the [[Leone Crime Family|Mafia's]] orders for competing against them in the drug trade. |
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| + | |[[Valet (GTA Advance)|Unnamed Valet]] |
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| + | |[[Hot Wheels (GTA Advance)|Hot Wheels]] |
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| + | |Murdered for trying to stop him from stealing a getaway vehicle and for attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[Scorelli's unnamed goon|Scorelli's goon]] |
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| + | |[[Scorelli (mission)|Scorelli]] |
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| + | |Murdered on [[8-Ball]]'s orders to avenge his friend that [[Scorelli]] put in the hospital. |
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| + | |[[Pat]] |
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| + | |[[Flying High]] |
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| + | |Murdered for attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[Georgie]] |
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| + | |[[Flying High]] |
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| + | |Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[Rafael]] |
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| + | |[[Flying High]] |
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| + | |Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[Tomas]] |
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| + | |[[Flying High]] |
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| + | |Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[The Pimp (GTA Advance)|Unnamed pimp]] |
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| + | |[[Bad Pimpin']] |
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| + | |Murdered on [[Asuka Kasen]]'s orders for stalking some of her [[prostitutes]]. |
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| + | |[[Xox]] |
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| + | |[[Mystery Killer]] |
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| + | |Murdered for attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |[[Vinnie]] |
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| + | |[[Truth Revealed]] |
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| + | |Murdered for betraying him, killing [[Jonnie]] and [[Cisco]], and attempting to kill him. |
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| + | |} |
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| + | === Optional Murders === |
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| + | {| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;" |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Victim''' |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Mission''' |
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| + | ! scope="col" |'''Reason''' |
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| + | |[[Freddy (GTA Advance)|Freddy]] |
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| + | |[[Show the Money]] |
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| + | |[[Biff Rock]] |
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| + | |[[Scorned Lover]] |
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| + | |Can be killed during Scorned Lover, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
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| + | |[[Mary (GTA Advance)|Unnamed actress]] |
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| + | |[[Scorned Lover]] |
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| + | |Can be killed during Scorned Lover, though her death does not affect the storyline. |
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| + | |[[Newport Factory's technician|Unnamed technician]] |
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| + | |[[Factory Wages]] |
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| + | |Can be killed during Factory Wages, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
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| + | |[[LCPD Corrupt Officer|Corrupt Police Officer]] |
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| + | |[[Ante Up]] |
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| + | |If Mike chooses not to torch the [[Pachinko World|casino]], he must find and kill the officer so that the [[Casino Owner|casino owner]] will no longer have to pay him protection money. |
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| + | |[[Truck Drivers (GTA Advance)|Unnamed truck driver]] |
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| + | |[[Sue Me Sushi]] |
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| + | |Can be killed or spared during Sue Me Sushi, resulting in a different dialogue at the end of the mission. |
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| + | |[[Colombian Cartel Lieutenant]] |
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| + | |[[Taking Revenge]] |
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| + | |Can be killed or spared during Taking Revenge, resulting in a different line of dialogue from Mike at the end of the mission. |
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| + | |[[Asuka's goon]] |
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| + | |[[Assault Joint]] |
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| + | |Can be killed during Assault Joint, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
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| + | == Crimes Committed by Mike == |
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| + | *[[Dirty Laundry|The murder of Federico]]. |
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| + | *[[Hot Wheels (GTA Advance)|The murder of a valet and the theft of a Banshee]]. |
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| + | *[[Ill-Gotten|The collection of protection money and the murder of six criminals]]. |
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| + | *[[Payback (GTA Advance)|The murder of three criminals in Trenton]]. |
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| + | *[[Fake IDs|The collection of fake IDs and evading arrest]]. |
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| + | *[[Twisted Metal|The theft and disposal of a car containing a corpse]]. |
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| + | *[[Ill Repute|The pimping of three prostitutes]]. |
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| + | *[[Droppin' Bombs|The delivery of illegal explosives and the theft of three Diablo Stallions]]. |
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| + | *[[Scorelli (mission)|The shootout against Scorelli's goons and the theft of his car]]. |
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| + | *[[Love Boat|The shootout against Jonnie's harassers]]. |
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| + | *[[Time's Up|The murder of Jonnie's debtors and their goons]]. |
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| + | *[[Happy Hour|The collection of five likely illegal substances]]. |
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| + | *[[Grand Opening|The bombing of the Diamond Sky bar]]. |
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| + | *[[Pocket Rocket|The shootout against several weapons smugglers at Portland Harbor and the theft of a rocket launcher]]. |
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| + | *[[Political Will|The assault of a senator and the vandalism of his limo]]. |
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| + | *[[Race to Run|Partaking in an illegal street race]]. |
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| + | *[[Latin Coffee|The theft of several cans of coffee and the shootout against Cartel members]]. |
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| + | *[[The Big Score (GTA Advance)|The murder of two high-ranking Cartel lieutenants and their bodyguards]]. |
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| + | *[[Fine Dining|The attempted murder of Cisco]]. |
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| + | *[[Flying High|The delivery of shoes designed to facilitate drug smuggling and the murders of Pat, Georgie, Rafael, and Tomas]]. |
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| + | *[[Factory Wages|The assault of a technician, the theft of his ID card, and the bombing of an aerial surveillance equipment factory]]. |
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| + | *[[School's Out|The kidnapping of Yuka Kasen and the murder of her bodyguards]]. |
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| + | *[[Kid's a Hero|The shootout against Cartel members in order to rescue Yuka]]. |
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| + | *[[Ante Up|The torching of a casino / The murder of a corrupt police officer]]. |
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| + | *[[Two-Hand Toss|The assault of a Vice City Mambas quarterback]]. |
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| + | *[[Scorned Lover|The assault of Biff Rock, the murder of his bodyguards, and the theft of his shoes]]. |
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| + | *[[Sue Me Sushi|The assault of three truck drivers]]. |
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| + | *[[Down the River|The kidnapping of several mobsters for Asuka Kasen's sex slave operation]]. |
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| + | *[[Bad Pimpin'|The murder of a pimp and his bodyguards]]. |
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| + | *[[Mystery Killer|The murder of Xox and his goons]]. |
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| + | *[[Truth Revealed|The chase and murder of Vinnie and his bodyguards]]. |
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| + | *[[Love of Money|The shootout against the Cartel in Pike Creek]]. |
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| + | *[[Taking Revenge|The chase and assault of the Cartel boss]]. |
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| + | *[[Smackdown (GTA Advance)|The murder of ten Yardies]]. |
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| + | *[[Assault Joint|The attack of a warehouse in Cedar Grove, the shootout against the Yardies, and the attempted murder of King Courtney]]. |
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| + | *[[Freedom Flies|Evading arrest by the LCPD]]. |
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| + | ===Other crimes (player-determinant)=== |
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| + | *Grand Theft Auto |
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| + | *Carjacking |
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| + | *Manslaughter |
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| + | *Mass Homicide |
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| + | *Violating Gun Control laws |
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| + | *Looting |
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| + | *Dangerous Driving |
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| + | *Assault |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery position="center" spacing="small"> |
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| + | MikeArtwork_GTAA.jpg|[[Artworks in GTA Advance|Artwork]] of '''Mike''' as seen in the official trailer. |
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| + | Mike-GTAA.png|Artwork of '''Mike''' as seen on the game's [[Grandtheftauto.com/gba|promotional website]]. |
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| + | School's Out.png|'''Mike''' (in-game). |
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| + | ScornedLoverGTAA.jpg|'''Mike''' during [[Scorned Lover]]. |
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| + | FactoryWagesGTAA.jpg|'''Mike''' with a shotgun. |
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| + | Grand Theft Auto Advance 10.png|'''Mike''' killing a member of the Southside Hoods. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *Mike |
+ | *Mike commits the fewest [[Canon|canonical]] murders in the [[3D Universe]], with a total body count of 10. |
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| − | *Mike commits the least murders in the GTA III era, with the body count of 7. ([[Victor Vance]] commits 9) |
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| + | *Mike is one of six protagonists in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series after ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' who do not appear outside their respective games, the others being [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Carl Johnson]], [[Huang Lee]] and [[Michael De Santa]]. |
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| − | *MIke is the only protagonist who leaves the current city in the final mission of the game. |
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| + | **Mike is also the only protagonist of the [[3D Universe]] to never encounter another protagonist. |
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| − | *It is possible the "Mafia" that Mike and Vinnie work for is the [[Forelli Family]] as an early mission sees the two going to meet with the Mafia in [[Marco's Bistro]]. |
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| + | *Mike's name was not included in the graffiti [[Secrets and Easter Eggs in GTA IV|easter egg]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. |
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| + | *He is the one of six protagonists that shares name with another protagonist. In this instance, it is [[Michael De Santa]] from ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. Others are [[Claude Speed]] and [[Claude]] from ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', and [[Johnny Hawtorn]] and [[Johnny Klebitz]] from ''[[Grand Theft Auto: London]]'' and ''[[The Lost and Damned]]'', respectively. |
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| − | *Mike is the only [[GTA III Era]] protagonist that does not meet or work with other protagonists of that era. |
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| + | *Mike's sprites and animations were later reused in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'' arcade game ''[[Street Crimes: Gang Wars Edition]]'', added as part of [[GTA Online: The Diamond Casino & Resort|The Diamond Casino & Resort]] update. |
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| − | *Mike and [[Tommy Vercetti]] are the only protagonists not to appear outside their respective games |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| + | ==Navigation== |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 16 April 2024
"Mike" redirects here. For other uses, see Michael.
For one of the protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V, nicknamed Mike, see Michael De Santa.
Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text which follows.
Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text which follows.
Grand Theft Auto series protagonists
“
I'm not cut out for politics. I don't backstab enemies, I get in their face.
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— Mike
Mike is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Mike is a Liberty City-based small-time criminal working with his partner and best friend Vinnie. The two make plans to leave the city with all the money they have earned over the years, but after Vinnie is seemingly killed by a car bomb which also destroys all their money, Mike vows revenge and begins working for various prominent figures of Liberty City's criminal underworld in exchange for answers. Mike eventually learns the truth about Vinnie's apparent death and, after defeating all his enemies, flees to Colombia to start a new life with his newfound wealth.
History
Background
The only known information about Mike's background is that he was a homeless kid in Liberty City. At some point in his life, he met Vinnie and the two became friends and partners-in-crime, engaging in various illegal activites together, with Vinnie becoming somewhat of a mentor figure for Mike.[1][2] For some time, Mike has harbored ambitions to raise enough to leave Liberty City for good with Vinnie, which serves as the initial plot point in Grand Theft Auto Advance's storyline. [3]
Events of Grand Theft Auto Advance
At the beginning of the game, Mike and Vinnie have earned enough money to leave Liberty City and start a comfortable life far away from the crime-ridden metropolis. However, Mike is coaxed by Vinnie to take a few more jobs from the Mafia at Momma's Restaurante before leaving. After Vinnie is seemingly killed by a car bomb, which also destroys all the money the pair have earned over the years, Mike attempts to trace the mysterious assassin, while attracting negative attention from all gangs in the city.
Mike's first boss is 8-Ball, an associate of Vinnie's, who helps him with his investigation in exchange for Mike carrying out several jobs for him. While 8-Ball is unable to bring Mike any closer to finding Vinnie's killer, he points him to a bartender named Jonnie, who has several connections in Liberty City. Jonnie is initially reluctant to assist Mike due to his paranoia, but eventually agrees to do so in exchange for Mike helping him out of a few situations he has found himself in. Mike is annoyed by Jonnie's constant paranoia, but it rings true when Jonnie is later found murdered while Mike is on an errand. Mike follows who he believes to be the assailant to Staunton Island, which leads him to King Courtney, leader of the Uptown Yardies.
Mike suspects King Courtney to be behind Jonnie's death, but King Courtney explains that he is also after the killer because Jonnie owed him money. Mike strikes an uneasy partnership with King Courtney, who agrees to assist Mike in his hunt for the killer in exchange for his services. However, his work for King Courtney brings him no closer to finding the truth. Eventually, Mike loses his patience and confronts King Courtney who tells him that the Colombian Cartel leader, Cisco, is behind everything. When Mike attempts to kill Cisco, however, he learns that the latter is innocent and that King Courtney has been using him.
Mike subsequently cuts ties with the Yardies and begins working for Cisco and the Cartel, who are at war with the Yakuza. After kidnapping Yuka, the niece of Yakuza leader Asuka Kasen, for Cisco, Mike is contacted by Asuka, who is unaware of his work for the Cartel and hires him to rescue Yuka and do additional jobs for the Yakuza. However, during Mike's work for the two gangs, Cisco is murdered, similarly to Jonnie, for coming too close to uncovering the truth. Mike pursues the assailant and this time manages to catch him, revealing that Vinnie was behind everything. Vinnie explains that he faked his death to leave Liberty City with all their money, but ended up following Mike and killing Jonnie and Cisco to prevent him from learning the truth. In the ensuing shootout, Mike mortally wounds Vinnie, who warns him that he is now a gang target before dying.
Vinnie's warnings ring true, as Mike later finds himself targeted by both the Cartel, who assumed he had killed Cisco, and the Yardies, who are after his newly gained wealth. After a police raid during a fight with the Cartel, 8-Ball, who was also present and helped Mike escape, is arrested. Mike subsequently deals with the Cartel's new boss before planning an assault of King Courtney's compound with Asuka's help. However, the Yakuza never show up for the attack, leaving Mike to face King Courtney on his own. Before Mike can finish him off, the police arrive and Mike is forced to escape. He heads to the airport and finds Cisco's private jet, finally accomplishing his dream of leaving Liberty City.
After Grand Theft Auto Advance
Not much is known about Mike's life after the events of Grand Theft Auto Advance, but one of the lines during the final mission Freedom Flies implies that he left the United States and settled for a peaceful life in Colombia with his gained wealth.
Personality
Due to the lack of character and story development in the game, Mike, like Claude, lacks much personality. However, Mike is very loyal to his bosses; he will go through with any job they give him and in the event of their deaths he would go out of his way to avenge them. He is also shown to not take betrayal lightly, as seen when he kills Vinnie.
He also exhibits a somewhat macabre/dark sense of humor, making sarcastic remarks as well as snide comments when killing or injuring enemies. There are times, though, when Mike shows standards: He shows concern for the safety of Yuka during her time in the Cartel's custody, and expresses distaste towards Asuka's sexual obsession with him, as well as the more questionable jobs that she gives to him, and sometimes ponders whether he should go ahead with killing/harming a person or take another route to accomplishing a task.
Physical Appearance
Mike is a Caucasian male, presumably in his late twenties to early thirties. He has short black hair, and is known for wearing a shabby outfit consisting of a light gray jacket, white T-shirt, green pants, and brown shoes.
Mission Appearances
Grand Theft Auto Advance
- As the protagonist, he appears in all missions.
Murders Committed by Mike
| Victim | Mission Killed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Federico | Dirty Laundry | Murdered on the Mafia's orders for competing against them in the drug trade. |
| Unnamed Valet | Hot Wheels | Murdered for trying to stop him from stealing a getaway vehicle and for attempting to kill him. |
| Scorelli's goon | Scorelli | Murdered on 8-Ball's orders to avenge his friend that Scorelli put in the hospital. |
| Pat | Flying High | Murdered for attempting to kill him. |
| Georgie | Flying High | Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
| Rafael | Flying High | Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
| Tomas | Flying High | Murdered for trying to protect Pat and attempting to kill him. |
| Unnamed pimp | Bad Pimpin' | Murdered on Asuka Kasen's orders for stalking some of her prostitutes. |
| Xox | Mystery Killer | Murdered for attempting to kill him. |
| Vinnie | Truth Revealed | Murdered for betraying him, killing Jonnie and Cisco, and attempting to kill him. |
Optional Murders
| Victim | Mission | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy | Show the Money | If Mike waits, Freddy betrays Mike and returns with his associates to kill him, but Mike kills all of them. |
| Biff Rock | Scorned Lover | Can be killed during Scorned Lover, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
| Unnamed actress | Scorned Lover | Can be killed during Scorned Lover, though her death does not affect the storyline. |
| Unnamed technician | Factory Wages | Can be killed during Factory Wages, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
| Corrupt Police Officer | Ante Up | If Mike chooses not to torch the casino, he must find and kill the officer so that the casino owner will no longer have to pay him protection money. |
| Unnamed truck driver | Sue Me Sushi | Can be killed or spared during Sue Me Sushi, resulting in a different dialogue at the end of the mission. |
| Colombian Cartel Lieutenant | Taking Revenge | Can be killed or spared during Taking Revenge, resulting in a different line of dialogue from Mike at the end of the mission. |
| Asuka's goon | Assault Joint | Can be killed during Assault Joint, though his death does not affect the storyline. |
Crimes Committed by Mike
- The murder of Federico.
- The murder of a valet and the theft of a Banshee.
- The collection of protection money and the murder of six criminals.
- The murder of three criminals in Trenton.
- The collection of fake IDs and evading arrest.
- The theft and disposal of a car containing a corpse.
- The pimping of three prostitutes.
- The delivery of illegal explosives and the theft of three Diablo Stallions.
- The shootout against Scorelli's goons and the theft of his car.
- The shootout against Jonnie's harassers.
- The murder of Jonnie's debtors and their goons.
- The collection of five likely illegal substances.
- The bombing of the Diamond Sky bar.
- The shootout against several weapons smugglers at Portland Harbor and the theft of a rocket launcher.
- The assault of a senator and the vandalism of his limo.
- Partaking in an illegal street race.
- The theft of several cans of coffee and the shootout against Cartel members.
- The murder of two high-ranking Cartel lieutenants and their bodyguards.
- The attempted murder of Cisco.
- The delivery of shoes designed to facilitate drug smuggling and the murders of Pat, Georgie, Rafael, and Tomas.
- The assault of a technician, the theft of his ID card, and the bombing of an aerial surveillance equipment factory.
- The kidnapping of Yuka Kasen and the murder of her bodyguards.
- The shootout against Cartel members in order to rescue Yuka.
- The torching of a casino / The murder of a corrupt police officer.
- The assault of a Vice City Mambas quarterback.
- The assault of Biff Rock, the murder of his bodyguards, and the theft of his shoes.
- The assault of three truck drivers.
- The kidnapping of several mobsters for Asuka Kasen's sex slave operation.
- The murder of a pimp and his bodyguards.
- The murder of Xox and his goons.
- The chase and murder of Vinnie and his bodyguards.
- The shootout against the Cartel in Pike Creek.
- The chase and assault of the Cartel boss.
- The murder of ten Yardies.
- The attack of a warehouse in Cedar Grove, the shootout against the Yardies, and the attempted murder of King Courtney.
- Evading arrest by the LCPD.
Other crimes (player-determinant)
- Grand Theft Auto
- Carjacking
- Manslaughter
- Mass Homicide
- Violating Gun Control laws
- Looting
- Dangerous Driving
- Assault
Gallery
Artwork of Mike as seen in the official trailer.
Artwork of Mike as seen on the game's promotional website.
Mike (in-game).
Mike during Scorned Lover.
Mike with a shotgun.
Mike killing a member of the Southside Hoods.
Trivia
- Mike commits the fewest canonical murders in the 3D Universe, with a total body count of 10.
- Mike is the only protagonist who was originally homeless.
- Mike is one of six protagonists in the Grand Theft Auto series after Grand Theft Auto III who do not appear outside their respective games, the others being Tommy Vercetti, Carl Johnson, Huang Lee and Michael De Santa.
- Mike is also the only protagonist of the 3D Universe to never encounter another protagonist.
- Mike's name was not included in the graffiti easter egg in Grand Theft Auto IV.
- He is the one of six protagonists that shares name with another protagonist. In this instance, it is Michael De Santa from Grand Theft Auto V. Others are Claude Speed and Claude from Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto III, and Johnny Hawtorn and Johnny Klebitz from Grand Theft Auto: London and The Lost and Damned, respectively.
- Mike's sprites and animations were later reused in the Grand Theft Auto Online arcade game Street Crimes: Gang Wars Edition, added as part of The Diamond Casino & Resort update.
References
- ↑ “I've got your back, Vinnie. You got me off the streets and back on my feet.”— Mike to Vinnie in Jump Start.
- ↑ “Whatever, Vinnie brought me out of the dumps and taught me how to take care of myself.”— Mike to King Courtney in Latin Coffee.
- ↑ “This is our big chance, Mike. We've almost got enough money to leave Liberty City for good. I'm tired of playing errand boy. We need to strike off on our own and lead the good life.”— Vinnie to Mike in Jump Start.