Tommy Vercetti

Thomas Vercetti, also known as Tommy Vercetti, Tom, The Harwood Butcher, Mr. V, Mr. Teal, Bad Ass Vercetti and Suit Dude, is the main protagonist from the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City series.
== Charactah Account ==
Tommy was a member of the Forelli Crime Family in Liberty City before being sent to whack a rival gang member in Harwood. However, he was ambushed, but managed to take down his would-be assassins, racking up a body count of 11. This incident lead to him gaining not only infamy as "The Harwood Butcher", but also 15 years behind bars. Upon his release, Sonny Forelli knows that Tommy is too hot for Liberty and sends him "down south" to Vice City to expand the empire, starting with a cocaine deal with the Vance Brothers. Unfortunately, the deal goes south, ending in yet another ambush that leaves Vic Vance dead and Tommy with neither the coke nor Sonny's money. With nothing but the clothes on his back, a hotel room and his new partner, attorney Ken Rosenberg, Tommy then sets out to find out who set him up, get Sonny's cash back, and perhaps get a slice of the action for himself.
Tommy Vercetti is depicted as both intelligent and temperamental. He is easily angered and quick to resort to violence. He does not hesitate to kill, though many of his victims are trying to kill Tommy, or have done something that guaranteed their deaths. However, Tommy often shows care and sensitivity towards characters like Mercedes Cortez and especially Earnest Kelly, viewing Kelly as a father figure due to his own father working in a print works, and showing anger and concern when Kelly is injured by Sonny's hitmen.
Tommy prefers to perform his own work rather than delegate tasks to others. Even after he has his own gang and other subordinates working for him, he usually puts his plans in motion personally. He also personally gets involved if things aren't going as well as he'd like - for example, in the opening cutscene of Bar Brawl he is irritated by Lance's lazy attitude towards the bar refusing to pay protection money and immediately goes out to settle things himself. 
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
* Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
== Trivia ==
* Tommy has a few unique traits when compared to other GTA protagonists; he was the first one to speak (although that honor technically goes to Toni Cipriani in GTA III, who was not actually recognized as a protagonist until GTA Liberty City Stories, which was released after GTA Vice City). He was also the first 3D Universe protagonist to be given a name - Claude of GTA III wasn't named until GTA San Andreas, and Toni Cipriani didn't officially become a protagonist until GTA LCS. He was also the only verbal GTA protagonist to never say the word "fuck"; instead, he frequently says the word "prick" throughout the game.
* In GTA IV, there is graffiti found around the map with Tommy's name, along with the other 3D Universe protagonists. It states that they are all dead. Rockstar Games later confirmed that it was a "little joke for the fans of the series".
* Tommy's shirt can be seen in the wardrobe at The Compound safehouse in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, but Vic cannot wear it.
* The video game Driv3r featured Hawaiian shirt-wearing characters known as "Timmy Vermicelli" hidden throughout each of its 3 main maps, who could be killed to unlock bonuses, a parody of both Tommy and the hidden package system of GTA games. Additionally, the Timmy Vermicelli characters wore inflatable armbands, making fun of the fact Tommy Vercetti is unable to swim and will die upon entering the water.
* Tommy and Trevor Philips are the only protagonists to be present for the death of another protagonist in a canonical situation (Tommy witnessed Victor Vance's murder during a deal, and Trevor beat Johnny Klebitz to death).
* In The Introduction, Ken Rosenberg calls Tommy Vercetti, but Tommy doesn't speak because Ray Liotta had a dispute with Rockstar Games about how much "effort" he put into GTA Vice City, so Tommy's voice wasn't recorded.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Tommy Vercetti at GTA Wiki
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