Santino Forte

Santino Forte is a character role-played by BamBamRP.
==General Description==
Santino Forte is a Police Officer for the Los Santos Police Department, Badge #118.
Santino Giovanni Forte hails from New York and is a proud Italian-American, known for greeting people with his trademark "howyadoin" - although he often masks his strong accent (unless in the presence of other Italians/New Yorkers, who tend to bring it out of him). He believes in being a person first and a cop second, and takes great pride in his ability to connect with the community and the people he speaks to every day, excelling at deescalating agitated suspects and other individuals. His personable and friendly demeanor is sometimes misconstrued as being flirtatious or unprofessional; however, Forte insists he "has no rizz" and frequently seeks advice on flirting from others.
Forte possesses a colorful and varied resume, with several years of previous LEO experience as a state trooper (specializing in interceptor driving), as well as having been a professional opera singer, bluecollar hacker, EMS paramedic, firefighter, and professional Grinch impersonator at various points throughout his life. 
== Momentous Dates within the Government==
===Los Santos Police Department===
Rank 	Insignia	Note 	Date
Cadet 	 	Hired to the LSPD; Badge #850 	January 6th, 2024
Probationary Officer	 	Promoted to Probationary Officer; Badge #710	January 20th, 2024
Probationary Officer	 	Reassigned to Badge #118 	January 26th, 2024
Officer 	 	Promoted to Officer: Badge #118 	March 10th, 2024
Officer 	 	 	
==Trivia== 
*Forte prefers to be called by his last name, and insists "Santino" is only for close friends and family/off-duty usage.
*His father is an orthopedic surgeon and got Forte a job in a hospital after his opera career ended, leading to his employment with EMS as a paramedic and eventually firefighter. It has been implied that he does not have a good relationship with his father. Forte's mother is deceased.
*When Forte was an opera singer, he was classed as a Cavalier Baritone. He performed in numerous operas, especially ones by Rossini, Puccini, and Mozart in particular. He usually claims he gave it up in order to pursue a career that was more financially stable, but it has also been implied that he was forced to quit for other reasons.
*At some unspecified time "many years" before his time in Los Santos, Forte had a criminal record involving arson and accidental death. He turned himself in and served 2 years in prison for these crimes. His record was later expunged. This time in prison is likely what ended his opera career.
*Forte produces EDM music as a hobby, but enjoys any musical genre that isn't country or mumble rap. His musical preferences are EDM, techno, and classical music (specifically from the Rennaissance and Romantic eras).
* Forte has a number of medical concerns:
**He is confirmed to have ADHD (sometimes referred to as ACDC) and takes Adderall.
**He has Dissociative Identity Disorder, although very few people know this and it rarely surfaces in obvious ways.
**He suspects (and likely has) autism, although he has never been formally diagnosed.
** He has bad knees and receives regular medical care for them.
** He is basically blind without his glasses.
*Once referred to Wyatt Turner as his "sleep paralysis demon," and is often quoted as saying "that man scares the hell out of me."
*Forte only ever had two girlfriends prior to coming to Los Santos - both cheated on him.
*Forte is not a skilled cook, unless it involves pasta or steak.
*When initially creating the character of Santino Forte, BamBam said he drew significant inspiration from the character "Spine" of the musical group Steam Powered Giraffe, particularly their song "Hot on the Trail."
==Gallery==
File:Silly Guy Santino.jpg|Santino's Silly Guy License (Viewer Commissioned Fan Art - Artist Credit: BugBatches)