Giuseppi Mezzoalto

Giuseppi Mezzoalto appears in several handheld versions of games from The Sims series, The Sims Bustin' Out for Game Boy Advance, The Urbz: Sims in the City for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, and The Sims 2 for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
==Biography==
===Life leading up to The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld)===
In The Sims Bustin' Out for handheld, he is the main antagonist. Giuseppi Mezzoalto, also referred to as "The Van Man," is a burglar who, occasionally, will rob the player's house (after moving out of Uncle Hayseed's House). Giuseppi's chance of robbing the player is based on the player's relationship with him (a higher relationship makes him less likely to rob). Giuseppi's van, also called the "The Riddle Machine," works as a general store, with the player being able to buy most (already purchasable) furniture items in the game at a 25% discount. Funnily enough, this includes items such as the burglar alarm, which stops Giuseppi from robbing the player. Giuseppi will always be next to his van between 9:00 PM and 4:59 AM on the road above the beach.
Giuseppi also runs a moving business. Whenever the player needs to move houses (at the end of most sets of missions), the player needs to track him down and have him move their stuff to their new residence. Moving is free, but if the player doesn't return Giuseppi's crate back to him within a week, the player will begin to get a charge on their bills.
In the Mission, Deep Dark Secrets, Giuseppi informs the player of a faster way to get around town, the steam tunnels. He tells the player to get a giant crowbar (obtained from Uncle Hayseed and returned to him) and a set of city blueprints (which can be found under a trap door in the Clock Tower) that the player needs to give to Giuseppi.
In the mission, Apprehend the Van Man, after talking to Vera Vex, setting up a sting with Det. Dan D. Mann, and obtaining a camera from Nicki Knack's Bric-a-Brac, the player has to enter Uncle Hayseed's house to catch Giuseppi robbing him and threatening to kill him with a guillotine. The player needs to take a photo of Giuseppi (by talking to him), and then Detective Dan will come in and arrest him. After that, Giuseppi will be in jail for the rest of the game, but the player will not get robbed anymore.
===Life leading up to The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)===
In The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, Giuseppi has moved from SimValley, but he mentions that he is on parole. He's implied to have only served time for his burglaries, not his 'attempting to use a guillotine on Uncle Hayseed.' He is an independent Urb. He can most commonly be found in the Casino on Olde Salty's Riverboat, the Sim Quarter, Urbania, and the Miniopolis Chronicle. On Sundays, he can be found briefly in the jail and on the basketball court on top of the jail.
In Mission 3, Goal 1, Mission for the Man, Det. Dan D. Mann asks the player to stake out Olde Salty's riverboat, saying that he got a lead. Once the player plays a single game of Moogoo Monkey, Giuseppi will approach the player. He, apparently, is working for Daddy Bigbucks and (says that he) thinks that the player is too. He tells the player to check the newspaper bulletin board. The bulletin board tells the player to check the bushes near the museum. The note in the bushes near the museum tells the player that the answers they seek lie beyond the grave. The note in graveyard tells the player to talk to person with a 'feather in his hat.' This is referring to Berkeley Clodd, who the player gives the piece of paper and recieves a suitcase in return. The suitcase is full of a million simoleons and is intended to go to Giuseppi, but the player has Det. Dan D. Mann bug it and then give it to him. This earns the player a permanent membership to the casino. Notably, Giuseppi won't accept an unbugged suspicious suitcase, giving a unique, and awkward, dialogue if the player attempts to give it to him.
Giuseppi doesn't show up in the story again until Mission 5, Goal 6, Back in Time. After the player gets all the material for the time machine and gets Sue Pirnova and Ewan Watahmee to work on it, the player is tasked with finding when Daddy Bigbucks went. The player needs to find Giuseppi. As it turns out, Giuseppi had not truly been working for Daddy Bigbucks; he double-crossed him. He had really been working for Det. Dan D. Mann. He tells the player that Daddy Bigbucks went to 1870, but he doesn't know when in 1870, so he tells the player to travel to the last day of 1870, December 31st, so they make sure that they arrive after Daddy Bigbucks had set up a claim flag.
Getting Giuseppi to 100 relationship unlocks the abandoned bus, a hangout spot in Urbania that he used to sleep in during tougher times. The recipe that he gives the player, Strawberry Tiramisu, is required to be crafted in order to finish the Artsie's Rep Mission. If the player is in their house when a seasonal gift arrives at their house, he will call the player to inform them of a gift that arrived.
===Life leading up to The Sims 2 (GBA)===
Giuseppi moved to Strangetown (however, no links are done with Miniopolis when it is still said that he moved from SimValley) and is described as the "shady guy."
If the player talks to him in It All Begins, he will talk about breaking into the pawn shop, tell the player his name, then immediately say that he probably shouldn't have said that.
He works for Frankie Fusilli to look after Ara Fusilli during Buried By the Mob, and the player has to find a way to distract him. He will often be seen lurking around the casino or in the town center.
In A Brand New Scent, Giuseppi is seen talking about horses with Tristan Legend. Tristan had asked Giuseppi to clean out some stables for him in order to impress Kayleigh Wintercrest. The player will have to put manure in the stables in order to prevent this.
And finally during the mission, A Very Special Reunion, the player will need to pay Frankie Fusilli 2000 simoleons in order to provide transportation for Giuseppi, Ara Fusilli, and Kayleigh Wintercrest to return to Strangetown.
===Life leading up to The Sims 2 (Nintendo DS)===
Giuseppi Mezzoalto is a hotel guest with some, but little, story involvement. When Emperor Xizzle tries to invade the hotel during the game's introduction, Tristan Legend tells the player to go find Giuseppi. Giuseppi can be found in the middle of the town (right outside of the hotel) He sells the player a Super Drencher, asking for §250 because it was a 'relic from his childhood.' After paying up, Giuseppi is a regular hotel guest for the rest of the game.
Giuseppi's secret that the Giuseppi in the last game was a robot. It is unclear which game this is referring to. Unlocking Giuseppi's secret also unlocks the Grim Cowboy's concept art. Giuseppi autonomously plays the track 'Strange Night' on radios.
==Simology==
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==Gallery==
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The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld)=
Giuseppi Mezzoalto Render TSBO.jpg
Giuseppi Mezzoalto stealing.png|Giuseppi robbing Uncle Hayseed's house
Giuseppi Mezzoalto arrested.png|Guiseppi arrested
Giuseppi Mezzoalto in jail.png|Giuseppi in jail
TSBO MovingScreen.png|Giuseppi when the player moves residences
TSBO NGAGE Loading Screen.png|Giuseppi Mezzoalto on the loading screen for The Sims Bustin Out NGAGE
|-|The Urbz: Sims in the City (handheld)=
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Giuseppi Mezzoalto Spritesheet DS.png|Giuseppi Mezzoalto's expressions from The Urbz: Sims in the City for DS and DSi
Giuseppi.png|Giuseppi Mezzoalto's expressions from The Urbz: Sims in the City for GBA
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Guiseppi Mezzoalto TS2GBA Portraits.png|Giuseppi Mezzoalto's portraits in The Sims 2 for GBA
|-|The Sims 2 (DS)=
Giuseppi Mezzoalto check in.png|Giuseppi checking into the player's hotel
Giuseppi Mezzoalto model NDS.png|Giuseppi's model in The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS
TS2DS Giuseppi Mezzoalto Secret.png|Giuseppi Mezzoalto when his secret is unlocked in The Sims 2 for Nintendo DS
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==Trivia== 
*In The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, he does not remember the player's Urb, only saying that they "look familiar."
*In The Urbz: Sims in the City for handheld, Giuseppi mentions he was raised with four brothers. Who these brothers are goes unanswered.
*Since there are no connections made with him living in Miniopolis in the later games, it can be perceived that the Giuseppi in The Urbz: Sims in the City was the robot mentioned in his The Sims 2 for DS secret.
*In The Sims Bustin' Out, there is some unintended behavior involving the aftermath of the mission where Giuseppi robs Uncle Hayseed:
**Before the player talks to Vera to wrap up the mission, Giuseppi won't be in jail or anywhere else in the map.
** During the time Giuseppi isn't able to be found anywhere, he'll still answer the phone like normal and be able to rob the player.
**After the mission is wrapped up and Giuseppi is put in jail, other Sims can still ask the player to deliver errands to Giuseppi, this is impossible to deliver as he is in an unreachable spot in his cell and won't move from there.
*There is an unused episode in The Sims 2 for GBA featuring Giuseppi called "Giuseppi Was Framed" and the description was: "Giuseppi is in jail, charged with a disastrous crime he claims he didn't commit. Can you find the guilty party and restore dignity to the city?" However, there is nothing left of this episode other than the title and the description.
== Other languages==
Language	The Sims Bustin' Out	The Urbz: Sims in the City	The Sims 2 (GBA) 	The Sims 2(Nintendo DS)
English 	Giuseppi Mezzoalto 	Giuseppi Mezzoalto 	Giuseppi Mezzoalto	Giuseppi Mezzoalto
French 	Manuel Travos 	Manuel Travos 	Manuel Travos 	Manuel Travos
German 	 	Bruno Mezzoalto 	 	
Italian 	 	Giuseppe Mezzo 	 	
Spanish 	Giuseppi Ruedi 	Giuseppi Ruedi 	Giuseppi Ruedi 	Giuseppi Ruedi
Dutch 	Henk Schimmig 	 	 	
fr:Manuel Travos
es:Giuseppi Ruedi
Category:Burglars
Category:Sims wearing hats
Category:Sims with facial hair
Category:Sims with short hair
Category:Strangetown Sims from The Sims 2 (GBA)
Category:SimValley Sims from The Sims Bustin' Out (handheld)