Jimmy Ricardo

Jimmy Ricardo was born in a small town known as North Yankton. When he was young, Jimmy had a great relationship with his parents. This was until he found out his dad, Vincent Ricardo, was abusive towards his mom, Valentina Ricardo. Knowing this information about his dad, Jimmy then went no contact with him. A few years later, curiosity about his father began to peak, so Jimmy started doing research on his father and learned more about the Ricardo name when he was 12 years old. He found out that Vincent was the Godfather of the Ricardo Family Mafia (RFM). Jimmy then went on to track his dad in an attempt to contact him. He felt as though that was what he needed to do in life to feel satisfied. After finding out that Vincent had moved to the city of Los Santos, Jimmy packed his bags and headed out. Once he arrived to the state of San Andreas, he realized Los Santos was far too expensive. He moved to the country-side, Sandy Shores, where he met his cousin, Kristy Smith.

## Diamond City

Diamond City showed it’s teeth to Jimmy very early off. He bought the cheapest vehicle the PDM car dealership had to offer. He used it to travel throughout the city in search for the lowest priced, and not as glamorous, water and sandwiches just to survive. Being a newcomer, Jimmy laid as low as possible to avoid being targeted by anyone who thought he may have a couple more dollars than them. However, within the first week, he had been robbed numerous times, leaving him nearly bankrupt. The tipping point came for Jimmy when he was taken hostage at a red light by a local gang to rob a convenient store around the corner. He watched as one of the men aggressively grabbed the person he swore to protect, Kristy. As he was being shoved into the thieves’ vehicle, Jimmy watched as the man smashed the backend of the gun into the center of her face, leaving her unconscious on the pavement.

After having the barrel of a gun pressed against his temple, Jimmy knew it was time to start making moves in Diamond City. Laying low and remaining broke was not what he seen his future to be, and based on the reputation of the Ricardo family, it didn’t run in the blood either. With the remaining cash in his pockets, Jimmy bought the right ingredients to start making the money both him and Kristy desperately needed. They forfeited their blue-collar jobs and invested their time in growing product they would sell to locals. On a sunny day in downtown Los Santos, business was booming, but the storm clouds soon came rolling in and so did the FIB.

Jimmy was charged with possession of an illegal substance and intent to distribute. While in prison, Jimmy’s mind didn’t slow down. He continued to plan his future and all the necessary steps to achieving it. Jimmy knew that if he had been carrying a weapon during all the times he was robbed and taken as hostage, things would have gone a little differently. In addition to a weapon, he had to represent something and show the other civilians of the city that he now wasn’t laying low and, quite frankly, didn’t care if anyone recognized him. This was the rise of the JK Mafia.

Purple was a color that represented honor, loyalty, power; all the values that resonated in Jimmy’s core. The JK Mafia consisted of Jimmy and Kristy, who both agreed that rolling in numbers and repping a color would provide more protection and respect. Two newcomers, Chance and GTK, did a couple of criminal runs, which gave the gang a ray of hope that their name was finally being recognized. Jimmy began leaving his comfort zone to attend events, parties, and even losing some money to more recognizable names at Vinewood Casino. However, just as fast as the newcomers came, they left in search for other things outside of Diamond City.

With their numbers back down to two, the JK Mafia started to feel their demise. Jimmy’s nerves sky-rocketed once a deal with a local gang member went sour and the purple flag started being drug through the dirt. With zero protection, a target on their back, and not a chance in hell, the gang was in fight-or-flight mode, with a very small survival percentage if they chose fight. Jimmy knew he had to abandon the JK Mafia name, remove the purple out of his closet, and start right back at square one by laying low. However, in the midst of it all, Jimmy had met someone who would later change his life for the better: Charles Valentino.

## Present Day Diamond City

Present day Diamond City has put away it’s claws and stopped showing it’s teeth at Jimmy. He is now the Mob Boss, a.k.a. Godfather, for The Ricardo Family Mafia (RFM). Those at his side are Kristy and Charles who both are in charge of production and distribution of illegal substances and firearms. RFM is truly run with the intent that each member is considered family, which is shown through the sibling-like bond between Jimmy, Starla, and Daisy. By the three meeting, it set forward the motion to protect and defend the crew as a whole and whatever happens to one, happens to them all. Even though he holds the highest rank within the mafia, that doesn’t stop Jimmy from getting his hands dirty and doing business. He lives by the code that he won’t let any members of the family do anything he is not willing to do himself, which includes security, armed robberies, and drug runs.

With his fascination in cars, Jimmy can be found either under the hood or behind the wheel. The rush of adrenaline from fleeing the police or hitting a tight corner in underground car races puts a genuine smile on his face. In his downtime, Jimmy enjoys hanging out with the grease-heads at the local mechanic shop; one mechanic in particular is Tyrese. Over engine chatter and “what’s the top speed this baby can go?”, Tyrese stated he had an extremely important gift for Jimmy. With confusion in his face, Jimmy stepped to the side, and after a few moments, received the gift: a chicken named Betty. A slight chuckle came from Jimmy’s lips, but regardless of whether it was a joke or not, Jimmy promised to take care of Betty, for this was a gift of friendship, a gift of mutual respect.

Even though he has always lived a fast-moving life, Jimmy slowed down to appreciate the little things with his soon-to-be wife, Victoria Comello. Jimmy and Victoria met in Italy where the two had been on vacation with their families. In the hotel lobby, Jimmy started small talk in hopes to find out Victoria had lived in the states, which she had. By coincidence, she lived in Jimmy’s hometown of North Yankton and provided all the proof in her slight accent. After a few casual dates, they made it official and a couple years later, made a vow to get married. To this day, Jimmy’s favorite moment they have ever spent together was the summer afternoon where they had a picnic on the cliff, looking over the ocean. Jimmy prepared Victoria’s favorite salad and made fresh, iced sun tea with lemon. But the best part of the day was when they fell to their backs, pointing out the different shapes within the clouds, and feeling like nothing in the world mattered more than that moment with her.

The wheels in his head haven’t stopped turning since the day he set foot in Diamond City, but now Jimmy has a bigger future to plan: the future for RFM. With his interest in business, he plans to provide more opportunities, both legal and illegal, for his members. The interest of purchasing the Vanilla Unicorn has resided in his mind and the plan to move forward with the investment to provide a safe and respectful environment for those who are on and off the stage is a constant thought. Jimmy never fails to put those in RFM before himself and wants nothing more than to provide every chance for his family to be financially stable. He possesses the value to make friends over enemies but follows his gut to provide the greater good for those around him. Jimmy believes in respect and honor just as he always has, and even though he displays his emotions, he never lets it fog his judgment. With all the values Jimmy has, one remains of the upmost standard; family over everything.

Most Recent Day in Diamond City.

After Jimmy bought the Dominos the mafia started to fall apart. they have recently lost many members due to the overwhelming stress of doing crime after crime and wanting to try some new things with different people. Jimmy Ricardo was fine with it but in reality he felt that they were done with the mafia. he felt as if they were going to betray him, Jimmy did think to himself that they really needed Apollo and Clem back into the mafia once they departed because without them Jimmy felt that he lost his family. Once Apollo and Clem decided to depart from the RFM things started to go down hill, the RFM lost 2 more people after that and everyone took a bit of a vacation back to their home towns for a while so Jimmy was left alone. To clear his mind from all the stress he started signing up for drift events and actually ended up winning his first ever one and got a sponsorship with the JDM LEGENDS dealership which made him feel as if he may have found a new side hobby. (record in drifting is 1-1) \*jumps a few weeks\*

Jimmy got a call late at night from one of the higher ups in RFM that is in Italy saying that the united states side of RDM has done their "dead" and can disband if the family wanted to lay low. so Jimmy got together with the family and everyone felt that the time was right. They wanted to lay low as much as possible. That was how the RFM disbanded but it was the best idea for everyone because i wanted them to enjoy their life and not always be on the run. Now Jimmy, Rocky, and Daisy have some new future plans since they have been friends with the Lost MC for quite some time and enjoy the people in there they were nice enough to bring us along. Rocky and Daisy have always had some type of passion for bikes so I knew they were a good fit to bring along with me. Now a days Jimmy works at the dominos and does security for the Lost MC when they open the bar and their mech shop.

Jimmy driving in his drift car