Michael De Santa

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## Amazing Baddie

### Full Name

Michael Townley (previously)
Michael De Santa (currently)

### Alias

Mikey
Mike
M
MT
Marky De Santos
Most Wanted Man in America
Mr. De Santa
Mr. DS
Zondar
Zolag
Harry Maxwell
Numerous nicknames by Trevor

### Allies

Trevor Philips (best friend)
Franklin Clinton
Lester Crest
Dave Norton
Lamar Davis
Chop
Wade Hebert
Floyd Hebert
Ron Jakowski
Solomon Richards
Patricia Madrazo
Rickie Lukens
Eddie Toh
Karim Denz
Chef
Paige Harris
Karl Abolaji
Norm Richards
Christain Feltz
Patrick McReary
Gustavo Mota
Hugh Welsh
Daryl Johns
Taliana Martinez
Unnamed mother
Unnamed father
Unnamed mother-in-law
Unnamed sister-in-law
Amanda De Santa (wife)
Tracey De Santa (daughter)
Jimmy De Santa (son)
Unnamed pet dog (presumably deceased)

### Powers/Skills

High-level intelligence
Marksmanship
Master Combatant
Driving Skills
Leadership
Strategy Master
Tactics Mastery
Resources
Intimidation
Weapons Mastery
Stealth Mastery
Enhanced/Honed Senses
Speed Amplification
Perception Manipulation
Regeneration
Pressure Point Strikes

### Goals

Fake his death to have a normal life (succeeded).
Get revenge on Abigail Mathers.
Get revenge on Dr. Isiah Friedlander (both determinant).
Kill Trevor Philips.
Keep Trevor away from him and his family (both abandoned).
Rob banks (formerly).
Rob banks order to gain wealth and resources.
Retire as a criminal.
Start a new life as a film producer.
Become a movie producer.
Reunite and improve his family life.
Kill Devin Weston and Steve Haines.
Kill Devin Weston, Harold Stretch Joseph, Steve Haines and Wei Cheng.
Keep his family safe by any means necessary and live a peaceful life (all succeeded).
 Live a peaceful life (all succeeded). Maintain his friendship with Trevor Philips (succeeded)

### Worst Actions

Making a deal with Agent Dave Norton to kill Trevor.
Killing Jay Norris on live TV.
Robbing a train filled with gold after Trevor crashes it.
Murdering Tahir Javan.
Attempting to kidnap Ferdinard Kerimov.
Chasing Molly Schultz around an airport in an attempt to kill her.

### Kill Count

Dozens (confirmed)
Hundreds (likely)
6 (attempted)

### Crimes

Mass murder
Armed robbery
Theft
Domestic abuse
Torture
Treason
Adultery
Reckless driving
Burglary
Blackmail
Vandalism
Assault and battery
Serial betrayal
Kidnapping
Trespassing
Terrorism
Conspiracy
Animal cruelty
Mass property damage

### Type of AB

Opportunistic Gangster

**Michael De Santa** is one of the 3 protagonists of *Grand Theft Auto V.* He is a retired bank robber and criminal after he faked his death in 2004 and spent 9 years living in peace with his family in Los Santos until he is pulled back into the crime game and forced to live by his old ways.

He was voiced and motion captured by Ned Luke.

## His Brilliance and Evil Rankings

### What Makes Him Amazing?

* He is tragic as he grew up in a run-down trailer park with an abusive drunken father who abandoned him and his mother did the same.
* Despite cheating on her and vice versa, he does love Amanda and was uplifted when she came back to him.
* Even if he has a somewhat distant relationship with his kids Tracey and Jimmy, he still cares for them a lot and saves them at certain points in the game optional or not
* Even though they spend half the game arguing or trying to kill each other, he has a love-hate friendship with Trevor as Michael even considers Trevor to be his best friend even if he chooses to help kill Trevor in Ending A.
* He cares about Franklin considering him to be a “son he never had” and is saddened if Franklin chooses to kill him.
* He has a genuine friendship with Lester Crest, wanting to share the cut from the Merryweather heist with him.
* He’s generally on & off as he stole a neurotoxin the IAA was developing to kill thousands, saved his family multiple times, and helped save Lamar from the Ballas.
* He has a sense of honor and standards as he is disgusted by Molly’s death and gives Casey a gold bar for his work if he chose the Subtle route for the union depository heist.

### What Makes Him Heinous?

* He has done lots of immoral and outright villainous acts to the point he seems more like a villain who just happened to do a few good things along the way, and some of his crimes include:
	+ Blowing Jay Norris's head off with a detonator in his phone on live television, which he showed no remorse upon despite the shock at his rather brutal death.
	+ Threatening Franklin with a gun and telling him to drive through the window of Simeon Yeterian's dealership, only to beat up its owner.
	+ Burning Martin Madrazo’s house down, without asking questions first, because he *thought* the guy who banged his wife lived there.
	+ He generally kills people anywhere and he has dozens to hundreds of victims to his name.
	+ Lastly, he stole two cars with the assistance of Trevor.
* He is extremely lethal due to committing dozens, if not hundreds of murders while fighting his enemies. However, the majority of people he kills are other criminals or police officers, which in the GTA universe are known to be corrupt agency.
* He often acts jerkish to the people around him, such as his family and Trevor, although he does want to improve.
* Before the prologue, Michael made an arrangement with Dave Norton to kill Trevor and fake his death so he could get out of the criminal business, which resulted in Brad getting accidentally shot and killed. When Trevor found out about his betrayal, Michael only responds with "I did what I had to do," meaning he felt no remorse in getting Brad killed nor trying to get his best friend killed. While it is true that Trevor is an unstable psychopath, it was still betrayal.
* In Ending B, once Franklin goes to kill him, he tries to convince him to team up and kill Trevor.
* In Ending A, if the player wastes too much time at the end of the mission, he will shoot and kill Trevor himself.
* He and Trevor pulled a heinous prank on Lazlow after catching up to him.
* The choices to save Amanda from getting arrested, help Tracey stand up to her stalker and assist Jimmy in defeating his kidnappers are all player-determinant and thus he has the choice to not do it at all.

## Trivia

* Michael is one of the two *Grand Theft Auto* villains (alongside Niko Bellic) to be an Amazing Baddie.

## External Links

* Michael De Santa on the Heroes Wiki
* Michael De Santa on the *Grand Theft Auto* Wiki
* Michael De Santa on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
* Michael De Santa on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki