Tommy Vercetti

Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), the fourth main installment in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. The series' first speaking protagonist, Tommy was voiced by American actor Ray Liotta. Portrayed as a temperamental Italian-American gangster, Tommy is a made man or ex-soldato of the Forelli crime family, a fictional Mafia organisation. After serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for murder, Tommy is released in 1986 and resumes work for the Forellis in Vice City, a fictional city based on Miami, Florida. He becomes caught in an ambushed drug deal and is subsequently tasked with finding those responsible; a quest that leads him to make various criminal contacts as he slowly builds up his reputation in Vice City's underworld. Tommy eventually establishes a powerful criminal empire, becoming the city's kingpin. Tommy's character was well-received by critics, who found him to be more fleshed-out and likeable than previous protagonists in the series, and praised his characterization, comparing it to that of Tony Montana from the crime drama film Scarface (1983). Liotta's performance as Tommy was also praised and earned him multiple year-end accolades.