Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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Tommy Vercetti is the ambitious, tough-talking protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a former mobster who builds a criminal empire in a 1980s Miami-inspired setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Liotta as Tommy Vercetti | 1 |
| Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Context triple: [Ray Liotta, characterRole, Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]
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Alexander Sebastian in Notorious
Alexander Sebastian in "Notorious" is the refined yet menacing Nazi conspirator who becomes romantically entangled with Ingrid Bergman’s character in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1946 thriller.
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Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III
Vincent Mancini is the hot-headed yet ambitious illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone who becomes Michael Corleone’s protégé and eventual heir to the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part III.
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Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a central protagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise, portrayed as an undercover cop-turned-street racer and loyal member of Dominic Toretto's crew.
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D.
Vince Montana Jr.
Vince Montana Jr. was an American vibraphonist, composer, and producer best known as a founding member of MFSB and a pioneering figure in the development of Philadelphia soul and disco music.
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E.
Lt. Aldo Raine
Lt. Aldo Raine is a fictional, tough-talking American Army officer who leads a squad of Jewish-American soldiers on a brutal mission against Nazis in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Inglourious Basterds."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Target entity description: Tommy Vercetti is the ambitious, tough-talking protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a former mobster who builds a criminal empire in a 1980s Miami-inspired setting.
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A.
Alexander Sebastian in Notorious
Alexander Sebastian in "Notorious" is the refined yet menacing Nazi conspirator who becomes romantically entangled with Ingrid Bergman’s character in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1946 thriller.
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B.
Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III
Vincent Mancini is the hot-headed yet ambitious illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone who becomes Michael Corleone’s protégé and eventual heir to the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part III.
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C.
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a central protagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise, portrayed as an undercover cop-turned-street racer and loyal member of Dominic Toretto's crew.
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D.
Vince Montana Jr.
Vince Montana Jr. was an American vibraphonist, composer, and producer best known as a founding member of MFSB and a pioneering figure in the development of Philadelphia soul and disco music.
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E.
Lt. Aldo Raine
Lt. Aldo Raine is a fictional, tough-talking American Army officer who leads a squad of Jewish-American soldiers on a brutal mission against Nazis in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Inglourious Basterds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Forelli crime family ⓘ |
| ally |
Avery Carrington
ⓘ
Cortez ⓘ Ken Rosenberg ⓘ Lance Vance ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
Grand Theft Auto
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Theft Auto franchise
|
| backstory |
former member of the Forelli crime family
ⓘ
released from prison after 15 years ⓘ sent to prison after a botched hit in Liberty City ⓘ |
| businessType |
car showroom
ⓘ
film studio ⓘ ice cream factory ⓘ nightclub ⓘ print works ⓘ taxi company ⓘ |
| controls |
Vercetti crime family
ⓘ
linked to:
Forelli crime family
|
| creator |
Rockstar Games
ⓘ
Rockstar North ⓘ |
| enemy |
Ricardo Diaz
ⓘ
Sonny Forelli ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Rockstar North ⓘ |
| gamePublisher | Rockstar Games ⓘ |
| gameReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ambition
ⓘ
building a criminal empire in Vice City ⓘ tough-talking personality ⓘ |
| mission | recover money and drugs lost in a failed deal in Vice City ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| owns |
Ocean View Hotel (as a safehouse)
ⓘ
Vercetti Estate ⓘ multiple businesses in Vice City ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
pragmatic
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| roleInGame | playable character ⓘ |
| settingBasedOn | Miami ⓘ |
| settingOfMainStory |
Vice City
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
|
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| vehicleAssociation | Infernus ⓘ |
| voicedBy | Ray Liotta ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice |
assault rifle
ⓘ
submachine gun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Description of subject: Tommy Vercetti is the ambitious, tough-talking protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a former mobster who builds a criminal empire in a 1980s Miami-inspired setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City