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* Vito gets one just for virtue of being part of the Greatest Generation. We open with an EstablishingCharacterMoment that has him helping the Italian Resistance against Mussolini. He's already someone who wants to punch up by helping the little guy against fascists. He manages to lead an assault against a palace and rescue numerous Resistance members before he's knocked out by tank fire. Note: ''[[MadeOfIron knocked out by tank fire.]]''

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* Vito gets one just for virtue of being part of the Greatest Generation. We open with an EstablishingCharacterMoment that has him helping the Italian Resistance against Mussolini. He's already someone who wants to punch up by helping the little guy against fascists. He manages to lead an assault against a palace and rescue numerous Resistance members before he's knocked out by tank fire. Note: ''[[MadeOfIron knocked out by tank out]]'' [[MadeOfIron by]] '''''[[MadeOfIron tank]]''''' ''[[MadeOfIron fire.]]''
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* If Vito does ''Enemy of the State'' perfectly then he breaks into a federal building, dodges or disables a half-dozen guards, disables the security system, makes off with 10,000 gallons worth of ration stamps, and then drives all of the city at a top rate of speed to sell them before they expire at midnight. [[spoiler: Too bad it gets him sent to prison.]]

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* If Vito does ''Enemy of the State'' perfectly then he breaks into a federal building, dodges or disables a half-dozen guards, disables the security system, makes off with 10,000 gallons worth of ration stamps, and then drives all of the city at a top rate of speed to sell them before they expire at midnight. [[spoiler: Too bad it gets him sent to prison.]]



* Vito takes his ten-year sentence like a champ. He refuses to rat out the mafia, befriends Leo Galante inside, and eventually makes life easier for himself by getting involved in prison boxing. He also [[spoiler: shivs Brian O'Neill and narrowly avoids PrisonRape so it's not all smiles and sunshine.]]

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* Vito takes his ten-year sentence like a champ. He refuses to rat out the mafia, befriends Leo Galante inside, and eventually makes life easier for himself by getting involved in prison boxing. He also [[spoiler: shivs Brian O'Neill and narrowly avoids PrisonRape so it's not all smiles and sunshine.]]



* Vito is given a SuicideMission by Leo Galante to assassinate Don Falcone as repayment for all the mobsters and Triads he's killed. He launches a OneManArmy assault on the Observatory where he's holed up and single-handedly exterminates his entire gang. [[spoiler: Well, until Joe helps.]]

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* Vito is given a SuicideMission by Leo Galante to assassinate Don Falcone as repayment for all the mobsters and Triads he's killed. He launches a OneManArmy assault on the Observatory where he's holed up and single-handedly exterminates his entire gang. [[spoiler: Well, until Joe helps.]]
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* Joe actually comes up with a pretty intelligent plan to [[spoiler: assassinate Clemente.]] He believes they should use a bomb, disguises, and a window washer's platform to carry out the assassination. [[spoiler: It almost works except for bad stupid luck.]]
* Joe's best moment of awesome is [[spoiler: when he turns down being a capo for Don Falcone to help Vito.]]

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* Joe actually comes up with a pretty intelligent plan to [[spoiler: assassinate Clemente.]] Clemente. He believes they should use a bomb, disguises, and a window washer's platform to carry out the assassination. [[spoiler: It almost works except for bad stupid luck.]]
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* Joe's best moment of awesome is [[spoiler: when he turns down being a capo for Don Falcone to help Vito.]]



* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.

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* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] headquarters. There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.



* Joe and Vito have one final adventure [[spoiler: where Joe turns against Don Falcone and they manage to take out him and his goons in the Planetarium.]]

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* Joe and Vito have one final adventure [[spoiler: where Joe turns against Don Falcone and they manage to take out him and his goons in the Planetarium.]]
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* If Vito does ''Enemy of the State'' perfectly then he breaks into a federal building, dodges of disables a half-dozen guards, disables the security system, makes off with 10,000 gallons worth of ration stamps, and then drives all of the city at a top rate of speed to sell them before they expire at midnight. [[spoiler: Too bad it gets him sent to prison.]]

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* If Vito does ''Enemy of the State'' perfectly then he breaks into a federal building, dodges of or disables a half-dozen guards, disables the security system, makes off with 10,000 gallons worth of ration stamps, and then drives all of the city at a top rate of speed to sell them before they expire at midnight. [[spoiler: Too bad it gets him sent to prison.]]
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* In ''Joe's Adventures'', Joe tracks down the gas station attendant who ratted on Vito then beats him into not testifying. He also tracks down another mob stool pigeon, guns down a dozen police officers, chases him in a car over a frozen lake, and then dumps him into it to drown.
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* Joe's best moment of awesome is [[spoiler: when he turns down being a capo for Don Falcone to help Vito.]] Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

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* Joe's best moment of awesome is [[spoiler: when he turns down being a capo for Don Falcone to help Vito.]] Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
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* In ''A Friend of Ours'', Vito decides to go against his boss and save the life of Leo Galante. It goes hilariously wrong but ThePowerOfFriendship with Henry saves the day.

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* In ''A Friend of Ours'', Vito decides to go against his boss and save the life of Leo Galante. [[EpicFail It goes hilariously wrong wrong]] but ThePowerOfFriendship with Henry saves the day.
* Vito is given a SuicideMission by Leo Galante to assassinate Don Falcone as repayment for all the mobsters and Triads he's killed. He launches a OneManArmy assault on the Observatory where he's holed up and single-handedly exterminates his entire gang. [[spoiler: Well, until Joe helps.]]




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* Joe's best moment of awesome is [[spoiler: when he turns down being a capo for Don Falcone to help Vito.]] Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.



* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like Joe and Vito. They have to fight it out with the Irish Mob and police both before escaping.



* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like Joe and Vito. They have to fight it out with the Irish Mob and police both before escaping.

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* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store are both captured by Don Vinci who wants to know about their part in the middle Triad attack. [[BlatantLies They both deny any involvement]] and are [[ColdBloodedTorture subsequently beaten within an inch of their lives.]] The two proceed to then slaughter most of Vinci's goons and escape the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like construction site.
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* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like Joe and Vito. They have to fight it out with the Irish Mob and police both before escaping.



* Subverted by ''The Wild Ones'' where Vito, Joe, Steve, and Marty Santorelli slaughter a small army of GreaserDelinquents. All this accomplishes is massive DisproportionateRetribution over a half-empty truck full of stolen cigarettes.



* Joe, Henry, and Vito tear apart an army of fake cops while leaving a Triad factory in ''Sea Gift.'' This may include blowing up a gas carrier in order to wipe their opponent's out in an explosion Michael Bay would be proud of.
* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.

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* Joe, Henry, and Vito tear apart an army of fake cops while leaving a Triad factory in ''Sea Gift.'' This may include blowing up a gas carrier in order to wipe their opponent's out in an explosion Michael Bay would be proud of.
* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.


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* Subverted by ''The Wild Ones'' where Vito, Joe, Steve, and Marty Santorelli slaughter a small army of GreaserDelinquents. All this accomplishes is massive DisproportionateRetribution over a half-empty truck full of stolen cigarettes.
* Joe, Henry, and Vito tear apart an army of fake cops while leaving a Triad factory in ''Sea Gift.'' This may include blowing up a gas carrier in order to wipe their opponent's out in an explosion Michael Bay would be proud of.
* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.
* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like Joe and Vito. They have to fight it out with the Irish Mob and police both before escaping.

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* In ''A Friend of Ours'', Vito decides to go against his boss and save the life of Leo Galante. It goes hilariously wrong but ThePowerOfFriendship with Henry saves the day.
* Joe, Henry, and Vito tear apart an army of fake cops while leaving a Triad factory in ''Sea Gift.'' This may include blowing up a gas carrier in order to wipe their opponent's out in an explosion Michael Bay would be proud of.
* Joe and Vito [[spoiler: avenge Henry's death by wiping out half the Triads in the city in an all out assault on their headquarters.]] There's a reason both of them were the most feared mobsters in Empire Bay.

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* ''Balls and Beans'' has Vito sneak into a slaughterhouse (unfortunately getting covered in raw sewage along the way) via a sewer. He proceeds to sneak past the guards and workers before rescuing a group of his fellow mobsters. From there, it's a massive shoot-out that he handles with aplomb.
** This is doubly special because it is the mission that results in Vito being turned into a Made Man, including AwesomeMomentOfCrowning.




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* Joe actually comes up with a pretty intelligent plan to [[spoiler: assassinate Clemente.]] He believes they should use a bomb, disguises, and a window washer's platform to carry out the assassination. [[spoiler: It almost works except for bad stupid luck.]]
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* Subverted by ''The Wild Ones'' where Vito, Joe, Sonny, and Marty Santorelli slaughter a small army of GreaserDelinquients. All this accomplishes is massive DisproportionateRetribution over a half-empty truck full of stolen cigarettes.

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* Subverted by ''The Wild Ones'' where Vito, Joe, Sonny, Steve, and Marty Santorelli slaughter a small army of GreaserDelinquients.GreaserDelinquents. All this accomplishes is massive DisproportionateRetribution over a half-empty truck full of stolen cigarettes.
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* Vito takes his ten-year sentence like a champ. He refuses to rat out the mafia, befriends Leo Gallante inside, and eventually makes life easier for himself by getting involved in prison boxing. He also [[spoiler: shivs Brian O'Neill and narrowly avoids PrisonRape so it's not all smiles and sunshine.]]

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* Vito takes his ten-year sentence like a champ. He refuses to rat out the mafia, befriends Leo Gallante Galante inside, and eventually makes life easier for himself by getting involved in prison boxing. He also [[spoiler: shivs Brian O'Neill and narrowly avoids PrisonRape so it's not all smiles and sunshine.]]
* Subverted by ''The Wild Ones'' where Vito, Joe, Sonny, and Marty Santorelli slaughter a small army of GreaserDelinquients. All this accomplishes is massive DisproportionateRetribution over a half-empty truck full of stolen cigarettes.

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* ''Murphy's Law'' has Joe and Vito rob a jewelry store in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, things go absolutely pear-shaped when the Irish Mob drives a car through the front door instead of doing it softly like Joe and Vito. They have to fight it out with the Irish Mob and police both before escaping.
* Vito manages to take down an entire portion of the Irish mob ''The Buzzsaw'' starting with using an army machine gun and then going into a building that's soon set on fire. When Henry is injured, he then drives him around town to get him to a doctor called El Greco in order to prevent him from bleeding to death.
* Vito takes his ten-year sentence like a champ. He refuses to rat out the mafia, befriends Leo Gallante inside, and eventually makes life easier for himself by getting involved in prison boxing. He also [[spoiler: shivs Brian O'Neill and narrowly avoids PrisonRape so it's not all smiles and sunshine.]]




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* Joe provides support on a lot of Vito's missions, shooting up police and other mobsters both. He's certainly not a friend to leave someone behind.
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* Joe shows [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections what kind of connections he's built since Vito went to war]] by immediately getting him out of returning to the Italian front. It takes nothing more than a phone call.

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* Joe shows [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections what kind of connections he's built since Vito went to war]] by immediately getting him out of returning to the Italian front. It takes nothing more than a phone call.



* Federico and Steve are so impressed by Joe that [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections Vito casually dropping his name]] is enough to get him hired as an enforcer for their operation on the docks.

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* Federico and Steve are so impressed by Joe that [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections Vito casually dropping his name]] is enough to get him hired as an enforcer for their operation on the docks.
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* Vito gets one just for virtue of being part of the Greatest Generation. We open with an EstablishingCharacterMoment that has him helping the Italian Resistance against Mussolini. He's already someone who wants to punch up by helping the little guy against fascists. He manages to lead an assault against a palace and rescue numerous Resistance members before he's knocked out by tank fire. Note: ''[[MadeOfIron knocked out by tank fire.]]''
* Vito defending his sister from a LoanShark is a small moment but a memorable one.
* Vito shows he's got what it takes to be a mobster by stealing a fancy car from the Bombers gang as his first act upon the city. He also sees through the attempt to cheat him of his payment and adds half again to what he's owed. It's an easy first mission but shows he's utterly fearless and willing to do whatever it takes to make money.
* If Vito does ''Enemy of the State'' perfectly then he breaks into a federal building, dodges of disables a half-dozen guards, disables the security system, makes off with 10,000 gallons worth of ration stamps, and then drives all of the city at a top rate of speed to sell them before they expire at midnight. [[spoiler: Too bad it gets him sent to prison.]]

! Joe

* Joe shows [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections what kind of connections he's built since Vito went to war]] by immediately getting him out of returning to the Italian front. It takes nothing more than a phone call.
* While a bit crass, Joe's life of [[HookersAndBlow Hookers and Beer]] is pretty damn impressive compared to the squalor most immigrants in the city live in. DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster indeed.
* Federico and Steve are so impressed by Joe that [[ScrewTheRulesIveGotConnections Vito casually dropping his name]] is enough to get him hired as an enforcer for their operation on the docks.

! Federico 'Derek' Pappalardo

* When Vito claims to be Joe's friend, Derek has a very good way of testing it. He puts his gun on the table and calls Joe, letting the ImpliedDeathThreat linger as he gives him a number of outs. It's clear Federico doesn't suffer people claiming mob connections they don't have. Much to his surprise, Joe actually does know Vito. Still, the casual AffablyEvil menace is a great EstablishingCharacterMoment.

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