History Videogame / GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories

* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Mayor R.C. Hole's death]], Liberty City holds an election to select its new mayor, causing both Donald Love and Miles O'Donovan to enter the race and fight for the position. However, the election is Mafia-rigged, with the former being affiliated with the Leones and the latter being affiliated with the Forellis. Toni is ordered several tasks by Love to ensure his victory in the election. [[spoiler: O'Donovan eventually wins the election after Love being deemed unfit for the position due to his affiliation with Toni, a member of the Leone Family.]]

--> ''Donald Love'': (while eating human flesh) “My god this is good. It tastes just like chicken but somehow more... sentient.”

** Donald Love 'acquires' Fort Staunton by blowing the existing neighborhood to bits.

* KarmaHoudini: Toni Cipriani, oh boy. [[spoiler:Near end of game Toni blows up Fort Staunton to help with Love's land-grab, leading to the deaths of countless innocents. Most of the blame was put on the Forellis for storing illegal weapons underground.]]

* SeriesContinuityError: Even though it's a prequel, there are several inconsistencies and continuity errors with this game's continuity and ''Grand Theft Auto III'', such as:
** The introductionary video for ''San Andreas'' features a shot of Luigi's Sex Club 7 in Liberty City showing that it's in business since 1992, however this game features Paulie's Revue Bar at the start. The usual club wasn't established until the Leones took it over.
** The Manana and Landstalker vehicles have unique designs that do not match up with ''[=GTA3=]''.

* TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and his subsequent humiliation are one giant jab at Creator/BurtReynolds (who voiced the character in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''), who was said by the crew to have been very difficult to work with.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Luigi Goterelli, the Leone pimp, is nowhere to be seen this time around.

* TankGoodness: In ''Shogun Showdown'', Salvatore orders Toni to steal and destroy a tank which belongs to the {{Yakuza}}.

** Portland Island has a ferry connecting to Staunton Island. By the time ''III'' takes place, the ferry is gone.
** The introductionary video for ''San Andreas'' features a shot of Luigi's Sex Club 7 in Liberty City showing that it's in business since 1992, however this game features Paulie's Revue Bar at the start. The usual club wasn't established until the Leone's took it over.

* SuicideIsPainless: [[spoiler: Toshiko Kasen]].

* TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and then subsequent humiliation is one giant take that to Creator/BurtReynolds who voiced the character in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' who was said to have been very difficult to work with the crew.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Toni and Salvatore serves as this role.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Luigi Goterelli, the Leone pimp is nowhere to be seen this time around.
** Salvatore's son Joey is barely mentioned, although it appears that he already owns the auto shop.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Don't look at Toni, he's just "in the restaurant business."

* GetOnTheBoat: The game features a ferry system between Portland and Staunton Island, since the Callahan Bridge and Porter Tunnel depicted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' isn't finished yet.

! Due to the nature of being a prequel to ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'', all spoilers pertaining to it are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

* TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and then subsequent humiliation is one giant take that to Creator/BurtReynolds who voiced the character in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' and was said to have been very difficult to work with the crew.]]

* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: After Mayor R.C Hole's death]], Liberty City holds an election to select its new mayor, causing both Donald Love and Miles O'Donovan to enter the race and fight for the position. However, the election is Mafia-rigged, with the former being affiliated with the Leones and the latter being affiliated with the Forellis. Toni is ordered several tasks by Love to ensure his victory in the election. [[spoiler: O'Donovan eventually wins the election after Love being deemed unfit for the position due to his affiliation with Toni, a member of the Leone Family.]]

* SecretPolice: In ''Caught in the Act'', Salvatore and Toni kidnap R.C Hole's assistant to interrogate him into giving them information, however, they are followed by the late mayor's secret service, forcing Toni to get rid of them.

* TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and then subsequent humiliation is one giant take that to Creator/BurtReynolds who voiced the character in VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity and was said to have been very difficult to work with the crew.]]

* TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and then subsequent humiliation is one giant take that to Creator/BurtReynolds who voiced the character in VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity and was said to have been very difficult to work with the crew]]

** TakeThat: [[spoiler:Avery Carrington quickly getting killed and then subsequent humiliation is one giant take that to Creator/BurtReynolds who voiced the character in VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity and was said to have been very difficult to work with the crew]]

* IntrepidReporter: Ned Burner the star reporter of Liberty Tree who impersonates a priest to trick Toni into causing chaos around the city that he can report on. He is later killed by Toni after witnessing the murder of Avery Carrington by him and Donald Love

** Salvatore is a lot more paranoid here, to the point of waving a gun in Toni's face which can probably ascribed to Carl Johnson's betrayal years prior and the intense gang war in the city.

* EvilVersusEvil: In case you have doubts, everybody (protagonists, antagonists or minors) is either a villain, [[JerkAss jerk]] or [[TheSociopath sociopath]]. Toni is a ruthless and somewhat insane mobster who does not hesitate to commit atrocities for their own benefit or to satisfy their bosses or even earn his Ma's respect, Salvatore is extremely vindictive and shows traits of paranoia and narcissism, and Donald is a corrupt cannibal.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Much like the Columbian Cartel in ''III'', the rival mobs are always hostile and will shoot at you.

** Toni himself is this in "Dead Meat". Literally, with a meat axe.

* ChainsawGood: Toni gets ambushed by an army of chainsaw-wielding psychos sent in by [[spoiler:Vincenzo]], hence the ShoutOut mission name of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Portland Chainsaw Masquerade"]].

* GlitchEntity: Helicopters ''can'' be flown in LCS, they just aren't lying around. Through exhaustive effort, you can hijack one in midair during the "False Idols" mission. It can even be crammed into a garage.
* GreaserDelinquents: The Sindacco Family, and also Dan Sucho from the mission "Greased Sucho"

* RecycledInSpace: The mission "Karmageddon" (the one given by [[spoiler:Ned Burner]], not the side-mission you can do after that) is similar with ''Vice City'''s "Messing with the Man", except WITH A FIRETRUCK! Yeah, your main objective is to cause mayhem around the city and fulfill the "rating" meter by committing as many crimes as possible while behind the wheel of a firetruck, driving crazy enough to complete the mission. Both are also done for petty reasons: while "Messing with the Man" is done ForTheEvulz, "Karmageddon" is done for GoingForTheBigScoop.

* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: The Mafia-rigged mayoral race.

** In ''The Shoreside Redemption'', the Sicilians attempt to assassinate Salvatore by destroying the police van that contains him to his court hearing.