Vice City
A city in Leonida State known for its vibrant 1980s-style atmosphere and warm, sunny weather.
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
Vice City is a city in the state of Leonida, which will appear in the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto VI. It is located on the Atlantic coast in the southeast of Vice-Dale County and serves as its administrative center. It is the largest and most populous city in the Leonida State.
Vice City is known for its vibrant 1980s-style atmosphere, warm sunny weather, occasional natural disasters, the busiest port in the world, and a thriving drug trade with all its consequences.
Transnational criminal organizations also prefer to launder money here. In addition to these, the city attracts people from all over the world, so the local population is quite diverse and literally woven from different cultures.
Geographically, Vice City, like the rest of Leonida, is located on flat terrain just above sea level. The mainland part of the city sits on the bay and includes several natural and man-made barrier islands, the largest of which is home to the resort town of Vice Beach.
The city was first mentioned in the HD universe in GTA 4 and GTA: Chinatown Wars.
Crime
As in other areas of the United States, crime in Vice City is concentrated in certain poor neighborhoods and immigrant areas such as Little Haiti and Little Havana.
From the 1980s to the present day, Vice City was largely fueled by cocaine trafficking. In the late 2000s, major drug traffickers were smuggling cocaine to Russian mobsters in Liberty City, presumably the Bulgarin Syndicate or the Raskalov Brotherhood. Speedboats and drug subs were usually used to deliver drugs to Leonida.
It is also implied that in the 1980s and 1990s, Liberty City mobsters, including Sammy Bottino, once the right-hand man of the Don Gambetti crime family, who is wanted by the Vice City Police Department for a murder committed sometime around 2007, were operating in and around Vice City.
Closer to 2008, methamphetamine began to gain popularity in Vice City, which, according to Liberty Tree, "destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers" in the city. Later, by 2019, a marijuana-based drug called Zombie hit the streets, tempting users to even cannibalize.
City Choice
In a December 13, 2012 interview with Adam Rosenberg of Digital Trends about the tenth anniversary of GTA: Vice City and its cultural impact, former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies was asked if there was a chance Vice City would return to the GTA series in the future, to which he replied:
It is always a possibility. There are a few references to the city in our current-gen GTAs so it is part of that HD universe, and it is certainly somewhere we would love to revisit. However Vice City, perhaps more than any other GTA game, was as much about the era as the setting. Miami in the 1980’s is so iconic it would feel strange to revisit the city in a different time period.
Of course at some point we would like to have one big world containing all our cities and let the player fly between them and revisit their favorite areas, and in that context reimagining Vice City would be very interesting.
— Leslie Benzies
References
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City
Vice City advertisements can be seen on many FlyUS billboards in Liberty City.
When hobo Jerry Kapowitz found the diamonds being hunted by Niko Bellic, Patrick McReary, Ray Bulgarin, Ray Boccino and the Jewish Mob, he made plans to open a gun store and liquor store in Vice City, which was broadcast on the radio.
In the Vehicles section of the GTA 4 stats, one possible rating for "miles traveled" is given as "from Liberty City to Vice City".
Lazlow Jones, a radio host on Integrity 2.0, often recalls his life in Vice City in the 1980s when he was a DJ at V-Rock.
In the mission Catch the Wave, the Russian mob delivered Vice City drugs to the shipyard.
Roman Bellic writes to Niko that if they make a deal with Dimitri Rascalov, they can afford to fly to Vice City in a private jet.
When Nico and Roman's friendship level is at an all-time high, Nico will be able to hail a cab from Roman. At that time, Roman will also tell Nico that all of his cabs go to the airport and pick up old people from Vice City.
A #3 headpiece with "I ♥ VC" written on it is available for the female multiplayer model from rank zero.
Iggy Pop, a Liberty Rock radio DJ, talks about moving to Vice City, noting how clean it is compared to Liberty City.
The spin-off of the TV series The Science Of Crime is called The Science of Crime: Vice City. This is probably a reference to the series CSI: Miami.
Hossan Ramzy sends Niko an email telling him that he has jumped ship in Florida.
The Little Havana neighborhood of Vice City is mentioned on the game's internet site. We will likely see this neighborhood again similar to how we saw the airport from GTA 3 in GTA 4 and EFLC.
Not far from Playboy X's penthouse in Northwoods, one of the walls of the building says VICE.
Throughout Liberty City there are various graffiti with the Vice Squad written on it. This is an elite special unit of the Vice City Police Department.
According to Weazel News, Andriy Maximov was intercepted by Liberty City police at the mouth of the Humboldt River as he was transporting cocaine from Vice City by boat for the Russian mafia.
The six-month-old baby Joshua Hampton, who allegedly killed his father Abraham Hampton, has said he plans to marry his mother in Vice City because strange behavior is tolerated there.
Blogsnobs.org has a blog by a 47-year-old Vice City feminist.
Users of Liesdamnlies.net under the nicknames Bermuda Triangle, Taos Hum, Majestic12 and The Ripper Lives hail from Vice City.
Drug Enforcement Agent Albert Thomas stated on the Liberty Tree website that "Meth has destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers in Vice City." Journalist John Chesapeake of the Weazel News expressed a similar opinion, "Meth has destroyed the lives and businesses of cocaine dealers in Vice City, and we see the same happening here."
Another Liberty Tree article states that a drunken pilot nearly killed 200 passengers on an Air Sol flight bound for Francis International Airport from Vice City.
Washington Beach is mentioned on hornyhighschoolreunions.com as the location of a high school.
The Angels of Death motorcycle club website states that they operate in the South. They have their own theme park and sell branded merchandise such as bedding, books, party kits, diapers, and even dildos.
Vice City's name is engraved on the wall of U.S. cities in Rotterdam Tower along with San Fierro, Los Santos, Las Venturas, and Liberty City.
Yusuf Amir complained to Luis Lopez that he had to fly on a private jet to Vice City and use prostitutes for two weeks to recover after test-driving sexy cars.
The exclusive radio station Vice City FM broadcasts music from the 1980s. It is hosted by Fernando Martinez, who previously worked in radio in the 3D universe games.
According to actor Al Di Napoli in the "Club Management - Al Di Napoli" mission, he resides in Vice City.
Al Di Napoli, during a conversation with Luis Lopez, suggests that he and Tony Prince turn their business around in Vice City. Luis replies that Vice City is just a nursing home right now.
Failing the Ladies' Night mission by getting too close to Patrick McReary activates a conversation between Luis and Tony in which they mention that they need to escape to Vice City or Los Santos.
On the TV show The Men's Room with Bas and Jeremy, a man named Paula gets on the phone. In his words, he's calling from Vice City.
Pedestrians might say something like "You should have moved to Vice City" if you push them.
When Luis drives Tony home at the end of the Practice Swing mission, he will say to Tony, "Listen, Tone. Maybe you should take a holiday. Get down to Vice City. The Caribbean maybe."
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Some drug dealer might tell Huang Lee that if he sells him enough of a certain type of drug, Huang will get enough money to one day "retire to sleepy Vice City".
Grand Theft Auto V
On Blaine County Radio's Bless Your Heart, host Bobby June advertises a spray tan product named after Vice City.
On the microblogging site Bleeter, the band Sorry Commode apologizes to Vice City residents for a failed concert due to fantastic local drugs.
A poster for rapper OG Loc's Franklin Clinton House tour lists venues in Los Santos, Liberty City, Vice City and Las Venturas.
A billboard in Hawick features Toni, a radio host on Flash FM, currently sponsoring Vinewood Sports LS.
A local resident may wish to go to Vice City when you steal his car. An ambulance worker may also utter this phrase after a failed attempt to bring a victim to his senses.
In Rum Runner from Richards Majestic Productions, protagonist Eddie Olson moves to Vice City after a rival liquor smuggler shoots his crippled mistress. There he becomes an insurance agent with a weakness for girls in wheelchairs.
In the cartoon Gordon Moorehead Rides Again on CNT, Gordon and his assistant Molly Malmstein move from Vice Beach to Vinewood.
The TV show Impotent Rage states that the main character's parents were immigrants from Vice City.
Similar to the hat in GTA 4, a towel with an "I ♥ VC" print can be found on Vespucci Beach. The same towels hang on the railing of The Pink Cage Motel.
There is a new Vice City license plate in the game files. It is much more unique and significantly different in design from the other license plates, but it cannot be used at this time.
The Senora Beacon reports that the FIB arrested the Vice City branch of Lombank for laundering drug money.
Grand Theft Auto Online
An advertisement for Yukon chewing tobacco features a skunk ape, known as Florida's version of Bigfoot.
iFruit Radio mentions that Zombie weed is popular in Vice City.
Vice City is the home of the Vice City Mambas soccer team.
It is mentioned that high-speed rail vehicles are present in Vice Dale County.
It is speculated that because of the city's popularity, Dale County was renamed Vice Dale County to emphasize Vice City's international recognition.
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Helpful Links
rockstargames.com/VI - official game website