GTA "Vice City Stories" Characters List & Guide

On this page you can find the full list of Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, including all Main Characters, Antagonists, Friends, and all GTA Vice City Stories Characters for PSP and PS2.

Clicking on a Character brings you to their detailed profile, with character information, bios, appearances, voice actors and more. We also have a list of the Gangs & Factions in the game.

GTA Vice City Stories Main Protagonist

The protagonist and playable character of GTA Vice City Stories is Victor Vance.

Victor Vance

Voice Actor: Dorian Missick

Victor Vance is the protagonist and playable character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.  A former soldier looking to earn money to aid his dysfunctional family, he was convinced by his superior, Jerry Martinez, to get involved into the drug dealing business. After being kicked out of the army by Martinez, who betrays him, Vic begins building his own Crime Empire and founds the Vance Crime Family alongside his brother, Lance Vance and his girlfriend, Louise Cassidy-Williams.

Major Characters

The major characters in the storyline of GTA Vice City Stories. This includes Victor's friends, the main antagonists and other important mission characters.

Jerry Martinez

Voice Actor: Felix Solis

Jerry Martinez is one of the Officers at Fort Baxter Air Base and is initially the NCO of Victor Vance. Jerry does not take his position seriously, and is a corrupt officer, being involved in drug dealing and prostitution. While Victor is in the army, Jerry asks him several times to deliver drugs or pick up prostitutes for him, and later on calls an ambush on Victor and Phil Cassidy.

Phil Cassidy

Voice Actor: Gary Busey

Phil Cassidy is a weapon's dealer, helped by Vic on several occasions on orders of Jerry Martinez.  He is the brother of Louise Cassidy-Williams and is seen to be a heavy drinker, and also distils "boomshine", a highly explosive and alcoholic mixture.

Louise Cassidy-Williams

Voice Actor: Chelsey Rives

Louise Cassidy-Williams is the sister of Phil Cassidy and the wife of Marty-Jay Williams, leader of the Trailer Park Mafia. Her relationship with Marty is increasingly rocky, the latter being an abusive husband and father - she eventually leaves her home and goes to live with her sister, Mary-Jo. Marty attempts to kidnap her but is ultimately killed by Victor Vance, who grows a romantic interest towards Louise. After her husband's death, Louise acts as a business partner to Victor and aids him in building his Crime Empire.

Marty Jay Williams

Voice Actor: Jim Burke

Leader of the Trailer Park Mafia and husband of Louise-Cassidy Williams, Marty was the head of a wide range of criminal activities in Vice City's poorer communities. He employs Victor Vance for several jobs, until his wife leaves him, when he attempt to kidnap her and force her into submission. 

Lance Vance

Voice Actor: Philip Michael Thomas

Lance Vance is the brother of protagonist Victor Vance, and usually his right hand man. After returning to Vice City, Lance slowly gets his brother involved in drug trafficking, working with Bryan Forbes and for the Mendez Cartel.  He returns as a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Umberto Robina

Voice Actor: Danny Trejo

Umberto is the leader of the Cubans, and is the son of Alberto Robina. Umberto employs Victor Vance for gang-related jobs, and despite initially being doubtful of his abilities, grows to admire him, the two becoming friends.

Bryan Forbes

Voice Actor: Daniel Oreskes

Bryan Forbes is one of the Vance brother's employers, offering them information regarding drug deals in Vice City. After some time, Lance discovers that Forbes is actually an undercover agent.

Armando Mendez

Voice Actor: Yul Vasquez

Armando Mendez and his brother, Diego, the leaders of the Mendez Cartel, are one of the most powerful drug kingpins in Vice City. After finding out that their cocaine shipment was stolen, the Mendez brothers summon the Vances to explain the disappearance of the cocaine.

Diego Mendez

Voice Actor: Ruben Trujillo

Diego Mendez and his brother, Armando, the leaders of the Mendez Cartel, are one of the most powerful drug kingpins in Vice City. After finding out that their cocaine shipment was stolen, the Mendez brothers summon the Vances to explain the disappearance of the cocaine.  

Reni Wassulmaier

Voice Actor: Barbara Rosenblat

Reni is a film director from Germany who lives in Vice City, where they produce commercials and "edgy" pop music videos.  With several associates, such as Ricardo Diaz, Diego Mendez, Barry Mickelthwaite and Victor Vance, Reni had decent success in the cinematic world until being threatened by the Mendez Brothers for putting them in contact with Victor Vance.

Gonzalez

Voice Actor: Jorge Pupo

Gonzalez is one of colonel Cortez' right hand men, and employs Victor Vance for a few jobs.  He is later blackmailed by Ricardo Diaz into revealing information about Cortez' drug shipments, but manages to flee Vice City with the help of Victor Vance.

Ricardo Diaz

Voice Actor: Luis Guzmán

Ricardo Diaz is the leader of his own drug cartel. He employs Victor and Lance Vance for several jobs, before blackmailing Gonzalez into revealing information about his boss', Colonel Juan Cortez, drug shipments. He lends money to the Vance brothers and has them perform more work in order to repay the debt, the last task being to take down the Mendez Compound, helping Diaz establish himself as Vice City's drug lord.

Phil Collins

Voice Actor: Himself

Phil Collins is a singer and songwriter, being present in Vice City for multiple concerts. His manager, Barry, owes a large amount of money to the Forelli Family, so Reni Wassulmaier hires Victor Vance to assist in protecting the two.

Minor Characters

Other characters that make an appearance in GTA Vice City Stories.

Alberto Robina

Barry Mickelthwaite

Domestobot

Frankie

Hank

Janet Vance

Javier

Mary-Beth Williams

Mary-Jo Cassidy

Mona

Sergeant Peppah

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