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Lance Vance was a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the tritagonist turned secondary antagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the deuteragonist in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Lance is a cocaine dealer who worked in the cocaine trade with his older brother, Victor Vance (the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories). Lance piloted the helicopter and Vic conducted the deals themselves. The two are the main members of the Vance Crime Family, with Vic as the boss.

In GTA Vice City, he is always seen wearing a white soiree suit with a purple shirt. His artwork shows him wearing a light-purple suit. In GTA Vice City Stories, his outfit changes from a red shirt with jeans to a double breasted cyan suit.

Lance was voiced by Philip Michael Thomas, who played Ricardo Tubbs in the 1980s television-series Miami Vice

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Events of GTA Vice City Stories[modifier | modifier le code]

Joining Victor[modifier | modifier le code]

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, set two years before the events of GTA Vice City, Lance is first mentioned by Vic (telling his sergeant that Pete is sick with asthma, and Lance is sick in a psychological way, as well as messages from their Aunt Enid).

Lance arrives from his home and slowly ushers Vic into drug trafficking. They work with Bryan Forbes, before he reveals he's an undercover cop with VCPD and the brothers take him hostage. Forbes often attempted escape and tried to trick the brothers, even leading them to a gay bar called White Stallionz.

Working for The Mendez Cartel[modifier | modifier le code]

Lance then suggests stealing a large shipment of drugs from Jerry Martinez. After Vic calls Jerry to mock him, Jerry reveals that he was allied with the Mendez Brothers, two powerful drug lords who were now out for the Vance's blood.

Lance also becomes addicted to his own cocaine, as does Vic's girlfriend Louise Cassidy-Williams who both hide their habit from Vic. Lance often blamed the missing drugs on their addict mother or a biker gang. Vic finds out and first accuses them of an affair, which they respond that they only get high as friends and call him judgmental (a criticism Vic often receives).

Last Stand[modifier | modifier le code]

When Louise is kidnapped and eventually killed by the Mendez brothers (who they briefly made peace with before a second war), Lance shows little feelings for her and tries to console Vic by saying family is more important (namely, himself). He only becomes involved with the Mendez war after his car gets destroyed.

At the end of the game, Lance arrives at the Mendez penthouse to back up Victor, but he arrives so late that the shootout is already over.

Events of GTA Vice City[modifier | modifier le code]

The Drug Deal[modifier | modifier le code]

In 1986, Lance flies Victor to a cocaine deal with Sonny Forelli's men when Victor is shot by a third party ambushing the deal. Lance, still in the helicopter, flies away unscathed.

Friendship with Tommy and revenge on Diaz[modifier | modifier le code]

"Oh, way to go, tough guy. Beat him to a pulp. That should make him real chatty."

— Lance to Tommy

Lance meets Tommy Vercetti, the surviving Forelli mobster from the deal, when he kills Leo Teal (a cook/hitman) who knew something about the deal, silenced when Tommy beat him to death). They agree to help each other get revenge, though Tommy is slowly beginning to accept Lance.

"This is for my brother!"

— Lance to Diaz

Lance on the surface appears cool and collected, but he is very impulsive. His quest for vengeance against Ricardo Diaz, the boss who betrayed them in the first place, results in his capture and torture by Diaz's men, and he is only saved from death in the nick of time by Tommy. Tommy had risked his own life to save Lance's fighting through a swarm of Diaz's men. Lance redeems himself by supplying the M4 Carbines to Tommy, the two of them use to finish off Diaz and his Colombian gang.

Betrayal[modifier | modifier le code]

While and after the two of them overthrew Ricardo Diaz, Lance complains about being treated like a little kid (such as after Cop Land) and becomes irritated by Tommy's attitude and dominance in the gang. The only time Tommy however shouts of at Lance is during the cut scene of the mission Bar Brawl for his mistake. Tommy never told Lance to not establish himself while Tommy built his empire, but all Lance did was complain and expect everything to be handed to him. Shortly before Sonny Forelli's arrival, Tommy declares the Vercetti business is "my operation mine", implying that he views the criminal enterprise as a sole proprietorship rather than a partnership, as he did all the hard work in purchasing and establishing his assets and raising his gang while Lance just complained, and this was perhaps the last straw for Lance.

"Sorry Tommy. This is Vice City. This is business."

— Lance betraying Tommy

Eventually, Lance betrays Tommy to his old boss, Sonny Forelli, revealing that the cash payment was counterfeit, which prompts Sonny to come prepared bringing a large number of gunmen to the Vercetti Estate.

Death & Legacy[modifier | modifier le code]

Lance: "No one to cover your ass now, eh Tommy?"

Tommy: "You're going down, you backstabbing prick!"

Lance: "Oh, you think so?"

—Tommy and Lance about to fight against each other

Tommy: "Come here, you double-crossing piece of shit!"

Lance: "You're history, Tommy, history!"

―Tommy and Lance, as the former chases the latter to the top of the mansion

Tommy: "This is the last dance for Lance Vance!"

Lance: "I said I had ENOUGH of that at school!"

―Tommy and Lance during their shoot-out

"You picked the wrong side, Lance..."

— Tommy Vercetti, upon killing Lance

Prominent Appearances in Missions[modifier | modifier le code]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

In The Beginning...
Back Alley Brawl
Guardian Angels
Phnom Penh '86
Supply & Demand
Death Row
Rub Out (Boss)
Shakedown (Boss)
Bar Brawl (Boss)
Cop Land (Boss)
Hit The Courier
Cap the Collector (Post-mission phone call)
Keep Your Friends Close... (Betrayal/Killed)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Truck Stop (Post mission pager message)
Jive Drive
The Audition (Boss)
Money for Nothing
Caught as an Act (Boss)
Leap and Bound
The Bum Deal
Snitch Hitch (Boss)
From Zero to Hero (Boss)
Brawn of the Dead (Boss)
Blitzkrieg (Boss)
The Mugshot Longshot
Hostile Takeover (Post-mission pager message)
Turn On, Tune In, Bug Out (Boss)
Taking the Fall (Boss)
White Lies (Boss)
Where it Hurts Most (Boss)
Home's on the Range (Post-mission pager message)
Steal the Deal
Burning Bridges
Blitzkrieg Strikes Again (Boss)
Domo Arigato Domestoboto
Lost and Found (Boss)
Light My Pyre (Boss)
Last Stand

Murders committed[modifier | modifier le code]

Ricardo Diaz - Murdered by him and Tommy to extract revenge

Trivia[modifier | modifier le code]

Lance's favourite radio station is Fever 105, as it is the default radio station in his Infernus.
During the mission Snitch Hitch in GTA: Vice City Stories. Lance is seen ordering three suits (pink, blue and white) from the phone, before Victor throws it away, in which Lance tells the person on the other phone he'll talk to them later. The pink suit appears in his GTA: Vice City artwork, the white appears is worn in GTA: Vice City, and the blue is worn after From Zero To Hero in GTA: Vice City Stories.
Being a deuteragonist, tritagonist and antagonist to be related to a protagonist, he holds the following distinctions:
- As deuteragonist, he is one of three deuteragonists to be related to a protagonist, the other two being Sweet Johnson and Roman Bellic.
- As tritagonist, he is one of two tritagonists to be related to a protagonist, the other being Jimmy De Santa.
- As antagonist, he is one of two antagonists to be related to a protagonist, the other being Wu Lee.
Lance is stated to be 32 years of age in the guide book bio. However, this would be incorrect, as Lance is younger than his brother Vic, who was stated to be 28 years of age, making his age 30 during the events of the storyline of Vice City. Since the game's prequel, GTA Vice City Stories, wasn't really planned during the time and Vic's age wasn't confirmed in the original game, it's possible that Lance's age was most likely a retcon to make Vic the older brother of the two.
Lance Vance and Ken Rosenberg are the only two characters to appear in the ending of two GTA games.
Lance can be seen as an action figure in Zero RC along with Tommy, James Earl Cash, and Piggsy, the latter two from Manhunt, in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, circa 1992. His model can also be found on a billboard around the state, His character art can also be seen on the Jack of Spades card while playing Poker in Las Venturas In a PC World article, Lance was voted as #17 of the top 47 "most diabolical videogame villains of all time."