The Leone Family (GTA III and San Andreas) (Patreon)

The famous crime family first seen in GTA III has made its way to Oasis Springs to partake in the gambling industry. The patriarch of the family, Salvatore Leone, decided to trade in the dreariness of Liberty City for the hot-winded deserts of Oasis Springs.

Don Leone has been in the game for quite some time. He is cunning, intelligent, fiery and a little paranoid - everything you would expect from a competent mob boss. He has been married to his loyal wife, Sonia, for over 30 years and has a strong relationship with his son, Joey, who appears to be the heir apparent to the Leone Crime Organization. His daughter, Angela, however, is more of a handful.

While his wife remained loyal to their marriage, Salvatore had other ideas. He sought pleasure outside of his marriage and has been seeing his mistress, Maria Latore, for numerous years. Unbeknownst to Salvatore, Sonia did find out about her husband’s treachery but has held her tongue all of this time. What she doesn’t know is that Maria and Salvatore have a son.

Maria’s son, Michael, is two years old and is half-siblings with Don Leone’s other children. While his mother tries to care for Michael as best she can, Maria prefers clubbing and scoring drugs to parenting. Salvatore has since kept his distance from Maria and Michael, only coming for the occasional booty call or to pick up Maria if she had too much fun at the club. He does pay for her silence, however, which has enabled Maria to live in a swanky home near Mirage Canyon.

Many times Don Leone has sent his son, Joey, or enforcer, Toni Cipriani (coming soon), to pick up a drunken Maria from the clubs and casinos along the strip. As a result, Maria has “gotten close” with both individuals.

Joey Leone is the son of Salvatore Leone. Back in LC, Joey opened his own chop shop and was a mechanic before joining the family business. He is smart, ambitious and has his fingers on the pulse of the nightlife in Oasis Springs. As a result, his father has Joey manage the few casinos that the Leone’s own along with a few other legitimate business interests. He is being groomed by his father to take over the Leone business once Salvatore retires.

(Chop shop)

Sonia Leone is the disgraced wife of Don Leone. She is a stereotypical Italian housewife, having married Sal when they were both in their mid twenties. After birthing two children, she was cemented in her role as the caretaker while her husband was managing the family business. Somewhere along the line, she discovered her husband ’s infidelity, but decided to sacrifice her own happiness in exchange for a happy home. This sacrifice has led to an extreme sense of resentment towards her husband.

(Angry Sonia)

As mentioned, Angela has not been fond of being the daughter of a mob boss. She is rebellious, a clubber, and despises school, preferring to smoke weed with her friends or Maria, to whom she has grown close. Angela does have a wild side to her which has also seen Toni get involved on behalf of his don.

(Angela partying; smoking weed with Maria/friends)

How will Salvatore manage the world around him? Not only does he have to manage his business and evade the FBI, but he has to counsel his heir apparent, appease his over-bearing wife, and discipline his troublesome teenage daughter. He also has to pay for the living expenses of his mistress and infant son, while mitigating the former’s hedonistic tendencies.

Will Salvatore’s newfound fatherhood be exposed to his wife? Will Sonia, who is well respected within the organization, exact a personal vendetta against her husband?

Will Angela continue her self-destructive ways? Will her party habits land her in jail, in an unwanted pregnancy or both?

Staying true to GTA lore, perhaps Claude is the one to end the elder Leone’s reign as head of the family. Will the younger Leone be an effective leader if he takes over the family business?