A Protagonist is the main playable character of the Mafia Series games.
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Traditionally a protagonist is the leading character in a work of fiction. In video games it refers to the playable character, who can be either hero or anti-hero, and is typically the star the game's plot.
The opposite of a protagonist is an antagonist, which is the main enemy of the protagonist and works against them and their actions. Again, this can be a villain or a hero, though usually a villain.
Mafia Series Protagonists[]
Tommy Angelo[]
Tommy Angelo is the protagonist of Mafia and Mafia: Definitive Edition. Originally a taxi driver in the city of Lost Heaven, he becomes a soldato for the Salieri Crime Family. Over the course of eight years he rises to become one of the most dangerous and feared gangsters in the city. When his luck takes a turn for the worse he is forced to testify against the Salieri family to save his own life. Thirteen years later his betrayal finally catches up with him in Empire Bay, where he is gunned down while watering his lawn by two gangsters after delivering a brief message from Don Salieri. For the archived Mafia character page, see Tommy Angelo (Mafia)
Vito Scaletta[]
Vito Scaletta is the protagonist of Mafia II. After getting caught in a botched robbery, he is forced to join the U.S. Army and sent to fight in World War II. After returning home two years later, he reunites with life-long friend Joe Barbaro and the two set out to make a name for themselves in the criminal underworld of Empire Bay. He faces many ups and downs in his pursuit of wealth and respect, rising through the ranks of two crime families and becoming a Made Man, only to lose it all again after starting a war between the Empire Bay Triads and the Italian Mafia families.
Jimmy[]
Jimmy is the protagonist of the The Betrayal of Jimmy and Jimmy's Vendetta, the first two Story DLC's for Mafia II. He is a contract killer and enforcer who will accept any job for a price. From trashing cars to killing rival gang bosses, he does it all. He is betrayed by his employers and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; however, he escaped during a prison riot and succeeded in taking revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Joe Barbaro[]
Joe Barbaro is the protagonist of Joe's Adventures, the final Story DLC for Mafia II. His story takes place from 1945-1950 while his best friend Vito is in Hartmann Federal Penitentiary. When his attempt to keep Vito out of prison fails, he is forced to leave Empire Bay after a hit contract is placed on his life. He returns five years later with the help of an old friend and begins working his way up the ranks of the Falcone Crime Family, culminating in him stopping an assassination attempt on Carlo Falcone at the Garden of Eden.
Lincoln Clay[]
Lincoln Clay is the protagonist of Mafia III and all three of its Story DLCs. He is a Vietnam War veteran who starts his own criminal empire after his family is killed by New Bordeaux mob boss Sal Marcano. Over the summer and fall of 1968 he tears down Marcano's entire operation piece by piece, building his own in its ruins. When there is nothing left of the Marcano Crime Family, Lincoln finally exacts his revenge on the mob boss at his half built casino in North Lake. After this he must make a choice, should he stay and rule the empire he built or leave it all behind for more peaceful life elsewhere.