Overview
Vittorio Antonio Scaletta is a central character in the Mafia series. He first appeared in the original Mafia as an unnamed hitman, he returned in Mafia II as the main protagonist, and makes an appearance in Mafia III as a supporting character.
History
Vito Scaletta was born on May 2nd 1925 in Sicily. In 1932, Vito and his father, mother and older sister Francesca moved to the U.S. city of Empire Bay. Vito grew up poor in the slums of Empire Bay. His father made meager earnings for manual labor on the docks, overseen by Derek Pappalardo. Much of the families income was wasted on his father's drinking problem. Sometime before the events of Mafia II, it is revealed that Vito's father died under mysterious circumstances before he was shipped out to fight in WW2.
During his service in the war, Vito was awarded with a Distinguished Service Cross and a Purple Heart Medal from General Patton. He would later receive a World War II Victory Medal and a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal after WW2.
Prologue
Vito met Joe Barbaro in school, the two became fast friends and soon began performing petty crimes together in their late teens. Vito was arrested during a botched robbery, this forced him between going to jail or enlisting to fight in World War II. Vito chose to enlist and thus joined the 504th Airborne division, before being deployed in Italy to fight for Operation Husky in 1943. As Vito and his men fight Facsists in the remote Sicilian village of San Martino, he is cornered and almost executed until Don Calò arrives to negotiate a peaceful surrender between both Allied and Axis forces. This was Vito's first taste of the Mafia's power.
Vito was eventually shot and injured in combat and was sent home on temporary leave. Upon returning home Joe arranged for Vito to be permanently discharged from the Army. Vito soon kickstarted a life a crime with Joe.
Serving Clemente
Vito and Joe begin working for the Clemente Family. They are both mentored by Henry Tomasino, a soldier in the family. One particular job involves Vito sneaking into a government office and stealing gas ration stamps. When Vito arrives to give Tomasino the gas stamps, they both notice that the stamps expire within the next day. Henry tells Vito to quickly redeem the stamps at gas stations around town before midnight. This job eventually leads to Vito being sentenced to ten years inside a federal penitentiary after one of the gas station attendants informed the police.
Jail Time
While in jail Vito befriends Leo Galante, a consigliere for the Vinci Family. Leo educates Vito on the workings of the three major families in Empire Bay. Vito learns that the Clemente family may be more corrupt then Vito previously thought. Clemente has been dealing dope, which is said to be forbidden by the other families. Leo calls in a favor that allows Vito to get out of jail four years earlier than expected.
Return to Crime
While Vito was in jail, Joe began running with the Falcone Family, Vito soon begins to help the Falcones as well. The two earn the families trust and respect and are promoted to full members of the organization. They are soon trusted with the assassination of Don Alberto Clemente. Their plan goes awry, though they manage to eliminate Clemente. After the hit, Vito is approached by Henry who wishes to escape the shambles of the Clementes and join the Falcone family. Vito arranges for Henry to meet Eddie Scarpa, the Falcone underboss. Eddie agrees to allow Henry Tomasino to become a member of the Falcone crime family, but is ordered to prove his loyalty. He must kill Leo Galante - the man who helped Vito reach the position he is in. Vito decides he must not allow this to happen, and helps Leo escape from Empire Bay (it is suggested he intends to head to Lost Heaven).
New Business
Vito soon enters a new partnership with Joe and Henry. Dealing drugs under the nose of Falcone, thanks to the Chinese triad becomes a major new business venture, and way of ensuring massive profits at a large risk. Falcone controls the majority of drugs in the city, meaning their actions are extremely dangerous. During one mission in which Vito and Joe are taking odd jobs to scrape up cash to pay back a loan they used to acquire their first drug stash, it is revealed via a recreation of the ending cinematic from the original Mafia, that Vito and Joe are the two assassins who whacked the previous game's protagonist, Tommy Angelo. After killing Angelo, who was under Federal protection, the 'new business' spirals out of control, steadily downwards.
Closing Moments
Henry asks Vito and Joe to meet him at Lincoln Park, the very location where the two men met and arranged their new business initially. Upon arrival, they find him brutally slaughtered by the Chinese triad, who butcher him with meat cleavers. Joe and Vito agree that the only option is revenge, and kill as much of the Triad as possible while destroying a restaurant at the same time. The two men are soon captured afterwards by Vinci, who feels that what they have done is beyond illogical. Joe and Vito escape from where they are being held, and through Leo Galante's intervention, manage to have one last chance: kill Carlo Falcone.
Sometime after killing Carlo Falcone, Vito Scaletta was exiled to New Bordeaux to work for the Marcano crime family. Despite working closely with Sal Marcano, Vito was secretly disdained within the family - often being called a "carpetbagger".
Leaving New Bordeaux - Vito's Ending
If Lincoln decides to leave New Bordeaux and remains loyal with Vito towards the end of the game, then Vito will take over the city and its operations.
Vito finishes construction of Sal Marcano's casino and begins to expand by building more casinos, arenas, hotels and resorts across the city. To this day, New Bordeaux is often referred to as the Las Vegas of the South. In 2016, Vito still lives in his penthouse on the top floor of the Paradiso Hotel & Casino - looking over the city he owns.
Trivia
- Vito Scaletta is voiced and portrayed by Rick Pasqualone.
- Alongside Joe Barbaro, he is the only character in the series to appear in all current Mafia games.
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