Almost as pointless as Liberty City Stories, but Victor Vance being someone who gets unceremoniously gunned down in the opening cinematic of Vice City actually imbues this game with a bizarre pathos. The last protagonist of the 3D era, Victor Vance is a transition between the amoral avatar Claude and "cinematic" character Niko Bellic. Niko himself could never overcome the contradiction between confessing his childhood on the battlefield and running over pedestrians with his stolen sedan on the way home, but Vic's eventual fate renders his wishy washy conscience into an interesting character flaw. Vic is pathetic, but not like Tony Cipriani, a self-unaware shmuck from start to finish. Vic feels one way, keeps going, loses what he needs, and is moderately satisfied by his material gains at the end. Then he gets murdered and is forgotten by the world. It may be the best Rockstar has gotten to an interesting idea embodied outside their tried and untrue methods.