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| Leone Galante | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Real name | Leone "Lion" Henry Carmine Galante |
| Also known as | Lion, Leo, Gal, old man, poor Richard, old-butt inmate |
| Nationality |  Italian
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| Born | 14th of January, 1904 |
| Died | 24th of April, 1976 |
| Age | 72 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Birthplace | Milan, Italy, Europe |
| Physical description | |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Hair colour | White |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian-Mediterranean |
| Height | 5'8 |
| Weight | 72kg |
| Blood type | B+ |
| Gender | Male |
| Career, affiliations and family information | |
| Affiliation(s) | Vinci Family, Frank Vinci, Vito Corleone, Falcone Family (former) |
| Enemies | Prison Triads, Marina Family, Brian O'Neil, O'Neil gang |
| Occupation(s) | Vinci Family's Lawyer, former fighter and biggest booker |
| Video Games, Movies and Cartoons information | |
| Main appearance(s) (Video Games) | Mafia II |
| Voiced by (English) | Frank Ashmore |
- "Kid, I had more girls in my life than you got teeth, heh."
- — Leone to Vito
Leone "Lion" Galante was the Lawyer of the Vinci Family, a close friend of Don Franko Vinci, and a mentor teacher to Vito Corleone. He resided in a large mansion in Highbrook district, New York.
Info[]
Leone is an astute man with white/grey hair but should not be underestimated, despite his age. He is Italian-born, and has earned the nickname "Lion". He previously spent some years behind bars in Italy for murder and perjury, among other things. Leo arrived in NY in 1949, and built the Vinci syndicate alongside Frank Vinci by controlling the Southport docks in the 1960s, facilitating Prohibition alcohol smuggling. Leone currently resides in a palatial mansion in the hills of Highbrook district. Galante's known Vinci spies include Pepe Costa and Derek Barrel. As lawyer, he was important in mediating the negotiated peace that ended the Vinci-Falcone War.
Imprisonment[]
At his introduction in 1974, he was serving a five-year sentence in prison for fixing fights, although despite this, he still continues to live the life of luxury due to his friendship with the prison ruler and Captain Stoner Tutchenko. In prison, Leone was impressed with Vito's raw fighting ability against a recently imprisoned Brian O'Neil, he accepted Vito into his circle as a sparring partner for his now bodyguard, Pepe. Vito soon proved to be the more capable earner and was put to work as an enforcer, killing Brian O'Neil, helping settle Leo's affairs before his 1975 release. Once Leo was released from prison, he influenced the parole board to release Vito Corleone one year ahead of sentence.
Back to Mafia[]
Shortly after his release, Leone continue to serve as lawyer and later convinced the Falcone Family to "make" Vito into their family along with Joe Clemenza, he wanted to make Vito into the Vinci's but he didn't want to split Vito from Joe who had been working for the Falcones for a while. Soon after Vito is made, Carlo Falcone's men shot Leone and Frank Vinci in their heads after Frank protests and the Vinci mob is led by Leonardo da Vinci, who is very eager to invest in drugs.
Mission Appearances[]
- "Time Well Spent"
- "Bacon n' Beans"
- "A Friend of Ours" (killed)
Trivia[]
- His favourite colour he says is brown.
- His favourite video game is WWE 2K14 (he died before that game even came out, wtf?)
- Frankie Potts' file on Galante claimed that he was unmarried.
- Some of Galante's fighters inside the prison state that he was once a bare-knuckles fighter before becoming a famous prize-fighter.
- Even when he was in prison, he received special treatment from the guards and was well respected, such as getting a "suite" for a cell as Vito called it, being able to cook his own food, playing chess, and telling the guards to give Vito a day off and even flipped them off.
- Leone was an extremely influential figure and held a very esteemed position in the Mafia until his death.
- Him and Frank Vinci both have their own cig cards.
- His favourite and lucky number is 88.
- He runs illegal betting shops. You find out when two prisoners talk about him being put in jail for being the biggest bookie in the city.
- His original role in the game was much larger and he was actually supposed to live to the mid 1980's.
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