WHY ROSENBERG GOT KICKED OUT OF VERCETTI'S GANG? | GTA VICE CITY LORE ANALYSIS

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  • @SilverNightx1
    @SilverNightx1 2 роки тому +1187

    The sad thing is that Tommy did care for Ken a lot. So much so that he'd allowed Ken to snort up a lot of the supply while Tommy never really retaliating on him. And when Tommy saw the downward spiral that Ken was going he had to make a harsh decision not only for Ken himself, but for his empire as well. And instead of just wacking him off, Tommy sent him off to Rehab as a sort of goodbye and cut all contact so that Ken can live a "normal life". Thinking about it Tommy was betrayed by most of his friends as each one used him as a means for themselves to get to power and seeing Ken as a friend didn't want his last friend to do the same.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +177

      That is so true 😦

    • @dukkemonterier3429
      @dukkemonterier3429 2 роки тому +162

      Yeah, I see this point too. Ken had no head to live in such criminal life. Tommy was being merciful to him with this action.

    • @number3665
      @number3665 2 роки тому +130

      I agree plus Ken never really helped in Vice City at all. Tommy did all the heavy lifting. Ken was like.... moral support lol. Plus if you really want to help your friend kick his cocaine addiction you don't send him to rehab and then invite him back to help you run a cocaine empire. That's just stupid.

    • @Jwillrocku2
      @Jwillrocku2 2 роки тому

      Love Fist most likely wacked him off. 🤭

    • @pranavprashant3915
      @pranavprashant3915 2 роки тому +65

      Even Ken tells CJ that's he desires to live a family man life and leave this criminal lifestyle in the past

  • @planderlinde1969
    @planderlinde1969 2 роки тому +732

    I like to imagine after the events of San Andreas Tommy was enjoying a sunset with a cigar in hand in his mansion reading about the success of Ken Rosenberg and Maddog while saying to himself
    "Ah Ken I knew you would be just fine"

    • @kazuhiramiller191
      @kazuhiramiller191 2 роки тому +70

      👏👏👏👏

    • @princessmarlena1359
      @princessmarlena1359 2 роки тому +27

      You got that right!

    • @yapyapthedestroyer2562
      @yapyapthedestroyer2562 2 роки тому +44

      Sounds like a fitting after credits scene.

    • @NickLofton7
      @NickLofton7 2 роки тому +28

      @Morgan Williamson no because there was an old website “ran by Kent Paul” that confirmed Tommy was the kingpin of Vice City at least until 2002.

    • @Gameprojordan
      @Gameprojordan 2 роки тому +19

      @AMW Productions nah they didn't. After sonny fell the forellis were weak as hell and had to deal with combating against other rising mob members in liberty city. By the events of liberty city stories they were basically fully defeated by the leones, and for a few years after that the leftover high level forelli members were whacked off like Mike Lips in gta 3

  • @furqantarique3484
    @furqantarique3484 2 роки тому +452

    Ken Rosenberg is so lucky that he survived GTA Vice City and also GTA San Andreas as well

    • @60wwediva
      @60wwediva 2 роки тому +84

      He survived due to his loyalty and friendships with both.

    • @furqantarique3484
      @furqantarique3484 2 роки тому +25

      @@60wwediva right how lucky he was

    • @Zeina107
      @Zeina107 2 роки тому +22

      Right?! Hes that background charecter that somehow avoids getting got

    • @Jonesy0439
      @Jonesy0439 Рік тому

      What about liberty city

    • @furqantarique3484
      @furqantarique3484 Рік тому +3

      @@Jonesy0439 Ken Rosenberg wasn't in Liberty City

  • @nanofate8662
    @nanofate8662 2 роки тому +322

    Without bringing up Liotta, Tommy most likely just found Ken unreliable and in the end useless after losing his Lawyer status given that Tommy reeled into a Lance for his incompetence. That's said, putting him in rehab was probably an act of genuine kindness since Ken and Tommy are close enough that Tommy wouldn't want to see Ken go even lower than he already is.

    • @ifeeIcoke
      @ifeeIcoke 2 роки тому +18

      Good point

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +39

      Actually when you think about it, yeah.. He always might kill Rosenberg instead of giving him a hand before cutting ties with him.. Thanks for the valuable input! 🙂

    • @THE_LORD2450
      @THE_LORD2450 Рік тому +1

      Good point

  • @clearspira
    @clearspira 2 роки тому +182

    Tommy Vercetti is actually a very loyal man. The only man he outright ''betrays'' throughout Vice City is Sonny - and even then, its only because Sonny betrayed him first. I think that's what it comes down to in the end. Ken isn't a friend but he is a comrade. A comrade who ultimately stuck by him when a lot of others didn't. Its what saved him from a bullet (which is certainly how most real life criminals would have gone about dealing with such lose end).

  • @Adarkane325xi
    @Adarkane325xi Рік тому +12

    Ken was voiced by William Fichtner, Avery Carington was voice by the late, great Burt Reynolds. Vice City really brought the star power, it’s remains my favorite to this day.

  • @waters228_91
    @waters228_91 2 роки тому +167

    It was a smart move for Tommy to cut all ties with Ken. The latter was becoming a useless coke addict and would have done more harm than good for business. There's the old saying: "Don't get high on your own supply." Just look at what happened to Tony Montana. Who's to say the same wouldn't happen to Ken had he stayed with that severe addiction? Especially since this was the possible reason Lance betrayed Tommy. So it was a good decision for Tommy to not want anything to do with him anymore. Moral here: Stay off the coke! You'll become a liability.

    • @abskhairoun
      @abskhairoun 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I mean look at big bear. B Dup's base slave

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +16

      That is true indeed 🙂

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi 2 роки тому +25

      And Ken Rosenberg being allied with CJ definitely allowed ken to overcome his addiction in addition to getting out of rehab

    • @hartonosutrisno5452
      @hartonosutrisno5452 2 роки тому +24

      Tommy was a good man with high moral and respect to his alliance, despite Ken was heavy addict, he warned Ken to stop his addiction or it goes worse. Thats why Tommy sent him to rehab center and cut his ties with him until Ken freed from addiction.
      Also, R* scrapped the script on SA opening where Ken tried to call Tommy but his henchmen answered instead of Tommy as replacement.
      The Proffesional was uncovered this on his video with lots of analysis and details what actually happened between Tommy and Sonny with Tommy and Ken on separate videos.

    • @TheBlueboy7777
      @TheBlueboy7777 Рік тому +1

      Damn....i but i love coke😢 and pepsi😈

  • @washim-7867
    @washim-7867 2 роки тому +89

    Rosenberg has a good ending in his life by choosing to work with CJ and madd Dogg , idk about how it would've been if he stayed with tommy

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +30

      Indeed, it can be said that this whole story turned out to be quite successful for Ken 😀

    • @washim-7867
      @washim-7867 2 роки тому +18

      @@gaminginvestigators he mentioned about his family in vice city in one of the phone calls , can you check in depth on that?

    • @pragatsharma1580
      @pragatsharma1580 Рік тому +5

      cj made ken,mad dog and grove free from drugs, tommy did the right thing as if he would bring ken back he would again become addict bcoz tommy was king of cocaine empire

    • @washim-7867
      @washim-7867 Рік тому +5

      @@pragatsharma1580 I guess tommy did the right choice too

    • @gregcooper1991
      @gregcooper1991 Місяць тому

      ​@@pragatsharma1580So, are you saying that if Tommy hadn't done what he did, Ken would have fallen back into old habits since he would have never met CJ?

  • @Ryder....
    @Ryder.... 2 роки тому +22

    Ray Liotta Was Legendary

  • @Snicketbar
    @Snicketbar 2 роки тому +45

    To be fair it was Tommy's bodyguard that picked up the phone. And informed Ken that he doesn't want to talk to him. For all we know, Tommy was eagerly waiting to hear back from Ken and when he didn't after being checked out of rehab. Figured he'd moved on.

  • @GachaB
    @GachaB 2 роки тому +110

    Another great video! At least Ken has a less dangerous job after joining up with CJ.
    I have a suggestion, maybe try do a lore video on Donald Love's disappearance?
    I would like to hear your reasoning behind his disappearance.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +33

      Thanks! Actually, we are planning to release video about Donald Love's disappearance and other plot holes in the future 🙂

  • @nitrosodium
    @nitrosodium 2 роки тому +69

    7:59 you don't have to be a coward to cut off a person like Ken , i mean he's an iconic character but Tommy did it for self respect as he wasn't sure Ken was clean. Tommy didn't want to come to the point he'd have to dump him again, or worse have him killed if he messes around. He let Ken keep his life for himself. Luckily, he crossed paths with CJ.
    8:50 he would keep behaving like this even at Vercetti's, with the fact that Tommy's morals and personality can't do enough to stop him from taking drugs.

  • @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn
    @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn 2 роки тому +17

    R.I.P. RAY LIOTTA

    • @nxmx6ix
      @nxmx6ix 7 місяців тому

      Wow it's been a year. Rest in Peace Mr. Liotta

  • @Roggor
    @Roggor Рік тому +7

    Vice City is one of those games that deserves a remake but would inevitably be done wrong.

    • @adityaunde4134
      @adityaunde4134 9 місяців тому +1

      They did pretty well with the Mafia. Rockstar needs to put the efforts

  • @PhamBoy91
    @PhamBoy91 2 роки тому +38

    I feel Ken would've just gotten back on cocaine again, anyways, even if Tommy would've taken him back. Which, in turn, would've let to more uselessness for him with Tommy, which would've caused a domino effect of more problems for Tommy's empire. Which is exactly why Ken got back on cocaine in Sanandreas, proving it would've happened anyway, in either scenario. Therefore, Tommy made a smart business decision in cutting ties with Ken.

  • @Fleon47
    @Fleon47 2 роки тому +21

    As a kid when I was playing vice city I never realized that Ken had such a problem with cocaine addiction. I thought everybody was on cacaine cause it's vice city^^.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +6

      I had the same like you 😀 but "The Introduction" movie got me I was wondering about it much more.

    • @bigbazooka2191
      @bigbazooka2191 2 роки тому +12

      As a kid when I was playing vice city, I didn't even know what cocaine was

    • @Fleon47
      @Fleon47 2 роки тому +2

      @@gaminginvestigators need to see this One. ^^

  • @shaneomacdaddy
    @shaneomacdaddy 2 роки тому +7

    RIP Ray Liotta 🪦⚰️🕊🙏🏻☮️⚱️

  • @SPECTRASTORM
    @SPECTRASTORM 2 роки тому +7

    Your explanation level is next level you know the things that others don't know

  • @houariyanic
    @houariyanic 2 роки тому +6

    The sad fact that ray liotta was kicked out from Rockstar company so they also kicked his character out as well.

    • @ElRosco187
      @ElRosco187 2 роки тому +4

      He wasn’t kicked out they had a disagreement over pay. They wanted Tommy back for San Andreas. Liotta wanted to be paid more they said no.

  • @adityaunde4134
    @adityaunde4134 9 місяців тому +2

    Ken : Just like the old times Tommy.
    CJ : Who tf is Tommy?
    I hope Ken meets Tommy after the events of San Andreas.

  • @johndavis5190
    @johndavis5190 2 роки тому +25

    I don't think Tommy would have given him a second chance, because basically Tommy's Enterprise revolved around the cocaine business. Ken's past addictions I think would absolutely be too much for him to overcome, and this would have probably ended very badly for Rosenberg.

  • @chandramouliarya
    @chandramouliarya 2 роки тому +23

    Ken Rosenberg was addicted to drugs and alcohols and almost went to lowest situations of his life so Tommy vercetti sent him to San andreas (gta san andreas) rehabilitation centre to get him cured and we can also see ken Calling Tommy by telephone phone In a cut scene in gta sa while doing (the meat bussiness) Mission with CJ in gta sa👍

  • @celticbalkan2219
    @celticbalkan2219 2 роки тому +8

    Videos like this are my favorite on your channel! I feel sorry for Rosenberg.

  • @Muneeb_Akhtar
    @Muneeb_Akhtar 2 роки тому +27

    The only use that Ken Rosenberg had was that he was a lawyer and as we hear in the introduction cutscene that he was disbarred from the Law
    So basically Tommy had no more use for him he was a liability he was getting high on his own supply

  • @marian.t.
    @marian.t. 2 роки тому +10

    It would be nice to see a video about Tommy and Mercedes relationship, and what happened to her after VC.

  • @muhammadariyan7692
    @muhammadariyan7692 2 роки тому +4

    Earned a sub bro. This channel deserves more recognition.

  • @H-Real_8
    @H-Real_8 2 роки тому +9

    Its a shame that ending though. Ken is one of the most colourful characters in the series, I completely understand the reasoning though. But he's one of my favourite side characters, seeing him with kent paul and maccer is sa was incredibly entertaining though.

  • @zardox78
    @zardox78 2 роки тому +5

    7:29 "Indirectly contributed"? Yeah, that's not what Ken was arguing. I believe his exact words were "I _made_ that ingrate!" And anyone who played the game knows that Tommy did all the damn work (because we _were_ Tommy at the time) while Ken sat on his ass the vast majority of the game. Sure, he provided some necessary connections for the story of the game to continue, but Tommy did all of the heavy lifting... and the vast majority of the light lifting too.

  • @ENGLISH4FUN248
    @ENGLISH4FUN248 2 роки тому +5

    Ken rosenberg did so much effort to help tony taking over the drug business in vice city he was the only one for him once arrived to vice city my guesses is that Tommy left him due to his behaviors and how cocaine attracted him to addiction maybe Tommy wanted to see healthy and clear minded people working for him

  • @theslayer4050
    @theslayer4050 Рік тому +1

    i believe that Tommy knew how dangerous it would be for ken to keep working with him. Being 2nd in command, he would have a target on his back, and ken isn't really the fighting type when shit hits the fan. i think the idea for tommy was that he was protecting ken, sending him to rehab for a fresh start in Los Santos

  • @rodneywilliams6954
    @rodneywilliams6954 2 роки тому +4

    Vice City is obviously a sexy place to someone who wants to run a monopoly on the drug world. However, it won’t love them back. In short, it’s was probably only a matter of time before someone took Tommy out. Probably did that poor Attorney a favor indirectly.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +5

      Well, at least we know for sure that Tommy Vercetti was still alive until 2002 thanks to Kent Paul's website 🙂

  • @DarkDragonSlayer
    @DarkDragonSlayer Рік тому +2

    "you ain't a stickup man! you're an idiot!" - tommy
    still laughing at that till this day lol

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      Well, Tommy has to deal with too many problems at once... And this is before his bitter enemy, Sonny came to Vice City!

    • @DarkDragonSlayer
      @DarkDragonSlayer Рік тому +1

      @@madkhaliqfarhan well yeah, that's true.

  • @Yoxiv
    @Yoxiv 2 роки тому +6

    It is a shame the 3D universe got shelved for the HD one, would have loved to see where everyone was at in the equivalent "modern day" in some game set in either of the three locations or a new one within that universe. Would Claude still be an errand boy, or his own boss? Would Tommy have shared his empire with family, or just reign until his inevitable demise? Not that I'm saying every story needed to be sequelized, but with how the PS2 games and the PSP spinoffs wove the narratives together, it really would have been fun to at least see one more update on the world before we moved onto the darker HD universe.

  • @lamardavids9464
    @lamardavids9464 2 роки тому +5

    After 1986, Ken suffered from drug addictions so Tommy sent him to rehab and cut ties with him

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      We can already see the start of Ken's drug addiction in "The Shootist"!

  • @MGMmohamed
    @MGMmohamed 2 роки тому +5

    great video keep up the great work

  • @Monk-ow3ok
    @Monk-ow3ok 2 роки тому +2

    8:01 Highly doubt this is the case. Toy has never been shy about voicing his opinon

  • @nbHawkeye
    @nbHawkeye 2 роки тому +13

    Tommy more or less knew that Rosenberg was a danger to himself and the gang. Sooner or later Ken would've probably screwed thing up big time and end up in jail or dead. He still cared enough for Rosenberg to pay his rehab, get him out of his operation and give him the possibility of living a normal life without crime. If he actually returned to Vice City the only thing that would have happened to him is Ken ODing one day.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +4

      Perfectly said, Nightblade! 😁 See you in more episodes, man.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      Tommy wouldn't like to see Ken overdosing on cocaine... Because it won't be sweet if VCPD finds out!

  • @challengerfighter9002
    @challengerfighter9002 2 роки тому +3

    Fav channel

  • @donnbaahubali
    @donnbaahubali 2 роки тому +2

    If Ray Liotta didn't quit as voice actor
    Tommy would have said sorry but he couldn't associate with him to Ken on phone in the cutscene of Introduction of GTA SAN ANDREAS .

  • @theconnected7234
    @theconnected7234 2 роки тому +20

    You mean Nose-enberg?

  • @cathallynch1
    @cathallynch1 2 роки тому +1

    An interesting thought is that Tommy let Ken's issues slide whilst he was quick to challenge Lance.

  • @cheburekislife8747
    @cheburekislife8747 2 роки тому +4

    according to gta wiki:
    Rosenberg is undoubtedly heavily influenced by Sean Penn's character Dave Kleinfeld from the 1993 movie Carlito's Way. Both worked as lawyers, helped the protagonists of their respective franchises, and were heavily addicted to cocaine and both did something that made the protagonist sever their ties with them (in Kleinfeld's case, he was going to testify against Carlito and Tommy severed his ties with Rosenberg because of his drug addiction). Also, the interior of Rosenberg's office in Vice City is also remarkably similar to Dave Klenfield's office.

    • @PBL187
      @PBL187 Рік тому +1

      Not to mention they both had the same hairstyle and both wore glasses

  • @thatscandinavianguy841
    @thatscandinavianguy841 2 роки тому +4

    Ken and Tommy could have been really good friends Tommy would expected Kens phone call but RockstarNorth had other plans for game but it was still really beautiful game

  • @justawanderingoldman7699
    @justawanderingoldman7699 2 роки тому +22

    Nah. If Tommy accepts him back, he will just be an addict again when he has the chance. Like what happened in San Andreas. If anything, I see Tomy wants his friend to stay away from all of those drugs stuff and live a new life. Accepting an ex-addict into a drug business while wanting him to keep clean is stupid. Like "Yo, don't do drugs anymore alright? Anyway, this is our new drugs warehouse that I want you to handle." lol. To be fully cleared from addiction, people need to stay away as far as possible from what they're addicted to.

    • @badbread1579
      @badbread1579 2 роки тому +5

      I think Las Venturas was also not the best place for an ex drug addict.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +1

      Looks like he made the right decision then 🤔 Thank you for your input 🙂

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi 2 роки тому +10

      CJ's refusal to do drugs plus sweet's anti drugs ideologies would have helped ken Rosenberg overcome his addiction

  • @gwave0308
    @gwave0308 2 роки тому +36

    Ken kept getting addicted to crack and kept on sniffing it. Tommy told him to stop because ken was his friend and lawyer. He kept getting high and even start sniffing tommy own crack supplies. With ken no longer a lawyer he was now a liability now. Tommy had no choice but to kick him out. I hope ken is doing okay as mad dog agent now and is not making the same mistake with drugs like he did with Tommy. With cj hate of drugs I think ken stop his addiction and is living good with mad dog.

    • @herobrinecyberdemon8104
      @herobrinecyberdemon8104 2 роки тому +10

      Not to mention there isn't a story at what is happening at Vice - getting rid of Sonny never means end of trouble. Other example, where is Grove street in GTA5?
      Tommy could be having his own shit to worry about, plus it would help Rosenberg to do something by himself. after all the breakup is primarily because of Ray Liotta leaving Rockstar.

    • @gillespriod5509
      @gillespriod5509 2 роки тому

      Ken didnt smoked crack like a hobo! he sniffed cocaine like a lawyer!!

    • @LouieOcean2
      @LouieOcean2 2 роки тому +9

      Crack isn’t sniffed it’s smoked so he didn’t keep getting addicted to crack and sniffing it because that wouldn’t make sense. Crack is a cooked form of powdered cocaine and a much stronger substance

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +3

      We definitely agree with you! :)

    • @99mrpogi
      @99mrpogi 2 роки тому +8

      Hopefully ken's alliance with a gang whose members' ideologies are against drugs would probably help ken Rosenberg overcome his cocaine addiction.. otherwise cj and sweet would have probably kicked ken Rosenberg out as an associate or ally

  • @chrollox6404
    @chrollox6404 2 роки тому +1

    Carlito's Way is a good watch if you like the Ken Rosenberg character

  • @mihaaai7834
    @mihaaai7834 2 роки тому +4

    Great video!! 👍👍👍

  • @Mayito_Tamps
    @Mayito_Tamps 2 роки тому +1

    1:03 Take One To Know One Henry Hill 🤣

  • @DCSk8er529
    @DCSk8er529 2 роки тому +3

    Tommy got tired of bailing Ken out for every time he poked his head out of the gutter for one freakin' second just to have fate shovel SHIT in his face.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      Go get some sleep...

    • @DCSk8er529
      @DCSk8er529 Рік тому +1

      @@madkhaliqfarhan What are you gonna do?

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      @@DCSk8er529 I'll drop by your office tomorrow and we can start sorting this mess out!

    • @DCSk8er529
      @DCSk8er529 Рік тому +1

      @@madkhaliqfarhan Best GTA game ever.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      @@DCSk8er529 I would like to play GTA SA but I never had the opportunity! This is why I agree with you!

  • @xx_ironman77_xx1
    @xx_ironman77_xx1 Рік тому +3

    If gta 6 takes place in vice city it would be nice to get an tommy vercetti Easter egg like in the future have his abandoned mansion in an old part of vice city and let the information about the house be online and tell us about who owned it and what happened to tommy like confirm if tommy was overthrown and taken out for killing an mafia crime boss?🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @Marcus_shawn
      @Marcus_shawn 11 місяців тому

      Tommy would be like 64 today he's either retired or died from age or health

  • @mooremoney8316
    @mooremoney8316 2 роки тому +3

    Ken Rosenberg survive the '80s and the 90s he's probably dead but who knows where he at😭

  • @theconnected7234
    @theconnected7234 2 роки тому +28

    Tommy was very non confrontational when it came to his feelings involving people close to him. He never said a word to Sonny until the ending, he never ended his relationship with Nosenberg directly and ghosted him, he didn't want to address his tension with Lance even when Lance tried to bring his issues up throughout the game in his phone calls. Tommy's a killer but am emotional coward

    • @leonardmccoy4797
      @leonardmccoy4797 2 роки тому +7

      As someone who loves to do character analysis, I personally wouldn’t call him and emotional coward. Sure, certain things could’ve been avoided, but remember that by the beginning of VC, Tommy was getting out of prison due to Sonny setting him up and ultimately betraying him with Lance. I feel like the past incidents with Lance, especially the last interaction before the end of the game,Tommy was starting to get fed up and started to limit who he gets close to because maybe he saw signs in Vance that he saw initially in Sonny.
      He might not outwardly show it, but it’s obvious he cares a lot about Mercedes and her father as well as Umberto, Ken, Love Fist, the old newsprinter guy, the bikers and everyone else in the Vercetti inner circle because they are the ones who consistently showed their loyalty throughout the game, so I feel like being called an ‘emotional coward’, is a bit harsh.

    • @theconnected7234
      @theconnected7234 2 роки тому +1

      @@leonardmccoy4797 I have to go as far as using the term coward because Tommy's in a position where people's lives are at stake in order to protect & run his businesses. Had Tommy addressed Lance earlier, they could've reached an agreement or he could've decided to remove Lance on his terms. Had Tommy put his foot down with Sonny sooner, the print shop guy might not have been assaulted and the businesses wouldn't have been forced into paying the Forellis with Lance's help. Tommy's employees had to suffer because of his own inactions, and that's what made him a coward at that point

    • @leonardmccoy4797
      @leonardmccoy4797 2 роки тому +4

      @@theconnected7234 ahh see, that makes more sense actually and it’s a very intriguing take to say the least. If Tommy didn’t have the emotional range of a sponge, then the entire game could change drastically. Lance would see that Tommy meant business and is through playing games so it soley rests on him to make that final decision.
      As with Sonny, that’s a bit more tricky. Sonny easily pulled the strings and could probably make Tommy’s life hell since the Forelli’s were at their height before their decline in LCS, and Tommy knew that, so maybe he was either playing it safe or waiting until Sonny’s guard was down.
      It’s refreshing to have a civil discussion eith an opposing viewpoint

    • @theconnected7234
      @theconnected7234 2 роки тому +3

      @@leonardmccoy4797 I agree, this is a great discussion & I was only able to make my second point because you brought up the people Tommy genuinely cared about, especially Mercedes and the print shop guy. Sonny's goons could've easily targeted the film studio instead of the print shop and who knows what they could've done to Mercedes now that her father was gone and Tommy wasn't there.

  • @pampaluga5955
    @pampaluga5955 2 роки тому +3

    Great work good video 👍👍💪

  • @saintakins187
    @saintakins187 2 роки тому +3

    In retrospect Ken Rosenberg got himself fired for becoming a crackhead.

  • @justinlast2lastharder749
    @justinlast2lastharder749 Рік тому +1

    GTA 3.5: Carlito's Scarface

  • @imwaytogoodlookingtobeyour1188
    @imwaytogoodlookingtobeyour1188 2 роки тому +2

    Still gets me upset that Tommy and Lance aren't together anymore....it's seemed very true about their friendship

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      I know... But Lance's decision to betray Tommy in favor of Sonny is literally the last straw! He's also the reason Vic lost Louise!

  • @liam9464
    @liam9464 2 роки тому +2

    We don’t know and never will.

  • @litgamer0081
    @litgamer0081 2 роки тому +2

    Ken Rosenberg is my favorite GTA side character

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +2

      As for me, my favorite GTA Vice City side character is Ernest Kelly because his kindness keeps reminding Tommy of his own father! This is why they have a really beautiful relationship!

  • @thatguy7072
    @thatguy7072 2 роки тому +13

    I think a major issue was Tommy got tired of being let down by the people around him. Despite treating them fairly well. I mean what kingpin you know would let their friend get high on their product vs making the money off it? Plus lance let him down by trying to takeover despite being treated reasonably when he wasnt even pulling his weight. The man become underboss without any substantial work.

    • @thatguy7072
      @thatguy7072 2 роки тому +4

      Not to mention taking a rap for sonny doing the time and still being looked down upon.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +3

      That's so true. But you know, Tommy could at least have this one last phone call with Rosenberg for the sake of good old times.. 🙂

    • @thatguy7072
      @thatguy7072 2 роки тому +6

      @@gaminginvestigators 🤣🤣🤣 gangsters don't really do feelings. Not killing him was already a show of care. Cause let's face it. Rosenberg is a loose end that'll crack under pressure. He's a weak link. He's actually extremely lucky to be alive

    • @leonardmccoy4797
      @leonardmccoy4797 2 роки тому +1

      @@thatguy7072 which is why his introduction and role in SA was so genius because it more or less ties up his arc from Vice City. Also if he hadn’t had met CJ, who knows what would’ve happened

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      ​@@thatguy7072 If Ken had worked with Sonny, he would've been dead already!

  • @kriss3d
    @kriss3d Рік тому +2

    That scene where Ken says "Oh I need a job".
    Where is that from ? I dont belive Ive ever seen that before.
    What game is that from ? Im certain its not from GTA VC.

    • @unde4dmemesauce
      @unde4dmemesauce Рік тому +1

      It's from the San Andreas "The Introduction" short film that Rockstar released for the game's 10th anniversary in 2014.

  • @Nayops24
    @Nayops24 11 місяців тому

    ^ Vid starts at 6:00

  • @HARU11211
    @HARU11211 2 місяці тому

    Here's i think what's happened tommy cared for ken and seeing him in that status makes tommy realized that ken Rosenberg is not for thr criminal world so he sent ken to rehab and cut ties to ken to lived a normal life but the crime life did not let him go does what happened in GTA SA im so glad CJ found Ken.

  • @imwaytogoodlookingtobeyour1188
    @imwaytogoodlookingtobeyour1188 2 роки тому +8

    Why did Ken choose to go to San andreas instead of liberty city......also....why did he need to leave vice city......also....did Tommy stay in vice city or did he go back to liberty city because I think he was originally from liberty city sent to vice city

    • @Lupo32
      @Lupo32 2 роки тому +2

      The special introduction for gta san Andreas if you got the special edition
      You can watch it on UA-cam

  • @BrickedUpp
    @BrickedUpp 2 роки тому +11

    Even in GTA SA he’s snorting coke. He can’t handle any fame or fortune. Ken Rosenberg probably got fired from CJ’s empire too

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +2

      Even though we like Ken very much, it must be said anyway that what you mentioned is totally true: /

    • @leonardmccoy4797
      @leonardmccoy4797 2 роки тому

      I mean,yeah. Sure he has CJ and Sweet and their anti-drug thing, but I have friends who continue to do their harmful habits despite getting help and living a better life.
      Ken very well could do good for a few months, but because he gets stressed so easily, he does coke again to escape the stresses and maybe one day, CJ comes to visit and he’s doing drugs again. Knowing how CJ is, I’m sure he would be extremely hurt to see his friend in that coked out state again

  • @RedemptionDenied666
    @RedemptionDenied666 Рік тому +1

    Ken Rosenberg was kicked out of 109 organisations before he met Tommy.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      Only to get kicked out of the 110th organization... And went straight to rehab!

    • @GreenEagle-p7z
      @GreenEagle-p7z Рік тому

      😂😂😂 are you kidding that number isn't even exists in gta😂

    • @wyattrabbit14
      @wyattrabbit14 10 місяців тому

      Rosen... berg... lmao

  • @madkhaliqfarhan
    @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

    Ken says Tommy is selfish but he's clearly more selfish! He wants all the cocaine for himself and only himself... And his severe cocaine addiction almost put Vercetti Empire in even greater danger, not to mention that he lost his lawyer's licence because of it! This is why Tommy decided to send him to Fort Carson in 1991!

    • @GreenEagle-p7z
      @GreenEagle-p7z Рік тому +1

      So why he didn't give him at least a small home instead of kicking him out like a homeless 😂 you know that Ken Rosenberg is the reason of taking over vice city

  • @daltonpolston4256
    @daltonpolston4256 2 роки тому +2

    I just bought the definitive edition for Xbox One and replayed it and noticed something weird this time. At the beginning of vice City when all the forelli guys are setting around the table talking about Tommy there's no money or drugs. Tommy does the deal, gets robbed. When Sonny calls him he has a big pile of money and drugs sitting on the table. So I guess my question is did anyone else notice this? and if so do you think it is a possible theory that sonny set it up and Tommy just found someone to blame (Diaz)?

    • @libertatemadvocatus1797
      @libertatemadvocatus1797 Рік тому

      That's been a theory for a while. There isn't a lot of direct evidence that Diaz hit Vance other than the fact that they were compatitors (which was a valid motive in the drug trade, but there's no direct evidence).

    • @Marcus_shawn
      @Marcus_shawn 11 місяців тому

      Noticed it then but didn't realize it was the drugs and money from Tommy

  • @Laaavote35
    @Laaavote35 Рік тому +1

    Tommy always focusing on his business

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      Well, after going through 15 years of hell, Tommy has made the right decision to end Sonny's life and become the most powerful man in Vice City!

  • @thesun5275
    @thesun5275 2 роки тому +7

    I argue that by not allowing him back Tommy knew that Ken couldn't spiral again, and he worried that if given the opportunity it isn't so much that Ken would become useless, it's that he would go so far down hill again. He wanted to give Ken a way out and a fresh start, which as you said they were good friends who had been there for each other. Imagine working with someone you care about and seeing them start spiraling down a cycle of drugs and alcohol, it isn't easy to watch and Tommy wanted Ken to get help at the very end through rehab, but in his line of work it is so easy to go down that spiral again that it was just safer if he didn't.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +1

      Great summary, my man! Although we think Tommy could at least make this final phone call in The Introduction to say goodbye to his old comrade 🥲

    • @thesun5275
      @thesun5275 2 роки тому +1

      @@gaminginvestigators I feel that was likely due to just the voice actor concerns, or maybe Tommy was dealing with shit back in Vice City. I have no doubt that he eventually learns about what happened at the casino through Mafia hearsay, hell considering that Ken gets involved with Madd Dogg who becomes a celebrity, he may just be glad that his friend is out of the business and doing much better for himself.
      After all, Ken himself even says that he just really wants to retire and stop being put in positions where his life would constantly be on the line. Tommy knows that and would respect that, last thing he needs is for someone somewhere to hear about Ken who is a loose asset somewhere way out west where Tommy can't provide protection, imagine that kind of leverage. Tommy doesn't feel right about leaving business halfway done, and he would still feel loyalty and an obligation to do something about it. Publically he makes it look like there is no connection, and it's probably safer for them both.
      Though on a side note, I have a feeling that if Tommy heard what Ken got pushed into by Salvatore, Tommy would have come knocking on his front door with satchel charges. He has saved other "friends" for less, and Ken was loyal to the end and even after the fact.

  •  Рік тому +1

    Man I wish he could send him a letter explaining why cuz it seemed that Tommy was his only friend

    • @GreenEagle-p7z
      @GreenEagle-p7z Рік тому

      So at least he got a real friend hates the keys and white and saved him from the taking the white stuff results 😮

  • @MackHeath-ns7ly
    @MackHeath-ns7ly Рік тому +1

    if I remember correct Ken told CJ he wanted out of the life of working for the MOB cause if would not be good for his health in the long run and the fact Ken went to work for Mad Dogg as his Accountant sorta his life ended up even better kind of funny seems Tomi did Ken a favor by not letting him return to Vice City but again that is my Opinion

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      Tommy learned one meaningful lesson: Never appoint a drug addict into an important position!

  • @KieranHarris44
    @KieranHarris44 2 роки тому +8

    Couldn't they have just looked for a sound-alike for San Andreas though?

    • @Neopumper666
      @Neopumper666 2 роки тому +1

      this!

    • @KieranHarris44
      @KieranHarris44 2 роки тому +1

      @@Neopumper666 I mean... my only assumption is them wanting to avoid fan backlash, or maybe something in Liotta's contract prevented them from doing so, but otherwise, I think most people would be fine with a sound-alike.

  • @ZetoBlackproject
    @ZetoBlackproject 2 роки тому +3

    He couldn't lay off the blow.

  • @Dziugasc
    @Dziugasc 2 роки тому +3

    Omg finally answers

  • @markmagician2471
    @markmagician2471 2 роки тому +2

    It's because Ken had a drug problem and was sent to rehab and Tommy I guess cut his losses with him. Probably couldn't put up with his stupidity

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      Ken wasn't stupid... He was only not prepared enough to survive in the dangerous world of crime...

  • @Milty2001
    @Milty2001 2 роки тому +5

    I don't think Tommy's decision with kicking out Ken and sending him to rehab was a bad thing I think the reason why he did it was because Ken was his best friend and he always stood by tommy no matter how things got messed up in vice city in fact it's for the better, he didn't want Ken to become a drug addict as he could easily screw up the whole counterfeit cash business, if he continued snorting coke in the middle of washing cash, tommy sent him to rehab out of his own heart and cut ties because he doesn't want him to get heavily involved into crime and as Ken stated during the mission meat business he was tired of crime and wants go out and live a normal life and by that point he probably understood why tommy did it.

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +2

      Well yeah, you're absolutely right. It was indeed a good idea to get rid of Rosenberg, but since it was kinda obvious, we decided to approach this topic from Ken's perspective instead 😃

  • @rickscary46
    @rickscary46 2 роки тому +4

    Ray Quit gta resulting in a change of story. Same with Ryder when MC Eiht quit rockstar changing the story

    • @egorleschev
      @egorleschev 2 роки тому

      But why does GTA V have MC Eiht songs?

    • @rickscary46
      @rickscary46 2 роки тому

      @@egorleschev Idk,thats a Mystery to me. Unless they all friends again

  • @xAdorNexasYT
    @xAdorNexasYT 2 роки тому +1

    Damn I didn't think of it from Ken's point of view

  • @discountmorty213
    @discountmorty213 10 місяців тому

    I was delighted when they were in SA but only knew later that Ray and Rstar do not work anymore, which was really disappointing

  • @lukim2744
    @lukim2744 2 роки тому +3

    Tommy's like the lawyer in carlito's way, he's a fucking crazy liability to have when he's all whacked out on coke, unpredictable can cause a lot of unnecessary misgivings.

  • @McDuffin
    @McDuffin 2 роки тому +2

    Ken had plenty of chances between 86 and 92, I’m sure. He was dead weight and lucky tommy sent him to rehab instead of the bottom of the ocean. Liability.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      Ken's drug addiction will always put the Vercetti Empire in danger, because the drugs are always meant to be distributed to its clients!

  • @b-raffmusic9144
    @b-raffmusic9144 2 роки тому +2

    Yo so I just ran threw this on switch, and didn’t do the Malibu club assets, and I’ll be real I missed all of this 😂😂😂 I watched every cutscene too 😂😂😂

  • @specswhannell
    @specswhannell Рік тому +1

    Poor Ken.. He is so cute , I love him

  • @GoblinKing805
    @GoblinKing805 2 роки тому +2

    I think the play of Rosenberg is just like Sean penn in Carlitos way the lawyer and he died in the movie.I think they played where they made ken a joke but no matter what he was there for tommy in loyalty I think the reason why tommy didn’t kill ken is because he didn’t have to. There’s nothing ken can do to hurt tommy in anyway, it’s like gta 3 Phil is a soldier in their and is one armed just like the event where he blows his arm off in vice city. So I think in conclusion of thought Ken was annoying and doing coke and I think tommy saw an opportunity to just get rid of him and let it be and let Ken go on his own which Is great on kens part because now we know he’s just a criminal magnet going from one successor to the next, so in a way Ken will always end up on top because his natural ways which we see in vice city kick in and cj sounds a little bit more lenient towards Ken and to top it off kens not alone he’s got Kent Paul and that one guy so in the end it works for Ken .ps the reason I bring up Phil is because if it is canonical then Phil lived thru vice city and perused something without tommy. Which brings up why I think tommy just cut ties with ken. And the canonical order gta works is vice city-San andreas- gta 3 then 4 then etc…

  • @mohammed_K1
    @mohammed_K1 2 роки тому +4

    In fact, this video is completely unnecessary, because we all know why Tommy was removed from the series, for the same reason that removed Nico. Money 💵 💵 . It's something the actors say it's not like the rest of the things that Rockstar has kept hidden, it might be fun to speculate on the causes but when you know the real reason there is no need to invent reasons from the game because the events that took place in it were not originally a blueprint to keep Tommy out of the story It's just loading more game story than it's made to handle 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @mohammed_K1
      @mohammed_K1 2 роки тому +1

      @Jimmy Valmer
      it is in one way or another

    • @Neopumper666
      @Neopumper666 2 роки тому +1

      did it happen with Nikko's VA as well? fuck I'd love a sequel to that story

    • @gaminginvestigators
      @gaminginvestigators  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the comment! Now at the beginning of the video we highlighted that we are going to exclude Ray Liotta's dispute with Rockstar specifically because we wanted to take in-game approach. We know that if this accident wouldn't happen, the whole thread could turn out. However, it is not easy (maybe even impossible) to find any information about the early concept of Tommy's role in GTA San Andreas before the dispute. It is not like in Ryder's case because here we have a lot of reasons proving that final concept of him betraying GSF was not originally intended. (there will be episode about it soon by the way 🙂 ) Nonetheless, we are analysing the storyline above all. Yes, we don't forget about what happens between Ray Liotta and Rockstar, Burt Reynolds and Rockstar and so on. But for us it's really important to colloquially speaking "squeeze" as much as we can from what we have in the game. Because sometimes we can conclude interesting things that are not visible at first glance. Anyway, we are also going to make a video about Ray Liotta's dispute as well 🙂

  • @irtaza_malik
    @irtaza_malik 2 роки тому +2

    I thought it was written Nico Rosberg from F1 😂

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      He beat Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery in 2016...

  • @Fractal_blip
    @Fractal_blip 2 роки тому +2

    ken is sean penn's character in carlito's way.

  • @seang4
    @seang4 2 роки тому +3

    What game is the scene where he’s outside the Fort Carson rehab from? I don’t remember it.

    • @jasontodd8071
      @jasontodd8071 2 роки тому +1

      It's from the video 'Introduction ' from San Andreas. It on the Rockstar website or here on UA-cam!☺

  • @Iraq_1099
    @Iraq_1099 Рік тому +1

    Tommy Versetti didn't say the word of F*ck.

  • @ElPatron42069
    @ElPatron42069 2 роки тому +3

    Vice City is the best. Nothing comes close

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому +1

      Cool boys play GTA SA... But real men play GTA VC...

  • @AJ_hwd954
    @AJ_hwd954 2 роки тому +1

    The real answer is because Rock$tar couldn’t bring back Ray Liotta

  • @AH-is5yg
    @AH-is5yg 2 роки тому +1

    Sad that Ken couldn't stop being addicted to drugs. He was working for a drug lord.
    Drugs did ruined his life. Ken now works for Madd Dogg and CJ as long as he can control himself.

    • @madkhaliqfarhan
      @madkhaliqfarhan Рік тому

      GTA isn't created to teach us to commit crimes... GTA is actually created to teach us to be aware of crimes and not become like them!

    • @AH-is5yg
      @AH-is5yg Рік тому

      @@madkhaliqfarhan Tell me that I don't know!

  • @shadhassan2145
    @shadhassan2145 7 місяців тому

    I really don't think Tommy was a coward for not confronting Ken. The downward spiral due to drug abuse was one of the themes of GTA: SA, which makes more sense given that Tommy was literally running a drug empire in Florida back then. I'm not a criminal expert, but clearly, a drug empire can't be run by drug addicts. In real life, corporate organizations also cut out links that do not do their work and simply enjoy their share.

  • @emptybucket1988
    @emptybucket1988 2 роки тому +1

    Kent Rosenberg could not launder the money for vercetti anymore

  • @bigbrothertw
    @bigbrothertw 2 роки тому

    why did that intro sound like a skin walker wrote it

  • @stonerose1995
    @stonerose1995 2 роки тому +2

    I think Ken had a drug problem and Tommy sent him out West for Rehab

  • @carolpulma2734
    @carolpulma2734 2 роки тому +3

    Just needs some clarification, Vice Sity, San Andreas an GTA 3 are tied together in that order right, Any other GTA titles connected to them or is that it?

    • @EliseNewmaker
      @EliseNewmaker 2 роки тому +4

      VC (80s)- SA(90s)- 3 (2001)

    • @AgentDanielCross
      @AgentDanielCross 2 роки тому +4

      Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories

    • @carolpulma2734
      @carolpulma2734 2 роки тому +1

      @@AgentDanielCross Liberty city is GTA 4 right? Do this channel already discussed anything about that connection yet? If it doesn't, share a small detail please.

    • @AgentDanielCross
      @AgentDanielCross 2 роки тому +5

      @@carolpulma2734 Liberty City Stories is between SA and 3 chronologically.

    • @carolpulma2734
      @carolpulma2734 2 роки тому +1

      @@AgentDanielCross Thank you. 😄

  • @gjenen4874
    @gjenen4874 2 роки тому +2

    Saul goodman

  • @RAYMcCall
    @RAYMcCall 4 місяці тому

    Tommy was loyal to his friends and lived by this line from Tony Montana
    "I never f*cked anybody over in my life didnt have it come to him"

  • @gregcooper1991
    @gregcooper1991 Місяць тому

    8:59
    He would have fallen back into old habits considering the environment Tommy is ruling.