| Protagonist | Mike |
|---|---|
| Mission givers | Vinnie, 8-Ball, Jonnie, King Courtney, Cisco, Asuka Kasen |
| Returning from Grand Theft Auto III | 8-Ball, Asuka Kasen |
| New characters | Vinnie, Jonnie, Cisco, Yuka |
Grand Theft Auto Advance has a small cast. Six people give you missions, and the story is told through text scenes with line-art portraits. This page lists the main characters in the order you meet them, with the missions that bring them in.
Mike
You play Mike, a small-time criminal who works for Vinnie. He appears from Jump Start to Freedom Flies. Mike and Vinnie want to earn enough to leave Liberty City, but when Vinnie seems to die in a car bomb, Mike works for the city’s gangs to find out who did it. He ends the story by leaving Liberty City on Cisco’s plane.
Major characters
| Character | Appears | Role |
|---|---|---|
 Vinnie | Jump Start to Truth Revealed | Mike’s partner and first employer. He sends Mike on Mafia jobs before they plan to leave town. |
 8-Ball | Fake IDs to Love of Money | An explosives expert with an autoyard in Harwood, Portland. He points Mike towards Jonnie after Vinnie’s apparent death. |
 Jonnie | Love Boat to Show the Money | A bartender in the Red Light District who lent Vinnie money. He gives Mike seven Portland missions. |
 King Courtney | Race to Run to Assault Joint | Leader of the Uptown Yardies on Staunton Island. He claims Jonnie owed him money and sends Mike after Cisco. |
 Cisco | Fine Dining to Decoy Disaster | Leader of the Colombian Cartel. He moves from Aspatria to Francis International Airport and owns the plane Mike uses to leave. |
 Asuka Kasen | Kid’s a Hero to Assault Joint | Co-leader of the Yakuza with her brother Kenji. She gives Mike seven Staunton Island missions and returns to help against King Courtney. |
Minor characters
| Character | Mission | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Federico | Dirty Laundry | A dealer in Trenton, Portland, whom Vinnie sends Mike to deal with. |
| Misty | Ill Repute to Bad Pimpin’ | Works at Luigi’s Sex Club 7, gives 8-Ball information, and later works for Asuka Kasen on Staunton Island. |
| Scorelli | Scorelli | A Portland criminal and enemy of 8-Ball. |
| Billy | Sober Driver | The boyfriend of the woman Jonnie also sees. |
| Freddy | Show the Money | Owes Jonnie money. You can collect it or deal with him. |
| Pat | Flying High | A businessman who refuses Cisco’s shoes. |
| Yuka | School’s Out to Kid’s a Hero | Asuka Kasen’s niece, kidnapped on Cisco’s orders and later rescued for Asuka. |
| Biff Rock | Scorned Lover | A movie star who rejected Asuka. |
Story in short
Vinnie seems to die in a car bomb after a job for the Mafia, and Mike goes to work for 8-Ball and Jonnie while looking for the killer. Jonnie is found dead, and the trail leads to King Courtney on Staunton Island. Courtney sends Mike against Cisco, but Cisco tells Mike the truth about Courtney and Mike works for him and for Asuka. After Cisco is found dead, Mike chases the killer and finds Vinnie alive. Courtney then puts a hit on Mike, and the last missions in Shoreside Vale end with Mike facing Courtney and escaping the city.
See the walkthrough for the order of the missions.