I always liked Earnest. He was a very friendly and charismatic old guy, and a father figure for Tommy. When Tommy said to Earnest "Don't you worry, pop. I'm not angry with you.", it melted my heart, showing that despite Tommy was a crimminal and a very brutal sociopath, he still have some kind of humanity and moral codes to the people that worked for him. I just wished that Rockstar would have made another cutscene with Tommy picking Earnest to the hospital, conversating about Lance's betrayal and even Tommy gaving some extra money to Earnest, for all the pain that he had to suffer for his loyalthy to him.

I always thought "Never trust a man who walks the streets in his pajamas" was an insult towards his Soiree suit, but Lance is a turncoat all along from pretending to be Tommy's friend and someone he can trust just to backstab him when the time's right for himself.

Because Lance is a careless lunatic (especially with how much trouble he caused for his brother Vic Vance in VCS), it shouldnt surpise anyone why he betrayed Tommy in VC. But considering that VCS released 4 years after the original VC, the easiest indication to know that Lance was probably gonna betray Tommy was lack of control. Lance screwed up the Diaz hit and almost got killed in VC (Tommy had to save him in the junkyard). Plus, Tommy had to yell at him a few times in VC for being incompetent. Lance just wasnt very loyal, especially if you tried to discipline him like Tommy did.

It's clearly obvious that Earnest played through Vice City before letting Tommy know.

Maybe Tommy wasn’t too sociable to figure out who is friendly and who is a deceiving snake. That’s why Earnest called Tommy a naive raging lunatic. He was doing jobs for the Forelli family in the past because he went to that easy leaning path as well as maybe he had a few friends in childhood and looked to the mafia as something he glorified. Like Goodfellas which does Star Tommy Vercetti’s voice actor Ray Liotta. Who does play Henry Hill in the movie.

Lance strikes me as a person that despise authority or someone ordering him to do something. When tommy heck even Vick scold him for messing up he tends to get upset and annoyed.

I was really shocked when Lance betrayed us. He was a pain in the ass sometimes but he was just a funny character.

I can see exactly why Tommy would think that Lance was his best friend. Even though he’s really blind to Lance’s behavior Tommy probably doesn’t care or even want to believe that Lance is gonna betray him especially with Lance knowing his story and how angry he is with sunny. It’s like if somebody stole 1 million dollars from you and then you cut that person off and then finally begin to trust another person and you inform them about how people stole from you. Now this new person will potentially see you as an easy target and can just betray you again anyway. Its really messed up and I’ve been in similar situations. It’s really not a good feeling at all.

Lance comes from the unfortunate family with a missing father, a drug-addicted mother who came to pay visit for once and ended up stealing his coke that was ready for sale and then ran off (a moment from VCS), and had to be raised by his aunt instead, and the man of the house was his brother Victor who was always unhappy with him but never left him for personal reasons, but then he died, causing another heap of stress for Lance. This is where we can see that Lance has a mental trauma causing him to have the abandonment issues, and when circumstances press on his wound his subconsciousness responds with a rage that takes action and mutes his reasoning (which is why he went against Diaz alone and got himself nearly killed in the junkyard even though Tommy said multiple times that he wants to take a slow and safe approach at the revenge, and Lance seemed to agree with the idea). Lance is an uncontrollable fool who has caused a lot of problems to everyone who had to deal with him, but he wasn't doing this for fun or just to piss someone off.

Earnest is a great example of why you need wise older men in your circle. They lived a lot longer than you and have much more wisdom to see things you would’ve never saw yourself

Glad you explained Professional from a deep character study of Lance’s betrayal and the mindset of Earnest who didn’t forewarn Tommy of Lance of being an untrustworthy being.

A sign that makes Lance suspicious is at the end of mission "Back Alley Brawl" "I'll be watching you Tommy." So he knows who Tommy is, without any need of introducing themselves.

This is why you’re THE PROFESSIONAL, you never fail to make these videos so entertaining. You’re like the printer, looking at every small detail lol

I like to think that Earnest just have a lot of experience in life so he knows how to read people

Lance very likely has Borderline Personality Disorder. We can see this from his fear of abandonment in both Vice City and Vice City Stories, and always trying to test his brother and Tommy to see if they'll always stay loyal to him, no matter how much he screws up. When Tommy didn't reinforce his behaviour, he saw it as the time to betray him.

I consider Ken to be Tommy's best friend because in many ways he doesn't snitch or do any sort of sneaky plan to get rid of tommy by contacting sonny and tell him that tommy is busy Taking over vice city and he isn't working on getting your money back. instead despite the situation that tommy was in, Ken still stood by his side till the end of the game unlike Lance we can already see how much trouble he caused on both vic and tommy but still throughout the game he's given the underboss role which one of the most responsible jobs in the mafia yet instead of using it to help tommy he uses it for his own cowardly self he doesn't work or even try to help and tommy had every right to yell at him for not working and this sorta effected him in a way where he felt betrayed by tommy even though tommy saved his life at one point.

The protection thing makes a hell lotta sense when you notice that Lance was responsible for protecting all the assets. You can tell by the protection ring asset missions that Lance's occupied the role of head of security, just like Many Rivera in Scarface, meaning he was the commander of all Tommy's man (Tommy even said "Lance go get the guys together) so his function was to send over guards to defend Tommy's bussiness all over Vice City, but since Lance was already talking with Sonny, he probably called off all the guys on the print works into doing something else so no one would suspect.

Lance always wanted tommy's position, I realise that when Lance tried to Kill Diaz all by himself, he wanted to be the man who run Vice City.

Considering what I seen in the events of Vice City Stories, it makes sense that Lance would eventually betray Tommy because he’s an out of control lunatic. A sociopath. An opportunist who doesn’t want to do the hard work and yet entitled a cut for such businesses.

The other thing for me is that Sonny’s goons didn’t beat Lance up, while they beat up Earnest. For me that made me question Lance’s role and made me think he was a back stabber.

RIP Ray Liotta.

I like what rockstar do with these characters in the gta games when we didn't know characters like Lance smoke would betray us

0:35 Why Didn't He Warn Tommy? Speaking logically, I doubt Tommy would believe him. Tommy is basically just his new boss and his been with Lance for say few months now. That's just my opinion.

Ernest knew because he wasn't scared stupid and he didn't go to jail. You're one smart cookie Ernest P. Worrell 😎🤠

I feel like Lance might have betrayed Tommy earlier in the story. My guess is right after Diaz was killed when Tommy embarrased him in front of the gang during that time frame. It makes sense as to how Sunny knew Tommy was building up his empire and how he was able to keep tabs on his rise. Either way he's a snake and a good reason to make sure the friends you have are who they say they are.

Man never knew Vice City had so much backstory and in-depth characters. Every dialogue in the cutscenes has a deep meaning or a reference. Very well written. I never would have figured this out. This makes me appreciate Vice City and the Rockstar Devs who developed this game even more. Thank You for your inputs Professional!!

I am pretty sure it was already too late to tell it to Tommy… and I think Earnest was afraid of the Maffia as well

I think earnest comment about “never trust a man who walk in his pijamas” refers to the expensive suit that lance wears. One needs to remember in what point of vice city stories he starts using an expensive suit and live in a mansion, just when he stole the Mendez coke, he didn’t even sold it, he himself said to victor that he is now in debt with the bank... and then we remember that when he just moved to vice city he specifically moves to a nice apartment and victor even ask where he got the money, and lance says that he told them to send the bill to him. So yeah, what does that tell us? That lance is someone who loves to live a life of luxury, not caring if he really can’t afford it, he is an ambitious man, one that even wear clothes well beyond his budget. Of course one could argue the same of tommy also using an expensive suit and that comment also would apply to him, but remember that he unlocks it in the mission where he goes to an important party, is to show respect at Cortez party that Rosenberg tells him to wear that expensive outfit instead of that Hawaiian shirt. That’s very different from always using an expensive suit to appear richer that you really are. So the comment “never trust a man who walks in his pajamas” refers to never trust a man who tries to appear richer and successful that he really is.

I think Lance told Sonny’s guys to tax the print works first because Lance knows that this is the business with the least security that generates large amounts of income to Tommy. Lance knows that the workers in that business is defenseless specially with an old man leading that business.

The pijamas part I always thought it was because Lance in VCS when you first met him he looked very nerdy and insecure (which he shows) and after a few missions he dresses up in a fancy suit trying to look menacing but he is still a weak person trying to be someone else

Let's say, Lance succeeded in betraying Tommy and also getting him killed. Even then, Sonny would've had Lance killed as well, so that only the Forellis get benefitted and not some low level thug. Safe to say, Lance was lucky it was Tommy who killed him, and not the Forellis.

The clues were obvious in Lance's phone calls throughout the game. So, at the end of the game, Keep Your Friends Close, i had a sneaking suspicion that Lance was going to betray Tommy.

That was very good. Earnest was very loyal to Tommy. It also shows that Tommy isn't heartless when he's around him. Tommy is a human being and he's good with his workers. Earnest played the smart game and let Lance exposed himself. I played Vice City a lot. I didn't catch that Lance didn't help Tommy at all when Tommy was getting the plates for the counterfeiting and there was none of Tommy's guards guarding the businesses because Lance was the underboss.

Well, to quote Ken Rosenberg, “He’s neurotic, he’s insecure, the guy’s an a**hole!”. That summed it up best. As for Earnest Kelly, he probably figured that it wasn’t anything Tommy couldn’t handle, but that Tommy would need to learn from his own mistakes. Trying to explain to someone doesn’t compare to them learn from their own mistakes, I guess.

Finally more lore content, honestly I'd rather have 2 or more lore videos every 2 weeks

to be honest, as a kid, i always thought why everywhere i go, things are guarded, but nobody protects my properties... i thought someone responsible for security is doing something wrong

Loved the relationship with Earnest, along with Avery and Cortez. Real compassion.

Reminds me of the youtube Good to Evil video that ranked Earnest Kelly the Most Good. I hope you do a 100% playthrough of Vice City Professional. Good advice from Earnest too "Never trust a man who walks the streets in his pajamas." Didn't realize until recently that it was George Dicenzo, Lorraine's dad from Back to the Future, who played Earnest in this game. Good character actor.

There's one thing i feel that was missed. How would Sonny's guys know where Tommy's businesses are? Sonny would have no clue. He would need inside information. If Tommy wasn't so blinded by rage, he would have asked how did the couriers know who to hit

when i played Vice City 1986, i already knew somethings wrong with Lance, i have my fair share of good guys being a rat the whole time Vice City (Miami) is a wonderland for crime organizations, the sense of loyalty or friendship dont mean shit there

This is honestly an amazing analysis, and it taught me things I didn't even know about the game. It makes a lot of sense, and sheds light on a small character who had more story about him. I honestly really enjoyed this, and I am excited to hear more from your other lore videos.

Looking forward to the upcoming lore videos. Thanks for making these, man. Much love.

Lance was always a scumbag. I don’t think he was loyal to Vic either. He gave away the fact that he slept with Louise behind Vic’s back in VCS by saying, “your green and my dead brother’s white lady” in VC. That quote was a double meaning the whole time

10:44 When you played Definitive version of VC i was actually questioning, how? How did Sonny know what businesses Tommy owned?

I think its because earnest had probably been in this situation before vice city and vice city stories so probably seen gangster betraying their bosses

I just wanna say one thing for your upcoming Forelli Family Overview. I really don’t feel like Franco died. Four main reasons. One, if he HAD died in GTA LCS; they would have told us ( since SA came out first) . Secondly, as we’ve seen time and time again, both before and after this, Forelli Leadership tends to HQ at Saint Marks Bistro, so he probably wasn’t in Little Italy. Thirdly, it’s the Forelli Brothers PLURAL in GTA 3, implying someone else besides Mike is still alive. And fourthly, the Forelli’s appear in missions in 3 even after Mike died, implying there’s still someone to lead it, which would have to be Franco, the last Forelli Brother who survived til the bitter end.

I dont think there is any other GTA KZfaqr who gives such in depth Lore videos about the old GTA games. Very nice my man!

Lance was working for Sonny Forelli the whole time and was told to gain Tommy's trust to keep an eye on him is what I think

Vic Vance would be disappointed in Lance.

2 lore videos in 2 days? Hell yeah, this gonna be a great week. Thanks Pro, much respect from Indonesia. Stay healthy💪.

This was a great video. I agree 100% with what you said. I can't wait to see more of your lore videos because I love getting to learn not only the complexity of these GTA games but also about different life morals and symbolism.

Thank you Professional, I’ve been waiting for a GTA Lore Video! I was scratching my eyes out waiting for this!

Cool. Keep the Videos coming Pro.

Also what if the Vercetti Gang were made of members of the former Diaz Cartel, defected Forelli mob associates, and maybe out of job former Vance Crime Family members. How powerful would they make themselves to be? Powerful enough to become the dominant gang in Vice City. Heck maybe Tommy would make Vice City similar to what Vito Scarletta did to New Bordeaux in the Mafia 3 ending in if you chose Lincoln Clay to leave town and let Vito live. Would he have made Vice City more family and gentrified tourist city in the south. Would his gang have a criminal monopoly on Vice City? Would the Vercetti Gang keep the peace in Vice City? Lessen the bloodshed if they’re the only gang powerful to keep criminals in line and allow the non criminal civilians live in peace.

Lance is a fool if he really thinks Sonny is gonna share :v

This makes Vice City feel so much more deep. Excellent video man. Earned a subscriber! Maybe do a video about Kent Paul and his connections to the Vice City underworld?

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Thanks for the video pro I cant wait to see some more!

I wasn't expecting this. Great video!

never trust somebody who is too friendly in a creepy way

Printers do pay attention to every detail. You got that right.

Your theory videos are always hitting the right spot

I liked Earnest and Tommy's relationship. Tommy sees him as a father figure and he opens him up and shows a human side to his character. At first I thought Tommy was an "old, psychotic lunatic that wanted to take over and not care about others" but when he meets Earnest he talks about his past and his childhood and sees his father in him. Tommy also respects him and treats him well and this helps me think of Tommy much better as a character in my mind. To be honest, I didn't always enjoy Tommy as a character, but thanks to meeting Earnest and the print works it showed a human side to his personality and made me take a better look at Tommy's character to where I actually like Tommy a lot more now than I used to. My opinion of Lance has changed over the years, after my brother and I played Vice City Stories, I really started to sour on Lance because Vic had to get his ass out of the fire too many times and Tommy had to do the same a couple of times.

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this is my third video ive watched of yours your lore is amazing

Very detailed and descriptive arguments on this lore video. Well done!

We all need a boss like Tommy, cares for the workers.

Been waiting for these . Love em

Thank you for uploading this on my break

Great video! Looking foward to the Sonny and Lance videos!

Hey professional! Please do a playthrough of Just Cause 2! I reckon you would love that game, Let us know if you will or not

Awesome video and great analogy at the end!(:

The pajamas thing was him wearing the loose suit that Lance (and Tommy) wore. Look at Sonny Crocketts pants in the first scene we see him in the pilot. They're WIDE. I tried on similar pants myself they look and feel like pajama pants.

absolutely love your content! thanks for uploading

Was waiting for the lore video.

Finally thank you professional for more lore videos

Nice video man! I absolutely loved it. Also, to add to one of the points you made about Lance being in charge of security, there is another definitive proof to this, and that is in the cutscene of the mission "Bar Brawl", where we see that Lance is supposed to handle a problem with The Front Page Cafe, a business in Ocean Beach that is refusing to pay protection. As Tommy sees that Lance is not handling the situation correctly (again, another proof that he was not trustworthy) he goes and eliminates the previous security at the cafe. Just thought i'd add that, I hope this helps with the theories. Take care :)

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I beat vice city again for like the idk 7th time or so maybe more. But something I did notice was when you have a base your guards are crawling all over the street. But at the end here it feels alone theres no backup or guards, at the beginning of the game lance had your back. Once things took off well, lance took a more passive role.

Love your vids professional. Please keep it up my man.

Senior Earnest felt the treacherous vibe/energy coming from Lance and it saved Tommy's life tbh.

I love how pissed Tommy gets when he sees Earnest got beat up

Can’t wait to see your lore videos on GTA 3 and GTA 4 too - very great video ! I’m waiting for the one on Sonny !

Yeah GTA VCS really shines a lot of light to the GTA VC story

I love these lore videos.

I never thought too much about Earnest’s comments. I took it as meaning Vice City is full of deceiving snakes (Diaz, Gonzales, Donald Love, Mama Juju, Pastor Richards, etc.) Earnest, having lived in Vice City for so many years, had lots of experience with this. Also, Lance left us many hints at his insecurities. Some of these instances happened in front of the boys, and if one thing is true in Vice City, it’s that word gets around.

Really nice of you Professional to do like these video's. It helps us to understand our life. And in real life too. Thank you friend. 👍👍

Good video & good break down. Good content

My theory is earnest did live in Vice city before tommy came along You live in a area long enough and if you’ve dipped your toes into illegal business you hear about the organized crime and who was at the top? The Vance brothers Vic being rational Lance as the chaotic was also a commodity that the vance brothers also had a stake in And just like when you get to the top You get careless you get lazy and or cocky and that’s why Vic was gamer ended at the start That’s my theory

Someone's impatient & Immature like Lance never cease to betray people (especially Tommy and his own brother Vic) and I think that he wouldn't be considered to stay loyal to his own Blood Brother (Vic & Pete) and all of his Family

Great vid bro keep it up

Great video, cant wait to see the sonny and lance one

Hey professional keep up the great work love your content

Nice lore video.

Always love the lore videos. ✊♥️

Great content and the detail. I bet you go through alot to get these videos out gotta be time consuming. Appreciate the content

Nice to see the lore videos again, It's how I found your channel and I love watching all the content. From my perspective about the pajamas I assumed it was how Lance dresses like a playboy. A playboy is essentially a bullshit artist known to lie to women just so they can get laid.

i really like these kinda contents.

I love this video I look forward to seeing the video about Lance Vance and why he stabbed Tommy in the back and also a lore video about Vic Vance too from Vice City Stories

Not only that, Earnest is a person Tommy knows for like a week and Lance for months at that point? Also the conversations between Earnest and Tommy are so heart warming OMG!