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- "I want there to be peace between our two families."
- ―Victor Stracci[src]
Victor Stracci was the Don of the Stracci family.
Biography
Victor began his businesses in the 1930's, posing as a legitimate hauling company in New Jersey with his brother Mario, before eventually spreading out to become leader of one of the Five Families. He was present at the wedding of Connie Corleone and Carlo Rizzi, sitting at the same table with the other heads of the families.
Role in the war
Victor embraced the scheme of Don Emilio Barzini to unite against the Corleone family and force them into Virgil Sollozzo's heroin trade. He was present at the sit down where the families convinced Don Vito Corleone to accept drug trafficking in his territory and guarantee peace. His family was seen as weaker than the Tattaglias at that point due to Tattaglia's alliance with Barzinis despite Stracci's bloodthirsty nature.
Assassination
- "Good, I want there to be peace between our families."
- ―William Stracci[src]
Don Victor meets his end.
On the day of Michael Corleone's revenge, Victor was in the St. Alban's Hotel on his way to a meeting. He was exiting the elevator with his bodyguard when Peter Clemenza, who was about to enter the elevator, revealed a shotgun, kicked Victor back into the elevator and proceeded to kill them both.
Personality and traits
Like Vito Corleone, Stracci is referred to as an old-fashioned Don but deals with prostitution. He was also shrewd enough to realize that he needed to accept drug trafficking due his operations being close to the waterfront where Sollozzo, Tattaglia and Barzini needed his assistance.
In the novel
In The Godfather novel only Emilio Barzini and Philip Tattaglia are killed. Stracci remains an ally of the Corleones, who sued for peace along with fellow survivor Ottilio Cuneo. He was also an old friend of Nick Geraci, who planned to use Stracci and Frank Greco as part of a plan to resign Michael Corleone from the Commission, but the Don relayed this information to Michael, who had Geraci executed.[1] Also, the Don was known as Anthony Stracci, as opposed to Victor.
Behind the scenes
- He was portrayed by Don Costello in the film and Joe Paulino in the game.
- In the screenplay Stracci is the only Don to survive. Originally the Don who was in the lift was Cuneo, who was travelling with Moe Greene.
- In the original version of the game he is clean shaven, but in The Don's Edition he has a moustache. His character model changes randomly on Blackhand Edition.
Gallery
Notes and references
- ↑ In the storyline of The Godfather Returns.