Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details are in the text which follows.- ❝My parents wanted me to become an artist, hence my name. Wanted me to follow their footsteps into the world of fingerpainting. Heh, but instead I found the art of heists...❞
- — Michelangelo Lipton
Michelangelo "Michael" Lipton is a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Vertigo and Grand Theft Auto: King of The Hill and minor antagonist in Los Santos Chronicles - Crime/Punishment.
Biography[]
Michelangelo, commonly called "Michael", is a world-renowned criminal, famous for planning and carrying out some of the most cunning heists in recent memory.
Michael is the father of Miklos Lipton, the protagonist of GTA: King of The Hill. They're estranged from each other, due to fact that Michael never were around much during Miklos' childhood, and after his wife passed away, he left Miklos in a boarding school to focus on his criminal career.
Events in Vertigo[]
In 2005 in Liberty City, Benny Urbano hires Michelangelo to plan a profitable heist for him, so he could form his own criminal organization.
Benny gives his friend Giorgio Timms to Michael for labor force. Following Michael's orders, Giorgio steals required vehicles and weapons for the heist and together he and Michael rob a bank. Benny gets what he wanted and Michael drives to sunset, towards future robberies.
Events in King of The Hill[]
In some point before the events of King of The Hill, Michael relocated to Los Santos and seized himself a mansion in Vinewood Hills.
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Mission Appearances[]
Vertigo[]
- The Checklist (Boss)
- The Firepower (Boss)
- Heist of The Week (Boss)
King of The Hill[]
- Family Ties
- Sightseers (Boss)
- Tick Tick Tick Boom (Boss)
- Penitentiary Breakout
- Rage (Post-Mission Phone Call)
- Final Task (Boss)