Sal Marcano
The mob boss who betrayed Lincoln Clay and sparked a war for New Bordeaux.
Sal Marcano is the main antagonist of Mafia III, a 2016 open-world action-adventure video game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K. He is the boss of the Marcano crime family, which controls much of the fictional city of New Bordeaux in 1968.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Main antagonist; Boss of the Salieri Crime Family
- Affiliation
- Salieri Crime Family, Lost Heaven
- Setting
- Lost Heaven, 1930s (fictional city inspired by New York)
- Protagonist
- Tommy Angelo
- Developer
- Illusion Softworks (later 2K Czech)
Lore & Background
Sal Marcano is the mob boss who orders the murder of Lincoln Clay's adoptive family after a heist, prompting Lincoln's quest for revenge. He is building a new casino to become independent of the Commission. In the game's climax, Lincoln confronts Marcano at the casino, where Marcano shares a drink with him and explains he had only tried to improve New Bordeaux and get his family out of crime. The player can choose to kill Marcano or let him commit suicide.
Reader's Guide
In Mafia III, the player must dismantle the Marcano family's operations by attacking Marcano's three capos, who are tasked with obtaining real estate, counterfeiting money, and getting politicians to legalize gambling. After dealing with the capos, the player attacks the casino, kills Marcano's remaining men and his son Giorgi, and then confronts Marcano himself.
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