The Mafia series does a great job of connecting each story, despite the games being set decades apart from each other. One of the best ways the series achieves this is by utilizing characters across multiple titles. For example, Vito Scaletta is the main character in Mafia 2, and he later appears as an older man in Mafia 3 as a non-playable character.
This model of reusing characters gives the Mafia series a more closed and connected feel. Naturally, this is also the case in Mafia: The Old Country. Set in the earliest time in the series, Old Country treats you to appearances from younger versions of some of your favorite characters who appear later on in the series.
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Ennio Salieri
Don Ennio Salieri is one of the earliest antagonists in the Mafia series. A ruthless mob boss with a lot of influence and power, you can only imagine that his rise to power was an interesting one. In The Old Country, we get a glimpse of what it was like for him before all the power and influence.
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Ennio Salieri does not make a physical appearance in Mafia: The Old Country. However, sharp-eyed, detail-oriented players can find his file in the San Celeste police station, where you can see an image of a 21-year-old Ennio Salieri. The file also mentions Frank Colletti, who would later become the advisor of the Salieri Crime Family.
Leo Galante
We are first introduced to Leo Galante in Mafia 2 and then again in Mafia 3, both times as an older man taking on the role of mentor and advisor. He maintains his streak of appearing in back-to-back Mafia games in Mafia: The Old Country.
This time, when we see Leo, he is a young man, still in his prime, and still carving his path in the underworld. You meet young Leo during chapter three of the story as a member of the Galante crime family run by his grandfather, Niccolo Galante. Leo is a friend, companion, and partner to Enzo.
Giuseppe Palminteri
Giuseppe Palminteri is Empire Bay’s resident fixer in Mafia 2. He is Vito’s go-to for all illicit substances and provides everything from forgeries to firearms.
However, 50 years before he moved to the US and made a name for himself, you can find him providing forgeries for Enzo and the Torrisi Family.
Frank Vinci
Frank Vinci is one of the most easily recognizable names in the Mafia series. In Mafia 2, he served as the head of the Vinci crime family with all the influence, respect, and reverence that comes with the role. However, things weren’t always that way; even the mighty Frank Vinci started humbly.
If you pay attention during chapter 7, you’ll catch a glimpse of a young Frank Vinci as a bartender in Niccolo Galante’s bar. This appearance is more of a fan-service-type cameo than a true appearance, but it’s still fun to note and intriguing to learn where Vinci’s roots lie.
Sam Trapani
Sam Trapani plays a major role in Mafia 1 as one of Tommy Angelo’s main comrades and companions. Like most characters in the series, he traces his roots back to Sicily. However, thanks to Mafia: The Old Country, we learn a little more about Sam.
He was born in San Celeste to his mother, Valentina, and his father, Luca Trapani. Luca is a close companion, friend, and mentor to Enzo. In Chapter 5, you find a young Sam, no older than 10, making a quick cameo as his parents scold him for stealing food from the kitchen at the Torrisi vineyard.
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