GAME · 2016 · USA
Mafia III
16 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
16 Interesting Facts About Mafia III
Interesting Facts (15)
- #001
Lincoln can use small firearms with either his left or right hand. According to Haden Blackman, during their research into the period the developers discovered that soldiers in Vietnam were taught to fire with both hands so they would never be at a disadvantage. Lincoln's versatility is a result of his military training.
- #002
Vito Scaletta is the only character to appear in all three Mafia games: as the unnamed hitman who kills Tommy Angelo in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, as the main protagonist of Mafia II, and as a member of Lincoln Clay's family in Mafia III.
- #003
The game's setting, New Bordeaux, is a fictional version of New Orleans.
- #004
It is possible that Leo Galante's driver is Joe Barbaro. The driver's chin scar matches Joe Barbaro's perfectly. Also, while the other guards wear peaked caps, the driver is the only one wearing the hat Joe Barbaro wears in Mafia II.
- #005
Former UFC fighter Kyle "Kingsbu" Kingsbury is the body model for Lincoln Clay.
- #006
This game will explain the cliffhanger at the end of Mafia II (2010).
- #007
This game has the shortest time span in the Mafia series, with the main story lasting about nine months. This is very short compared to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven and Mafia II, both of which take place over eight years.
- #008
Every major character in the game shares similarities with their own voice actor. For example, Lincoln Clay's appearance was modeled on Alex Hernandez's appearance, Cassandra's appearance was modeled on Erica Tazel's appearance, etc.
- #009
Alex Hernandez will voice Lincoln Clay.
- #010
Although Lincoln is seen as a black protagonist, he is actually half Dominican and half white, probably Italian, which if correct makes all three protagonists Italian.
- #011
In the 'Stones Unturned' DLC you are given a tranquilizer weapon called the 'Dormer B128 Dart Gun'. 'Dormir' is a French verb meaning 'to sleep'.
- #012
Vito Scaletta is the only character to appear in all three Mafia games, but when Mafia 1 was made, Vito and Joe were unknown to players because they controlled Thomas Angelo, and the game never revealed the names of Angelo's assassins until Mafia II.
- #013
When passing through a tunnel, the radio will lower and become static.
- #014
Lou Marcano was modeled after voice actor Brad Leland.
- #015
While playing the 'Kill Frank Pagani' setup mission on the Tanager ship, you encounter many items belonging to Marcano's casino, which you will see in the game's final mission.
Easter Eggs & References (1)
- #016
In one of Lincoln's rackets, a man punches a side of meat, a reference to Rocky (1976).