Hoping to make money, Vito turns to Joe, who introduces him to Henry Tomasino, an inducted member of the Mafia (otherwise known as a made man) working for mob boss Alberto Clemente.
He chooses the latter and ends up in Sicily in World War II, which he helps liberate during Operation Husky, before getting shot and sent home on leave.Once home, Vito is discharged courtesy of Joe’s Mafia connections, and learns that his dead father left his family in massive debt. Vito is arrested during a botched robbery and given a choice: Go to jail or join the Army.
As he gets older, Vito gets involved with a local criminal named Joe Barbaro, who eventually became his best friend. They are no better off there than they were in Sicily. A few years later, his family immigrates to the fictional Empire Bay city in America.
He is born in Sicily in 1925 to an extremely poor family. The game begins with Vito Scaletta looking over a photo album, as he begins to tell his story in voice over.
