Thomas Rivas

Background

Thomas "French Tom" Rivas was born in Puerto Rico around 1982 and later moved to Liberty City, where he came out as gay. His cousin is the chop shop operator Lyle Rivas. Police records describe him as a hustler who charms older gay men, some of them married, drains their bank accounts and vanishes. His record includes prostitution in 1995, methamphetamine possession in 2003 and fraud in 2004. He uses "French Tom" as his username on the dating site Love-Meet.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV

By 2008 Tom owes money to Brucie Kibbutz and has gone into hiding to avoid paying. In Out of the Closet, Brucie and Roman Bellic create a Love-Meet profile for Niko Bellic that presents him as a wealthy gay man who spoils his partners. Tom takes the bait and agrees to meet Niko at the 69th Street Diner in Hove Beach.

During their awkward conversation, Tom mentions that nightclub owner Tony Prince is secretly broke, a detail that becomes central to The Ballad of Gay Tony. Niko then kills him, with the method left to the player.

Trivia

• He is voiced by Marc Rodriguez.
• His dating profile stays up after his death, without the option to date him.
• He may be named after a Rockstar North designer called Thomas French.
• He tells Niko to go bother a meth addict, despite his own methamphetamine arrest.