Mitch Baker

Background

"Big" Mitch Baker is the leader of the Vice City Bikers and a decorated Vietnam veteran. Bitter at how veterans are treated, he has clashed violently with the authorities and been jailed many times. His gang hangs out at the Greasy Chopper bar in Downtown, where Mitch plays pool, drinks and keeps a close eye on his prized motorcycle, an Angel.

To the police, Mitch is a lawless troublemaker, but to his gang he is a father figure. The bikers' code values loyalty and toughness above everything, and outsiders are tested hard before being accepted. His interest in helping Love Fist comes only once Tommy has passed every test he sets.

Events of GTA Vice City

• Tommy Vercetti approaches Mitch because Kent Paul needs security for a Love Fist concert. In Alloy Wheels of Steel, Mitch laughs at Tommy and tells him to prove he can ride. Tommy races three bikers, including Cougar and Zeppelin, around Downtown on an Angel and wins.
• In Messing with the Man, Mitch still is not convinced and tells Tommy to go out and cause havoc. Tommy builds up a chaos score by wrecking vehicles and fighting the police within a time limit.
• In Hog Tied, Mitch reveals that a gang has stolen his bike and is keeping it in a compound behind the Downtown Ammu-Nation. Tommy jumps a bike onto the rooftops to get inside, fights off the gang, and rides the Angel back to the Greasy Chopper while being chased by vans.
• With Mitch's trust earned, the bikers agree to work security for Love Fist, which leads into Publicity Tour.
• Mitch's tests take place across Downtown, the bikers' home turf, close to the Greasy Chopper.

Personality

Mitch is gruff, intimidating and anti-authority, with a deep loyalty to his biker family. He hates soft rock, communists and wigs, and he treats his motorcycle with more tenderness than most people. Once someone earns his respect, he is a dependable ally, and he accepts Tommy as a brother after Hog Tied.

Mitch's bluntness extends to everyone, including Tommy, whom he mocks openly until he has proven himself.

Relationships

• Cougar and Zeppelin: members of his gang who race Tommy.
• Tommy Vercetti: an outsider who earns the bikers' respect.
• Kent Paul: the reason Tommy seeks him out.
• The Streetwannabes: the gang suspected of stealing his bike.

Trivia

• Mitch is voiced by Lee Majors.
• His Angel motorcycle is the centerpiece of Hog Tied.
• The Vice City Bikers are friendly to Tommy and can be seen riding around Downtown.
• Mitch's three missions show off the game's motorcycles: a race, a rampage and a rooftop stunt.