Vinny

Vinny is a marine and old flame of Sandra Renton.

In-game
The player meets Vinny while he is on shore leave, visiting Hell's Kitchen from out of town when the city is under martial law to see Sandra, or he stays in the Underworld Tavern after finding out that she has left town, depending on your actions previously in the game. He is resentful that he was forced out of the base by Majestic-12 during their takeover. The player can offer to "check it out" for Vinny, causing the guards at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard to allow you through the first gate, eliminating the need to break in or sneak through the hazardous tunnels below.