Born as Mike Lips, Lips Forelli is a minor character in the Grand Theft Auto series. He took up the name "Lips Forelli" to show loyalty to the Forelli family. Lips only shows up briefly in Grand Theft Auto III when Joey Leone sends Claude Speed to kill him, trying to teach the family a lesson for not repaying debts. While Lips is eating at Marcos Bistro, Claude attaches a bomb to his car. When Lips is finished eating, he leaves the restaraunt and dies in the explosion. This act of aggression from the Leone family towards the Forelli family sparks a serious war between the two mafia families.