Changes: Vodka

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For the nightclub in 2001, see RagnaRock.

Vodka is the official restaurant of Vladimir Lem. Its premises used to be the gothic nightclub RagnaRock, but Lem buys and reopens it after he, according to him, put away his mobster mentality to settle down.

Characteristics

Remnants of RagnaRock can be found throughout Vodka: there is a room containing old RagnaRock logos and a drum set, the same chambers where Jack Lupino's men would store their weapons are now used as an armory filled with strikers by the Russians and the backstage area with the large sliding backdrop panels are practically unchanged. However, the stairs behind the panels which lead up to Lupino's inner sanctum are absent. His inner sanctum is absent also

In addition to being a legal front for Vladimir Lem's criminal activities, Vodka also serves as a base of operations for the Cleaners: their vans are parked within the building and janitorial overalls as well as large caches of weapons are found throughout the place.

Vodka is absent of any staff as it is only seen when its closed for renovations.

Events

One rainy night in 2003, Max Payne saves Vladimir Lem in Vodka from a large assault by Vinnie Gognitti and numerous Punchinellos mobsters, who were aiming to kill the Russian Mob boss. The attack took Lem by complete surprise, as his restaurant was virtually devoid of his men and Payne was only able to find Mike, the only one left defending Lem and the restaurant. Max and Mike work together to kill the Mafia men. Once Gognitti is one of the few left standing, he flees. Soon after, the NYPD are seen investigating the aftermath of the shootout.

The next night, Max Payne, now wanting to take revenge for Lem's betrayal, storms the building looking for him. Payne does not find the mob boss but kills all the Russian goons and Cleaner commandos he comes across as well as Mike, Vlad's lieutenant.

It is assumed that after Lem's death, the restaurant was either closed down or sold to someone else.

World Mentions

There are commercials for Vodka playing on televisions throughout the story, with Vlad in them saying: "I am Vladimir Lem, and I am inviting you to the grand opening of my new restaurant Vodka".
At Alfred Woden's manor, Vladimir angrily tells Max that the detective has wrecked his restaurant twice.

Weapons Found

Television

Two episodes of The Adventures of Captain BaseBallBat-Boy can be seen playing on Vodka's TVs.

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+Shootout at Vodka}}{{For|the nightclub in 2001|RagnaRock}}
-|name  = Vodka
+'''Vodka''' is the official restaurant of [[Vladimir Lem]]. Its premises used to be the gothic nightclub [[RagnaRock]], but Lem buys and reopens it after he, according to him, put away his mobster mentality to settle down.
-|image  = Vodka.jpg
-|caption  =
-|level  = [[A Criminal Mastermind]], [[On a Crash Course]]
-|location  = [[New York City]], [[USA]]
-|inhabitants  =
-}}
-'''Vodka''' is the official restaurant of [[Vladimir Lem]]. Its premises used to be the Gothic Night Club [[Ragna Rock (location)|Ragna Rock]], but Lem buys and reopens it after he, according to him, put away his mobster mentality to settle down.
 ==Characteristics==
-Reminders of Ragna Rock can be found throughout Vodka: there is a room containing old Ragna Rock logos and a drum set; the backstage area with the large sliding backdrop panels has been left little changed; the same guard chambers where [[Jack Lupino]]'s men would store their weapons are now used as an armory filled with [[striker]]s by the Russians. Behind the panels however, the stairs leading up to Lupino's Inner Sanctum is absent.
+Remnants of RagnaRock can be found throughout Vodka: there is a room containing old RagnaRock logos and a drum set, the same chambers where [[Jack Lupino]]'s men would store their weapons are now used as an armory filled with [[striker]]s by the Russians and the backstage area with the large sliding backdrop panels are practically unchanged. However, the stairs behind the panels which lead up to Lupino's inner sanctum are absent. His inner sanctum is absent also
-In addition to being a legal front for Vladimir Lem's criminal life, Vodka also serves as a base of operations for the [[Cleaners]]: their vans are parked in the premises and janitorial overalls and large cashes of weapons are found throughout the place.
+In addition to being a legal front for Vladimir Lem's criminal activities, Vodka also serves as a base of operations for the [[Squeaky Cleaning Company|Cleaners]]: their vans are parked within the building and janitorial overalls as well as large caches of weapons are found throughout the place.
-Vodka is absent of any staff as it is only seen closed for renovations.
+Vodka is absent of any staff as it is only seen when its closed for renovations.
 ==Events==
-In 2003, one rainy night, [[Max Payne (character)|Max Payne]] saves Vladimir Lem in Vodka from a large assault by the [[Italian Mafia]] thugs, personally led by [[Vincent Gognitti]], who were aiming to kill the Russian mobster. The attack must have taken Lem by complete surprise, as his restaurant was virtually devoid of any of his great army of fighters, and Payne was only able to find [[Mike|Mike "The Cowboy"]] as the sole resisting defender. Max Payne and Mike together kill the Mafia men and Gognitti flees. [[NYPD|Police]] are later seen investigating the aftermath of the shootout.
+One rainy night in 2003, [[Max Payne]] saves Vladimir Lem in Vodka from a large assault by [[Vincent Gognitti|Vinnie Gognitti]] and numerous [[Punchinellos]] mobsters, who were aiming to kill the [[Russian Mob]] boss. The attack took Lem by complete surprise, as his restaurant was virtually devoid of his men and Payne was only able to find [[Mike]], the only one left defending Lem and the restaurant. Max and Mike work together to kill the Mafia men. Once Gognitti is one of the few left standing, he flees. Soon after, the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] are seen investigating the aftermath of the shootout.
-A night later, Max Payne, now wanting to take revenge for the pain he has been caused, himself storms the building, looking for Lem. He does not find the gangster but kills all the Russian goons and Cleaner commandos he comes across.
+The next night, Max Payne, now wanting to take revenge for Lem's betrayal, storms the building looking for him. Payne does not find the mob boss but kills all the Russian goons and Cleaner commandos he comes across as well as [[Mike |Mike]], Vlad's lieutenant.
-It is assumed that after Lem's death the restaurant was either closed down or sold to someone else.
+It is assumed that after Lem's death, the restaurant was either closed down or sold to someone else.
-==World mentions==
+==World Mentions==
-*There are commercials for Vodka playing on televisions, with Vlad in them saying: "I am Vladimir Lem, and I am inviting you to the grand opening of my new restaurant Vodka."
+*There are commercials for Vodka playing on televisions throughout the story, with Vlad in them saying: "I am Vladimir Lem, and I am inviting you to the grand opening of my new restaurant Vodka".
-* At [[Alfred Woden's manor]], Vladimir Lem angrily tells [[Max Payne (character)|Max Payne]] that the detective has wrecked his restaurant twice.
+* At [[Woden's Manor|Alfred Woden's manor]], Vladimir angrily tells Max that the detective has wrecked his restaurant twice.
-==Occupants==
+==Weapons Found==
-* [[Vladimir Lem]]
+*[[Sawed-Off Shotgun]]
-* [[Mike|Mike "The Cowboy"]]
-* [[Vinnie Gognitti]]
-==Weapons located==
-*[[Sawed-off shotgun]]
 *[[Grenade]]
-*[[Molotov cocktail]]
+*[[Molotov Cocktail]]
 *[[Striker]]
 *[[Ingram]]
-==TV sets==
+==Television==
-Two episodes of ''[[Captain BaseballBatBoy]]'' can be seen playing on Vodka's TVs.
+Two episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Captain BaseBallBat-Boy]]'' can be seen playing on Vodka's TVs.
-==Appearances==
-*''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]'':
-**[[A Criminal Mastermind]]
-**[[On a Crash Course]]
-==See also==
-*[[Ragna Rock (location)|Ragna Rock]]
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 [[Category:Max Payne 2]]
 [[Category:Locations]]
+[[Category:Max Payne 2 Locations]]