Mafia 3 features three underbosses who can help you seize and maintain control of businesses, rackets, and Lincoln’s criminal empire. In addition, each Mafia 3 underboss brings his/her set of bonuses. As you progress through the game, you will recruit three gangsters as your lieutenants and their crewmembers during your journey. These underbosses include Cassandra, Thomas Burke, and Vito Scaletta.
Managing underbosses is a two-way street; you must complete side missions for your lieutenants to keep them happy. Failure to do so will result in one or more of them turning against you. This guide has detailed everything you need to know about all three lieutenants.
Mafia 3 – Cassandra Underboss
Cassandra is the leader of the Haitian Mob in New Bordeaux. She operates out of a voodoo shop located in Delray Hollow. Known as the Voodoo Queen, her associates include Jennifer Moran, who can disrupt phone lines for a brief duration of time. Jackie DuVernay operates a mobile weapons store that deals in weapons, supplies, modifications, and ammo, and Clifton Jean-Baptiste, an arms dealer who upgrades weapons.
Perks / Favors:
With Cassandra, you can earn the following upgrades as you assign her Rackets through her associates and increase her income by completing her missions:
Cassandra’s Missions in Mafia 3
These are the missions that involve Cassandra in Mafia 3
| Main Missions | Side Missions |
|---|---|
| The Home Fires Burn | .45 in My Hand |
| The Way of Flash | Are We Cool |
| Pray on the Way Up | |
| Sit Down |
If you fail to garner Cassandra’s loyalty, she will turn against you and you’ll have to put her down in her betrayal mission called “Caroline”. Low loyalty is usually a product of not assigning your underboss enough districts or not completing their missions.
Thomas Burke Underboss
Thomas Burke is the leader of the Irish Mob in New Bordeaux. He operates out of Burke’s Iron & Metal in Point Verdun. Burke’s crew in Mafia 3 includes Terry Daly, who can be best described as an explosives expert. You can count on Daly to provide military-grade explosives to the Arms Dealer, Fiona Davidson, whom you can count on to bribe cops off, and Hank McGahee, an expert in vehicular theft. You can ask Hank to deliver vehicles to you, no matter where you are in the city.
Perks / Favors:
With Thomas Burke, you can earn the following upgrades/perks through his associates as you assign him Rackets and increase his income by completing her missions:
| Perk Tree | Associate | Required Income | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Delivery | Hank McGahee | $0 | Vehicles are delivered to you |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $30,000 | Cops ignore your crimes for 30 seconds |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $60,000 | Marks nearby cops on your minimap |
| IRA Bomber | Terry Daly | $100,000 | Terry Daly starts selling you equipment |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $140,000 | Cops ignore your crimes for 2 minutes |
| Vehicle Delivery | Hank McGahee | $180,000 | You can steal cars without being detected |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $220,000 | Cops ignore your crimes for 2 minutes |
| IRA Bomber | Terry Daly | $270,000 | Increases your carrying capacity |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $320,000 | Cops ignore your crimes for 5 minutes |
| Vehicle Delivery | Hank McGahee | $370,000 | You can steal occupied cars without being detected |
| Police Dispatcher | Fiona Davidson | $240,000 | Cops ignore your crimes for 10 minutes |
Burke’s Missions in Mafia 3
These are the missions that involve Burke in Mafia 3
| Main Missions | Side Missions |
|---|---|
| The Home Fires Burn | I.R.A. Don’t Ask |
| The Blade Stained Red | |
| Brave New World | |
| Sit Down |
Burke’s betrayal mission is called “Look in the Mirror,” and, like Cassandra, it triggers if you fail to win his loyalty or let it slip too far down.
Vito Scaletta Underboss
As the leader of the Italian Gang, Vito runs the River Row district of New Bordeaux. You can rely on Vito for muscle, medical upgrades, and more. Vito’s crew in Mafia 3 includes Bobby Navarro, who can provide you with Italian muscle for hire in the form of his lunatic brothers, Gianni Bruno, a medical specialist, and Betty Johnson, who provides enemy locations and collects Kickback on your behalf.
Perks / Favors:
With Thomas Burke, you can earn the following upgrades/perks through his associates as you assign him Rackets and increase his income by completing her missions:
| Perk Tree | Associate | Required Income | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consigliere | Betty Johnson | $0 | Allows you to stash your cash on the go |
| Hit Squad | Bobby Navarro | $30,000 | Lets you call in backup |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $60,000 | Adds an additional health bar |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $100,000 | Adds an additional adrenaline shot |
| Consigliere | Betty Johnson | $140,000 | Lets you locate money and automatically collects kickback |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $180,000 | Improves your stamina and health recovery rate |
| Hit Squad | Bobby Navarro | $220,000 | Lets you call in stronger backup |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $270,000 | Adds an additional health bar |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $320,000 | Further improves your stamina and health recovery rate |
| Hit Squad | Bobby Navarro | $370,000 | Lets you call in a four-man crew |
| Mob Doctor | Gianni Bruno | $240,000 | Maxes out your health bar |
Vito’s Missions in Mafia 3
These are the missions that involve Vito Scaletta in Mafia 3
| Main Missions | Side Missions |
|---|---|
| The Home Fires Burn | I Need a Favor |
| Work the Man Who Bleeds | Seems Simple Enough |
| Fish Gotta Eat | |
| Sit Down |
Similar to the previous two Underbosses, if you fail to build Vito’s loyalty, you’ll eventually have to take him out on a mission called “I Deserved Better”.
Best Districts to Assign to Each Underboss in Mafia 3
As mentioned earlier, as you progress through the game and take over rackets, you must assign them to one of your lieutenants. Doing so will allow you to increase that underboss’s earnings and unlock new upgrades and favors.
After taking control of all available rackets in a district and eliminating the Marcano lieutenant overlooking them, you can assign one of your lieutenants to look after everything. As mentioned earlier, you must keep all your lieutenants happy to eliminate the chances of them turning against you.
To ensure this, try to distribute districts evenly. By doing so, you will not be able to enjoy the end-tier bonuses of an underboss, but you will most definitely unlock the ‘We’re in This Together’ Trophy/Achievement. Alternatively, you can boost one of your lieutenants while ignoring the other two until the end of the game to unlock the ‘Just You and Me’ Trophy/Achievement.
The following is the best way of assigning districts to your Mafia 3 underbosses:
- Vito Scaletta: Frisco Fields, Downtown, and River Row
- Cassandra: Southdowns, Barclay Mills, and Delray Hollow
- Thomas Burke: French Ward, Tickfaw Harbor, and Pointe Verdun
This distribution style is because Vito gets the more traditional ‘mob-ish’ places, Burke gets more shabby places, and Cassandra gets the rest.
How To Keep All Underbosses Alive?
This is dependent on how you manage your underbosses and what districts you assign them in the game. If you assign an underboss to a district that they aren’t best suited to, then it can create problems and they may end up leaving you. Worse still, they can also die. To avoid that, you must assign them to districts they are best suited to which we have covered earlier.
Assign a Minimum of 2 Districts to avoid any Negative Outcome. Additionally, DO NOT reassign a district to some one else as the underbosses may end up leaving you
Mafia 3 Underboss Endings
Your underbosses can become a part of the ending depending on what decisions you make in the game. They end up taking over the mafia business if Lincoln chooses to leave after the game ends. Then, the underboss with the most territory is left in charge of the city and takes over. Here are the endings you can get in that regard.
- Vito: After Lincoln leaves, Vito ends up taking over the criminal business in New Bordeaux. He goes as far as to legitimize many of the operations and complete the Marcano’s hotel/casino, where he chooses to remain.
- Burke: With Clay out of the picture, the Irish take over as the crime lords of New Bordeaux. They rename the place to Bourbon City as Burke gets a place on the city council. Unfortunately, he’s assassinated as part of the gang wars in 1984.
- Cassandra: Cassandra starts out with a shaky start but ends up quickly finding her bearings, successfully defending operations from rivals and even the government. The federal government as a result cuts funding to the city as a response for the assassination of the Louisianna governor which she is implied to have a part in.
