Was Lance Vance actually stupid or do we only see him like that? | GTA VC Story Analysis

Lance Vance is mostly perceived by the community as an optimistic, incompetent and stupid character, who always gets into trouble and messes things up. Today, we carefully analyse all his actions and assess whether he deserves such a reputation.

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0:00 Intro
0:46 Early life
3:37 GTA VCS (1984) - pre-"Jive Drive" period
5:33 Jive Drive
7:15 The Audition
11:38 Money for Nothing
14:50 Caught as an Act
16:42 Leap & Bound
17:57 The Bum Deal
20:09 Snitch Hitch
25:36 From Zero to Hero
27:34 Brawn of the Dead
29:34 Blitzkrieg
33:28 The Mugshot Longshot
36:43 Turn on, Tune in, Bug out
37:50 Taking the Fall
39:50 White Lies
43:40 Where it Hurts the Most
43:50 Steal the Deal
44:50 Burning Bridges
45:52 Blitzkrieg Strikes Again
47:26 Lost and Found
48:27 Domo Arigato Domestoboto
49:03 Light my Pyre
50:45 Last Stand
51:21 The period between VCS and VC
52:12 GTA VC (1986) - In the Beginning
55:41 Back Alley Brawl
57:41 Guardian Angels
57:46 Phnom Penh '86
1:02:40 Supply & Demand
1:02:47 Death Row
1:03:29 Rub out
1:03:43 Shakedown
1:03:53 Bar Brawl
1:08:14 Cop Land
1:10:08 Keep your Friends Close
1:11:42 Summary & Conclusion
1:14:16 Outro

Why was Lance Vance dumb?, Why did Lance betray Tommy?