Coming to digital stores this November, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition will resurrect the identities of three honey protagonists who have go faded relics of Rockstar's past. Players will get the adventure to revisit these legendary characters whilst experiencing improved graphics and gameplay, replaying forgotten stories, and rediscovering their origins.

With GTA 3 being prepare in 2001 and GTA: Vice Urban center taking place in the mid-eighties, the trilogy covers a decent time bridge and features protagonists of varying natures, from the mysteriously silent Claude to street-gang member Carl Johnson "CJ." Each of the iii titles begins with the main character having a goal or vendetta, usually considering of events that occurred in the character's life prior to their appearance in the game. As the storylines progress, the hidden identities of these characters are somewhen revealed to the player, giving them life and purpose.

GTA 3: Claude

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The oldest championship in the trilogy Chiliad Theft Automobile three, set and released in 2001, was the first GTA edition to fully introduce the concept of an open-world game design with three-dimensional geometry. The protagonist who hosted this introduction was the silent Claude, whose 2nd name is thought to exist Speed. Out of all 3 protagonists, Claude is past far the most mysterious, and there is still not much known about his criminal by aside from the few snippets of story revealed in several GTA titles.

As well as taking the spotlight in GTA three, Claude also appeared as a side character three years afterwards in GTA: San Andreas, where players see a young Claude lose his garage to San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson in the mission "Bye, My Dearest." The adult female featured in this mission is a younger version of the Catalina from GTA 3, who is a recent ex-girlfriend of CJ. Following the mission, Claude decides to leave San Andreas later on losing his garage and having no reason to stay, with Catalina joining him. They become a couple who commit crimes while traveling across various states, eventually catastrophe up in Liberty City.

Subsequently their nine-year honeymoon period of beingness partners in crime, Catalina betrays her introverted boyfriend during a banking concern robbery, shooting him and leaving him either for expressionless or conviction. These events take place at the beginning of GTA three, setting the game up for a serial of revenge missions, which involve him trying to hunt Catalina down by doing jobs for the diverse bad guys of Liberty Urban center's criminal network.

GTA: Vice City - Tommy

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Whorl the clock dorsum 15 years and caput on over to Vice Metropolis, and a man called Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti tin be constitute, the protagonist of Yard Theft Automobile: Vice Urban center. Built-in in Freedom City during the fifties, Tommy sought to grow up like his father, who worked in the print works business. Proof of this tin exist heard in Tommy'south dialogue when he buys the print works asset, in the mission "Spilling the Beans," as he talks to one of the workers most his father and childhood. He says "My quondam man used to work on these. I used to spend the evenings with him, cleaning the rollers," and that he wanted to follow his father'southward trade, but "lived a dissimilar life."

The starting point for the game is Tommy'south release from prison, where he served a fifteen-year sentence. Equally GTA: Vice Metropolis is fix in nineteen-eighty-6, Tommy must have been convicted before the 70s when he was part of the most powerful Mafia family of Liberty City. With his power increasing, 1 fellow member of the family unit—Sonny Forelli— grew threatened and planned to accept him killed. In a surprising turn of events, Tommy managed to take out all eleven men sent to kill him, resulting in him beingness bedevilled and facing the expiry penalty. Ironically, the same human who sought to have him killed then sought to relieve his life, having him released from his expiry judgement.

GTA: San Andreas - CJ

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Compared to the aura of mystery that GTA 3 protagonist Claude generates, the main character of Yard Theft Automobile: San Andreas is pretty much an open volume. Carl "CJ" Johnson belonged to the Grove Street Families street gang of Los Santos, along with his brother Sean "Sweet" Johnson and several childhood friends. Still, following the probable murder of his younger brother Brian, CJ escaped his troubles and moved to Liberty City for v years.

In aid of fugitive the demons of his past, CJ builds a life for himself as an developed in Freedom City, forming connections with the Leone family who were featured as antagonists in GTA 3. Engaging in car theft and other criminal acts, CJ forms a bail with Joey Leone, and would later go on to befriend his infamous male parent Salvatore who has a vendetta against the Forelli family unit from GTA: Vice City. Whilst pursuing illegal businesses, CJ'south mother Beverly Johnson is shot and murdered in a rival gang'south drive-past shooting back in Los Santos, prompting him to return and seek revenge alongside his remaining family and friends.

In that location is bear witness of CJ'south haunting by throughout the gameplay, including Sweetness's dialogue when he accuses CJ of "running away from another funeral" just like he did with his younger brothers'. There is also an uttering that CJ "let him die," whilst completing the terminal story mission "End of the Line." CJ and Sweet also share another younger brother, Kendl Johnson. Before the death of Brian and their mother, the Johnson's all lived together in the Johnson house on Grove Street. CJ's father is non nowadays in the game, although in that location are mentions of him existence absent, with Sweet being the master man of the house, much to CJ's displeasure growing up.

Seventeen years after the release of GTA: San Andreas, the remastered trilogy is on its way and players can wait to re-explore the depths of these fascinating characters in vivid new detail. Even if there is no additional insight into their backgrounds, Rockstar fans will still enjoy reliving the stories and experiencing Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas, through the improved perspectives of the GTA: The Trilogy legends.

1000 Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition releases November xi, 2021 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Serial X/S.

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