Characters

Characters are the persons driving the storyline of the Grand Theft Auto games. There are twelve types of characters within the GTA series:

Playable Characters

 * Protagonist
 * Category:Protagonists

Protagonists are the main characters in the GTA games and are the characters the player acts as. In the first three GTA games (GTA 1, GTA London, 1961 and GTA London, 1969), the player could choose the protagonist. However, from Grand Theft Auto 2, the protagonist was a set character.

Non-Playable Characters (NPCs)

 * Antagonist

The Antagonist is the main enemy of the protagonist, who generally makes the life of the protagonist difficult. An example of an antagonist is Frank Tenpenny from GTA San Andreas.


 * Main Characters

Main Characters are characters who play a large role in the game, typically giving the protagonists missions or otherwise playing a large role in the games. Lance Vance, for example, was one of the main characters in GTA Vice City, although he did not give the protagonist (Tommy Vercetti) any missions.


 * Supporting Characters

Supporting Characters are characters who do not play a large role in the GTA games but do have an impact on the storyline. For example, Earnest Kelly in GTA Vice City gave the protagonist (Tommy Vercetti) missions but was not a key character throughout the game. His role, however, becomes particularly important when Tommy attempts to give Sonny Forelli counterfeit money, provided by Kelly.


 * Minor Characters

Minor Characters are characters who play a minor role in GTA games but who stands out from pedestrians (either by appearance or by name). An example is Curly Bob from GTA III, a bartender at Luigi's Sex Club 7 who appeared in one mission.


 * Random Characters

Random Characters are similar to minor characters, playing a slightly larger role. The random characters appear at random locations throughout the city, giving the protagonist missions. Random Characters have, thus far, only appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV.


 * Multiplayer Characters

Multiplayer characters are characters who the player can play as whilst in multiplayer mode. Some multiplayer characters also appear during missions as minor characters, such as Mona Lott in GTA Liberty City Stories.


 * Mentioned Characters

Mention Characters are characters mentioned during game dialogue or on promotional websites for GTA games but are not seen during the games themselves. An example being Moweesha, who is mentioned on the GTA Vice City website. These also include people who appear on radio stations, except for DJs and hosts, such as Reed Tucker from GTA III's Chatterbox FM.


 * Radio Personalities
 * Category:Radio DJs

Radio Personalities are characters who host radio stations or programmes in the GTA games. An example is Lazlow, who has appeared as a DJ (for Chatterbox FM and V-Rock), a presenter (for Entertaining America on WCTR and Chatterbox on LCFR) and a radio intern (on V-Rock).


 * Pedestrians

Pedestrians are a category of characters which includes both pedestrians and motorists. These characters are generic characters who appear through the game walking or driving around the city. Pedestrians tend to have limited dialogue and play no role in the games.


 * Fictional Characters

Fictional Characters are characters who are fictional within the GTA universe itself. An example is Herbie, the astro-goat of The Truth.


 * Deleted Characters
 * Category:Deleted Characters

Deleted Characters are characters who were set to appear in GTA games but were removed before the final version of the game. An example being Darkel and Curtly, both of whom were removed from GTA III.

By Game

 * Characters in GTA 1
 * Category:Characters in GTA 1


 * Characters in GTA London 1961
 * Category:Characters in GTA London 1961


 * Characters in GTA London 1969
 * Category:Characters in GTA London 1969


 * Characters in GTA 2
 * Category:Characters in GTA 2


 * Characters in GTA III
 * Category:Characters in GTA III


 * Characters in GTA Vice City
 * Category:Characters in GTA Vice City


 * Characters in GTA San Andreas
 * Category:Characters in GTA San Andreas


 * Characters in GTA Advance
 * Category:Characters in GTA Advance


 * Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories
 * Category:Characters in GTA Liberty City Stories


 * Characters in GTA Vice City Stories
 * Category:Characters in GTA Vice City Stories


 * Characters in GTA IV
 * Category:Characters in GTA IV


 * Characters in GTA Hillton City Stories
 * Category: Characters in GTA Hillton City Stories

See User talk:GTA No. 1 Fan for Hillton City Stories (Wikipedia)

By Name

 * Characters by Surname (a list of all characters from GTA 1 to GTA IV, listed by surname)
 * Gangsters
 * Category:Gangsters


 * GTA III era Characters (a list of characters from the GTA III era)