Sharks (animal)

Sharks are a species of marine animals appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.

Up until GTA V, they were often associated with myths, given that their appearance is rare in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. While harmless in both aforementioned games, sharks are, on the other hand, deadly in GTA V.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Sharks are modeled after in GTA Vice City. Even though not as common as most sea creatures, they can be spotted everywhere in the waters of the city and, due to the slightly similar body, they can sometimes be mistaken as dolphins. Sharks do not take damage when shot at, and like other marine animals in Vice City, don't have any movement animation when swimming. The easiest way to spot a shark is to just search the water for it, preferably through a Sniper Rifle. The player can also kill a shark by throwing grenades at it.

Sharks are also mentioned in the 10th page of the GTA Vice City manual: "Shark attacks off Vice City happen a few times a year and there are more sharks out there than you would like to think - Best advice: Stay out of the water!". This might suggest that sharks could have been used as an excuse for the player's inability to swim in Vice City.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Sharks appear in GTA San Andreas, but are rare and are not hostile towards the player. Given the somewhat murky waters in some areas of San Andreas, in particular San Fierro, the species in the game is most likely the, which is similar in appearance to the.

Grand Theft Auto V
Sharks appear in varying depths of ocean around San Andreas and, unlike their 3D Universe versions, are fast and dangerous predators that often attack the player on sight. In the regular PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, the only present sharks are modeled after a hybrid of the and the. In the enhanced version, while playing as one of these sharks after eating a Peyote plant as Trevor, he states that they are Tiger Sharks.

According to Abigail Mathers in the "Death at Sea" stranger mission, the sharks in San Andreas are bordering on extinction, explaining how they seldom appear in-game. Getting killed by a shark unlocks the "Out of Your Depth" Achievement/Trophy.

Spawning more frequently at night, sharks appear on the minimap as a red dot (enemy) and will stalk and circle the player for a while before attacking. Sometimes, they will appear in pairs. If the player reaches the end of the map (where vehicles will no longer function), a shark is scripted to appear and kill the player in order to prevent them from venturing any further. Sharks attack once, killing on the first attack, by grabbing protagonist with their teeth and then shaking their bodies. If the player is on the surface they can sometimes see the shark's fin sticking out the water as it circles.

Sharks can be killed if the player is on a boat and shoots one, which only takes one shot. It is, therefore, recommended to look out for sharks and kill them from the surface before diving into the water. They can also be killed in the water by repeatedly attacking with a knife (although this is extremely difficult), or running into them in a boat or Submersible. If the player is in the water and is too deep down/far out to return to their boat or the shore in the event of a shark encounter, swimming into sunken plane and ship ruins will often cause the shark to go away. Like other animals in the game, live sharks are only present in GTA V.

Hammerhead Sharks
The PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of GTA V have, in addition to the existing Tiger sharks, as part of the fauna. However, unlike the Tiger Sharks, they never attack the player.

Trivia

 * Even if the player has the Invincibility Cheat active, a shark's bite will still kill the player.
 * Reaching the edge of the map in GTA V will cause all vehicles to break down and a shark to instantly spawn. This can be avoided by switching to a different character, then back to the first character.

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