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'''Beta characters''' are characters that were cut or rechanged during the development of a GTA game. Only two types of characters that were '''Deleted''', '''Beta Name''' or '''Remodeled'''. Their files still appear inside the disc but some were deleted and can never be found in the files. Others were renamed or rechanged due to several reasons. These characters whether host a major, minor or just a pedestrian in a GTA game.
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'''Beta characters''' are characters that were cut or rechanged during the development of a GTA game. Only two types of characters that were '''Deleted''', '''Beta Name''' or '''Remodeled'''. Their files still appear inside the disc but some were deleted and can never be found in the files. Others were renamed or rechanged due to several reasons. These characters whether host a major, minor or just a [[pedestrian]] in a GTA game.
   
 
== Deleted Characters ==
  
== Deleted Characters ==
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'''GTA III'''
  
'''GTA III'''
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* [[Darkel]]
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*[[Darkel]]
   
 
A character cut during development.
  
A character cut during development.
   
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* [[Curtly]]
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*[[Curtly]]
   
 
Also a character in GTA III cut during the development of the game.
  
Also a character in GTA III cut during the development of the game.
   
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* Children and Elders with walkers
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*Children and Elders with walkers
   
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The two pedestrians were meant to appear in the game but due to rating and controversial problems, they were removed.
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The two [[pedestrians]] were meant to appear in the game but due to rating and controversial problems, they were removed.
   
 
*[[Butler]]
  
*[[Butler]]
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A character who was also cut, he was meant to be [[Donald Love]]'s butler.
   
 
'''GTA Vice City'''
  
'''GTA Vice City'''
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* [[Mr. Moffat]]
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*[[Mr. Moffat]]
   
 
Scheduled to give [[Tommy Vercetti]] a mission but he was cut prior in development. He also knows Tommy in the past.
  
Scheduled to give [[Tommy Vercetti]] a mission but he was cut prior in development. He also knows Tommy in the past.
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'''GTA Advance'''
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*[[Mr. Mawson]]
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Scheduled to appear in some cut missions from [[Joey Leone]], but he was cut in development. However, he appears in one of the pre-release screenshots from Crawfish Interactive.
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*[[Jonnie S]]
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Jonnie S was a minor character and drug dealer but he was cut in the final. He was suspected to be [[Freddy (GTA A)|Freddy's]] beta name.
   
 
'''GTA San Andreas'''
  
'''GTA San Andreas'''
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* [[Officer Carver]]
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*[[Officer Carver]]
   
 
He was a LSPD officer and was cut during development, along with [[Poncho]] and [[Larry]]. He was supposedly going to be killed during the beta [[Doberman]].
  
He was a LSPD officer and was cut during development, along with [[Poncho]] and [[Larry]]. He was supposedly going to be killed during the beta [[Doberman]].
   
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* [[Poncho]]
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*[[Poncho]]
   
 
He was going to be appearing in the game but was cut. He was supposedly had a run-in with [[Officer Carver]] where CJ must rescue him.
  
He was going to be appearing in the game but was cut. He was supposedly had a run-in with [[Officer Carver]] where CJ must rescue him.
   
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* [[Larry]]
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*[[Larry]]
   
 
He was also a cut character in the game though his dialogue exists but he was meant to appear in [[Cop Wheels]].
  
He was also a cut character in the game though his dialogue exists but he was meant to appear in [[Cop Wheels]].
   
 
'''GTA IV'''
  
'''GTA IV'''
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* [[Raymond Alberga]]
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*[[Raymond Alberga]]
   
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Alberga was a mobster during the development in GTA IV but he was cut in the final. He was suspected to be Ray Boccino's beta name.
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Alberga was a mobster during the development in GTA IV but he was cut in the final. He was suspected to be [[Ray Boccino]]'s beta name.
   
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'''TBoGT'''
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* [[Victor Rivas]]
  
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*[[Aleks Thornton]]
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Victor is a cousin of [[Tom Rivas]] or brother of [[Lyle Rivas]] who was cut from game. According to a unused text, he works as a electronics thief and lives in [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]].
  
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Aleks is an agent Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] who was cut from the game for unknown reason.
   
 
'''GTA V'''
  
'''GTA V'''
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* Dale
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*Dale
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*Lara
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*Laura<ref name="old_contacts">[[File:PhoneContacts-GTAV-BetaCharacters.png]]</ref>
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*Mel<ref name="old_contacts"/>
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*Naomi G.<ref name="old_contacts"/>
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*Linda J.<ref name="old_contacts"/>
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A [[Strangers and Freaks|Stranger and Freak]] encounter that had two encounters with [[Franklin Clinton|Franklin]].
  
A [[Strangers and Freaks|Stranger and Freak]] encounter that had two encounters with [[Franklin Clinton|Franklin]].
   
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* [[Magenta]]
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*[[Magenta]]
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Another Stranger and Freak encounter that had two encounters with [[Michael De Santa|Michael]]. It seems to be the very same woman that [[Denise Clinton]] and her friends are together with while doing vagina clenching exercises during the intro cutscene for the mission [[The Long Stretch]].
  
Another Stranger and Freak encounter that had two encounters with [[Michael De Santa|Michael]]. It seems to be the very same woman that [[Denise Clinton]] and her friends are together with while doing vagina clenching exercises during the intro cutscene for the mission [[The Long Stretch]].
   
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== Remodelled Characters ==
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==Remodeled Characters==
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These are characters that were remodelled during development ranging from protagonists to pedestrians.
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These are characters that were remodeled during development ranging from protagonists to pedestrians.
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{{Under Construction}}
   
 
'''GTA III'''
  
'''GTA III'''
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* [[Claude]]&apos;s appearance went through many different designs. Sketches and screenshots show many types of body of Claude that should appear in the game.
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*[[Claude]]'s appearance went through many different designs. Sketches and screenshots show many types of body of Claude that should appear in the game.
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* The [[Liberty City Triads]] originally had a black outfit.
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*The [[Liberty City Triads]] originally had a black outfit.
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* Police Officers originally had mustaches, as seen in the game&apos;s manual.
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*[[Liberty City Police Department (3D Universe)|Police Officers]] originally had mustaches, as seen in the game's manual.
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*[[Salvatore Leone|Salvatore Leone's]] model had a black suit instead of a brown one (It is seen in his Artwork and the [[Badfellas]] poster).
   
 
'''GTA Vice City'''
  
'''GTA Vice City'''
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* [[Tommy Vercetti]] was older, fatter and wore a blue Hawaiian shirt.
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*[[Tommy Vercetti]] was older, fatter and wore a darker Hawaiian shirt and lighter jeans.
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* Haitian gangsters who wore blue shirts used to have a picture on the shirt instead of the word "Relax".
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*[[Haitian]] gangsters who wore blue shirts used to have a picture on the shirt instead of the word "Relax".
   
 
'''GTA San Andreas'''
  
'''GTA San Andreas'''
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* Both Sweet and Big Smoke had their appearances changed. Sweet was originally dressed in black and wore a black beanie; Big Smoke wore a white jersey and did not wear a hat, exposing his shaved head.
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*Both Sweet and Big Smoke had their appearances changed. Sweet was originally dressed in black and wore a black beanie; Big Smoke wore a white jersey and did not wear a hat, exposing his shaved head.
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* [[Kendl Johnson]]&apos;s facial model and clothing were altered.
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*[[Carl Johnson]] originally start the game with a blue hoodie and Chino pants.
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*[[Big Bear|Big Bear's]] model was fatter.
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* Gang members looked different and wore different clothing.
  
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*[[Kendl Johnson]]'s facial model and clothing were altered.
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* Each city had its own motorcycle cop model; whereas in the final release the same model is used for all cities (They use the LVPD Model, the LSPD and SFPD models can still be found on the game´s files).
  
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*Gang members looked different and wore different clothing.
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*Each city had its own [[Motor Officer|motorcycle cop]] model; whereas in the final release the same model is used for all cities (they use the [[Los Santos Police Department (3D Universe)|LSPD]] model, the [[San Fierro Police Department|SFPD]] and [[Las Venturas Police Department|LVPD]] models can still be found on the game's files).
   
 
'''GTA Liberty City Stories'''
  
'''GTA Liberty City Stories'''
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* [[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]'s glasses were originally blue.
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*[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]'s glasses were originally purple.
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* [[Toni Cipriani]] originally looked older.
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*[[Toni Cipriani]] originally looked older.
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* Toni's casual clothes were a purple shirt with a green vest.
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*Toni's casual clothes were a purple shirt with a green vest.
   
 
'''GTA Vice City Stories'''
  
'''GTA Vice City Stories'''
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* [[Bryan Forbes]] originally had a mustache.
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*[[Bryan Forbes]] originally had a mustache.
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* The Casual clothes were originally yellow and blue.
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*The [[Casual Outfit (GTA VCS)|Casual clothes]] were originally yellow and blue.
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* The Wetsuit was originally light blue.
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*The [[Wetsuit]] was originally light blue.
   
 
'''GTA IV'''
  
'''GTA IV'''
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* [[Little Jacob]] originally did not wear glasses, and also looked older.
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*[[Little Jacob]] originally did not wear glasses, and also looked older.
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* Michelle had a different looking face.
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*[[Karen Daniels|Michelle]] had a different looking face.
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* [[Playboy X]] used to have a plain maroon hoodie.
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*[[Playboy X]] used to have a plain maroon hoodie.
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* [[United Liberty Paper]] had a different voice.
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*[[United Liberty Paper]] had a different voice.
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* [[Real Badman]] didn&apos;t wear a hat.
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*[[Real Badman]] didn't wear a hat.
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* The first removed haircut design for Niko was a cut that seemed to resemble helmet-hair.
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*The first removed haircut design for Niko was a cut that seemed to resemble helmet-hair.
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* The second removed haircut design for Niko was a buzz cut.
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*The second removed haircut design for Niko was a buzz cut.
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* As seen in the first trailer for [[The Lost and Damned|TLAD]], [[Jim Fitzgerald]] did not wear a bandana.
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*As seen in the first trailer for [[The Lost and Damned|TLAD]], [[Jim Fitzgerald]] did not wear a bandana.
   
 
'''GTA V'''
  
'''GTA V'''
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* [[Michael De Santa]] as seen in trailer 1 and 2, he seemed to have green eyes, and an older look. As seen in his trailer, he has brown eyes and a younger look.
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*[[Michael De Santa]] as seen in trailer 1 and 2, he seemed to have green eyes, and an older look. As seen in his trailer, he has brown eyes and a younger look.
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* [[Franklin Clinton]] looked different in the beta as seen in Trailer 1, where his skin was much lighter, making him look more hispanic than African American.
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*[[Franklin Clinton]] looked different in the beta as seen in Trailer 1, where his skin was much lighter, making him look more Hispanic than African American.
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*[[Denise Clinton]] sported a more gangster look with a green hoodie and big sunglasses.
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*According to the Social Club image for the mission [[Reuniting the Family]], [[Fabien LaRouche]]'s haircut at one point wasn't a bun.<ref>'''Image''':<br>[[File:ReunitingTheFamily-Mission-GTAV.png|thumb|left|382px|Note that Fabien's hair looks different.]]{{Clr}}</ref>
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==Unknown==
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== Unknown==
 
'''GTA Liberty City Stories'''
  
'''GTA Liberty City Stories'''
 
*GXT lists a character named Father Kenny. It possibly was an undercover name of [[Ned Burner]].<ref>''ENGLISH.gxt/CV_116/ROW: 77 MODEL: Not used Fthr Kenny''</ref>
  
*GXT lists a character named Father Kenny. It possibly was an undercover name of [[Ned Burner]].<ref>''ENGLISH.gxt/CV_116/ROW: 77 MODEL: Not used Fthr Kenny''</ref>
 
*GXT lists another character named [[Franco Forelli]]. He was possibly killed in series of [[Fort Staunton]] explosions in [[Bringing Down the House]], but not seen.<ref>''ENGLISH.gxt/CV_119/ROW: 80 MODEL: FRANFOR Franco Forelli''</ref>
  
*GXT lists another character named [[Franco Forelli]]. He was possibly killed in series of [[Fort Staunton]] explosions in [[Bringing Down the House]], but not seen.<ref>''ENGLISH.gxt/CV_119/ROW: 80 MODEL: FRANFOR Franco Forelli''</ref>
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'''GTA V'''
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*Enabling all phone contacts with a save editor reveals a character named Corey Parker.<ref>'''Image''':<br>[[File:CoreyParker-GTAV-UnknownCharacter.JPG|thumb|left|375px|Note the contact named Corey Parker.]]{{Clr}}</ref> It is unknown what his role in the game was.
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*There is also another character listed only as Captain.<ref>'''Image''':<br>[[File:Captain-GTAV-UnknownCharacter.JPG|thumb|left|382px|Note the Captain contact.]]{{Clr}}</ref> His role in the game is also unknown.
 
==Beta Names==
  
==Beta Names==
 
These are characters that their names have been changed for different reasons.
  
These are characters that their names have been changed for different reasons.
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|'''Kemuri Kasen'''
  
|'''Kemuri Kasen'''
 
|[[Asuka Kasen]]
  
|[[Asuka Kasen]]
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|-
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|'''Kenji Kassen'''
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|[[Kenji Kasen]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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|'''BJ Jones'''
  
|'''BJ Jones'''
 
|[[BJ Smith]]
  
|[[BJ Smith]]
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|-
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|'''Mike Jones'''
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|[[Cam Jones]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|'''Fernando Diaz'''
  
|'''Fernando Diaz'''
 
|[[Ricardo Diaz]]
  
|[[Ricardo Diaz]]
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|}
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'''GTA San Andreas'''
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{|style="vertical-align:top;" class="wikitable"
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!Beta Name
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!Current Name
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|-
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|'''Jeffrey Martin'''/'''MC Strap'''
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|Jeffrey Cross/[[OG Loc]]
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|}
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'''GTA Liberty City Stories'''
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{|style="vertical-align:top;" class="wikitable"
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!Beta Name
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!Current Name
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|-
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|'''Father Kenny'''
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|[[Ned Burner]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
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|'''Maxwell Caddy'''
  
|'''Maxwell Caddy'''
 
|[[Maxwell Caughlin]]
  
|[[Maxwell Caughlin]]
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|-
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|'''Vinny Barbosa'''
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|[[Johnny Barbosa]]
 
|}
  
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==References==
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==Beta Gangs==
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{{Under Construction}}'''GTA 3'''
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*The [[Triads]] were going to be the [[Zaibatsu]] from [[GTA 2]].
   
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==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Beta}}
  
{{Beta}}

Revision as of 19:39, 15 December 2019

Beta characters are characters that were cut or rechanged during the development of a GTA game. Only two types of characters that were Deleted, Beta Name or Remodeled. Their files still appear inside the disc but some were deleted and can never be found in the files. Others were renamed or rechanged due to several reasons. These characters whether host a major, minor or just a pedestrian in a GTA game.

Deleted Characters

These are characters that were removed during development.

GTA III

A character cut during development.

Also a character in GTA III cut during the development of the game.

  • Children and Elders with walkers

The two pedestrians were meant to appear in the game but due to rating and controversial problems, they were removed.

A character who was also cut, he was meant to be Donald Love's butler.

GTA Vice City

Scheduled to give Tommy Vercetti a mission but he was cut prior in development. He also knows Tommy in the past.

GTA Advance

Scheduled to appear in some cut missions from Joey Leone, but he was cut in development. However, he appears in one of the pre-release screenshots from Crawfish Interactive.

Jonnie S was a minor character and drug dealer but he was cut in the final. He was suspected to be Freddy's beta name.

GTA San Andreas

He was a LSPD officer and was cut during development, along with Poncho and Larry. He was supposedly going to be killed during the beta Doberman.

He was going to be appearing in the game but was cut. He was supposedly had a run-in with Officer Carver where CJ must rescue him.

He was also a cut character in the game though his dialogue exists but he was meant to appear in Cop Wheels.

GTA IV

Alberga was a mobster during the development in GTA IV but he was cut in the final. He was suspected to be Ray Boccino's beta name.

TBoGT

Aleks is an agent Director of the CIA who was cut from the game for unknown reason.

GTA V

A Stranger and Freak encounter that had two encounters with Franklin.

Another Stranger and Freak encounter that had two encounters with Michael. It seems to be the very same woman that Denise Clinton and her friends are together with while doing vagina clenching exercises during the intro cutscene for the mission The Long Stretch.

Remodeled Characters

These are characters that were remodeled during development ranging from protagonists to pedestrians.

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The following content may be incomplete and/or not verified.
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GTA III

  • Claude's appearance went through many different designs. Sketches and screenshots show many types of body of Claude that should appear in the game.
  • The Liberty City Triads originally had a black outfit.
  • Police Officers originally had mustaches, as seen in the game's manual.
  • Salvatore Leone's model had a black suit instead of a brown one (It is seen in his Artwork and the Badfellas poster).

GTA Vice City

  • Tommy Vercetti was older, fatter and wore a darker Hawaiian shirt and lighter jeans.
  • Haitian gangsters who wore blue shirts used to have a picture on the shirt instead of the word "Relax".

GTA San Andreas

  • Both Sweet and Big Smoke had their appearances changed. Sweet was originally dressed in black and wore a black beanie; Big Smoke wore a white jersey and did not wear a hat, exposing his shaved head.
  • Carl Johnson originally start the game with a blue hoodie and Chino pants.
  • Big Bear's model was fatter.
  • Kendl Johnson's facial model and clothing were altered.
  • Gang members looked different and wore different clothing.
  • Each city had its own motorcycle cop model; whereas in the final release the same model is used for all cities (they use the LSPD model, the SFPD and LVPD models can still be found on the game's files).

GTA Liberty City Stories

GTA Vice City Stories

GTA IV

  • Little Jacob originally did not wear glasses, and also looked older.
  • Michelle had a different looking face.
  • Playboy X used to have a plain maroon hoodie.
  • United Liberty Paper had a different voice.
  • Real Badman didn't wear a hat.
  • The first removed haircut design for Niko was a cut that seemed to resemble helmet-hair.
  • The second removed haircut design for Niko was a buzz cut.
  • As seen in the first trailer for TLAD, Jim Fitzgerald did not wear a bandana.

GTA V

  • Michael De Santa as seen in trailer 1 and 2, he seemed to have green eyes, and an older look. As seen in his trailer, he has brown eyes and a younger look.
  • Franklin Clinton looked different in the beta as seen in Trailer 1, where his skin was much lighter, making him look more Hispanic than African American.
  • Denise Clinton sported a more gangster look with a green hoodie and big sunglasses.
  • According to the Social Club image for the mission Reuniting the Family, Fabien LaRouche's haircut at one point wasn't a bun.[2]

Unknown

GTA Liberty City Stories

  • GXT lists a character named Father Kenny. It possibly was an undercover name of Ned Burner.[3]
  • GXT lists another character named Franco Forelli. He was possibly killed in series of Fort Staunton explosions in Bringing Down the House, but not seen.[4]

GTA V

  • Enabling all phone contacts with a save editor reveals a character named Corey Parker.[5] It is unknown what his role in the game was.
  • There is also another character listed only as Captain.[6] His role in the game is also unknown.

Beta Names

These are characters that their names have been changed for different reasons.

GTA III

Beta Name Current Name
Mullan 8-Ball
Joey Sorvino Joey Leone
Frankie Sorvino Salvatore Leone
Kemuri Kasen Asuka Kasen
Kenji Kassen Kenji Kasen

GTA Vice City

Beta Name Current Name
BJ Jones BJ Smith
Mike Jones Cam Jones
Fernando Diaz Ricardo Diaz

GTA San Andreas

Beta Name Current Name
Jeffrey Martin/MC Strap Jeffrey Cross/OG Loc

GTA Liberty City Stories

Beta Name Current Name
Father Kenny Ned Burner

GTA IV

Beta Name Current Name
Maxwell Caddy Maxwell Caughlin
Vinny Barbosa Johnny Barbosa

GTA V

Beta Name Current Name
Albert De Silva Michael De Santa
Brother Adam Brother Adrian
Calvin North Dave Norton
Clyde Wade Hebert
Eddie Barry
Harut Vartanyan Simeon Yetarian
Jerry Cole Lester Crest
Kevin De Silva Jimmy De Santa
Miguel Gonzalez Andreas Sanchez
Mitch Hayes Steve Haines
Nervous Jerry Ron Jakowski
Simon Trevor Philips
Tae's Translator Cheng's translator
Tae Wong Tao Cheng

Beta Gangs

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The following content may be incomplete and/or not verified.
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GTA 3

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 PhoneContacts-GTAV-BetaCharacters
  2. ↑ Image:
    ReunitingTheFamily-Mission-GTAV

    Note that Fabien's hair looks different.
  3. ↑ ENGLISH.gxt/CV_116/ROW: 77 MODEL: Not used Fthr Kenny
  4. ↑ ENGLISH.gxt/CV_119/ROW: 80 MODEL: FRANFOR Franco Forelli
  5. ↑ Image:
    CoreyParker-GTAV-UnknownCharacter

    Note the contact named Corey Parker.
  6. ↑ Image:
    Captain-GTAV-UnknownCharacter

    Note the Captain contact.
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