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|home = [[Ganton]], [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Big Smoke's House|House]], [[Idlewood]], [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[East Los Santos (3D Universe)|East Los Santos]], [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]]
 
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|voice = [[Clifton Powell]]
 
|voice = [[Clifton Powell]]
 
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{{Disambiglink|This article is about the character. For the mission in GTA San Andreas, see [[Big Smoke (mission)|Big Smoke]]}}
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{{Disambiglink|This article is about the character. For the mission in GTA San Andreas, see [[Big Smoke (mission)]]}}
 
{{Quote|Respect has to be earned, Sweet - just like money.|Big Smoke to [[Sweet Johnson]] in [[Drive-Thru]].|sound=MelvinHarris-GTASA-Quote3.ogg}}
 
{{Quote|Respect has to be earned, Sweet - just like money.|Big Smoke to [[Sweet Johnson]] in [[Drive-Thru]].|sound=MelvinHarris-GTASA-Quote3.ogg}}
   
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Big Smoke makes multiple references to his desire to be remembered after his death.
 
Big Smoke makes multiple references to his desire to be remembered after his death.
   
Big Smoke appears to speak some Spanish, as seen in the mission [[Running Dog]]. He tries to get weed from some Vagos members and after being cursed at, he threatens one of the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Vagos]] members who then responds with "''Chinga a tu madre, pendejo''" which roughly translates into "''Fuck your mother, dickhead''".
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Big Smoke appears to speak some Spanish, as seen in the mission [[Running Dog]]. He tries to get weed from some Vagos members and after being cursed at, he threatens one of the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Vagos]] members who then responds with "''Chinga a tu madre, pendejo''" which roughly translates into "''Fuck your mother, asshole''".
   
 
His favorite radio station is [[Bounce FM]].
 
His favorite radio station is [[Bounce FM]].
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====Betrayal====
 
====Betrayal====
{{Quote|Shit, Smoke...C.R.A.S.H. makin' you sell us out!|Carl Johnson}}[[File:TheGreenSabre-GTASA2.png|right|thumb|250px|Big Smoke, Ryder, Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski with the green Sabre used to kill Beverly Johnson, as witnessed by Carl Johnson and Cesar Vialpando, during The Green Sabre.]]
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{{Quote|Shit, Smoke...C.R.A.S.H. makin' you sell us out!|Carl Johnson}}[[File:TheGreenSabre-GTASA2.png|thumb|250px|Big Smoke and [[Ryder]] with [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], driving the green [[Sabre]].]]
The mission [[The Green Sabre]] is ultimately the turning point in both the game and in Big Smoke and Ryder's characters; Sweet explains to Carl that they are going to go take down a large amount of Ballas and to meet at the [[Mulholland Intersection]]. However, as soon as Carl leaves, Cesar Vialpando calls him and tells him to meet him in Verdant Bluffs immediately. Carl meets Cesar and from an alleyway they witness Smoke, Ryder, Tenpenny and Pulaski meeting with some Ballas at a garage containing the green Sabre used in the drive-by that killed Beverly Johnson. At this moment, Carl realizes Sweet and the rest of the Families members have been set up. Carl races to the Mulholland intersection to find Sweet heavily injured, but still alive. Carl kills the Ballas members before the police arrive. Sweet is taken to a prison hospital upstate while Carl is taken to [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone]] by C.R.A.S.H.
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After [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] explains to CJ that he is going to go to the [[Mulholland Intersection]] to ambush some [[Ballas (3D Universe)|Ballas]] members, [[Cesar Vialpando]], the boyfriend of Sweet and Carl's sister [[Kendl Johnson|Kendl]] and also a friend of Carl's, phones Carl and tells him that he must urgently come to an alleyway in [[Verdant Bluffs]]. Carl meets Cesar in the alleyway, where the duo witness Smoke and Ryder, along with [[C.R.A.S.H.]] officers [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]], and also some more Ballas members with the [[Sabre#.22The Green Sabre.22|car]] used in the killing of Carl's mother. Carl finally realises the true colours of Smoke and Ryder and how they are complicit in his [[Beverly Johnson|mother]]'s [[The Introduction|death]], but he is unable to confront the alliance between the game's three antagonistic groups ([[C.R.A.S.H.]], [[Ballas (3D Universe)|Ballas]], [[Smoke|Big Smoke]]/Ryder) and is forced to go to [[Mulholland Intersection]] to save his brother from a Ballas ambush during a shootout. Sweet is injured during the shootout, but Carl is uninjured and continues fighting the Ballas. The police arrive and the duo are arrested, with Sweet taken to a prison hospital 'upstate' and Carl to [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone]] by Tenpenny, Pulaski and [[Jimmy Hernandez]].
   
 
====Rise to power====
 
====Rise to power====
{{Quote|I MADE IT, CJ! I'M A SUCCESS! I CAN'T BE TOUCHED!|Big Smoke}}In the absence of both Sweet and Carl, Smoke and Ryder disband the Grove Street Families, leaving Ganton and all other Grove Street territory in the hands of the Ballas. A few Grove Street Families members, meanwhile, begin working as drugs smugglers, taking them from the Loco Syndicate factory in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro (3D Universe)|San Fierro]] back to Los Santos. Cesar Vialpando, discovers this and alerts Carl Johnson, who stops a number of the suppliers from reaching Los Santos in order to disrupt the flow of drugs into the city. Carl and Cesar later [[Photo Opportunity|photograph]] Ryder with three men, later identified as [[Jizzy B.]], [[T-Bone Mendez]] and [[Mike Toreno]]. Carl, upon returning to his [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in San Fierro has [[Wu Zi Mu]] and his [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] allies discover more about the trio.
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{{Quote|I made it, CJ! I'm a success. I can't be touched! I don't give a fuck, fuck the whole world.|Big Smoke}}In the absence of both Sweet and Carl, Smoke and Ryder disband the Grove Street Families, leaving Ganton and all other Grove Street territory in the hands of the Ballas. A few Grove Street Families members, meanwhile, begin working as drugs smugglers, taking them from the Loco Syndicate factory in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro (3D Universe)|San Fierro]] back to Los Santos. Cesar Vialpando, discovers this and alerts Carl Johnson, who stops a number of the suppliers from reaching Los Santos in order to disrupt the flow of drugs into the city. Carl and Cesar later [[Photo Opportunity|photograph]] Ryder with three men, later identified as [[Jizzy B.]], [[T-Bone Mendez]] and [[Mike Toreno]]. Carl, upon returning to his [[Doherty Garage|garage]] in San Fierro has [[Wu Zi Mu]] and his [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] allies discover more about the trio.
   
 
Carl then begins to work for Jizzy B, attempting to gather more information on the operation, and later gains his trust. Carl, however, later kills [[Ice Cold Killa|Jizzy]], San Fierro Rifa leader [[Pier 69 (mission)|T-Bone Mendez]] and undercover agent [[Mike Toreno]] (or so he thought) as well as Ryder, before [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom|destroying]] their drug manufacturing factory, stopping the supply back to Los Santos. Smoke, however, is undeterred and instead starts his [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace|manufacturing plant]] in [[East Los Santos (3D Universe)|East Los Santos]]. He also begins working as the manager of OG Loc, an aspiring rapper and childhood friend of both Smoke and Carl, who aided him by sabotaging the career of rap superstar [[Madd Dogg]]. He also attempts to style himself as a philanthropist when he is interviewed on [[West Coast Talk Radio]] (which can be heard on the radio anytime after the mission [[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]]) saying that he is using his money to try and stop the sale of drugs in Los Santos, despite being the major drug baron of the city.
 
Carl then begins to work for Jizzy B, attempting to gather more information on the operation, and later gains his trust. Carl, however, later kills [[Ice Cold Killa|Jizzy]], San Fierro Rifa leader [[Pier 69 (mission)|T-Bone Mendez]] and undercover agent [[Mike Toreno]] (or so he thought) as well as Ryder, before [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom|destroying]] their drug manufacturing factory, stopping the supply back to Los Santos. Smoke, however, is undeterred and instead starts his [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace|manufacturing plant]] in [[East Los Santos (3D Universe)|East Los Santos]]. He also begins working as the manager of OG Loc, an aspiring rapper and childhood friend of both Smoke and Carl, who aided him by sabotaging the career of rap superstar [[Madd Dogg]]. He also attempts to style himself as a philanthropist when he is interviewed on [[West Coast Talk Radio]] (which can be heard on the radio anytime after the mission [[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]]) saying that he is using his money to try and stop the sale of drugs in Los Santos, despite being the major drug baron of the city.
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*Sometimes, after Carl receives a haircut from [[Old Reece]] at Reece's Hair & Facial Studio, Reece can sometimes be heard asking Carl to "tell Big Smoke he needs a cut", despite the ironic fact that Smoke is bald; hence the reason he hasn't came for one. However, during the second mission "Ryder", it is implied by Ryder that Old Reece has Alzheimer's disease.
 
*Sometimes, after Carl receives a haircut from [[Old Reece]] at Reece's Hair & Facial Studio, Reece can sometimes be heard asking Carl to "tell Big Smoke he needs a cut", despite the ironic fact that Smoke is bald; hence the reason he hasn't came for one. However, during the second mission "Ryder", it is implied by Ryder that Old Reece has Alzheimer's disease.
 
*Big Smoke is shown to have two large bullet holes in his [[armour]] following the shootout during [[End of the Line]], regardless of how he is killed.
 
*Big Smoke is shown to have two large bullet holes in his [[armour]] following the shootout during [[End of the Line]], regardless of how he is killed.
*During his discussion of building an orphanage on [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR]], he mentions that he is an orphan himself.
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*During his discussion of building an orphanage on [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR]], Smoke mentions that he is an orphan himself. Whether this is true or not is unknown.
   
 
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Respect has to be earned, Sweet - just like money.
— Big Smoke to Sweet Johnson in Drive-Thru.

Melvin Harris, better known as Big Smoke, is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character and the secondary antagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Biography

Big Smoke was a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who later defected to the Ballas, and made clandestine deals with the Los Santos Vagos and Russian Mafia, eventually becoming the most powerful crook in the criminal underworld of Los Santos.

Big Smoke makes multiple references to his desire to be remembered after his death.

Big Smoke appears to speak some Spanish, as seen in the mission Running Dog. He tries to get weed from some Vagos members and after being cursed at, he threatens one of the Vagos members who then responds with "Chinga a tu madre, pendejo" which roughly translates into "Fuck your mother, asshole".

His favorite radio station is Bounce FM.

Background

Early life

Big Smoke was born in Los Santos, likely in Ganton due to his close relationship with Sweet and Carl Johnson, and he later joined the Grove Street Families. He rose through the ranks of the gang until he became Sweet's right-hand man, Carl's departure in 1987 following his brother's death helped Smoke and Sweet develop a closer relationship.

Big Smoke quotes from the Bible on many occasions, hinting that he may be religious, though Carl claims he's "still talking shit."

Joining the Ballas

Big Smoke, sometime after Carl's departure, moved to Idlewood after buying a house with some money he claims his aunt left him in her will. The Grove Street Families, however, began to lose influence and status among the city gangs, noticing that the Ballas, who control Idlewood, were selling drugs to fuel their rising influence. He then tries to persuade Sweet to allow the Grove Street Families to sell more potent drugs (since the Families already sell marijuana and PCP), although Sweet refuses because he believes crack cocaine has a destructive influence on the communities that they're sold in.

At some point, Big Smoke forms a clandestine alliance with the Ballas and begins to cooperate with them. Smoke later includes the Los Santos Vagos and the Russian Mafia, who were hoping to get a foothold in Los Santos, into his new alliance. They also form an alliance with the Loco Syndicate who began supplying them with various drugs from their base in San Fierro, although he doesn't realise that an undercover government agent is monitoring the operation.

Events of GTA San Andreas

Carl's Return

CJ? Ooohh my dog! Whassup? Hahaha! Hey baby, you okay, man?
— Big Smoke

In 1992, after failing to convince Sweet, he goes to Ryder and convinces him to join forces with the Ballas, who later attempt to kill Sweet but fail, instead killing his mother. The death of Beverly Johnson leads to her son, Carl, returning from Liberty City, and Carl meets Smoke inside his childhood house. Smoke initially mistook Carl for a burglar, but immediately accepts the return of his old friend, contrary to Sweet, who remains initially hostile. It is not until later in the game that his true intentions with the Ballas-C.R.A.S.H. unit are revealed, but on several occasions prior to his exposure as a traitor, many subtle hints appear foreshadowing it.

Smoke appears alongside Carl, Sweet, and Ryder in the first mission in the game, and also later appears at the funeral of several GSF members. However, during the mission, the attackers will only attack Carl and Sweet, avoiding Smoke and Ryder. He also appears playing basketball with Sweet in Tagging up Turf, and also briefly appears in Cleaning the Hood at Sweet's house. In the mission Drive-Thru, Sweet, Carl, Smoke and Ryder decide to eat at Cluckin' Bell; however, they are attacked by Ballas whilst dining. Smoke's refusal to shoot at the Ballas (claiming that he would only shoot when he was done eating) was another hint to his betrayal. After appearing in the introductory scene of Nines and AKs, Smoke later helped the gang in the mission Drive-By. After this, Smoke gives his own missions to Carl; the first is to collect an old friend (OG Loc) from Pershing Square police station as he has been paroled from prison. The next is to help Smoke eliminate a Vagos member. In the mission Wrong Side of the Tracks, before Smoke and Carl work to kill more Vagos, Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski are seen leaving Smoke's house; however, Smoke's comment that they are simply "nosey" hints that he is not-so-hostile towards them. Carl would then later assist Smoke in taking down Russian Mafia members in the mission Just Business, and Smoke would later assist Carl, Ryder and Sweet in the mission Reuniting the Families.

Betrayal

Shit, Smoke...C.R.A.S.H. makin' you sell us out!
— Carl Johnson
TheGreenSabre-GTASA2

Big Smoke and Ryder with Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski, driving the green Sabre.

After Sweet explains to CJ that he is going to go to the Mulholland Intersection to ambush some Ballas members, Cesar Vialpando, the boyfriend of Sweet and Carl's sister Kendl and also a friend of Carl's, phones Carl and tells him that he must urgently come to an alleyway in Verdant Bluffs. Carl meets Cesar in the alleyway, where the duo witness Smoke and Ryder, along with C.R.A.S.H. officers Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski, and also some more Ballas members with the car used in the killing of Carl's mother. Carl finally realises the true colours of Smoke and Ryder and how they are complicit in his mother's death, but he is unable to confront the alliance between the game's three antagonistic groups (C.R.A.S.H., Ballas, Big Smoke/Ryder) and is forced to go to Mulholland Intersection to save his brother from a Ballas ambush during a shootout. Sweet is injured during the shootout, but Carl is uninjured and continues fighting the Ballas. The police arrive and the duo are arrested, with Sweet taken to a prison hospital 'upstate' and Carl to Angel Pine in Whetstone by Tenpenny, Pulaski and Jimmy Hernandez.

Rise to power

I made it, CJ! I'm a success. I can't be touched! I don't give a fuck, fuck the whole world.
— Big Smoke

In the absence of both Sweet and Carl, Smoke and Ryder disband the Grove Street Families, leaving Ganton and all other Grove Street territory in the hands of the Ballas. A few Grove Street Families members, meanwhile, begin working as drugs smugglers, taking them from the Loco Syndicate factory in Doherty, San Fierro back to Los Santos. Cesar Vialpando, discovers this and alerts Carl Johnson, who stops a number of the suppliers from reaching Los Santos in order to disrupt the flow of drugs into the city. Carl and Cesar later photograph Ryder with three men, later identified as Jizzy B., T-Bone Mendez and Mike Toreno. Carl, upon returning to his garage in San Fierro has Wu Zi Mu and his Triad allies discover more about the trio.

Carl then begins to work for Jizzy B, attempting to gather more information on the operation, and later gains his trust. Carl, however, later kills Jizzy, San Fierro Rifa leader T-Bone Mendez and undercover agent Mike Toreno (or so he thought) as well as Ryder, before destroying their drug manufacturing factory, stopping the supply back to Los Santos. Smoke, however, is undeterred and instead starts his manufacturing plant in East Los Santos. He also begins working as the manager of OG Loc, an aspiring rapper and childhood friend of both Smoke and Carl, who aided him by sabotaging the career of rap superstar Madd Dogg. He also attempts to style himself as a philanthropist when he is interviewed on West Coast Talk Radio (which can be heard on the radio anytime after the mission Pier 69) saying that he is using his money to try and stop the sale of drugs in Los Santos, despite being the major drug baron of the city.

Big Smoke, like Ryder, continues to wear green clothing after his betrayal of the Grove Street Families becomes common knowledge. This is because Big Smoke and Ryder only have one coded outfit.

Death

I got caught up in the money, the power... I don't give a shit. Oh fuck, man... I had no choice... I had to do it... I just see the opportunity. When I'm gone, everyone gonna remember my name... Big Smoke!
— Big Smoke's last words

In the meantime, Carl is reunited with Toreno, who used a decoy on his scheduled departing flight, and begins working for him attacking those harming American interests. In return, Toreno has Sweet released from prison and the Johnson brothers return home, reclaiming Ganton for the Grove Street Families, who once again ally themselves with the formerly absent leaders. By this time, Smoke had become increasingly paranoid and reclusive, secluding himself in his drug manufacturing plant, away from the massive riots engulfing the streets of Los Santos. Sweet and Carl continue their attack on the Ballas, retaking both Glen Park (in Beat Down on B Dup) and Idlewood (in Grove 4 Life).

EndoftheLine-GTASA3

Carl Johnson confronting Big Smoke in his drug manufacturing factory, shortly before a shootout and Smoke's death, during End of the Line.

The Johnsons then decide to take down Big Smoke and his operation, using a SWAT Tank to break into his drug manufacturing plant. Carl then proceeds to shoot his way past the many Ballas, Los Santos Vagos, Russian Mafia and San Fierro Rifa goons in the factory to reach the top floor, where he finds Big Smoke. The two get involved in a gunfight, which is won by Carl, who manages to talk to Smoke about his betrayal before his death. Smoke, showing remorse for his actions, tells Carl that he got caught up in the money and power he was able to obtain. He reminds Carl that when he is dead, people will remember his name before dying from his injuries inflicted by Carl. Carl shows remorse for Smoke but is interrupted by Tenpenny, whom he later chases, before crashing a fire truck off a bridge into Grove Street and dies.

Vehicle

CustomLicense-GTASA-A2TMFK

Big Smoke's license plate A2TMFK.

  • Big Smoke drives a blue Glendale with a white roof, which has the license plate A2TMFK. Opinions on the meaning of this are varied: Some believe it to be an acronym for "a two-timing motherfucker", a reference to his betrayal of the Grove Street Families. Some believe it to be an acronym for "a two-ton motherfucker", a reference to his weight, and some believe it to be a reference to the Cypress Hill song "A to the motherfucking K", which was released in 1993 (one year after the events of GTA San Andreas).
  • Big Smoke previously drove a black Perennial, until it was destroyed by the Ballas in a drive-by shooting.

Development

The beta version of Big Smoke is shown wearing a white Los Santos Saints jersey and black trousers, with Smoke having a bald head, which can be seen on the statue of Smoke in the drug manufacturing factory in East Los Santos. Or on the back of the PS2 case (Top, Middle) and also Sweet, and Ryder without his hat and his sunglasses.[1]

Mission Appearances

GTA San Andreas

Quotes

  • "You picked the wrong house, fool!" - Big Smoke mistaking Carl for a burglar in Big Smoke.
  • "The streets is cold, Dog. Like it says in the book, we are blessed and cursed." - Big Smoke to Carl in Big Smoke.
  • "I'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda." - Big Smoke when ordering meals in Drive-Thru, one of the other most memorable lines in the entire GTA series.
  • "I can't stand cold food. Unlike you, I ain't never ate from a trash can." - Big Smoke to others in Drive-Thru.
  • "Hey, kill that asshole! Shit, this is a great sandwich!" - Big Smoke to others as he continues eating in Drive-Thru.
  • "Man, if you can eat your food, while everyone else is losing theirs and blaming you, you straight, homie!" - Big Smoke on the way back to his house in Drive-Thru.
  • "I admire you, Carl. You're a leader, a visionary. Remember me when you get to the top." - Big Smoke to Carl on their way to Emmet's in Nines and AKs.
  • "Cap your ass! And your ass! You want some too? Ice cold, baby! I knew I was the chosen one!" - Big Smoke when shooting at beer bottles in Nines and AKs.
  • "Damn, you a killer baby, ice cold! But remember something, real strength comes from within, my brother." - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson after shooting practice in Nines and AKs..
  • "People have to open their eyes, and their hearts, CJ... I'm talking about the choices all men face, brother. Sometimes, they seem real, but other times there's no choice at all." - Big Smoke to Carl on their way back in Nines and AKs.
  • "Everybody is my cousin!" - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson in Running Dog.
  • "Coughio up el weedo, before I blow your brains out all over the patio!" - Big Smoke to other Vagos members in Running Dog.
  • "The wise sheep does what he says, and only eats the greenest grass, while the foolish sheep gets eaten alive by the heathens." - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson on their way to Unity Station in Wrong Side of the Tracks. The line was omitted from the final game.
  • "All we had to do, was follow the damn train, CJ!" - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson if Wrong Side of the Tracks is failed, perhaps one of the most memorable lines throughout the entire GTA series.
  • "Yo, eh eh, don't ask a wise man, friend. Ask a fool." - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson after killing the Vagos members in Wrong Side of the Tracks.
  • "Shit! That's gonna be a hell of a story to tell when we passin' the blunt!" - Big Smoke to others after their narrow escape in Reuniting the Families.
  • "Man fuck Tenpenny and fuck his Polish lap dog, and fuck the police, man. All that's old shit. Look at you, you got the whole world. I ain't got no regrets, man. I made it, CJ! I'm a success. I can't be touched! I don't give a fuck, fuck the whole world." - Big Smoke to Carl Johnson in End of the Line, before getting involved in a shootout with him.
  • "I got caught up in the money, the power... I don't give a shit. Oh fuck, man... I had no choice... I had to do it... I just see the opportunity. When I'm gone, everyone gonna remember my name... Big Smoke!" - Big Smoke to Carl in End of the Line after the shootout, before drawing his last breath.

Gallery

Artworks

In-game

Trivia

  • Sometimes, after Carl receives a haircut from Old Reece at Reece's Hair & Facial Studio, Reece can sometimes be heard asking Carl to "tell Big Smoke he needs a cut", despite the ironic fact that Smoke is bald; hence the reason he hasn't came for one. However, during the second mission "Ryder", it is implied by Ryder that Old Reece has Alzheimer's disease.
  • Big Smoke is shown to have two large bullet holes in his armour following the shootout during End of the Line, regardless of how he is killed.
  • During his discussion of building an orphanage on WCTR, Smoke mentions that he is an orphan himself. Whether this is true or not is unknown.

References

  1. Official Playstation 2 Magazine AU July 2004
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[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ProtagonistCarl Johnson
Main
characters
Sean "Sweet" Johnson | Kendl Johnson | Frank Tenpenny† | Big Smoke (Melvin Harris)† | Wu Zi Mu | The Truth | Cesar Vialpando | Catalina† | Salvatore Leone† | Madd Dogg | Kent Paul | Eddie Pulaski† | Ken Rosenberg | Mike Toreno | Ryder (Lance Wilson)† | Jizzy B.† | OG Loc (Jeffrey Cross) | T-Bone Mendez† | Guppy | Zero | Maccer
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Andre† |Benny† | Bettina | Berkley | Big Poppa† | Bogman | Claude | Construction Foreman† | Alan Crawford† | Derek | District Attorney | Dope | Dwaine | Emmet | Freddy† | Colonel Fuhrberger | Gal | Hazer | Janitor | Jimmy Hernandez† | Jethro | Jose | Kane† | Maria Latore | Ran Fa Li | Little Bill | Little Lion† | Little Weasel† | Mike | Su Xi Mu | Ralph Pendelbury† | Marco Forelli† | Mickey† | Old Reece | Jimmy Silverman | Johnny Sindacco† | The Snakehead† | The Triad Leader | Sunny | Big Bear (Barry Thorne) | Tony | Vagos gang members (Running Dog)† | B Dup (Mark Wayne) | Mr. Whittaker | Pizza Clerk | Preacher Bishop† | Rival Pimp† | Sweet's Girlfriend | The Dossier Carrier† | The Informant† | The Journalist† | The Reporter† | Unnamed Burger Shot Employee | Unnamed Crack Whore | Gasso Employee | Alan Crawford's Female Associate† | Mafia Goon 1 | Forelli Crime Family's pilot† | C.R.A.S.H. Rookies† | Cesar's Informant | Salvatore Leone's Bodyguard | Tim† | Tammy† | Loco Low Co. Mechanic | Driving School Tutor | Ammu-Nation Clerk
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Talk show hostsMarvin Trill | Christy MacIntyre | Maurice | James Pedeaston | Mary Phillips | Peyton Phillips | Derrick Thackery | Billy Dexter† | Lazlow
Talk show guestsAdam First | The Truth | Truck Driver | Emanuel | Julie | Hector | Rick | Vivian | Mill | Mike | 632369439 | Stewart | Kevin | Montag | Zero | Jizzy B.† | Jack Howitzer | OG Loc | Cris Formage | Darius Fontaine
News broadcastingRichard Burns | Lianne Forget | Madd Dogg | Big Smoke
Radio guestsThe Truth | OG Loc (Jeffrey Cross) | Big Wayne | Darius Fontaine | Jenna Forbes | Cris Formage | Jack Howitzer | Michael Hunt | Jimmy | Fernando Martinez | Tim | Reed Tucker
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Mary Alexander | Mike Andrews | Big Devil† | Bobby | CM Pink | Joey Leone | Tommy Vercetti | James Earl Cash | Mary Ellen | Herbie | Ho Chi | Beverly Johnson† | Brian Johnson† | Carl Johnson's Father | Ah Ah Kung | LB | Little Devil† | General Mills | Tony† | Jezz Torrent | Avrindar
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Fraser Ashley | Morgan August | G.M. Berlotti | Big Smilky | Dr. Diablo | Gern Blanston | Henry Bolt† | D. Claremont | John Craig | Mary Fortune | Frank Gold | Hammerfist | Philip K. Jones | Ed Karson | Turk Martin | Cluck Norris | Jane Pole | Brontosaurus Rex | Rochell'le | Jeremy Smith | Brian Van Ginsberg | Scott Wilson
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Officer Carver | Larry | Poncho | Psycho
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[ ve ]Grove Street Families (3D Universe)
LeaderSean "Sweet" Johnson
MembersCarl Johnson (underboss) | Big Smoke(lieutenant, formerly) | Ryder(lieutenant; formerly) | OG Loc | B Dup (formerly) | Big Bear | Emmet | Little Weasel(formerly) | Big Devil † | Little Devil † | Tony † | Dope
AssociatesPeople: Beverly Johnson † | Kendl Johnson | Cesar Vialpando | Denise Robinson | LB | Ran Fa Li | Wu Zi Mu
Gangs: San Fierro Triads | Varrios Los Aztecas
EnemiesPeople: Big Smoke † | Eddie Pulaski † | Frank Tenpenny † | Ryder † | Little Weasel
Gangs: Ballas | C.R.A.S.H. | Los Santos Vagos | Russian Mafia | San Fierro Rifa | Loco Syndicate
FrontsEmmet's | Johnson House | Sweet Johnson's House
TurfOwn Turf: Ganton | Playa del Seville | Santa Maria Beach | Temple
Acquirable Turf: East Beach | East Los Santos | Glen Park | Idlewood | Jefferson | Las Colinas | Los Flores | Verona Beach | Vinewood | Willowfield
SetsSeville Boulevard Families | Temple Drive Families
[ ve ]Ballas (3D Universe)
MembersKane · Little Weasel
AssociatesPeople: Mark "B Dup" Wayne · Frank Tenpenny · Eddie Pulaski · Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris · Lance "Ryder" Wilson
Gangs: Los Santos Vagos · Russian Mafia · C.R.A.S.H. (formerly) · Loco Syndicate (supplier; formerly) · San Fierro Rifa
EnemiesPeople: Sean "Sweet" Johnson · Carl "CJ" Johnson · Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris (formerly) · Lance "Ryder" Wilson (formerly)
Gangs: Grove Street Families · Los Santos Vagos · Varrios Los Aztecas
FrontsBig Smoke's Crack Palace · Crack Den
TurfIdlewood (formerly) · Glen Park (formerly) · Ganton (briefly; formerly) · Temple · Santa Maria Beach · East Los Santos · Jefferson · Playa del Seville · Verona Beach · Willowfield
SetsFront Yard Ballas · Rollin' Heights Ballas · Kilo Tray Ballas · Temple Drive Ballas