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[[File:Detonator-GTASA-icon.png|thumb|64px|The HUD icon of the Detonator in GTA San Andreas.]]
 
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|name = Detonator
The '''Detonator''' is a device in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series that usually activates a bomb to blow up.
 
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|image = Detonator-GTALCS.png
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|caption = A '''Detonator''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''.
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|class = Special
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|worn = Handheld
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''
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|filename = Detonator
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}}The '''Detonator''' is a device featured in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series.
   
==Gallery==
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==Description==
===HUD icons===
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===3D Universe===
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The Detonator can be used to remotely activate a bomb or grenade, allowing the player to set off the explosives at exactly the moment they desire. However, if the players walks too far away from the explosive lying on the ground it is very likely to just vanish, requiring the player to stay close to it after it has been thrown.
   
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Like any item, the player can optionally change the detonator by another weapon and carrying it, and will be permanently added in the inventory unless the player uses it. They can even use the detonator later if they desire to place any other explosive.
<center><gallery>
 
Image:DetonatorGTA3.jpg|GTA III
 
Image:Detonator-GTAVC-icon.png|GTA Vice City.
 
Image:Detonator-GTASA-icon.png|GTA San Andreas.
 
</gallery></center>
 
   
==Usage==
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==Image Gallery==
===GTA III===
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===In-Game model===
 
<gallery position="center">
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
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Detonator-GTAVC.gif|''Grand Theft Auto III'', ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' and ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''
 
</gallery>
   
===GTA Vice City===
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===HUD icon===
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<gallery position="center">
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
 
DetonatorGTA3.jpg|''Grand Theft Auto III''.
* [[Remote Grenade]]
 
 
Detonator-GTAVC-icon.png|''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''.
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Detonator-GTAVCAnniversary-HUDicon.png|''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', 10th anniversary edition.
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Detonator-GTAA-HUD.png|''Grand Theft Auto Advance''.
 
Detonator-GTASA-icon.png|''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''.
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Detonator-GTALCS-Icon.png|''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' & ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''.
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Detonator-GTALCSmobile-icon.png|''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'', Mobile Version.
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Detonator-GTACW-Android.png|''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''.
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</gallery>
   
===GTA Advance===
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==Locations==
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*The Detonator is scripted to appear in the player's inventory after using the Remote [[Car Bomb]], [[Remote Grenade]] or [[Satchel Charges]].
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
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*Used by [[Zero]] in the mission [[RC Raider]] (''GTA: San Andreas'').
   
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==Trivia==
===GTA San Andreas===
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===''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''===
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
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*In the mission [[Wear Flowers in Your Hair]] in ''GTA San Andreas'', if Zero is killed while he is sitting on the bench playing with the RC Raider, he will drop a Detonator. This was intentional, as the game developers wanted it to look like he was holding a remote control for the RC Raider that he was flying.
* [[Satchel Charge]]
 
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*If a Detonator is given to a pedestrian through mods and they try to attack another pedestrian or CJ with it, the game crashes.
* [[RC Raider]] controller (used by [[Zero]])
 
   
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==Glitches==
===GTA Liberty City Stories===
 
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===''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''===
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
 
*In the original PS2 version of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', after achieving [[100% Completion in GTA Vice City|100% completion]], the Detonator won't disappear after using it because of the infinite ammo reward. A way to remedy this without dying or getting arrested, is to go through the metal detectors at [[Escobar International Airport]] or at the [[Leaf Links]] golf club. If [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]] has remote grenades, this will replace them with regular [[grenades]]. This has been fixed in later versions.
* [[Remote Grenade]]
 
   
===GTA Vice City Stories===
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===''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''===
 
*In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', a bug occurs that if the player places a Satchel Charge in any place with the infinite ammo cheat and they use the detonator, it will never disappear, unless if they change the weapon in the projectile slot (e.g. [[grenades]] or [[Molotov Cocktail|molotovs]]).
* Remote [[Car Bomb]]
 
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*In ''GTA San Andreas'', if CJ uses the Detonator inside any [[casino]] (without place charges), it will attract the guards' attention, but the player won't gain [[Wanted Level in 3D Universe|police attention]] unless they attack the guards.
* [[Remote Grenade]]
 
 
===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
 
*[[Sticky Bombs|Remote Grenade]]
 
 
==Glitch==
 
*In the original PS2 version of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]], after achieving [[100% Completion in GTA Vice City|100% completion]], the Detonator won't disappear after using it because of the infinite ammo reward. A way to remedy this without dying or getting arrested is to go through the metal detectors at [[Escobar International Airport]] or at the [[Leaf Links]] golf club. Although if you have remote grenades, this will replace them with regular [[grenades]]. This has been fixed in later versions.
 
 
*In [[Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], a bug occurs that if you place a Satchel Charge in any place with the infinite ammo cheat and you use the detonator, it will never disappear, unless you change the weapon in the projectile slot (eg. grenades or molotovs).
 
 
*In [[Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], if you use the Detonator inside the casino (without place charges), it will still attract attention with guard.
 
 
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[[Category:Weapons in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
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[[Category:Items in GTA San Andreas]]
[[Category:Weapons in GTA Vice City]]
 
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[[Category:Weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories]]
 
[[Category:Weapons in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 
[[Category:Weapons in GTA III]]
 

Revision as of 08:31, 31 May 2019

The Detonator is a device featured in the Grand Theft Auto series.

Description

3D Universe

The Detonator can be used to remotely activate a bomb or grenade, allowing the player to set off the explosives at exactly the moment they desire. However, if the players walks too far away from the explosive lying on the ground it is very likely to just vanish, requiring the player to stay close to it after it has been thrown.

Like any item, the player can optionally change the detonator by another weapon and carrying it, and will be permanently added in the inventory unless the player uses it. They can even use the detonator later if they desire to place any other explosive.

Image Gallery

In-Game model

HUD icon

Locations

Trivia

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  • In the mission Wear Flowers in Your Hair in GTA San Andreas, if Zero is killed while he is sitting on the bench playing with the RC Raider, he will drop a Detonator. This was intentional, as the game developers wanted it to look like he was holding a remote control for the RC Raider that he was flying.
  • If a Detonator is given to a pedestrian through mods and they try to attack another pedestrian or CJ with it, the game crashes.

Glitches

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  • In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a bug occurs that if the player places a Satchel Charge in any place with the infinite ammo cheat and they use the detonator, it will never disappear, unless if they change the weapon in the projectile slot (e.g. grenades or molotovs).
  • In GTA San Andreas, if CJ uses the Detonator inside any casino (without place charges), it will attract the guards' attention, but the player won't gain police attention unless they attack the guards.

Navigation

Navigation
[ ve ]Weapons
ListsAll Weapons | Category | Beta Weapons | Cutscene Weapons
TypesMelee weapons | Handguns | Machine pistols | Submachine guns | Shotguns | Assault rifles | Sniper rifles | Throwables | Vehicle Mounted Weapons
Weapons inGTA VI | GTA Online | GTA V | Chinatown Wars | GTA IV (The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony) | Vice City Stories | Liberty City Stories | Advance | GTA San Andreas | GTA Vice City | GTA III | GTA 2 | GTA and London Packs
CategoriesGTA VI | GTA Online | GTA V | Chinatown Wars | GTA IV (The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony) | Vice City Stories | Liberty City Stories | Advance | GTA San Andreas | GTA Vice City | GTA III | GTA 2 | GTA and London Packs
Related topicsPickups | Ammu-Nation | Phil's Army Surplus | Phil's Place | Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop | Stonewall J's | Weapon Vehicles | Shooting Ranges | Drive-By Shooting | Cover System
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto III
MeleeFist | Baseball Bat
Basic FirearmsAK47 | Pistol | M16 | Shotgun | Sniper Rifle | Uzi
Heavy WeaponsFlamethrower | Rocket Launcher
ExplosivesCar Bomb | Grenades | Molotov Cocktail
SpecialDetonator
BetaLand Mine
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
UnarmedFist | Brass Knuckles
MeleeScrewdriver | Hammer | Knife | Meat Cleaver | Golf Club | Nightstick | Baseball Bat | Machete | Katana | Chainsaw
ThrownTear Gas (PS2 only) | Molotov | Grenade | Detonator Grenade
HandgunColt 45/Pistol | Colt Python/.357
ShotgunShotgun/Chrome Shotgun | Stubby Shotgun | Spaz 12 Shotgun/S.P.A.S. 12
SMGTec-9 | Ingram Mac 10/Mac | Uzi 9mm/Uz-I | MP5/MP
AssaultRuger/Kruger | M4
HeavyM60 | Flame Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun
SniperSniper Rifle | PSG1/.308 Sniper
SpecialCamera | Detonator | Car Bomb
BetaAK-47 | Desert Eagle | Grenade Launcher | Land Mine | MP5K | Nailgun | Silver Colt 1911 | Steyr Aug | Taser
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
UnarmedFist | Brass Knuckles
MeleeBaseball Bat | Chainsaw | Golf Club | Katana | Knife | Nightstick | Pool Cue | Shovel
HandgunDesert Eagle | Pistol/9mm | Silenced Pistol/9mm
ShotgunCombat Shotgun | Shotgun | Sawn-Off Shotgun
SMGMicro SMG | SMG | Tec9
AssaultAK-47 | M4
SniperRifle/Country Rifle | Sniper Rifle
HeavyFlamethrower | Rocket Launcher | Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher | Minigun
ThrownGrenade | Molotov | Satchel Charges/Remote Explosives | Tear Gas
Consumable ItemsFire Extinguisher | Spray Can | Camera
GiftsCane | Dildo | Flowers | Vibrator
SpecialCar Bomb | Detonator | Night Vision | Parachute | Thermal Vision
OtherCrates | Surface-to-Air Missile | Flares | Vibrator 1 | Dildo 2
BetaGlock | Python | Mac-10 | MP5K | PSG1 | M60 | Nail Bat | Meat Cleaver | Machete | Screwdriver | Sledgehammer | Hammer | Skateboard | Stubby Shotgun | Land Mine
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
UnarmedFist | Brass Knuckles
MeleeBaseball Bat | Nightstick | Machete | Meat Cleaver | Chisel | Knife | Hockey Stick | Fire Axe | Katana | Chainsaw
ThrownMolotov | Grenade | Remote Grenade
HandgunPistol | .357
ShotgunShotgun | Stubby Shotgun | SPAS 12
SMGTec-9 | Mac-10 | Micro SMG | SMG
AssaultAK | M4
HeavyM60 | Flame-Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun
SniperSniper Rifle | Laser Sighted Sniper Rifle
SpecialCamera | Car Bomb | Detonator
UnusedTear Gas | Silver Colt 1911
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
UnarmedFist | Brass Knuckles
MeleeNightstick | Baseball Bat | Butterfly Knife | Knife | Fire Axe | Golf Club | Machete | Katana | Chainsaw | Gaff Hook
ThrownMolotov | Grenade | Remote Grenade
HandgunPistol | Equalizer
ShotgunShotgun | Stubby Shotgun | Spaz 12
SMGScorpion | Silenced MG | Micro SMG | SMG
AssaultAK | Assault Rifle
HeavyFlame-Thrower | Rocket Launcher | Minigun | M249
SniperSniper | Laser Sniper
SpecialCamera | Car Bomb | Binoculars | Detonator
UnusedTear Gas | Land Mine
[ ve ]Weapons in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
FistFist
MeleeNight Stick | Chainsaw | Baseball Bat | Teaser | Sword
HandgunPistol | Twin Pistols | Revolver
ShotgunShotgun | Stubby Shotgun | Double Barreled Shotgun
Submachine GunMicro SMG | SMG
Assault RifleAssault Rifle | Carbine Rifle
HeavyFlamethrower | Minigun | RPG
ThrownFlashbang | Molotov Cocktail | Grenade | Proximity Mine
SpecialCrates | Car Bomb | Detonator | Fire Extinguisher | Sniper Rifle
[ ve ]Gear and other items in the Grand Theft Auto series
Head/FaceEarpiece | Gas Mask | Night Vision [O] | Rebreather [O] | Thermal Vision
BodyBallistic Equipment | Body Armor | Parachute | Scuba Suit
Gadgets and ObjectsBinoculars [V] | Camera | Detonator [3D] | Digiscanner [V] | Fireworks [O] | Thermite Bomb [O] | Metal Detector [O] | Hacking Device [O]
ThrownBall [V] | Flare [O] | Random Pickable Objects [IV] | Snowballs [O] | Jerry Can [V][O] | Hazardous Jerry Can [O] | Fertilizer Can [O]
Environment ObjectsBinoculars (Stationary) | Cash Register | Telescope
Attachments
Scopes/SightsScope | Mounted Scope [O] | Holographic Sight [O] | Sniper Scope Standard | Sniper Scope Advanced | Night Vision Scope [O] | Thermal Scope [O]
Muzzle/BarrelSuppressor | Compensator [O] | Muzzle Brake [O] | Heavy Barrel [O]
AccesoriesFlashlight | Grip
MagazinesDefault | Extended | Drum/Box [O]
RoundsTracer [O] | Incendiary [O] | Hollow Point [O] | Armor Piercing [O] | Full Metal Jacket [O] | Explosive [O]
Beta/CutLaser Sight | Rail Cover
Other ItemsBackpacks | Health Medikits
[3D] - 3D Universe only | [IV] - Grand Theft Auto IV only | [V] - Grand Theft Auto V only | [O] - Grand Theft Auto Online only
GTA Online Content Updates
The Chop Shop | The Contract | The Diamond Casino Heist | The Doomsday Heist | Gunrunning | Further Adventures in Finance and Felony | Heists | Festive Surprise | Independence Day Special