The Republic of Poland, simply known as Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. A member of the European Union since 2004, it is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north-east.
Poland is occasionally mentioned in the Grand Theft Auto series, usually through characters' surnames.
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
3D Universe[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Ray Machowski's surname is of Polish origin.
- The Kurowski Station is named after a person of Polish origin, most likely Paul Kurowski, one of the writers for GTA III.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- Eddie Pulaski's surname is of Polish origin. He appears to be of Polish descent, as Big Smoke refers to him as "Tenpenny's Polish lapdog".
HD Universe[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- Some female pedestrians can be heard speaking Polish, mainly around Hove Beach.
- In Brucie Kibbutz' mission "Search and Delete", Brucie's mechanic, Lenny, insults Niko Bellic by calling him a Polack.
- Members of the Mafia and the Jewish Mob may insult Niko by saying "We got you now you fucking Polack!".
- Scott Guzowski's last name is from Polish origins, same as Alonso Goralski's.
- Sometimes on Vladivostok FM, a caller called Krystyna will call the station saying "Ja uwielbiam tą radiostację! (I love this radio station!)".[1]
- The song "Pokusa" by the Polish composer Aleksander Maliszewski is featured on Fusion FM.
- Hakan, one of the users of friendswithoutfaces.net from the city of Mersin, Turkey, is looking for ladies from Ukraine and Poland.
- Beatrix Fontaine from the radio show The Séance contacts an unnamed male, who starts off the conversation by furiously attacking Beatrix's credibility, saying that he should not have to pay for the service if she truly has a gift. After his outburst, Beatrix tells him that he owned a tavern in Krakow, Poland, 500 years ago.
- One of Weazel News' stories mentions a binge-drinking competition in Europe, with Poland being one of the winners.
The Lost and Damned[]
- At the end of It's War, Brian Jeremy says "He hired a fucking Polack to do it" about Mikhail Faustin hiring Niko Bellic to kill Anna Faustin's boyfriend, Jason Michaels.
- During Action/Reaction, Johnny Klebitz says "I thought he was a Pole or a Serb or something" when Billy Grey claims The Angels of Death killed Jason Michaels.
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- The surnames of Ron Jakowski and Ralph Ostrowski are of Polish origin.
- The are several construction vehicles with the decals "Nowinski", which is a Polish surname.
- In Mission Row and Del Perro, there are damaged flyers and papers in Polish.[2]
- One of the currencies listed on the www.iwillsurviveitall.com website is the Polish złoty.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The Polish flag can be added to the Kosatka.
- After The San Andreas Flight School Update, a chute bag with the Polish emblem was added.
- After the Executives and Other Criminals update, one is able to buy a Yacht and select to put a Polish flag on the rear.
- The TM-02 Khanjali is based on a Polish PL-01 tank.
- The real-life Polish clothing brand MISBHV appears in The Cayo Perico Heist update due to their association with Keinemusik.
Grand Theft Auto VI[]
- The Kowalski brand that appears on the sign of the unnamed shopping mall is named after the most common surname of Polish origin.
