The Triad Fish Van (also known as the Belly) is the gang version of the Mule featured in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It is the gang car of the Triads in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto III & Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
Being a variant of the Mule, the Triad Fish Van is essentially a box truck distinguishable only by its Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant name visible on the sides and front of the cargo compartment of the truck (which, coincidentally, gives the internal name of the vehicle, BELLYUP). The Fish Vans also earn the distinction as the earliest gang cars to appear with multiple body colors, when other gangs cars in Grand Theft Auto III were only using single color schemes, making it the only gang car that has multiple colors in GTA III. In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, although the front fascia of the Mule was updated, the Triad Fish Van remained completely identical to its GTA III version.
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
The Grand Theft Auto Advance rendition of the vehicle, known as the "Belly", received substantial changes, modifying its role and design.
In comparison to the similarly designed Wong, the Belly in GTA Advance is slightly smaller in size. The truck is also driven by civilians instead of the Triads, as the Wong effectively takes over the role as the Triads' gang car. The Belly always spawns in yellow, unlike the Wong, which has multiple colors.
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto III & Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
In GTA III, The Triad Fish Van is the fastest large truck in the game, and thus it has better acceleration than the Mule, with a lighter body and improved speed due to the AWD layout and its weight (2600 kg). Its size also makes the Triad Fish Van one of the largest gang cars in the series, alongside the Karma Bus from Grand Theft Auto 2. It is powered by a four-cylinder diesel engine, like the regular Mule and most vans in the game.
The GTA Liberty City Stories rendition is powered by a larger inline-6 turbodiesel and emits the same sound as the heavier trucks. However, its drivetrain was rearranged into an RWD layout and has an increased weight (3500 kg). Despite this, the vehicle still performs better than the Mule. Both the Triad Fish Van and the Mr. Wongs have similar performance. It remains the fastest large truck in the game.
3D Universe Overview[]
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 112 / 180 (GTA III)
87 / 140 (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
5 | Diesel | AWD (GTA III)
RWD (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
2600 / 5732 (GTA III)
3500 / 7716 (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
| N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A | AWD (GTA III)
RWD (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
Cannot be observed |
Gallery[]
Design[]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- The Pick-Up - After picking up the briefcase, a van blocks one of the three alley entrances.
- Salvatore's Called a Meeting - After Cipriani enters the Stretch, two Triad Fish Vans start to chase the four men, while two more vans form a barricade that blocks the entrance of Salvatore's mansion.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- Big Rumble in Little China - A Triad Leader drives a Triad Fish Van in the mission and Toni must destroy it so that he can prove he is not afraid of the Triads. This one has some crates in its back trunk, and it must be destroyed.
- Calm Before the Storm - Two Triad Fish Vans arrive at the meeting location to kill Toni after they saw him spying on the meeting.
- The Trouble With Triads - Several Triad Fish Vans will chase Toni after collecting Salvatore's money from the warehouse.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- One is parked at the Raffles Fish Factory, Chinatown, Portland.
- Multiple trucks are parked at the Turtle Head Fishing Company Factory, Callahan Point, Portland (it never appears here after the mission Blow Fish). Stealing it is very hard because the Triads in the factory will attack the player if they trespass.
- Sometimes, it can be seen on the Callahan Bridge.
- It is driven around Chinatown, Portland (hard to obtain after The Pick-Up or Trial By Fire, as the Triads become hostile to the player and will attack them if spotted in their territory).
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
- It can be found in every district of Liberty City.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- One is parked at the Raffles Fish Factory, Chinatown, Portland.
- It can be freqeuntly seen driven around by Triads in Chinatown.
- Sometimes, it can be seen driven in the Red Light District (this happens mainly after the mission Calm Before the Storm).
Trivia[]
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
- If the player looks closely while flipping over the Belly, one can make out the words "TOYZ IN DA HOOD" on the side of the van, which appeared on the TOYZ van in GTA III.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- At the beginning of the game, the Triad Fish Van is quite rare since it spawns only in the smaller part of Chinatown. After Calm Before the Storm is completed, the Fish Van will spawn more often and Triad members will also spawn more often around the area. This is also the case with the Diablo Stallion.
- Also, after the events of the aforementioned mission, Leone Crime Family members will open fire on the vehicle if they see it and force the Triads out of the van.