Is GTA San Andreas based on a true story?

Ultimately, GTA San Andreas is not based on a true story. Some true events inspire it, but it would be disingenuous to say it's a true story. Rockstar twists some real-life events to make the game more interesting and keep its overall storyline cohesive.
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What was GTA San Andreas based on?

San Andreas is closely based on real-life California. When compared to its 3D Universe predecessor, San Andreas is much more accurate in terms of geography and size.
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Who is CJ based on?

1) Carl Johnson

Carl Johnson, better known as CJ, is the playable lead of GTA San Andreas. However, the character was voiced and modeled after Young Maylay, the LA-based rapper.
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Is Carl Johnson Real?

Carl "CJ" Johnson is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the fifth main installment in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. He is voiced by Young Maylay, who also served as the likeness for the character.
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Is CJ alive in GTA 5?

The cause of his death was never revealed, though it is implied Carl was present but did not help him, as Sweet laments that Carl "let Brian die". He was no longer considered a member of Grove Street, and would later have to earn his way back into the gang.
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How old was CJ in San Andreas?

CJ was born in 1968, and the game took place in 1992. Therefore, he would have been around 24 years of age. The latest addition to the GTA series, GTA 5, takes place in 2013, which means that CJ's age would be around 45.
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What city is GTA 6 based on?

Liberty City is a stand-in for New York, Vice City is Rockstar's version of Miami and San Andreas is all of California with Los Santos being LA. Now, it seems like Chicago is going to be added to the mix. According to insider Matheusbr9895, he's “80% confident” that GTA 6 will see some new locations.
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Is GTA San Andreas and GTA 5 connected?

It's a GTA multiverse in which characters and events don't crossover. For instance, there's no mention of CJ or the rest of the Grove Street Gang in GTA 5 because those characters don't exist in the HD universe. However, the games within the same universe are connected.
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Is Franklin and CJ related?

Franklin's GTAV Actor Is CJ's Real-Life Cousin

But what's perhaps even cooler is that he's the cousin of the voice actor who played CJ, Christopher Bellard, who was credited by his stage name Young Malay in GTA: San Andreas. Young Malay is also a rapper, record producer, and actor.
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Is Franklin in GTA San Andreas?

He is voiced by Shawn Fonteno, who is the cousin of Young Maylay, the voice actor of Carl Johnson, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Is Niko Bellic alive?

By the end of GTA 4, Niko Bellic is alive. There is nothing to indicate he perishes after either ending (at least not right away). GTA 4 takes place in 2008, so plenty of years have passed between it and GTA 5.
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What is the biggest GTA map?

With a measurement of 75.84 square kilometers, Los Santos completely dominates San Andreas as the biggest Grand Theft Auto world map.
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What city is GTA 3 based on?

As a result, they redesigned Liberty City, which had been previously featured in the first Grand Theft Auto (1997), basing it loosely on New York City.
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Who is the oldest GTA character?

Michael is the only protagonist in the entire series to be a family man. Michael is the oldest Protagonist in the entire GTA Series.
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Why did Ryder betray?

His betrayal is very sudden and surprising. GTA San Andreas players often speculate about what Ryder did and why he did it. Arguments range from poor writing to changing the story midway through development. However, it can be argued that Ryder's personality and PCP usage led him down a path of destruction.
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Who is older sweet or CJ?

Sweet is the leader of the Grove Street Families gang, which is based in Ganton, Los Santos. He is the eldest son of Beverly Johnson and the older brother of Carl Johnson, Kendl and Brian.
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Which GTA has the best story?

Grand Theft Auto IV features the best story in the series. The player feels connected to the main character as they see them progressing and learning new skills throughout the story.
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Which GTA has the longest story?

1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (31 1/2 Hours)

The longest game in the series is the popular San Andreas. In this title, players are put into the shoes of CJ as he returns to the place he grew up, getting involved with the local gangs in the process. The story has gang warfare, betrayal, and plenty of shootouts.
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Which GTA has the best map?

1 San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The original San Andreas map will forever go down as not only the most iconic GTA map, but its best. A diverse - but not overwhelming - mix of wilderness, desert, towns, rivers, and major cities provided players with every locale they could ask for.
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Will GTA 6 be last?

GTA 6 could be the last GTA game

He acknowledges it would be a shame for such a huge franchise to end but suggests that, with GTA Online's huge popularity and a continuously evolving map, there might not be a reason for Rockstar Games to ever follow up GTA6.
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Will there a GTA 6?

Leaker Chris Klippel has noted that Rockstar has reached a critical stage with the development of GTA 6 and should be releasing some new information soon to the public, and with this is basing the release date of the game to be sometime in 2024.
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How old is Trevor Philips?

Trevor Phillips was born on November 14, 1967, making him 54 years old in 2021.
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How old is Franklin GTA 5?

Franklin Clinton was born in 1988, which would make him 24 or 25 in GTA 5 and 32 or 33 in GTA Online's The Contract.
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