The Protagonist Topic

[Cj_izzle]

f*ck you and f*ck u too admin for editing my post

Edited November 6, 2011 by Cj_izzle

[Albokid555]

About the speculation, if R* only choose 1 protagonist, I think the so called "balcony guy" would be the Protagonist, but we could have multiple protagonists (though it will be unfocused, because we are focused on 2 stories in the same time)

 

Why ? Look at the van scene, that guy comes from the driver seat. Have you play any missions about robbing a bank ("Breaking the Bank at Caligulas" from GTA SA, "Three Leaf Clover" from GTA IV, "The Job" from GTA Vice City, "The Getaway" from GTA III) that involving you sit on a car as a passenger ?

 

NO, you the one that responsible for driving you crews to the place that have to be robbed.

nah dude the balcony guy came out the passenger seat. There is one photo where you can see the driver in that scene and its looks like the hispanic guy.

[CheesyJ]

I do quite like the sound of the protagonist, if he is the guy who was narrating the trailer, however there's one thing about him that bothers me.

 

He seems to follow that trend of protagonists who aim to try and avoid a life of crime, but end up involved in it again, with inflicted emotions.

 

There's not really anything wrong with that, but in my opinion, it doesn't really offer us a sense of uniqueness.

[leik oh em jeez!]

nah dude the balcony guy came out the passenger seat. There is one photo where you can see the driver in that scene and its looks like the hispanic guy.

Yeah there is what looks to be a hispanic guy with tattoos driving, but the picture isn't clear enough to know for sure.

[GTA-Addicted]

There is no evidence he was driving, he knocks on the passengerdoor. Sign for his buddies that the coast is clear

[GR7]

I'm actually starting to believe there will be 2 playable characters the old guy and the guy in the vest, what caught my eye is that they both seem to be driving similar cars except the old guy drives a blue car while the other guy drives a red maybe that is some sort of visual representation of their differences maybe rich and poor(fits with the money theme), good and bad, cold/chilled and firery it could also represent what type of missions each will partake in blue doing the more laid back methodial missions and red doing the more extreme explosive missions.

 

Im probably reading too much into things but whatever.

[leik oh em jeez!]

 

I think it's the 40 something Year old on the Balcony, and driving the Blue Ubermacht car. He's seen the most in the trailer, and the Voice that's narrating seems to be in the same age group as him. I honestly think he'd be an interesting person, though who isn't interesting in GTA. And as someone said he's not to old, but he seems old enough to know his way around the criminal world, and it sounded like the narrator did too. It all adds up to me at leased

 

The other people who pop up a few times might be DLC people and a EFLC thing might happen, or could just be random people, or people involved in the story a few times.

 

I don't think Jerry is the protag, or has a possibility, no doubt he might be involved in the game if it is him, but I don't think he's protag material.

I would tend to agree with everything you've said here based on information we have thus far.

 

I don't see Jerry as a protagonist mainly because the only time we even think we've seen him in the trailer is as a homeless guy. I don't see us having any missions to stand in the street with a sign collecting as much change as possible. He just didn't come off to me as a playable character, if that makes sense. That's why I didn't include him in the first post.

[MrcTOtheJ]

 

nah dude the balcony guy came out the passenger seat. There is one photo where you can see the driver in that scene and its looks like the hispanic guy.

Yeah there is what looks to be a hispanic guy with tattoos driving, but the picture isn't clear enough to know for sure.

Even if he wasn't driving he still could be the protag, I mean in RDR there where missions where you got drivein to the destination, maybe V will take a similar route on some missions.

 

About the multiple protag theory, I don't buy it, I don't think Rockstar would do that unless it's DLC like with IV, or they pull a RDR, which would be a bit predicable.

 

EDIT: I was Nina'd by leik oh em jeez.

 

Yeah Jerry can't be the protag, I don't see him out and about Killing people and blowing up things, but maybe he'd be involved a bit, or is just Rockstar's way of saying it's in the IV era still.

 

Yeah but all the info thus far points to the 40 year old guy, and I kinda like that, he seems like he's been around and knows what to do, a bit like Johhny, Niko or Tommy (Well more so Tommy than Niko) and it seems like even though he got pulled into crime again he's jsut going to roll with it and make bank.

Edited November 6, 2011 by Mr.c TO the J

[leik oh em jeez!]

 

Even if he wasn't driving he still could be the protag, I mean in RDR there where missions where you got drivein to the destination, maybe V will take a similar route on some missions.

 

About the multiple protag theory, I don't buy it, I don't think Rockstar would do that unless it's DLC like with IV, or they pull a RDR, which would be a bit predicable.

Definitely. If you've got a dedicated get away driver, it would make the mission more interesting to be the one going in side. I never liked having to wait while everyone else has all the fun.

[Cj_izzle]

 

Even if he wasn't driving he still could be the protag, I mean in RDR there where missions where you got drivein to the destination, maybe V will take a similar route on some missions.

 

About the multiple protag theory, I don't buy it, I don't think Rockstar would do that unless it's DLC like with IV, or they pull a RDR, which would be a bit predicable.

Definitely. If you've got a dedicated get away driver, it would make the mission more interesting to be the one going in side. I never liked having to wait while everyone else has all the fun.

stfu ur opinion is sh*t

 

 

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[ubergoon1912]

nah dude the balcony guy came out the passenger seat. There is one photo where you can see the driver in that scene and its looks like the hispanic guy.

Yeah there is what looks to be a hispanic guy with tattoos driving, but the picture isn't clear enough to know for sure.

no it looks like the black guy with tats and the hispanic one it the one in the back

[MrcTOtheJ]

Even if he wasn't driving he still could be the protag, I mean in RDR there where missions where you got drivein to the destination, maybe V will take a similar route on some missions.

 

About the multiple protag theory, I don't buy it, I don't think Rockstar would do that unless it's DLC like with IV, or they pull a RDR, which would be a bit predicable.

Definitely. If you've got a dedicated get away driver, it would make the mission more interesting to be the one going in side. I never liked having to wait while everyone else has all the fun.

You double Ninja'd me. lol

 

Yeah It'd be nice to not have to drive at least once, and do one off the missions where you get to be the guy shooting out the side of the car, or van in this case. It also seems Rockstar has answered the fan's want's by making a Mission like Three Leaf Clover, which is awesome, heists are always my favorite missions.

[leik oh em jeez!]

You double Ninja'd me. lol

 

Yeah It'd be nice to not have to drive at least once, and do one off the missions where you get to be the guy shooting out the side of the car, or van in this case. It also seems Rockstar has answered the fan's want's by making a Mission like Three Leaf Clover, which is awesome, heists are always my favorite missions.

That's how I roll.

 

I too love the heist missions. Maybe we'll get something sneaky and clever like the end of Fast Five.

[gtav876]

This is the official protagonist topic

[gmcb007]

This should be stickied

[UncleVlad]

For people saying the older guy in the robbery scene was in the passenger seat, that could be wrong. Maybe the Ned Luke guy was driving and walked around the front and then knocked on the side of the van. This guy is at least one of the 2 protags.

 

Edit: I've just watched the trailer in fullscreen and saw there is someone with a white tanktop driving the van. It appears to be the black guy in the red car. But if they are both appearing to be the protagonist, who is the real one? The idea of having 2 protags has started to grow on me. Maybe you have two storylines: The black guy in the red car is driving the van in the heist mission and in the second storyline you play as the Ned Lukeguy who'd jumped out of the van and is robbing the place. Maybe something went horribly wrong and someone died? And you can see in those 2 guys their perspectives what happened?

Edited December 12, 2011 by UncleVlad

[J-B]

I posted this in the trailer analysis thread but it's related to one of/the potential protagonist/s.

 

I don't think this has been pointed out but if it has my apologies. I was watching a slow mo trailer and decided to try and see who was driving the black convertible. It was a serious pain in the ass. It goes by so fast even at 50% speed. After a lot of trying I finally ended up with a rather clear shot of his face. To me it looks a lot like Ned Luke but I'll let you guys decide for yourselves.

 

[acmilano]

For people saying the older guy in the robbery scene was in the passenger seat, that could be wrong. Maybe the Ned Luke guy was driving and walked around the front and then knocked on the side of the van. This guy is at least one of the 2 protags.

 

Edit: I've just watched the trailer in fullscreen and saw there is someone with a white tanktop driving the van. It appears to be the black guy in the red car. But if they are both appearing to be the protagonist, who is the real one? The idea of having 2 protags has started to grow on me. Maybe you have two storylines: The black guy in the red car is driving the van in the heist mission and in the second storyline you play as the Ned Lukeguy who'd jumped out of the van and is robbing the place. Maybe something went horribly wrong and someone died? And you can see in those 2 guys their perspectives what happened?

Well in bank robbery in Vice City Tommy was driving to the bank,but then Hillary take the wheel,so its possible in this case again.

[GTA-King]

 

I posted this in the trailer analysis thread but it's related to one of/the potential protagonist/s.

 

I don't think this has been pointed out but if it has my apologies. I was watching a slow mo trailer and decided to try and see who was driving the black convertible. It was a serious pain in the ass. It goes by so fast even at 50% speed. After a lot of trying I finally ended up with a rather clear shot of his face. To me it looks a lot like Ned Luke but I'll let you guys decide for yourselves.

 

That is definitely Ned Luke. Just look at the shape of the mouth and nose. I for one am hoping this guy is the protagonist. Ned Luke needs a bigger fanbase, and GTA V would help that.

Edited December 13, 2011 by GTA-King

[Sanjeem]

Put it this way if it's the 30-45 white guy character I reckon or I would like him like this. His name would be something like Richie Gravano who used to work for the mafia in Liberty city but then he decided he wanted out. However there was no out in the mafia so he had to move and start fresh in SA where mafia activity is low. Then he gets into his own businesses and criminal rackets and forms a small empire in the state. He has ties to his own group, Mexicans, Armenians, Blacks, Latino gangs and when his gang gets more involved and expands, his old mafia friends on the East coast try and come to LS and kill him.

[GTA-King]

Put it this way if it's the 30-45 white guy character I reckon or I would like him like this. His name would be something like Richie Gravano who used to work for the mafia in Liberty city but then he decided he wanted out. However there was no out in the mafia so he had to move and start fresh in SA where mafia activity is low. Then he gets into his own businesses and criminal rackets and forms a small empire in the state. He has ties to his own group, Mexicans, Armenians, Blacks, Latino gangs and when his gang gets more involved and expands, his old mafia friends on the East coast try and come to LS and kill him.

That sounds alot like the events in Vice City to me.

 

 

[Sanjeem]

Put it this way if it's the 30-45 white guy character I reckon or I would like him like this. His name would be something like Richie Gravano who used to work for the mafia in Liberty city but then he decided he wanted out. However there was no out in the mafia so he had to move and start fresh in SA where mafia activity is low. Then he gets into his own businesses and criminal rackets and forms a small empire in the state. He has ties to his own group, Mexicans, Armenians, Blacks, Latino gangs and when his gang gets more involved and expands, his old mafia friends on the East coast try and come to LS and kill him.

That sounds alot like the events in Vice City to me.

From a brief view it might seem similar but remember that Tommy was in fact sent to VC by the mafia family he worked for and he wasn't a made member only an associate. Lets not forget that his ties with Sonny pretty much only go sour near to the end of the game.

 

In the version I was saying, he would be a made guy therefore swore an oath to stay and keep the ways of the mob but in the end he just left, didn't tell a soul and left all the people he knew behind.

 

Then his past catches up with him but they are not the main antagonist, just one of them. The mafia send goons to LS but you fight them off. That kind of thing then you have the backup of the many gangs.

[GTA-King]

Still has similarities with Vice City storyline imo. Personally, I hope V has alot less to do with the mob then IV did. It's the west coast after all, so I think drug cartels will play a bigger role.

 

As for the protagonist, I would really like to know what he means by getting away from "that life." What did he used to do?

[gtav876]

Still has similarities with Vice City storyline imo. Personally, I hope V has alot less to do with the mob then IV did. It's the west coast after all, so I think drug cartels will play a bigger role.

 

As for the protagonist, I would really like to know what he means by getting away from "that life." What did he used to do?

jewelry store robber ?

[GTA-King]

Still has similarities with Vice City storyline imo. Personally, I hope V has alot less to do with the mob then IV did. It's the west coast after all, so I think drug cartels will play a bigger role.

 

As for the protagonist, I would really like to know what he means by getting away from "that life." What did he used to do?

jewelry store robber ?

Could be possible. Maybe he was a professional thief back in the day? He could be having money problems (as suggested by the trailer) which leads him back to a life of crime.

[azali10]

But it looks like the old guy is leading the hiest, the way he signals for them to leave the van and is the first one in, and as far as previous games go, you don't do a lot of leading with these kind of missions. Your generally the driver or one or taking orders. It seems more like you would take missions from him, or somthing.

[GTA-King]

But it looks like the old guy is leading the hiest, the way he signals for them to leave the van and is the first one in, and as far as previous games go, you don't do a lot of leading with these kind of missions. Your generally the driver or one or taking orders. It seems more like you would take missions from him, or somthing.

Could be an "on rails" kind of mission. Meaning, somebody is doing the driving for you. This has happened so many times in the series. And this is not going to be like the other GTA's as Rockstar stated, "A bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer."

 

Also, Tommy Vercetti was a boss... he gave orders. It's about time we get another GTA character like that. I'm tired of being someone's bitch throughout the game.

[locolow2011]

I was actually thinking.... What if the "older guy" isnt that old?

To be honest he doesn't look that old to me, he looks like in his mid 30s when he comes out and knocks on the van.

The balcony shot does make him look older but i dont think it was intentional, like that ad in GTAIV "We can't all be photogenic!"

[GTA-King]

I was actually thinking.... What if the "older guy" isnt that old?

To be honest he doesn't look that old to me, he looks like in his mid 30s when he comes out and knocks on the van.

The balcony shot does make him look older but i dont think it was intentional, like that ad in GTAIV "We can't all be photogenic!"

Ned Luke is 53 years old, so I can only assume is the reason people are saying he's too old. Just because the actor is this old, doesn't mean the character in the game is.

 

Then there seems to be people judging him by the little bit of gray hair he has. It's kinda funny if you think about it.

[RomansMoobs]

Could it be a possibility that we have to work for this Ned Luke character? For example, instead of having Ned go do missions (due to him possibly being older) we could play as the african american or mexican american we see in the trailer? Or even have the option to play as any of these characters for certain missions?