How can Claude be on his own

[Guest]

I was wondering how can Claude be on his own when he can’t even talk not to be mean but that just seems unusual first time ever seen that have you all ever thought of that 

[Silver]

He may not talk but he can handle himself, and I don't think he particularly enjoys the company of others. Perhaps Catalina's betrayal cemented the belief that he can only count on himself and that he should use everybody for his own benefit. I think it's fitting for Claude to have this kind of lone-wolf mentality when it comes to the people he meets.

 

Now, every character accepts that he doesn't speak so they just go straight to the point whenever they need something done. It's not the most organic way to tell this story when your protagonist never says a word but I don't think we're meant to read too much into it. It's quite a simple game with a simple story. I think it works better for an up-and-coming hired-gun whose only goal is to kill the woman who betrayed him than say, Tommy Vercetti, as it would be far stranger for Tommy to never speak when his goal is to create an empire and rule Vice City.

[universetwisters]

He carries around a pen & notebook in his pocket and if he wants to ask someone something, he’ll just write it in the notebook and show him

 

 

[Lioshenka]

You can achieve a lot when you have a gun.

[cant remember]

For real though he wasn't created as an actual character but as some kind of placeholder/avatar for the player.  afaik as far as playing the vanilla game goes he is even nameless.

They kind of retconned him to be a mute character when he appeared in SA, I think as a joke.

 

I don't really think of him too much as really having a speech disability, because in all the cutscenes none of the characters ever acknowledge it, they talk to him as if Claude talks too but had his lines edited out. Same with for example phone missions, it's weird how the mission giver rambles on about something with complete silence at the other end.

[E Revere]

The real reason Claude didn't speak was because they couldn't find a suitable voice actor for him. This was said in an interview a while back. They said something like "You may not believe it but finding voice actors wasn't that easy back then." and it wasn't always necessary for the main character to talk either. GTA III is an old game and you can tell by its story and character design. The characters have a few lines and most of them involve them telling Claude what to do, very normal for that time. GTA 1 and 2 were like this too. So it's because of its game design. Not because they wanted to make him an avatar or because of some illness in the vocal cords. I'm surprised people still ask this, actually. You've created your account all the way back in '07 so you must've been somewhat active back in the late 90's and early 2000's. Do you not remember how game characters back then didn't have to talk? Didn't see or hear about Half-Life? Doom? Zelda? Mario? Any of those other games with a silent protagonist?

Edited March 30, 2023 by E Revere