Characters in GTA San Andreas: Difference between revisions

|Frank Tenpenny, the primary antagonist of the game, is a police officer with the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]] and heads up the community policing unit [[C.R.A.S.H.]]. He and partner [[Eddie Pulaski|Edward "Eddie" Pulaski]], who are joined by rookie [[Jimmy Hernandez]], are involved in creating trouble for the gangs of Los Santos and in particular for Carl. Tenpenny frames Carl for the murder of [[Ralph Pendelbury]] and later employs him to tackle the [[Ballas]] and [[Los Santos Vagos]]. Tenpenny later leaves Los Santos and continues to have Carl perform various tasks for him. He later turns on Hernandez and is put on trial. Tenpenny is acquitted, which sparks riots in the city. Tenpenny attempts to escape in a [[Firetruck]] but is killed when he drives off a bridge and into [[Grove Street]]. His corpse is later mutilated and stripped by the homeless.<br />''He is voiced by [[Samuel L. Jackson]]''.

|Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris, the secondary antagonist of the game, is a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who lives in [[Idlewood]]. He welcomes Carl's return to the gang and assists Carl in helping the Grove Street Families return to dominance. However, he does so in a limited way, later joining forces with the [[Ballas]], the Grove Street Families' main rival, in order to become involved in the drugs trade, which Sweet had refused to do. He also works in league with the [[Los Santos Vagos]], [[Russian Mafia]] and the [[San Fierro Rifa]]. Whilst Carl is away from Los Santos, he becomes the city's drug baron and hides himself in a building in [[Los Flores]]. He is later killed by Carl for betraying the Grove Street Families.<br />''He is voiced by [[Clifton Powell]]''.

|Sean "Sweet" Johnson, the deuteragonist of the game, is the leader of the [[Grove Street Families]] and the older brother of Carl, [[Kendl Johnson|Kendl]] and [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. He has an unnamed girlfriend. Sweet is initially skeptical about Carl's loyalty, blaming him for the death of Brian, but eventually accepts his brother back into the gang. He is arrested by the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|police]], before being released after undercover government agent [[Mike Toreno|Michael "Mike" Toreno]] arranged for his release in return for a favour from Carl. He returns to his home in [[Ganton]] and helps to re-assert the Grove Street Families dominance in the area.<br />''He is voiced by [[Faizon Love]]''.

|Lance "Ryder" Wilson, the tertiary antagonist of the game, is a high-ranking member of the [[Grove Street Families]] who lives in Ganton. He welcomes Carl's return to the gang and works with Carl to obtain weapons for the gang, stealing them from [[Colonel Fuhrberger]] and a National Guard weapons depot. However, he later joins the [[Ballas]], the Grove Street Families' main rival, and becomes heavily involved in the drugs trade. Ryder is killed by Carl after fleeing from a meeting with [[T-Bone Mendez]], which had been interrupted by Carl and his then accomplice [[Cesar Vialpando]].<br />''He is voiced by [[MC Eiht]]''.

|Cesar "Ces" Vialpando, the tritiagonist of the game, is the leader of the Mexican-American Hispanic street gang [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] and the boyfriend of Carl's sister [[Kendl Johnson]]. He lives in [[El Corona]]. He later becomes an ally of Carl's, through his relationship with Kendl, and later helps him in his business adventures. He is forced to leave Los Santos, when the Ballas and Los Santos Vagos take over large parts of the city. He introduces Carl to his cousin, [[Catalina]], and later helps Carl re-assert the Grove Street Families dominance in Ganton. He also talks to Carl about proposing to Kendl.<br />''He is voiced by [[Clifton Collins Jr.]].''

|Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross, is an amateur rapper and an associate of the [[Grove Street Families]]. He is imprisoned and released from prison in [[1992]]. Upon his release he starts working for [[Burger Shot]] and begins to employ Carl to help his rap career get started. This includes killing [[Freddy (GTA SA)|Freddy]], a fellow inmate, and [[Alan Crawford|Alan "Scipio" Crawford]], [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] manager. Carl's actions lead to Madd Dogg's career being derailed, allowing Loc to take his place. Loc is later managed by Smoke and finds initial success. However, Carl and Madd Dogg later chase Loc through western [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] and manage to corner Loc, taking Madd Dogg's rhyme book back after Carl had [[Madd Dogg's Rhymes|stolen]] it for Loc.<br />''He is voiced by [[Jonathan Anderson|Jonathan "Jas" Anderson]]''.

|Catalina is [[Cesar Vialpando|Cesar Vialpando's]] cousin who lives in a secluded shack in the [[Fern Ridge]] area. She hates men, with the exception of her boyfriends. She meets Carl in [[Dillimore]] and the two begin to rob several businesses in the countryside. The two begin a relationship, which quickly ends due Catalina's anger with Carl's obsession with getting money. She finds a new boyfriend, [[Claude]], and leaves [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] for [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. However, she later attempts to win Carl back through phone calls.<br />''She is voiced by [[Cynthia Farrell]]''.<br />''She also appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.

|The Truth is an aging hippie who lives in [[San Fierro]] and owns a farm on the outskirts of the city. He becomes a friend of Carl when Carl steals a [[Combine Harvester|combine harvester]] and sets fire to his farm's illegal crops. The Truth also introduces Carl to [[Dwaine|Dwayne]], [[Jethro]] and [[Zero]], later helping Carl become friends with [[Kent Paul]] and [[Maccer]]. He later has Carl steal a [[jetpack]] from [[Area 69]] and a container of an unknown "green goo". He later states his admiration for Carl, who has beaten the system.<br />''He is voiced by [[Peter Fonda]].''

|Michael "Mike" Toreno is an undercover agent for an unknown government agency who becomes involved in the drugs trade, alongside [[Jizzy B.]] and [[T-Bone Mendez]]. He becomes an ally of Carl's through the drugs trade, however, Carl later attempts to kill Toreno. Despite this, Toreno employs Carl to finish government-related missions and later has Sweet released from prison.<br />''He is voiced by [[James Woods]]''.

|Wu Zi Mu, also known as '''Woozie''', is the blind leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys, a sub-sect of the [[San Fierro Triads]], who resides and owns a betting shop in [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]], [[San Fierro]]. He meets Carl Johnson in a street race, which Carl wins. Woozie later employs Carl to help his boss [[Ran Fa Li]] and to tackle the [[Da Nang Boys]], before pulling of a heist at the [[Mafia]] owned [[Caligula's Palace]] casino in [[Las Venturas]]. Woozie later helps Carl take back [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]].<br />''He is voiced by [[James Yaegashi]].''