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[[ | [[Image:Balaclava-GTASA.jpg|thumb|160px|right|The balaclava as a clothing item in GTA San Andreas.]] | ||
The '''[[wp:balaclava|balaclava]]''', also known as a '''ski mask''', is a recurring headgear in the Grand Theft Auto series often used to conceal a person's identity in various robberies. The balaclava has appeared in varying forms in at least three games, appearing as an individual clothing item in [[Clothing in GTA San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Clothing in GTA IV|Grand Theft Auto IV]], and as part of an entire outfit in [[Clothing in GTA Vice City Stories|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | The '''[[wp:balaclava|balaclava]]''', also known as a '''ski mask''', is a recurring headgear in the Grand Theft Auto series often used to conceal a person's identity in various robberies. The balaclava has appeared in varying forms in at least three games, appearing as an individual clothing item in [[Clothing in GTA San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Clothing in GTA IV|Grand Theft Auto IV]], and as part of an entire outfit in [[Clothing in GTA Vice City Stories|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
=== GTA San Andreas === | === GTA San Andreas === | ||
The balaclava is first featured in GTA San Andreas exclusively as an element in [[Burglar|burglaries]], but appears as a purely cosmetic item. | The balaclava is first featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]] exclusively as an element in [[Burglar|burglaries]], but appears as a purely cosmetic item. | ||
The balaclava is first featured in "[[Home Invasion]]" when the player character wears the headgear throughout the duration when he burglarizes a home and returns the loot to a garage. After the mission, the player will be able to don the headgear again whenever they activate the [[Burglar]] side mission unlocked after completing "Home Invasion", and will continue to wear it until the side-mission ends. The balaclava in the game is otherwise unavailable in the player's [[wardrobe]]. | The balaclava is first featured in "[[Home Invasion]]" when the player character wears the headgear throughout the duration when he burglarizes a home and returns the loot to a garage. After the mission, the player will be able to don the headgear again whenever they activate the [[Burglar]] side mission unlocked after completing "Home Invasion", and will continue to wear it until the side-mission ends. The balaclava in the game is otherwise unavailable in the player's [[wardrobe]]. | ||
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=== GTA Vice City Stories === | === GTA Vice City Stories === | ||
In GTA Vice City Stories, the balaclava appears as part of the [[Hood]] outfit associated with [[Robbery]] [[Empire Building|empire sites]], and can be unlocked by developing a High-roller Robbery empire site. | [[Image:Hoodoutfit-GTAVCS.jpg|right|thumb|100px|The Hood outfit in GTA Vice City Stories, featuring a balaclava.]] | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]], the balaclava appears as part of the [[Hood]] outfit associated with [[Robbery]] [[Empire Building|empire sites]], and can be unlocked by developing a High-roller Robbery empire site. | |||
=== GTA IV === | === GTA IV === | ||
In GTA IV, the balaclava is once again an individual clothing item, first featured during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]" to mask the appearances of both the player and the rest of the bank heist team during a bank heist and the subsequent escape from the law enforcement. After completion of the mission, the balaclava is made available in the player's [[wardrobe]]. Although the balaclava added to the wardrobe is implied to be that worn during "Three Leaf Clover", the balaclava in the mission is portrayed as being grey while the balaclava from the wardrobe is black. | In [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], the balaclava is once again an individual clothing item, first featured during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]" to mask the appearances of both the player and the rest of the bank heist team during a bank heist and the subsequent escape from the law enforcement. After completion of the mission, the balaclava is made available in the player's [[wardrobe]]. Although the balaclava added to the wardrobe is implied to be that worn during "Three Leaf Clover", the balaclava in the mission is portrayed as being grey while the balaclava from the wardrobe is black. | ||
The balaclava in GTA IV also possesses several unusual quirks: | The balaclava in GTA IV also possesses several unusual quirks: | ||
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Balaclavas of various colors may also be worn by player characters in [[The Lost and Damned]]'s [[Multiplayer in The Lost and Damned|multiplayer mode]]. | Balaclavas of various colors may also be worn by player characters in [[The Lost and Damned]]'s [[Multiplayer in The Lost and Damned|multiplayer mode]]. | ||
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ThreeLeafClover-GTAIV2.jpg|[[Niko Bellic|Niko]], [[Patrick McReary|Packie]], [[Derrick McReary|Derrick]] and [[Michael Keane|Michael]] wearing balaclavas during [[Three Leaf Clover|their bank robbery]] in GTA IV. | |||
Balaclava-GTA4.jpg|The balaclava as a clothing item in GTA VI's wardrobe. | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||