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==Politicians==
==Politicians==
The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008.
The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008.
*'''[[Joe Lawton]]: '''US president who created the [[Jingoism Act]] to combat terrorism, supposedly at the cost of some constitutional rights to privacy. His father was once president as well. Surprisingly little else is mentioned about him. He is a parody of George W. Bush.
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*'''[[Michael Graves]]: '''Right-wing candidate for Liberty State Governor. He is accused by John Hunter of pedophilia with his employees' children, and using $400,000 in campaign funds to buy a home in the Philippines where he also molests little boys.
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*'''[[John Hunter]]:''' Left-wing candidate for Liberty State Governor. He was once an actor, and is criticized by Graves for cutting funding to schools and trying to police the internet, also mocking him as a "fat, bald prick" and saying "that comb-over's not fooling anyone".
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*'''[[Thomas Stubbs III]]: '''A Liberty State House Representative, who comes from a wealthy yet turbulent Kennedy-like family of investment bankers. He is a major character in The Lost and Damned, where it's revealed that he cheats on his wife, ordered people killed including his own uncle, and successfully keeps it all under wraps.
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*'''[[Julio Ochoa]]: '''Mayor of Liberty City who favors lowering crime with gun control, which has not been effective. He secretly protects aging mob boss [[Jon Gravelli]], in a combined effort to bring down crime from immigrated crime rings.
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*'''[[Bryce Dawkins]]: '''Deputy Mayor of Liberty City, a far-right winger who is hypocritically secretly gay and spends city funds on gifts for his boyfriend [[Bernie Crane]]. He does not appear in any game, but plays a notable role in GTA IV's plot.
|'''[[Joe Lawton|Joe Lawton
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|George W. Bush
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|'''[[Michael Graves]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[John Hunter]]'''
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Thomas Stubbs III]]'''
| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty House Representative
| style="vertical-align: top;"|Kennedy family
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Julio Ochoa]]'''
| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty Mayor
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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''[[Bryce Dawkins]]'''
| style="vertical-align: top;"|Liberty Deputy Mayor
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[[Category:GTA IV Era]]
[[Category:GTA IV Era]]

Revision as of 04:10, 5 September 2010

The Wave of Celebrity in the Grand Theft Auto IV Era is the term used to describe the sudden influx of celebrity and gossip media in the fictional Grand Theft Auto World


Pop and Tabloid Culture

GTA IV's media is sprinkled with references to its own fictional pop culture universe, which parodies the 2000s-era wave of reality television and "famous for being famous" celebrities. Many of the celebrities have turbulent friendships or loose associations with each other, much like their real life counterparts; For example, Brody Jenner and Kim Kardashian are half-siblings, and many other celebrities are socially linked together via New York's Covenant of the Sacred Heart Catholic school.


Heirs and Heiresses:

Name Occupation Main Parody
Cloe Parker Import/export heiress Paris Hilton, Britney Spears
Jill Von Crastenburg Banking heiress Nicole Richie, Mary-Kate Olsen
January Natasha Vasquez Drug heiress Kim Kardashian
Alfonso Vasquez Jr. Drug heir Rob Kardashian
Tyler Dixon Cloe Parker's fiance Kevin Federline
Kayla Paulo Casino heiress

Lyle Cleethorpes V

Historic family heir

Josh Astor, David Mayer de Rothschild


Self-Made:

Name Occupation Main Parody
Kerry McIntosh Supermodel Kate Moss, Britney Spears
Samantha Muldoon Singer Angelina Jolie, Madonna
Tony McTony Social network founder Mark Zuckerberg, Sean "Diddy" Combs
Ernesto Asaltacunas Baseball player Jose Canseco
Poppy Mitchell Actress Lindsay Lohan
Clay "Pain Giver" Jackson Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Cam'Ron
Bruce Spade Actor Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio
Diva Starr Singer Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks, Beyonce Knowles


Carried over from GTA III Era:

Name Occupation Main Parody
Jack Howitzer Actor Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone
Love Fist Rock band
Madd Dogg Rapper Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
OG Loc Rapper
Lazlow Radio host NA (as himself)




Politicians

The political atmosphere of the game has a very strong sense of post-9/11 hysteria. Surprisingly, there are no references or parodies whatsoever to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, which was arguably the largest media frenzy of 2008.

Name Occupation Main Parody
Joe Lawton US president George W. Bush
Michael Graves Liberty Gubernational candidate
John Hunter Liberty Gubernational candidate
Thomas Stubbs III Liberty House Representative Kennedy family
Julio Ochoa Liberty Mayor
Bryce Dawkins Liberty Deputy Mayor
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