Pedestrians

Pedestrians appear in all Grand Theft Auto games. Simply put, they are civilians and residents of the city that the player is in.

Pedestrians come in all shapes, sizes, ages and races. Each have their own dialogue, and interact with each other as well as the player. There are however no children in any GTA games.

Depending on what city, district, and time setting the game is in, the civilians reflect to it. For example, in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, many civilians are dressed in 80's apparel due to its time setting. The player will also never see a homeless person in an affluent area of town, nor would they see a businessman in the country.

Also, certain pedestrians, generally, drive certain vehicles. More wealthy civilians typically drive more luxurious cars, and poorer pedestrians typically drive less-appealing vehicles.

Aside from simply interacting with each other and the player, certain pedestrians can also perform other tasks, such as car-jacking the player. Some even fight when provoked, or try to retrieve their car if the player to steals it from them.

Hookers are a special type of pedestrian that are able to enter the player's car and have sex with the protagonist, replenishing the health bar, for a fee.

Pedestrians can be run over by cars, shot, and beaten up. Some leave money when they die, which can be obtained by the player. Most of the time, if a pedestrian is killed, an ambulance will show up to heal the pedestrian, at which point the pedestrian will simply get up and continue with their business. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories pedestrians and cops can swim

Trivia

• Sometimes in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, There is a glitch so that a pedestrians will not get killed no matter how much punishment is dealt to the them.