Blade - Revision history

Bluesboyjr: /* See also */

2014-06-25T20:53:25Z

Bluesboyjr at 20:52, 25 June 2014

2014-06-25T20:52:46Z

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	\| caption = A Blade in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\|GTA San Andreas]]		\| caption = A Blade in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\|GTA San Andreas]]
	\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas, GTA V)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas, GTA V)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) (GTA San Andreas)<br>4 (driver and 3 passengers) (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) (GTA San Andreas, GTA V)<br>4 (driver and 3 passengers) (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
			\| manufacturer = [[Vapid]] (GTA V)
	\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas		\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas
	\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony		\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony
	\| game_3 = GTA V		\| game_3 = GTA V
	}}		}}
	The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].		The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The name returns to being used for a car via the [["I'm Not a Hipster" Update]] for [[Grand Theft Auto V]].

	== Description ==		== Description ==
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	==== Performance ====		==== Performance ====
	The Blade is by far the fastest watercraft in the GTA IV series, having excellent acceleration and being capable of reaching a top speeds of around 57 mph or 90 km/h. The boat is also substantially heavy, minimizing its ability to go airborne but allows the boat to accelerate stably; this trait, coupled with its large size, also reduces the boat's maneuverability, widening its turning radius and increasing its stopping distance.		The Blade is by far the fastest watercraft in the GTA IV series, having excellent acceleration and being capable of reaching a top speeds of around 57 mph or 90 km/h. The boat is also substantially heavy, minimizing its ability to go airborne but allows the boat to accelerate stably; this trait, coupled with its large size, also reduces the boat's maneuverability, widening its turning radius and increasing its stopping distance.

			=== GTA V (as a car) ===
			[[File:Blade-GTAV-RGSC.jpg\|thumb\|325px\|A Blade in GTA V.]]
			The Blade returns in GTA V as a small lowrider manufactured by [[Vapid]]. The car most resembles a [[wp:Ford Falcon (North America)\|Ford Falcon]], with the headlights and grille of a [[wp:Chevrolet Chevelle\|Chevrolet Chevelle]].

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
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	*Spawns at the docks next to [[Golden Pier Swingers Golf Club]] in the [[Meat Quarter]], [[Algonquin]].		*Spawns at the docks next to [[Golden Pier Swingers Golf Club]] in the [[Meat Quarter]], [[Algonquin]].
	*Used during water-based [[Drug Wars]]. Will randomly appear for the player to use during the war.		*Used during water-based [[Drug Wars]]. Will randomly appear for the player to use during the war.

			;GTA V
			*Can be obtained freely from a protagonist's garage.
			*Can be purchased from [[southernsanandreassuperautos.com]] for $160,000 in [[GTA Online]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Speeder]], which similarly appeared as a car and a boat throughout the GTA series.		*[[Speeder]], which similarly appeared as both a car and a boat throughout the GTA series.

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	[[Category:Vehicles]]		[[Category:Vehicles]]
	[[Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas]]		[[Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas]]

Scrab at 05:56, 19 June 2014

2014-06-19T05:56:58Z

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	\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas		\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas
	\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony		\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony
			\| game_3 = GTA V
	}}		}}
	The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].		The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].

ZS: Split? Again? We know how well that turned out the last time it was split.

2012-10-11T20:48:40Z

Split? Again? We know how well that turned out the last time it was split.

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 | rear_image = Blade-GTASA-side.jpg
 | vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
 | body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
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 The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
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 === GTA San Andreas (as a car) ===
 ==== Design ====
-The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970|Chevrolet Impalas]].  The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|Impala]], with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave.  Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 [[:wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (which may be the origin of the Blade's name along with the [[Sabre]]). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.
+The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970|Chevrolet Impalas]]. The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964|Impala]], with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave.  Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 [[:wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (which may be the origin of the Blade's name along with the [[Sabre]]). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.
-If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].
+If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]]. While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can also be modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top; a convertible top option is also available but the roof is constantly depicted retracted.
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 ==== Performance ====
 Acceleration and speed are quite impressive, and the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well.  Although cornering is also excellent, the one major drawback of the Blade is its major oversteer, which makes e-braking turns absolutely futile, and driving at high speeds a challenge due to the potential loss of control at the slightest disturbance.  The Blade is capable of withstanding significant impact damage due to its strong frame and overall construction; it does not fare as well against explosive damage, however.
-<!--Enable only after list of modifications is provided
-====Modifications====
+==== Customization ====
-*[[Loco Low Co.]]
+As mentioned, the Blade can be modified at a [[Loco Low Co.]], which offers a myriad of customizations for the car, including the aforementioned hardtop and retracted top add-ons:
--->
+{{Col-begin}}
 === The Ballad of Gay Tony (as a boat) ===
 ==== Design ====

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2012-10-05T07:06:54Z

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	{{Infobox vehicles		{{Infobox vehicles
	\| name = Blade		\| name = Blade
			\| front_image = Blade-GTASA-front.jpg
			\| rear_image = Blade-GTASA-side.jpg
	\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
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	\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas		\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas
	\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony		\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony
	}}		}}{{split}}

	The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].		The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].

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	If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].		If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].

			<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
			File:Blade-GTASA-front.jpg\|GTA San Andreas (<small>[[:File:Blade-GTASA-rear.jpg\|Rear quarter view]]</small>).
			File:Blade-GTASA-side.jpg\|Side view of a Blade modified at [[Loco Low Co.]] to feature a hard top.
			</gallery>

	==== Performance ====		==== Performance ====

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2012-10-05T07:04:18Z

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	If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].		If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].

	~~<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">~~
	~~File:Blade-GTASA-front.jpg\|GTA San Andreas (<small>[[:File:Blade-GTASA-rear.jpg\|Rear quarter view]]</small>).~~
	~~File:Blade-GTASA-side.jpg\|Side view of a Blade modified at [[Loco Low Co.]] to feature a hard top.~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	==== Performance ====		==== Performance ====

ZS: /* Design */

2012-07-26T08:41:50Z

Design

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	[[File:Blade-TBOGT-front.jpg\|thumb\|325px\|A Blade in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]		[[File:Blade-TBOGT-front.jpg\|thumb\|325px\|A Blade in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]

	The Blade name is repurposed for a high-powered [[wp:Go-fast boat\|Go-fast boat]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. The boat is best described as one of the largest speedboats in the GTA IV series of games, being similar in length to the [[Smuggler]] but wider. The boat also features optional forward-sweeping metallic bars over the passenger section, which are capable of detaching easily from a collision, similar to the [[Squalo]]'s spoiler.		The Blade name is repurposed for a high-powered [[wp:Go-fast boat\|go-fast boat]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. The boat is best described as one of the largest speedboats in the GTA IV series of games, being similar in length to the [[Smuggler]] but wider. The boat also features optional forward-sweeping metallic bars over the passenger section, which are capable of detaching easily from a collision, similar to the [[Squalo]]'s spoiler.

	==== Performance ====		==== Performance ====

ZS at 18:12, 25 July 2012

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	}}		}}
	The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].		The '''Blade''' refers to two different types of vehicles under the same name. The Blade was first introduced in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] as a two-door open top lowrider. The Blade name is used again for one of three new speedboats introduced in the [[The Ballad of Gay Tony\|Ballad of Gay Tony]] episodic pack for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].

	== Description ==		== Description ==

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Performance

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	==== Performance ====		==== Performance ====
	The Blade is by far the fastest watercraft in the GTA IV series, having excellent acceleration and being capable of reaching a top speeds of around 57 mph or 90 km/h. The boat is also substantially heavy, minimizing its ability to go airborne but allows the boat to accelerate stably; this also reduces the boat's maneuverability, widening its turning radius and increasing its stopping distance.		The Blade is by far the fastest watercraft in the GTA IV series, having excellent acceleration and being capable of reaching a top speeds of around 57 mph or 90 km/h. The boat is also substantially heavy, minimizing its ability to go airborne but allows the boat to accelerate stably; this trait, coupled with its large size, also reduces the boat's maneuverability, widening its turning radius and increasing its stopping distance.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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	\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| vehicle_type = Civilian car (GTA San Andreas)<br>Civilian watercraft (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)		\| body_style = 2-door lowrider (GTA San Andreas)<br>Speedboat (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) (GTA San Andreas)		\| capacity = 2 (driver and 1 passenger) (GTA San Andreas)<br>4 (driver and 3 passengers) (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas		\| game_1 = GTA San Andreas
	\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony		\| game_2 = The Ballad of Gay Tony
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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	=== GTA San Andreas (as a car) ===		=== GTA San Andreas (as a car) ===
	The Blade may be found on any Mexican gang's turf, and is driven by said gang members, especially the [[San Fierro Rifa]]. It can occasionally be seen driven by non-gang affiliated civilians. If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].

	==== Design ====		==== Design ====
	The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970\|Chevrolet Impalas]]. The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964\|Impala]], with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave. Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 [[:wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967\|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (which may be the origin of the Blade's name along with the [[Sabre]]). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.		The Blade combines elements of the 1965 and 1968 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1965-1970\|Chevrolet Impalas]]. The rear of the car resembles that of the 1963 [[:wp:Chevrolet Impala#1961-1964\|Impala]], with convex areas around the taillights rather than concave. Its headlight design is similar to a 1967 [[:wp:Oldsmobile Cutlass#Second-Generation Intermediate - 1964-1967\|Oldsmobile Cutlass]] (which may be the origin of the Blade's name along with the [[Sabre]]). The Blade has no side rear-view mirrors.
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	While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top. A convertible top option is also available but the roof is constantly depicted retracted.		While normally appearing with only an open top, the car can be modified at Loco Low Co. to feature a hard top. A convertible top option is also available but the roof is constantly depicted retracted.

	~~==== Performance ====~~		If the car is equipped with hydraulics, it can be used in lowrider competitions. Being a lowrider, its exterior and interior can be modified at [[Loco Low Co.]].
	~~Acceleration and speed are quite impressive~~, ~~and the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well~~. ~~Although cornering is also excellent~~, ~~the one major drawback of the Blade is~~ its ~~major oversteer, which makes e-braking turns absolutely futile,~~ and ~~driving at high speeds a challenge due to the potential loss of control~~ at ~~the slightest disturbance~~. ~~The Blade is capable of withstanding significant impact damage due to its strong frame and overall construction; it does not fare as well against explosive damage, however~~.

	<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">		<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">
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			==== Performance ====
			Acceleration and speed are quite impressive, and the brakes and slick handling serve the vehicle well. Although cornering is also excellent, the one major drawback of the Blade is its major oversteer, which makes e-braking turns absolutely futile, and driving at high speeds a challenge due to the potential loss of control at the slightest disturbance. The Blade is capable of withstanding significant impact damage due to its strong frame and overall construction; it does not fare as well against explosive damage, however.
			<!--Enable only after list of modifications is provided
	====Modifications====		====Modifications====
	*[[Loco Low Co.]]		*[[Loco Low Co.]]
			-->
			=== The Ballad of Gay Tony (as a boat) ===
			==== Design ====
			[[File:Blade-TBOGT-front.jpg\|thumb\|325px\|A Blade in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]

	~~===~~ The ~~Ballad of Gay Tony (as~~ a ~~boat) ===~~		The Blade name is repurposed for a high-powered [[wp:Go-fast boat\|Go-fast boat]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. The boat is best described as one of the largest speedboats in the GTA IV series of games, being similar in length to the [[Smuggler]] but wider. The boat also features optional forward-sweeping metallic bars over the passenger section, which are capable of detaching easily from a collision, similar to the [[Squalo]]'s spoiler.
	[[~~File~~:~~Blade~~-~~TBOGT~~-~~front.png\|thumb\|300px\|A Blade~~ in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]]
	The ~~Blade~~ is similar in ~~style~~ to ~~[[Grand Theft Auto IV\|Grand Theft Auto IV's]] rendition of~~ the [[~~Tropic~~]], but features a ~~rear spoiler that sweeps back instead of forward~~, ~~much like~~ the [[Squalo]]. It is the fastest of the ~~three speedboats introduced in~~ the ~~episode~~.		==== Performance ====
			The Blade is by far the fastest watercraft in the GTA IV series, having excellent acceleration and being capable of reaching a top speeds of around 57 mph or 90 km/h. The boat is also substantially heavy, minimizing its ability to go airborne but allows the boat to accelerate stably; this also reduces the boat's maneuverability, widening its turning radius and increasing its stopping distance.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
			;GTA San Andreas
	*A flame-proof Blade car can be found during the mission "[[High Stakes, Low Rider]]".		*A flame-proof Blade car can be found during the mission "[[High Stakes, Low Rider]]".
	*The default radio station of the Blade is [[Radio Los Santos]].		*The default radio station of the Blade is [[Radio Los Santos]].
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	;GTA San Andreas		;GTA San Andreas
	*Parked in front of the garage of a house east of the [[El Corona Safehouse]] in [[El Corona]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era\|Los Santos]].		*Parked in front of the garage of a house east of the [[El Corona Safehouse]] in [[El Corona]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era\|Los Santos]].
	*Can be found driven around in [[San Fierro Rifa]] gang turfs like [[Doherty]], [[Garcia]] and [[Battery Point]], all in [[San Fierro]].		* Can be found driven around in [[San Fierro Rifa]] gang turfs like [[Doherty]], [[Garcia]] and [[Battery Point]], all in [[San Fierro]].
			* Can occasionally be seen driven by non-gang affiliated civilians.

	;The Ballad of Gay Tony		;The Ballad of Gay Tony
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[Speeder]] ~~- GTA III era~~ and GTA ~~Chinatown Wars equivalent speedboat~~		*[[Speeder]], which similarly appeared as a car and a boat throughout the GTA series.

	{{Navboxes		{{Navboxes

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	[[Category:Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]		[[Category:Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
			[[Category:Vehicles in GTA V]]
	[[Category:Gang Cars]]		[[Category:Gang Cars]]
	[[Category:Lowriders]]		[[Category:Lowriders]]
	[[Category:2-Door Sedans and Coupes]]		[[Category:2-Door Sedans and Coupes]]
	[[Category:Boats]]		[[Category:Boats]]