All-Terrain Take Down

(Redirected from Looking for Big Smoke)

All-Terrain Take Down is a cut mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The name comes from the GXT entry RIOT_3 associated to the unused GXT table RIOT3. The mission would have taken place logically after Los Desperados and was to help set up the game's finale, End of the Line. Only the text from the mission cutscene remains in the game.[1]

Plot

The mission begins with a conversation between protagonist Carl "CJ" Johnson, deuteragonist Sean "Sweet" Johnson and former Grove Street Families veteran Barry "Big Bear" Thorne, as they discuss the situation in both Grove Street and El Corona due to the riots. The conversation moves to corrupt C.R.A.S.H. officer Frank Tenpenny whose acquittal has had sparked the riots in the first place, with Sweet saying that he wants Tenpenny, although Carl says that only gang defaulter Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris would know his location.

The two ask Bear where Smoke is, although he explains that Smoke has cut himself off from almost everyone. Bear says that even former Grove Street Families gangster Mark "B-Dup" Wayne got cut off, but that he knows one Russian Mafia member who would know where he is. Carl then meets the Russian Mafia member and proceeds to beat him up, and successfully gains Smoke's location. Carl leaves him alive, with the man saying that he will inform Smoke of his arrival. Carl then takes over most of the territory controlled by the Los Santos Vagos, in order to be able to gain access to Smoke, as the territory surrounding the area is controlled by the Vagos.

Script

(Carl, Sweet and Bear are in Grove Street.)

CJ: What's popping?

Sweet: Ain't nothin'. Hey Bear.

Big Bear: Whattup, homie!

Sweet: Everything is locked down and cool here. How is the Varrio?

CJ: Yo, it's all cool down there.

Sweet: Yo, I want Tenpenny. It's time.

CJ: Man, that lowlife mother fucker could be anywhere. Look what he's done to all of us, man. Only Smoke would know where he's at.

Sweet: Where's Smoke?

Big Bear: You heard what B Dup said. Smoke ain't on the streets no more. Stays in his den, don't go to no one.

Sweet: But he's still pushing?

Big Bear: Yeah, but only to a select circle of cats. Yo, even B-Dup got cut off. Wait, there is a Russian cat. Just stays in his spot on the other side of town. I think he copped off Smoke.

CJ: A'ight. I'm gonna go speak with this Russian cat, see if he can lead me to that fat fuck Smoke.

(Carl goes to meet the Russian mobster.)

CJ: Where's Smoke?

Russian: Smoke? You know the rules, comrade, I can't tell you where he is!

CJ: Yeah, I know the rules; I hit you until you start talking or you stop bleeding!

(Carl starts to beat up the mobster until he gives up.)

Russian: Oh man! Hell, he's holed up in an old apartment block over Los Flores way. It's easy enough to spot - they got the whole block under control. No one gets in or out without Smoke's say so! Holy fuck! I'm gonna make sure Smoke knows you're coming, you dumb bastard!

Trivia

  • During the events of End of the Line, Smoke says to Carl in his confrontation that he was "wondering when [Carl]'d show up", before adding that he "knew [Carl] was coming and that [he] don't give a shit". This can be explained by the fact that, after this mission, the Russian mobster would have informed Smoke about Carl's arrival, which is implied by the fact that Smoke doesn't get uncomfortable even for once upon hearing Carl's voice from behind.

Reference

  1. "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Hidden Text FAQ. Robert Allen Rusk. GameFAQs.com