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| appearances = [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]

The '''Bus''' is, as implied, a bus that has been featured in almost every game in the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] in various forms.

Despite the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]] being set in large, bustling urban environments with public transport infrastructure, the Bus is one of the series' rarest vehicles. The Bus rarely spawns on the street and is usually very difficult to find by other means too.

In GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA Liberty City Stories the Bus retains the "[[School Bus|school bus]]" design featured in GTA 1, and comes in several colors. The design is very generic and takes styling from a wide range of decades, mostly from the '50s. The hood's shape resembles an [[wp:International Harvester S-Series|1980s International Harvester S-Series]]; its slanted side windows may be inspired by the old [[wikipedia:GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|GM New Look Bus]] or [[wikipedia:Flxible New Look bus|Flxible New Look bus]]; the rear is rounded similar to most '40s and '50s bus designs. The buses in GTA III, GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories all look similar to each other in appearance while the bus in GTA San Andreas resembles a [[Coach]] more than a Bus.

In GTA IV, the [[Brute]] Bus resembles an [[wp:Orion International#Orion V|Orion V CNG]] (with an evenly angled windshield). Its slanted side windows resemble those of the old [[wikipedia:GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus|GM New Look Bus]] or the [[wikipedia:Flxible New Look bus|Flxible New Look bus]], although they are more modern in style. When entering the Bus, walking and seating animations are actually shown, unlike in previous games, since the windows are now transparent. Strangely, the Bus only allows four passengers (in addition to the driver) to travel in the vehicle. The buses, which fall under the management of [[Liberty City Transport Authority]] (LTA), are further stamped with "The Fox" labels, in line with the LTA's association of the [[Skycar|Liberty City's tramway]] with another animal ("The Pigeon").

The Bus remains a rare sight in the city. Despite the presence of several bus stops around the city, the Bus is commonly seen only on the roads near [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]], and parked in [[Star Junction]]. The Bus will sometimes appear during GTA IV's mission chase sequences as part of set pieces, acting as an obstacle to increase the difficulty of the mission (for example, [[Brucie Kibbutz|Brucie]]'s mission [[Search and Delete]]).

The Bus finds its own perfect purpose during [[Race#GTA Race|GTA Races]] set in [[Star Junction]]. The Bus can easily block off a path while a novice picks off cars, driver by driver, resulting in everyone switching to [[Faggio]]s, which provide no cover whatsoever for the rider and cannot move buses at all, but are nimble enough to move around buses.