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| vehicle_type = Civilian car | | vehicle_type = Civilian car | ||
| body_style = [[:Category:4-Door Sedans and Coupes|4-door sedan]] | | body_style = [[:Category:4-Door Sedans and Coupes|4-door sedan]] | ||
| capacity = 4 (driver and | | capacity = 4 (driver and 3 passengers) | ||
| game_1 = GTA Vice City | | game_1 = GTA Vice City | ||
| game_2 = GTA San Andreas | | game_2 = GTA San Andreas | ||
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| game_5 = GTA Chinatown Wars | | game_5 = GTA Chinatown Wars | ||
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The '''Admiral''' is a 4-door sedan featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | |||
The '''Admiral''' is a 4-door sedan featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | |||
== Design == | == Design == | ||
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== Performance == | == Performance == | ||
=== GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories === | === GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories === | ||
Performance wise, the car is generally acceptable with light weight, stable handling, and good acceleration and top speed, to the point it is [[In The Beginning...|offered as a starter car which the player may first control in GTA Vice City]]. Surprisingly, it is front-wheel drive, which is the biggest difference from the original W123. The GTA Vice City Stories Admiral has a different engine from the GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas renditions. | Performance wise, the car is generally acceptable with light weight, stable handling, and good acceleration and top speed, to the point it is [[In The Beginning...|offered as a starter car which the player may first control in GTA Vice City]]. Surprisingly, it is front-wheel drive, which is the biggest difference from the original W123. The GTA Vice City Stories Admiral has a different engine sound from the GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas renditions. | ||
=== GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars === | === GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars === | ||
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==== GTA Vice City ==== | ==== GTA Vice City ==== | ||
In GTA Vice City, during a [[Juan Cortez]] mission named "[[Guardian Angels]]", Ricardo Diaz arrives at the location of a deal with his personal car and three bodyguards. If the player kills Diaz and his bodyguards, thus failing the mission, they can take the Admiral and store it in a garage. | In GTA Vice City, during a [[Juan Cortez]] mission named "[[Guardian Angels]]", Ricardo Diaz arrives at the location of a deal with his personal car and three bodyguards. If the player kills Diaz and his bodyguards, thus failing the mission, they can take the Admiral and store it in a garage. | ||
Virtually indestructible, the car can be very useful in missions where hardy vehicles are required, such as vehicle pursuits and entries into hostile areas (i.e. in "[[Death Row]]"). However, the indestructibility of the car is limited by the game engine itself, as players can still shatter its front windscreen with gunfire and blow out its tires; the car will also catch fire and explode when it flips over. Players who wish to use the car in missions but retain it for future use must avoid using it in missions where any vehicle the player is driving will vanish or be abandoned. | |||
Virtually indestructible, the car can be very useful in missions where hardy vehicles are required, such as vehicle pursuits and entries into hostile areas (i.e. in "[[Death Row]]"). However, the indestructibility of the car is limited by the game engine itself, as players can still shatter its front windscreen with gunfire and blow out its tires; the car will also catch fire and explode when it flips over. Even worse, a [[Rhino]] can still destroy it by crashing into it. Players who wish to use the car in missions but retain it for future use must avoid using it in missions where any vehicle the player is driving will vanish or be abandoned. | |||
==== GTA San Andreas ==== | ==== GTA San Andreas ==== | ||
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* [[Ken Rosenberg]] drives a unique, pure-white Admiral during the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|introductory sequence]] of GTA Vice City. After the botched deal, Ken drives to [[K. Rosenberg & Co.|his office]] and parks his car in the alleyway next to his office, from which point the player may commandeer it. This is only time a car of this kind is available; this is compounded by the fact that it is fairly difficult to save the car as the player has yet to acquire [[Safehouses in GTA Vice City|a safehouse]] with a garage; the cheapest available safehouse with this feature, the [[Links View Apartment]], costs $6,000 to purchase. Also, the Admiral will disappear if the player abandons it for too long.<p>An alternate variant of the car that exists only in cutscenes in the introduction features a far more detailed interior (with well-defined front seats, steering wheel and dashboard), and improved door handles and side mirrors. The car also features leftovers of design ideas prior to the release of GTA Vice City, with a different frontal grille design, and [[Vehicle License Plates|Liberty City license plates]] and wheels with sports rims carried over from [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]. | * [[Ken Rosenberg]] drives a unique, pure-white Admiral during the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|introductory sequence]] of GTA Vice City. After the botched deal, Ken drives to [[K. Rosenberg & Co.|his office]] and parks his car in the alleyway next to his office, from which point the player may commandeer it. This is only time a car of this kind is available; this is compounded by the fact that it is fairly difficult to save the car as the player has yet to acquire [[Safehouses in GTA Vice City|a safehouse]] with a garage; the cheapest available safehouse with this feature, the [[Links View Apartment]], costs $6,000 to purchase. Also, the Admiral will disappear if the player abandons it for too long.<p>An alternate variant of the car that exists only in cutscenes in the introduction features a far more detailed interior (with well-defined front seats, steering wheel and dashboard), and improved door handles and side mirrors. The car also features leftovers of design ideas prior to the release of GTA Vice City, with a different frontal grille design, and [[Vehicle License Plates|Liberty City license plates]] and wheels with sports rims carried over from [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]. | ||
* A gray Admiral outside [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz' Mansion/the Vercetti Estate]] will occasionally spawn on the western portion of the mansion's driveway in place of the [[Stretch]]. The abovementioned indestructible Admiral in "[[Guardian Angels]]" also appears with this color. | * A light gray Admiral outside [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz' Mansion/the Vercetti Estate]] will occasionally spawn on the western portion of the mansion's driveway in place of the [[Stretch]]. The abovementioned indestructible Admiral in "[[Guardian Angels]]" also appears with this color. | ||
* Three black Admirals chases the player in "[[Check Out At The Check In]]", after the player successfully assassinates a target at [[Escobar International Airport|Escobar International]] and retrieves the target's briefcase. Each car contains two occupants, with the passenger emerging from the roof to open fire at the player when the car is close to the player. To obtain the car, the player must shoot dead the rooftop shooter, then set the car on fire using a [[flamethrower]] or [[Molotov Cocktail | * Three black Admirals chases the player in "[[Check Out At The Check In]]", after the player successfully assassinates a target at [[Escobar International Airport|Escobar International]] and retrieves the target's briefcase. Each car contains two occupants, with the passenger emerging from the roof to open fire at the player when the car is close to the player. To obtain the car, the player must shoot dead the rooftop shooter, then set the car on fire using a [[flamethrower]] or [[Molotov Cocktail]] (preferably a flamethrower, as a Molotov might destroy the car) to drive out the remaining driver (while ensuring the car is not completely destroyed in the process), gaining access to the car. However, if the player exits the car, the car will automatically lock itself and not allow the player to re-enter. These three Admirals are also super-heavy until the end of the mission, regardless whether the player passes or fails. | ||
* Similarly, two black Admirals can be found during "[[Loose Ends]]", at a [[Little Havana]] compound where the player must fight his way to a target. Although the car is unlocked, the car cannot be normally driven away as the only gate large enough for the car to leave is half-opened. Like the black Pony in the same compound, players will need to obtain two [[Packer]]s, using one Packer to boost the second Packer over the gate, so the second Packer can be used to ramp the Admiral out of the compound. | * Similarly, two black Admirals can be found during "[[Loose Ends]]", at a [[Little Havana]] compound where the player must fight his way to a target. Although the car is unlocked, the car cannot be normally driven away as the only gate large enough for the car to leave is half-opened. Like the black Pony in the same compound, players will need to obtain two [[Packer]]s, using one Packer to boost the second Packer over the gate, so the second Packer can be used to ramp the Admiral out of the compound. | ||
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== Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
* The GTA Vice City rendition of the Admiral uses a unique horn first heard on the [[Yardie Lobo]] in GTA III. | |||
* The Admiral from GTA Vice City cameos in [[Manhunt 2]]. | * The Admiral from GTA Vice City cameos in [[Manhunt 2]]. | ||
* The GTA IV rendition features the [[Door Ajar Chime]] when the door is open. It can be heard in quiet areas with the volume turned up. | * The GTA IV rendition features the [[Door Ajar Chime]] when the door is open. It can be heard in quiet areas with the volume turned up. | ||
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[[Image:Admiral-GTA4-wreck-front.jpg|thumb|275px|right|A wreck of an Admiral in GTA IV (<small>[[:Image:Admiral-GTA4-wreck-rear.jpg|rear quarter view]]</small>).]] | [[Image:Admiral-GTA4-wreck-front.jpg|thumb|275px|right|A wreck of an Admiral in GTA IV (<small>[[:Image:Admiral-GTA4-wreck-rear.jpg|rear quarter view]]</small>).]] | ||
* Rusting [[wrecks]] of the Admiral can be found scattered in GTA IV. | * Rusting [[wrecks]] of the Admiral can be found scattered in GTA IV. | ||
* Leftover coding of "admiral2" can be found in [[The Lost and Damned | * Leftover coding of "admiral2" can be found in [[The Lost and Damned]]'s game files. The nature of the code is unknown, but is speculated to be intended for a dropped second variant of the car. It may be speculated that this variant would have been modeled off after the older Mercedes-based Admiral as had with the [[Faggio]] in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] with it's "Classic" design and newer design existing within the game. | ||
* The Admiral plays the following radio stations by default when entered: | * The Admiral plays the following radio stations by default when entered: | ||
** [[Flash FM]] in GTA Vice City (only during the introductory mission). | |||
** [[CSR 103.9]] in GTA San Andreas. | ** [[CSR 103.9]] in GTA San Andreas. | ||
** [[Jazz Nation Radio 108.5]] or [[Fusion FM]] in GTA IV. | ** [[Jazz Nation Radio 108.5]] or [[Fusion FM]] in GTA IV. | ||
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== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
;GTA Vice City | ; GTA Vice City | ||
*First villa on the left coming from the Mainland, [[Starfish Island]]. | * First villa on the left coming from the Mainland, [[Starfish Island]]. | ||
*[[Ricardo Diaz | * [[Ricardo Diaz]]' [[Vercetti Estate|villa]], Starfish Island. | ||
;GTA San Andreas | ; GTA San Andreas | ||
*Appears in traffic generally anywhere, but most frequent in [[San Fierro]] and [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] | * Appears in traffic generally anywhere, but most frequent in [[San Fierro]] and [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] | ||
*Building near the [[Los Santos Convention Center]] <small>(only when wanted for export)</small> | * Building near the [[Los Santos Convention Center]] <small>(only when wanted for export)</small> | ||
;GTA Vice City Stories | ; GTA Vice City Stories | ||
*In front of Loan Shark businesses. | * In front of Loan Shark businesses. | ||
*East of hotel in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], which is opposite the [[King Knuts]] store. | * East of hotel in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], which is opposite the [[King Knuts]] store. | ||
*[[Sunshine Autos]], [[Little Havana]] | * [[Sunshine Autos]], [[Little Havana]] | ||
*[[Beachcomber Hotel]], [[Viceport]] | * [[Beachcomber Hotel]], [[Viceport]] | ||
;GTA IV | ; GTA IV | ||
*Can usually be found east of the [[East Borough Bridge]] on Dukes Blvd. | * Can usually be found east of the [[East Borough Bridge]] on Dukes Blvd. | ||
*Often found all around [[Dukes]]. | * Often found all around [[Dukes]]. | ||
*Occasionally found around [[Middle Park]] in [[Algonquin]]. | * Occasionally found around [[Middle Park]] in [[Algonquin]]. | ||
*Spawn in traffic in [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|multiplayer]]. | * Spawn in traffic in [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|multiplayer]]. | ||
*In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] [[Mori Kibbutz]] uses an Admiral as alternate transportation if his [[Buffalo]] is destroyed. | * In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] [[Mori Kibbutz]] uses an Admiral as alternate transportation if his [[Buffalo]] is destroyed. | ||
;GTA Chinatown Wars | ; GTA Chinatown Wars | ||
*In front of the safehouse in [[Cerveza Heights]], [[Dukes]] (Triad version). | * In front of the safehouse in [[Cerveza Heights]], [[Dukes]] (Triad version). | ||
*Spawns randomly in the area around the safehouse in [[Cerveza Heights]], [[Dukes]] (Triad version). | * Spawns randomly in the area around the safehouse in [[Cerveza Heights]], [[Dukes]] (Triad version). | ||
*In a parking lot (with a drug-dealer) near the desalination plant (Normal). | * In a parking lot (with a drug-dealer) near the desalination plant (Normal). | ||
*In various spaces at the [[Castle Garden City]] marina parking lot (Normal). | * In various spaces at the [[Castle Garden City]] marina parking lot (Normal). | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City]] | [[Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City]] | ||