Characters in GTA San Andreas: Difference between revisions

|Carl Johnson, also known as '''CJ''', is returning to [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] from [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. After arriving at [[Los Santos International Airport]], he is informed his [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] has died. He misses the funeral but decides to stay and prove his loyalty to his brother [[Sweet]] and to the [[Grove Street Families]]. Carl then begins to help the Grove Street Families and weaken their rivals, whilst also establishing a business empire throughout the [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|state of San Andreas]].<br />''He is voiced by [[Young Maylay|Christopher "Chris" Bellard a.k.a. Young Maylay]].''

|A primary antagonist to the game, Tenpenny is a police officer with the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]] and heads up the community policing unit [[C.R.A.S.H.]]. He and partner [[Eddie Pulaski|Edward "Eddie" Pulaski]], who are joined by rookie [[Jimmy Hernandez]], are involved in creating trouble for the gangs of Los Santos and in particular for Carl. Tenpenny frames Carl for the murder of [[Ralph Pendelbury]] and later employs him to tackle the [[Ballas]] and [[Los Santos Vagos]]. Tenpenny later leaves Los Santos and continues to have Carl perform various tasks for him. He later turns on Hernandez and is put on trial. Tenpenny is acquitted, which sparks riots in the city. Tenpenny attempts to escape in a [[Firetruck]] but is killed when he drives off a bridge and into [[Grove Street]]. His corpse is later mutilated and stripped by the homeless.<br />''He is voiced by [[Samuel L. Jackson]]''.

|A secondary antagonist to the game, Smoke is a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who lives in [[Idlewood]]. He welcomes Carl's return to the gang and assists Carl in helping the Grove Street Families return to dominance. However, he does so in a limited way, later joining forces with the [[Ballas]], the Grove Street Families' main rival, in order to become involved in the drugs trade, which Sweet had refused to do. He also works in league with the [[Los Santos Vagos]], [[Russian Mafia]] and the [[San Fierro Rifa]]. Whilst Carl is away from Los Santos, he becomes the city's drug baron and hides himself in a building in [[Los Flores]]. He is later killed by Carl for betraying the Grove Street Families.<br />''He is voiced by [[Clifton Powell]]''.

|A deuteragonist to the game, Sweet is the leader of the [[Grove Street Families]] and the older brother of Carl, [[Kendl Johnson|Kendl]] and [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. He has an unnamed girlfriend. Sweet is initially skeptical about Carl's loyalty, blaming him for the death of Brian, but eventually accepts his brother back into the gang. He is arrested by the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|police]], before being released after undercover government agent [[Mike Toreno|Michael "Mike" Toreno]] arranged for his release in return for a favour from Carl. He returns to his home in [[Ganton]] and helps re-assert the Grove Street Families' dominance in the area.<br />''He is voiced by [[Faizon Love]]''.

|A tertiary antagonist to the game, Ryder is a high-ranking member of the [[Grove Street Families]] who lives in Ganton. He welcomes Carl's return to the gang and works with Carl to obtain weapons for the gang, stealing them from [[Colonel Fuhrberger]] and a National Guard weapons depot. However, he later joins the [[Ballas]], the Grove Street Families' main rival, and becomes heavily involved in the drugs trade. Ryder is killed by Carl after fleeing from a meeting with [[Loco Syndicate]] muscle-man and [[San Fierro Rifa]] leader [[T-Bone Mendez]], which had been interrupted by Carl and his then accomplice [[Cesar Vialpando]].<br />''He is voiced by [[MC Eiht]]''.

![[File:CesarVialpando-GTASA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Cesar Vialpando]]'''

|'''Cesar "Ces" Vialpando''', a tritiagonist to the game, is the leader of the Mexican-American Hispanic street gang [[Varrios Los Aztecas]] and the boyfriend of Carl's sister [[Kendl Johnson]]. He lives in [[El Corona]]. He later becomes an ally of Carl's, through his relationship with Kendl, and later helps him in his business adventures. He is forced to leave Los Santos, when the Ballas and Los Santos Vagos take over large parts of the city. He introduces Carl to his cousin, [[Catalina]], and later helps Carl re-assert the Grove Street Families dominance in Ganton. He also talks to Carl about proposing to Kendl.<br />''He is voiced by [[Clifton Collins Jr.]].''

|'''Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross''' is an amateur rapper and an associate of the [[Grove Street Families]]. He is imprisoned and released from prison in [[1992]]. Upon his release he starts working for [[Burger Shot]] and begins to employ Carl to help his rap career get started. This includes killing [[Freddy (GTA SA)|Freddy]], a fellow inmate, and [[Alan Crawford|Alan "Scipio" Crawford]], [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] manager. Carl's actions lead to Madd Dogg's career being derailed, allowing Loc to take his place. Loc is later managed by Smoke and finds initial success. However, Carl and Madd Dogg later chase Loc through western [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] and manage to corner Loc, taking Madd Dogg's rhyme book back after Carl had [[Madd Dogg's Rhymes|stolen]] it for Loc.<br />''He is voiced by [[Jonathan Anderson|Jonathan "Jas" Anderson]]''.

|'''Catalina''' is [[Cesar Vialpando|Cesar's]] cousin who lives in a secluded shack in the [[Fern Ridge]] area. She hates men, with the exception of her boyfriends. She meets Carl in [[Dillimore]] and the two begin to rob several businesses in the countryside. The two begin a relationship, which quickly ends due Catalina's anger with Carl's obsession with getting money. She finds a new boyfriend, [[Claude]], and leaves [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] for [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. However, she later attempts to win Carl back through phone calls.<br />''She is voiced by [[Cynthia Farrell]]''.<br />''She also appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.

|'''The Truth''' is an aging hippie and conspiracy theorist who lives in [[San Fierro]] and owns a farm on the outskirts of the city. He becomes a friend of Carl when Carl steals a [[Combine Harvester|combine harvester]] and sets fire to his farm's illegal crops. The Truth also introduces Carl to [[Dwaine|Dwayne]], [[Jethro]] and [[Zero]], later helping Carl become friends with [[Kent Paul]] and [[Maccer]]. He later has Carl steal a [[jetpack]] from [[Area 69]] and a container of an unknown "green goo" due to his interests in conspiracy theory. He later states his admiration for Carl, who has beaten the system.<br />''He is voiced by [[Peter Fonda]].''

|A quaternary protagonist to the game, Toreno is an undercover agent for an unknown government agency who becomes involved in the drugs trade, alongside [[Jizzy B.]] and [[T-Bone Mendez]]. He becomes an ally of Carl's through the drugs trade, however, Carl later attempts to kill Toreno. Despite this, Toreno employs Carl to finish government-related missions and later has Sweet released from prison.<br />''He is voiced by [[James Woods]]''.

|Woozie is the blind leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys, a sub-sect of the Chinese-American [[San Fierro Triads]], who resides and owns a betting shop in [[Chinatown, San Fierro|Chinatown]], [[San Fierro]]. He meets Carl Johnson in a street race, which Carl wins. Woozie later employs Carl to help his boss [[Ran Fa Li]] and to tackle the [[Da Nang Boys]], before pulling of a heist at the [[Mafia]] owned [[Caligula's Palace]] casino in [[Las Venturas]]. Woozie later helps Carl take back [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]].<br />''He is voiced by [[James Yaegashi]].''

|A quaternary antagonist to the game, Pulaski is a police officer with the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]] and is [[Frank Tenpenny|Frank Tenpenny's]] partner in crime. He trusts Tenpenny and also works alongside [[Jimmy Hernandez]]. He works alongside Tenpenny and Hernandez, constantly interrupting Carl's life. He later kills Hernandez, before being killed by Carl.<br />''He is voiced by [[Chris Penn]].''

|Hernandez is a police officer with the [[LSPD in GTA III Era|Los Santos Police Department]] and the newest member of [[C.R.A.S.H.]], working alongside [[Frank Tenpenny]] and [[Eddie Pulaski]]. He is forced to kill [[Ralph Pendelbury]] to prove his loyalty and later, alongside Tenpenny and Pulaski, interrupt Carl's life on numerous occasions, having him perform various tasks. Hernandez later decides to give evidence against his colleagues, leading to Pulaski killing him.<br />''He is voiced by [[Armando Riesco]].''

|Kendl is the sister of Carl, Sweet and Brian, and the girlfriend of [[Cesar Vialpando]]. Her relationship with Cesar leads to an alliance between Carl and Cesar. She leaves Los Santos for [[Angel Pine]] after the Ballas and Los Santos Vagos take over large parts of the city. She later becomes heavily involved in Carl's business adventures, primarily his [[Doherty Garage|garage]] and the [[Four Dragons Casino]]. She later returns to Los Santos with Cesar, who at one point told Carl that he planned on asking her to marry him.<br />''She is voiced by [[Yolanda Whittaker|Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Whittaker]].''

|Zero is a 28-year old electronics expert and owner of the [[Zero RC]] shop in [[San Fierro]], later running the store for new owner Carl. His archenemy is [[Berkley]], owner of [[Top Fun]], with Zero employing Carl to disrupt Berkley's business and eventually forcing him to leave the city following a miniature "war game". He later provides electronic equipment for a heist at [[Caligula's Palace]], although he is later punched by Carl for putting the heist at risk from [[Las Venturas Police Department|police]] intervention.<br />''He is voiced by [[David Cross]].''

|Jizzy is the owner of the [[Jizzy's Pleasure Domes|Pleasure Domes club]] in [[Battery Point]], [[San Fierro]] and is the city's biggest pimp. He is a member of the [[Loco Syndicate]], alongside [[T-Bone Mendez]] and [[Mike Toreno]], which is involved in the manufacturing and supplying of drugs. He employs Carl to stop rivals from stealing drugs and to save Mike Toreno. However, he is later killed by Carl for supplying drugs to the [[Grove Street Families]] and to [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].<br />''He is voiced by [[Charlie Murphy]].''

|'''"T-Bone" Mendez''' is the leader of the [[San Fierro Rifa]] and a member of the [[Loco Syndicate]], alongside [[Jizzy B.]] and [[Mike Toreno]], which is involved in the manufacturing and supplying of drugs. He distrusts Carl but works alongside Carl to rescue Mike Toreno. He is later killed by Carl and sworn rival [[Cesar Vialpando]] for supplying drugs to the [[Grove Street Families]] and to [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].<br />''He is voiced by [[Kid Frost]].''

![[File:KentPaul-GTASA.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Kent Paul]]'''

|Paul is the record producer of English band [[The Gurning Chimps]], bringing the band to [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] for publicity. He meets Carl when Carl rescues him and lead band singer [[Maccer]], who had been stranded in the desert. Paul then introduces Carl to disbarred former lawyer and Caligula's Palace casino owner [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg]], allowing Carl to get inside knowledge of Caligula's Palace. Carl later helps Paul escape from [[Salvatore Leone]], with Paul becoming involved in getting [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] career back on track.<br />''He is voiced by [[Danny Dyer]]''.<br />''He also appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]].''

|Maccer is the lead singer of [[The Gurning Chimps]] band and is originally from Manchester in the [[United Kingdom]]. He and Kent Paul are rescued by Carl, having been stranded in the desert, and then again from the clutches of [[Salvatore Leone]]. Maccer continues to accompany Paul, however, he is mocked by Carl and Sweet due to his uncontrollable sexual tendencies.<br />''He is voiced by [[Shaun Ryder]]''.

|Rosie is a manager to [[Caligula's Palace]], a casino which is owned by three [[Mafia]] families, better known as the mob: the [[Leone Family|Leones]], [[Forelli Family|Forellis]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindaccos]]. Fearing his own death at the hands of one of the families, he quickly returns to drug use, having only recently become sober. Rosie later employs Carl to prevent a war breaking out between the three families, before eventually escaping with help from Carl. He then becomes an accountant for [[Madd Dogg]].<br />''He is voiced by [[William Fichtner]]''.<br />''He also appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]].''

|Salvatore is the [[Gang Leaders|Don]] of the [[Leone Family]] who resides in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. He has invested $5 million in [[Caligula's Palace]] and owns one third of the casino, alongside the [[Forelli Family|Forelli]] and [[Sindacco Family|Sindacco]] families. He employs Carl in order to gain a larger share of the casino, however, Carl later pulls off a heist at the casino alongside [[Wu Zi Mu]] and the [[San Fierro Triads]]. Whilst in [[Las Venturas]], he meets his future wife [[Maria Latore]].<br />''He is voiced by [[Frank Vincent]].''<br />''He also appears in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''.

|Madd Dogg is a rapper from [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], who resides in a [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]] in [[Mulholland]]. When Carl returns to Los Santos, Madd Dogg is at the height of his career, having just launched his own line of clothing. However, he later begins to suffer from depression after Carl begins to sabotage his career, by stealing his rhyme book and killing his manager, [[Alan Crawford|Alan "Scipio" Crawford]]. Madd Dogg later flees to [[Las Venturas]], having given his mansion to [[Big Poppa]] in exchange for drugs. He attempts to commit suicide but is rescued by Carl, who later becomes his manager and helps to re-build his career. Madd Dogg went on to release a gold record by the end of [[1992]].<br />''He is voiced by Ice-T''.