{{infobox character
|name = Carl Johnson
|image = CarlJohnson-GTASA.png
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]
|aka = CJ
|gender = M
|date of birth = 1971-1974
|pob = [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]
|home = [[Johnson House]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] (?-1987, 1992-?)
[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] (1987-1992) |nationality = [[United States of America|American]] |family = [[Beverly Johnson]] (mother, deceased)
[[Sweet|Sean Johnson]] (brother)
[[Kendl Johnson]] (sister)
[[Brian Johnson]] (brother, deceased) |affiliations = [[Grove Street Families]]
[[Frank Tenpenny]] (? - 1992)
[[Mike Toreno]] (1992)
[[Wu Zi Mu]] and Mountain Cloud Boys (1992)
[[Leone Family]] (1992)
[[The Truth]] (1992 -?)
[[Varrios Los Aztecas]] (1992 - ?)
[[Zero]] (1992)
[[Ken Rosenberg]](1992)
[[Kent Paul]](1992)
[[Maccer]](1992)
[[Madd Dogg]](1992)
[[Joey Leone]](1987 - 1992) |vehicles = Low-Ride [[Savanna]] (gift)
Black [[ZR-350]] (prize)
Beige [[Broadway]] (gift)
[[Hydra]] (stolen)
[[Jetpack]] (stolen, later gift)
Player's choice |businesses = [[Doherty Garage]]
[[The Four Dragons Casino]]
[[Wang Cars]]
[[Zero RC]] |voice = [[Young Maylay]] }} {{Protagonists}} '''Carl "CJ" Johnson''' is the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. ==Description== ====Childhood, Teenage Years, and Gang Lifestyle==== Carl "CJ" Johnson, was born in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], to mother [[Beverly Johnson]]. It is estimated he is somewhere from his late adolescence to his early twenties during the events of GTA San Andreas, as in [[1987]] he was still a young boy. He is Beverly's second child, the first being [[Sweet|Sean (aka Sweet)]], then Carl, followed very soon after by [[Kendl Johnson|Kendl]] and finally [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. It is recalled that CJ has never left Los Santos during his childhood or early adult hood to explore the other two cities in the [[State of San Andreas]]. Sweet recalls that CJ was born in the [[Johnson House]], the family's childhood and current home. [[Old Reece]], a family friend, recalls memories of CJ's father (though Reece's sanity is in question), though CJ tells [[Joey Leone]] that he never knew his father, and Sweet was man of the house. Another one of CJ's memories is swimming off the coast of the [[Santa Maria Beach|Santa Maria]], having a condom get stuck to his face, and has since then been reasonably afraid to swim. The Johnson siblings, along with [[Big Smoke|Melvin (aka Big Smoke)]] and [[Ryder|Lance (aka Ryder)]], grew up on the same cul-de-sac and were childhood friends. CJ recalls Ryder dealing drugs since he was ten. Sweet became the leader of the [[Grove Street Families]], which introduced him, CJ and even Brian into gang life. During this time frame, Grove Street Families were at the height of their power when they first became pressured by [[Frank Tenpenny]], the corrupt police officer of [[C.R.A.S.H.]] It's likely that officer [[Eddie Pulaski]] was also serving with Tenpenny at this time. In 1987, the gang was shaken by the death of young [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. Sweet laments that Carl "let Brian die" and did not call for help, causing Carl to leave for [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in that same year. He was no longer considered a member of Grove Street, and would later have to earn his way back into the gang. Big Smoke says to CJ that "the east coast got you all thinned out" implying he was either fatter or more muscular back then. ====Adult life in Liberty City==== In Liberty City, he had the opportunity of working with [[Boss|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]]'s son, [[Joey Leone]] in the car theft business, and is once seen mugging a passer-by on the streets in Liberty City. In 1992, after five years, Sweet calls Carl on his cell phone to tell him his [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] was killed in a drive-by shooting (calling only minutes after it happened). Carl returns to Los Santos for the funeral, with the partial consideration of staying there long-term. ====Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas==== As soon as Carl is in Los Santos, he is immediately confronted by [[Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums|C.R.A.S.H.]], who explain that either CJ will work for them, or they will frame him for killing their rival, officer [[Ralph Pendelbury]]. CJ finally meets with his siblings and friends of [[Grove Street Families]], who explain that they lost much of their power since the last five years - a result of the growing crack cocaine trend. Carl and Sweet work furiously to successfully bring the gang back to power, CJ regaining his brother's respect in the process. This included reuniting with [[Seville Boulevard Families|Seville]] and [[Temple Drive Families|Temple]] families, as well as [[Varrios Los Aztecas|Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]] (who, although a rival of Sweet's at the time, began a loving relationship with Kendl). CJ also helped [[OG Loc]], a highly laughable "poser" who aspired to be a rapper (ruining rap superstar [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] career in the process). The gang is at the second height of its power until Cesar reveals to CJ that [[Ryder]] and [[Big Smoke]] have betrayed the gang and [[Frank Tenpenny]] killed CJ's mom. CJ then must immediately rush to a gang war and rescue a heavily-wounded Sweet until both of them are arrested (by [[C.R.A.S.H.]]). Grove Street and Aztecas practically disappear, Big Smoke becomes head of a drug ring and takes over the city (Cesar later explains the loss of gang loyalty and that Ballas, Vagos and former Groves alike all work for Smoke, saying "this shit is bigger than any gang, ese"). [[OG Loc]] also becomes a rich and famous rapper, with Big Smoke acting as his manager as a means to launder his money. C.R.A.S.H. abandons CJ in rural [[Whetstone]] to [[Badlands|eliminate a witness against them]]. It is slowly revealed that they are being tried in court over their corruption (in a case that is quickly building in media attention). Cesar connects CJ to his (mentally unstable) cousin [[Catalina]]. Tenpenny introduces CJ to [[The Truth]], who is supplying Tenpenny and CJ with tons of weed to [[555 We Tip|frame a D.A. and enemy of Tenpenny's]]. Tenpenny demands that CJ pay for the shipment, which forces him to return to work with Catalina, who now has bipolar love-hate feelings towards him. CJ meets [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] leader [[Wu Zi Mu|Wu Zi Mu ("Woozie")]] during a [[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|street race]]. Catalina finds him at the race and feels neglected/enraged at CJ, also proclaiming that she has a new boyfriend, [[Claude]]. CJ defeats Claude in a street race, gaining the deed to Claude's run down [[Doherty Garage|garage]]. Carl leaves for San Fierro with Truth and Tenpenny's marijuana (despite Tenpenny [[Are You Going to San Fierro?|betraying]] The Truth). They meet Cesar and Kendl at the garage in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. CJ is angry and believes that the garage is completely useless. Kendl explains to CJ that the property is a great opportunity, and through Truth, he [[Wear Flowers in Your Hair|hires]] [[Dwaine]], [[Jethro]] and [[Zero]] to work in the garage. CJ meets with Woozie in San Fierro and the two quickly become strong allies, collaborating to take down each other's enemies - CJ targeting the [[Loco Syndicate]] (Big Smoke's suppliers) and Woozie's rivals the [[Da Nang Boys]]. CJ infiltrates and eventually kills all the chief members - [[Jizzy B.]], [[T-Bone Mendez]], [[Mike Toreno]] (as it would seem) and even [[Ryder]] from his old gang. The garage (now a car theft ring), as well as renting out property, has now made CJ a millionaire. He receives a surprise phone call from an alive-and-well [[Mike Toreno]], who is a government agent and is recruiting CJ's help in exchange for releasing [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] from a supposedly permanent life sentence. Although it is a well-kept secret from all his friends, Truth finds CJ at Toreno's [[Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard|place of operation]] and tells CJ that Toreno can't be trusted. He continues to recruit CJ's help in [[Black Project|stealing]] a [[jetpack]] from [[Area 69]], which is needed for Truth's main goal of stealing mysterious, all-important [[Green Goo|green goo]]. Woozie invites CJ to the Triad's extremely glamorous [[The Four Dragons Casino|Four Dragons Casino]] in Las Venturas. Upon arrival, CJ is given shares in the casino by Woozie, "in exchange for some help setting it up". They are faced with aggressive competition from Mafia-run [[Caligula's Palace]] and as revenge, spend weeks and weeks planning [[Breaking the Bank at Caligula's|an extremely elaborate heist]] of Caligula's. This dually involves CJ infiltrating Caligula's inner circle of management (by chance of Truth's association with music industry men [[Kent Paul]] and [[Maccer]]) to work with manager [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg]] and even don [[Salvatore Leone]] (CJ helps Rosie, Paul and Maccer fake their deaths to escape Salvatore's rage). During this time period, [[C.R.A.S.H.]] extracts the last of CJ's labor before they try to kill CJ (and their own [[Jimmy Hernandez]] for snitching on them), CJ killing [[Eddie Pulaski]] and escaping alive. CJ also, by chance, sees [[Madd Dogg]] [[Madd Dogg (mission)|attempting suicide]] and saves his life, partially out of guilt for ruining his career. His ongoing vendetta on [[Frank Tenpenny|Tenpenny]] and [[Big Smoke]], finalized by Madd Dogg having to sell his [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]] to drug lord [[Big Poppa]], prompts CJ to return to Los Santos, [[A Home in the Hills|taking back the rapper's mansion by force]]. While recording Madd Dogg's new album, [[Mike Toreno|Toreno]] gives CJ [[Vertical Bird|the last]] of his work (despite CJ's extreme frustration at first) before [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] is released from prison. Sweet is disgusted at CJ for his new millionaire's lifestyle, and having forgotten all about helping Grove Street. Sweet immediately takes Carl to begin their task of reclaiming all of their turf. As the gang returns to power, he finds time to [[Cut Throat Business|get back Madd Dogg's rhyme book]] from OG Loc, repairing Madd Dogg's career as well as being another strike to Big Smoke. In the case against Tenpenny, it's shown on the news that since there is no evidence implicating him in his criminal activities (evidence that Tenpenny had CJ destroy), he would walk free, and only minutes after there were citywide [[Riot (GTA SA)|riots]]. During the confusion, [[Grove Street Families|Groves Street]] takes almost half of the city's turf, CJ personally kills [[Big Smoke]] (to earn Sweet's respect), and [[Frank Tenpenny]] also dies after crashing his firetruck off the bridge above [[Grove Street]]. At a celebration at the Johnson house, Madd Dogg announces "''our'' first gold record" to CJ and [[Ken Rosenberg]]. Later in the night, [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] insists on making Grove Street a priority, [[Kendl Johnson]] suggests going back to Las Venturas with [[Wu Zi Mu]], but Carl's only reply was that he is "fitting to hit the block, see what's happening". ===After GTA San Andreas=== At the very end of the game, CJ is a young multi-millionaire. His assets and business interests include [[Grove Street Families|Grove Street gang]] and [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] contract in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], a [[Doherty Garage|car garage]] and several other properties in [[San Fierro]], and shares in [[The Four Dragons Casino|Four Dragons]] casino in [[Las Venturas]]. He even still has the government's [[Black Project|$60 million]] [[jetpack]]. An [[Easter Egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that CJ possibly died after [[1992]]. However a reference of his death is never directly made. Another possibility is that he returned to Liberty City (in the GTA IV rendition) and expanded his business there, as a billboard outside the Algonquin safehouse depicts Carl in a suit and tie drinking wine with the word "Fruntalot" beside it, which is presumably the product that is being advertised. Either way, this is not considered canon for the [[GTA III Era]]. ==Murders committed== ;Storyline *[[Freddy (GTA SA)|Freddy]] (Killed by CJ and OG Loc after a bike chase for raping OG Loc in prison) *[[Alan Crawford]] (Killed on OG Loc's orders in order to sabotage Madd Dogg's career) *[[Little Weasel]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families and joining the Ballas) *[[Kane]] (Killed on Sweet's orders to deal damage to the Ballas) *[[Jizzy B.]] (Killed in order to begin disbanding the Loco Syndicate and to obtain the location of the Syndicate's next drug deal) *[[T-Bone Mendez]] (Killed with the help of Cesar Vialpando to disband the Loco Syndicate) *[[Ryder]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families) *[[The Snakehead]] (Killed on orders from Wu Zi Mu to weaken the Da Nang Boys) *[[Benny (GTA SA)|Benny]] (Killed in order to gain access to [[Millie Perkins' House]]) *[[Eddie Pulaski]] (Killed for arranging the assassination of CJ's mother and attempting to kill off CJ) *[[Big Poppa]] (Killed in order to recover Madd Dogg's mansion) *[[Big Smoke]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families and responsible for CJ's mother's death) ;Optional murders *[[Millie Perkins]] (Can be killed to gain quicker access to her keycard to rob Caligula's Casino.) ;Deleted murders *[[Officer Carver]] (Killed in a deleted mission for [[Frank Tenpenny]] to protect [[Poncho]]) *[[Marco Forelli]] (Killed in the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] for [[Salvatore Leone]], however he goes unnamed in the final game as a result of deleted audio) ==Personality== CJ is markedly different from the previous playable characters in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. While Claude and [[Tommy Vercetti]] are both depicted as completely heartless and feeling no regret for all of the people that they kill, CJ is depicted as having a considerably less violent personality, occasionally giving his victims a chance to redeem themselves. An example is his failed attempt at convincing Eddie Pulaski to see that he was no more than Tenpenny's pawn. Furthermore, CJ displays genuine remorse for having to kill fellow Grove Street friends Ryder and Big Smoke, both of whom he considered close friends. However, CJ still has no problem with killing members of other gangs, and willfully slaughters any that get in his way of reclaiming Grove Street Families turf or try to sabotage his businesses, though in return, the gangsters are trying to kill CJ also. CJ's naive personality, inexperience and face-value interpretations of other characters responses occasionally leads to them question CJ's intelligence (The Truth, Catalina). CJ, like his brother Sweet, holds a deep seated loyalty towards Grove street and the hood, as seen in his reaction to the resentful attitude of his friends and siblings early on. Though, towards the end of the game, while Sweet was in prison, and CJ was making progress in San Fierro and Las Venturas, the unattended Grove street became Ballas turf and was filled with crack dealers. CJ tried to get his brother to abandon the hood for their assets elsewhere, but is quickly convinced into re-taking the turf after Sweet reminded him that Smoke had betrayed the Grove Street Families for the very same reason. ==Voice== CJ was voiced by [[Young Maylay|Chris Bellard]], known as Young Maylay. Rumors circulated the internet for a while that either Dave Chappelle or 50 Cent were supposed to voice CJ, but these were most likely just wishful thoughts on the part of their fans. ==Trivia== * Carl is the most customizable character in a GTA game to date, featuring clothes, tattoos, and hairstyles and the ability to change his physical appearance such as make him fat or muscular. *The clothes that CJ wears may have an effect on his personality, in a way: if CJ is wearing more expensive clothes (i.e: [[Didier Sachs]]) rather than cheaper ones (i.e: [[Binco]] or [[Sub Urban]]), he tends to swear less and make comments about how he is well-dressed. *Carl is notably the only character to date that gives some form of narrative in the storyline as if he is looking back on it i.e. "after five years on the East Coast, it was time to go home". *When Rockstar Games revealed that CJ was black, there was considerable uproar in the media regarding the possibility of racism. It was believed Rockstar had taken a great risk by making a black protagonist. Despite this, when the game was released, CJ's character was very well received and Rockstar were praised developing him to have emotions and morals that weren't present with previous protagonists. Many players even said that they had felt it wrong and out of character for CJ to randomly kill innocent people in-game. This trait was carried over to [[Niko Bellic]] for Grand Theft Auto IV. *Carl is also very under-sized outside of cutscenes, being at least half a head shorter than Ryder (who has been called a midget), and a whole head shorter compared to other Grove Street members and most pedestrians, including females. Likely another implication of his young age. *Carl's suggested age would make him the youngest Grand Theft Auto protagonist to date, estimated to be between the ages of 18 and 20. *There is a direct reference to Carl in the French version of Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare. The trophy for killing a Sasquatch translate roughly to "Don't seek it anymore CJ", a reference to people looking for Bigfoot in San Andreas. *Carl is briefly mentioned during a rap by comedian Dave Chappelle as he is parodying Tupac Shakur during a skit on The Chappelle Show in 2006: ''Listen close, as life turns its pages''
''Makaveli here, kickin' rhymes for the ages''
''Seen things on stages, wise words spoken by sages''
''From SkyTel to BlackBerry pages''
''Your crew don't phase us, we'll make you bustas pay us''
''Run up in your spot like CJ from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]'' *Carl’s face shares some similarities with famous hip hop rapper Dr. Dre in the 1990’s. *CJ also bears some resemblance to French football (soccer) player [[wp:Thierry Henry|Thierry Henry]], but this is likely a coincidence. *If the player looks carefully, the player can see that CJ's eye color appears to be blue, implying he had European ancestors and those genes repeated. ==Gallery==
File:CarlJohnson-GTASA-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Carl Johnson.
File:CarlJohnson-GTASA-prerelease.jpg|A pre-release image of Carl Johnson.
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[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] (1987-1992) |nationality = [[United States of America|American]] |family = [[Beverly Johnson]] (mother, deceased)
[[Sweet|Sean Johnson]] (brother)
[[Kendl Johnson]] (sister)
[[Brian Johnson]] (brother, deceased) |affiliations = [[Grove Street Families]]
[[Frank Tenpenny]] (? - 1992)
[[Mike Toreno]] (1992)
[[Wu Zi Mu]] and Mountain Cloud Boys (1992)
[[Leone Family]] (1992)
[[The Truth]] (1992 -?)
[[Varrios Los Aztecas]] (1992 - ?)
[[Zero]] (1992)
[[Ken Rosenberg]](1992)
[[Kent Paul]](1992)
[[Maccer]](1992)
[[Madd Dogg]](1992)
[[Joey Leone]](1987 - 1992) |vehicles = Low-Ride [[Savanna]] (gift)
Black [[ZR-350]] (prize)
Beige [[Broadway]] (gift)
[[Hydra]] (stolen)
[[Jetpack]] (stolen, later gift)
Player's choice |businesses = [[Doherty Garage]]
[[The Four Dragons Casino]]
[[Wang Cars]]
[[Zero RC]] |voice = [[Young Maylay]] }} {{Protagonists}} '''Carl "CJ" Johnson''' is the [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. ==Description== ====Childhood, Teenage Years, and Gang Lifestyle==== Carl "CJ" Johnson, was born in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], to mother [[Beverly Johnson]]. It is estimated he is somewhere from his late adolescence to his early twenties during the events of GTA San Andreas, as in [[1987]] he was still a young boy. He is Beverly's second child, the first being [[Sweet|Sean (aka Sweet)]], then Carl, followed very soon after by [[Kendl Johnson|Kendl]] and finally [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. It is recalled that CJ has never left Los Santos during his childhood or early adult hood to explore the other two cities in the [[State of San Andreas]]. Sweet recalls that CJ was born in the [[Johnson House]], the family's childhood and current home. [[Old Reece]], a family friend, recalls memories of CJ's father (though Reece's sanity is in question), though CJ tells [[Joey Leone]] that he never knew his father, and Sweet was man of the house. Another one of CJ's memories is swimming off the coast of the [[Santa Maria Beach|Santa Maria]], having a condom get stuck to his face, and has since then been reasonably afraid to swim. The Johnson siblings, along with [[Big Smoke|Melvin (aka Big Smoke)]] and [[Ryder|Lance (aka Ryder)]], grew up on the same cul-de-sac and were childhood friends. CJ recalls Ryder dealing drugs since he was ten. Sweet became the leader of the [[Grove Street Families]], which introduced him, CJ and even Brian into gang life. During this time frame, Grove Street Families were at the height of their power when they first became pressured by [[Frank Tenpenny]], the corrupt police officer of [[C.R.A.S.H.]] It's likely that officer [[Eddie Pulaski]] was also serving with Tenpenny at this time. In 1987, the gang was shaken by the death of young [[Brian Johnson|Brian]]. Sweet laments that Carl "let Brian die" and did not call for help, causing Carl to leave for [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] in that same year. He was no longer considered a member of Grove Street, and would later have to earn his way back into the gang. Big Smoke says to CJ that "the east coast got you all thinned out" implying he was either fatter or more muscular back then. ====Adult life in Liberty City==== In Liberty City, he had the opportunity of working with [[Boss|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]]'s son, [[Joey Leone]] in the car theft business, and is once seen mugging a passer-by on the streets in Liberty City. In 1992, after five years, Sweet calls Carl on his cell phone to tell him his [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] was killed in a drive-by shooting (calling only minutes after it happened). Carl returns to Los Santos for the funeral, with the partial consideration of staying there long-term. ====Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas==== As soon as Carl is in Los Santos, he is immediately confronted by [[Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums|C.R.A.S.H.]], who explain that either CJ will work for them, or they will frame him for killing their rival, officer [[Ralph Pendelbury]]. CJ finally meets with his siblings and friends of [[Grove Street Families]], who explain that they lost much of their power since the last five years - a result of the growing crack cocaine trend. Carl and Sweet work furiously to successfully bring the gang back to power, CJ regaining his brother's respect in the process. This included reuniting with [[Seville Boulevard Families|Seville]] and [[Temple Drive Families|Temple]] families, as well as [[Varrios Los Aztecas|Aztecas]] leader [[Cesar Vialpando]] (who, although a rival of Sweet's at the time, began a loving relationship with Kendl). CJ also helped [[OG Loc]], a highly laughable "poser" who aspired to be a rapper (ruining rap superstar [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] career in the process). The gang is at the second height of its power until Cesar reveals to CJ that [[Ryder]] and [[Big Smoke]] have betrayed the gang and [[Frank Tenpenny]] killed CJ's mom. CJ then must immediately rush to a gang war and rescue a heavily-wounded Sweet until both of them are arrested (by [[C.R.A.S.H.]]). Grove Street and Aztecas practically disappear, Big Smoke becomes head of a drug ring and takes over the city (Cesar later explains the loss of gang loyalty and that Ballas, Vagos and former Groves alike all work for Smoke, saying "this shit is bigger than any gang, ese"). [[OG Loc]] also becomes a rich and famous rapper, with Big Smoke acting as his manager as a means to launder his money. C.R.A.S.H. abandons CJ in rural [[Whetstone]] to [[Badlands|eliminate a witness against them]]. It is slowly revealed that they are being tried in court over their corruption (in a case that is quickly building in media attention). Cesar connects CJ to his (mentally unstable) cousin [[Catalina]]. Tenpenny introduces CJ to [[The Truth]], who is supplying Tenpenny and CJ with tons of weed to [[555 We Tip|frame a D.A. and enemy of Tenpenny's]]. Tenpenny demands that CJ pay for the shipment, which forces him to return to work with Catalina, who now has bipolar love-hate feelings towards him. CJ meets [[San Fierro Triads|Triad]] leader [[Wu Zi Mu|Wu Zi Mu ("Woozie")]] during a [[Wu Zi Mu (mission)|street race]]. Catalina finds him at the race and feels neglected/enraged at CJ, also proclaiming that she has a new boyfriend, [[Claude]]. CJ defeats Claude in a street race, gaining the deed to Claude's run down [[Doherty Garage|garage]]. Carl leaves for San Fierro with Truth and Tenpenny's marijuana (despite Tenpenny [[Are You Going to San Fierro?|betraying]] The Truth). They meet Cesar and Kendl at the garage in [[Doherty]], [[San Fierro]]. CJ is angry and believes that the garage is completely useless. Kendl explains to CJ that the property is a great opportunity, and through Truth, he [[Wear Flowers in Your Hair|hires]] [[Dwaine]], [[Jethro]] and [[Zero]] to work in the garage. CJ meets with Woozie in San Fierro and the two quickly become strong allies, collaborating to take down each other's enemies - CJ targeting the [[Loco Syndicate]] (Big Smoke's suppliers) and Woozie's rivals the [[Da Nang Boys]]. CJ infiltrates and eventually kills all the chief members - [[Jizzy B.]], [[T-Bone Mendez]], [[Mike Toreno]] (as it would seem) and even [[Ryder]] from his old gang. The garage (now a car theft ring), as well as renting out property, has now made CJ a millionaire. He receives a surprise phone call from an alive-and-well [[Mike Toreno]], who is a government agent and is recruiting CJ's help in exchange for releasing [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] from a supposedly permanent life sentence. Although it is a well-kept secret from all his friends, Truth finds CJ at Toreno's [[Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard|place of operation]] and tells CJ that Toreno can't be trusted. He continues to recruit CJ's help in [[Black Project|stealing]] a [[jetpack]] from [[Area 69]], which is needed for Truth's main goal of stealing mysterious, all-important [[Green Goo|green goo]]. Woozie invites CJ to the Triad's extremely glamorous [[The Four Dragons Casino|Four Dragons Casino]] in Las Venturas. Upon arrival, CJ is given shares in the casino by Woozie, "in exchange for some help setting it up". They are faced with aggressive competition from Mafia-run [[Caligula's Palace]] and as revenge, spend weeks and weeks planning [[Breaking the Bank at Caligula's|an extremely elaborate heist]] of Caligula's. This dually involves CJ infiltrating Caligula's inner circle of management (by chance of Truth's association with music industry men [[Kent Paul]] and [[Maccer]]) to work with manager [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg]] and even don [[Salvatore Leone]] (CJ helps Rosie, Paul and Maccer fake their deaths to escape Salvatore's rage). During this time period, [[C.R.A.S.H.]] extracts the last of CJ's labor before they try to kill CJ (and their own [[Jimmy Hernandez]] for snitching on them), CJ killing [[Eddie Pulaski]] and escaping alive. CJ also, by chance, sees [[Madd Dogg]] [[Madd Dogg (mission)|attempting suicide]] and saves his life, partially out of guilt for ruining his career. His ongoing vendetta on [[Frank Tenpenny|Tenpenny]] and [[Big Smoke]], finalized by Madd Dogg having to sell his [[Madd Dogg's Crib|mansion]] to drug lord [[Big Poppa]], prompts CJ to return to Los Santos, [[A Home in the Hills|taking back the rapper's mansion by force]]. While recording Madd Dogg's new album, [[Mike Toreno|Toreno]] gives CJ [[Vertical Bird|the last]] of his work (despite CJ's extreme frustration at first) before [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] is released from prison. Sweet is disgusted at CJ for his new millionaire's lifestyle, and having forgotten all about helping Grove Street. Sweet immediately takes Carl to begin their task of reclaiming all of their turf. As the gang returns to power, he finds time to [[Cut Throat Business|get back Madd Dogg's rhyme book]] from OG Loc, repairing Madd Dogg's career as well as being another strike to Big Smoke. In the case against Tenpenny, it's shown on the news that since there is no evidence implicating him in his criminal activities (evidence that Tenpenny had CJ destroy), he would walk free, and only minutes after there were citywide [[Riot (GTA SA)|riots]]. During the confusion, [[Grove Street Families|Groves Street]] takes almost half of the city's turf, CJ personally kills [[Big Smoke]] (to earn Sweet's respect), and [[Frank Tenpenny]] also dies after crashing his firetruck off the bridge above [[Grove Street]]. At a celebration at the Johnson house, Madd Dogg announces "''our'' first gold record" to CJ and [[Ken Rosenberg]]. Later in the night, [[Sweet Johnson|Sweet]] insists on making Grove Street a priority, [[Kendl Johnson]] suggests going back to Las Venturas with [[Wu Zi Mu]], but Carl's only reply was that he is "fitting to hit the block, see what's happening". ===After GTA San Andreas=== At the very end of the game, CJ is a young multi-millionaire. His assets and business interests include [[Grove Street Families|Grove Street gang]] and [[Madd Dogg|Madd Dogg's]] contract in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], a [[Doherty Garage|car garage]] and several other properties in [[San Fierro]], and shares in [[The Four Dragons Casino|Four Dragons]] casino in [[Las Venturas]]. He even still has the government's [[Black Project|$60 million]] [[jetpack]]. An [[Easter Egg]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] suggests that CJ possibly died after [[1992]]. However a reference of his death is never directly made. Another possibility is that he returned to Liberty City (in the GTA IV rendition) and expanded his business there, as a billboard outside the Algonquin safehouse depicts Carl in a suit and tie drinking wine with the word "Fruntalot" beside it, which is presumably the product that is being advertised. Either way, this is not considered canon for the [[GTA III Era]]. ==Murders committed== ;Storyline *[[Freddy (GTA SA)|Freddy]] (Killed by CJ and OG Loc after a bike chase for raping OG Loc in prison) *[[Alan Crawford]] (Killed on OG Loc's orders in order to sabotage Madd Dogg's career) *[[Little Weasel]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families and joining the Ballas) *[[Kane]] (Killed on Sweet's orders to deal damage to the Ballas) *[[Jizzy B.]] (Killed in order to begin disbanding the Loco Syndicate and to obtain the location of the Syndicate's next drug deal) *[[T-Bone Mendez]] (Killed with the help of Cesar Vialpando to disband the Loco Syndicate) *[[Ryder]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families) *[[The Snakehead]] (Killed on orders from Wu Zi Mu to weaken the Da Nang Boys) *[[Benny (GTA SA)|Benny]] (Killed in order to gain access to [[Millie Perkins' House]]) *[[Eddie Pulaski]] (Killed for arranging the assassination of CJ's mother and attempting to kill off CJ) *[[Big Poppa]] (Killed in order to recover Madd Dogg's mansion) *[[Big Smoke]] (Killed for betraying the Grove Street Families and responsible for CJ's mother's death) ;Optional murders *[[Millie Perkins]] (Can be killed to gain quicker access to her keycard to rob Caligula's Casino.) ;Deleted murders *[[Officer Carver]] (Killed in a deleted mission for [[Frank Tenpenny]] to protect [[Poncho]]) *[[Marco Forelli]] (Killed in the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] for [[Salvatore Leone]], however he goes unnamed in the final game as a result of deleted audio) ==Personality== CJ is markedly different from the previous playable characters in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. While Claude and [[Tommy Vercetti]] are both depicted as completely heartless and feeling no regret for all of the people that they kill, CJ is depicted as having a considerably less violent personality, occasionally giving his victims a chance to redeem themselves. An example is his failed attempt at convincing Eddie Pulaski to see that he was no more than Tenpenny's pawn. Furthermore, CJ displays genuine remorse for having to kill fellow Grove Street friends Ryder and Big Smoke, both of whom he considered close friends. However, CJ still has no problem with killing members of other gangs, and willfully slaughters any that get in his way of reclaiming Grove Street Families turf or try to sabotage his businesses, though in return, the gangsters are trying to kill CJ also. CJ's naive personality, inexperience and face-value interpretations of other characters responses occasionally leads to them question CJ's intelligence (The Truth, Catalina). CJ, like his brother Sweet, holds a deep seated loyalty towards Grove street and the hood, as seen in his reaction to the resentful attitude of his friends and siblings early on. Though, towards the end of the game, while Sweet was in prison, and CJ was making progress in San Fierro and Las Venturas, the unattended Grove street became Ballas turf and was filled with crack dealers. CJ tried to get his brother to abandon the hood for their assets elsewhere, but is quickly convinced into re-taking the turf after Sweet reminded him that Smoke had betrayed the Grove Street Families for the very same reason. ==Voice== CJ was voiced by [[Young Maylay|Chris Bellard]], known as Young Maylay. Rumors circulated the internet for a while that either Dave Chappelle or 50 Cent were supposed to voice CJ, but these were most likely just wishful thoughts on the part of their fans. ==Trivia== * Carl is the most customizable character in a GTA game to date, featuring clothes, tattoos, and hairstyles and the ability to change his physical appearance such as make him fat or muscular. *The clothes that CJ wears may have an effect on his personality, in a way: if CJ is wearing more expensive clothes (i.e: [[Didier Sachs]]) rather than cheaper ones (i.e: [[Binco]] or [[Sub Urban]]), he tends to swear less and make comments about how he is well-dressed. *Carl is notably the only character to date that gives some form of narrative in the storyline as if he is looking back on it i.e. "after five years on the East Coast, it was time to go home". *When Rockstar Games revealed that CJ was black, there was considerable uproar in the media regarding the possibility of racism. It was believed Rockstar had taken a great risk by making a black protagonist. Despite this, when the game was released, CJ's character was very well received and Rockstar were praised developing him to have emotions and morals that weren't present with previous protagonists. Many players even said that they had felt it wrong and out of character for CJ to randomly kill innocent people in-game. This trait was carried over to [[Niko Bellic]] for Grand Theft Auto IV. *Carl is also very under-sized outside of cutscenes, being at least half a head shorter than Ryder (who has been called a midget), and a whole head shorter compared to other Grove Street members and most pedestrians, including females. Likely another implication of his young age. *Carl's suggested age would make him the youngest Grand Theft Auto protagonist to date, estimated to be between the ages of 18 and 20. *There is a direct reference to Carl in the French version of Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare. The trophy for killing a Sasquatch translate roughly to "Don't seek it anymore CJ", a reference to people looking for Bigfoot in San Andreas. *Carl is briefly mentioned during a rap by comedian Dave Chappelle as he is parodying Tupac Shakur during a skit on The Chappelle Show in 2006: ''Listen close, as life turns its pages''
''Makaveli here, kickin' rhymes for the ages''
''Seen things on stages, wise words spoken by sages''
''From SkyTel to BlackBerry pages''
''Your crew don't phase us, we'll make you bustas pay us''
''Run up in your spot like CJ from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]'' *Carl’s face shares some similarities with famous hip hop rapper Dr. Dre in the 1990’s. *CJ also bears some resemblance to French football (soccer) player [[wp:Thierry Henry|Thierry Henry]], but this is likely a coincidence. *If the player looks carefully, the player can see that CJ's eye color appears to be blue, implying he had European ancestors and those genes repeated. ==Gallery==
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