Myths in GTA San Andreas

There are many myths regarding the large world in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Only couple of them really exist, while some were denied by developer Rockstar Games, and the rest can not be proved or disproved. Most of these myths are either misconceptions (thinking a shadow/tree is bigfoot) or made up.

The Myths

Here is a currently up-to-date-list of all allegded myths.

Bigfoot

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Bigfoot in GTA San Andreas?

Bigfoot is the most commonly cited myth from GTA San Andreas. Please see the full Bigfoot article for more information about it.

Jaws

Jaws is the name given to sharks in GTA San Andreas. It has been in debate wheather or not they are really dolphins. Many people claim that they were eaten or stabbed to death while swimming. Those who do not believe in this myth usually blame the oxygen level which some people tend to forget to watch sometimes. There were many videos and pictures featuring the shark and CJ, quite often - under the Gant bridge. However, all cases of the shark's appearance were described in a different way, which made people believe that all those stories are made up. Up to now, it is believed that sharks are not present in GTA: San Andreas; if the dolphins are supposed to be sharks, they do not attack the player in any case.

There is a shark model in game's data files, which makes this myths pretty pausible, although many people claim that this model is the shark that appears in the sea in GTA Vice City or is Steve Scott's robotic shark from Interglobal Studios.

Ghost cars

The only 'myth' which is proved to exist. These are broken cars which spawn in the countryside areas of San AndreasIf they spawn on a slope, they roll down it as if they're being driven.

CJ mum's ghost

The myth has started when so-called "ghost graffity" was discovered at Los Santos cemetery. Many people were claiming that there is CJ mom's ghost that appears in the kitchen/living room of his house in Ganton every midnight. Sometimes the time varied - it had to be Haloween on computer's clock, or it has to be Friday in the game. Some were saying that the ghost appears in the cemetery under same or similar conditions. However, nobody has claimed that they have seen the ghost, neither there are any pictures or videos showing anything the even remotely resembles Beverly Johnson. It is another dead-born myth.

Girl from TV

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One frame from so-called Girl from TV video showing CJ and the dark figure

This myth is also the one that did not get much support and also the one that very small backup behind it - in fact, it all has started with the video uploaded on Youtube in 2006, featuring CJ in his living room and looking around when the black girl appears from the television in the corner and dissapears a second later. There were no other proves or even spoofes of this girl, it is believed that it is either a glitch when a ped was spawn by mistake and was removed by the game immediately or it was a mod for PC version of GTA. The dark figure looks very much more like a homeless pedestrian from San Fierro which has "God is playing with us!" sign on his front - there was even a video on Youtube comparing both TV girl and the tramp pictures. Currently, the myth is remembered occasionally, usually with an ironic purpose as there isn't any proof of the girl's existence apart from the short blurred video.

Horses in Las Barrancas

The reference to horses can be found on the Rockstar web-site, on the Tierra Robada bit of map. When you move your cursor over the Las Barrancas icon, the following text can be seen at the bottom of the map:

A quaint desert town steeped in local history, home to preserved Hopi ruins and the terrible setting of the Barrancas Mass Grave. In 1842, the 66th Cavalry, under the comand of Colonel Henry Bolt, was stationed in nearby Fort Carson when they answered a call for help from homesteaders under attack from bandits. Riding to the rescue, the whole force fell down a hole. It is said that the sound of a hundred horses can be heard riding through the town at midnight...

Though it is not much speculated myth, some people spent some time, trying to hear the sound of horses at midnight, but failed to do so. It is unclear, which hole was mentioned in the legend and whether it still exists. So far no evidence have been found about presence of any type of anomaly in Las Barrancas.

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Screenshot showing the legend of Las Barrancas

Serial Killer

He is the guy, dressed in all black. He can be seen around Fort Carson and is believed to live in a remote hut in Tierra Robada.