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|[[Maurice Caine]] | |[[Maurice Caine]] | ||
|[[File:MauriceCaine-GTAL.png|center|102px|Maurice Caine]] | |[[File:MauriceCaine-GTAL.png|center|102px|Maurice Caine]] | ||
|Caine's | |Caine's design is based on famous British actor [[wp:Michael Caine|Michael Caine]] circa the 1960s. The name Maurice is based on Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Michael Caine's birth name. His appearance is based on the anti-hero character "[[wp:Harry Palmer|Harry Palmer]]", who Caine played in a series of gritty spy films in the mid-to-late 1960s. | ||
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|[[Mick Casey]] | |[[Mick Casey]] | ||
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|[[Johnny Hawtorn]] | |[[Johnny Hawtorn]] | ||
|[[File:JohnnyHawtorn-GTAL.png|center|102px|Johnny Hawtorn]] | |[[File:JohnnyHawtorn-GTAL.png|center|102px|Johnny Hawtorn]] | ||
|Hawtorn has the | |Hawtorn has the T-shirt and greased-back pompadour of a ''[[wp:Rocker (subculture)|rocker]]'', the rivals of the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)|mods]]''. The scar is most likely from a knife fight. | ||
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|[[Winston Henry]] | |[[Winston Henry]] | ||
|[[File:WinstonHenry-GTAL.png|center|102px|Winston Henry]] | |[[File:WinstonHenry-GTAL.png|center|102px|Winston Henry]] | ||
|Henry's attire is an apparent nod to both the [[wp:Beatnik|beatnik]] subculture as well as the newer mod subculture, donning a trilby as well as featuring a turtleneck and sideburns. | |Henry's attire is an apparent nod to both the ''[[wp:Beatnik|beatnik]]'' subculture as well as the newer ''mod'' subculture, donning a trilby as well as featuring a turtleneck and sideburns. | ||
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|[[Charles Jones]] | |[[Charles Jones]] | ||
|[[File:CharlesJones-GTAL.png|center|102px|Charles Jones]] | |[[File:CharlesJones-GTAL.png|center|102px|Charles Jones]] | ||
|Jones' long-haired and thick-bearded appearance appears to be inspired by the ''[[wp:Hippie|hippie]]'' | |Jones' long-haired and thick-bearded appearance appears to be inspired by the ''[[wp:Hippie|hippie]]'' subculture. | ||
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|[[Rodney Morash]] | |[[Rodney Morash]] | ||
|[[File:RodneyMorash-GTAL.png|center|102px|Rodney Morash]] | |[[File:RodneyMorash-GTAL.png|center|102px|Rodney Morash]] | ||
|Seemingly inspired by the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)| | |Seemingly inspired by the ''[[wp:Mod (subculture)|mod]]'' subculture, Morash is by far one of the more frequently featured protagonists from the game, having been additionally illustrated in another artwork for the game, holding a shotgun. The aforementioned artwork has also been adopted for use as a [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] user avatar, the only one to represent the "Grand Theft Auto: London" category. | ||
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|[[Sid Vacant]] | |[[Sid Vacant]] | ||
|[[File:SidVacant-GTAL.png|center|102px|Sid Vacant]] | |[[File:SidVacant-GTAL.png|center|102px|Sid Vacant]] | ||
|His name and appearance are based on the Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious. The band released a song titled "Pretty Vacant" which explains his last name. | |His name and appearance are based on the [[wp:Sex Pistols|Sex Pistols]] guitarist [[wp:Sid Vicious|Sid Vicious]]. The band released a song titled "[[wp:Pretty Vacant|Pretty Vacant]]", which explains his last name. | ||
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|[[Wolfie Vilans]] | |[[Wolfie Vilans]] | ||
|[[File:WolfieVilans-GTAL.png|center|102px|Wolfie Vilans]] | |[[File:WolfieVilans-GTAL.png|center|102px|Wolfie Vilans]] | ||
|Vilans is dressed like a | |Vilans is dressed like a "[[wp:Spiv|spiv]]" (a gray-market fence or low-level fixer) with stereotypical slicked back hair, pencil-thin mustache, [[wp:Zoot suit|flashy pinstripe suit]], and loud [[wp:Kipper tie|"kipper" tie]]. His last name is a pun on "Proper Villain", slang for a professional criminal rather than an unskilled punk or thug. | ||
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