Summary
The fictional Leonida,GTA 6’s fictional Leonida, based on nonfictional Florida, seems to have retained much of the identity that the real-life state has infamously come to acquire over time. Known for numerous outrageous news headlines that have gone viral over the years, many outsiders see the state as a place where more wild incidents occur than in other parts of the United States. Whether this is actually based in truth, or simply the result of factors like Florida’s wider access to legal information, viral headlines featuring “Florida man” could have a fun influence onGrand Theft Auto 6.
If the next entry is anything like its predecessors,Grand Theft Auto 6’s Lucia and Jasonwill likely end up encountering several strange and dangerous people throughout their journey as criminals, and some of the best Florida man headlines could provide the perfect inspiration for side missions. The phrase may have to be adapted into “Leonida man”, but it’s not hard to imagine some of these real-life scenarios playing out inGTA 6.
“Florida man arrested for burglarizing cars in jail parking lot moments after being released”
In one story covered byUSA Today, however, an actual person in Florida didn’t even make it out of the parking lot when he was released from jail. A man who had just gotten out after being arrested for grand theft was spotted attempting to break into cars within the jail’s parking lot before he was promptly taken back in. With the chaotic gameplay typically found inGTAgames, however, it’s easy to imagine stealing a new car fresh out of being locked up.
“Florida man rides airboat on neighborhood streets, deputies say”
A Florida man was reported byClickOrlando.comto have gotten into an intense confrontation with police while driving an airboat through the streets, a lesser-known ability of some airboats that requires more fuel than its intended use on the water. If there’s going to be airboats featured in the nextGTA, the chaos of letting players take them on land could easily make for a memorable side mission.
“Florida man arrested for quitting job mid-trip while transporting prisoners”
An incident that wouldn’t seem out of place inGTAoccurred in real life when an Orlando driver went rogue with the prison transport he was meant to deliver. As reported byTimesNow, the driver went off-course before being apprehended by authorities. TheGTAseries is no stranger to prison break sequences, and this kind of scenario would make for a memorable undercover mission as a driver for one of Leonida’s prisons.
“Resurfaced Video of Florida Man Subduing Alligator With Garbage Bin Has People Cracking ‘GTA VI’ Jokes”
Given the clip of an alligator situation that was featured inGTA 6’s reveal trailer, it’s no surprise that this Florida man article byComplexthat covers a viral video on X/Twitter has already been related to the upcoming game. Living up to the headline, the video shows a man fearlessly capturing an alligator in a trash bin and releasing it away from his home. With the different animals featured inRed Dead Redemption 2andGTA 6’s similarities to that game’s technical fidelity, it would be surprising if there wasn’t at least some form of side mission related to an alligator.
“Florida man accused of impersonating law enforcement officer multiple times arrested again”
TheGTAseries has featured corrupt police officers, but a situation involving a criminal pretending to be an officer goes even further. One Florida man ended up in theFox 35 Orlandonews after being exposed for impersonating a cop, pulling people over, and documenting his crimes on a YouTube channel. This instance of the “Florida man” meme shows how scary some criminals of the placeGTA 6’s setting is based on can be, and could make sense as a darker turn of events for a mission in the game.
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Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
