Grand Theft Auto V

Staple rifles like the Carbine Rifle, Assault Rifle, Special Carbine, Bullpup Rifle, Advanced Rifle. Good all-rounders, customizable with scopes, grips, suppressors, extended mags, etc. Many have Mk II variants in GTA Online with further upgrades.

Grenade Launcher, RPG, Minigun, Homing Launcher, Railgun (PC/PS4/XB1+), Compact Grenade Launcher. Used for anti-vehicle, anti-personnel (area effect), or heavy destruction.

MG, Combat MG. Large magazine capacity for sustained fire. Combat MG Mk II offers significant upgrades in GTA Online.

Fists, Knife, Nightstick, Baseball Bat, Crowbar, Golf Club, Hammer, Axe, Machete, Switchblade, Pool Cue, Pipe Wrench, Broken Bottle, Knuckle Dusters, etc. Wide variety for silent takedowns or brawling.

Variety of handguns including the Pistol, Combat Pistol, AP Pistol (fully automatic), SNS Pistol, Heavy Pistol, Pistol .50. Customizable with suppressors, extended magazines, flashlights, and tints. Some usable while driving.

Pump Shotgun, Sawed-Off Shotgun, Assault Shotgun (fully automatic), Bullpup Shotgun, Heavy Shotgun. Devastating at close range. Some have Mk II variants.

Sniper Rifle, Heavy Sniper (can damage vehicles). Customizable with advanced scopes, suppressors. Heavy Sniper Mk II can use explosive/incendiary rounds in GTA Online.

Many additional weapons have been added to GTA Online over time, including futuristic weapons (Widowmaker, Unholy Hellbringer), Marksman Rifle, Compact Rifle, Double Action Revolver, Navy Revolver, Stone Hatchet, and numerous Mk II weapon variants with specialized ammo types (FMJ, armor-piercing, incendiary, explosive, hollow point).

Includes the Micro SMG, SMG, Assault SMG, Combat PDW, Gusenberg Sweeper. High rate of fire, effective in close quarters and from vehicles. Customizable.

Grenades, Sticky Bombs (C4), Proximity Mines, Pipe Bombs, Molotov Cocktails, Tear Gas, Jerry Can (can be ignited).

Includes propeller planes (Duster, Mallard), private jets (Luxor, Shamal), fighter jets (P-996 LAZER, Hydra VTOL in GTA Online), various helicopters (Maverick, Buzzard Attack Chopper, Cargobob, Annihilator), and blimps. Storable in hangars.

Various types of bicycles for leisurely travel or stunt riding. Can be used to improve stamina.

Various watercraft for navigating oceans, rivers, and lakes. Includes fast speedboats, fishing boats, personal watercraft (Seashark), and even a submersible for underwater exploration. Storable in marinas.

An enormous variety of cars representing numerous real-world inspired designs across all classes. Extensively customizable at Los Santos Customs shops (performance, armor, paint, wheels, body kits, etc.).

Includes large semi-trucks (with trailers), buses, taxis, tow trucks, garbage trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, police cars. Many can be driven by the player.

Tanks (Rhino), armored personnel carriers (Insurgent, Barracks), weaponized aircraft (Hydra, Savage), and various other weaponized vehicles heavily featured in GTA Online updates, with limited appearances or accessibility in Story Mode without mods.

A wide range of motorcycles and ATVs for fast and agile traversal. Also customizable.

Role: Ambient Wildlife, Pigeons are a collectible

Role: Ambient Domesticated/Stray Wildlife

Role: Hostile Predator (primarily in Blaine County wilderness areas)

Role: Ambient Farm Wildlife

Role: Ambient Wildlife (Blaine County), Can be startled/defensive, Hunting

Role: Prey, Hunting (in Blaine County), Ambient Wildlife

Role: Domesticated (Chop - Franklin's dog, other pet dogs), Stray, Some can be hostile (guard dogs)

Role: Aquatic Wildlife (more prominent in GTA Online with fishing)

Role: Collectible that, when consumed by a protagonist in Story Mode, causes a hallucination where they transform into a random animal (bird, dog, cougar, fish, etc.) temporarily.

Role: Ambient Wildlife

Role: Hostile Marine Predator (in deeper ocean waters)

Michael's estranged wife and two spoiled, problematic children. Their dysfunctional family life is a major source of Michael's stress and a recurring theme.

An FIB agent who made the deal with Michael for his witness protection. He frequently uses Michael for his own corrupt schemes and to advance his career.

A narcissistic and powerful billionaire investor who initially hires the protagonists but later becomes a major antagonist, double-crossing them.

A young African-American man in his 20s from South Los Santos, working as a repo man for a luxury car dealership. He aspires to escape the gangbanging lifestyle and make something of himself, seeing an opportunity when he meets Michael.

Franklin's best friend and fellow member of The Families street gang. He is charismatic but often reckless and gets Franklin into trouble. Provides comic relief and several mission lines.

A brilliant but physically disabled criminal mastermind and hacker. He plans many of the major heists for Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, and provides them with intel and assassination contracts (for Franklin).

A former successful bank robber in his 40s, living under a FIB witness protection deal in a luxury mansion in Rockford Hills. He is married to Amanda and has two teenage children, Tracey and Jimmy, with whom he has a dysfunctional relationship. Bored with his retired life, he is drawn back into crime.

Ron is Trevor's paranoid, conspiracy theorist neighbor and business associate. Wade is a dim-witted but loyal follower of Trevor.

Dave Norton's superior at the FIB, even more corrupt and ambitious. He forces Michael, Franklin, and Trevor to carry out dangerous operations to undermine the IAA (GTA's CIA analogue).

A psychopathic, violent, and unpredictable Canadian former bank robber and Michael's ex-partner, now living in a trailer in Sandy Shores, Blaine County. He runs Trevor Philips Industries, dealing in drugs and weapons. Known for his extreme temper and loyalty to those he considers friends.

For major heists, players can recruit various specialists with different skill levels and cut percentages. Using them improves their skills for future heists. Some are familiar faces from past GTA games.

Objective: Various recreational activities available throughout the world. Participating and succeeding in these can improve character stats, earn money, or contribute to 100% game completion.

Objective: A series of missions given to Franklin by Lester Crest, where Franklin must assassinate specific corporate targets. These missions can significantly impact the in-game stock market, allowing players to earn large amounts of money by investing before and after the assassinations.

Objective: Trevor can undertake bounty hunting missions for Maude Eccles, tracking down and capturing bail jumpers in Blaine County, either dead or alive (alive yields a higher reward).

Objective: Major multi-part missions that are central to the game. Players plan the heist by choosing an approach (e.g., 'Subtle' or 'Obvious'), selecting a crew with varying skills and cut percentages, completing prerequisite setup missions (e.g., acquiring getaway vehicles, equipment), and then executing the main heist finale.

Objective: After purchasing certain businesses (e.g., Los Santos Customs, Taxi Co., Sonar Collections Dock), players may receive occasional missions or tasks related to managing that property, which can generate weekly income.

Objective: Dynamic, unscripted events that occur as players explore Los Santos and Blaine County. These can include stopping muggings, helping stranded motorists, participating in impromptu street races, finding lost items, or dealing with altercations. Completing these often rewards small amounts of cash or stat increases.

Objective: A long series of interconnected missions that advance the main narrative, involving each of the three protagonists individually and often together. These range from character introductions and personal storylines to elaborate heists, assassinations, and confrontations with rival factions and law enforcement.

Objective: Optional side missions initiated by unique, often eccentric, 'Stranger' characters encountered throughout the world. Each stranger offers a distinct storyline or series of tasks for one or more of the protagonists (e.g., Tonya's towing missions for Franklin, Maude's bounty hunting for Trevor, Epsilon Program for Michael).

Ability: Franklin's pet dog. Chop can accompany Franklin on walks, play fetch, and can be used to track down targets or find collectibles using the iFruit app (companion app functionality). He can also attack enemies if commanded or if Franklin is attacked.

Ability: For major heists, players select a crew (gunman, driver, hacker) from a pool of available NPCs. Each crew member has a skill level and takes a percentage cut of the heist's score. Their performance depends on their skill; less skilled members are cheaper but might make mistakes. Using them on heists can improve their skills for future jobs.

Ability: Characters like Lamar Davis, Ron Jakowski, Wade Hebert, and members of The Families or Trevor Philips Industries often accompany the protagonists on specific missions, providing combat support and dialogue. They are AI-controlled and mission-specific.

Ability: Players can switch between the three protagonists nearly at any time when not on a mission. During certain missions, two or all three protagonists work together, with the player switching between them to perform specific roles or utilize their unique special abilities (Michael's bullet time, Franklin's driving slow-mo, Trevor's rage mode).

Location/Use: 10 religious tracts related to the Epsilon Program cult. Collecting them is part of Michael's Epsilon Program stranger mission storyline.

Location/Use: 12 packages containing money, often found in underwater wrecks or hidden locations. Requires scuba gear or a submersible to reach some.

Location/Use: Fly an aircraft sideways between 15 specific narrow gaps between buildings.

Location/Use: 50 hidden scraps of a letter written by Leonora Johnson's killer. Finding all scraps reveals the killer's identity and unlocks a final confrontation mission for Franklin.

Location/Use: 50 monkey street art mosaics to photograph as part of a stranger mission, unlocking monkey outfits and a special vehicle.

Location/Use: 30 barrels of toxic waste in the waters around San Andreas. Collecting them with a submersible for a specific property (Sonar Collections Dock) yields money.

Location/Use: 50 glowing alien spacecraft parts scattered across San Andreas. Collecting all of them for the 'Omega' stranger mission rewards Franklin with a unique dune buggy, the Space Docker.

Location/Use: 50 specific ramps or environmental features designed for spectacular vehicle jumps. Completing them successfully (landing in a designated zone) contributes to 100% completion.

Location/Use: Fly an aircraft under 50 specific bridges throughout San Andreas.

Focus/Stats: Purchasable from Ammu-Nation stores in various strengths (Super Light, Light, Standard, Heavy, Super Heavy). Provides a blue armor bar over the health bar that absorbs damage. Does not visually change character model significantly beyond a subtle vest outline under clothing for some types. Needs to be replenished after taking damage.

Focus/Stats: In GTA Online, certain helmets offer a degree of protection against headshots, though this functionality has varied with updates. Primarily cosmetic in Story Mode.

Focus/Stats: While not a direct armor stat, wearing more layers of clothing (e.g., jackets over shirts) is sometimes perceived by players to offer minuscule, unquantified damage resistance, though this is not an official mechanic. Primarily for cosmetic and role-playing purposes.

Details: Numerous accessories to personalize each protagonist's look. Masks are particularly important for heists and anonymity.

Details: Wide range of lower body wear, including different fits, materials, and colors.

Details: Players can visit barbershops to change each protagonist's hairstyle and facial hair (for Michael and Trevor, Franklin has limited facial hair options). Hair and beards grow over time for Michael and Trevor if not maintained.

Details: Pre-set outfits available for purchase, often for specific occasions or roles (e.g., business suits, security uniforms, biker leathers).

Details: Extensive footwear options to match any outfit, from casual to formal.

Details: Tattoo parlors offer a wide selection of tattoos that can be applied to various parts of the protagonists' bodies.

Details: A vast selection of upper body wear available in different styles, colors, and brands from various clothing stores (Binco, Suburban, Ponsonbys, Discount Store).