A YouTube video discusses various myths and misconceptions about the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game series. The host debunks several rumors and shares official explanations from Rockstar Games, the developers of GTA.
Some of the topics covered include:
1. Why the protagonist in GTA 3, Speedy, can't swim: It's not because he can't swim, but because the water in Liberty City is extremely polluted and toxic.
2. Why bridges are closed in GTA games: Each game has a different explanation, such as a hurricane in GTA: Vice City or an earthquake in GTA: San Andreas.
3. The disappearance of Donald Love in GTA 3: Rockstar Games confirms that there was no mission cut due to the 9/11 attacks, and Donald Love's disappearance was always intended to be a mystery.
4. The myth that the Dodo plane in GTA 3 was supposed to fly: According to Rockstar, the Dodo was always meant to be an Easter egg and not a functional plane.
5. Why the protagonist in GTA 3, Speedy, doesn't talk: Rockstar explains that it was due to technical limitations and a design choice to make the protagonist a silent character.
The host also shares some interesting facts and Easter eggs from the GTA series, and invites viewers to subscribe to their new channel.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The character in GTA, Speedy, can't swim in the water in Liberty City because the water is extremely polluted.
2. The pollution in the water is so bad that it can kill anyone who stays in it for too long.
3. According to a government agency in the game, a recent oil spill in the port of Liberty City will not harm the city's inhabitants as long as they don't swim in the water.
4. The oil spill does not threaten humans unless they swim in the oil.
5. The only character in GTA who can swim is Sydney.
6. Swimming was only introduced in GTA San Andreas.
7. The bridges in GTA are closed to limit access to the entire game map.
8. The justification for the closed bridges varies depending on the game, but it's often due to a natural disaster or a terrorist attack.
9. In GTA 3, the bridge is closed because of a terrorist attack.
10. In GTA San Andreas, the bridges are closed because of an earthquake.
11. Donald Love's disappearance in GTA 3 is not due to a cut mission, but rather a deliberate choice by Rockstar.
12. The Dodo plane in GTA 3 was never intended to fly and is just an Easter egg in the game.
13. Speedy, the protagonist of GTA 3, is mute because of the limitations of the time and not because of any in-game reason.
14. Speedy's name is not mentioned in GTA 3, and he is only referred to as the protagonist.
15. The name "Cloud" was first introduced in GTA San Andreas.