The actor behind Michael in Grand Theft Auto V, Ned Luke, overtly endorsed Lucia, the playable feminine protagonist, within the extremely anticipated GTA 6.
As a part of our IGN’s GTFM video sequence, Luke was seen chatting with my colleague Akeem Lawanson. Throughout the interview, Luke described the importance of Lucia as one of many two playable protagonists in GTA 6 whereas additionally addressing the claims that Rockstar has gone “woke” for including her as one of many playable characters.
“Lucia’s onerous, man. Within the trailer, she seemed good. You get plenty of these clowns out right here going, ‘Rockstar’s going woke, they’re caving into the wokeness of the world,'” Luke mentioned. “Initially, there’s been different feminine protagonists up to now, however not in one thing as enormous as this.”
As Luke factors out, it’s a well-documented undeniable fact that just a few video games within the Grand Theft Auto sequence provided a feminine protagonist. Outdoors of the plain one being the feminine customized character you can also make in GTA On-line, each Grand Theft Auto and the Sport Boy Colour (GBC) model of Grand Theft Auto II had a minimum of one feminine protagonist in every sport you possibly can play as.
But, Luke’s level of mentioning the importance of Lucia within the subsequent installment remains to be vital. Past what has already been identified, since leaping into the third dimension, the Grand Theft Auto sequence has been a crucial and business hit for Rockstar, with GTA 5 being a significant success since its launch in 2013.
GTA 6 is at present in growth with a 2025 launch window. Past the identify of our two protagonists and the affirmation that will probably be set in a fictionalized model of Florida referred to as Leonida, Rockstar has but to share extra in-depth particulars. Till then, take a look at 99 particulars we found within the first GTA 6 trailer.
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