History Memes / GrandTheftAuto

* [[ViolationOfCommonSense Why did you blow up Ryder's car?]][[labelnote:Explanation]]During "Ryder", blowing up Ryder's car at the start of the mission fails it, but lets you skip a cutscene later on. Because this is not readily apparent, many people who saw this for the first time would ask this question, and the quote eventually became memetic amongst speedrunners.[[/labelnote]]
* The San Andreas theme became a quite popular choice of song in Thug Life vines and some other ones of the similar kind. [[/labelnote]]

** "Ohhhhhh!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Big Smoke realizes the home intruder is actually CJ. It is usually extended in YTPs to make the sound longer, or has its pitch adjusted to make a tune out of it.[[/labelnote]]

* '''UN DOS TRES QUATRO'' [[labelnote: Explanation]]One song from the soundtrack, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x47NYUbtYb0 El Sondito]]" by Hechizeros Band, became a meme in the GTA fandom for being ''very'' weird [[EarWorm and catchy]].[[/labelnote]]

* Carmageddon. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Setting the wheel friction in the game's handling files can result in cars flying around, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drp9o4E7G7U seen here]]. [[IThoughtItMeant Not to be]] [[NamesTheSame confused]] with the [[VideoGame/{{Carmageddon}} video game]], which like GTA also garnered controversy for allowing you to run over pedestrians.[[/labelnote]]

* The [[Music/BustaRhymes Arab Money]] dance. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Emirati EccentricMillionaire Yusuf Amir's de-facto [[Leitmotif]], as first seen in the opening cutscene to [[ThatOneLevel "Sexy Time"]].[[/labelnote]]

* Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather. [[labelnote: The lines spoken by Michael in the very beginning of the first trailer of the game]].

* The [[NighInvulnerable Unstoppable train]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]The train that goes around the map cannot be stopped by any means available to players at this time- including blockades and explosives.[[/labelnote]]

* [[ViolationOfCommonSense Why did you blow up Ryder's car?]][[labelnote:Explanation]]During "Ryder", blowing up Ryder's car at the start of the mission fails it, but lets you skip a cutscene later on. Because this is not readily apparent, many people who saw this for the first time would ask this question, and the quote eventually became memetic amongst speedrunners.

* YELLOW CAR!!! [[labelnote:Explantion]]Niko can hail cabs for a quick ride to various places. He can also do so while drunk. When doing so, he can shout out all manner of hilarious drunken things such as "MEESTER MAN!!" and of course, "YELLOW CAR!!!"[[/labelnote]]

* The [[http://i.imgur.com/B0op4se.jpg shack]], seen briefly in the Gameplay Trailer, has become something of an enigma for fans of the game who are curious as to what could be inside an isolated shack on top of a giant mountain. It turned out to be a cable car station.
* Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather.

* One song from the soundtrack, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x47NYUbtYb0 El Sondito]]" by Hechizeros Band, became a meme in the GTA fandom for being ''very'' weird [[EarWorm and catchy]].

* It's all Michael's fault! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A recurring meme most commonly seen in the GTAForums that mock Trevor's attitude in [[NeverMyFault always blaming Michael for things that happen]], even if he's not even related to them.[[/labelnote]]

* In Italy, it's anything along the lines of [[JustOneMoreLevel "Goodbye social life"]], mostly [[ForcedMeme pushed]] by the Facebook page ''[[https://www.facebook.com/LADV.IT "Le Assurdità Dei Videogames"]]'' (Gaming Absurdities) to the point it was clear [[ViralMarketing they were driving the hype bandwagon]]; by the time the game was released, [[InternetBackdraft the page's own community had grown sick of it]]. Some even responded by posting this image:

[[caption-width-right:350:Worst place in the world. TV Tropes Wiki country. I ain't browsed TV Tropes in five years, but the Tropers won't give a shit.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Worst place in the world. TV Tropes Wiki country. I ain't browsed TV Tropes in five years, but the Tropers don't give a shit.]]

* Ah shit, here we go again. [[labelnote: Explanation]] From the game's opening scene. Usually used in response to something someone has seen too many times or is tired of dealing with. Saw a huge resurgence in early-mid 2019[[/labelnote]]

* Ah shit, here we go again. [[labelnote: Explanation]] From the game's opening scene. Usually used in response to something someone has seen too many times or is tired of dealing with. [[/labelnote]]

* Ah shit,here we go again.

* "Ohhhhhh!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Big Smoke realizes the home intruder is actually CJ. It is usually extended in YTPs to make the sound longer, or has its pitch adjusted to make a tune out of it.[[/labelnote]]

* MISSION PASSED! RESPECT+ [[labelnote:Explanation]]The mission complete message, accompanied by [[MostWonderfulSound very satisfying sting of the main theme]] has been edited into videos, often with the volume cranked way up.[[/labelnote]]

* Devin Weston Chandler[[labelnote:Explanation]]Comparisons between the game's Big Bad and the Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} appears out of nowhere due to them sharing the word "Weston" in their names.[[/labelnote]]

* CJ, you a busta. [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Busta" being gang slang for "coward". Ryder tends to refer to CJ as a buster or "busta" if you will.[[/labelnote]]
* [[ItsAWonderfulFailure ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN TRAIN, CJ!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Expect to hear this from Smoke ''a lot'' when attempting "[[ThatOneLevel Wrong Side of the Tracks]]".[[/labelnote]]

* Big Smoke's Order [[labelnote:Explanation]]Big Smoke's order from Cluckin' Bell in "Drive-Thru" is ''ridiculously'' large compared to what CJ and the others order, [[BigEater ordering more than twice as much food as the other people in the car combined.]] Because there doesn't exist an actual menu for Cluckin' Bell, some wonder what exactly it was that Big Smoke ordered. However, some mysteries [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKJfLbz5yQ DO get answered]] eventually, even if years have passed since.[[/labelnote]]

* Ohhhhhh! [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Big Smoke realizes the home intruder is actually CJ. It is usually extended in YTPs to make the sound longer, or has its pitch adjusted to make a tune out of it.[[/labelnote]]
* Ryder, nigga! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote said by Ryder by the end of the first mission in the game after the gang is introduced. Most YTPs make repeated use of this quote whenever Ryder does anything notable.[[/labelnote]]

* "My mother's my sister!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the many weird quotes said by some of the pedestrians on the street. This one was particularly so weird, that someone asked what it meant on a Rockstar Q&A, and they responded with saying that [[ShrugOfGod not even them know what it really means.]] [[/labelnote]]

* Big Smoke's Order [[labelnote:Explanation]]Big Smoke's order from Cluckin' Bell in "Drive-Thru" is ridiculously large compared to what CJ and the others order, ordering more than twice as much food as the other people in the car combined. Because there doesn't exist an actual menu for Cluckin' Bell, some wonder what exactly it was that Big Smoke ordered. However, some mysteries [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVKJfLbz5yQ DO get answered]] eventually, even if years have passed since.[[/labelnote]]

* It's all Michael's fault! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A recurring meme most commonly seen in the GTAForums that mock Trevor's attitude in always blaming Michael for things that happen, even if he's not even related to them.[[/labelnote]]

* Big Smoke's Order [[labelnote:Explanation]]Big Smoke's order from Cluckin' Bell in "Drive-Thru" is ridiculously large compared to what CJ and the others order, ordering more than twice as much food as the other people in the car combined. Because there doesn't exist an actual menu for Cluckin' Bell, some wonder what exactly it was that Big Smoke ordered.[[/labelnote]]

* [[WaitingForGodot Waiting for GTA]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The PC version of Grand Theft Auto V was delayed three times, on a monthly basis. By the third delay, many were considering it enough of a RunningGag to anticipate further delays.[[/labelnote]]