History Memes / GrandTheftAuto

* "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]]

* "'''[[AtomicFBomb GO FUCK YOURSELF]]!'''"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In New York Comic Con 2013, a fan name Diego asked Trevor's actor Steven Ogg to curse at him by yelling the said line mentioned above during the Q&A in which the latter obliged. This resulted in memes including a parody of ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'''s intro [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3349-GRjhQ where the G-Man does the same thing directly to Gordon]].[[/labelnote]]

* WASTED[[labelnote:Explanation]]A message which pops up when the player delpeted their lives during their game. Has been a meme used in scenes parodying it.[[/labelnote]]

-> '''Big Smoke:''' All we had to do was follow the damn memes, CJ!

* 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. Saw a huge resurgence in early-mid 2019[[/labelnote]]

* Ah shit! HereWeGoAgain [[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, [[HereWeGoAgain 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]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMejfNp7z6M Cursed CJ]]. [[labelnote: Explanation]] After the release of the "Definitive Edition" of GTA Trilogy, the remaster earned poor reception mainly due to being [[ObviousBeta a bug-riddled mess]] with abysmal character models that easily fall into the UncannyValley territory, poorly upscaled textures with a side of grammatical errors [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a huge chunk of]] [[ScrewedByTheLawyers music removed due to licensing issues]]. One of the [[GoodBadBugs rather humorous glitches]] involves a close-up of CJ [[ThousandYardStare staring blankly]] in addition to a slight grimace upon looking back with the quad bike while the first-person camera is active. [[/labelnote]]
* "I got caught up in the money, the power..."[[labelnote:Explanation]] Big Smoke explaining why he betrayed the Grove Street as he lay dying has been a template making fun of companies or people that lost their way for pursuit of power, but has gained more traction with the release of the Definitive Edition, noting how the meme has come full-circle for Rockstar.[[/labelnote]]

--->'''Lamar:''' ''[After being chewed out for killing the person they were repossessing a bike from]'' Nigga, [[MixedAncestry that's the Apache blood in me]], homie. [[HotBlooded You lucky I ain't do a flyin' tomahawk and scalp they motherfuckin' ass!]]\\

** One particular line loved by fans involves Lamar's infamously hilarious delivery of [[NWordPrivileges a certain word.]] It got so popular that the [=PlayStation=] Haven [=YouTube=] channel released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU0oHq9Y6Ws video of Franklin and Lamar's voice actors Shawn Fonteno and Gerald 'Slink' Johnson themselves]] reenacting the scene.
-->'''Lamar:''' Wassup, can a loc come in your crib?\\
'''Franklin:''' Man, fuck you. I'll see you at work.\\
'''Lamar:''' Oh nigga, don't hate me 'cos I'm beautiful, nigga. Maybe if you got rid of that yee-yee ass haircut you got, you'd get some bitches on yo' dick. Oh, better yet, maybe Tanisha'll call your dog-ass if she ever stop fuckin' with that brain surgeon or lawyer she fuckin' with, ''niggaaaa.''\\
'''Franklin:''' ...what?!

* "WATCH YO JET!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nv6vchiwG8 video]] of a skydiving player in ''Online'' being hit by a passing jet[[/labelnote]]
* Lamar roasts Franklin.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In a certain mission, Lamar roasts Franklin simply for not letting him into his house, mentioning his yee-yee ass haircut and the possibility of Tanisha calling him if she's done having sex with the brain surgeon or lawyer she's currently dating. In late 2020, fans replaced Lamar with other characters such as WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants or Literature/HarryPotter.[[/labelnote]]
** Yee-yee ass haircut.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A famous part of the roast: Lamar says that if Franklin got rid of his haircut, he would get bitches on his dick. Generally liked just because it's so absurd and funny.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Niiigaaa.''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The last part of the roast, and most likely the most famous one. The delivery sells it.[[/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 bizarre; so much so that when someone asked what it meant on a Rockstar Q&A, they're response was that [[ShrugOfGod not even they know what it really means.]] [[/labelnote]]

** One particular line loved by fans involves Lamar's infamously hilarious delivery of [[NWordPrivileges a certain word.]]

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-->'''Lamar:''' Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?\\

'''Lamar:''' Hey, don't hate me 'cos I beautiful, nigga. Maybe if you got rid of that old yee-yee ass haircut you got, you'd get some bitches on yo' dick; or maybe Tanisha'll give y'all dog-ass a call as soon as she done fuckin' that brain surgeon or lawyer she fuckin' with, ''niggaaaa.''\\

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* Rockstar bringing the game to UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesX.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''very first announcement'' from the [=PS5=] reveal event on June 11th, 2020, was that ''V'' was going to be ported to the console, with a port for Xbox Series X being confirmed on social media soon afterwards. Fans who had seen the Rockstar logo and hoped for ''Grand Theft Auto VI'' only to see that ''V'' was getting another port immediately started memeing the announcement, as did people who weren't fans of the series. Lots of people also ended drawing comparisons to ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', both of which are also notable for being ported onto [[PortOverdosed damn near everything]], with many people jokingly saying that it was now Todd Howard's turn to announce ninth generation ports of ''Skyrim'', or that a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port was imminent due to Rockstar wanting to continue [[CashCowFranchise milking]] ''V''.[[/labelnote]]

* [[GameOver Wasted]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever a mission is failed throughout the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, whether it be from dying or failing an objective in time, expect to see this. The ''V'' incarnation is by far the most popular of this, with it being featured throughout some fail compilations amongst other memes.[[/labelnote]]

* "You're a genius, you moron!"[[labelnote:explanation]]Trevor says this to Wade when the latter manages to find Micheal. Frequently used in reference to school exams like getting the hardest question right despite failing at the easier ones.[[/labelnote]]