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7![[http://gta.wikia.com/3D_Universe 3D Universe]]
8The 3D Universe refers to six ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games, grouped together because they have interlinking characters, locations and storylines. This is also known as the second generation of GTA games released from 2001 to 2006. For characters appearing on the in-game radio stations, see the ''[[Characters/GTARadio GTA Radio page.]]''
9
10!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII''
11
12So many that there's its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoIII here]].
13
14!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''
15
16So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoViceCity here]].
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18!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoAdvance''
19[[folder:Mike]]
20[[quoteright:211:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mike-001_6114.jpg]]
21
22The main character in ''Grand Theft Auto Advance''. He starts out working with his friend Vinnie to leave Liberty City, and retire from mob life, however, when Vinnie is apparently killed, Mike is pulled back in. He works for several criminal sources to find out the truth behind Vinnie's death.
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24----
25* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Vinnie is eventually revealed to have faked his death in order to not only escape the criminal life alone but also leave with Mike's half of the money.]]
26* {{Expy}}: Due to a lack of character development, he is a lot like Claude.
27* IOweYouMyLife: Mike was saved by Vinnie from a life living homeless on the streets.
28* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
29* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation is to find the people behind Vinnie's death.
30* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, he flees by plane to Colombia and finally leaves his life of crime behind him.]]
31* TheStoic: Justified given the top down view of the game. Only time we see his face is in an illustration. The juxtaposition of his unchanging serious face paired with dialogue like "OH MY GOD! VINNIE! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" [[{{Narm}} ends up being unintentionally funny.]]
32* UndyingLoyalty: To Vinnie, which drives him to find his killer against the odds. [[spoiler: Which makes Vinnie's betrayal all the more unexpected and devastating.]]
33* UnwittingPawn: Pretty much everyone uses him for their own gains. Though Mike is turn is using them to find out the truth. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out even Vinnie was using him the whole time.]]
34[[/folder]]
35
36[[folder:Vinnie]]
37[[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vinnie-gtaa_1720.jpg]]
38
39Mike's friend and partner. They worked together in the mafia, and decide to retire from the Mob life. Before they do, Vinnie is apparently killed by a car bomb. Mike decides to find out the truth and continues to work for the Liberty City Underworld. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he faked his death, but when he found out Mike was looking for him, he decided to personally kill Mike himself.]]
40
41----
42* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:He forms the game's two major antagonists with King Courtney. After faking his death, he becomes much harsher towards Mike.]]
43* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:He faked his death to avoid having to share his money with Mike.]]
44* UngratefulBastard: After everything Mike does for him, what does he do? [[spoiler:He fakes his own death and wants Mike dead when the story shifts to Shoreside Vale.]]
45* WalkingSpoiler
46[[/folder]]
47
48!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''
49
50So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas here]].
51
52!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories''
53
54So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories here]].
55
56!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories''
57So many that there's its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories here]].
58
59![[http://gta.wikia.com/HD_Universe HD Universe]]
60The HD Universe is the third canonical universe of ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, after the 2D Universe and the 3D universe.
61
62The HD universe was introduced in 2008 with the release of ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and is named for the high definition graphics the game featured. The game was followed by two {{DLC}} packs called ''The Lost and Damned'' and ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'', both of which occur in the same time frame as ''GTA IV'', and ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'', which is set one year later with a stand-alone story; all games were released in 2009.
63
64The universe was known as the ''GTA IV'' Era until the announcement of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', which revealed that games within the series are set in different universe based on their graphics (2D, 3D and HD), contrary to the previous belief that each "numbered" title started a new era.
65!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned'', and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony''
66
67So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoIV here]].
68
69!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars''
70
71[[folder:Huang Lee]]
72[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ctw_huanglee-artwork_1465.jpg]]
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74The main character of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars'' and one of the more intelligent ''GTA'' protagonists. He starts out relatively naive and expects to be treated well, but instead ends up working for his uncle for a while, and it all goes uphill from there.
75----
76* AnotherSideAnotherStory: For the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' era as a whole. His story arc is around a year after Niko's, Johnny's, and Luis', and doesn't intersect with them in the way they do with each other.
77* DeadpanSnarker: He is ''the'' snarkiest ''GTA'' protagonist hands down. Half of his dialogue is an insult of some kind.
78* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: Averted. Huang is clearly disgruntled being a glorified errand boy for his superiors. [[spoiler:It doesn't help that he's forced to kill two of his comrades for betraying the gang, before learning that said comrades were framed by Kenny.]] He doesn't feel that good with the Triad lifestyle.
79* JadeColoredGlasses: As the game progresses, he wears these more and more often.
80* LimitedWardrobe: Due to his sprite having rather limited detail, different clothing options would be pointless.
81* NonIdleRich: Stated multiple times to be a spoiled rich kid, if only before his appearance in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars Chinatown Wars]]''. He also has a short criminal record (trademark counterfeiting in 2002, grand theft auto in 2005).
82* NoRespectGuy: For the Triads. Despite doing everyone's dirty work promptly and efficiently he gets absoultely no recognition for it.
83* OnlySaneMan: Due in no small part to his bosses throughout the game.
84* PerpetualFrowner: It's somewhat rare for him to crack a smile.
85* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Most missions revolve around this, and Huang is stated multiple times to be a Triad.
86* YouKilledMyFather: His initial reason for flying to Liberty City.
87[[/folder]]
88
89[[folder:Wu "Kenny" Lee]]
90[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wulee_artwork.png]]
91
92Huang's uncle, and the leader of Lee Family.
93----
94* AmbitionIsEvil: [[spoiler:His desire to become leader of the Liberty City Triads leads him to to kill his brother, manipulate his nephew, and frame two of his fellow gangsters for betrayal.]]
95* BigBad: [[spoiler:Revealed to be this to ''Chinatown Wars''.]]
96* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:To his brother, who was Huang's father. Huang's father was the most promising candidate to succeed Hsin Jaoming, so Kenny killed him.]]
97* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:While nobody in this story is purely good, Kenny is this as he's revealed to be behind the death of Huang's father and has been lying to Huang all along.]]
98* EvilUncle: [[spoiler:He killed Huang's father, then manipulated Huang into helping him take over the Triads.]]
99* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Despite his harsh attitude, he does appear to care about Huang, doing his best to teach him Triad values and praising him whenever he accomplishes something for the gang. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that he orchestrated the death of Huang's father and has been manipulating Huang in a bid to replace Hsin Jaoming as head of the Liberty City Triads. Once his treachery is revealed, he immediately tries to kill Huang.]]
100* MeaningfulName: Wu Lee is a Chinese homophone of "the fox". This illustrates his true nature.
101* SpeakIllOfTheDead: Insults his dead brother from time to time. [[spoiler:There's a very good reason for this.]]
102* TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:Kenny is revealed to be this at the end, as he convinced Hsin that [[TheScapegoat Chan and Zhou]] were traitors so that he would have no competition in the race to succeed Hsin.]]
103* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:In the final mission "Salt in the Wound", he suffers from this when Huang and Wade Heston find out he's behind the events of the game. He tries to escape from them and attack Hsin, only to be killed by Huang.]]
104[[/folder]]
105
106[[folder:Hsin Jaoming]]
107[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hsinjaoming_artwork.png]]
108
109The elderly head of Jaoming Family and the leader of Liberty City Triads.
110----
111* BigBad: Subverted. Despite being the leader of the Triads he's nothing more than an UnwittingPawn for [[spoiler:Kenny]].
112* TheDon: For the Liberty City branch of the Triads.
113* EvilOldFolks: He's in his 70s and he's still working as the Triad leader.
114* GrumpyOldMan: He's rather stern and condescending in his interactions with Huang. Given that he has to deal with [[FatIdiot Chan]] and [[{{Jerkass}} Zhou]], it's quite understandable.
115* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Ordered Huang to kill his own son after being shown an FIB report of him and Zhao. Turns out it's Kenny's doing]].
116* SophisticatedAsHell: While his manner of speech is rather formal for the most part, he's not afraid of using some salty language here and there.
117* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Stabbed by Kenny using his Yu Jian before Huang kills him. Hsin doesnn't die however-at least not on-screen]].
118* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:He's still alive at the end of the game, but he's been gravely wounded and it's unclear if he'll survive much longer.]]
119[[/folder]]
120
121[[folder:Ling Shan]]
122
123The Lee Family's Master of Arms.
124----
125* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being featured prominently in the game's marketing, including her own character poster, she only appears in the first 30 minutes of the game [[spoiler:before being abruptly killed off.]]
126* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Though the game sets her up as an important character and even a possible love interest for Huang Lee, [[spoiler:she gets shot dead by a faceless grunt without any fanfare.]]
127* FauxActionGirl: Despite being the Lee Family's Master of Arms and shown in advertising to be a formidable martial artist, [[spoiler:she gets unceremoniously killed by one of the many faceless grunts that Huang Lee could kill by the dozens.]]
128[[/folder]]
129
130[[folder:Chan Jaoming]]
131[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jaoming_gtacw_artwork.png]]
132
133Hsin Jaomin's hedonistic, scatterbrained son.
134----
135* AddledAddict: He's almost always strung out on some illegal substance.
136* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:He may be an absolute jackass, but his frantic attempts to dissuade Huang from killing him is hard to watch. It's made even worse when you realize that his so-called betrayal was nothing but a lie cooked up by Kenny.]]
137* CoDragons: With Zhou Ming.
138* CreepyCrossdresser: More than once, the player catches him in women's clothing.
139* FallGuy: [[spoiler:Kenny presents evidence than Chan is a snitch for the FIB and has Huang kill him, but it later turns out that Kenny was the real snitch.]]
140* FatBastard: He's overweight and an unrepetant gangster.
141* FatIdiot: He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, to put it lightly.
142* FatAndSkinny:
143** Fat to Zhou Ming's Skinny.
144** Also, Fat to Huang Lee's skinny.
145* InadequateInheritor: The reason why Hsin is looking for a successor is because Chan is too stupid for the job.
146* {{Nepotism}}: It's implied that the only reason the Triads haven't kicked him out is because his father is TheDon for the Liberty City branch.
147* NeverMyFault:
148** One mission has you helping Chan win a street race by sabotaging the other racers. When this gets him kidnapped in the next mission, he blames Huang for sabotaging the race, despite the fact that Huang did it on his orders.
149** Another mission from Chan has him agree to meet with known enemies of the Triads. [[SarcasmMode Shockingly, it turns out to be a trap,]] and Huang pulls him out of the mess. Chan ends up blaming Huang for the whole ordeal to his father.
150* PsychopathicManchild: He's in his 40s, but acts like an irresponsible teenager. Even Lance Vance looks like a paragon of maturity compared to him.
151* SarcasmBlind: Huang's snarking always ends up going over his head.
152[[/folder]]
153
154[[folder:Zhou Ming]]
155[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zhouming_artwork.png]]
156
157Hsin's arrogant and AxCrazy lieutenant.
158----
159* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Like Chan, he desperately protests his innocence before being killed.]]
160* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Zhou is an arrogant and selfish guy, even if he's loyal to his gang.
161* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:He [[AndShowItToYou cuts out Uri's heart with his dagger]]. Uri may have been [[AssholeVictim a snitch]], but it's still hard to swallow.]]
162* BigNo: [[spoiler:Lets one out as Huang shoots his helicopter down.]]
163* CoDragons: With Chan.
164* {{Expy}}: Of [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoIV Ray Boccino from the previous game]]. Both are JerkAss subordinates to a crime boss who end up getting killed by the protagonist on the boss's orders for being suspected of being a rat.
165* FatAndSkinny: He is skinny to Chan's fat.
166* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:You have to fight off his mooks while he shoots at you with his helicopter.]]
167* HellishCopter: [[spoiler:He dies when Huang shoots his chopper down.]]
168* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler:When Huang accuses him of being a snitch, he points out that as one of the candidates to succeed Hsin, he has no reason to betray the gang.]]
169* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In a game full of jerkasses, he's one of the standout examples. Despite this and his extreme smugness, he's loyal to his gang and even develops some grudging respect for Huang.
170* {{Narcissist}} To almost unbelievable degrees. At one point he outright compares himself to Jesus and mentions he's tried walking on water.
171* PetTheDog: Despite his arrogant and sometimes psychotic behavior, he does occasionally show some grudging respect for Huang from time to time.
172* SpotlightStealingSquad: His debut mission is named "Stealing the Show" where he asks Huang to work for him, considering Chan being TooDumbToLive.
173* VitriolicBestBuds: He eventually develops this kind of relationship with Huang [[spoiler:until he's accused of being a snitch]].
174[[/folder]]
175
176[[folder:Wade Heston]]
177[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heston.png]]
178
179An undercover LCPD Detective, becomes a friend and an ally of Huang Lee.
180----
181* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of ''Chinatown Wars''.
182* DirtyCop: Being monitored by IAD for the corruption allegations, but he's a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example of this trope compared to other characters throughout the series.
183* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He might be a BadLiar and a DirtyCop who's nasty about everything, but he's a man of his word when it comes to assisting Huang.
184* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Wade Heston is quite this for Huang despite being a BadLiar. Overlaps with BigDamnHeroes at the end where he finds out [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong Kenny has killed Huang's father]].]]
185* VitriolicBestBuds: With Huang, who he considers the TokenGoodTeammate of the Liberty City Triads.
186--> '''Wade Heston''': Hell, you might as well take in everyone in this place... except Huang. He's a good kid, for a rich snot.
187[[/folder]]
188
189[[folder:Lester Leroc]]
190[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lesterlerocartwork_gtacw.png]]
191
192A private investigator that Hsin Jaoming hired to discover if an FIB informant is connected to the Angels of Death.
193----
194* AffablyEvil: In a game full of [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]], he's easily the nicest person Huang meets during his quest.
195* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:There is no FIB informant within the AOD.]]
196* BadassBiker: [[SubvertedTrope Nope]]. He's terrible with a motorcycle.
197* ElvisImpersonator: The LCPD's record on him claims that he's "known to frequent Burger Shot restaurants and dress in a 'King of Rock' costume". He also sports a purple version of said costume in his promotional artwork.
198* FakeUltimateHero: In relation to the BadassBiker subversion, he had Huang impersonate him to be inducted into the Angels of Death, despite the weight and appearance differences.
199* FatBastard: Downplayed with the "bastard" aspect, as he's infiltrating the AOD in search of an FIB informant on behalf of the Triads and is fairly amiable, but he's not lacking in the "fat" department.
200* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Lester's fairly snappy, but he thanks Huang for his help and tells him that he can call him should he need assistance in the near future. He's easily the most amiable person Huang meets throughout the game.
201* KavorkaMan: He somehow manages to hook-up with Meredith, the girlfriend of the AOD's leader.
202[[/folder]]
203
204[[folder:Rudy D'Avanzo]]
205[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rudy_4.png]]
206
207A mobster who contacts Huang Lee claiming to know who's the rat that's giving the Triads trouble.
208----
209* CreepyCrossdresser: He's often seen outside a women's clothing store [[spoiler:and is seen wearing women's clothing in his last appearance]].
210* FreudianExcuse: The LCPD record on him notes that he "hates the Triads after his father was killed in a fish factory explosion", which was suspected to have been the Triads' doing.
211* TheMafia: As to what crime family he belongs to, however, is unknown.
212* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He exploited Huang's desire to find the snitch for his own gain. Hsin had him killed for his deceit.]]
213* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He uses some rather racist dialogue when speaking to Huang and outright calls him a gook behind his back.
214* RedHerring: [[spoiler: He was feeding Huang bad intel. Rudy lied about Jimmy Capra being the snitch.]]
215[[/folder]]
216
217!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''
218
219So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoV here]].
220
221!!Debuted in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline''
222
223So many that it has its own page [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoOnline here]].

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