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 half of our IGN’s GTFM video collection, Luke was seen chatting with my colleague Akeem Lawanson. Throughout the interview, Luke described the importance of Lucia as one of the 2 playable protagonists in GTA 6 whereas additionally addressing the claims that Rockstar has gone “woke” for including her as one of the playable characters.
“Lucia’s exhausting, man. Within the trailer, she seemed good. You get so much of these clowns out right here going, ‘Rockstar’s going woke, they’re caving into the wokeness of the world,'” Luke stated. “First of all, there’s been different feminine protagonists up to now, however not in one thing as large as this.”
As Luke factors out, it’s a well-documented undeniable fact that just a few video games within the Grand Theft Auto collection 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 Game Boy Color (GBC) version of Grand Theft Auto II had at the least one feminine protagonist in every recreation you would play as.
But, Luke’s level of mentioning the importance of Lucia within the subsequent installment remains to be important. Past what has already been identified, since leaping into the third dimension, the Grand Theft Auto collection has been a vital and business hit for Rockstar, with GTA 5 being a serious success since its launch in 2013.
GTA 6 is presently in growth with a 2025 launch window. Past the title of our two protagonists and the affirmation that it will likely be set in a fictionalized model of Florida known as Leonida, Rockstar has but to share extra in-depth particulars. Till then, try 99 particulars we found within the first GTA 6 trailer.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You possibly can comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.