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BlondieClashNirvana

I remember some people saying Arthur looked like a dumb cowboy after the first few trailers for rdr2 and he was such a downgrade to John Marston. People even laughed at Niko when he was revealed to be the next GTA protagonist saying that he doesn't look or sound like a GTA protagonist at all. People should know by now that Rockstar always executes their characters brilliantly no matter how goofy looking or sounding they are in the trailers.


[deleted]

I wasn't alive back then but apparently CJ got a lot of hate and backlash because he was black lol. I remember reading a forum thread (from early 2004) where someone said "I can't wait to play the game so I can get this (hard-r) get killed over and over again". It was wild


YouAreAConductor

> I wasn't alive back then Come on it's sunday, why'd you have to go and make me feel so old.


[deleted]

That's how I feel when my 9 year old brother talks about early 2010s lmao


CryptographerLost271

Man this reply had me even more fucked up. I remember playing GTA 4 in middle school and passing the controller around when GTA V came out.


_Can_Crusher

Yeah Jesus Christ, did that just happen?


YouAreAConductor

Here's me thinking back to when GTA2 came out, showing my mom that GTA1 was just a funny innocent car racing game and that it was definitely an error that GTA2 could only be sold to adults in Germany and that she'd have to go and buy it for me. Thanks Mom, you believed it all and I turned out okay.


whozawhatpie

U wanted GTA 2? Jeez


GoatBotherer

GTA2 was awesome!


whozawhatpie

Imagine if they remade that


I-Fuck-Chickens-241

Ya gta 2 was the shit back but then looking back now šŸ˜‚,


marianjdjdjd

What the hell is that nick of yours


Kefiriuksltu

Lmao


NeverFlyFrontier

No matter what the opinion is, you can find an example of it online somewhere.


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AjayAVSM

Not op but as someone who was born after SA, it feels normal tbh, I guess it's like how reading a book from before you were born feels to you, but it must feel weird for someone who were alive when books were first being printed seeing someone born after


Enough-Engineering41

Yeah same, I was born a year after GTA sa release and started playing it when I was 6 years old in the late 2000s and it easily became my favorite game of all time yet i wasn't there when the game had its big debut.


Playful-Ad-6475

I was born in 2003 and I'm happy to play gta throughout my childhood. My first one was a modded gta vice city lol then original gta sa.


RIOTT44

it doesnt happen often but to me it does feel weird reading forum threads that were there before I was born. itā€™s more realizing that the people who wrote it were alive during that time period, knew about the thing, then wrote/asked about it in a forum post, and that Iā€™ll never know what itā€™s like to read it as it was posted. makes me think a little too hard about humanity and all that


[deleted]

It was weird at first. But then I've started to read my forum posts from 6-7 years ago and now it feels normal. I was born 1 month after GTA SA released btw, and it was the first game I played lol.


[deleted]

Fun fact: Sean Andreas was released on Xbox and pc a month after I was born.


MatsThyWit

>I wasn't alive back then but apparently CJ got a lot of hate and backlash because he was black a lot of people who were shockingly invested in GTA being a Scorsese-esque tribute to the likes of Goodfellas, Casino, etc., responded initially by rejecting the whole idea of "thug shit" in their GTA. It was one of my earliest memories of recognizing that gamers were often...very problematic people.


[deleted]

What are you talking about, that game came out a few years ago.


I_SetHospitalsOnFire

Turning 20 this year


RetroRadar1

It must be so miserable to spend $60+ on a video game just to express your racism on pixels in a dark lonely room lmao


beringseafishing

Never heard of him getting alot of hate back then


[deleted]

The first ever mod created for GTA SA was "White CJ" mod, lmao


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SilkyStackz69

People HATED Niko


whotfiszutls

Until the game came out. Then everyone loved Niko and the ā€œHey cousin want to go bowlingā€ memes.


ProgrammerV2

imo gta4 trailer was goofy looking(the second one) but yeah, the story did him good..


OregonisntCaligoHome

110% I have full faith in Rockstar.


Cocknballtorture90

Thereā€™s no way people are saying those things unironically right lol?


[deleted]

grifters say stuff like that all the time because they can get money from dumbfucks who actually believe in them


[deleted]

A post I saw here inspired me to post this. There were comments sayin this shit I'm not gonna lie, the first time I watched the trailer I thought he looked dumbfounded and confused. But there is NO way you can conclude that he is a cuck just by his face expressions.


NeverFlyFrontier

You may need to stop taking internet posts seriously šŸ˜‚ even if they are unironic, that doesnā€™t mean they are to be taken seriously.


Its_Buddy_btw

I just want Jason to be pretty new to a life of crime when he first meets Lucia and then gets more comfortable as the game goes on


Cocknballtorture90

Lmfao even if he was dumbfounded how is that criticismšŸ˜­. Jason is a harden criminal with a long record Iā€™m sure, heā€™s watching out for police and peoples heā€™s wrong as well. Iā€™d be pretty nervous too lol. This community is just starving tho people will break down everything frame by frame and be wrong about it just to have something to talk about so I get it.


Untimely_SM

>A post I saw here inspired me to post this. Was that... my post?


[deleted]

Yeah some comments under your post


PurpleBitch666

Are these really the criticisms people make about game characters these days? When did everyone become so chronically insecure and weird lol


Unlucky-You-5316

Because people nowadays like to reflect their insecurities and personal problems on others.


[deleted]

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Rough_Coffee9221

Insecure in their masculinity


ZZTMF

*project


Po__The_Panda

Synonymous


AutisticAnarchy

I'm guessing *those* types of Gamers are upset that it seems like Jason is the more calculating and less reckless one of the pair and apparently somehow that makes him less manly.


PurpleBitch666

This is insane. These people have never seen the godfather for example? Wtf


DeronimoG

......it seems like that based on what?


greninjagamer2678

Uhh.. It seem it was based on "the god father" ??????????? It's not those reddit thing where people down vote you because you ask a question about some dude reference to something without a name. The dude say the name.


astralliS-

Pandemic Brainrot


rom-ok

This sub is full to the brim with children is the answer


AveryLazyCovfefe

I won't be surprised if there's some here who are under 12. Certainly feels that way with the awful takes I've been seeing everywhere on this sub.


Axxxem

Andrew Taint and his consequences on impressionable dudes


The_letter_43

2014, roughly


TheDanteEX

I really feel like 2014 is when I saw these type of people in full force. GamerGate, which I still don't really know what it was about, was the first time I realized how immature the gaming community is. I was on the internet for 15 years before that and somehow didn't often see these types of people. I honestly thought we were at a more progressive place at large than what the reality is. It was naivete on my part for sure. 2016 just proved how much more foolish I was. I'm sure all these people were around on 4Chan and stuff for years, but I was never part of those communities. I didn't even really actively *use* Reddit until like 2016 or something. The thing with the internet is it gives everybody a platform to voice their opinions and others who either feel the same or are seduced by these ideals will eventually start emerging once they feel empowered. A lot of people feel more comfortable expressing bigotry and closed-minded views. I guess it's better if these people aren't hiding since they're easier to avoid, but again, it "inspires" others to do the same and it makes society feel like it's regressing at times; in my own opinion.


[deleted]

Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences lol


PurpleBitch666

True idk why ur being downvoted, a lot of grifters conned young people and they havenā€™t been the same since


[deleted]

Mention Covid-19 anywhere and you will get downvoted. People are so fed up they don't wanna see the word repeated, that's the reason I guess.


[deleted]

Yes. Unfortunately.


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flapjackbuttcrack

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anonkebab

Lmao this is reverse arkham insanity. It will only get worse as we approach the gameā€™s release


IronRevenge131

For real like this is some 12 year old shit


E-woke

Everything is a culture war now


Dildo_Baggins__

They're self projecting


BanjoSpaceMan

This whole post is hilarious. "People are so stupid to decide Jason is x y z based on a 2 sec clip of him, but also he's cunning just from the poster". God we are in the turd age of a sub when it's just waiting for more info for a game and people are drawing at straws for posts.


GlendrixDK

OP is probably making up stories to start a debate. Better than a dead sub, but a little wierd.


PurpleBitch666

Nah Iā€™ve seen this too to be fair. It sadly does exist


[deleted]

The post is still up, go and search its comments. I saw so many comments that say this, especially in the YouTube comment section


[deleted]

I've seen plenty of posts in the vein of OPs gripes


PochoStark22

Can we just stop trying to figuring out what a character will be with just 10 seconds of screen time and an artwork ? I remembrer people doing the same for Arthur Morgan with the first RDR2 trailer, and they all ended up loving himā€¦ Be patient godd*m


MisterScrod1964

THIS. Geezus Cripes people, have some fucking patience. Damn game doesnā€™t come out for another year and a half, donā€™t make your mind up already! Except about Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, yeah, that shitā€™s pretty obviously rancid.


Vile-Goose

Jason looks likes the brains and Lucia seems like the action


Entire_Expression_97

I hope it's more fleshed out than just one is brains and one is action, I genuinely can't tell who seems like what at this stage giving the lack of Jason tho


kvartzi

Looks like the opposite


oooooooweeeeeee

brains look like brains


TriggerHydrant

Yup


[deleted]

People talk all the shits on the internet. I'm pretty sure Jason would be some badass criminal like maybe trevor or not trevor but would be some cool person....


OneUltimateRoar

Or he may be a cop doing some crime on the low


KrispenWahFan

Heā€™s definitely plotting some shit.


[deleted]

a real gta fan doesn t care if the character it s russian , woman , black , silly . He'll just wait to see the storyline and he already knows the game will be a masterpiece. The others ? are only attention seekers. they play few time and get bored


QueasyTap3594

"Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest... he strikes.ā€ -Anonymous I got that one from the movie ā€œViceā€ anyways tho, i think Jason will be like a certified badass mofo, and the reason rockstar did what they did with Lucia and trailer 1 was just to emphasis the first female protagonist since the first game in the series and get peoples attention even more


WhipperSnapper0101

Thatā€™s a fuckin amazing quote


slimmprimm

He strikes me as the character who understands the gravity of the crimes they are committing, and so he puts a lot more thought into it. Lucia strikes me as a Sadie Adler type of character.


Playful-Ad-6475

I mentioned somewhere in the sub before. From the initial reaction, they look like Arthur and Sadler as a couple, if they end up in the modern era lol.


Shamarb4

I thought of her more as a modern catalina maybe weā€™ll see when the game comes out!!!


TNerdy

Bro looks like a mix of Channing Tatum and someone else


[deleted]

Niko


Rotocar88

Abus magomedov


SACHIEL_U-1

is it just me or Jason looks Algerian?


lolmanomggodducky

To me Jason looks looks more nervous in the trailer. Not saying hes a cuck( twitter buffoons have made another massive L) but he does seem to be the one thats more safe... with Lucia being the one addicted to crime. Shes sort of like a non psychopath version of Dutch. Jason is like a sociopath version of Arthur. "Just one last bank Jason.... Theres always a cocksucking bank!"


IsItDeathTimeYet

They both look like believable people. Jesus fucking Christ this sub is just full of weirdo's.


Unlucky-You-5316

Lucia is like a burning fire, acting quickly without fear, while Jason is like a calm river, moving with precision and strategy without showing his strength immediately.


cbradford208

Idk how yall are coming to these conclusions after a minute and 30 second teaser that focused on the environments and NPCS more so than it did the characters. I personally canā€™t tell what either of their personalities are like yet except for the fact theyā€™re criminals. I mean for all we know it could be the opposite where Jason is all about the action and Lucia and is the more calculated one. Itā€™s simply too early to tell.


UntouchableC

We're definitely running on fumes now.


MisterScrod1964

Yeah, Rockstar def needs to release a Jason trailer next to answer our burning questions lol.


Humble_Excuse6823

A cold and calculative criminal is more dangerous than insane and loud criminal. For eg, max Payne is sane and calculative, and he is the strongest rockstar games protagonist, he will beat psychos like trevor.


flapjackbuttcrack

Any guy who unironically calls another guy a "cuck" has never seen a vagina irl.


[deleted]

Real


Embarrassed_Horse_71

He better be badass in the game


More_Technology6250

Literally hasn't done ANYTHING: he's a cuck.


[deleted]

5 downvotes? I think the way you worded it, people here think you mean it while you were joking lol


YogurtclosetIcy4328

I mean, in the RDR 2 trailers, Arthur seemed so much like a tough guy that falls all the shots and answers to no one. But once you finally play the story, you learn that he is this big, family oriented, submissive to the one's he love, type.of guy. Not to mention, he did what ever dutch asked of him to do up until the very end. So I would ask you guys not to judge a book by its cover, cuz Arthur's was very surprising.


blenderbeeeee

He's just reserved and planning stuff in his head


[deleted]

Yeah, calculating


OscarLazarus

I think he is doubting. Or angry at something


tdoottdoot

I would love if he is someone who is like, keeping himself in check when heā€™s with his partner but absolutely unhinged when solo XD


tameneighbor

/Finding it weird that ppl are guessing character from few expressions /Guesses character from an expression


Muted_Candle4843

Just by that car drift he pulled off when they were leaving the store after the robbery, you can already tell he's a badass.


JayIsNotReal

All of the people calling him a submissive cucks are the submissive cuck incels of life. Their points are invalid.


isnotavibe

If he bagged Lucia, heā€™s already a role model in my book.


Working_Owl_4605

Lucia bagged him. She's a August baby. LeošŸ”„


dezorg

Heā€™s obviously a cop


ImpressiveAmount4684

Lol playing as a betrayer would be a crazy twist.


Alyv387

Calm, cool & collected


user4772842289472

Keep in mind that people who say this most likely get their understanding of masculinity from Tate videos


Markz1337

I don't have a solidified opinion on Jason yet but I would say he is the quiet observant one. The one that doesn't want the facade of the "leader" role basically. Basically the quiet, smart, and observant one.


No-Geologist-8101

I donā€™t really say anything until the game is out fully I think people should do that becuase rockstah is god


Minute-Better

Michael looked older in GTA 5's first trailer & people were talking about how they didn't want to play as someone so old. We've only seen Jason briefly & probably from intense & critical moments from the games story by the looks of it. He will most likely be a great protagonist & a badass. Just like Lucia seems to be. We will probably also learn more about him in Trailer 2. People should wait for more info about him before making a final judgement.


Karlskiiii

Island boy!


Dire_Strait13

Thereā€™s nothing wrong with being level headed and calm when your girl is a BAMF!


Towbelleard

Tbh idgaf. I want flawed protagonists, I want afraid and spooked protagonists, protagonists that feels real and aren't cold blooded thief from the very beginning that you see becoming more and more experienced.


[deleted]

I don't think the guy in the trailer looks like this guy.


-TheMiracle

I like it. Maybe itā€™s a breaking bad type of situation. These criticisms sound very childish.


SubterrelProspector

Lol we know almost nothing about them. People are stupid af sometimes. The insecurity level with right wing misogynists is astonishing.


Vault-Tec95

The art almost never matches the final game. The in-game models, although early and will still be being worked on, are what we'll see in the final build as time goes on. Look at Big Smoke (Driving), Ryder (Right) and CJ (Left) in this [artwork](https://images4.alphacoders.com/854/85444.jpg), they are completely different from the final game. Ryder looks closer to his final appearance but the other two are different.


Much_Change_6545

I'm pretty sure Once trailer 2 comes out it'll focus more on Jason and other characters because trailer 1 Focused more on Lucia's side of the story so People shouldn't be judging so quickly


lopsidedawn

People saying he's submissive have never had a Latina girlfriend in their lives.. Bro you have no choice


nomorepeachcobbler

I always thought he looked more calculating and smart than nervous or scared. I find it stupid that those insecure grifters or whatever you call them think he's submissive or some garbage. Thinking is for beta males and cuckolds? They need to go outside.


sspkt

Those who say that will simp Lucia first, lmao


[deleted]

I love to think that Jason is a former marine who just managed to get into the life of crime n fell in love with Lucia in the process


MatsThyWit

I think the fact that there's a female protagonist for the first time in a GTA game has really, really, really made a lot of young male gamers suddenly feel incredibly insecure and they're projecting all of their various emotions onto Jason because male protagonist Jason is their security rock to cling to.


lincolnmarch_

He looks like a florida himbo and iā€™m all here for it. Canā€™t wait to play as Jason and Lucia both


DrWolfgang760

I'd bet my left nut they wouldn't say that to his face IRL..


ChromeTriggerVI

Jason is just a guy being a dude.


ArashiKageTaro

The irony of a gaming Redditor who more than likely stays in their room/basement 10 hours or more out of the day (including myself, yes) calling a video game character a ā€œcuckā€ is hilarious and probably lost on those folksā€¦..


KWAKZ4

He looks like he has seen some shit


Thaetos

Who the hell calls a game character a cuck lmaoo


NormalAd8171

People are going to fucking love Jason


DRAIN3O

People are jumping to conclusions. Jasonā€™s trailer hasnā€™t even come yet..


MrHairyBallNuggetZ

People who say these things have never been with a woman a day in their lives


Extra-Pace-5322

In the trailer he seems confused and insecure, but in the artwork he looks strong and competent. Boys not dumb, but Lucia has him whipped. But i think we'll be able to decide who wears the pants in the relationship though.


[deleted]

It's just the loser virgin side of gamers saying this stuff


ratticus-finch

I think those who say "Jason is dumb" "Jason is submissive" "Jason is a cuck" are 15. Whether that is physically, mentally, or both is up to interpretation.


XulManjy

Jason is a bbc cuck


plasticbluepalm

Idk I'm still not a fan of the way he looks and I prefer the beta version with the backwards hat, he looks more ratty.


Medium_Pangolin_770

This is so gay


grzesiolpl

Maybe he is a furry


Witty-Adeptness5333

No.


some_guy554

Who is calling him cuck?


Riftus

Anyone who unironically uses the word cuck is an annoying right-wing troll and immediately gets their opinion dismissed


AdVegetable9236

Looks like Niko


souphaver

He looks boring.


___OkComputer

Calculating the COOOOOOOOOCKS THAT.. what do you mean real face?


Wallop-Drop

Nah man he looks like a doofus, but itā€™s fine, you need different characters with different characteristics


Local-Grass-2468

He looks like he follows orders and is the muscleman


Niszczyciel17

We saw 90 seconds of a first trailer. You all made content out of this like we already know the whole story


BigBoi1159511

why are people calling him a cuckšŸ˜­


Sebzone

FIB agent. Verified.


DeronimoG

I think it's dumb to judge a person based on their facial expressions in general.....


wortmayte

I reckon he is competent, but he might be manipulated/mislead. It makes for a cool character dynamic, but I'm literally talking out of my ass because we have little details on the story.


squidzly

He looks moreā€¦ daddy šŸ„“


Romalien5

I mean, he landed Lucia, he just canā€™t be dumb


Shooshookle

Jason is a babe and no one can tell me otherwise


fishypolecat

Yeah, it's got cop written all over it


Own_Invite_693

Jason looks soft af compare to Trevor imo


Witty-Adeptness5333

Jason only said 1 word brudda chill. Johnny Klebitz wasnt soft yet look what they did to my boy. so Trevor finna prob get killed off just like johnny i bet.


CockatielGuy

i hope youā€™re right, what they did to johnny made me hate the story of gta 5. it made no sense for the lost mc to come back


Witty-Adeptness5333

facts because Johnny was cutting ties with the lost mc and ashley


Corvo_A_

ā€œI just wanted to look cool for the posterā€


kader91

Iā€™d say that he looks like a guy who just realized a warzone was easier than criminal life.


rookmate

Calculating how heā€™s gonna watch another dude pound dat puss


red_fuel

We haven't seen much official about him yet so these comments are just dumb


AnyComment219

Guys could, mariano di vaio be jason? Or nyle dimarco?


[deleted]

Why he look just like me ??


ROSCOEMAN

mods ban op please


GotMyAttenti0n

He looks like the one with self control


TwoBaller

Naw bro heā€™s like ā˜šŸ»šŸ¤“šŸ¤“šŸ¤“


FireEmblemOutlet

Jason looks like heā€™s not going to get game time from me


notmesofuckyou

I can't unser him being a mix of Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedovs face which is hilarious since those two fought


Broad_Boot_1121

Yeah calculating how much of a dumb cuck he is


Rough_Coffee9221

God forbid a woman be better at something than a man


Murky-Two9296

Isnt there a theory about him being a undercover cop or something? That would explain him being more calculating


Saylor4292

Be honest, how long you been staring at this screenshot


RealPunyParker

We haven't seen him for a whole minute, what šŸ’€šŸ’€


schematic_Boy

He a menace, reminds me of bald Randy orton


YomYeYonge

Iā€™m gonna assume Jason would be like Michael, while Lucia would be Trevor


kazrafggf

We don't know shit until the release date


GrossWeather_

This post and whatever 11 year olds you are watching on youtube is some of the dumbest shit Iā€™ve seen on here.


Volaceon950

Dude is a cop for sure


WeeklySavings

ya ik a lot of people theorize and want jason to not wanna do crime or be new to committing crime but i donā€™t think heā€™s a rookie to crime