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* PetTheDog: While his attempts to legalize marijuana in the main story of V don't really go anywhere after his missions with Franklin, the 2021 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' update, "The Contract", reveals that marijuana has finally been legalized in the state of San Andreas by the year 2021/
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* {{10MinuteRetirement}}: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.

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* {{10MinuteRetirement}}: TenMinuteRetirement: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.
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* 10-MinuteRetirement: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.

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* 10-MinuteRetirement: {{10MinuteRetirement}}: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.
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* 10MinuteRetirement: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.

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* 10MinuteRetirement: 10-MinuteRetirement: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.
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* 10MinuteRetirement: While she tells Trevor that she plans to retire after he completed the final Bail Bond mission, she returns to her work in "Grand Theft Auto Online" as part of the "After Hours" update since she continues her desire for justice and helps the player with Bounty Hunting missions.
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* Expy: Is a slimier, more unlikable version of [[VideoGame/{{GrandTheftAutoIV}} Manny Escuela and Jay Hamilton]]. Aspiring reality tv star? Check. Sticks his nose in other peoples' business? Bingo. Delusions of grandeur? Check.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Is a slimier, more unlikable version of [[VideoGame/{{GrandTheftAutoIV}} Manny Escuela and Jay Hamilton]]. Aspiring reality tv star? Check. Sticks his nose in other peoples' business? Bingo. Delusions of grandeur? Check.
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* Expy: Is a slimier, more unlikable version of [[VideoGame/{{GrandTheftAutoIV}} Manny Escuela and Jay Hamilton]]. Aspiring reality tv star? Check. Sticks his nose in other peoples' business? Bingo. Delusions of grandeur? Check.
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--> '''Trevor:''' Oh baby, we're ''made'' for each other!
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Make no mistake, ''GTA V'' is far from being family-friendly, and Los Santos is a full-fledged CrapsaccharineWorld. Nevertheless, the game compensates for it by being a BlackComedy featuring a myriad of colorful and over-the-top characters, entertaining and extravagant heist missions, and a summer atmosphere that feels like it's at its peak. Despite appearing only in a side mission, Dreyfuss stands out as an unusually disturbing, dark, and horrific villain that seems somewhat out of place with the game's overall tone. He wouldn't be out of place in works like ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' or the [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV GTA IV]]'', though.
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:If the claim of torturing hitchhikers is indeed true, than it looks like Leonora wasn't his only victim.]]

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* SerialKiller: SerialKiller[=/=]SerialRapist: [[spoiler:If the claim of torturing hitchhikers is indeed true, than it looks like Leonora wasn't his only victim.]]
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in this game is very similar to that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Eddie Low]]. Like Eddie Low, Dreyfuss is a [[AxCrazy twisted, utterly depraved psychopath]] and a relatively minor character who only appears in the side missions.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in this game is very similar to that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Eddie Low]]. Like Eddie Low, Dreyfuss is a an [[AxCrazy twisted, utterly depraved psychopath]] and a relatively minor character who only appears in the side missions.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in this game is very similar to that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Eddie Low]], another psycho. Like Eddie Low, Dreyfuss is a [[AxCrazy twisted psycho]] and an exclusive character in the main storyline.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His role in this game is very similar to that of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV Eddie Low]], another psycho. Low]]. Like Eddie Low, Dreyfuss is a [[AxCrazy twisted psycho]] twisted, utterly depraved psychopath]] and an exclusive a relatively minor character who only appears in the main storyline.side missions.
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* MoreHateableMinorVillain: Despite being a relatively minor villain who only appears in the side missions of Strangers and Freaks, Dreyfuss is by far one of the '''most''' loathsome villains in the entire GTA franchise, with a level of depravity that seems to know no bounds, easily overshadowing the main {{Big Bad}}s of the storyline.

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* MoreHateableMinorVillain: Despite being a relatively minor villain who only appears in the side missions of Strangers and Freaks, Dreyfuss is by far one of the '''most''' loathsome villains in the entire GTA franchise, with a level of depravity that seems to know no bounds, easily overshadowing the main {{Big Bad}}s of the storyline.storyline in terms of depravity.

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* MoreHateableMinorVillain: Despite being a relatively minor villain who only appears in the side missions of Strangers and Freaks, Dreyfuss is by far one of the '''most''' loathsome villains in the entire GTA franchise, with a level of depravity that seems to know no bounds, easily overshadowing the main {{Big Bad}}s of the storyline.



* BoomerangBigot: Josef isn't a Latin-American, but he's clearly an immigrant [[TheUnintelligible who can't speak a lick of English]]. In spite of that, he supports Joe's AbsoluteXenophobe policy of deporting migrants, and bellows {{Eagleland}} phrases (''in Russian'') without any trace of irony or self-awareness.

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* BoomerangBigot: Josef isn't a Latin-American, Latino, but he's clearly an immigrant [[TheUnintelligible who can't speak a lick of English]]. In spite of that, he supports Joe's AbsoluteXenophobe policy of deporting migrants, and bellows {{Eagleland}} phrases (''in Russian'') without any trace of irony or self-awareness.



* ImmigrantPatriotism: A very dark example with Josef. While deep loyalty to one's adopted country is usually an admirable trait in an immigrant, Josef is a jingoistic, xenophobic, hypocritical bigot.

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* ImmigrantPatriotism: A very dark example with Josef. While deep loyalty to one's adopted country is usually an admirable trait in an immigrant, Josef is a jingoistic, ultranationalistic, xenophobic, hypocritical bigot.



* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Both characters are a complete satire of the alt-right. Played with regarding Josef, who is a Russian instead of the redneck most people associate with these groups.

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* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: Both characters are a complete satire pastiche of the alt-right. Played with regarding Josef, who is a Russian instead of the redneck most people associate with these groups.
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* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler:After murdering Leonora, he sent phone calls and letters to her parents for years, and even sent trophies of the murder like Leonora's locket and most horrifying of all, ''her severed lips'', all to [[{{Sadist}} twist the knife even further.]] ]]

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* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler:After murdering Leonora, he sent phone calls and letters to her parents for years, and even sent trophies of the murder like Leonora's locket and most horrifying of all, ''her severed lips'', all to [[{{Sadist}} twist the knife spread even further.more misery onto them.]] ]]
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* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler:After murdering Leonora, he sent phone calls and letters to her parents for years, and even sent trophies of the murder like Leonora's locket and most horrifying of all, ''her severed lips'', all to [[{{Sadist}} twist the knife even further.]] ]]



* {{Slimeball}}: He's a dirtbag real estate agent who hires Trevor to sabotage his former partner's business and assault him while letting him sleep with his wife. Later, he tries backstabbing Trevor by accusing him of being a stalker to two cops.

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* {{Slimeball}}: He's a dirtbag real estate agent who hires Trevor to sabotage his former partner's business and assault him while letting him sleep with pimping his wife.wife out to Trevor. Later, he tries backstabbing Trevor by accusing him of being a stalker to two cops.



--> '''Nigel''': "Is he going through the hospital?!
--> '''Mrs. Thornhill''': "Oh my lord!"

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'''Mrs. Thornhill''': "Oh my lord!"



* EvilOldFolks: While their victim Al [=DiNapoli=] is hardly an unbiased source, it's implied that the two are neither as harmless or oblivious as they might first appear. If Trevor [[spoiler: kills [=DiNapoli=]]], Nigel is perfectly fine with it, and slyly denies ever having met him at all.

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* EvilOldFolks: While their victim Al [=DiNapoli=] is hardly an unbiased source, it's implied that the two are neither as harmless or oblivious as they might first appear. If Trevor [[spoiler: kills [[spoiler:kills [=DiNapoli=]]], Nigel is perfectly fine with it, and slyly denies ever having met him at all.
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--> '''Nigel''': "Is he going through the hospital?!
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: They seen quite alarmed when Al [=DiNapoli=] drives through a hospital when driving away from them.]]
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* Slimeball: He's a dirtbag real estate agent who hires Trevor to sabotage his former partner's business and assault him while letting him sleep with his wife. Later, he tries backstabbing Trevor by accusing him of being a stalker to two cops.

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* Slimeball: {{Slimeball}}: He's a dirtbag real estate agent who hires Trevor to sabotage his former partner's business and assault him while letting him sleep with his wife. Later, he tries backstabbing Trevor by accusing him of being a stalker to two cops.
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* Slimeball: He's a dirtbag real estate agent who hires Trevor to sabotage his former partner's business and assault him while letting him sleep with his wife. Later, he tries backstabbing Trevor by accusing him of being a stalker to two cops.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For as utterly ridiculous and as terrifying as his stunts may be [[spoiler: (in addition to all of the stunts that Franklin has to complete in order to unlock his final encounter)]], at least they all involved using parachutes so as to guarantee safety. But while Franklin uses them properly, it's Dom's own increasingly frantic desire for more adrenaline rushes that causes him to slowly neglect opening his parachutes at the proper time (hence why he's first found dangling in a tree after having crashed) [[spoiler: to simply forgo using one at all, which results in him leaping to his death in very shallow waters in his third encounter]].

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For as utterly ridiculous and as terrifying as his stunts may be [[spoiler: (in addition to all of the stunts that Franklin has to complete in order to unlock his final encounter)]], at least they all involved using parachutes so as to guarantee safety. But while Franklin uses them properly, it's Dom's own increasingly frantic desire for more adrenaline rushes that causes him to slowly neglect opening his parachutes at the proper time (hence why he's first found dangling in a tree after having crashed) [[spoiler: to simply forgo using one at all, [[spoiler: which results in him leaping to his death trying to land in very shallow waters in his third encounter]].
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her competitiveness and arrogance are strongly implied to be act to cover up the insecurity she feels over being 39 years old, single, and childless.

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her It seems quite clear that her competitiveness and arrogance are both strongly implied to be act to cover up the insecurity she feels over being 39 years old, single, and childless.



* InnocentBigot: When he accidentally says something racist, he apologizes for it by saying something even MORE racist.

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* InnocentBigot: When he accidentally says something racist, he tries to apologizes for it by saying something even MORE racist.



* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: Says this to Franklin on his second encounter.

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* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: Says this to Franklin on during his second encounter.



* ThrillSeeker: As far as he's concerned, Franklin's a pussy simply because he isn't willing to constantly risk life and limb in ever more extreme ways. [[spoiler: Of course, it's Franklin who has the last laugh after Dom jumps off a dam with no parachute; as he puts it, "evolution in action".]]

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For as utterly ridiculous and as terrifying as his stunts may be [[spoiler: (in addition to all of the stunts that Franklin has to complete in order to unlock his final encounter)]], at least they all involved using parachutes so as to guarantee safety. But while Franklin uses them properly, it's Dom's own increasingly frantic desire for more adrenaline rushes that causes him to slowly neglect opening his parachutes at the proper time (hence why he's first found dangling in a tree after having crashed) [[spoiler: to simply forgo using one at all, which results in him leaping to his death in very shallow waters in his third encounter]].
* ThrillSeeker: As far as he's concerned, Franklin's a pussy simply because he isn't willing to constantly risk life and limb in ever more extreme ways. [[spoiler: Of Which of course, it's leads to Franklin who has having the last laugh after Dom jumps off a dam with no parachute; as he puts it, "evolution in action".]]
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* DirtyOldMan: A particularly nasty example. He has a history of sexual harassment during his career, asks Franklin for a blowjob when they meet, [[spoiler: had sex with Leonora's body after killing her and while running from Franklin, he may mention sleeping with young women that are heavily implied to have been underage.]]
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* CloudCuckooLander: He's so high off his ass that he lives in his own little world.
* ConspiracyTheorist: He'll rant about satellites scanning people's brains at one point.
* EruditeStoner: He seems to think he's one of these, based on all his talk about the government and the things he says as Michael and Trevor are coming down from their highs. In truth, he's a paranoid weirdo who proves to be pretty ineffective for his cause.


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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. His eyes are bloodshot if you look close enough, but it's just a sign of his constant marijuana use. He's not malicious, just a lazy weirdo who gets high too much.


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** His distrust of the government and his vocal dedication to marijuana legalization implies he's one for libertarians.
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* PetTheDog: In spite of her angry personality and vocal dislike of men, she actually stays in contact with Michael through social media and seems to enjoy his cynical sense of humor.
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* StrawMisogynist: He's an old creep who would belittle the actresses starring in his movies and has a history of sexual harassment. [[spoiler:His drawn-out torture and murder of Leonora and his flimsy justification of it being for "artistic purposes" cement that the guy has some ''very fucked up issues'' with women.]]

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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler:Besides his horrifying torture and murder of Leonora, he'll mention eating dogs while running from Franklin.]]



* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Panics the second Franklin reveals he knows about Dreyfuss' crime and flees when Franklin proves immune to bribery.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Panics [[spoiler:He panics the second Franklin reveals he knows about Dreyfuss' crime and flees when Franklin proves immune to bribery.]]



* EntitledBastard: Flat out says that he can do whatever he wants because he's famous. Those are "the rules."

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* EntitledBastard: Flat out says that he can do whatever he wants because he's famous. Those famous and those are "the rules."



* ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:See DepravedBisexual above.]]

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* ILoveTheDead: [[spoiler:See DepravedBisexual above.[[spoiler:On top of torturing and murdering Leonora Johnson, the sick bastard sexually defiled her corpse after he killed her.]]



* KickTheDog: More like, ''eat'' the dog.

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* KickTheDog: More like, ''eat'' He did all over the place whenever he could. In some cases, he quite literally 'ate' the dog.



** While he's not based on any one person in particular, it's clear that the character is Rockstar's TakeThat towards celebrities who think they're above everyone else and can get away with literally anything. [[spoiler:The nature of his crimes, combined with the fact that he's a director who was in his prime in TheSeventies, specifically brings to mind Creator/RomanPolanski and, to a lesser extent, Creator/WoodyAllen.]]

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** While he's not based on any one person in particular, it's clear that the character is Rockstar's TakeThat towards celebrities and wealthy people who think they're above everyone else and can get away with literally anything. [[spoiler:The nature of his crimes, combined with the fact that he's a director who was in his prime in TheSeventies, specifically brings to mind Creator/RomanPolanski and, to a lesser extent, Creator/WoodyAllen.]]

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%%* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:They ''sooo'' had it coming.]]

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%%* * AgeGapRomance: Josef is married to Janet, the bartender of the Yellow Jack Inn. Trevor points out that Josef is young enough to be Janet's son.
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AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:They Two racist shitheels who harass Hispanic people drunk on their own power.[[spoiler:Trevor eventually hunts them down, and oh, they ''sooo'' had it coming.]]



* FunWithSubtitles: Josef says the most [[AbsoluteXenophobe Xenophobic]] (and [[BoomerangBigot by design]] [[HypocriticalHumor hypocritical]]) phrases ("I defend this country from multiculturalism!"), and occasionally mixes up his {{Eagleland}}-isms with ''British'' platitudes ("For king and country!" "God save the Queen!") and the French national motto ("Liberty! Fraternity! Equality!")

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* FunWithSubtitles: Josef says the most [[AbsoluteXenophobe Xenophobic]] (and [[BoomerangBigot by design]] [[HypocriticalHumor hypocritical]]) phrases ("I defend this country from multiculturalism!"), and occasionally mixes up his {{Eagleland}}-isms with ''British'' platitudes ("For king and country!" "God save the Queen!") and the French national motto ("Liberty! Fraternity! Equality!")Equality!")[[note]]And the latter phrase goes in the order "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", so technically, he doesn't even get ''that'' right.[[/note]]



* SubParSupremacist: One interaction with Joe is enough to make it perfectly clear that he's a racist, xenophobic asshole whose idea of "protecting" America is bullying and harassing immigrants, legal or otherwise, and is too stupid to care that his partner in crime is a Russian who barely speaks English. Speaking of, Josef considers himself a red-blooded American, but doesn't know as much about his adopted homeland as he thinks he does, mistakenly uses British and French patriotic phrases.



* TheUnintelligible: Josef doesn't speak a word of English (and although he understands it, he doesn't seem to be aware that nobody else can't understand his Russian -- or that he's speaking Russian at all!), but be damned [[{{Eagleland}} if he isn't a patriot!]]

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* TheUnintelligible: Josef doesn't speak a word speaks maybe four words of English (and although he understands it, he doesn't seem to be aware that nobody else can't understand his Russian -- or that he's speaking Russian at all!), but be damned [[{{Eagleland}} if he isn't a patriot!]]
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Omega - real name unknown - is a paranoid hippie who claims to have been abducted by aliens. He commissions Franklin to find the 50 alien spaceship parts scattered across Los Santos and Blaine County, so he can rebuild the alien ship. [[spoiler:The "ship" is a BF Dune Buggy, modified with neon lights and a strange, futuristic engine.]]

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Omega - real (real name unknown - unknown) is a paranoid hippie who claims to have been abducted by aliens. He commissions Franklin to find the 50 alien spaceship parts scattered across Los Santos and Blaine County, so he can rebuild the alien ship. [[spoiler:The "ship" is a BF Dune Buggy, modified with neon lights and a strange, futuristic engine.]]

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* CloudCuckoolander

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* CloudCuckoolander{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A paranoid hippie who's completely convinced that aliens visited him. He's also a bit... out of it.



* {{Expy}}: A {{Cloudcuckoolander}} hippie obsessed with conspiracy theories, living in the desert, and telling an African-American young man to collect unusually strange artifacts. Are we talking about Omega or [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas The Truth]]?



* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:A batshit lunatic who tortures people, eats dogs and mutilates people for kicks.]]

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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:A batshit lunatic [[spoiler:An incredibly fucked up individual who tortures people, eats dogs and mutilates people for kicks.]]

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