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The following is a list of secrets, easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Grand Theft Automobile V.

General

In Ludendorff, Northward Yankton, underneath the railroad train bridge the gang passes in Prologue, there is a frozen creek. The player is able to bulldoze downwards an embankment and onto the water ice. Frozen under the ice lies an alien.
- Additionally, the player may also see this same secret during the mission Coffin the Hatchet.

The alien frozen in water ice under the span in Ludendorff, North Yankton.

In the mission Predator, Michael must use a sniper burglarize fitted with a thermal telescopic to detect the O'Neil brothers in the wood at dark. If the player zooms in on the thermal heat dot on the bottom right, information technology appears to be Bigfoot standing still. Shooting it does aught and it abruptly disappears after a few seconds. This references a longstanding myth involving Grand Theft Car: San Andreas and besides foreshadows the post-game mission The Last One.

At that place is a wrecked pickup truck bed in Stab City with a real-life California license plate.
Multiple UFOs can exist seen, most of them only after 100% Completion is obtained. Iii announced in the sky and i appears underwater.
- One of the UFOs appears higher up Fort Zancudo. The words "segregate and rearrange" are written on the side. Segregate being an anagram, when rearranged, it spells out "easter egg". On the bottom of the ship, an unknown device can be seen rotating effectually. From 3AM to 4AM, a spinning light-green light will be projected on top of one of the fort'south buildings, mark the UFO's location.
- Another UFO appears above the Beam Me Upwards area in Sandy Shores. This craft appears to take "FIB" written on the side, a likely reference to the conspiracy theory of regime surveillance.
- A second UFO with "FIB" markings appears above Mount Chiliad. This UFO can only be seen at 3AM in stormy weather condition.
- A third UFO, the aforementioned model as the previous two, though without the "FIB" markings, is located underwater, north of Paleto Bay and Procopio Beach, covered in plants. Unlike the previously mentioned UFOs, this is the only "existent" one that the player tin see without having to 100% complete the game.
- Another UFO, presumed to be a mock-upwards, though it makes similar sounds to the "real" UFOs, can be seen embedded in the roof of Bishop's WTF?! on Vinewood Boulevard.
A mysterious mural within the tramway station atop Mount Grand includes a cartoon of what appears to be a jetpack, leading to speculation that such a device might be hidden somewhere on the map, though it was later revealed that it was an unimplemented idea from the game developers. Although data files for a jetpack were nowadays in the game, the vehicle itself was afterwards scrapped from the game for unknown reasons.
- Symbols relating to this mural, instructing the histrion how to run into the UFO, tin be seen under Mountain Chiliad'due south observation platform, on the side of the mountain, at the Beam Me Up site, at a pocket-sized silo in Thou Senora Desert, and at the Altruist Army camp.
In the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions, a face up could be seen on the side of Mount Chiliad. In the enhanced editions, this face was replaced with a drawing of a rooster shaped to expect like a penis.
At the Yellow Jack Inn, there are encarmine footsteps around the 8-ball pool tabular array in the back. This is a possible reference to the serial killer Merle Abrahams and his obsession with the number 'eight'.
Between 23:00 and 0:00, a female ghost appears on the eastern acme of Mount Gordo. The ghost doesn't move, and will non react to the player being present or shooting it. The ghost fades away if the histrion gets too close, and reappears when the player moves away. During the time the ghost is present, the discussion "JOCK" appears written in claret on the rocks under the ghost. Investigating online reveals that the ghost is Jock Cranley'south wife.
If the player puts up their phone in game and then dials 948-555-0100, the punch-upwardly modem audio will be heard upon calling. This is the same number for ZiT in GTA Four. The same will happen if the histrion dials any cheat codes from GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
Once the player gets access to the Submersible, they can explore the seabed and discover a crashed jet plane, north-due east of the peninsula in Paleto Forest, somewhat close to the parachute leap activity. Another sunken jet tin can exist establish just south of the Murrieta Oil Field.

The undercover markings on the Collector's Edition map.	A pattern map, similar to the one given by Rockstar on the Collector's Edition.

Using a black lite/UV light on the blueprint map that comes with the Collector's Edition reveals markings, map legends, secrets and text. Most of the things that appear are pointing towards the existence of UFOs. Three of the collectible Space Ship Parts are also shown in the map.
- There is also a blueprint map on a wall inside Franklin'southward safehouse.
- Whether by accident or design, the map vaguely resembles a human skull.
If the player shoots or fires rockets at a protagonist'south firm while playing as another protagonist, they volition receive an angry telephone call or text from him telling them to stop.
If the player sneaks around the protagonist'south firm every bit another protagonist, they will receive a call or text from him asking politely if they are the 1 sneaking effectually.
If either Franklin or Trevor steal one of Michael's family unit member's cars, he will text them and either insult them or tell them to return information technology, depending on who's car was stolen.

	Easter Egg Location

In Strawberry, it is possible to notice a pathway on the side of the highway. If the histrion continues going downwards that path, they volition meet the words "Turn Dorsum". If going down the pathway on the pathway behind them, there will be the words "Nothing Here" in cherry-red paint on the wall.
In East Los Santos, a Snowman can exist seen within a Fridgit warehouse, behind boxes. The room cannot exist entered, only tin can be seen and fired into.
In the original versions of the game, on the Lucky Plucker bill of fare boards, stickers for the real life beverages, Sprite and Fanta could exist seen. These were removed in the enhanced edition.

The Conflicting Egg spawned using a trainer.

At that place is a subconscious Alien Egg in the game files that can be spawned using tertiary-party trainers. The egg glows in the dark when spawned.
- The Conflicting Egg was eventually added to GTA Online in the Gunrunning Update equally supplies that the thespian can steal. To trigger the mission, the role player must complete 600 resupply missions and outset a new one between 21:00 and 23:00. If all conditions are met, the game may randomly begin the Alien Egg supply mission.
After eating all 27 Peyote Plants, golden ones will announced; ane in a different location for each twenty-four hour period of the calendar week. When eaten, they volition plow the player into Bigfoot. If consumed in order (from Lord's day to Saturday), when eating the last plant, a dead animal will be lying nearby, along with the Sasquatch Hunter from The Last One. Growling volition cause a howl to audio from the altitude, to which the player must follow, starting a chase of sorts that consists of post-obit a trail of expressionless bodies. Eventually, the player will get in at the Thomson Scrapyard. Upon finding the last body in a modest shack nearby, the camera will then zoom into the main building where a werewolf called the Beast will bound from, starting a fight. If the role player wins, the hallucination volition end automatically. Bigfoot and the Animal will and then be unlocked in Director Manner.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
- The Beast is a reference to Michael J. Fox'southward character, Scott Howard, from the movie, Teen Wolf.

References to the GTA series

In many of the vehicles in original release version of the game, the GPS also shows a map of Liberty City. Possibly the interior reused from GTA 4.
At the Yellowish Jack Inn, inside is a fridge and to the left is a wall with 4 bays shields. The top 2 have the words 'All-time Of Show 2008' and a film of a motor bicycle. This refers to the release year of GTA IV and the expansion The Lost & Damned. The middle shield has the words 'All-time Of Bear witness 2010' with a picture show of what appears to be a Stagecoach Cycle. This refers to Carmine Dead Redemption and its release year.

In Chamberlain Hills, close to Franklin's house, there is graffiti that reads "Welcome Dorsum - We missed you terminal fourth dimension", welcoming players back to San Andreas.
On the nigh recent San Andreas license plates, the month-of-manufacture sticker says 'MAY'. This could be the original release date for the game which was confirmed to be in Leap 2013, making May a plausible release date, or the month in which GTA 5 entered development. It could likewise, albeit less likely be a nod to the Houser brothers' nascency month.
On the eastern side of the Del Perro Pier a slice of graffiti tin can exist constitute reading 'Nothing to see here - groove forth' accompanied by a pocket-size illustration of a grin confront. This may be a reference to a similar sign in Grand Theft Machine 3.
A pedestrian tin can exist heard saying when pulled out of a machine: "I'm moving to Vice City!".
In the Yellow Jack Inn, to the left of the archway is a glaze hanger with a jacket that closely resembles Niko Bellic's showtime brownish jacket from behind.
By using the Submersible, players can find the famous 'hatch' from the Boob tube serial Lost, which is located to the far east of the map, over the coast nearly the San Chianski Mountain Range. Information technology is not possible to get up close to the hatch, every bit the player/submersible volition be crushed by the water's pressure.
- If the player goes nigh the hatch, they will hear someone knocking on the other side. This is a message in Morse code which was translated by members of GTA Forums into "Hey you never call, how'd you fancy going bowling?". This is a reference to Roman Bellic.
In Franklin'southward house in Vinewood Hills on one of the bookshelves, in that location is a book entitled "The Liberty King" with the face of Donald Beloved from Grand Theft Auto III. (moving-picture show of volume on shelf). This easter egg appeared in previous GTA games too.
At that place are multiple newspapers scattered effectually the map with pictures of Johnny Klebitz from The Lost and Damned actualization on the front, along with the headline "LOVE'S HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TAXES". Some can be found on Merle Abrahams' house in Sandy Shores.
The Los Santos Country Order was established in 1992, a nod to the year of the setting of GTA San Andreas.
- In I Fought the Law..., Michael and Trevor, dressed equally police officers on motorcycles, throw their half eaten donuts to the basis. This is some other reference to Reuniting the Families, as during this mission, 2 motorcycle cops driblet their donuts and begin to hunt CJ, Sweetness, Ryder, and Big Fume in their auto.
The San Andreas Flight School was established in 2004, the aforementioned year GTA San Andreas was released.
During the mission, Eye in the Heaven, the pilot that is flying with Trevor will remark that the "LSPD have come up a long style apropos racism in the final two decades". The airplane pilot may exist referencing the events of GTA San Andreas and C.R.A.S.H - which would as well reference the Los Angeles Riots in 1992.
Writing on the side of trains reads "LS2004", maybe a nod to Los Santos and the year GTA San Andreas was released.
At the Vanilla Unicorn, at that place is a sticker on the lockers in the back room for Honkers Gentlemen's Lodge in GTA IV. These stickers can too be seen at Tattoo Parlors effectually San Andreas.

The Honkers sticker found in the Vanilla Unicorn.
During the mission Hood Safari, on the last turn before arriving in Grove Street, at that place are three people riding BMXs downwards Grove Street away from the cul-de-sac. They closely resemble C.J., Sugariness and Big Smoke in the events of the Sweet & Kendl mission.
There is a billboard of Toni, a radio DJ from the 3D Universe under the Vinewood Sports LS store in Hawick.
1 of the lines Michael will say after entering his house is "Daddy's back, bitches!" This is like to Dave Bosoy's famous line from the very beginning of GTA IV, "Daddy's back, you bitches!"
During planning for the first heist, Lester mentions an Eastern-European human doing jobs in Freedom City who went quiet. This is an obvious allusion to Niko Bellic, the protagonist of GTA Iv. It besides suggests he has either given up his life of offense, or that he was killed, giving no clear hint on which is more than likely. Still, equally his LifeInvader page can be seen to be agile, it's probable that he's all the same alive later the stop of GTA IV.
Jimmy can exist seen viewing Niko Bellic's LifeInvader folio on his laptop while sitting at the dining tabular array in his business firm. It is difficult to see the page in detail, nonetheless he appears to have Roman in his friends list and is stalking Burger Shot, possibly a humorous reference to the health arrangement in GTA 4, where wellness can be replenished by eating hot dogs and burgers.
During one of the individual fares for Downtown Cab Co, Franklin has to bring a passenger downwardly to the docks to bargain with The Lost MC bikers. They will exist standing next to two Albany Emperors with license plates reading "NIKOB" and "ROMANB" - a reference to the Bellic cousins and also Roman's cab company which besides used Albany vehicles (Esperanto and Column).
- There is also a LCC Hexer in the same location with "LUISLOPZ" - a reference to Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony protagonist Luis Fernando Lopez.
In a random event, the player tin assistance two people get away from a robbery or kill the two and take the money. If the actor decides to aid them ane of the robbers keeps saying that Freedom Metropolis was easier to rob. This robber turns out to be Packie from GTA Four. After this encounter he becomes a possible crew member for a heist. During one of the heists Packie mentions that Niko Bellic is about likely dead but he does not know for a fact.
At that place is an advert featuring the artwork of 1 of The Twins painted on a building.
Near the O'Neil's ranch, a xanthous-dark-green motorcar bumper (probably that of a 1st-gen Cavalcade) is seen in a barn with a 2008 Liberty Urban center license plate.
Multiple QUB3D arcade machines from GTA Iv tin can be constitute.
If listening to Trevor's radio in his Bodhi, the thespian could hear a chat between a truck driver and another who goes by the proper noun Eddie Depression, who was a serial killer that could be found in Alderney by Niko in GTA IV.
If the histrion goes into the Yellow Jack Inn in Sandy Shores, behind the counter volition exist several "$69" bills hanging on the wall. Pictured on these bills is the artwork of Rochell'le that appeared on the disc and comprehend art of K Theft Motorcar: San Andreas. The bills also appear to accept "ten.12.2004 6PM" on them, 14 days before Grand Theft Machine: San Andreas was released.

In Franklin's firm in Vinewood Hills there are three aureate records on the wall, one of which belongs to OG Loc from GTA San Andreas. There is also a Madd Dogg CD sitting on elevation of the DJ Berth, and a cherry-red and blue coloured artwork of Madd Dogg with MADD written across the lesser.
During the mission Batty, a requirement is named "Better than CJ". This refers to the infamously difficult mission Wrong Side Of The Tracks in GTA San Andreas in which CJ needs to follow a train.
On a wall next to the tunnel on Low Ability Street, at that place is graffiti of Los Santos sprayed in the style of the original Grand Theft Motorcar logo.
One of the businesses available to buy, Pitchers, has a fractional sample of the logo of Tony Prince's Hercules social club.
One of the outfits available for heists, the light-green banality suit with the hockey mask, is a clear reference to the movie Estrus, which was previously referenced in a similar manner on the heist mission planned at the Malibu Club in GTA Vice Metropolis.
Among the buyable clothes for Michael, information technology is possible to give him the advent of the default attire of Tommy Vercetti.
Along the water on Vespucci Embankment and the motel railing, some embankment towels have "I ♥ VC" on them, which is a reference to Thousand Theft Machine: Vice City.
2 of the in-game movies, Capolavoro and Meltdown, utilize recognizable locations from GTA Iv, such every bit the Middle of Freedom City, with the latter film inferred to have place at that place.
- Capolavoro also features the infamous Middle of Freedom City easter egg and footage from Crimson Dead Redemption.
There'south a wholesale & retail store in Textile City called Broker, a reference to the borough of Broker in Liberty City from GTA Four. The shop likewise features a picture of Banker's skyline on its logo.
BJ Smith, minor character in 1000 Theft Auto: Vice City, is referenced a couple of times: in the name of a recreation center and park in Chamberlain Hills (BJ Smith Recreational Eye), and in the name of a convenience shop in East Vinewood (BJ's Market place).

In Lester'southward House, there is a book called 'Surveillance' on the bookshelf. A movie of CJ can exist seen on it.
In Yellowish Jack Inn, a motion-picture show can be spotted which features a Tow Truck and a human being who appears to be Niko Bellic.
There is a homeless man in Vespucci Beach that holds up a sign saying "Serbian bad guy stole all my money." A possible reference to Niko Bellic.
Sometimes, when Trevor hits a pedestrian in a vehicle, Trevor will shout "x points!", a reference to the scoring system in Thou Theft Machine.
Part 1 of the Ill-Gotten Gains update added the "Yusuf Amir Luxury Stop" skin to a number of weapons, a reference to the character from The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- More than Yusuf Amir finishes accept been added to different guns in afterwards updates.

References to other video games

Rockstar video games

The in-game film Capolavoro uses locations from Red Dead Redemption.
At Vespucci Movie Masks in Vespucci Embankment, at that place is a squealer mask which similarly resembles Piggsy from Manhunt which is also made by Rockstar. In GTA Online a hockey mask which resembles those worn by members of the Skins and carnival masks resembling those worn by members of the Smilies can be purchased by the thespian.
In the Vanilla Unicorn strip society, an NPC volition occasionally wear a blueish bailiwick of jersey with the last proper name "Hopkins" referring to the Rockstar game Bully.
A motion-picture show can be seen advertised chosen Sequel II, this is a nod to a movie in Bully, Sequel: The Movie

The book referencing Red Dead Redemption

In Strawberry, under the motorway, there is a lot of graffiti on the walls. I of them resembles a silhouette of John Marston riding a horse at night time, with a full moon. John is the protagonist of the game Red Expressionless Redemption, another game developed and published by Rockstar.
In that location is a book case in the living room of Franklin's Vinewood Hills firm, with a few titles that stand out, like the book "Scarlet Expressionless", by a J. Marston. "J. Marston" could refer to John's son Jack, who regularly reads books and stated that he may write a volume himself one day.
There are two roads in Sandy Shores referencing towns in Red Dead Redemption, Cholla Springs Avenue and Armadillo Avenue. Algonquin Boulevard, a nod to the Algonquin borough of Freedom Metropolis, cuts through both.
The footing based Arms Race missions - done for Oscar Guzman by Trevor - could be a nod to another Rockstar Games series chosen Smuggler's Run where players must pick up and drop off contraband across the map. The Dune Buggy - which these missions are completed in - is a possible reference to some of the cars used in Smuggler's Run.
The Elysian Fields Freeway in the game is a reference to the Elysian Fields Development company from L.A. Noire.
One of the TV Commercials (for Upwardly-n-Atom Burger) shows the restaurants equally they were in 1950. The footage reuses images from Fifty.A. Noire.
Franklin's cervix tattoo, joining hands and a cross along with information technology, was first seen in L.A. Noire, it is the necklace of the murder victim in the homicide example "The Silk Stocking Murder". The protagonist in the featured game comes beyond it as a clue in a grocery store named " Just Picked Fruit Marketplace".
In the mission, The Paleto Score, on the bulldoze to the bank, Michael mentions that his first score was a heist in the outskirts of Carcer City in 1988. This is a reference to Rockstar's game, Manhunt.
If Michael goes to a Sub Urban shop, he is able to buy a Hawaiian shirt very similar to the ane Max Payne wears in Max Payne 3, which is another game created past Rockstar.
The Dignity is extremely similar, almost straight copied, to the boat present in the showtime of the mission Sunday Tan Oil, Stale Margaritas and Greed in Max Payne 3.
Sometimes when Michael enters his house, he will say "Beloved, I'm Domicile!" This is the same line spoken past Max Payne during a cutscene as he enters his habitation before realizing information technology has been attacked. Similarly, Michael too has his habitation and family unit attacked during the mission Meltdown, though Michael saved them in this case.
There is a Rent-A-Automobile agency named "Escalera". Escalera was a town in Red Expressionless Redemption.
The surname "De Santa" that the FIB gave to Michael Townley and his family is a reference to Vincente De Santa, a major Scarlet Dead Redemption antagonist.
Café Redemption is probable a reference to Reddish Expressionless Redemption.
During the mission Daddy's Picayune Girl, the human working at the bike rental shop in Vespucci Beach can exist seen wearing a John Marston t-shirt.
- Occasionally, NPCs can spawn effectually the map wearing this aforementioned shirt.

References to other media

References to cinema

During the mission Father/Son and inside Richards Imperial Productions studios, it is possible to hear the Wilhelm Scream, which is a very famous stock sound effect that has been used in more than than 200 movies, offset in 1951 for the film Distant Drums.
Floyd's apartment, Trevor'south get-go safehouse in Los Santos, is modeled upon Melanie's flat from the film "Jackie Brown" past Quentin Tarantino. Even the pictures on the kitchen's pillar are very similar to those depicted in the moving-picture show.
Some power stations have an orange sticker that says i.21 GW (GW near likely an abbreviation of gigawatt), a reference to the Back to the Time to come trilogy.
In that location are two churches (one in Pacific Bluffs and the other in Great Chaparral) called Hill Valley Church. This is another reference to the Back to the Futurity trilogy as the 3 movies take place in a Californian fictitious town called Loma Valley.
There's an airline chosen MyFly. This could be a reference to Marty McFly, i of the main characters in Dorsum To The Futurity.
When Michael hangs out with his son Jimmy, he mentions on how he wants to be a comedian. This is probably a reference to his vox actor Danny Tamberelli, who was a cast fellow member during the original run of the Nickelodeon comedy sketch show All That.
During Did Somebody Say Yoga?, Jimmy refers to Ahron Ward as the "Friendly neighborhood drug dealer", referencing the "Friendly neighborhood Spider-Homo" catchphrase from the Spider-Human franchise.
There is a customized JB 700 armed with machine guns, tire spikes and a rider ejector seat in one of Devin Weston's automobile jobs. This is a reference to James Bond'southward specially modified Aston Martin DB5 (on which the JB 700 is modeled) from the 1964 movie Goldfinger.
There are advertisements that mention a company called, "J'southward Bonds". This is a reference to the main protagonist of the 007 franchise, James Bail.
If the histrion goes to any Binco or Discount Store as Trevor, at that place is a jacket chosen "Champagne Driver Blouson," which has a crab on the back. This is a reference to the moving picture "Drive," as the main character wore the same jacket, with the merely difference being that there was a scorpion on the dorsum.
If the actor goes to Chiliad Mount State Wilderness, there will be drug deal that has gone bad. If the thespian goes downward a small-scale slope, a guy on the ground will be seen, telling the player "stay away from the case." If one grabs the case (which adds $25,000 to the actor'south in-game account), he will still say that the actor is "a expressionless human". This is a reference to the movie "No Country for Old Men," as one of the protagonists stumbles upon a drug bargain gone bad and a case which contains $2,000,000. When the protagonist finds and takes the money, he discovers that a hitman (equally well equally the police and dare) are out to recover the money.
In ane of the disbelieve stores or Binco, it is possible to find a red jacket named "Overlooked Red Blouson" for Trevor, which is the jacket worn by Jack Torrance in the film The Shining. The hotel where the Torrance family stays in the movie is also called The Overlook Hotel.
The mission Predator is a reference to the movie Predator, in which the predator hunts humans with the employ of thermal vision.
In Los Santos, it is possible to find a museum called Bishop's WTF?!, an obvious parody of the famous Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museums. Ripley and Bishop are both central characters in the 1986 movie Aliens.
The title of the movie The Shoulder of Orion II is a reference to the line "Assault ships on burn down off the shoulder of Orion", part of the famous "Tears in Rain" monologue in the 1982 film Blade Runner.
During an optional tour in Downtown Vinewood, the Vinewood Tour lady volition land that the mayor's office appeared during a "twenty-minute terminal dogfight to save Earth in the movie Invasion: Los Santos". The "dogfight to relieve Earth" is a reference to 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Mean solar day, which ends with a lengthy dogfight sequence, while the championship Invasion: Los Santos is a reference to another alien invasion movie, Battle: Los Angeles.

In the desert in Sandy Shores, on a few rocks, a lot of the number 8 are inscribed. In that location is also an inscription which writes: " One is washed, 2 was fun, Iii tried to run, Iv chosen mom, Five's not live, Six is naught, 7'due south in heaven, 8 won't await. " This may be a reference to Freddy Krueger's verse form from the Nightmare on Elm Street-franchise and this may have been written by a serial killer or rapist, possibly Merle Abrahams.
The subtle arroyo of the heist mission The Big Score is a reference to the motion-picture show 'The Italian Chore' where 3 Mini Coopers are used to carry out a heist to steal gilt confined. Even so, the protagonists utilize iv Gauntlets to steal gilt. Still, both involve manipulating the traffic light system and armoured trucks.
In the mountains there is a Thelma and Louise Easter Egg. If the player goes to the right part of the mountains between 7:00 and 8:00 PM, he/she see a vehicle similar to the one from the movie. A few feet backside the vehicle are a few police cars and a helicopter. There is an officer that begins to approach the vehicle. As he gets closer the vehicle's engine starts and the car drives off of the edge of the cliff. This Easter Egg only happens if the role player is in a helicopter. It can't be seen while on foot nevertheless, if the histrion approaches the scene on pes from the lesser of the cliff, he/she run across the vehicle crash and it is possible that it can land on the player.
The theme of major heists in GTA Five is heavily inspired by the 1995 film Heat, which is prepare in Los Angeles, the city Los Santos is based on. Michael De Santa seems to be loosely based on the film's principal character, Neil McCauley, as both are seasoned bank robbers and leaders of crews; in fact, Michael's default gray adjust is well-nigh identical to one that McCauley wears prominently during the film. Furthermore, the armored car heist in the game is an virtually exact recreation of the opening sequence of the film. Devin Weston'south habit of calling people "slick" is apparently some other reference to Estrus, in which the character Michael Ceritto is explicitly said to constantly refer to people using the term "slick". Heat previously inspired the mission "Iii Leaf Clover" in GTA IV.
The make name of the coffeehouse chain Cool Beans may exist a reference to an iconic scene from the cult comedy film Hot Rod, where the words "cool beans" are repeated numerous times.
In GTA Online, the honour for sub-machine gun kills, "SMG Head", is likely a reference to the British sci-fi sitcom Ruby Dwarf and its frequent utilise of the term "smeghead".
The White Hockey Mask, which can be purchased at Vespucci Film Masks, is a major reference to Jason Voorhees, the main protagonist of the Friday the 13th slasher film series.
- A set of "Sack Slasher" masks were added in the Halloween Surprise update. These resemble the sack mask used by Jason Voorhees in the first two Fri the 13th movies, before acquiring his iconic hockey mask.
The Norman Bates easter egg.

At the Sonar Collections Dock near Paleto Bay, there is a detect-board showing multiple adds with one of them proverb "Norman Baits - The Female parent of all catches!" This is a reference to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and the leading character, Norman Bates', relationship with his mother, Norma.
The dog that Franklin speaks to during Take a chance Assessment could maybe be a reference to the famous dog Lassie. It could also be a reference to the film A Male child and His Dog.
The Valkyrie helicopter, included in the Heists Update, is named in reference to the embankment assail sequence from Apocalypse Now, where the US Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong village in a fleet of helicopters (mostly Bell UH-1 helicopters, the predecessor of the helicopter on which the Valkyrie is based) while listening to Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries".
A clown mask introduced in the Heists Update bears a resemblance to the mask worn by The Joker in The Nighttime Knight, during the banking concern robbery in the opening scene.
- Additionally it may exist a reference to the clown mask worn by some of the characters in Payday: The Heist and Payday 2.
The trip sequence in the mission Did Somebody Say Yoga? references multiple Hollywood movies:
- Information technology resembles Stanley Kubrick'south 2001: A Space Odyssey . Similar to the start of the trip, the movie starts with apes, which represent early on humans, and ends with the protagonist going out of a spaceship into a colorful and trippy "star-gate".
- The flying sequence may also reference the film The Big Lebowski, in which The Dude takes drugs and hallucinates that he's flying over a dark Los Angeles, the urban center that Los Santos is based after.
- The appearance of the aliens that abduct Michael and often appear recurrently throughout the storyline acquit similarities to the xenomorphs from the Aliens films.
  - All these references, in addition to the fact that Michael is watching a vintage motion-picture show in the initial cutscene of the mission, further emphasis his passion for movie house and how it reflects in the style he sees his life, even after influencing some of the heists he plans.
There is a dark-green-ish filter in the Rockstar Editor named "Morpheus". This could be a reference to the 1999 movie The Matrix, in which Morpheus was a major graphic symbol, reflecting the motion picture's distinctive dark-green-filtered aesthetics.
A volume named "American History Y" tin exist seen in 3671 Whispymound Drive. This is a reference to the 1998 movie American History X.
The design of the Shotaro is heavily influenced by the light cycles from the Tron movies, more specifically the redesigned version featured in Tron: Legacy. The clarification as well makes a reference to the films, stating that the cycle had its "energy trail" decommissioned.
The description of the Vindicator states that the vehicle was "bold and futuristic when y'all commencement saw these feet forwards motorcycles in 80s anime". This is a reference to the 1988 Japanese blitheness Akira, in which protagonist Kaneda rides an iconic retro futuristic bike. Said bike was stated to be one of the major design influences of the Honda NM4, the motorbike on which the Vindicator mostly takes inspiration from.
- The previously mentioned Shotaro bike as well references Akira, with its name being derived from protagonist Shotaro Kaneda.
The "Hypnotic Conflicting" masks added in the Halloween Surprise are designed afterwards the aliens in the John Carpenter cult fim They Alive.
The Digiscanner bears a strong resemblance, both in advent and part, to the P.K.Due east. Meter, a device in the Ghostbusters movies.
At that place is an outdoor ad for a Drone Chatterbot smartphone, bearing the slogan "this is the drone you've been looking for". This is an obvious reference to the line "these aren't the droids you're looking for" from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Sometimes, when Trevor kills someone, he will say "Yous're out of your element!". This is a reference to a line from The Big Lebowski.
Capolavoro mostly references and parodies 1960s European cinema, with some distinguishable influences.
- The cinematography is extremely like to that seen in Federico Fellini's 8½.
- Information technology shares similarities with Ingmar Begman's Persona, notably the use of a seemingly disjointed dream sequence as an introduction and the reflections on the nature of picture palace. The two intervening women might besides be a reference to Elisabet and Alma.
- The use of horses as recurrent symbolism is likely a nod to Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev
In that location could be a reference to the Movie Blood-red Canis familiaris. Southward-Westward of the Sonar Collections Dock, is a Dust-Red dog side by side to a pickup truck, this might be a nod towards Red Dog, a dog whose master was killed in a car accident, and the dog traveled the globe looking for him.
In Floyd'due south apartment, a blimp frog somewhat resembling Kermit the Frog can be seen sitting on a shelf.
When asking a taxi driver to become faster, he may reply with "Hold on to your butt!", a line from Jurassic Park.
If the player stands effectually long enough in an Ammu-Nation store, the cashier will talk most "a pregnant lady who bought a flamethrower earlier", referencing Blues Brothers.

References to television

Trevor's calculator watch is a nod to Walter White from Breaking Bad, every bit both habiliment the exact same sentinel and both are in the methamphetamine business.
- Some other possible reference to Breaking Bad is the usage of the Journey (a vehicle partially based on the Fleetwood Bastard) in the online mission Meth'd Upwardly, in which the player must steal a Journey containing a unspecified quantity of meth, to bargain to a Hispanic gang. An RV was used to cook and store meth in the start 3 seasons of Breaking Bad, with the protagonist's dealing it to members of a cartel.
  - The description of the RV on Cashfordeaddreams.com is another reference to this.
In Blaine County, a imperial dinosaur that can be seen side by side to a diner looks like Barney from the childrens' bear witness Barney & Friends.
A poster reference to the X-Files.

A poster can exist constitute within Lester's Firm, depicting a flying saucer and the phrase "Accept the truth", a reference to Fox Mulder's "I Desire to Believe" poster in X-Files.
In the Tuner section of the available wheels in Los Santos Community, in that location is a design chosen "Fujiwara" - a clear nod to the Initial D manga/anime protagonist Takumi Fujiwara. The wheel pattern is besides identical on the blueprint used his car, a Toyota Corolla "Sprinter" Trueno AE86, used in the series.
- The 'RB26-32R' and '4AG-86' decals on the Los Santos Fire Department and Los Santos Medical Center variants of the Ambulance may besides exist references to Initial D, as both the Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) and Toyota AE86 were featured in the series.
Good Aids Chemist's shop is a reference to the British satirical bear witness Brass Heart, where the host in ane episode speaks out in support of people with "good AIDS" (who caught the virus 'through no fault of their own') and condemning those who have "bad AIDS" (who caught it through having gay sex or drug abuse). This is the second Brass Eye reference in the series, after the racehorse named Shatner's Bassoon on the Inside Rail betting machines in GTA San Andreas.
Ii of the deputy sheriffs that appear in the mission The Paleto Score, are named Grimes and Kirkman, with is a reference to Rick Grimes and Robert Kirkman, both respectively, the protagonist and author of the popular comic volume serial The Walking Dead.
There is a car tuning garage shut to the Vanilla Unicorn chosen Car Tune Network. This is a reference to the Idiot box station Cartoon Network.
On the radio station Due west Coast Classics, DJ Pooh talks about a new smartphone app called Digipun. This may exist a reference to the animated serial Digimon.
Sometimes a person can exist found outside the Vanilla Unicorn at night texting. When passing nearly him, one of the lines he might say is "I sent that bitch a smiley face, bitches beloved smiley faces!", referencing the popular line from the show The Town.
On the in-game website theinternetisahellhole.com, the site states "You remember sitting in forepart of the Television receiver equally a kid - watching a magical earth where every kind of problem was solved within an hour. Families were funny and sometimes had pet aliens or two parents of the same sex simply were all heterosexual.". These are allusions to both the television series ALF and My Two Dads, respectively.
In the mission Expressionless Man Walking at that place is a paper on a corkboard on the tiptop flooring with two names on it: Dexter Fisher and Morgan Price, peradventure a reference to Dexter Morgan. Fisher-Price is also a major American toy manufacturer.

References to music and musicians

The Monroe is likely named afterward the vocaliser Matt Monro, who sang the vocal at the outset of the movie The Italian Job, which featured an orange Lamborghini Miura (the automobile on which the Monroe mostly takes inspiration from).
There is a calendar featured in multiple locations, namely inside the Merryweather base of operations in Elysian Island (Seen over the safe in Stocks and Scares), with a picture of a Reefer and a caption saying "I'k on a boat!", referencing the Lonely Isle vocal I'm on a Gunkhole.
The design used for the Organ Farm billboard depicts a clutched bleeding middle similar to the one depicted on the embrace of the Greenish Day anthology, American Idiot.
The boondocks of Sandy Shores is a reference to the English language vocaliser Sandie Shaw.
The Palmer-Taylor Power Station is a reference to the 1980s supergroup The Power Station, which featured members Robert Palmer, John and Andy Taylor.
The "Royal Haze" filter in the Rockstar Editor is a reference to the eponymous Jimi Hendrix vocal.
In Vinewood, graffiti written on a wall that states "Karma - it's a chameleon" can exist found. This is a reference to the Culture Lodge'due south song, Karma Chameleon.
The gilded medal requirement called "Can't Touch This" for the mission Complications is a reference to the song U Can't Impact This by MC Hammer.

References to literature

Marlowe Vineyards and Marlowe Bulldoze'due south proper name is probably a nod to the character Phillip Marlowe, a famous fictional individual heart from Raymond Chandler'south novels. The novels were by and large fix in Los Angeles.
The Intimacy trilogy, written past Terry Bolan, is a parody of the E.L. James Fifty Shades trilogy.
A volume named "Twelve Hungry Women" can be seen in 3671 Whispymound Drive. This is a reference to the 1954 drama Twelve Aroused Men.
In Marriage Counseling, Michael quotes the biblical verse "It's a foolish man who builds his house in sand", which Franklin recognizes equally belonging to the gospel of Matthew.
Some other biblical reference is the Leviathan, named after the eponymous bounding main monster from the Quondam Testament.
A mural can exist plant in Textile City containing the Grantland Rice poem "Alumnus Football" written around it.
The name of the Online mission War and Pieces is a reference to the title of the Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy novel State of war and Peace.
Another Online mission, Method in the Madness, is named after the Hamlet quote "Though this be madness, yet there'southward method in it".
In certain situations, a female pedestrian can be heard shouting "Seven hells!", which is a common maxim in the A Vocal of Ice and Fire book series by George R. R. Martin.

References to other media

Among piles of trash is an edition of the Daily Rag newspaper. The title reads "Narwal? Salary?", which is a reference to the saying "The Narwhal bacons at midnight". This is a reference to the popular website Reddit.

The "Deep Five" wheels resembles the Ando 5-spoke V2 wheels from the mobile game Fast and Furious 6: The Game.
Sometimes when switching to Trevor while not on a mission, he and another human being in front of him will exist riding a Faggio and Trevor volition say, "We are scooter brothers! Scooooter brothers!" This is a reference to 4PP (4PlayerPodcast).
- A new cap was included in the Cunning Stunts update, referencing the 4PP scooter brothers video.
In Strawberry, there is a graffiti in an alleyway that resembles Nyan Cat.
Within Lester's safehouse, to the right of his bedroom, there are some activity figures that closely resemble Master Main from Halo, Superman and Black Adam from the DC Universe, presumably Han Solo from Star Wars and two other figures. Below the figures is a replica of the Excalibur sword.

Developed humor

In the Los Santos Country Club, there is a golf sign saying, "169 Yards."
"69" is graffitied on the back of the Vinewood Sign.
The name of the shop Liquor Ace sounds like "lick her ass" when said aloud.
- At that place is some other shop called Liquor Hole and when said aloud, it sounds like "Lick Her Hole."
- Another shop is named "Boutique Hall". It is a reference to "Booty Phone call".
- There is another shop named "Lettuce Be". Prounounced "Let Us Be" (homosexuality / to potency)
The two tires used as the Tire Nutz logo line upward with a silo behind them to class male genitals from a certain bending.

GTA V has 69 storyline missions. This is virtually likely unintentional.
In Vinewood Hills, there is a house (near the runaway bride's dwelling) with a garden gnome leaning forrad with his pants down, every bit if he is ready for anal sexual practice/mooning.
In Michael's bedchamber, at that place's a copy of the Kama Sutra on the nighttime tabular array.
After switching to Michael in his dwelling house, sometimes when he suddenly enters his room and his wife is on the bed, Amanda says that thought she had locked the door, and throws abroad a dildo, then goes to slumber.
Wiwang (wee wang) is the make of various air conditioning units installed on building rooftops and the acceleration radio in police force cars.
Cunning Stunt University, seen every bit Goggle box commercials, is a spoonerism. Switching around the C in cunning and St in stunt makes the phrase "Stunning Cunt University."
- This is also a reference to the Carmageddon video game series, in which a Cunning Stunt bonus is granted after landing the car on all four wheels afterwards spinning through the air.
The road layout for the "Freeway" street race resembles a crude cartoon of a penis and testicles when viewed from higher up (best seen on the Rockstar Social Lodge page ).
On a billboard at San Andreas Avenue at that place'southward an advertisement for a show chosen Prison Bitches, with the subtitle "break out before they break you in" which is a crude reference to prison rape. The show is shown on MeTV.
The under construction building Mile High Club shares its name with a slang term applying to individuals who have sex aboard an in-flight shipping.
In the construction site bump-off mission, a manufactory who developes the sites building materials is named Fap, which is a slang term for masturbation.
Fabien'southward Yoga positions stand for the Kama Sutra.
In Exercising Demons - Franklin, when approaching Mary-Ann, she starts her counting at 69, and refers to the triathlon as a threeway.
Having sexual practice with a prostitute will increase the histrion's stamina skill.

When seen from loftier higher up, the roller coaster'southward tracks resemble male genitalia.
In all Rob'south liquor stores at that place's an advertising for Pisswasser featuring a daughter with a bottle of Pißwasser in her mouth.
If the player goes to whatever fruit stand in Blaine Canton or Sandy Shores, on a table in that location are two oranges together with a assistant on superlative of it, resembling a penis.

Two oranges and a banana resembling the shape of a penis seen in a fruit stand.

Three rocks forming a shape of a penis can be found in M Theft Machine V in the Great Ocean Highway in Thou Mountain Country Wilderness.
In West Vinewood, near the Hardcore Comic Store, there's a clothing store called Surface with ii signs who advertise something (probably a mode make) chosen Bocchino, which is Italian for blowjob; the logo of the brand features an opened adult female's mouth.
In Del Perro Pier there's a souvenir shop called The Sea Discussion which sounds similar "the c word", a way to say "cunt".
One of the colors that tin be picked for neon lights is chosen Gilt Shower, a term for urinating over someone.
If the thespian equips an unbuttoned sports jacket with the "Happiness is State" T-shirt introduced through the Independence Day Update, office of the word "Happiness" is cut out and "piness" is left, a word that sounds similar to "penis" is taken how it's pronounced usually into business relationship. It'southward unknown if this is intentional or not.
At Los Santos International Airport, the intercom can occasionally say "Paging Michael Chase". This is because Mike is short for Michael, and the proper name "Mike Hunt" sounds like to the words "my cunt".

References to real life people and events

There is a existent life assassin called Michael Townley who carried out many political assassinations.
The 2011 London riots in the UK are mentioned on the LS Benders radio commercial.
The character Poppy Mitchell mayhap mocks Lindsay Lohan.
A hurricane flooding Freedom City is mentioned on Weazel News, Radio Mirror Park, Bless Your Heart, and Michael'southward TV during the Mr. Philips mission, referring to Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of New York Urban center and New Bailiwick of jersey.
The Syrian uprising mentioned by the host of Non Stop Pop 100.7.
The Common cold State of war is mentioned on the radio.
Leonora Johnson's murder is a clear reference to the Black Dahlia murder: the victim, Elizabeth Short, was found murdered and severely mutilated on January 15, 1947 in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. Some of her wounds, like cuts on her breasts and portions of flesh removed, are similar to Leonora'due south. The murder was also referenced in Fifty.A. Noire.
In Vinewood, there is a large mural featuring the heads of Marilyn Monroe, Charles Chaplin, John Wayne and Elvis Presley.
Just outside of Sandy Shores is a small hill painted and engraved with many words and pictures relating to aliens and UFOs. One of the engravings is '6EQUJ5'. This is a reference to the famous Wow! signal, a mysterious and controversial radio signal from infinite detected in 1977 that many believe originated from an artificial interstellar source.
Mosley Auto Service on Strawberry Avenue is a reference to Max Mosley, former FIA President.
On the north shore of the Alamo Sea, north of the westernmost dock is a run downward house with a tapdancing hillbilly exterior. He is marked on your radar as a friend, while a woman sits nearby and watches on. This is a reference to Jesco White from the documentary "The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia".
Weazel News occasionally references the poor country of the healthcare program in the United States.
Bath Salts and cannibalism were mentioned in a radio segment advertising toilet cleaner, which is a reference to the Miami Cannibal Attack, in which a man suspected to be on bath salts attacked a human and bit off most of his face.
The new hundred dollar nib is mentioned in Radio Los Santos.
According to Curtis Weaver, there was a sit-in sit-in outside The Exchange in Algonquin, Liberty Urban center. Which is a reference of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement that started in New York City in 2011.
The Valentine'due south Day Massacre Special content pack is named after the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre - a gangland shooting which occurred on February xiv, 1929.
The Gusenberg Sweeper is named after hitman Frank Gusenberg who was shot and killed past a Thompson submachine gun in the shooting.
There is a character model that looks exactly like Vin Diesel.
The Truffade Adder on Portola Drive refers to the well-known Bijan's Bugatti Veyron commonly seen in Rodeo Drive in the exact same parking space.
The wreck of the T-34 tank can be found in the scrapyard called Rogers Salvage and Flake. The design of this wrecked tank looked exactly like its real life counterpart, the T-34-85. Also, the proper noun comes from its real life counterpart.
The Richman Mansion, located immediately due west of the golf lodge, is a recreation of ii real-life mansions: the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills and the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills. The front contains the entryway, porte cochere, and fountain area of the Greystone. The edifice architecture, window locations, etc. are all near-matches. Behind the firm is the Playboy Mansion'southward famous grotto, and each dark the grounds host a party that the characters can visit. Although the mansion is featured in a GTA Online mission, information technology is not featured in any unmarried-player storyline missions, making its existence a bit of an Easter egg for players who explore the residential areas of Los Santos.
In Franklin'south house, there is a baseball bailiwick of jersey which has the number iii with the surname being "Palmer". This may very well be a reference to current NFL quarterback Carson Palmer, who has worn number 3 for the Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals.
A book named "The Black" tin can exist seen in 3671 Whispymound Drive. This is a reference to the 1954 drama Twelve Angry Men.
Rednecks in Sandy Shores can be heard proverb "You done goofed" when provoked. This is likely a reference to a 2010 video made past Jessi Slaughter, in which her male parent yells the phrase on camera as a result of Jessi beingness cyberbullied.
The chicken statue in front of the Clucking Bong Farms has a traffic cone on height of information technology. This is perhaps a reference to the Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow, every bit it has become a tradition to place a traffic cone on top of its caput.
The political race between Sue Murry and Jock Cranley is a reference to a stereotypical election between far-left and far-correct politicians.
- Jock Cranley's personality and groundwork is a reference to Republican politicians such as Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Donald Trump (though Trump did not run for office as a Republican until after GTA 5'due south release) who were formerly Hollywood actors.

References to real-world vehicles

In the Sports section of the available wheels, at that place is a design called "Duper 7". This bike design is based on base Nissan GT-R models produced between 2007 and 2010.
- "Lozspeed Mk.V" is based on the wheels of the Ferrari 458 Italia.
- "Diamond Cut" is based on the wheels of the pre-facelift Porsche 997 Turbo. The real life wheels are known by the same name in the game.
- "Mercie" resembles the wheels on the Bentley Continental GT Supersports.
- "Synthetic Z" resembles the aftermarket bike; Bbs RK.
- "Endo 5.one" and "Endo v.two" resembles the Volk TE37 series. "Endo" is likewise a Japanese surname.
- "Uzer" resembles the aftermarket wheel; Volk CE28.
- "Nuance VIP" resembles the aftermarket wheel; Hamann Edition RACE.
- "Super Five" resembles the aftermarket wheel; Vossen CV3.
In the SUV section of the bachelor wheels, there is a wheel named "VIP". The name refers to a civilisation famous in Nihon, and this wheel is i of the most pop designs in the specified market. It is based on an aftermarket cycle; the Lowenhart LD1.
- "Bippu" is the nickname and unofficial pronunciation for "VIP" in Japanese. There is likewise a cycle in the SUV section in this proper name, designed later on another popular cycle.
- "LozSpeed Baller" is based on the optional "Neptune" wheels of the Maserati Granturismo.
- "Royal Six" is based on the wheels of the 2011 Nissan GT-R Egoist
In the High-Finish section of wheels, there are more wheels based on real-life luxury cars and aftermarket manufactured wheels:-
- "Shadow" is based on the wheels of the Lamborghini Reventón.
- "Hypher" is based on the wheels of the Aston Martin V12 Zagato.
- "Blade" is based on the wheels of the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640.
- "Split Ten" is based on the wheels of the BMW M3 E92.
The Bullet occasionally spawns painted in calorie-free blue with orange lateral stripes as a secondary color. This is a reference to the distinctive Gulf Oil racing livery applied to several real-life GT40 race cars in the 1960s, the Bullet beingness based on the modern-day version of the GT40, the Ford GT.
The Los Santos Medical Center and Los Santos Fire Department variants of the Ambulance have small decals on the bottoms of their front end doors that read '4AG-86' and 'RB26-32R', respectively, referring to the Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) and Toyota AE86 along with their engines, the RB26DETT and 4A-GE.