The actor behind Michael in Grand Theft Auto V, Ned Luke, brazenly endorsed Lucia, the playable feminine protagonist, within the extremely anticipated GTA 6.
As a part of our IGN’s GTFM video sequence, Luke was seen chatting with my colleague Akeem Lawanson. Throughout the interview, Luke described the importance of Lucia as one of many two playable protagonists in GTA 6 whereas additionally addressing the claims that Rockstar has gone “woke” for including her as one of many playable characters.
“Lucia’s onerous, man. Within the trailer, she appeared good. You get a number of these clowns out right here going, ‘Rockstar’s going woke, they’re caving into the wokeness of the world,'” Luke mentioned. “To begin with, there’s been different feminine protagonists previously, however not in one thing as big as this.”
As Luke factors out, it’s a well-documented indisputable fact that a couple of video games within the Grand Theft Auto sequence supplied a feminine protagonist. Exterior of the plain one being the feminine customized character you can also make in GTA On-line, each Grand Theft Auto and the Sport Boy Colour (GBC) model of Grand Theft Auto II had not less than one feminine protagonist in every recreation you possibly can play as.
But, Luke’s level of mentioning the importance of Lucia within the subsequent installment remains to be important. Past what has already been identified, since leaping into the third dimension, the Grand Theft Auto sequence has been a important and industrial hit for Rockstar, with GTA 5 being a significant success since its launch in 2013.
GTA 6 is presently in growth with a 2025 launch window. Past the identify of our two protagonists and the affirmation that it is going to be set in a fictionalized model of Florida known as Leonida, Rockstar has but to share extra in-depth particulars. Till then, try 99 particulars we found within the first GTA 6 trailer.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You possibly can comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.