Who inspired Ryder?

Did you know that Ryder from GTA: San Andreas was based off of Eazy-e?
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Who was Big Smoke inspired by?

He is based on the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
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Is CJ based on Tupac?

DJ Pooh compared CJ to Tupac Shakur in that he is fiercely dedicated to his family but becomes "cold-blooded" when necessary. CJ's physical appearance is modeled after Young Maylay.
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Who is Carl Johnson based on?

Carl Johnson, better known as CJ, is the playable lead of GTA San Andreas. However, the character was voiced and modeled after Young Maylay, the LA-based rapper.
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Who is Sweet Johnson based on?

Sweet is voiced by Faizon Love. His face is quite reminiscent to the iconic rapper, Ice Cube.
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Who is Ryder based off of?

His look is based off Eazy-E, a late rapper and vocalist of the rap group N.W.A., who was famous during the late eighties and early nineties. He died of AIDS complications in 1995.
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Who is Madd Dogg based on?

Madd Dogg's name appears to be based on rapper Snoop Dogg, and his appearance appears to gain influence from his voice actor Ice-T, as well as former N.W.A. members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Madd Dogg's "Forty Dogg" album resembles that of Tha Dogg Pound's real life album Dogg Food.
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Who is Jimmy from GTA based off of?

Many in the GTA 5 community still feel that the character was based on Jonah Hill's character from the movie Superbad, and the resemblance in personality and appearance is uncanny. Jimmy is one of the most divisive characters in GTA 5, as his unique brand of charm can honestly be very annoying at times.
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Who is Officer Tenpenny based on?

Frank Tenpenny is based off a real-life LAPD officer named Rafael Perez, who was a key figure in the LAPD Rampart Scandal in the late 1990s. That being said, he was seemingly inspired by Alonzo Harris from Training Day.
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Who killed CJ in GTA 5?

Killed in orders of Tenpenny, because he had proof of C.R.A.S.H.'s actions.
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Who is OG Loc supposed to be?

— OG Loc expressing his frustration, in Madd Dogg's Rhymes. Jeffrey Cross (or Jefferey Martin, as on the official GTA San Andreas website), known professionally as OG Loc, is a main character appearing, and later a minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He is voiced by Jonathan "Jas" Anderson.
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What did Ryder do to CJ?

Despite turning on his own gang and CJ, in the whole series of events, including the deadly hunt on him by CJ, Ryder never shows any attempt to kill or harm CJ, even when the latter finally kills him in the mission Pier 69, although this was mostly due to him not having any weapons to defend himself.
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Is CJ Grave in GTA 5?

And you'll actually be able to see it's actually CJ. You'll see his dead body just chilling in the ground. So anyway, night time comes over here, you can investigate the grave, and if you shine a flashlight at it, you can see.
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Is Sweet based on Eazy-E?

Its obvious that Ryder was based off of the rapper Eazy-E. I'm leaning towards the fact that Sweet is based off of Ice cube.
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Who were GTA SA characters based on?

The main characters in San Andreas are based on famous 90s Gangsta Rappers. Some of these are more obvious than others; Ryder is Eazy-E by any other name, given the obvious physical resemblence, and the parallel between Ryder and E in 'betraying' the hood and chasing money; Big Smoke is the Notorious B.I.G.
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Is Ice Cube in GTA?

(born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker who appears as a radio guest on West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto Online, as part of The Contract update.
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Who is Michael GTA based on?

While there are a few similarities between Michael De Santa and Tony Soprano, there are a LOT of similarities between Michael and the fictitious take on the heist man (albeit reality grounded and semi-accurate) Neil McCauley from director Michael Mann's 1995 crime-drama Heat.
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Was Samuel L. Jackson in GTA San Andreas?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game 2004) - Samuel L. Jackson as Officer Tenpenny - IMDb.
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Who are the families based on GTA?

The Families are possibly based upon the Crips gang in South Los Angeles, as they control the west side of South LS, just like Crips in real life. They also wear clothing with C's on them, and wear green because of Rockstar switching secondary colors of Crips and Bloods.
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Who is Lester based off of?

As reported by media outlets, Lester may be based heavily on Karl Rove, Senior Advisor and White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007.
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Who is Trevor based on?

Rockstar based Trevor's appearance on Ogg's physical appearance, while his personality was inspired by Charles Bronson. Grand Theft Auto V co-writer Dan Houser described Trevor as purely driven by desire and resentment. To make players care for the character, the designers gave the character more emotions.
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Who was Franklin based on GTA?

Take a look at Shawn Fonteno — the actor for Franklin — who works as a rapper as well! In fact, it seems that talent runs in the family. After all, he's also the older cousin, of Young Maylay, who played the iconic role of Carl Johnson himself from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas!
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Who is CJ in real life?

Christopher Bellard (born June 17, 1979), also known by his stage name Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer and actor based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main character of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Was Big Smoke a balla?

Big Smoke was a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who later defected to the Ballas, and made clandestine deals with the Los Santos Vagos and Russian Mafia, eventually becoming the most powerful crook in the criminal underworld of Los Santos.
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Who is OG Loc in real life?

Jeffrey Cross, better known as OG Loc, is a supporting antagonist in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the seventh installment of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. He was voiced by Jonathan Anderson.
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