

Following the loss, he hands over his garage to Johnson, before leaving San Andreas with Catalina. He become involved with Catalina, who had recently split up with Carl Johnson, before racing CJ in a losing effort. events of grand theft auto: san andreas Racing with Carl Johnsonīy 1992, Claude was as a top contender in an illegal racing ring and owned an abandoned garage in Doherty, San Fierro. Nothing is known about Claude's life. Rockstar Games, however, has stated that by 2001, Claude is definitely a drifter, probably from the west coast, new to Liberty City, with no known family and that his surname may or may not be Speed. Rockstar have confessed that there wasn't "any one single inspiration" for Claude, but that they liked the idea of a "strong, silent killer, who would be juxtaposed with all of these neurotic and verbose mobsters in an amusing way." They said that he seems "stronger and in control", while other people seem "weaker and frantic." An image of Claude is displayed in an updated high definition form.Ĭlaude's heritage and nationality is unfortunately unknown. In Grand Theft Auto Online, players can choose what their character looks like by selecting between different parents Claude is one of the parents available, meaning that players can select Claude, so that their character has a level of resemblance to him. Despite rumours, Rockstar "at no point" planned to make Claude a speaking protagonist. Claude continues to stay silent during his cameo appearances in San Andreas. At one point during the course of a game, Maria makes a telephone call to one of the in-game radio stations, explaining that she "met a new man" but "he don't talk too much". When questioned about this topic, Rockstar stated that " had so many other problems to solve and this did not seem like a major issue". Ĭlaude is never seen or heard uttering a single word throughout his appearances (excluding quiet grunts when he is injured or killed).

Claude's outfit is also unlockable in Grand Theft Auto IV. He also has dark brown hair with his fringe sticking out. Throughout almost the entire story of Grand Theft Auto III, Claude is seen wearing a black leather jacket with a black T-shirt underneath, green cargo pants, and blue trainers with white soles. When asked to confirm such debate, Rockstar Games simply stated that his surname "may or may not be Speed". This is due to the same first names, manner of attire, and physical appearances. There is much speculation whether or not Claude from Grand Theft Auto III is the main protagonist from Grand Theft Auto 2, named "Claude Speed". Although his name can be found within GTA III's text and data files, it is not officially mentioned until Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Claude only cares about the money and the one thing that he really truly wants is taking revenge from the woman that betrayed him,catalina.Ĭlaude's name is never disclosed in the game. Claude doesn't give a crap about anyone and is completely emotionless,to the point where he will betray even his closest friends or bosses. He always keeps his mouth shut in all of his appearances. 3.2 events of grand theft auto: san andreasĬlaude is a calm,serious and quick to resort to violence kind of guy.
