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GTA VI debuts a protagonist duo: Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. Rockstar has confirmed who they are, that you can switch between them, and what they share, plus six named supporting characters; it also told Edge how their relationship and their criminal profile are measured. About the plot, almost nothing. Here's what's confirmed, with the gaps left as gaps.

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  1. Jason and Lucia, the protagonist duo
  2. How the playable duo works
  3. Their relationship: four levels
  4. The Criminal Profile: from "Professional" to "Irredeemable"
  5. Lucia: why she's a first for the series
  6. The supporting cast, one by one
  7. What Rockstar hasn't said about the cast
  8. Where each of them sits in Leonida

Jason and Lucia, the protagonist duo

Jason Duval is a former Army soldier who worked for drug runners in the Leonida Keys. Lucia Caminos is the series' first non-optional female protagonist and was held at Leonida Penitentiary. The story kicks off with a failed heist that forces the two to protect each other. The Bonnie-and-Clyde comparison you read everywhere is the press's shorthand, not a Rockstar description, though the setup does invite it.

How the playable duo works

Rockstar has confirmed you can switch between Jason and Lucia, even mid-mission, and that money, hideouts and wanted level are shared. That last part has consequences: whatever one of them does with the police, the other inherits. Edge, which watched Rob Nelson play for 90 minutes, reports that you switch when the story allows it, as in GTA V, and also mid-chase: in a motorbike pursuit, one drives, which the AI handles, and the other shoots. What isn't confirmed is whether each has their own skills the way GTA V's three did.

Their relationship: four levels

According to Edge, Jason and Lucia's relationship is measured on a scale of four levels and rises with the time they spend together: walking on the beach, cycling, training at the gym once they buy the membership, or driving together. You can define how close they are and perhaps their legal status (Rob Nelson neither confirms nor denies whether they can marry), but they can't split up for good. Nelson sums up the starting point: the story opens with the two of them wanting to be together and giving the relationship another chance, which over the course of the game can be kept or lost.

The Criminal Profile: from "Professional" to "Irredeemable"

Rockstar told Edge that a Criminal Profile tracks how Jason and Lucia behave, on a scale running from "Professional" to "Irredeemable", with angel and devil icons. There's room to choose: you can incapacitate an enemy instead of killing them, or threaten and intimidate before turning to violence, and whoever shoots first ends up with a violent profile. According to Rockstar, the profile influences how the story unfolds. What you can't do, Edge says, is give up crime entirely, though leaving it behind is a central theme of the story.

Lucia: why she's a first for the series

She's the first non-optional female protagonist in a numbered GTA, and the qualifier matters. GTA III and IV put you behind a single fixed male lead, and GTA V behind three. The first GTA let you pick a character from a roster that included women, and in GTA Online you build your own. So the new part isn't a playable woman: it's that here she isn't an option you can skip.

The supporting cast, one by one

Rockstar has revealed six profiles around the couple. Close to Jason sit Cal Hampton, a paranoid friend, and Brian Heder, drug runner and his landlord. On the organized-crime side, Raul Bautista, an experienced bank robber, and Boobie Ike, a criminal entrepreneur with businesses in Vice City. From the music scene, Dre'Quan Priest, co-owner of the Only Raw Records label, and the duo Real Dimez, made up of Bae-Luxe and Roxy. Each profile, in Rockstar's own words, is below.

What Rockstar hasn't said about the cast

It has named no antagonist. It hasn't confirmed whether a third character is playable. It has announced no cameos from GTA V or from 2002's Vice City. It hasn't published a voice cast: names circulate, but none of them come from a Rockstar statement, so we don't print them. And it hasn't explained how the supporting cast know each other. When it does, the source will be the Newswire.

Where each of them sits in Leonida

The cast spreads across the state. Jason's past is in the Leonida Keys, the archipelago to the south. Boobie Ike's businesses and Dre'Quan Priest's label place a good chunk of the cast in Vice City itself. That's a reading of the profiles, not a confirmation of which region any mission plays in: Rockstar hasn't detailed that.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Can you switch between Jason and Lucia?

    Yes. Rockstar has confirmed you alternate between them, even during missions, and that they share money, hideouts and wanted level. Edge reports that you switch when the story allows it, as in GTA V, and even mid-chase.

  • How does Jason and Lucia's relationship grow?

    By spending time together. According to Edge, it's measured in four levels and rises with beach walks, cycling, gym sessions or driving together. They can be closer or more distant, but they can't split up for good.

  • What is the Criminal Profile in GTA VI?

    A scale that tracks how Jason and Lucia behave, from "Professional" to "Irredeemable", with angel and devil icons. Rockstar told Edge that incapacitating instead of killing, or threatening before shooting, counts, and that the profile influences how the story unfolds.

  • Is Lucia the first female protagonist in the main series?

    She's the first non-optional female protagonist in a numbered GTA. The first GTA let you choose from a roster that included women, and GTA Online has you build your own character, but no numbered GTA had ever required playing as a woman.

  • Who are the supporting characters?

    The confirmed ones are Cal Hampton, Boobie Ike, Dre'Quan Priest, the duo Real Dimez (Bae-Luxe and Roxy), Raul Bautista and Brian Heder. Rockstar has given a short description of each and little else.

  • Can you create a character, or customize Jason and Lucia?

    Creating a character, no: GTA VI has two fixed protagonists, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, and Rockstar has announced no character creator for story mode. No numbered GTA has ever had one; the creator belongs to GTA Online. Customizing the two you get is confirmed, though: the pre-order bonus itself includes period outfits and hairstyles for Jason and Lucia, plus a weapon pattern, so appearance does change even if the character isn't yours to pick. How much customization there is beyond that, Rockstar hasn't detailed.

  • Is there a third playable character like in GTA V?

    Not confirmed. Rockstar has presented GTA VI with two playable protagonists; GTA V had three, so the comparison writes itself, but assuming a third today is assuming.

  • Who is GTA VI's antagonist?

    Rockstar hasn't named one. It also hasn't said who among the confirmed supporting cast is an ally and who isn't, so the role assignments people build out of trailer footage are community theories.

  • Does anyone return from GTA V or 2002's Vice City?

    Nothing confirmed. Rockstar has announced no cameos or links to earlier entries. For the 2002 game the setting works against it: that one sat in 1986, and GTA VI's trailers show a present day with social media in it.

  • Who voices Jason and Lucia?

    Rockstar hasn't published GTA VI's voice cast. Names have been circulating for months, but none of them come from an official statement, and we don't print a casting credit without a source.

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