It’s no surprise that all anyone can talk about today is the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, which Rockstar released early yesterday after a leaker posted it to Twitter/X. Already, devs are praising it, fans are dissecting it, and skeptics are critiquing it. But my favorite discourse so far has to be the effusive praise for the unquestionable star of the trailer: Lucia.me after watching the GTA 6 trailer #GTAVI #grandtheftauto #GTA6 #Lucia pic.twitter.com/qECgMtVfzd— Shelby 🐰 (@Shellbunny_) December 4, 2023 Lucia already carrying GTA 6#GTA6 pic.twitter.com/RnjtqL5mBo— Soft (@Soft20971248581) December 5, 2023 This will live rent free in my head until 2025, I’ll give Lucia everything and carve a path of destruction for her. pic.twitter.com/mHkTT6hQm1— Anarchy (@LiveWire4K) December 5, 2023 While Lucia is technically sharing the protagonist role in GTA 6 with another character, Jason, Lucia’s role in the first trailer is far more prominent. She opens the trailer by echoing past GTA intros and explaining why she’s here in the first place (“Bad luck, I guess.”) and performs a wide range of roles across the trailer from calculating criminal to joyous, no-holds-barred party girl.I’m starting to wonder if I watched the same GTA 6 trailer as everyone because i did not once focus on the male protag, i dont even know his name lmao. Lucia already has me in a chokehold— whitney🕸️ (@whitneysvision) December 5, 2023 Lucia is about to become one of my FAVORITE GTA protagonists! Can just feel it! pic.twitter.com/oA7suAVyC8— 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 (@RuleTimeSpace) December 5, 2023 -Lucia do you know why you’re here ?-Bad luck, i guess… pic.twitter.com/X3Z2ejO1aK— code créateur : iqbinks (@iqbinks) December 5, 2023 The trailer goes out of its way to establish her as witty, smart, fun, competent, beautiful, and complex. So it’s no shock that a large segment of the internet is already in love with her:I will ONLY be playing as Lucia 😤 pic.twitter.com/sD3txXFJAS— 𝒮𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦 🏳️⚧️ ★ ʀᴇʙᴇʟ ᴍᴏᴏɴ (@SnyderQueen_) December 5, 2023 i think she can fix me #GTA6trailer #GTA6 #lucia pic.twitter.com/N2rVPKavUl— Cam (@CZavvv) December 5, 2023 What’s y’all’s opinion on the character Lucia? Here’s my opinion on Lucia!1. She looks badass and amazing!2. Lucia will be the main character I play the most as! 3. The Lucia character model looks so realistic and amazing and I cannot wait to play as Lucia!! 🌴🌴 pic.twitter.com/BBitWXK3Ed— Brandon coggins (@Brandoncoggin18) December 5, 2023 Her prominence is especially notable and celebration-worthy given the series’ history with leading ladies over the years. While some have praised her as the very first female protagonist in GTA history, that’s not actually true — both the original GTA and GTA 2 (well, the GBC version) featured playable ladies, and GTA Online also allows players to create a custom character that can be either male or female. But from this trailer alone, Lucia already stands to be the most prominent woman the series has ever featured, and represents a significant shift from the studio’s philosophy for GTA 5 in particular. All of which likely plays into the reasons why Rockstar was so eager to show her off, and why women in particular are so thrilled at how cool she is.She’s ✨💅🔥Lucia🌟💖💥He’s just 🙂Jason👍 pic.twitter.com/nj0TGv64Zv— 🟧DanDeeAyyVI🟪 (@FineNDanDee) December 5, 2023 I’M NEVER GETTING OVER LUCIA!!!! GTA’s first female protag and she’s latina? wiwijwiieiewiw pic.twitter.com/aEqKeXM9Po— ⛄️ (@dvveet) December 4, 2023 She may not technically be the first female protagonist for R*, but she is however the first major female protagonist with the focus being almost entirely on her alreadyLucia is by far the highlight of the trailer, I can’t wait to see more in the coming months! #GTA6 pic.twitter.com/9A8ya4vSzM— FerociousWraith (@FerociousWraith) December 5, 2023 Earlier this year, when GTA 6 first leaked online, there was some degree of trepidation that Rockstar would be able to pull off a female lead given the series’ history of portraying half the population. But Lucia is one hell of a great start for GTA 6, and I know I’m not alone in wanting to see a lot more of her in future trailers leading up to the game’s 2025 release.lucia save me…lucia…save me lucia pic.twitter.com/gMAL1tL2Yu— chloe ✂️ | gen v era (@notthatchloe) December 4, 2023 If you don’t have time to tear this trailer reveal apart yourself, don’t worry, we’re working on it for you. We’ve covered the real-life inspirations of many of the trailer’s scenes, PC gamers’ reactions to the game currently only being listed for consoles, and the wider industry reactions to the trailer. We also noticed that GTA 7 started trending on social media after the trailer launched (we uh, might be waiting a while for that one).Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
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