GTA San Andreas Characters | Carl, Ryder, Smoke
Have you ever played GTA San Andreas and wondered about the game’s characters? Who are these characters and what do they really do? With over 250 characters, people don’t really remember who is a friend or an enemy in CJ’s story. The GTA San Andreas characters played an important role in CJ’s life. When you learn about them, you will better understand the game’s story. As Big Smoke or Ryder appeared as friends, they are the traitors in the game.
GTA SA Characters
Here are the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas characters.
- Big Smoke
- Ryder
- Frank Tenpenny
- Eddie Pulaski
- Cesar Vialpando
- Catalina
- The Truth
- Mike Toreno
- Wu Zi Mu (Woozie)
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Main Character of GTA San Andreas
The main GTA San Andreas character is Carl Johnson, who is known as CJ or Carl.
Carl Johnson
Voice Actor: Young Maylay
Character Story: Carl Johnson, CJ, is the main or playable character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Carl is the co-leader of his street gang, the Grove Street Families, which is rooted in Los Santos. In 1987, Carl leaves Los Santos after his brother’s death and goes to Liberty City. In 1992, he came back to Los Santos after his mother (Beverly Johnson) was murdered.
When he was returning home, some C.R.A.S.H members, Eddie Pulaski, Frank Tenpenny, and Jimmy Hernandez, stopped CJ. They told Carl to work for them, or otherwise they would frame him for the fake murder of police officer Ralph Pendelbury. When Carl came back, he got to know that his gang, the Grove Street Families, had almost lost his power.
Carl and his brother, Sweet, promise to make their gang, the Grove Street Families, powerful again. This is the story of Carl Johnson in GTA San Andreas, where he tries to get their power back without too much destruction.
Major GTA San Andreas Characters
The major characters in GTA San Andreas are CJ’s friends, enemies, or other important mission characters.
Sweet Johnson
Voice Actor: Faizon Love
Sweet Johnson is the leader of the gang, Grove Street Families, or the elder brother of Carl. The Ballas arranged a drive-by shooting to kill Sweet, but they missed and killed his mother, Beverly Johnson, mistakenly, and this is the reason why CJ came back to Los Santos. Without Carl, Sweet’s control over the gang becomes weak because the other gangs manufacture and sell drugs. When CJ returns, Sweet does not believe him, but later realizes that they both want the Grove Street Families’ power back.
Big Smoke
Voice Actor: Clifton Powell
Big Smoke is the beloved and highly ranked member of the Grove Street Families, but later he betrays his gang for the Ballas. After joining Ballas, Big Smoke becomes a powerful criminal in the underworld of Los Santos. He disbands the Grove Street Families and makes deals with the Russian Mafia and Vagos.
Ryder
Voice Actor: MC Eiht
Ryder is also a very high-ranked member of his gang, the Grove Street Families. Carl and Ryder had both done many robberies, mostly weapons robberies, but later Ryder betrayed his gang to C.R.A.S.H., the Ballas, and the Los Santos Vagos.
Frank Tenpenny
Voice Actor: Samuel L. Jackson
In Grand Theft Auto, Frank Tenpenny is the police officer in Los Santos (LSPD) and a member of the C.R.A.S.H. (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) unit. Tenpenny always uses his power to control Carl; he always forces him to do dirty jobs for him, otherwise Carl will be arrested for a crime that he has never committed. In the game, Tenpenny gives Carl difficult missions like stealing FBI files.
Eddie Pulaski
Voice Actor: Chris Penn
Just like Frank Tenpenny, Eddie Pulaski is a police officer and a member of C.R.A.S.H. in Los Santos. Pulaski always gives Carl suspicious missions that he never wanted to do.
Cesar Vialpando
Voice Actor: Clifton Collins Jr.
Cesar is the brother-in-law of Carl, and he is also the leader of the Varrios Los Aztecas gang, which is rooted in El Corona. Carl first meets CJ in a racing competition, and they both become very close allies. Cesar helps Carl take revenge on the traitors who forced CJ to leave Los Santos.
Catalina
Voice Actor: Cynthia Farrell
Catalina is the cousin of Caesar, and Catalina also teams up with Carl to perform different missions. Catalina and Carl were in a relationship, but even after they broke up, Catalina would sometimes call Carl to tease and taunt him about his current relationship with Claude.
The Truth
Voice Actor: Peter Fonda
Truth is an old hippie who lives in Flint County. CJ and Truth became very good friends while CJ was living in Badlands. When the police know about Truth’s cannabis farm, CJ helps Truth destroy his farm’s crops. Later, Carl steals a jetpack from Area 69 for Truth.
Mike Toreno
Voice Actor: James Woods
Mike Toreno becomes an ally of Carl after Carl is involved in the drug business, and Mike Toreno is an undercover agent. He works for an unknown government agency. Toreno and Carl sometimes argue, but CJ still helps Toreno in different government missions. Moreover, Toreno is also a part of the criminal group, Loco Syndicate.
Wu Zi Mu
Voice Actor: James Yaegashi
Wu Zi Mu, also known as Woozie, is blind but the leader of the Mountain Cloud Boys, which is a powerful Chinese gang in San Fierro. Carl and Woozie became very good friends when Carl helped him in his rival casino robbery. Moreover, Woozie has a betting shop in Chinatown, or Four Dragons Casino, San Fierro.
Supporting GTA San Andreas Characters
These are the supporting GTA San Andreas characters who played a role in the game’s story.
Jimmy Hernandez
Jizzy B.
Ken Rosenberg
Kendl Johnson
Kent Paul
Maccer
Madd Dogg
OG Loc
Salvatore Leone
T-Bone Mendez
Zero
Guppy
Minor characters in GTA San Andreas
These are the minor GTA San Andreas Characters characters who make their presence in the game.
Alan Crawford
B Dup
Barbara Schternvart
Benny
Big Bear
Big Poppa
Claude
Colonel Fuhrberger
Denise Robinson
Derek
Dwaine
Emmet
Freddy
Gal
Hazer
Helena Wankstein
Jethro
Jimmy Silverman
Johnny Sindacco
Jose
Kane
Katie Zhan
Little Lion
Little Weasel
Maria Latore
Michelle Cannes
Millie Perkins
Mr. Whittaker
Old Reece
Ran Fa Li
Su Xi Mu
The Snakehead
Tony
Other Mentioned GTA SA Characters
| Name | About |
|---|---|
| Berkley | He is the Zero’s rival whose business is disrupted by Carl. |
| Beverly Johnson | She is the mother of Carl Johnson, Sweet Johnson, Kendl Johnson, and Brian Johnson. She was killed by Ballas. |
| Bobby A. | He is A homosexual person who is connected to the Sindacco Family. |
| Big Devil | He is a member of the gang, the Grove Street Families. He died before 1992. |
| Brian Johnson | Brian Johnson was Carl’s younger brother who died in an accident. |
| Herbie | Herbie is the Truth’s astro-goat. |
| General Mills | He is the army general who oversees the Black Project. |
| LB | He was Ryder’s friend who helped in weapon stealing. |
| Little Devil | He is also a member of the Grove Street Families and died before 1992. |
| Mickey | He was a member of the Sindacco Crime Family. |
| Ralph Pendelbury | He was a police officer who was murdered in C.R.A.S.H. by corrupt people. |
| Scott Wilson | A dead person who was buried in a local graveyard. |
| Tony | He was a Grove Street Family member. |
| Tommy Vercetti | Tommy Vercetti was the main character in GTA Vice City, written by Ken Rosenberg. |
Conclusion
GTA San Andreas is an action-packed game with memorable characters who played an important role in Carl’s life as friend or enemy, like Big Smoke and Sweet Johnson. When you know these GTA San Andreas characters, you will remember the story and can easily differentiate who Carl’s real friend or enemy is.