The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), more commonly known as Germany (German: Deutschland), is a country in western Europe, and is the most populous country in the European Union (EU). Its capital and largest city is Berlin. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the northwest, Belgium, Luxembourg and France to the west, Switzerland to the southwest, Austria to the southeast, Czech Republic and Poland to the east and Denmark to the north.
Germany uses the USK rating system to rate all Grand Theft Auto releases, with the majority of the series being rated USK 16+. Due to concerns over violent video games, most GTA games since Grand Theft Auto III have been edited for release in Germany. Some examples include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing, and a lack of additional functionality.
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series
General
- The MP5 is a submachine gun made in Germany.
- The Special Carbine is based on the H&K G36C, a rifle made in Germany and standard issue for the German army.
- The Grenade Launcher in Episodes from Liberty City is based on the HK69 Grenade Launcher.
- The Advanced Sniper is based on the German DSR1.
- The cut Assault MG is based on the HK21E, a German machine gun.
- The WM 29 Pistol is based on a Heckler & Koch P7.
- The G3A3, the Walther MPL and the HK94A3 appear on the wall of Ammu-Nation in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
2D Universe
- Doctor Zel, a character from Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, is from Germany.
- The Rocket Launcher from Grand Theft Auto: London is based on the Panzerschreck.
- The Tiger Tank is based on the German Panther tank, albeit named after the real Tiger tank.
- Several German tourists are kidnapped by the GTA London Protagonist in front of Big Ben.
3D Universe
- Hans Oberlander, a DJ in GTA San Andreas, is from Germany. He utters German phrases between songs.
- Adolf Hitler is mentioned in a cutscene of the GTA San Andreas mission Verdant Meadows, where Mike Toreno reads a history book and claims Hitler never killed himself.
- Hitler is mentioned again in GTA San Andreas on the radio station West Coast Talk Radio on the "I Say/You Say", show, where Peyton Phillips claims he was a vegetarian.
- Kent Paul mentioned the German city Hamburg in the mission Vertical Bird, in which he says, "You shouldn't be choking the gecko in the first place! Remember what happened at that gig in Hamburg?!"
- The collapse of the Berlin Wall is mentioned several times within GTA San Andreas.
- The Auto Bahn car dealership in GTA San Andreas gets its name from the Autobahn, Germany's road network. Its logo also features the German flag.
- The song "99 Luftballons", by German new wave group Nena, is featured on Wave 103 and performed in their native language. The English version of the song is called "99 Red Balloons", which is where the collectibles in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories got their name.
- The name of the Fleisch Berg brewery in Flint County translates from German as "meat mountain".
- The 3D Universe renditions of the Sentinel and Admiral have German backgrounds.
- Reni Wassulmaier, the radio DJ for Flashback FM in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and a character in GTA Vice City Stories, is from Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Barbara Schternvart, one of CJ's girlfriends, is possibly of German descent, as her surname Schternvart roughly translates to "star defender".
- The .308 Sniper in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is based on the Heckler & Koch SR9T.
HD Universe
- Karl Lagerfeld, a German fashion designer, appears as the DJ of K109 The Studio.
- DJ Ruslana mentions Berlin on Vladivostok FM when talking about the ex-socialistic countries to the east of the capital.[1]
- The surname of Miss Weinstock is of German origin.
- The surname of Moe Schwartz is of German and Jewish origin.
- The name of the Von Crastenburg family is of German origin.
- The Bowie knife from the TV show The Serrated Edge is stated to be German.
- The Combat Sniper in Grand Theft Auto IV is based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1.
- The clothing brand Hinterland's name is German for "outback".
- There's a street in Little Italy, Algonquin called Ersatz Row. "Ersatz" is German for "substitute".
- Bismarck Avenue in Algonquin, Liberty City, is named after Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Imperial Germany.
- The fictional beer brand Pißwasser is labeled: "cheap German lager, for export only" and wasser is German for "water". Germans generally prefer more bitter tasting and strongly-flavoured beers like Pilsner, so Lager is often mocked as "Pißwasser" in Germany.
- Several pedestrians in Grand Theft Auto IV can be heard saying German phrases like "Scheiße!" (shit!), "Entschuldigung" (excuse me), "er hat eine Waffe" (he has a gun), "er will mich töten" (he wants to kill me), "was wollen Sie von mir?" (what do you want?), and "gehen Sie!" (go away!).
- During the intro cutscene, one of Niko's fellow seamen shouts "Der amerikanische Traum" (the American dream) upon reaching American soil.
- Dieter is a German man from Hanover that has an account on Friendswithoutfaces.net.
- The name of the electronics company Meinmacht translates from German as "My power".
- In the Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer mission Hangman's NOOSE, Kenny Petrovic mentions his father fought against the Germans at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.
- Several automotive manufacturers are German:
- Benefactor (Mercedes-Benz)
- BF (Volkswagen)
- Obey (Audi)
- Pfister (Porsche)
- Übermacht (BMW)
- Ludendorff, a town in Grand Theft Auto V, has a German name.
- The surname of Molly Schultz is of German and Jewish origin.
- Joscha is a German Epsilonist.
- The surname of Todd Rosenweig is of German origin.
- The name of the gun manufacturer Vom Feuer translates from German as "From Fire".
- The Jerry Can is of German origin, and has "Kraftstoff 20L - Feuergefährlich – 1939" (Flammable fuel, 20L, 1939) inscribed on it.
- The Grand Theft Auto V version of the Rhino is based on a German Leopard 2A4, even if the in-game description at Warstock Cache & Carry says it is "still manufactured in America".
- The Tour Bus in GTA V has a German flag on the doors (upside down in the first versions of the game).
- The Mallard is based on an Extra EA-300.
- The LF-22 Starling is based on a Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.
- The San Andreas Flight School Update added a German chute bag in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- Dixon is a real-life German DJ appearing in the After Hours update.
- The surnames of Avi Schwartzman, and Abe Schwartzman are of German and Jewish origin.
- The Chernobog appears to be built for East Germany, as it has the German flag stripes along its sides and the red star typical for communist countries during the Cold War.
- Keinemusik is a real-life German music group that appears in The Cayo Perico Heist update.
- Palms Trax is a real-life music producer and DJ based in Berlin that appears in The Cayo Perico Heist update.
- The real-life German clothing brand Civilist also appears in The Cayo Perico Heist update.
- Juan Strickler, a Colombian drug trafficker, had a German grandfather.
- The Perico Pistol has markings that read "MIT OFFENEN ARMEN", which means "With Open Arms" in German.
- The German flag can be added to the Kosatka in GTA Online.
- The company Halt makes their brake fluids in Germany.
- The surname of Vincent Effenburger is of German origin.
- Chaz Lieberman is a German gambler who was arrested for embezzlement. He skips his bail condition and is targeted by Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement.
- The surname of Mr. Faber is of German origin. He also speaks with a noticeable German accent.
References
- ↑ “Go! Давай!Давай!«Come on!» in Russian and Ukrainian You are listening to Vladivostok FM. Home of the great tracks from Ukraine and all points east of Berlin. Someone in Hove Beach send me some salo. You would love this, America, maybe. It's a great delicacy. Chocolate covered pig fat. I want you to get some bacon and cover it in chocolate. And be energy independed and listen to these great tracks. Be energy, be wild!”
