The MP5K was a submachine gun cut during the development of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and appearing as an unused interior prop in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Description
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In GTA Vice City, the weapon exists under the name of mpfshrt. Exclusive to the PlayStation 2 versions, a HUD icon was included in the texture file for the weapon. The icon did not feature the yellow background indicating the SMG category of the weapon.
As suggested by the file name, similarly to the Snub Nose Python, the MP5K (mpfshrt) was a cut shorter variant of the MP5 (mp5lng).
A less detailed version is seen being used by Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen in In The Beginning..., although the weapon is actually a part of the character's hand and not a separate model. In The Definitive Edition, the character is remodeled holding a Tec-9 instead.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, several weapons from Manhunt were ported by Rockstar North prop artist Campbell-John Dick to be used as interior props in-game, many of which are left unused in the interior prop image file gta_int.img. All of the unused Manhunt items, including two cut items – MP5K and Heavy Sniper – can be found in the game files using a dirt texture.
During the mission Stowaway, there are unique crates with an MP5K image on them. Moreover, during the cutscene, Men in Black can be seen holding a Defender Mark 1 assault rifle from Manhunt, also using dirt textures.
Gallery
The cutscene MP5K in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, as seen during In The Beginning...
An MP5K crate during the mission Stowaway.
The MP5K interior prop model in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, originally a weapon intended for Manhunt.
A render of the MP5K model found in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
HUD Icons
Unused HUD icon found in the PlayStation 2 texture file.
Trivia
- In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, the SMG loosely resembles the MP5K.
- In both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, an MP5K can be seen among weapons on the shelves/racks inside Ammu-Nation but it cannot be purchased in either game. This is not the case in The Definitive Edition, where the displayed weapons are different.
- Additionally, The Definitive Edition replaces the MP5K by a Tec-9 during In The Beginning...