Exclusive: 'Jason seems quite deadpan and monotone' — Former GTA dev says he wants to see more personality from the GTA 6 protagonist, since Rockstar 'usually gives us characters who are funny and have their own flair'

Former Rockstar Games developer Mike York says Grand Theft Auto 6 's Jason "seems quite deadpan and monotone" York hopes Jason will show more personality, like Grand Theft Auto 4 's Niko Bellic He also suggests co-protagonist Lucia will contrast Jason's more subdued personality Former Rockstar Games

<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><strong>Former Rockstar Games developer Mike York says </strong><em><strong>Grand Theft Auto 6</strong></em><strong>'s Jason "seems quite deadpan and monotone"</strong></li><li><strong>York hopes Jason will show more personality, like </strong><em><strong>Grand Theft Auto 4</strong></em><strong>'s Niko Bellic</strong></li><li><strong>He also suggests co-protagonist Lucia will contrast Jason's more subdued personality</strong></li></ul><p>Former Rockstar Games developer Mike York has shared his thoughts on <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/ps5/16-new-gta-6-details-we-learned-from-the-big-extended-look-gameplay-video-captured-in-game-on-a-ps5"><em>Grand Theft Auto 6</em></a>'s big gameplay reveal, including his initial impressions of co-protagonists Jason and Lucia.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-industry/exclusive-ex-rockstar-dev-gives-us-the-inside-scoop-on-what-gta-6s-extended-look-reveals-about-its-protagonists-jason-duval-is-a-robot-a-terminator">exclusive interview</a> with TechRadar Gaming, York, who previously worked on <em>GTA 5</em> and <em>GTA Online</em>, said Jason appeared to move around "very slow and methodical," almost like a "robot" or "a Terminator," and showed very little emotion. </p><p>The developer compared the character to other <em>GTA</em> protagonists, such as <em>GTA 4</em>'s Niko Bellic, a "great character" and one of his favorites in the series, who was "witty and had some great lines", and hopes <em>GTA 6</em> will show Jason in a similar light.</p><p>"I hope we see more of that because right now, Jason seems quite deadpan and monotone," York said. "Rockstar usually gives us a bunch of neat characters who are funny and have their own flair. I don't know if we're going to see that with Jason, but I hope we do."</p><p>Jason will serve as co-protagonist to Lucia, his partner in crime and girlfriend — <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/rockstar-says-if-you-want-gta-6s-romance-between-jason-and-lucia-to-flourish-you-have-to-nurture-it-but-its-completely-optional-its-not-something-that-we-want-to-foist-upon-players">if you choose to romance her properly, that is</a>. From the extended gameplay footage, it's clear that Lucia is much livelier than Jason, sometimes taking the lead in certain situations; York agreed that as switchable characters, Lucia could serve as the Yin to Jason’s Yang.</p><p>"I think that's what they're going to do," he said, and addressed the cutscene where the duo arrives at the Effluvia rooftop bar in the trailer.</p><p>"There's that moment in the trailer where they get in an elevator, and he says: ‘Sometimes I'm just more comfortable when I have to use a gun’. She replies: ‘Just be charming!’ Lucia's got this attitude where you can tell she's trying to break him out of his shell. She's the one that probably goes into missions gung-ho, all guns blazing.”</p><p><em>GTA 6</em> launches on November 19 for PlayStation 5, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/reviews/xbox-series-x">Xbox Series X</a>, and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox-series-s-1tb-review">Series S</a>. Rockstar has confirmed that it <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gta-6-will-launch-at-30fps-on-ps5-and-xbox-for-now-confirms-rockstar-but-while-60fps-is-reportedly-possible-its-a-40fps-mode-we-really-want-to-see">will run at 30fps on consoles at launch</a>.</p> </article> ]]>