The series of computer games "GTA" has become legendary, bringing together millions of fans around the world. All five parts turned out to be really outstanding, and additions to them came out no worse than the original projects. This is best demonstrated by "San Andreas" - an addition to the third part of "GTA", which completely changed both the city in which the events take place, and the storyline, as well as the main character. In the new part, he became a young black man Carl Johnson, nicknamed CJ, which will be discussed in this article. If you played this part of "GTA", then you already know it, however, most likely, you do not know all the details about it. And if you are completely unfamiliar with him, then this material will be even more interesting for you, as well as arouse in you a desire to get to know this hero better. Carl Johnson is one of the most popular and beloved protagonists in the entire series. And now you will find out why he got such fame.
Background
So what is this hero? First, it’s worth telling what his story is, that is, briefly describing the events that took place before the game. According to the plot, Carl Johnson was born in 1968 in Los Santos in a large family - he had an older brother, and then both the younger and the sister appeared. As a teenager, he joined a local gang called “Families from Grove Street,” in which he took an active part. However, in 1987, when he was nineteen years old, everything changed a lot - the younger brother Karl Brian died. The latter began to blame Brian for his death. As a result, Carl Johnson left his hometown, trying to escape from his past, and moved to Liberty City, where he got a job as a local mafia - he stole cars for him without getting involved in more serious matters. But after five years, everything changes again.
Return to Los Santos
In 1992, when Karl was 24 years old, he learns from his older brother that his mother was killed. That is why he returns to Los Santos, but in the end he remains there. The thing is that the gang that defended its home quarter is very much affected by the attacks of others, so even innocent people are becoming victims. And of course, only Carl Johnson can save the situation. "GTA: San Andreas" starts precisely from the moment the protagonist returns to his hometown, where he begins to earn a reputation from scratch, gradually earning authority in his gang and increasing its influence in the city. As a result, Families from Grove Street regain their influence and seize territories one by one until a cunning police chief arranges a skirmish between gangs, as a result of which all important personalities are removed from the scene - someone dies, someone ends up in prison like Carl's older brother. Karl himself is in the province, away from the lost Los Santos, where he is supported by his sister and her young man. With their help, he begins active work even in cramped conditions - such is Carl Johnson. “San Andreas” will allow you not only to control this character, this game will give you the opportunity to get used to his role and fully empathize with him.
Village of Angels
In GTA: San Andreas, Carl Johnson will go through various difficulties, and in the village he will have a very difficult time. The fact is that because of police threats, he will have to give up everything that he had to do the dirty work for them. Naturally, at the same time, Carl retains the hope of returning to his hometown to restore everything there after the lawlessness committed by the police. But for now, he has to carry out tasks from the police, during which he gets to know Pravda, a local marijuana dealer with whom he makes friends. As a result, together with him, he leaves for San Fierro to start a new life, working in the garage, which he managed to win. The story of Carl Johnson, of course, does not end there - after all, he is still destined to return to Los Santos.
San fierro
Opening his own garage, Carl Johnson begins a new life, but not at all as harmless as it might seem from the outside. After all, he continues to earn the most money mainly from car thefts, and not from fixing them. In parallel, he goes to those people who were associated with the destruction of his native gang, rubbed trust in them, found out all the necessary information, and then eliminated it. In the end, he gets to Mike Toreno, whose CJ helicopter explodes. However, everything is not so simple.
Las venturas
At some point, an unknown person meets Karl, who turns out to be Mike Toreno. No, he did not survive the helicopter crash, he simply was not there. The fact is that Toreno is not a bandit at all, but an undercover agent who promises to free his elder brother Karl in exchange for help. As a result, CJ works immediately for the police of Los Santos, and for Toreno, and for himself. Gradually, he rises higher, buys from the police his return to Los Santos, and also saves the life of the famous rapper, becoming his manager. And this is a direct ticket to Los Santos. But the problem is that the rapper’s mansion was sold, so CJ has to recapture him in order to calmly return to Los Santos, where he has to complete Toreno’s last mission, after which his brother will be free.
And again, Los Santos
In Los Santos, a completely new life begins in CJ's mansion. As for Toreno, he gives Carl an incredibly difficult task to hijack a plane, during which he almost dies. When Toreno reappears, CJ is about to kill him on the spot, but suddenly the phone rings and Carl's elder brother says that he was released from prison. Now CJ has to pick him up - he offers his brother to go to the mansion, but he convinces Karl that they need to restore their area and win back influence. And they begin to do this, and very successfully. The riot policemen appear in court but are acquitted. In the end, Karl has to deal with this. When order is restored, CJ begins another new life, in which he is practically the master of his hometown.
What happened after the game?
These events fit into the game "GTA: San Andreas", but the story of Carl did not end there. No, he does not appear in subsequent games, but mention of him can be found everywhere. If you are careful, you will notice that you will often come across Carl Johnson. A photograph of him can be seen on a huge billboard in the fourth part of the game, where he looks very solid. It is reported that he has become a millionaire who earns income from a wide variety of sources - right down to the casinos in Liberty City, where his name can be found when completing the corresponding addition to the fourth part of the series.
Karl's personality
Separately, it is worth talking about how Karl has a character - because so far you only learned his life story. Karl Johnson in real life would not be a very noticeable person, because he has a very calm and quiet character, but at the same time he has an incredible ability to earn authority for absolutely everyone around him. He does not like to kill and prefers to solve cases in a more peaceful way, but if necessary, for example, if the honor of his family is affected, he can be incredibly cold-blooded and even cruel. As for his personal life, here he is extremely shy and sometimes even too naive. Thanks to this, Catalina manipulated him during the game, leaving him when she was not needed.
Interesting Facts
If you want to know a little more about the “technical” side of CJ, there are some interesting facts that may even surprise you. For example, the fact that this particular character is the most capable in the entire series of games - he can control planes and helicopters, ride a bicycle, handle dozens of different types of weapons, change hairstyles, make tattoos, build muscles, and much more. He also became the first hero to receive the ability to swim and shoot from two guns - earlier the heroes of the series drowned in water, and shot with only one hand.