


He thinks he is better than everyone around him, and he is probably right. Young Franklin grew up in a street gang, and he is tired of it. As a playable character, he has the special ability of ultra-acute senses and thought during shootout situations. Michael's dysfunctional family life leads him to drink and seek counseling before going back to his criminal ways. He is disappointed at the underbelly of corruption he sees in Los Santos, where everyone blindly chases money and leisure. The entire DeSanta family is materialistic, and this bothers Michael to some extent. Although the story kicks off with Michael, the introduction of Michael and Trevor allows players to learn even more about the characters and develop a favorite based on their personality and life story: Michael DeSantaĪ methodical man in his mid-to-late 40s, Michael is married and has one son and one daughter in their teenage years. The idea is to pique the player's curiosity and let them choose whether they would like to learn more about the lives of these three criminals as they play the game. The GTA V writers and storytellers gave the three playable characters lots of personality and redeeming qualities to make them appealing to players. One of Michael's former partners in crime, Trevor Philips, is a dangerous and unstable Canadian-American psychopath he reunites with Michael and agrees to go into the heist business with Franklin as the new crew member. Through happenstance, Michael meets Franklin Clinton, a young African American and former street gang member trying to move up the criminal ranks. The plot device of GTA V introduces the three main characters in a straightforward manner: Michael DeSanta is a middle-aged, former thief and career criminal trying to live a normal and domestic family life in Los Santos, which is a facsimile of Southern California after during the Great American Recession that started in 2008. The background location, the fictional metropolis of Los Santos, is almost a character unto itself. Improving upon previous titles in the series, GTA V features three playable characters plus a long list of central, supporting and minor characters that are even more intrinsic to the game than the assorted players from the epic GTA IV.
