Carl Johnson

CJs appearance

**Carl "CJ" Johnson** is the main protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

## Background

Carl Johnson runs a gang named grove street his mother was shot by the ballas another African American street gang that are rivals with the grove street families. CJ is 24 years old and has a brother named Sweet Johnson who is 30 years old and is the oldest of the three brothers .lil Brian is the youngest brother of the three brothers he is never seen in the game but his voice can be heard when CJ is thinking about the past lil Brian says quit it moms is here and that’s the only thing we know about him, lil Brian was killed by the ballas when CJ was only 19 years old and sweet blames CJ for not coming to both of the funerals for his mother and his brother .CJ gets revenge and takes over the ballas territories then he realized that Big Smoke and Ryder were behind the mess so CJ kills both of them, CJ is most likely running the gang today and he is taking over San Andreas with his friends.

## Abilities

* **Weapon Proficency:** This determines CJ's general proficiency of his weapons. It will increase when CJ shoots accurately. If CJ gets a high Weapon Skill his weapons increases it's abilities and grants more versatility when used.
* **Martial Arts Mastery:** CJ can learn different fighting styles depending on which gym he enters. Cj must defeat the trainer in order for him to learn a new fighting style. The catch is if he learns a new fighting style with a current fighting style equipped then the previous fighting style is replaced with a new one as it's current unless he relearns it on the previous gym.
* **Peak Human Athletism:** With enough excerise like running, swimming, cycling, and going though gyms CJ will have increased stamina and muscle useful for missions.
* **Vehicle Skill:** This determines CJ's general proficiency of handling his vehicles. There are separate skills for automobiles, bicycles, motorbikes and aircraft. If CJ is becoming more skilled by going through driving or flight schools, the vehicle or aircraft he pilots will act more responsive, allowing CJ to turn more sharply and handle more easily. It also allows CJ to perform higher bunny hops and reduces his chance of being knocked off a bicycle or motorbike by collisions.
* **Great Charisma:** With enough Respect and Sex Appeal CJ can recruit 7 Grove Street Family Members to defend him and date multiple girlfriends to take their advantages(not losing weapons when Busted or Wasted, getting a free repair/repaint at Michelle's garage, and picking up Helena's weapons on her house.)

## Equipment

* **Tier 1 Weapons:** (Brass Knuckles, Baseball Bat, Pistol, Shotgun, Micro SMG, AK-47, Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktails & Spray Paint)
* **Tier 2 Weapons:** (Knife, Desert Eagle, Sawn-Off Shotgun, TEC 9, M4, Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower, Fire Extinguisher & Grenades)
* **Tier 3 Weapons: (**Chainsaw, Silenced 9mm, SPAS 12, SMG, M4, Sniper Rifle, Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher, Satchel Charges & Detonator)

## Feats

### Strength

* Buried a man in concrete.
* Can increase his strength at the Gym.
* Killed the people who betrayed him, Ryder and Big Smoke.
* Has somewhat a ruthless personality, but not compared to most other protagonists.
* Punched Zero in the face for telling Berkley about the heist.

### Skills

* Can learn some new moves at the Gym.
* Broke into an Army Base easily.
* Easily jumped from one plain to another.

## Weaknesses

* Lacks the pure ruthlessness of his fellow GTA protagonists and often shows remorse for his targets, with the exception of Big Smoke and Ryder as they are his childhood friends.
* Sometimes, Carl tends to give his targets a second chance to redeem themselves, but fails.
* He would put himself in harm's way to protect his family and friends.
* He often finds himself in bad situations, usually due to his own mistakes.
* He can be naive and cowardly at times, though he overcomes this by the end of the game.

## Trivia

* As stated before, compared to previous protagonists like Claude and Tommy Vercetti, Carl regretted after he killed some people such as Big Smoke and Ryder. Although Carl has higher bodycount than both of them and is one of the deadliest GTA characters. He also committed some of the most brutal kills and heinous things in GTA series such as buried foreman alive under a cement , broke into Area 69 then killed a numerous of soldiers , drowned Madd Dogg's manager and one innocent lady , killed an innocent hotel valet to wear his outfit and have more his business , etc.
* Carl is one of the most beloved video game characters due to his sympathetic story , ambition , charisma , being customizable , has a lot of memorable quotes , did a lot of badass things and has a lot of impressive feats during the GTA San Andreas storyline.
* Carl is a memetic video game character.