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This weekend’s leaks of GTA 6<\/em> in early development<\/a> have confirmed what many fans of the Grand Theft Auto<\/em> franchise were hoping for: a female playable protagonist will be playable for the first time in its 3D universe.<\/p>

Part of the footage of GTA 6<\/em> that was leaked featured a female character. Her name is Lucia and she looks Latina. It appears Lucia will be one of the leading characters in a story that is inspired by the bank robberies of Bonnie and Clyde. The footage also shows Jason, Lucia’s partner.<\/p>

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSLEAKSGTAS\/status\/1571641750594142215 <\/div><\/figure>

Rockstar Games acknowledged earlier today that the leaks were indeed “early development footage” of the next GTA <\/em>game<\/a>, but it did not confirm whether or not GTA 6<\/em> will have a female protagonist. What the leaks suggest is most likely accurate, given that Bloomberg had reported<\/a> in July that the game would feature a female protagonist, on top of avoiding making jokes about marginalized genders.<\/p>

This would be a massive step if Rockstar wants to clean up its notorious frat-boy culture and strive for more diversity in the GTA <\/em>universe. Although the GTA<\/em> franchise has had lots of female characters in the 3D games over these years, including popular characters like Catalina and Elisabeta, the women were never playable protagonists. <\/p>

The last time GTA<\/em> featured female playable protagonists in the game was in the first GTA<\/em> title, a 2D game that launched for PC, PlayStation, and GameBoy Color. GTA Online<\/em>, the online mode for GTA V<\/em>, did allow players to play with a female character, but there has never been a female player protagonist in any single-player story mode of the 3D universe.<\/p>

Rockstar has said it will update players soon about the leaks and will officially present GTA 6<\/em> when it’s done.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"