GTA 6 Easter Eggs
GTA VI easter eggs spotted in the trailers, screenshots and Rockstar's site, each checked against the official material. Fan theories are labelled as theories.
- ConfirmedA "Petty Forever" sticker on the liquor store doorTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 1:17During Trailer 1's closing robbery, the door of Uncle Jack's Liquors carries a rainbow "Petty Forever" sticker, a nod to Tom Petty, whose "Love Is a Long Road" scores the trailer.
- ConfirmedPißwasser and Logger Light return at Uncle Jack's LiquorsTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 1:09 (store interior) and 1:17 (front door)Trailer 1 shows Pißwasser and Logger Light branding in the liquor store Jason and Lucia rob. Both appeared in earlier GTA games; whether their return signals broader continuity is unconfirmed.
- Confirmed"Channel the Original Kingpin": a weapon skin based on Tommy Vercetti's shirtMarketing · Official site: Vintage Vice City Pack, weapon patternThe Vintage Vice City Pack includes a tropical weapon pattern that Rockstar openly describes as inspired by Tommy Vercetti's palm tree button-up.
- ConfirmedThe Cheetah Classic on Ocean Drive wears a CH33TAH plateTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 0:33The white, Testarossa-style sports car parked in Trailer 1's neon street shot carries a Leonida vanity plate that spells out its own name: CH33TAH.
- ConfirmedAn Ammu-Nation TV commercial plays in Trailer 2Trailer 2 · Trailer 2, 2:09-2:13In Trailer 2, a television in a Leonida living room shows a satirical commercial set inside an Ammu-Nation store.
- ConfirmedThe Ocean View Hotel, Tommy's first safehouse, is backMarketing · Official screenshot: Vintage Vice City Pack 01 (Ocean View Hotel)Rockstar's own caption for a Vintage Vice City Pack image places Jason and Lucia outside the Ocean View Hotel, the Ocean Beach hotel where Vice City's story began.
- ConfirmedThe Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers come "from the Vercetti Estate"Marketing · Official site: Ultimate Edition, Hawk & Little Morgan RevolversAn Ultimate Edition bonus is a his-and-hers pair of revolvers that Rockstar says were sourced from the Vercetti Estate, Tommy Vercetti's mansion in the original Vice City.
- ConfirmedOcean Beach and Washington Beach keep their Vice City namesRockstar site · Official site: Vice City location page and Ultimate Edition Squalo listingOfficial GTA VI copy uses two district names straight from the 2002 map, Ocean Beach and Washington Beach, and brings back the Squalo speedboat.
- ConfirmedRighteous Slaughter, Jimmy De Santa's favourite shooter, is back on a T-shirtTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 1:07-1:08A man in Trailer 1's High Rollerz Lifestyle clip wears a Righteous Slaughter shirt, the Call of Duty parody Jimmy played nonstop in GTA V, now apparently with an "...Ops" spin-off.
ConfirmedLucia's family came from Liberty CityRockstar site · Official site: Lucia Caminos character profileRockstar's official character bio says Lucia's mother has dreamed of the good life "since their days in Liberty City", tying GTA VI's lead to the series' oldest city.- TheoryTheory: Trailer 1's social clips recreate specific viral Florida videosTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 0:41-0:58 (social clips montage)The phone-video montage in Trailer 1, with a gator walking into a store, a gator at a pool party and a man in a thong watering his lawn, looks like it was lifted from real viral Florida clips. How exact the matches are is debated.
- TheoryTheory: Nine1Nine could nod to Miami's E11EVENTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 0:15-0:16 (banner plane); Trailer 2, about 1:40 (club sign)A seaplane towing a purple Nine1Nine banner appears in Trailer 1, and the club appears again in Trailer 2. Its name and banner invite a comparison to Miami's E11EVEN, but Rockstar has not confirmed that as the inspiration.
- TheoryTheory: Cal's bird line is a Birds Aren't Real jokeRockstar site · Official site: Cal Hampton character profileOne of Cal Hampton's official quotes complains about "way too many birds flying around in perfect formation", which reads a lot like the satirical Birds Aren't Real movement.
- TheoryTheory: Leonida Keys bridge may echo Florida's Seven Mile BridgeTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 0:36Trailer 1 shows a modern highway bridge beside an older span in the Leonida Keys. The paired layout resembles Florida's Seven Mile Bridge and Old Seven Mile Bridge, though Rockstar has not confirmed a direct copy.
- TheoryTheory: The Ammu-Nation pitchman in Trailer 2 is Phil CassidyTrailer 2 · Trailer 2, 2:09-2:13Some fans think the shouting gun salesman in Trailer 2's Ammu-Nation commercial is Phil Cassidy, the one-armed arms dealer from the 3D-era games. The footage argues against it.
- TheoryTheory: "Love Is a Long Road" was picked as a joke about the waitTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, music (full length)Trailer 1 is set to Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road". Many fans read the choice as a double meaning: a song about Jason and Lucia, and a nod to the decade-long wait for GTA VI.
- TheoryTheory: Raul Bautista's cover art outfit echoes Lance VanceRockstar site · Official cover art: Raul Bautista panelOn GTA VI's official cover art, bank robber Raul Bautista wears a white blazer over a purple shirt. Fans see Lance Vance, Tommy's partner-turned-traitor in Vice City.
- TheoryTheory: The face on Uncle Jack's door is Red Dead's Everett MorganTrailer 1 · Trailer 1, 1:17Fans matched the moustached face sticker on the liquor store door in Trailer 1 to the wanted poster of Everett Morgan, a Red Dead Online bounty. The resemblance is real, but nothing confirms it.
- TheoryTheory: A gecko in Trailer 2 is wearing Tommy Vercetti's shirtTrailer 2 · Trailer 2, 0:32-0:33More than a year after Trailer 2, a Reddit user pointed out a decorative gecko on a shop wall whose body looks like Tommy Vercetti's patterned shirt. It's on screen for under a second.
- TheoryTheory: One-Eyed Willie's mod shop is named after The GooniesMarketing · Official site: Ultimate Edition, One-Eyed Willie's Mod ShopThe Ultimate Edition's off-road mod shop, One-Eyed Willie's, shares its name, almost, with the pirate whose treasure drives The Goonies.
- TheoryTheory: The Vintage Vice City Pack may echo ScarfaceMarketing · Vintage Vice City Pack outfit descriptionRockstar's copy for Lucia's Vintage Vice City outfit uses wording associated with Scarface's blimp scene. It may be an allusion, but Rockstar has not confirmed the reference.
- TheoryTheory: Trailer 2's Keys bar is based on Key Largo's Caribbean ClubTrailer 2 · Trailer 2, about 1:30Jason and Lucia's dockside bar in Trailer 2 has a weathered "Hurricane Roxy" sign, and some fans link the bar to Key Largo's Caribbean Club, known for its tie to the 1948 hurricane film Key Largo.