Grand Theft Auto VI – Welcome to Leonida

Even as a lifelong resident of South Florida, I often struggle to describe my home state’s culture to the uninitiated, especially those who only know us through the internet’s lens as the craziest state in the U.S. To many who don’t live here, Florida is where you’re likely to be devoured by an alligator the moment you cross our border (they adore the taste of tourists). It’s the place you’ll be accosted by colorful and potentially inebriated residents who rep their Disney World annual passholder status as smugly as their guns of choice. You may even have to wrestle a 20-foot Burmese python during a hurricane to earn the right to taste our famed Key lime pie. In their defense, these stereotypes are not entirely inaccurate. Key lime pie is indeed very good.

Florida is a state of contradictions. Despite being the southernmost state in the continental US, our culture feels less stereotypically “southern” the further south you travel. We value nature, partly due to our deep Native American history and natural sights such as the ecological wonderland of the Everglades; at the same time, we frequently destroy that beauty to make way for yet another elaborate golf course, gated community, or obscenely expensive vacation resort. Sleepy “snowbird” retirees flock here by the thousands each year to thaw their frigid bodies from the winters of their northern homes and spend their golden years relaxing in our perpetual summer. It gives my home state the impression of being a boring, glorified retirement home. Meanwhile, countless celebrities from A to Z call us home, bolstering our image as a vibrant epicenter of youth, style, and cool.

GTAVI’s NPCs feature more diverse body types and distinct physical features