Why Claude Is The Most Dangerous Protagonist, Why He Really Betrayed Kenji And Asuka- GTA 3 Lore

My character analysis on Claude and why he is so dangerous including his true personality.
0:00 Intro
3:01 Who Is Claude And Where Is He From?
4:54 Why Doesn't Claude Speak?
8:15 What Is Claude's Nationality?
9:26 Why Did Catalina Dump CJ For Claude?
12:54 Why Catalina Never Betrayed CJ
14:01 When Catalina Met Claude
17:00 Claude Almost Killed CJ Here
17:33 What Is Claude's True Personality?
19:14 Why Does Catalina Betray Claude?
19:40 Why Does Catalina Keep Calling CJ?
24:16 How Catalina Would Have Failed If CJ Wasn't There
27:44 How Catalina Sees Everyone As A Tool
30:00 Claude And 8 Ball Escape
32:32 Why Claude Doesn't Respect Luigi And Joey Leone
33:30 Claude's Body Language Towards Toni And Salvatore
36:00 Claude's Interactions With Asuka Kasen
37:25 Claude's Body Language Towards Kenji And Donald Love
38:54 What Claude Thinks Of The Various Characters
42:45 Why Claude Read's Toni's Name Wrong
44:29 What Claude Thinks Of Salvatore, Kenji And Donald Love
45:40 Did Claude Ever Love Catalina?
46:35 Did Claude See 8-Ball As His Friend?
49:25 When Claude Realized The Leones Weren't As Strong As He Thought
51:45 The Real Reason Claude Betrayed Kenji And Asuka
56:55 Why Donald Love Is The Only Character That Understands Claude
59:35 Claude Betrayed El Burro And Marty Chonks As Well
1:04:02 Did Claude Start Betraying People After Catalina Betrayed Him?
1:05:40 Claude Framing The Colombian Cartel For Killing Kenji
1:07:50 Claude Betraying Asuka Is One Of The Worst Things He Did
1:11:07 How The Ransom Cutscene Explains Claude's Personality Perfectly
1:12:00 Why Claude Brought The $500,000 At The End
1:13:38 Did Claude Care About Maria? Did He Kill Her?
1:16:40 Why Claude Is Way Worse Than Trevor
1:21:18 Every GTA Protagonist Has Someone They Care About Or Are Loyal To But Claude
1:33:20 Claude Has No Limits Not Trevor
1:35:57 Niko Has Morals And Limits As Well Claude Doesn't
1:39:44 How Claude Would Handle The Playboy X Dwayne Feud
1:45:48 How Claude Would Have Handled Jeff
1:52:50 Claude's Most Disturbing Action
1:57:35 Darkel The Cut Character Shows How Evil Claude Is
1:58:17 Most Of The Other GTA Protagonists Stop Most Of Their Crimes When Their Story Ends
1:59:40 What Happens To Claude After GTA 3
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[@raunavyadav9479]

@@charlesnyandeni7916 yeah the intro was a nice addition as well

[@Thethingsmaker-a]

the real reason why Claude does not speak was due to rockstar not finding a voice actor for him.

[@jytvreal]

Claude's friend is money

[@shadowninja14th2]

@@charlesnyandeni7916I just really hope rockstar doesn’t copyright this to-

[@shadowninja14th2]

@@charlesnyandeni7916 shouldn’t*

[@MikeJr9284]

It's ironic that Claude's whole shtick is that he betrays everyone he works for, yet the plot of GTA 3 happened because he was betrayed by Catalina.

[@InDeinTiz]

He was betrayed 3 times what the hell you want to expect him to do 😂😂😂

[@Puxi]

Dis is de circul of de devul.

[@suscat6301]

It's the yakuza engie guy

[@Richtofen-gy9cj]

@@mopettetm8220 He also turned on the Diablos

[@yamato126]

And turned on his girlfriend no pun intended

[@notyours807]

Toni and Trevor have killed more people, but both of them cross the line at betrayal and value loyalty. Claude has no boundaries

[@logancarter1622]

Claude would still kill Trevor beacuse the moment he call's him any name's is the moment Claude put's a bullet in his head. No Gta character would be friend's with Trevor.

[@jokerwick69420]

​@@logancarter1622I would

[@gabrielmartines3510]

@@logancarter1622 LOL, no, he wouldn't, i could see Niko killing Trevor, but Claude would never be able to kill a military trained sociopath.

[@nikolasferreira3247]

​@@gabrielmartines3510Claude literally destroyed all gangs of liberty city by himself. I think he stand a chance at killing such a overrated character

[@xxJay20sxx]

⁠@@nikolasferreira3247 trevor took out the lost , that’s no small feat & then trevor is military trained , not a easy man to kill

[@LuhWhippaSnappa]

Dealing with Catalina for 9 years is an amazing feat in of itself 😂

[@BlitzWing-vk1zw]

The man must’ve had the patience of several saints 😂

[@reddsmoke904]

​@@BlitzWing-vk1zwfrom 3rd Street lol

[@TheThing4444]

Maybe that's why he became such a bastard.

[@theoutsiderjess4869]

I dont understand how claude stand her

[@Smasho8000]

Think about this: he dealt with Catalina for all that time, yet at the end of GTA 3 when Maria is talking nonstop in admiration of Claude, he shoots her. She must've been next level annoying.

[@the3rdmorice]

Donald Love said it perfectly about Claude, to Claude when they first met: "Experience has taught me that a man like you can be very loyal for the right price"

[@user-fu7ym3he3b]

That's exactly why I'm surprise The Professional would say Claude would side with Devin Weston from GTA V. Devin Weston never gives anyone the right price. Claude would choose the Third Way immediately.

[@joserivas7798]

@@user-fu7ym3he3b claude probably woul use michael and trevor to kill him or kill the three

[@larryforgy1702]

@@user-fu7ym3he3byeah but Claude wouldn’t know that he would kill Michael for the money then kill Weston when he finds out he got screwed over

[@varadsalunkhe9008]

​@@user-fu7ym3he3b I think professional misunderstood claudes character it is apparent in this video

[@theprofessional155]

@@user-fu7ym3he3b Claude would have sided with Devin and killed him if he didn’t pay him

[@RaidenIsLightning]

This has nothing to do with the Claude lore video but Professional wearing his jacket and a US World War 2 helmet and standing on his chair with two cases of water to test the weight capacity is one of the many reasons I love him. The dedication is unmatched

[@flamingeel3196]

Pro is basicly all the 7 heavenly virtues

[@Imtrane15]

Awesome 😂 that totally works 👍🏻

[@The_Archiven]

Claude would definitely be a fitting character to a manhunt setting.

[@JustAnotherNamelessGuy]

Except for the whole stealth thing

[@TheThing4444]

@@JustAnotherNamelessGuy Who's saying he play the role of Cash? Claude would be prime boss material for the player to take on.

[@JustAnotherNamelessGuy]

@@TheThing4444 i see your point. Out of that topic the real question is who is more dangerous Claude or Cash.

[@MrBossFML]

He's unironically a more terrifying character than Leo Kasper when you think of it

[@TheThing4444]

@@JustAnotherNamelessGuy Claude. Cash may be stealthy and take on groups of men with guns, but Claude has shown time and time again that he's basically a one-,man army.

[@LennyShawn-by3gz]

Him not talking is kinda what makes him dangerous

[@oceangalaxy704]

“Is the quiet ones you gotta watch out for…”

[@Akakikukaku]

And the faintest slight of gestures would mean a world of confusion Man's like not human, but a walking parameter You keep the gauge full and he'll wont do anything to you

[@wavy10k]

he's an enigma, never know what he'll do next

[@hermannchadz712]

Claude isn't actually mute, he is just mewing

[@yusufdeebs]

I theorize that Claude betrayed Kenji and Asuka because he learned to trust and follow nobody after being betrayed by Salvatore.

[@tempestfennac9687]

I wondered about that though considering how Catalina turned on him.

[@Smasho8000]

I mean, they were Yakuza. It was only a matter of time before they betrayed him too. That's the flaw with being bad guys. Can't trust anyone.

[@RazSofer-xh3qs]

Claude is basically GTA Micheal Myers without the mask

[@rulue8610]

Claude is more like boogeyman of GTA.

[@Resident4Island]

He even survived 2 headshots in the introduction and his gameplay he is the fastest gta protagonist.

[@SuzukiT]

Isnt tommy faster? ​@DovahBat

[@SamsarasArt]

For real tho

[@FreeAimDog]

i always said that, glad someone else thinks it

[@ThaYoungChad]

I've always said this. Claude is an absolute terrifying psychopath with no hint of emotion or empathy whatsoever. Trevor may seem crazier but he's emotional, has a code and loyalty, Claude has NONE of that. The fact that even CJ sensed this and chose not to engage with Claude says a lot.

[@PimpSpeed]

Street smart dudes like CJ can see this from a mile away.

[@wolvesgabemaster5385]

One scary fact: people like Catalina plus Claude exist in real life and are very dangerous.

[@Goldenduck409]

Duh

[@JustChill_1031]

Ever lived in California? The majority of people there are like Claude and Catalina...

[@MrBossFML]

It's almost as if characters in media are based off of people

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Basically Bonnie and Clyde before GTA 6.

[@DanielSMV805]

Breaking news: the world is actually NOT sunshine and rainbows

[@EpicCyberGamerPunk]

Fun fact Claude is the only 3d universe protagonist to physically appear in the HD Universe as a parent in gta online

[@mr.andrew7820]

And he is the only one to have a 2D Universe version in Gta 2

[@EpicCyberGamerPunk]

@@mr.andrew7820 that's Claude speed their separate characters

[@mr.andrew7820]

@@EpicCyberGamerPunk same character, different universes just like El Burro (who appears in Gta 1 and 3) and the 3D Universe celebrities(Lazlow, Fernando,Chris Formage,etc) in HD and rockstar themselfs said in 2011 GTA 3 QeA that Claude's surname may or may not be Speed

[@SupportGamin2024]

​@mr.andrew7820 no they're different characters completely Claude speed(in gta 2) looks like nothing like Claude(Gta 3) if you seen his in game artwork

[@mr.andrew7820]

@@SupportGamin2024 I seen It,but GTA 3 Claude looks exactly like movie Claude Speed

[@jamallayne8195]

Here's CJ trying to calm down Catalina... CJ-"You a f***in Psycho!!" 😂 Top tier editing right there lol

[@jesurenbnb]

In cj 's defense she kinda was

[@MaiKing69]

It's funny how much Claude and the GTA Online protagonist have in common. But yet even the GTA Online protagonist shows that they do care about people and are loyal. If Claude was in the doomsday heist he would have sided with Avon Hertz and help him destroy the world just because he would have paid more.

[@shadowninja14th2]

The irony is that technically Claude and the online character are possibly related as Claude is a option

[@MaiKing69]

@@shadowninja14th2 Yes and no. Although yes Claude does show up in the character creator as an option... it's non canonical as non of the main 3d universe characters make an appearance. they're just there for fun... if not then we got a serous problem with a time machine if John Marston, a man that lived and died in the wild west... traveled forward through time past his own death to magically be your father. I kid.... but it's wild that they are even options.

[@rulue8610]

Even Claude wants to take control of nuclear weapons and use it to destroy the world. Of course he totally has no morals.

[@LazloRTR]

For the doomsday heist, probably not considering avon does plan to betray you from the start. Actually, if gtao protagonist weren't already a well established crime lord by the time, they might also follow avon if he's hiring them, they really are very similar. Though considering avon's personality, there's no chance he won't betray us or claude

[@RayanM-gv6mx]

You could become a detective with how insightful your lore videos are in terms of character analysis and breakdowns.

[@Kaledrone]

He was studying to become one in college

[@theprofessional155]

I actually went to college for that lol . I have a bachelors in law enforcement.

[@villarreal0706]

@@theprofessional155any reason you didn’t get a master? You very smart I really enjoy your insight

[@blackgold754]

@@villarreal0706 He basically said being a detective would be miserable. He would have to be away from home for the most of his career. And if he got married, his wife would either leave him or cheat on him. Well, not hum specifically but he did discuss that there were cops who went through all that. Besides, all that deaths and violence and murders wouldn't help him either.

[@somedudefromapharmacy]

@@blackgold754Well, at least, he got that degree to help analyze GTA and other games for us to listen to.

[@claypotts2334]

Claude is 100% BASED Also, Catalina actually loves CJ. Her interactions with men are screwed up because of the way her father treated her as a kid. But the fact that CJ doesn't just roll over to her, drives her crazy for him. Catalina doesn't actually respect Claude, especially because he doesn't care what she does or says. She actually likes criticism, especially from a man, because it shows that he cares. Her father clearly didn't care about her, which is why she grows up to "hate men", but really she just doesn't trust that any man will care about her. CJ doesn't really care about her, but he is a decent person who tries to give her advice to calm down, and at least plays along with the whole "Bonnie and Clyde" act Catalina was putting on. CJ really didn't have to sleep with Catalina at all, he didn't have to call her baby and suck up to her, he did it because he needed the money. Ceaser said nothing about his cousin looking for a lover. Yet CJ just kept up the act to satisfy Catalina, while at the same time giving her really good life advice. CJ was very nice to Catalina. (There is a line that Catalina says about how her father treated her, that clears up why she is the way she is)

[@sir_evergreen]

Facts

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

Complete gibberish

[@claypotts2334]

@@misterpinkandyellow74 You clearly never interact with women bro. I am all for men's rights, I am a MGTOW man, but I really think you and all men like you need to get a girlfriend at least once in your life. Your brain is all jacked up because you have no practice. You need to ease up, and at least just talk to some women.

[@AverageBucketGuy]

If she did ever come back after CJ and Sweet took back Grove Street, GSF would try to eliminate her probably because she’s not from their hood

[@ehwalkman8868]

This comment right here☝️

[@TheSuckoShow]

I never thought about it but it makes perfect sense the garage was just a safehouse for him, and he almost certainly got it from a former employer, either as payment or after a falling out. In GTA3 he basically sleeps in a storage room with a mattress on the floor, and he doesn't seem the type to take out a business loan to buy a piece of prime real estate.

[@fawazmashdee7605]

Loved your Claude vid as well. What a cool crossover

[@TheThing4444]

It's so interesting how despite all the money he takes and how often he's motivated by it, he never really spends much on himself. It's like an excuse if anything.

[@OneEyedKing]

It’s ironic that we’re all just like Claude when playing…

[@discipline_21]

Let's agree claude is the most badass silent protagonist.

[@germanplayer69420]

Fr

[@alexdeghost2729]

Soap?

[@TaxEvasionUS]

​@@alexdeghost2729not silent

[@NFSBeast2365]

AGREED

[@YoureMadBozo71]

@@alexdeghost2729 spoke in mw2 and 3

[@anassezzaher5559]

Claude is basically like a GTA online protagonist.

[@dcbrixy1823]

No cause crazy enough our online character likes some people like Franklin lamar and Vincent etc

[@artsjam8845]

its the other way around

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

Claude is dangerous right up until he meets a body of water.

[@OhyeahMrKrabz]

You know GTA 3 is legendary when people still talk about it many years later

[@lenol0315]

very enjoyable game from my childhood i remember every part of it lol , games used to be great

[@NFSBeast2365]

True

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

Every GTA except Gta 2 and Advance is remembered fondly

[@thezord6686]

@@ShanAli-sq4rschinatown wars is forgetable too tbh

[@notReiji]

I always thought Claude turned Kenji into fender meat because Donald Love mentioned an opportunity that could potentially weaken Catalina's organization, making it easier to get his revenge on her.

[@sincroslash87]

2 hours on the most mysterious protagonist in GTA history.

[@Placanec95]

Time well spended

[@KarateAnimate]

The Professional is the best at lore videos.

[@vl_deathstroke_lvdeath9339]

We got a whole claude analysis before gta 6

[@dog3500]

GTA 6 jason and lucia character breakdown one day.

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

I don't think GTA 6 will release in 2025 I think they will delay it more We don't want to see another Cyberpunk

[@SoraFan23]

I still wonder how Lucia and Jason will behave in GTA 6. One of them cares about Money, but the other one cares more about morals.

[@Lowclasswarrior778]

I’m wondering if the story will be as good as red dead redemption 2

[@ilyakusenco8151]

3:30 Seeing this cutscene in 2024 actually makes me laugh, because having a plot of land in a middle of San Francisco near the train station would basically assure your and your kids financial stability for the rest of your life.

[@GTAVictor9128]

Even the starting apartment in GTA 4 would be considered a good deal by today's standards.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

​@@GTAVictor9128Lmao, for real.

[@raunavyadav9479]

Claude even kills maria in the end just because she annoyed him. He probably the most cold blooded protagonist that does the job and doest ask questions for the right money.

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

Probably also for the fact that she just doesn't know when to shut her mouth at times. It was her fault that Salvatore ended up trying to kill Claude, and I think the ending was his own way of making sure that mistake would never happen again.

[@sman14GTA]

​@@Jackw00pw00p2 Yep, he just dealt with one problematic heaux in a helicopter, he wasn't going to take any chances with a yappy mafia doll lol

[@ouissam2502]

Dear professional, Catalina is a sociopath for she is emotional violent, highly sensitive and she has a low functioning personality traits and disorder. Claude on the other hand might be a psychopath after all if he isn’t a sociopath. That aside, wonderful and amazing video you’ve made as always. Good job 💪🏼

[@calebhutchinson5759]

I'd definitely agree Catalina is closer to a sociopath than a psychopath. While she is incredibly cunning, sociopaths can form attachments unlike psychopaths and often are volatile with emotional outbursts. Still, Professional does a great job with these videos

[@TriforceOfTheGods80]

The thing is why would she be with a psychopath, he won't "love" her so she can't really manipulate him. Also he can't manipulate her as she won't "love" either. Now a business partnership might make more sense.

[@CT-Irodion]

Not every sociopath and psychopath is the same. A few sociopaths are intelligent and organized while a few psychopaths are wreckless and prone to outbursts. Both sociopaths and psychopaths can come from abusive households. It’s just that psychopaths lack a component in their brain that allows them to feel empathy. Psychopaths won’t love anybody even if they wanted to. Claude and Cataline don’t love anybody or each other. It was a “business partnership” as one guy put it.

[@GTAVictor9128]

Trevor also aligns more with sociopathy than psychopathy despite being mislabeled as the latter - as he cares for some people as shown in the video but struggles with controlling his emotional outbursts. And despite being called a sociopath, Gary from Bully arguably aligns more with psychopathy.

[@ouissam2502]

@@TriforceOfTheGods80 Yes yes but Catalina a sociopath and Claude is a psychopath.

[@jamessotelo3336]

Given how short a distance he sprints, I’d imagine he lost his larynx from cancer due to smoking a whole carton of cigarettes every 10 minutes

[@SoAaron_]

I think its hard to think of a lore reason for it as its so clearly just a choice during game design. Back then, it was more common for protagonists to be silent, they still want to imagine the player as the character and your actions in the world, less on the protagonist being a character as well like they did in all the next GTAs.

[@mr.andrew7820]

He was the quiet kid

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

Maybe the gta verse lore explains that he was a truly silent kid. Maybe he didn’t speak English growing up. Maybe he was Quebecois and understood English but not quite spoken English. French would’ve made him speak. Maybe being shot by Catalina did killed his larynx that he’s doomed to being only the silent one. He was more or less raised in Vespuccia and started being a hitman and then earned his San fierro garage only to lose the ownership to CJ. As Catalina joined his life and decided to journey a life of crime with her as she needs a tool for her crime waves and Claude needed someone of money and power to cling to. It seems that Claude and Catalina spent 9 years for their crime sprees. For their robberies and decided that the drug trade was more worthy money and power. And soon this caused the divide of Catalina and Claude and seeing Catalina being so greedy and more wise, she lores Claude in one more bank job and turns on Claude. Maybe the ghost town of liberty city is more of less an area of the city that exists somewhere else. But still. He got shot in the chest and that affected his way of communication personally and permanently. Maybe the short distance sprint is the result of him being shot in the larynx and that gave him breathing problems as well. But yeah. He’s a criminal sociopath who devolves into a psychopath as the story progresses. He was only loyal to the Leones for their work opportunity. But betrayal by the Leone family boss turned him more distant about who he’s loyal to and from that point on, he’s not loyal to his wellbeing and personal revenge against Catalina when he sees him. Truly the favors by the long term paid off and Catalina spooks at Claude’s radar and kills the 🐕 forever. And Maria being so annoying costed her life. And the shot by the background is Claude being a psychopath at the end.

[@thepissedoffgerman2459]

😂

[@jeffmenace91]

Lore wise I'm not sure but development wise, I saw that on Twitter or X (I still call it Twitter), a dev that was part of the team said that they "had to cut something out of the game" so it was probably just easier to develop with the script they were working with so they ran with it.

[@RandomGuyWhoEdits]

You know it's a good day when The Professional drops a GTA lore video.

[@RyanTheDark]

I would argue Niko is the or one of the most sympathetic one. Not a high barb but you are more likely to live if he's the one holding the gun.

[@kemmypaws]

compared to every protag ye either him or micheal(he only kills when he needs so he most likely will let you live)

[@RyanTheDark]

@@TheJoker12323 All of whom who were men (except maybe Jason), arguably worse than Niko. Invalid argument.

[@yunjin909]

I would say Victor Vance is the most sympathetic but Niko is right up there too

[@MyUserTubeAccount]

CJ is no psycho, he's "a God fearing, peace loving man of the people"!

[@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005]

Niko and Johnny and Luis are all sympathetic

[@cassandys5216]

My first GTA for me, maybe wasn’t as loved as VC or SA but it still holds a special place for me as far as gaming goes. I can always count on you for making solid and enjoyable content.

[@theprofessional155]

Hi golden I remember you. I haven’t seen you in some time . How are you dude ?

[@cassandys5216]

@@theprofessional155 I’m well man! I got rid of my PlayStation awhile ago so sorry I haven’t been able to stay in touch really besides on here. Would love to reach out to you some time though!

[@ilyakusenco8151]

This “Claude is French that’s why he won’t talk” theory is actually not that far fetched. You counter it by saying that Claude understands everything he is told in English. But I can tell - speaking and understanding language is very different things. I say this as a person that actually has this problem. English is not my first language, but I read in English like it’s my native, watch shows and videos in English no problem, has no problem with writing (As you can see lol). But man I CAN’T talk. When I speak English it sounds like absolute gibberish no native speaker could understand. I guess Claude could have the same problem If he’s not American

[@mr.andrew7820]

in Gta 2 Claude It's stated to be american so the french name = french person doesn't make much sense

[@svlim958]

​@@mr.andrew7820 GTA 2 Claude aint the same character so how does that matter

[@mr.andrew7820]

@@svlim958 Yeah Bro,my point is someone can have a foreign name and not be a foreigner

[@tonethalegit941]

This definitely could be the case. I have a hispanic friend who understands Spanish well but doesn't speak it at all like I never heard him speak a lick of spanish. He told me he sucks at speaking it. So this could definitely be the case with Claude. Plus I looked up his name on Google and it said it is a common French name

[@ChrisBl33p.]

​@@mr.andrew7820there's some people of French heritage in Louisiana. It's highly unlikely that Claude is from Quebec or France, but rather from the bayou. I had a teacher whose first name was Claude, though I don't know where he was from in the US.

[@larrytod9790]

I wonder if Claude had pretty rough childhood it would it would explain why he doesn't talk and why he's been committing crimes his entire life

[@nickgaincle]

I don't really think CJ backed off from Claude, I think it was more he just felt this situation wasn't really worth the trouble. I think CJ would win if they fought

[@Python-xs2iv]

Especially since this was before GTA 3. Post GTA 3 Claude would probably destroy cj

[@b.a.m.mdoublem1196]

​@@Python-xs2ivNot easily though

[@Python-xs2iv]

@@b.a.m.mdoublem1196 True

[@thomasgibbons3226]

It truly horrifies me that Claude basically is Dimitri Rascalov. How similar they are in the sense that they do not care about anybody and would happily stab you in the back if it means getting something better or if you are no longer useful to them. You feel for Claude at first getting betrayed by Catalina. But then he himself starts betraying nearly everybody he comes into contact with, no hesitation. Or shows complete indifference to anybody else or what happens to them.

[@MrTheinfoman]

Only difference is Dimitri needs someone to do the dirty work for him and minipulate them for his aurge at same time. While Claude does the dirty work and then passively minipulate others for his benefits.

[@ntrainr160]

@@MrTheinfoman Another difference is that its much easier for Claude to disappear since he dosent have anybody working for him, dosent answer to anyone, and dosent have an empire. Someone like Claude can basically go under the radar more than Dimitri. Claude is a lot harder to track door unlike Dimitri or Catalina. Claude can last a really long time.

[@nitrosodium]

I watched it all, we can replay GTA 3 under a new light with this one. Can't wait for a lore video on the Old Oriental Gentlenan and what he exactly does that we're not told.

[@SoraFan23]

It will be interesting to see how in GTA 6 with Lucia and Jason if they have morals where one of them cares about the money but the other still wants to do the right thing and not be screwed over. In the trailer they said "The only way we can get through this is by trusting each other". I have a feeling that is going to test their relationship is it more about getting the most money or is it about valuing surivial and watching out for each other?

[@Tool30301]

"There was a girl I knew she said she cared about me... She tried to make my world the way she thought it should be." Tom Petty

[@FarhanSyaputra-li1be]

I know Claude will be the most dangerous Protagonist, the reason ; - No loyalty - No heart - No empathy - No limits, and - No morals

[@simonyang3348]

Claude always gave me the Michael Myers vibe.

[@ashiqn2003]

Not only that Claude doesn't talk or cannot talk, but most characters don't even acknowledge that he doesn't talk. Carl and Maria aside, most characters don't think to have a chat with him; everytime they meet, they give him a job. He doesn't express his ideas, well, nobody asks him for such. They don't even ask for his name, and we're only knowing it in San Andreas! I guess my theory for his muteness is that, he's not a usual character, but is a player-insert. Y'know, there are games where the protagonist is literally you; a written protagonist doesn't exist. Kind of like, Need for Speed Most Wanted. Also, considering the GTA games before III, there was hardly any story, especially GTA 2. The protagonist doesn't care what he is told to, he just does it for respect and nothing else. And from GTA III's ending to GTA San Andreas (I'm not talking chronological here), the character of Claude started to develop significantly. In The Exchange, he went according to his own instructions, and in his later appearance we have some of his past and his name is revealed. I think the developers kept him to be mute despite this evolution, because one can't change the past; he's already mute in III and it's well known among the players. It has become a characteristic of Claude. So if he speaks in San Andreas, that feature is like, torn apart or something.

[@asivus]

the standing on the chair is hilarious 😂😂

[@giuseppepauletti2628]

Claude is also an option to be the online characters father in the character creator. In my opinion he is the cannon father of the Gta online protagonist. They both are mute and don't stop doing crime no matter the amount of money they make. Like father like son/daughter lol

[@NFSBeast2365]

Understandable. I kinda agree

[@GTAVictor9128]

It's a shame Tommy Vercetti isn't an option though.

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

​@@GTAVictor9128Blame Ray Liotta for that I wish someone else got that character

[@ThePS101]

The major problem with that canon theory is that John Martson can also be a "canon" father. But how can Martson be a father concerning the events of Red Dead?

[@Jared_Wignall]

It’s great to see such an analysis on a character like Claude. Keep up the great work Patrick, have a great day and a great week. Take care!

[@PatrickTate-zt6ow]

The intro bank heist didn't happen in 2001. It more than likely happened during the times of LCS. Claude was convicted in a jury trial,which takes a few years to assemble.

[@SupportGamin2024]

It clearly happened in 2001,don't make up theories

[@CevicheGato]

It makes sense there. Even the ghost town is an area of Staunton. Maybe it was blown up with the rest of fort Staunton

[@dazattack669]

i really didn't think there was any depth to him, thought he was only driven by money. this'll be a good watch :)

[@meehn4236]

Voice actor of Toni Cipriani said in an interview that he pronounced Cipriani wrong by mistake and nothing else. So, there is no meaning behind Claude reading his name wrong or anything

[@DemonDomain666]

damn, never been this early to hop on TheProfessional vid

[@forensicsoup5420]

What’s scary about Claude is he only cares about money and is willing to do horrible things for it but he only spends money on things that help him with being a criminal there’s no end game for him he will continue to be a criminal for the rest of his life with other gta protagonists they stop when they have reached their goal

[@ntrainr160]

Another thing scary about Claude is how easy he can go into hiding and how hard it is for one to track him down. He can disappear more effectively than Niko and Dimitri or anyone in GTA. This is due to the fact that he has no loved ones, family, and friends. Claude also dosent have any henchman working for him and has no businesses or fronts.

[@retrosonichero7995]

I think Claude was meant to serve as the transitionary protagonist as GTA was undertaking the 3D era. If you think about it, him being a mute allows him to have somewhat of a blank slate for the player, but this video highlights that he does indeed also have his own personality underneath. By comparison, the previous 2D era of GTA had "characters" with absolutely no personality whatsoever, and were effectively complete blank slates for the player to cause arbitrary chaos. Claude parallels this, but still has more depth by having his own personality. It's an interesting in between of the 2D era protagonists versus a character like Tommy Vercetti from Vice City.

[@kneeofjustice9619]

You could call Claude a leach because he only respects the most powerful people but leaches are usually defenseless and Claude is a threat despite hoping from one power source to another.

[@xxxzachyd960]

Claudes the embodiment of hurt people hurt people taken to the murderous degree

[@kulerthankule2350]

Feels like Christmas when pro drops a lore vid!

[@LilJay55547]

Fun fact: the guy who voiced Donald love played Hank Maclean in the Fallout show Lucy's Dad

[@NicolasChiribelo]

Another thing I want to add that virtually everyone seems to forget... we don't even know if his name is really "Claude". That name was never mentioned in GTA 3 anywhere. In the game files he's referred to as "Player". The idea of him being named Claude was born out of the final phone call in San Andreas, and then connected to the protagonist of GTA 2. Catalina liked to continue calling CJ through the story just to piss him off, and judging by her scarce loyalty and insane personality I wouldn't put pass her having sex with someone other than her "small time" crime partner, or even faking an intercourse during the call to annoy CJ.

[@ryuji8438]

A 2 hour video? Well if it's from The Professional then i'd gladly watch it. No clickbaits or rage baits

[@sman14GTA]

9:39 Just realised Pro question also invites another question which also indirectly provides and insight into what type of man/psyche Claude has: _What type of life was he living to meet and connect with someone as unhinged as Catalina that quickly between the time she and CJ breakup?_

[@based_memes320]

Claude has always been one of my favorite GTA protagonists. He's a mystery I like the fact that we don't know much about him

[@Mewtwo_150]

Claude walked so the GTA Online Protagonist could run (when you think about it, the GTA Online Protagonist is just Claude if he was given proper storylines lol)

[@Luico83]

Trevor would despise Claude lmao

[@donhatter159]

Thank you so much TheProfessional for the video about claude from gta 3.

[@apocalypticpioneers2116]

Oh we eating GOOD today. A TWO HOUR Professional video on Claude?? HELL YEAH BRO.

[@bacd-nn2lg]

This was really nice lore video. There was also one GTA Protagonist from 3D universe that you forgot to mention Mike from GTA Advance, but unlike Claude he does has some humanity, and can care about other people like Asuka's niece Yuka Kasen. When it comes to Claude he might have been killed by a assassin from some powerful criminal organization just like it was the case with the original inspiration Claude Speed from GTA 2: The Movie live action trailer. Ps. You can do a lore video about the GTA 2: The Movie live action trailer that was filmed in New York.

[@mr.andrew7820]

Rockstar confirmed that he is alive in a special QeA in 2011 but where he is or what he is doing It's unkown,they also refused to elaborate the fates of Maria and Donald Love

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

It’s said that he was killed by Giovanni Forelli. Son of Sonny Forelli. From the formerly powerful Forelli mob family. Remnants of the forellis have taken advantage of the power vacuum of the Leone family left by Sal’s death. Giovanni really wanted Tommy Vercetti’s head. His long term end goal

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

Also Mike from gta advance at least got out of the country and left the criminal life.

[@JoboGamezzz]

How dare he not talk about Mike from gta advance

[@darkoscz8191]

Hello TheProfessional, great to see new video by you after long time - this analysis of Claude is great and its shows up how some of the protagonists is "angels" more than characters like Claude. I appreciate your intensive and personally doned research 😉- cause find out personality of someone who never spoke or do more understandable gestures, i am proud of you man. I have a wish/idea for some videos 1. Character Analysis - Stretch from GTA V. Cause i would like to learn something more or new about these characters and i know you have "eyes for details". I also have idea to do TOP 5 (or more) good/honorable things what Niko Bellic done. I let decision on you, thanks for potential answer on that and have a great day 🙂

[@DMMDestroyer]

This video did him justice. Great work as always with as much effort you put into these.

[@Wassim_NRC]

I don’t like it that they made Claude a cold blooded killer and that they made him mute

[@CevicheGato]

That’s the point. This guy is meant to be psycho. A psycho you don’t want to push.

[@Wassim_NRC]

@@CevicheGato i mean he is too cold blooded i barely doubt that he even loves his own parents

[@SW-kr9fl]

Dude this is one of the best GTA lore videos on KZbin. Awesome work. Tommy is my fav protagonist but Claude was so cool to play as. Pure psycho.

[@KingFaisal2006]

Bro, I love your lore videos. You help me go through the day.

[@Migo_H96]

Amazing work love the 2 hrs of lore on Claude. Can’t wait to see more in the future

[@saadabdullah3225]

Excellent work, man. Your lore videos are always a treat to watch. Looking forward to more.

[@johnbzn6508]

This is gold keep on doing videos like this. This is awesome.

[@lil-neutron1437]

Dude your lore videos are the best on KZbin and I think everyone agrees with this 🎉

[@dta666]

Been waiting for this video since 2021. Thanks man

[@manhuntruler2]

These are the kind of videos that deserve a million or more views. Such amazing details and in depth of a powerful GTA character and his story. Love your cosplay of Claude as well by the way !

[@khalilnaeemkhan]

I was desperately waiting for this one

[@Ryan-qs2ed]

Can't wait to check it out later!

[@RealSavage7]

Great video, I really liked how you compared claude to other GTA characters. Most definitely looking foward to the next one.

[@-TheChronicler-]

Could this logic of psychopathy be applied to our GTA online characters as well?

[@Sel-IO]

I am SO happy you did this video. Just clicked and I know I'm gonna love this video more than the Pegarino vid. I hope you do a video/character study on Aiden Pearce from Watch Dogs. Good character!

[@commanderproton7763]

Great video and an interesting perspective for Claude, one of GTA's least talked about protagonists. I may not agree with every point you made about the character, but I can certainly understand your reasoning and it's rather sound. I'm interested in that Donald Love video you mention. I know Rockstar once said he realized he crossed too many lines and maybe went off to try and return to normal, I'd have to find that interview again.

[@Takejiro24]

I can't with Asuka's face in the Definitive Edition. Why did they make her cross eyed? 😭

[@zCREz]

Gotta love how he went from being "silent so that u can relate to him", to the most dangerous protag in the franchise.

[@og_3rd_st_saint_gat]

1:30:15 rip ling shan a beautiful triad girl

[@snati7205]

claudes the first gta online character

[@KalemAveryMilne]

Thanks for the hard work you put into the lore videos. You know so much and i think that’s really cool!

[@CosmicBaller1]

I appreciate all of the effort and time you put into this video. This was awesome.

[@user-vb1bs8le3g]

Claude is mute because past protagonists were also mute and didn't have a name or personality like Claude gta 3 was the first 3d gta which was in many ways like gta 1 and 2

[@nader91]

exactly this. context is important

[@VailingD]

Honestly...I think he just never liked speaking

[@laguet93]

It's also worth noting that Claude never went after 8 ball despite him being the one to rig the car to try and kill Claude. Sure, he probably didn't know it was to kill Claude, i doubt he'd dumb enough to question the mafia and the leone certainly wouldn't tell him much aside from "rig this car". And if he smh knew, he didn't have a choice anyways, Sal would've killed him too if he refused. If Claude didn't Care for 8ball he would've killed him along with Sal. And ofc you have to remember that Claude chooses to help 8ball in the intro. You could argue that he did that to get his favors and because of his connections to the leone but there is zero proof that Claude knew that when he decided to save 8ball. Helping this man is one of the most selfless things Claude has ever done so I think this should not be swept aside

[@nathanniesche6380]

That, and Claude was with Catalina for 9 years. Prof says that it's just a relationship of convenience, and I believe that is the case on Catalina's side but there's absolutely no evidence that that's all it was for Claude.

[@laguet93]

​@@nathanniesche6380 Catalina says it outloud when she betrays Claude so there's no doubt. For Claude, i'd Say it's up to interpretation. Altough I have to admit i've always liked the idea that Claude and Maria drove off into the sunset at the end of GTA III, left Liberty City with the money, getting away from all those ruined gangs that were After them, and that they settled down and lived a normal life as a couple, so to me Claude never loved Catalina and his one true love IS Maria. She was honestly pretty cute in III, I quite liked her when I played the game as a kid. It's really GTA SA and LCS that "retconned" her Sweet naïve, clumsy "innocent" idiot personality to something more crude and promiscuous...

[@jesurenbnb]

​@@nathanniesche6380i am pretty sure claude was only with her for two things MONEY AND POWER

[@jesurenbnb]

​@@laguet93are you sure? Because he dosen't even react to her, and if professional's theory is correct he was probably mad at her for ruining his chances at being a made man

[@laguet93]

​​@@jesurenbnb i'm not sure, it's just how 7yo me interpreted the ending. I agree that he was pissed at her for ruining his chances With the Leone but she also decided to save his life, at the cost of abandoning her luxurious gold digger lifestyle and becoming an ennemy of the Leone when she could've just left Claude to die and kept living off Sal's riches. She also hooked him up with Asuka. So she kinda made up for it.

[@Viceking17]

Hey Professional, figured I’d slip in and say that I really enjoy your GTA lore videos. They’re a very good source of entertainment, been your subscriber for years. Keep doing what your doing man 💪🏽

[@ML-es2oe]

Awesome video Professional!!! Your lore videos are my favourite

[@chadrichards6607]

It must be my birthday! A 2 hour GTA 3 lore video ❤

[@thomasedwardharrison2879]

My name is Thomas My best freinds name is Carl And his freinds name is Claude No prizes in guessing on who we dressed up as for Halloween

[@AnAnnoyedAssZorua570]

Nice to meet you, Mr. Vercetti!

[@ahmedelasri2509]

i don’t think that claude betrayed kenji only because of money but because he saw an opportunity to weaken the cartel by going to war with the yakuza. the only thing that he really cared about in gta 3 is his revenge and saw that killing kenji for donald will help getting closer to his objective

[@hectorzeroni1088]

Having watched most of the video I can say that it is a good video! I enjoyed the amount of information you provided. As well as comparing Claude to other gta protagonists.

[@Senseismoke777]

33:30 I LOVE TONI... NO DIDDY... BUT YOU GOTTA REMEMBER THEY LIVED IN THE SAME AREA, SO THEY SEEN OR AT LEAST HEARD WAR STORIES OF EVERYTHING TONI DID TO GET IN HIS POSITION 👏👏👏

[@killbotjames22]

2 hours about a silent guy

[@matcentrino7602]

omg I never expected you made this new Series!!