The Florida Joker has upped his calls for from Rockstar Games over the GTA 6 trailer.
The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI lastly launched final month, and it included a number of real-world references. The sport might be set as soon as once more in Vice City, which is predicated on Miami, and Rockstar Games pulled from a whole lot of information tales that occurred across the space. In the trailer, there is a reference to Lawrence Sullivan, who is best often called the “Florida Joker.” Sullivan has a lot of tattoos much like the Joker that appeared in The Dark Knight, and went viral following his arrest in 2017. Over the previous couple of weeks, Sullivan has been threatening to sue Rockstar for utilizing his likeness.
How Much Does Florida Joker Want from Rockstar Games?
While Sullivan was initially in search of $2 million from the studio, that quantity has since ballooned to $10 million for his “suffering and pain.” On TikTok, the Florida Joker gave Rockstar a January 14th deadline (three days after his birthday), stating that if he didn’t have his calls for met, he would “break that kid out of the psych ward” and “hack your system again.” Sullivan’s phrases appear to be in reference to Arion Kurtaj, the teenage hacker discovered responsible of releasing an hour and a half of gameplay from GTA VI again in 2022. Kurtaj was sentenced to life in a hospital jail final month.
The newest video from Sullivan was shared on Twitter by @GTAVI_Countdown, and may be discovered within the Tweet embedded beneath.
Update 5: Florida Joker offers his ultimate warning, calls for $10 million and threatens to workforce up with the GTA 6 hacker who price Rockstar $5 million and 1000’s of workers hours final yr. https://t.co/No7zqOlnO4 pic.twitter.com/lopkEYpyDh
— GTA 6 Countdown ⏳ (@GTAVI_Countdown) January 6, 2024
GTA VI vs. Real-Life
While the reference within the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer is clearly meant as a parody of the image that adopted Sullivan’s 2017 arrest, it is value noting that Rockstar made a lot of modifications. Sullivan’s tattoos are primarily based on The Dark Knight, most notably the scars that appeared across the Joker’s mouth within the 2008 movie. However, the picture within the GTA VI trailer seems to be nearer to the Joker that appeared in 2016’s Suicide Squad film. In that movie, the Joker was performed by actor Jared Leto, and had a lot of tattoos, together with the phrase “damaged” written on his head. The arrested man within the GTA VI trailer has the same tattoo, however with the phrase “impentinent” as an alternative. The scars that appeared across the Joker’s mouth (and on Sullivan’s personal face) have additionally been changed with a sample that appears nearer to barbed wire. Last however not least, the black tattoos round Sullivan’s eyes have been given a extra jagged look, making them seem like noticed blades.
Sullivan has argued that the video has defamed him, and that he is been swamped with image requests because of the GTA VI trailer. It stays to be seen whether or not he’ll pursue authorized motion, and on what particular grounds. Sullivan has argued that the trailer would represent “defamation.”
Do you suppose that the “Florida Joker” ought to receives a commission for his look within the GTA VI trailer? How a lot do you suppose he ought to get? Share your ideas with me straight on Twitter at @Marcdachamp or on Instagram at @Dachampgaming!
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