Character Creator

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The Character Creator is a feature in Grand Theft Auto Online used to build the two GTA Online Protagonists on a player's account.

Description

In order to play GTA Online, the player must first create their character to be the Protagonist.

The character creator will be automatically presented when first launching GTA Online, and can be accessed thereafter by using the Choose Character option from the Online section of the Pause Menu in GTA V or Swap Character while already in GTA Online.

The player is presented with a police mugshot room with a height scale on the wall. The character will be holding a mugshot pegboard with their name (New Character), Number, Rank and Los Santos Police Department on it. If the character has been migrated from a previous version (e.g. from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4), the pegboard will show TRANSFERRED under the character name.

A new character will be randomly built and the player can press // to regenerate the randomly created model as many times as they like, however the random model can be completely overridden as the player edits their character.

The overall physique (height, weight, muscle mass etc) of the character cannot be altered by player choice. According to the advanced character customization background and character switch line-up screen, the barefoot male protagonist is 6' 0" (1.83 m) and the barefoot female protagonist is 5' 9" (1.75 m).

Once the character is complete, the player can give them an individual name, although this is only ever seen in the character selection screen, and the player's account name (gamer tag etc) is what is used in game.

When working with two characters, the player is first presented with a line-up room with both characters side by side. Here they can select the character to edit if it is new, and can rename or delete an existing character.

Version Differences

• Current Version
• Original Version

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (aka Expanded and Enhanced version)

The Character Creator function is unchanged from the Enhanced version but is used as part of the Career Builder.

PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (aka Enhanced version)

The original Character Creator was improved for the Enhanced Version release, with much more fine-tuning of the appearance possible, but a simpler method for assigning the character's Skills.

The basic appearance changed, with the male protagonists possessing more body and facial hair, and the female protagonists having longer and broader hair. The facial appearance has also changed to look much more realistic, with more tones, features and structure.

The player can still choose their Heritage during character creation, but this is changed to a set of 21 generic named Moms plus Misty, and 21 generic named Dads plus Claude, John, and Niko. This genetic background once again affect the player's initial appearance (a loose composite of both parents, with sliders allowing fine-tuning their degree of resemblance to each parent). A randomized option is once again available.

A major enhancement is the Features section which allows players to significantly alter their character's facial features including bone structure.

The Appearance section is also expanded with a wide variety of skin modifications allowing the player to make a character appear much older than the previous version allowed, although no specific age is assigned to the character this time.

The Apparel section allows the player to set their initial outfit, hat, glasses and crew t-shirt options.

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

The character selection and creator system originally showed five character slots, with three locked, however these were never unlocked and players were always restricted to two characters per account.

The character could be created according to the taste of the player, who was able to choose the character's gender and Heritage which gave the option to create custom parents by selecting each maternal and paternal grandparent from 28 generic options (14 of each gender) and using a slider to determine how much each parent resembled each grandparent, and then how much the character resembled each parent, creating a family resemblance pattern to fine-tune their own final appearance. Alternatively, the player could select from a number of Special Mom and Dad characters from previous Rockstar Games titles, overriding the grandparent selection. These characters were Misty, Claude, John Marston and Niko Bellic.

The player also adjusts the character's daily Lifestyle choices, assigning a number of hours per day to activities such as time spent sleeping and exercising or doing illegal work; this creates the initial Skills for the character and will alter their default outfit and can slightly change their appearance.

Lastly the player could fine tune the Appearance by setting the character's age (from 21 to 40), hairstyle, hair color, makeup, hat, glasses and crew t-shirt style.

The player then saves and names the character.

The order of some options was changed slightly in the Valentine's Day Massacre Special update with the age option being moved from the Appearance section to the Heritage section and the Lifestyle options being presented first.

Gallery

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

These screenshots were taken in the Beach Bum Update, on the PlayStation 3 platform, and is in "temporary character" state.

Creating a Character

A detailed description of options in each section of the Character Creator.

Sex

The option to make the character Male or Female.

Note: The option is only available on creation of a new character, not during modification of an existing one.

Heritage

The Heritage section allows the player to select their Mom and Dad from a selection of 21 generic models of each gender and 4 additional special characters: Misty, Claude, John Marston and Niko Bellic. The Mom and Dad models are of various races and the character's race is dictated by the selections.

Adjustable sliders allow the player to decide how much their character resembles the facial structure and skin tone of each parent.

Mom

Character Creator - Heritage

Dad

• Amelia
• Ashley
• Audrey
• Ava
• Brianna
• Camila
• Charlotte
• Elizabeth
• Emma
• Evelyn
• Giselle
• Grace
• Hannah
• Isabella
• Jasmine
• Misty
• Natalie
• Nicole
• Olivia
• Sophia
• Violet
• Zoe

Charlotte

Elizabeth

Evelyn

Giselle

Violet

Grace

Jasmine

Emma

Camila

Hannah

Amelia

Sophia

Nicole

Ava

Ashley

Audrey

Natalie

Zoe

Isabella

Brianna

Olivia

Misty

Niko

Ethan

Daniel

Kevin

Louis

Isaac

Angel

Alex

Evan

Andrew

Noah

Benjamin

John

Gabriel

Juan

Michael

Adrian

Joshua

Claude

Diego

Samuel

Anthony

Vincent

Santiago

• Adrian
• Alex
• Andrew
• Angel
• Anthony
• Benjamin
• Claude
• Daniel
• Diego
• Ethan
• Evan
• Gabriel
• Isaac
• John
• Joshua
• Juan
• Kevin
• Louis
• Michael
• Niko
• Noah
• Samuel
• Santiago
• Vincent

Features

The Features section allows the player to significantly alter the character's appearance over eleven elements, with three pre-sets and a custom option set by way of a 2 or 4 axis scatter graph.

Feature	Option 1	Option 2	Option 3	Custom option
Brow	Standard	Protruding	Shallow	Up Down In Out
Eyes	Standard	Wide	Squint	Squint Wide
Nose	Standard	Large	Small	Up Down Narrow Wide
Nose Profile	Standard	Crooked	Curved	Crooked Curved Short Long
Nose Tip	Standard	Broken	Up Turned	Tip Up Tip Down Broken Left Broken Right
Cheekbones	Standard	Large	Small	Up Down In Out
Cheeks	Standard	Fat	Thin	Gaunt Puffed
Lips	Standard	Large	Small	Thin Fat
Jaw	Standard	Square	Round	Round Square Narrow Wide
Chin Profile	Standard	Large	Small	Up Down In Out
Chin Shape	Standard	Pointed	Round	Rounded Bum Square Pointed

Appearance

There are eleven Appearance categories that can alter the character's appearance further, including effects to simulate aging.

Category	Options
Hair	21 male hairstyles: Buzzcut Faux Hawk Hipster Side Parting Shorter Cut Biker Ponytail Cornrows Slicked Short Brushed Spikey Caesar Chopped Dreads Long Hair Shaggy Curls Surfer Dude Short Side Part High Slicked Sides Long Slicked Hipster Youth Close Shave	22 female hairstyles: Short Layered Bob Pigtails Ponytail Braided Mohawk Braids Bob Faux Hawk French Twist Long Bob Loose Tied Pixie Shaved Bangs Top Knot Wavy Bob Pin Up Girl Messy Bun Tight Bun Twisted Bob Big Bangs Braided Top Knot Close Shave
	28 color options	28 color options
Eyebrows	34 eyebrow styles: Regular Mediterranean Groomed Bushels Feathered Prickly Monobrow Winged Triple Tram Arched Tram Cutouts Fade Away Solo Tram Balanced Fashion Cleopatra Quizzical Femme Seductive Pinched Chola Triomphe Carefree Curvaceous Rodent Double Tram Thin Pencilled Mother Plucker Straight and Narrow Natural Fuzzy Unkempt Caterpillar
	Variable opacity 28 color options	Variable opacity 28 color options
Facial Hair	29 facial hair styles for men: Clean Shaven Light Stubble Balbo Circle Beard Goatee Chin Chin Fuzz Pencil Chin Strap Scruffy Musketeer Mustache Trimmed Beard Stubble Thin Circle Beard Horseshoe Pencil and 'Chops Chin Strap Beard Balbo and Sideburns Mutton Chops Scruffy Beard Curly Curly and Deep Stranger Handlebar Faust Otto & Patchic Otto & Full Stranger Light Franz The Hampstead The Ambrose Lincoln Curtain	N/A for female characters
	Variable opacity 28 color options
Skin Blemishes	25 varieties of blemishes: Variable opacity None Measles Pimples Spots Break Out Blackheads Build Up Pustules Zits Full Acne Acne Cheek Rash Face Rash Picker Puberty Eyesore Chin Rash Two Face T-zone Greasy Marked Acne Scarring Full Acne Scarring Cold Sores Impetigo
Skin Aging	16 varieties of aging: None Crow's Feet First Signs Middle Aged Worry Lines Depression Distinguished Aged Weathered Wrinkled Sagging Tough Life Vintage Retired Junkie Geriatric
Skin Complexion	13 complexion varieties: None Rosy Cheeks Stubble Rash Hot Flush Sun Burn Bruised Alcoholic Patchy Totem Blood Vessels Damaged Pale Ghostly
Moles & Freckles	19 varieties of spots: Variable opacity None Cherub All Over Irregular Dot Dash Over The Bridge Baby Doll Pixie Sun Kissed Beauty Marks Line Up Modelesque Occasional Speckled Rain Drops Double Dip One Sided Pairs Growth
Skin Damage	12 varieties of damage: None Uneven Sandpaper Patchy Rough Leathery Textured Coarse Rugged Creased Cracked Gritty
Eye Color	9 eye colors: Green Emerald Light Blue Ocean Blue Light Brown Dark Brown Hazel Dark Gray Light Gray
Eye Makeup	25 varieties of eye makeup: Variable opacity None Smoky Black Bronze Soft Gray Retro Glam Natural Look Cat Eyes Chola Vamp Vinewood Glamour Bubblegum Aqua Dream Pin Up Purple Passion Smoky Cat Eye Smouldering Ruby Pop Princess Guyliner Blood Tears Heavy Metal Sorrow Prince of Darkness Rocker Punk Devastated
Blusher	N/A for male characters	8 varieties of female blusher makeup: None Full Angled Round Horizontal High Sweetheart Eighties
		Variable opacity 27 color options
Lipstick	11 lipstick varieties: None Color Matte Color Glass Lined Matte Lined Gloss Heavy Lined Matte Heavy Lined Gloss Lined Nude Matte Lined Nude Gloss Smudged Geisha
	Variable opacity 38 color options	Variable opacity 38 color options

Apparel

There are eight Style options, each with eight Outfit varieties. Some of the outfits are not available to buy in-store as an outfit, although their individual components should be available although individual items may be rank-locked and unavailable to buy separately immediately.

The starting outfit can be saved at any clothing store to ensure locked items are retained.

Players can also choose a hat and glasses and a Crew t-shirt with or without a Crew emblem.

Style	Outfits Male	Outfits Female
Note	! Denotes an Outfit not available in store unless individual items purchased
Street	The Gangsta !	The Militia
	The Hombre !	The Fugitive !
	The Man !	The Mamacita !
	The Felon !	The Convict !
	The Corner !	The Hoochie !
	The Hustler !	The Community !
	The Shady	The Chica
	The Ready !	The Bad Influence !
Flashy	The Blues !	The A List !
	The Mr Frost	The Egyptian
	The Devil Chic	The Stylish !
	The Smooth Black Suit	The Vanquish
	The Royal !	The Spring Break
	The Smooth White Suit	The Leopard
	The Musician !	The Benefit
	The V.I.P.	The Upmarket
Party	The Eco	The Yuppie
	The Aficionado	The Butterfly
	The DJ !	The Palms
	The Elitist	The Kitten
	The Urban Hippy	The Jungle
	The Natural	The Bubblegum
	The Sky High !	The Stripe !
	The All Night !	The Spirit
Beach	The Dude !	The Siesta !
	The Paradise !	The Tropical !
	The Surfer !	The Bather !
	The Skimpy !	The Beach Babe !
	The Summer Rays !	The Chalet
	The Heat !	The Sun Kissed !
	The Bare Chest !	The Lifeguard !
	The Tidal Wave !	The Day Tripper !
Smart	The Anchor !	The Ball-buster
	The Sharp Gray Suit	The 9-5
	The Mogul	The Networker
	The Panther	The Suit !
	The Grind	The Trader !
	The Alligator	The Boardroom
	The Tycoon	The Campaign !
	The Collector	The Liberty
Sporty	The Jock	The Competitor !
	The Health Kick !	The Jogger !
	The Brand	The Olympian !
	The Trainer !	The Energize !
	The Vibe	The Ball Girl !
	The Sweats !	The Stretch
	The Athlete !	The Winner !
	The Pro !	The Pump !
Eccentric	The Ironic	The Creative
	The Pop Up	The Spooky !
	The Tally-Ho	The 90s
	The Cool Cat !	The Roar
	The Discotheque	The Art Attack !
	The Animal !	The Fresco
	The Dork !	The Pretty Kitty !
	The Prince !	The Amazon !
Casual	The Plain White !	The Daily !
	The Skater	The Comfort !
	The Roller	The Laid Back !
	The Simple !	The Indie Heart
	The Mellow	The Homebody !
	The Denims !	The Easy !
	The Worker	The Casual
	The Hangout !	The Cougar
Item	List
Hat	45 male hats: Black Winter Hat Rasta Winter Hat Maroon Winter Hat Black LS Fitted Cap Gray LS Fitted Cap Black Saggy Beanie Blue Saggy Beanie Red Saggy Beanie Green Army Cap Woodland Army Cap Ranch Brown Army Cap White Flat Cap Black Flat Cap Brown Flat Cap Fruntalot Green Cap (backward) Stank Purple Cap (backward) Fruntalot Green Cap (forward) Stank Purple Cap (forward) Black Fedora White Fedora Red Fedora Black Cowboy Hat Brown Cowboy Hat Chocolate Cowboy Hat White Paisley Bandana Black Paisley Bandana Camo Bandana Beat Off White Headphones Beat Off Black Headphones Beat Off Red Headphones Red Canvas Hat Floral Canvas Hat Woodland Canvas Hat Tan Pork Pie Ushero Purple Pork Pie Black Pork Pie Black Bowler Hat Vintage Bowler Hat Ash Bowler Hat Black Top Hat Vintage Top Hat Ash Top Hat Cream Trilby Black & Red Trilby Blue Trilby	45 female hats: Black LS Fitted Cap Broker Fitted Cap Stank Fitted Cap Rearwall Black Beanie Crevis Ash Beanie Hawaiian Snow Plaid Beanie Black Military Cap Tan Military Cap Woodland Camo Military Cap Navy Flat Cap Gray Plaid Flat Cap Brown Plaid Flat Cap Fruit Cap US Post LS Cap Peachy Chics Leopard Cap Black Sun Hat Black Bowler Hat Vintage Bowler Hat Black Saggy Beanie Yeti Saggy Beanie Fuchsia Saggy Beanie Tan Straw Hat Safari Straw Hat Navy Straw Hat Black Beret Cherry Beret Gray Beret Beat Off White Headphones Beat Off Black Headphones Beat Off Red Headphones Tan Cowgirl Hat Farshtunken Black Cowgirl Hat MyMy Pink Cowgirl Hat CaCa Pink Canvas Hat Crevis Blue Canvas Hat Red Canvas Hat Cream Sun Hat MyMy Wild Sun Hat Ash Bowler Hat Black Top Hat Vintage Top Hat Ash Top Hat Cream Fedora Black Fedora Brown Plaid Fedora
Glasses	48 male glasses: Black Wraparounds Broker Purple Wraparounds Broker Lime Wraparounds Black Winter Shades White Silver Shades Green Polarized Shades Slate Janitor Frames Ash Janitor Frames Tan Janitor Frames Enema Gray Glasses Enema Black Glasses Enema Tortoiseshell Glasses Gold Aviators Steel Aviators Steel Aviators, Blue Tint Black Casuals Tortoiseshell Casuals Blood Casuals Brown Eyewear Coffee Cop Frames Charcoal Cop Frames Hawaiian Snow Black Hawaiian Snow White Hawaiian Snow Tortoiseshell Gold Bull Emic Gray Bull Emic White Bull Emic Gray Elvis Slate Elvis Copper Elvis Broker Black Hipsters Choco Polarized Hipsters Gold Polarized Hipsters Yellow Guns White Guns Pink Guns Silver Refined Brown Refined Black Refined Gold Superior Steel Superior Black Superior Black & Gold Trends Silver Dipped Trends White & Gold Trends Sunset Docks Crimson Docks Yellow Docks	48 female glasses: Two-Tone Sports Shades Blue Sports Shades Beige Sorts Shades Copper Marbles Black Marbles Teal Marbles Marble Mademoiselles Orange Tine Mademoiselles Black Mademoiselles Zebra Shields Flame Shields Sun Shields Marble Retro Black Retro Red Retro Purple Tint Bugs DS Brown Bugs DS Pink Bugs Champagne Figure 8s Amethyst Figure 8s White Figure 8s Orange Tint Squared Tan Squared White Squared Lime Tint Shooters Blue Shooters Tropic Shooters Black Sports Blue Pattern Sports Pink Pattern Sports Pewter Aviators Steel Aviators Bronze Aviators Black Cat Eyes Brown Marble Cat Eyes Red Cat Eyes Steel Slim Glasses Gold Slim Glasses Black Slim Glasses Black Plastic Frames Marbled Plastic Frames Vixen Plastic Frames Black Retro Glasses Red Marble Retro Glasses Baby Blue Retro Glasses Black Hipsters Dipped Hipsters Brown Hipsters
Crew T-Shirt Style	No Crew T-Shirt Solid Crew Color Solid Black Solid White Solid Gray Crew Sleeves Black Crew Sleeves White Crew Sleeves Gray Crew Collar Black Crew Collar White Crew Collar Gray
Crew Emblem	N/A No Emblem Big Small Back

Stats

The player has 140 percentage points to assign over the 7 skill categories, with pre-set minimums and maximums allowable.

40 points are assigned as minimums, leaving 100 points to be allocated.

Stats can not be altered when changing an existing character.

Stat	Notes	Initial Min-Max
Stamina	How long the protagonist can run, swim, or cycle at full speed before losing health due to overexertion. Increase by practicing any of these disciplines.	Minimum 5% Maximum 30%
Shooting	The protagonist's skill in handling various firearms. Dampens recoil, reduces reload time, and increases ammo capacity. Increase by landing hits on enemies, scoring headshots, and successfully completing Shooting Range challenges.	Minimum 10% Maximum 20%
Strength	The protagonist's physical power and resilience. Boosts melee damage, speeds up ladder climbing, improves sporting ability, and reduces damage taken from various sources. Increase by scoring hits in melee combat and practicing sports.	Minimum 5% Maximum 40%
Stealth	The protagonist's skill at remaining undetected. Move more quickly and quietly when in stealth mode. Increase by remaining undetected in stealth more and performing silent takedowns.	Minimum 5% Maximum 25%
Flying	The protagonist's skill in the cockpit of various aircraft. Take off, land, and manage turbulence more easily. Increase by flying under control for sustained periods and succeeding at Flight School challenges.	Minimum 5% Maximum 60%
Driving	The protagonist's skill behind the wheel or handlebars. Pop wheelies more easily and retain more control while airborne. Increase by holding wheelies and landing squarely out of big jumps.	Minimum 5% Maximum 50%
Lung Capacity	How long the protagonist can hold their breath underwater before losing health. Remain submerged for longer. Increase by diving and swimming underwater.	Minimum 5% Maximum 40%
Points to Assign	100 points

2nd Character

When creating a 2nd character, the player has the option to copy the Rank of the 1st character up to a maximum of Rank 120. This will result in the new character skipping the Introduction mission and tutorial.

The new character may have mission progress (e.g. Heists) copied, and may even have a free Apartment supplied to allow continuation of the Heist strand.

Changing Existing Characters

Players can revisit the Character Creator to alter their appearance.

They can select the Change Appearance option from the Style section of the Interaction Menu and pay $100,000 at the conclusion of the change. Note: the player is warned that the $100,000 will be charged whether changes are made or not, however this is not the case, and the player can quit without making changes and avoid paying the fee.

After the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 update, the character gender can not be altered though. The character's Stats can also not be reset since playing as the character should have already pushed the total points past the 140 maximum.

Free Change

In case a character's appearance is not to the player's tastes after using it in game, players are given a free chance to change:

• For new characters starting from Rank 1
  • On the first new session joined after reaching Rank 6 in a previous session.
• For new characters with copied rank higher than 6
  • On the second session joined after starting the game as that character.
• For players that have spent $100,000 to change their appearance
  • On the second session joined after saving the change.

Deleting Characters

Characters can be deleted from the Choose Characters line up screen. The player is warned that this action is irreversible and must manually type delete to confirm the request. After deleting a character, it is immediately replaced by a randomly generated New Character, ready to be edited.

Gallery

Access from GTA V.

Access from GTA Online.

Character Selection screen with a new character in slot 2.

Start editing.

Copy Rank option (2nd character only).

New character menu.

Change sex.

Heritage.

Heritage changes appearance.

Turn head for a profile view.

Naming a new character.

New character mugshot.

Accessing from Interaction Menu - Change Appearance.

Confirmation screen when changing existing character from Interaction Menu.

Change menu - no Sex option.

No changes made, no charge.

Free change offer.

Exiting the free change without making changes.

Deleting a character.

Confirming the delete request.

Delete underway.

Randomised replacement of the deleted character immediately ready to edit.