Ryder:
“
Who has more straps than anybody? Who has all the straps, huh?!
CJ:
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A man with a lot of guns? Shit, I give up!
Ryder:
“
The Army, my ni**a! The Army! Let's go!
Robbing Uncle Sam is the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by Grove Street Families member Lance "Ryder" Wilson from his home in Ganton, Los Santos, San Andreas.
Mission[]
Carl goes to see Ryder in his back yard, who is smoking. He asks Carl why he, himself, didn't finish high school. After Carl asks if it was because he dealt drugs since the age of ten, or if it was because he attacked a teacher for wearing Ballas colors, Ryder responds that it's because he is too intelligent. After asking Carl where they can attain guns, Ryder informs him that the National Guard has all of the guns.
Carl and Ryder get inside of a Mule (delivered by LB), and drive to the National Guard Depot at the Ocean Docks. Once they arrive, they notice that the gate is closed. Carl climbs over the wall and shoots the switch to open the gate. Ryder drives the Mule to a weapon's warehouse, where Carl shoots the switch to open the door. Ryder stands guard as Carl collects six crates of weaponry inside and around the warehouse using a forklift.
The crates can be destroyed by shooting, attacking, or running over them. They may contain a Pistol, a Micro SMG, a Shotgun, Grenades, a Health pickup, or a Body Armor. However, if the player destroys too many of the crates before loading at least six crates into the truck, the mission will fail.
Once six crates have been collected, Carl and Ryder escape from the National Guard, who pursue them in 2 Patriots. They then drive back to Emmet's in Willowfield.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get in the van with Ryder.
- Drive down to the compound at Ocean Docks.
- Open the front gate by shooting the switch on the other side of the wall.
- Shoot the switch to open the front gate.
- Get in the forklift truck. [?]
- Get in the van.
- Head to the lockup in Willowfield.
Reward[]
The reward for completing this mission is increased respect, and the Grove Street families will start to carry Tec-9 (unless the player has already sprayed all tags).
Transcript[]
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Walkthrough[]
CJ comes over and tries talking to him, but Ryder is so high he doesn't even realize CJ has arrived.
Finally, Ryder realizes CJ is here and greets him. He then asks him why he never finished high school.
CJ suggests that it was because Ryder has been a drug dealer since he was 10 years old.
Ryder says that that's not the reason.
CJ suggests that it was because Ryder beat up a teacher for wearing clothing that followed the color scheme of the Ballas.
The two shake each other's hands, but Ryder says that that's not the reason why either.
Ryder stands up on his chair and says that he never finished high school because he's too intelligent for it.
Ryder continues boasting and calls himself a genius.
Ryder asks CJ who has more weaponry than any other person.
CJ says that he doesn't know.
Ryder says that he was talking about the National Guard.
As the two begin walking away, Ryder inhales a large amount of weed.
Ryder then tries to force CJ smoke some weed too, but he tries to fight him off.
CJ pushes Ryder off and refuses to use drugs.
CJ must now get into a nearby Mule with Ryder.
CJ getting into the Mule.
CJ and Ryder's next objective is to drive to the army compound in Ocean Docks.
As CJ and Ryder leave Grove Street, Ryder once again starts making fun of CJ's driving.
CJ ignores Ryder's attempts to start a fight and asks him where they're going.
Ryder tells CJ to drive to Ocean Docks.
CJ asks Ryder where the Mule they're driving in came from, as it wasn't parked outside Ryder's house when CJ came through.
Ryder says that his friend LB delivered the truck. He also says that LB is like a ninja and someone one can trust, unlike some certain others.
CJ tells Ryder to stop giving him a hard time.
Ryder tells CJ that no matter what he has going against him, he must always stick close to his friends.
CJ agrees.
CJ and Ryder heading to the compound in Ocean Docks.
CJ and Ryder arriving at the compound in Ocean Docks.
As CJ parks by the compound, Ryder tells him that they have arrived.
CJ says that the compound doesn't look like it'll be easy to penetrate.
CJ asks Ryder if he's sure they could handle taking on it.
Ryder tells CJ that the only other people at the compound are National Guard and calls them 'weekend soldiers'.
Ryder says that the National Guard are no match for gangsters like CJ and Ryder.
CJ must now get into the compound and open the main gate so that Ryder can drive in with the truck.
CJ climbing the wall next to the entrance gate.
CJ taking care of the soldier guarding the entrance switch.
CJ, about to shoot the switch and open the gate for Ryder.
Ryder compliments CJ's work.
After Ryder safely parks in the compound CJ must shoot out the switch to one of the warehouses to open it.
Ryder tells CJ to open a warehouse and steal the guns from it.
CJ, about to shoot the switch and open the door to the warehouse.
CJ clearing out soldiers guarding the guns in the warehouse.
After taking care of the guards, CJ must use a forklift left in the warehouse to collect all weapon boxes and drop them into the Mule that he and Ryder drove there with.
Ryder tells CJ to start collecting while he keeps watch.
Ryder tells CJ that the truck is ready.
CJ picking up the first box.
CJ placing the first box in the truck.
CJ picking up the second box.
CJ placing the second box in the truck.
CJ picking up the third box.
CJ placing the third box in the truck.
CJ picking up the fourth box.
CJ placing the fourth box in the truck.
CJ picking up the fifth box.
CJ placing the fifth box in the truck.
CJ picking up the sixth box.
CJ placing the sixth box in the truck.
After CJ collects six boxes of weapons, Ryder tells him that they've got enough.
Ryder gets into the back of the truck and tells CJ to get in and drive them away.
CJ must get into the truck.
CJ getting into the truck.
CJ must now drive himself and Ryder out of Ocean Docks and to the lockup in Willowfield.
Ryder tells CJ about LB's lockup in Willowfield and tells him to hurry up.
Short ways from the compound, Ryder notices that the duo have a tail.
CJ asks Ryder what's going on.
Ryder tells CJ that the National Guard are coming after them.
CJ compliments Ryder's accidental rhyming.
After a short while, CJ decides that the truck is too heavy and tells Ryder to toss out some of the boxes CJ collected.
Ryder tells CJ to sound the horn whenever he wants Ryder to throw a box out.
Ryder throwing boxes at the pursuing soldiers while CJ drives to the lockup in Willowfield.
The boxes appear to have explosives in them.
Frustrated at the situation he's gotten into, CJ tells Ryder that he won't hang with him until he stops using drugs and coming up with dangerous plans like this one.
Ryder tells CJ that he doesn't care and tells CJ that he "doesn't know what's going on".
CJ asks Ryder what that was supposed to mean.
Ryder tells CJ that he won't listen to CJ anymore.
Ryder says that they got what they came for, so that's good enough in his mind.
Ryder asks CJ how he can expect there to not be any danger in the life they've chosen and says that unlike CJ, Ryder "keeps it real".
CJ says that Ryder wouldn't know "real" even if it hit him.
Ryder assures CJ that he's not listening.
CJ and Ryder arriving at the supposed lockup at Emmet's.
CJ parking the truck.
Ryder says that they did alright.
CJ disagrees.
Ryder says that CJ claims to be down with Grove Street Families, yet all he contributes to the gang is complaining.
Ryder and the GSF members that were waiting at the lockup walk off.
Mission passed.
Gallery[]
Carl Johnson using a forklift to move boxes of ammunition.
Carl Johnson and Ryder fleeing from the National Guard Depot on the Ocean Docks Bridge.
Video Walkthroughs[]
Trivia[]
- Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government since the 1700s.
- The National Guard Depot is not a restricted area outside of this mission. All gates, warehouse doors and keypads are mission-only props and not present outside the mission.
- Similarly to the Depot, many locations across San Andreas will not be populated outside of missions. These include Area 69 (Black Project) and the Loco Syndicate Crack Factory (Yay Ka-Boom-Boom).
- The song heard in opening cutscene is "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube. This song can also be heard on Radio Los Santos, however the cutscene utilizes the song's clean variation.
- During the small cutscene of Ryder and Carl at the gate, a soldier is seen driving a Mesa with a unique color exclusive to this mission. It can be obtained and stored by the player in a safehouse.
- This exact tone of green cannot be applied from a TransFender modding garage, proving that the military green paint job is unique in the game.
- The mission scriped soldiers carry Pistols instead of the M4, likely to prevent the player from acquiring the powerful assault rifle early in the game.
- Once the chase phase begins, the Mule will be explosion proof, likely to prevent the player from blowing it up with the crates during the chase. It's unlocked and free to take, and it will still retain its feature.
- Despite this, the explosions caused by the crates may kill Ryder if too near.
- The Forklift is bulletproof, this is likely done for balancing reasons, although Carl can destroy it by either dumping it in the water, incinerating it with Molotov Cocktails or a Flamethrower or exploding it with an RPG or grenades. The mission will fail and the game will say "The Forklift Truck is history".
- The mission will fail if the forklift is destroyed even after loading up all the six required crates.
- Depending on the angle of the Mule, Ryder will make different movements. For example: if the Mule bows, Ryder wobbles and if the Mule overturns, Ryder will fall.
- The game pokes fun at itself during Carl and Ryder's conversation after the opening cutscene, when Carl wonders how the truck suddenly appeared outside Ryder's house (as throughout the game, vehicles used in missions suddenly appear in a similar fashion after the mission-assignment cutscene).[1]
- The Patriots are temporarily given max weight at the moment they exit their garages to chase Carl and Ryder for balancing reasons, so they can't be bypassed. This can be proven by blocking off the exits with a heavy vehicle such as the Rhino. After Carl enters the SUV and drives away, the vehicle will immediately be pushed away.
- A bug will occur if the player shoots the two drivers who are in the Patriots in the head before driving the truck. The Patriot will not move because of the dead drivers, but when they are out of view from the camera and then pointed back to, the car will start teleporting near the player and begin to follow until arriving at the drop off location. [vague]
- If the player kills the co-passengers as well, steals one of the Patriots and parks them in a safehouse garage; the Patriot will vanish as soon as the door closes. If the player goes back to Ocean Docks to retrieve Ryder, the stolen Patriot will have teleported right back to the National Guard Depot.
- A similar consequence can be seen in the mission Jizzy - If the player kills the Stretch's driver and starts driving it around, the Huntley will also begin to teleport to the Stretch.
References[]
- ↑ "How we get this van? It wasn't outside when I came through."
"My homie LB, he's like a clockwork ninja! Real dependable. Unlike some of you motherfuckers..."
