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This is King Courtney. Mi Yardie posse could do with a rude boy driver and people are sayin' you the man.
— King Courtney to Claude, in Bling-bling Scramble.
Mon, this is business, plain and simple. I help you, you help me, we help each other - everybody's happy
— King Courtney to Mike.

King Courtney is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as an unseen, main character and minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto III and a main character and the secondary antagonist in Grand Theft Auto Advance. In the latter game, he is seen physically. King Courtney is the leader of the Jamaican Uptown Yardies gang. In Grand Theft Auto III, Courtney gives jobs via payphone.

King Courtney was voiced by Walter Mudu in Grand Theft Auto III. Walter is also the same voice actor who voices D-Ice in the same game and Malc in The Lost and Damned.

History[]

Events of Grand Theft Auto Advance[]

Involved in a turf war with the Colombian Cartel around the year 2000, Courtney is also involved in illegal racing around Staunton Island. He first encounters Mike shortly after the death of Mike's friend Jonnie. Mike suspects him of being responsible for his death and confronts him, holding him at gunpoint. King Courtney denies the accusations and claims that he also wants to find the killers because Jonnie owed the Yardies money. In exchange for his services, Courtney agrees to find the murderer of Mike's friend Vinnie. Despite the work Mike does for the Yardies, Mike finds himself no closer to finding the culprit. Mike begins to lose his patience and confronts Courtney. Courtney tells Mike that the culprit is Cisco, the leader of the Colombian Cartel. Mike later fights Cisco, only to learn of the lies Courtney has been feeding him. Mike later works for the Cartel and the Yakuza, two mutual rivals of the Yardies.

Yardie-GTAA-KingCourtney

King Courtney's custom Yardie.

Mike discovers that Vinnie is still alive, and of his true nature, Mike kills him and steals his money, not before being warned that people will go after him for the money. Almost immediately after Vinnie's true death, King Courtney hears about the money and calls a hit out on Mike (as per late Vinnie's warning). Mike finds out about the hit from Cisco's successor and the arrest of Mike's friend 8-Ball. Mike wipes out the hit men before asking for Asuka Kasen to assist in the assault of the Yardies warehouse. Mike meets some of the Yakuza there but they flee just before the attack. Mike single-handedly confronts Courtney, who then attempts to personally kill Mike with backup from the Yardies. A violent fire fight ensues and Mike comes dangerously close to killing him before Courtney begins to beg for life. Suddenly a police raid begins (which Courtney somehow eluded) and Mike flees Liberty City.

Events of Grand Theft Auto III[]

In 2001, Courtney is still the leader of the Yardies. He assigns Claude jobs from Staunton Island, operating from a payphone located near Liberty Campus. The primary focus of his jobs are mostly related to attacks against rival gangs, with one of these mission requiring that Claude turn his back against the Diablos by killing several of its members. The final "job" involved Claude being lured into a trap, where Catalina has dispatched vans of "SPANK-ed up madmen" suicide bombers to kill Claude, an act that subsequently fermented relationships between Claude and the Yardies.

Mission Appearances[]

Grand Theft Auto III[]

Grand Theft Auto Advance[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • King Courtney is voiced by Walter Mudu, who also voiced Malc from the HD Universe. Both characters lead gangs from Uptown (in Malc's case: Uptown Riders).
    • He also voiced D-Ice, another payphone mission giver from the Southside Hoods in Grand Theft Auto III.
  • King Courtney uses a lot of Jamaican street slang in GTA III which isn't interpreted in the game's subtitles.

Navigation[]

Navigation
[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto III
ProtagonistClaude
Main
characters
8-Ball | Catalina† | Marty Chonks† | Toni Cipriani | King Courtney | D-Ice | El Burro | Luigi Goterelli | Asuka Kasen† | Kenji Kasen† | Maria Latore | Joey Leone | Salvatore Leone† | Donald Love | Ray Machowski | Miguel
Minor
characters
Leon McAffrey† | Ray Machowski's Partner† | Curly Bob† | Carl | Phil Cassidy | Chico | Lee Chong† | Mrs. Chonks† | Mrs. Cipriani | Mike Forelli† | Mickey Hamfists | Kanbu | Misty | Old Oriental Gentleman | Tanner† | Unnamed Accomplice† | SPANKed-up Madmen† | D-Ice's brother | Leone Bank Robbers
Radio DJsAndee | Andre the Accelerator | Stretch Armstrong | MC Codebreaker | Michael Hunt | Lazlow | Morgan Merryweather | Lord Sear | Toni | Horace Walsh
Radio guestsBob | Freddy | Jane | Janice | Jeff | Jerry | Martha | Fernando Martinez | Colonel James P. | Phil | Phil | Barry Stark | Reed Tucker
Mentioned
characters
Barbara | J. Phil Higginbottom | Hans | Hugo | Jim-Jim | Joey | Joey | Oily Johnnie | Johnny | Queen Lizzy | Pogo the Monkey | Glen Morley III | Sam | Gary Schaffer | Chuck Schwartz | Tommy | Mr. Wong | Daryl Zolotowski
Liberty Tree promotional website reportersAdam Tedman | Amy Salzburg | Andre Perkins | Peter Armstrong | Benjamin Mill | Bill Tautz | Johnnie Blain | Bob Jefferson | Bob Malkin | Brian Robinson | Chris Carruthers | Clint Glen | E. Crume | Frederic Pierce | Gregory Lau | Howard Child | Irene Kelly | Julius Cohen | Johnny Ryan | Joel Stahlman | Jeffrey Veselik | Jayne Kwiatowski | Kelly Sue DeConnick | Ken Dellamonica | Kristen Burns | Louie Schaffer | Mark Reed | Nicholas Morris | Paul Civille | Paul Marchiando | Paul Mill | Stan Wayridge | Thomas Jones | Thomas Shaw | Thomas Stewart | Trudy Fink | Walt Jefferson | Walt Karl | William Mazyck
Deleted
characters
Butler | Curtly | Darkel | Novy | Toshiro
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA III | Category:Characters in GTA III | Grand Theft Auto III | Category:Characters
[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto Advance
ProtagonistMike
Main charactersVinnie† • 8-BallCisco† • King CourtneyJonnie† • Asuka Kasen† • Yuka Kasen
Minor charactersMistyCartel BossFederico† • BillyFreddyPat† • Georgie† • Rafael† • Tomas† • SlickAsuka's goonBiff RockThe ActressCorrupt OfficerCasino OwnerTechnicianSenatorShoe Store ManagerThe QuarterbackCisco's ButcherJonnie's girlfriendPromoterUnnamed prostitutesScorelli's goon† • Explosive expert† • Xox† • Truck Drivers (Sue Me Sushi)The Pimp† • The valet
Mentioned charactersScorelliDonald LoveKenji Kasen† • Mr. WongPoochieMrs. Cipriani
Other charactersMary (movie character)
Deleted charactersJoey LeoneMr. MawsonJonnie S
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA AdvanceCategory:Characters in GTA AdvanceGrand Theft Auto AdvanceCategory:Characters
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