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Phat Chips is a brand of chips featured in the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series.

Description[]

Their products can be seen at newspaper stands all over Liberty City and in 24/7, Limited Service, Rob's Liquor and Ammu-Nation stores all over San Andreas. The chips cannot be purchased in any of the games. Phat Chips are marketed as a brand of potato chip that can be eaten by anyone, even those on a diet, as their adverts claim that the chips carry no fat.

The tagline used on their packaging is "The Nation Loves Getting Phat".

Flavours[]

Image Name Appearance
PhatChips-GTAIV-BigCheese Big Cheese Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAIV-SaltAndSauce Salt & Sauce Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAIV-StickyRibs Sticky Ribs Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAIV-SuperSalt Supersalt Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAIV-TCHabanero Crinkle Chips: Habanero Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAIV-TCPaprika Crinkle Chips: Paprika Seen in store.
PhatChips-GTAV-RadicalSourCream&BlackLicoriceQuinoa Radical Sour Cream & Black Liquorice Quinoa Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.
PhatChips-GTAV-FunkyHoneyMustardGreens&KetchupPrawns Funky Honey Mustard Greens & Ketchup Prawns Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.
PhatChips-GTAV-ChipotleWheatgrass Chipotle Wheatgrass Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.
PhatChips-GTAV-BavarianCarKeyParty Bavarian Car Key Party Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.
PhatChips-GTAV-DryGreekRubGreens Dry Greek Rub Greens Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.
PhatChips-GTAV-NorwegianSalmonRacnherSurprise Norwegian Salmon Rancher Surprise Heard on Radio ad and seen on TV commercial.

Influence[]

It is a parody of the real chips brand called Lay's and bears a similar logo. Both also come in unusual flavours. The logo is also similar to that of Betty Crocker, a popular brand of American food products.

In the Arena War content update for Grand Theft Auto Online, Phat Chips is shown to represent the Pringles brand of stackable potato chips.

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Trivia[]

  • "Phat" is an obvious play on the word "fat", a possible reference to the amount of fat these chips may have.
    • 'Phat' is also a slang term which means cool, excellent, or high quality.
  • Malc's jacket has a Phat Chips stamp.
  • Franklin Clinton can be seen eating a bag of chips as the player switch characters with him. This happens only after he acquired his mansion safehouse.
    • Franklin will comment on this in multiple different ways, such as "Man, snacking and I ain't even high", "Man, I need to get some health food in this damn house" and "That's like six burpee's right there". This may be a reference to the lack of edible food to restore health.
  • Oddly enough, the bags of chips seen in-game use the British English dialectal word flavour, which in American English would be spelled flavor.
  • Phat Chips' advertising campaign of no fat is a reference to the infamous use of Olestra in snack chips in the 1990s. Olestra was used as a fat substitute for the "Wow" line of brands including Lay's, Doritos, and Ruffles. Olestra was notorious for potential side-effects, including abdominal cramping, loose stools, and inhibiting the absorption of some vitamins and minerals.
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