Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1997.
Real World Events[]
- November 28th: Debut of the Grand Theft Auto series; the original Grand Theft Auto is released in Europe for the PC.
- December 14th: Grand Theft Auto is re-released for the Sony PlayStation in Europe.
Game World[]
2D Universe[]
- The President of the United States spontaneously combusts. CIA deny involvement. [1]
- First Lady admits five kilo-a-day habit. CIA deny involvement. [1]
- Samuel Deever is investigated by the Vice City Police Department for sodomizing a superior officer. [2]
- The events of Grand Theft Auto take place.
- The events of the Gangsta Bang chapter takes place.
- "Crazy" Jimmy Waterson robs a bank in south Park, Liberty City.
- The South No Law Precinct is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist using a Tanker with explosives in order to kill a corrupt police chief.
- Don Sonetti's lawyer and a few Sonetti Crime Family members are killed by the GTA Protagonist.
- The Vercotti Crime Family contact's brother is killed by the GTA Protagonist in south Hackenslash, New Guernsey.
- Pablo Vercotti robs a jewelry store in south Island City, Liberty City.
- A train carrying Sonetti's shipment is destroyed, killing 127 civilians inside.
- Sonetti's right-hand man threatens the GTA Protagonist telling them to stay away from Sonetti's businesses.
- The events of the Heist Almighty chapter takes place.
- Robert "Bubby" Seragliano's pet Sasha is kidnapped by an unknown person and saved by the GTA Protagonist.
- Tommy Romero robs a bank.
- A Vercotti Crime Family contact orders the GTA Protagonist to kill his mother for hassling him for the rent.
- Seymour Reamer is killed by the GTA Protagonist for refusing to store Sonetti's shipment van.
- A District Attorney is killed by Robert "Bubby" Seragliano.
- Top secret files about aliens and the Kennedys are stolen from the North Fort Law Military Base by Mason.
- A Vercotti Family contact's wife is kidnapped by an unknown person and saved by the GTA Protagonist.
- Pablo Vercotti is arrested by the LCPD, but is later freed by the GTA Protagonist.
- Sonetti's drugs are stolen and sold by the GTA Protagonist.
- Don Sonetti, Cabot, Joe and Eddie are killed by the GTA Protagonist in a building explosion.
- Dumb Kurt is killed by the GTA Protagonist.
- The GTA Protagonist survives a Train explosion caused by themselves under orders of a drugged Vercotti Family contact.
- The LCPD investigates the Vercotti Crime Family looking for the GTA Protagonist, and they are sent to San Andreas.
- The events of the Mandarin Mayhem chapter takes place.
- One of Uncle Fu's associates hires the GTA Protagonist to work for their crime syndicate in San Andreas.
- Chu Ying robs a bank in East Sunview.
- Fu Ming is killed by the GTA Protagonist for not selling his laundrette to Uncle Fu.
- No Chin betrays Uncle Fu's crime syndicate and is killed by the GTA Protagonist while trying to flee San Andreas.
- Yu Pong's impounded car is retrieved by the GTA Protagonist.
- Wun Tun Chun is killed by the GTA Protagonist.
- Five SAPD Squad Cars are destroyed by the GTA Protagonist outside a diner in Telephone Hill.
- Bryson blackmails the GTA Protagonist, threatens them with a remote bomb, and send hitmen to kill them.
- A recently released prisoner and one of Uncle Fu's former employees are killed by the GTA Protagonist.
- A District Attorney and his bodyguards are killed by the GTA Protagonist.
- The GTA Protagonist explodes a Tanker stolen from the San Andreas Munitions Depot in the middle of a bridge between Sunview and Woodside.
- Don Traegeri and his bodyguards Timio and Colini are killed by the GTA Protagonist and Chow Yun Thin.
- The lawyers Mr. Kivlane, Mr. Watsane, Mr. Watersane, and optionally Mr. Johnsane are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Uncle Fu's Crime Syndicate contact for selling their law firm to a rival gang.
- One of Uncle Fu's crime syndicate leaders, Keith Ham Yel Tun, commits suicide for dishonoring Uncle Fu.
- The events of the Tequila Slammer chapter takes place.
- El Burro hires the GTA Protagonist to work for his gang.
- Seven Coaches are destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- An SAPD officer is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- Paco is killed by the GTA Protagonist and Alve's Gang under orders of El Burro.
- Four TV Vans are destroyed by the GTA Protagonist for filming them killing Paco.
- Eight SAPD officers are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- Three cars are dumped in the sea by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- A Tanker full of "unusual chemicals" is stolen by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- Pepe, Jorge, Jose, Pedro, Alfonso, Rodrigo and Chico are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- Mike Tallon's men are killed by the GTA Protagonist after attempting to ambush El Burro.
- Mike Tallon is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro for attempting to ambush him earlier.
- A warehouse of one of El Burro's rival gangs is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro to avenge the death of his friend.
- Two Limousines belonging to the Yakuza are destroyed and another is stolen by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro for hijacking his shipment.
- One of El Burro's disloyal men is killed by the GTA Protagonist for dealing behind his back.
- An underground laboratory in Eagleside is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro.
- An Ambulance, a Fire Truck, a Juggernaut and a Squad Car are stolen by the GTA Protagonist under orders of El Burro to be used as movie props by one of his friends.
- Bryson is killed by the GTA Protagonist for putting them through several life-risking trials.
- The GTA Protagonist ends his relationship with El Burro and moves to Vice City.
- The events of the Bent Cop Blues chapter takes place.
- Samuel Deever manages to obtain evidence of all of the GTA Protagonist's previous crimes and blackmails them to work for him.
- Samuel Deever's wife is possibly killed by Samuel Deever with a chainsaw.
- A stripper is killed in a car explosion by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever for dealing with the Rastas.
- Big Ginge's Crackhouse is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- A major drug deal in Little Bogota is botched by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- A rookie VCPD officer and his wife are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever for trying to leak evidence on him to a District Attorney.
- The Angels' boss' Bike and a Rasta member's Penetrator are stolen and sold by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- A bank robber is tortured or possibly killed by Samuel Deever for robbing a bank without his permission.
- A corrupt VCPD cop is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever for demanding more money during payday.
- A drug deal between the Rastas is botched by the GTA Protagonist and their drugs are stolen and sold to various drug dealers around Vice City under orders of Samuel Deever.
- The GTA Protagonist and an abortion doctor are ambushed by anti-abortion activists in Little Dominica but manage to escape.
- The GTA Protagonist provokes a Rasta gang war under orders of Samuel Deever by killing a group of Rasta gang members and destroying a dealership owned by one of their associates.
- A Rasta Crack Factory is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- Dell from Internal Affairs is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- Samuel Deever tries to leave Vice City but is stopped by the ATF, forcing him to hide in his house in Banana Grove.
- Samuel Deever is investigated by the Internal Affairs. The GTA Protagonist is told to dispose of four vehicles containing many bodies of Deever's victims, including eight VCPD officers, his ex-wife's boyfriend, and other unidentified people. All vehicles are dumped at the Rasta's territory in Little Bogota.
- El Burro is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever for dealing with the Rastas.
- Part of the Little Dominica Hospital is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Samuel Deever.
- The events of the Rasta Blasta chapter takes place.
- The GTA Protagonist infiltrates the Brotherhood of Jah Army of Love (a.k.a. the Rastas) under orders of Samuel Deever. Brother Marcus ultimately persuades them to work for them and gives them protection against Deever.
- Jimi is saved from a police ambush by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus.
- The President of the United States is assassinated by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus.
- Brother Leroy blows himself up inside a hotel in South Richman Heights.
- The GTA Protagonist kills five armed government agents under orders of Brother Marcus for attempting to kill Brother Zachary.
- Samuel Deever and his squad are killed at his house in Banana Grove by the GTA Protagonist with the help of the Rastas.
- Many Vice Squad agents roaming around the city are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus.
- Many Vice Squad agents are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus for attempting to destroy his drugs.
- Many Vice Squad agents are killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus for burying bodies of agents on the graveyard located on the Rastas' territory.
- Spindly Jim is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus for pimping around his territory.
- Many Vice Squad agents are killed and their Limousines are destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus in order to acquire the Vice Beach territory.
- A Vice Squad hitman is killed by the GTA Protagonist and the Rastas under orders of Brother Marcus as a revenge for Brother Aerol's death.
- A Vice Squad hitman is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus for trying to kill Brother Maelcum.
- Judge Alberts is killed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus.
- Brother Marcus' mother is saved by the GTA Protagonist from a Vice Squad trap.
- The KBC TV Station in Vice Shores is destroyed by the GTA Protagonist under orders of Brother Marcus.
- The GTA Protagonist ends his relationship with Brother Marcus and the Rastas and possibly retires.
- The events of the Gangsta Bang chapter takes place.
- Johnny Zoo is arrested on Hello Sushi Bar Massacre, and is released on $2 million bail. [3]
- Danny Zoo is arrested and charged of multiple murders in a gambling den. He is released on a technicality. [4]
- Jerkov is arrested on possession of heroin. He is acquitted when the evidence is lost. [5]
- Kov-Kov is suspected of causing an explosion at the police headquarters. [6]
- Lodov massacres a rival gang in broad daylight. The only witness dies. [7]
3D Universe[]
- The Triads starts operating in Liberty City after the Hong Kong handover in July 1997.[8]
- Mayor Roger C. Hole is involved in yet another scandal. This time, Hole is accused of securing drugs for city officials in exchange for sanitation contracts.[9]
- Momma's Restaurante is voted one of Liberty City's top 100 Sicilian-American Restaurants. [10]
- Barry Harcross was falsely charged by the FBI for money laundering for the mob in his construction company. [11]
- Johnny was taught to clean the bathroom by his father, Bob.
- RAILS cereal was introduced. [12]
- El Burro is being under observation by the LCPD. [13]
HD Universe[]
- Charles Martin is arrested for embezzlement, aged 40. [14]
- Jermaine Andrews is arrested for Grand Theft Auto, aged 22. [15]
- Gavin Finkle is arrested for prostitution, aged 30. [16]
- Anthony Corrado is arrested for manslaughter, aged 17. [17]
- Manny Escuela is arrested for possession controlled substance; Heroin, aged 24. [18]
- Patrick McReary is arrested for Grand Theft Auto, aged 18. [19]
- Terry Thorpe is arrested for Grand Theft Auto, aged 20. [20]
- Luca Silvestri is arrested for manslaughter, aged 19. [21]
- Isaac Roth is arrested for possession stolen property, aged 21. [22]
- Frank Garone is arrested for manslaughter, aged 20. [23]
- Zhou Ming is arrested for Armed Robbery, aged 27. [24]
- Johnny Klebitz, Jason Michaels and Terry Thorpe all join The Lost MC. [citation/verification needed]
- Jason Michaels is arrested for grand larceny, aged 18. [25]
- Wing It was first created by FACADE. [citation/verification needed]
- Zachary Tyler is born. [26]
- The daughter of Jock Cranley is born. [27]
- The unnamed club promoter is born. [28]
- The unnamed "Random Biker" worked security at the 1997 "Cannibal Rock Festival". [29]