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{{Infobox business |
{{Infobox business |
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|name = Shark |
|name = Shark |
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|type = Credit Card Company |
|type = Credit Card Company |
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+ | |image = Sharkcompany-Logo.png |
|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''SHK''' |
|bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''SHK''' |
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ā | |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' |
+ | |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' |
+ | |locations = [[Star Junction]]}} |
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{{Disambiglink|For other uses of the term Shark, see [[Shark]]}}{{Quote|A shiny card that offers lifetime membership to the debt slavery club.| Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}} |
{{Disambiglink|For other uses of the term Shark, see [[Shark]]}}{{Quote|A shiny card that offers lifetime membership to the debt slavery club.| Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}} |
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ā | '''Shark''' is a credit card company under the [[BAWSAQ]] stock exchange in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. The player can buy stocks from them at the [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V. |
+ | '''Shark''' is a credit card company under the [[BAWSAQ]] stock exchange in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. The player can buy stocks from them at the [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V. |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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ā | The company name comes from the term "loan shark", where an individual or group loans money to an individual at high interest rates and backed by either blackmail or threats of violence should the borrower fail to pay back the loan in a "timely" fashion. The company may be associated with '''Shark Loans''', a company seen advertised in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. |
+ | The company name comes from the term "loan shark", where an individual or group loans money to an individual at high interest rates and backed by either blackmail or threats of violence should the borrower fail to pay back the loan in a "timely" fashion. The company may be associated with '''Shark Loans''', a company seen advertised in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. |
ā | Radio ads in Grand Theft Auto V mention that Shark now offers different |
+ | Radio ads in Grand Theft Auto V mention that Shark now offers different [[Cash Cards]], each named after a type of shark, catering to different types of spenders. These cards can be purchased inĀ ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''Ā for varying amounts of real currency. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Shark-GTAIV-HQ2.jpg|Shark company headquarters, alternate view. |
Shark-GTAIV-HQ2.jpg|Shark company headquarters, alternate view. |
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Credit cards.png|Shark can be seen on the door of the jewelry shop in the GTA V trailer. |
Credit cards.png|Shark can be seen on the door of the jewelry shop in the GTA V trailer. |
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+ | Sharkcompany-GTAV-Ad.png|Advertisement in GTA V. |
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ā | Shark-advertisement-gtav.jpg|Shark advertisement in GTA V |
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⚫ | *At [[Star Junction]], the player can find a 3D model of a shark'sĀ head coming out of a building to advertise the company. This shark might be a reference to both Spielberg's ''Jaws'' movie series or ''Back to the Future II'', where Marty McFly is about to get eaten by a holographic shark used to advertise Jaws 19. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Limit]] |
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*[[Master B8tr]] |
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[[Category:Businesses]] |
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Revision as of 23:43, 4 October 2015
For other uses of the term Shark, see Shark
Shark is a credit card company under the BAWSAQ stock exchange in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V. The player can buy stocks from them at the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.
Description
The company name comes from the term "loan shark", where an individual or group loans money to an individual at high interest rates and backed by either blackmail or threats of violence should the borrower fail to pay back the loan in a "timely" fashion. The company may be associated with Shark Loans, a company seen advertised in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Radio ads in Grand Theft Auto V mention that Shark now offers different Cash Cards, each named after a type of shark, catering to different types of spenders. These cards can be purchased in Grand Theft Auto Online for varying amounts of real currency.
Gallery
Trivia
- In GTA San Andreas, while watching the race from the Inside Track computer, Shark Loans is advertised on the lower left corner saying "Shark Loans: Just Don't Lose!"
- At Star Junction, the player can find a 3D model of a shark's head coming out of a building to advertise the company. This shark might be a reference to both Spielberg's Jaws movie series or Back to the Future II, where Marty McFly is about to get eaten by a holographic shark used to advertise Jaws 19.