Eagle-eyedRockstarfans have spotted a reference to Everett Morgan, a character fromRed Dead Redemption 2’s online mode, in the reveal trailer forGTA 6.
If,like myself and the Florida Joker, you’ve had the reveal trailer for GTA 6 on repeatever since it released last week, then you might think that you’ve seen everything that it has to offer. We’ve already dived deep into details likeLucia’s ankle monitor(which might restrict movement around the map when you start the game)and all of the references to real-life Florida events, but it turns out there’s even more to uncover.
As shared by Twitter user Dyllie and originally spotted by tempestGTA, the reveal trailer for GTA 6 has an interesting reference toRed Dead Online. Towards the end of the trailer, we see Jason and Lucia kicking down the doors to rob what appears to be a convenience store. As they do so, the door on the right has a large sticker of a smiling bearded man, who appears to be a mascot for a product called “Uncle Jack’s”.
The sticker isn’t just a glimpse into some of the food and drink we might be able to purchase in GTA 6, though, as it’s also a very subtle reference to Red Dead Redemption 2. In Red Dead Online, players could come across a wanted poster for a character called Everett Morgan, who is being hunted because of his part in a recent train robbery.
Morgan (no, notthatMorgan) can actually be bounty hunted by the player and taken in for a reward, dead or alive, but it seems that the canonical version of those events is for the player to be kind to him and turn him in, as it’s his face that’s being used to advertise whatever Uncle Jack’s is supposed to be.
We actually already know that Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption take place in a shared universe,as a book can be found in GTA 5 called “Red Dead” that’s written by “J. Marston”.
It’s not clear from the trailer whether the use of Everett Morgan’s face is a purposeful choice to call back to Red Dead Redemption 2, or if it’s just a smart bit of asset reuse, but it’s clearly supposed to be the same person as the face on the sticker has the same bushy beard and haircut that Morgan had.
