The GTA 6 trailer is full of references to real-life Florida stories

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With the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer out in the world, we got our first glimpse at Leonida and Vice City. Now, many have found loads of similarities to its real-life counterpart: Florida.

The trailer came out earlier than expected due to an unfortunate leak. Regardless, the graphics and world made the 10-year wait for a new Grand Theft Auto worth it for fans. With that, we are returning to a familiar location: Vice City. However, it’s just a small part of the bigger map of Leonida.

Yes, you can probably tell it’s a clear reference to the real-life Florida. The references to the state don’t end at the name, as many crazy scenes in the trailer actually happened.

So, in honor of Grand Theft Auto VI‘s dive into Florida culture, I will go over the many references to crazy real-life events Rockstar has in the trailer. For the article, and your sanity, I will use the pictures from the trailer, not real life. You can thank me later.

It’s not uncommon for wildlife to end up in your pool. There might be the odd frog or perhaps a snake, but rarely. Well, in Florida, and in GTA‘s Leonida, alligators are known to take dips in your local watering hole. FOX News reported in 2022 that one family had an almost 11-foot, 550-pound alligator in their pool. It took three police officers to even get the reptile out! Funny enough, the excerpt in the trailer mimics the one used by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook post.

With the amount of gators in the trailer, I’m assuming we’ll be playing one of these scaly fellas. They’re already robbing stores! Or they just walked in looking for some ‘fresh’ sushi. Regardless, this specific event hasn’t happened, as far as we know. However, in 2018 via ABC Action News, a drunk man brought a