GTA 6 easter eggs
Every nod to earlier games and real life found so far, from Rockstar’s own material first, then what outlets have spotted in the trailers.
The clearest easter eggs come from Rockstar itself: the Ocean View Hotel, Ocean Beach and Flash FM are back from GTA: Vice City, and Ultimate Edition items reference Tommy Vercetti. Outlets have spotted more in the trailers, from Weazel News to a possible Phil Cassidy.
Revolvers “sourced from the Vercetti Estate”
From Rockstar· Ultimate Edition contents
The Ultimate Edition’s Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers come, in Rockstar’s own description, from the Vercetti Estate: Tommy Vercetti’s mansion in GTA: Vice City. They have palm trees etched into the grips.
Source: Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games · Top Gear
A weapon finish based on Tommy Vercetti’s shirt
From Rockstar· Vintage Vice City Pack
The Vintage Vice City Pack, included with every pre-order, adds a tropical weapon pattern that Rockstar says is inspired by Tommy Vercetti’s palm-tree button-up shirt. It can be applied to most guns.
Source: Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games · Rockstar Games
The Ocean View Hotel is back
From Rockstar· Vintage Vice City Pack; Trailer 1
One of Rockstar’s Vintage Vice City Pack images has Jason and Lucia outside the Ocean View Hotel, named in Rockstar’s description. In GTA: Vice City it was Tommy Vercetti’s first base. Den of Geek and GamesRadar+ also spotted it briefly in Trailer 1.
Source: Rockstar Games; Den of Geek and GamesRadar+ for Trailer 1. Rockstar Games · Den of Geek · GamesRadar+
Ocean Beach, the 2002 game’s first district
From Rockstar· Only in Leonida page; Trailer 1
Rockstar’s Vice City text names Ocean Beach, with its pastel art deco hotels, the district where GTA: Vice City began. GamesRadar+ also matched Trailer 1 shots to updated versions of Ocean Beach and Starfish Island; those two identifications are the outlet’s.
Source: Rockstar Games; GamesRadar+ for the trailer matches. Rockstar Games · GamesRadar+
Flash FM returns
From Rockstar· GTA VI music page
Rockstar’s GTA VI music page previews Flash FM, “the Vice City institution” for pop. The station was a fixture of GTA: Vice City’s 1980s soundtrack.
Source: Rockstar Games; Destructoid. Rockstar Games · Destructoid
Slayer’s “Raining Blood” plays again
From Rockstar· GTA VI music page
The preview of the metal station The Chamber includes Slayer’s “Raining Blood”, which was also on V-Rock in GTA: Vice City, as Destructoid points out.
Source: Rockstar Games; Destructoid for the Vice City link. Rockstar Games · Destructoid
Lucia’s family came from Liberty City
From Rockstar· Only in Leonida page
Lucia’s official profile mentions her mother’s dreams “since their days in Liberty City”, the series’ New York, home of GTA III and GTA IV.
Source: Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games
Familiar cars and makers
From Rockstar· GTA VI editions page; trailers
Rockstar’s editions page names returning series vehicles: the ’95 Grotti Cheetah, ’55 Vapid Stanier, ’67 Vapid Dominator, Dinka Enduro and Shitzu Squalo, alongside Jason’s Vapid Ganado, a new model from a familiar maker. Outlets have listed more from the trailers, such as the Banshee, Comet and Dodo; those lists are fan-compiled.
Source: Rockstar Games; Den of Geek for the trailer list. Rockstar Games · Top Gear · Den of Geek
Weazel News and other parody brands
Reported· Trailer 1; Trailer 2
PC Gamer spotted Weazel News, the series’ parody news channel, covering a police chase in Trailer 1, and a Pißwasser beer advert in Trailer 2.
“Phil’s Ammu-Nation” and a Phil Cassidy lookalike
Reported· Trailer 2
Trailer 2 shows a man firing into the air under a “Phil’s Ammu-Nation” sign. GamesRadar+ and PC Gamer say he looks like Phil Cassidy, the gun dealer from the 3D-era games, perhaps a relative or a nod. Rockstar has not said who he is.
Source: GamesRadar+; PC Gamer. GamesRadar+ · PC Gamer
Jason is “just fixing some leaks”
Reported· Trailer 2
Trailer 2 opens with Jason on a roof telling his landlord he is fixing some leaks. GamesRadar+ and PC Gamer read it as a wink at the leaks around the game’s development; Rockstar has not commented.
Source: GamesRadar+; PC Gamer. GamesRadar+ · PC Gamer
Is that Valentina from GTA Online?
Reported· An Extended Look
In An Extended Look, the coordinator who hires Jason and Lucia is called “Val” and “Tina”. Kotaku reports fans matching her to Valentina from GTA Online’s 2025 Money Fronts update, which would make her the first known returning character. Rockstar has not confirmed it.
Source: Kotaku. Kotaku
Phil Collins is back in Vice City
Reported· An Extended Look
An Extended Look uses Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”. Kotaku links it to Vice City Stories, where a digital Phil Collins played “In the Air Tonight” on stage.
Source: Kotaku. Kotaku
The classic “Grand Theft Auto” narrator
Reported· Launch Trailer
The Launch Trailer ends with the deep-voiced announcer reading the title and the November 19 date, a GTA launch-trailer tradition Kotaku traces back to around San Andreas.
Source: Kotaku. Kotaku
Six wanted stars, and a GTA IV-style weapon icon
Reported· An Extended Look
Outlets covering An Extended Look note the wanted meter goes to six stars again, after GTA V’s five. TechRadar says the weapon icon in the top corner echoes GTA IV’s HUD.
Source: TechRadar; Push Square. TechRadar · Push Square
“Leonida Man” and Florida’s viral moments
Reported· Trailer 1
Trailer 1’s social-media clips were matched by outlets to real viral incidents, from a gator wandering into a shop to a woman dancing on a moving car’s roof. A news report about “Leonida Man” riffs on the “Florida Man” meme. Rockstar has not confirmed any specific inspiration.
Source: Dexerto; Den of Geek. Dexerto · Den of Geek
Tom Petty, and a nod to Miami nightlife
Reported· Trailer 1
Trailer 1 is set to Tom Petty’s “Love Is a Long Road”, and a “Petty Forever” sticker appears on a shop door. A seaplane banner for “Nine1Nine” reads, to Den of Geek, as a parody of Miami’s E11EVEN club.
Source: Den of Geek; Dexerto. Den of Geek · Dexerto
A Scarface building in the key art
Reported· Trailer 1 artwork
Den of Geek points to a small building with three round windows in the Trailer 1 artwork, resembling the one in Scarface’s chainsaw scene. Scarface was a big influence on GTA: Vice City. This is the outlet’s identification.
Source: Den of Geek. Den of Geek
An iguana in a Tommy Vercetti shirt
Reported· Trailer 2
A fan found a painted iguana on a shop wall in Trailer 2 wearing a shirt in Tommy Vercetti’s style, reported by Dexerto in 2026. Rockstar has not confirmed it.
Source: Dexerto. Dexerto
FAQ
Are there easter eggs in GTA 6?
Plenty already, before the game is out. Rockstar’s own material brings back the Ocean View Hotel, Flash FM and Ocean Beach from GTA: Vice City, and outlets have spotted more in the trailers.
Is Tommy Vercetti in GTA 6?
He has not appeared, but he is referenced: the Ultimate Edition’s revolvers come “from the Vercetti Estate” and a pre-order weapon finish is based on his palm-tree shirt.
Are any old characters returning in GTA 6?
None confirmed. Outlets have suggested a Phil Cassidy lookalike in Trailer 2 and Valentina from GTA Online in An Extended Look, but Rockstar has not confirmed either.
“From Rockstar” means Rockstar states or shows it in its own trailers, videos or GTA VI site. “Reported” means an outlet’s description of official material; nothing here comes from leaks. Checked 19 October 2026.