Lo and behold, this handsome devil. I don't normally fall for fan bait like this, but GTA III was one of those games that kinda shaped my taste into what it is today. So yeah, this piece of inanimate plastic, nylon and pleather holds a lot of sentimental value to me. What do you guys think, now that you've seen one without the 'shop sheen all over it?

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

I thought Claude, like old man Claude from here, which would be much, much better.

I first thought it was Claude on GB, then I guessed the one from GTA III. Sure enough, the latter was true.

What use is a baseball bat when you have an assault rifle? You need two hands to use either, and you sure aren't going to drop the rifle.

@Dany said:

I wish, man.

This thread needs less Claude and more Claude.

On a serious note, that's a pretty awesome figurine. I didn't actually see any of the promotional pictures of it, so it looks a lot better than I thought it would. Rockstar probably could've easily gotten away with reproducing the GTAIII character model in figurine form, but they really went the whole hog with it. The detail in the face is incredible. I've just come away from replaying GTAIII in honour of its ten-year anniversary, so I can freshly empathise with a lot of what you're saying. Enjoy your purchase, man :)

For a sec. I also thought you made a model of GB's Claude, but the figure was a nice find.

@dankempster: Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

Can your Claude figurine make magical beard gifs? No? THEN WHO CARES A SINGLE FUCK BLARGLE BLARGLE BLARGLE

Yeah, I got mine on monday but I still haven't done anything with it. I did look at the accessories and they are pretty amazing and very detailed.

Where the hell are the Photoshops?

Looks cool. Dont think he is worth it to me personally even though GTA3 was the reason i got a ps2 but that is mainly because its a figure.

@Video_Game_King said:

Where the hell are the Photoshops?

I meant like the "controlled environment" promo shots Rockstar released.

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

@Jolt92 said:

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

Awesome. Looks better to me there than it did in the promo pics. Really expensive, though, man. I didn't become a GTA fan until Vice City, so I wouldn't buy it. GTA3 just didn't quite do it for me.

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

This thread needs more real Claude.

Thats it. The people demand a figure of GB's very own Claude.

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

Me too.

There can be only one Claude-lander.

@Dany said:

Ooh, that's the Beardless Limited Edition. I hope you didn't take it out of its packaging.

Claude, you say????? Oh... THAT Claude :(

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

Same here, now I'm kind of disappointed. 

Don't everybody trip over each other trying to make the same joke.

@Afroman269 said:

This thread needs more real Claude.

Yeah, the absence of Claude is staggering.

Somebody just needs to get to it and Photoshop GB Claude's head onto the GTAIII Claude action figure. This thread has been heading that way since the second post. Somebody make it happen!

EDIT - @Video_Game_King said:

No, I meant "where are the people Photoshopping Claude onto the action figure?".

Ah, a lunar King after my own heart :)

No, I meant "where are the people Photoshopping Claude onto the action figure?".

Comes with a gun and a bat, but doesn't come with a goddamn Wii? What the hell!

GTA Claude? He must be that "Other Motherf*cker"...

@W0lfbl1tzers: That is a pretty sweet getup.

@Afroman269 said:

This thread needs more real Claude.

Indeed, every thread needs more real Claude.

I know now more about the GB version of Claude then I ever knew. Now I'll have nightmares. Thanks Giantbomb!

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

@PeasantAbuse said:

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

Same here, now I'm kind of disappointed.

so i don't think anyone said this before but i thought people were talking about the claude that post here...

@Claude said:

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

Thread delivered. Alright people, time to go home.

@Claude said:

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

Classy response, sir.

He looks like Dr. House from that angle.

@Claude said:

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

Classy response, sir.

@Claude said:

@GreggD said:

@Claude said:

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

Classy response, sir.

Sorry about your thread. I didn't even get to derail it. That is a cool Claude Speed figure. Did you know I didn't even know his name until after I had played and finished GTA III. So sad.

None of us knew his name until SA, as far as I know. But it's okay, somewhere in my mind I was expecting this, even though I forgot your existence at the time I posted. So I guess I should be the one apologizing. Sorry.

@Claude: You would have enjoyed it too much otherwise.

@mpgeist said:

I first thought of Claude of Giant Bomb.

I"m glad I'm not alone. :)

/actually ForeverAlone.. nevermind.

You know, honestly...I'm kinda surprised no one mentioned the copy of 50 Cent Blood on the Sand sitting on the underslung shelf.

@Claude said:

@GreggD said:

@Claude said:

Any friend of Claude is a friend of mine, speed or no speed.

Classy response, sir.

Sorry about your thread. I didn't even get to derail it. That is a cool Claude Speed figure. Did you know I didn't even know his name until after I had played and finished GTA III. So sad.

None of us knew his name until SA, as far as I know. But it's okay, somewhere in my mind I was expecting this, even though I forgot your existence at the time I posted. So I guess I should be the one apologizing. Sorry.

@Claude: GTA2 was awesome. It had a lightning gun, and if you shot someone on the street with a rocket launcher, they would FLY up in the air so high that they had a tendency to land on rooftops.