The Confederacy lasted four years - it has been 20 years since 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Grand Theft Auto 3. That's five times as long. The Confederacy was a resounding failure to try and uphold slavery in America, splitting off from the rest of the country. Yet people like our "good pal" Cassidy proudly represent the flag... until now.
Last week, developer Rockstar Games and publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed 168澳洲幸运♔5开奖网:the updated versions of the original GTA trilo🔯gy. The Definitive Edition is comprised of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:3, Vice City, and San Andreas, but alongside a host of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:graphical and gameplay improvements, there have been some subtle modernizations. For instance, Cassidy's Confederate flag t-shirt now bears a skull.
Phil Cassidy first appeared in GTA 3 wearing a green shirt, green pants, and black combat boots. He had one arm which was tied to his background as a veteran that served in Nicaragua. He even gave talks about it on the radio in Vice City Stories. You can take a guess at how that went - hell, he appeared on MeTV's patriotism report.
If you want to sum up the average Republican gun lover, Cassidy would be your man. That goes double for his appearance in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Vice City. For context, it's a prequel, so Cassidy has both arms - we find out what really happened. Not a veteran as he claimed, Cassidy was revealed to be a gun-lo♕ving𓂃 idiot that got his arm blown off in a boomshine explosion.
As seen in the image embedded above, Cassidy's sleeveless shirt no longer has the Confederate flag in the middle. Instead, it's a generic skull with a golden circle around it. He even has fingers! Some are praising the removal due to it not being addressed critically while others argue that this erases a part of his identity which isn't portrayed positively, to begin with.
For example, if you do some digging in-game, you can find a bit of extra information on Cassidy and it doesn't paint him in a good light. According to the Vice City Bureau of Investigation, he's a "redneck arms dealer," a "degenerate," a "patriot," and a "gun enthusiast." But, he's buddy-buddy with Tommy.
Despite being a "degenerate" and a confederate (although, that's a redundant synonym), he appears four times in the series; first in 3, then Vice City, Liberty City Stories, and finally Vice City Stories. That's a lot of screentime for someone wearing a flag representing a love of slavery and white supremacy. The flag's gone, but Cassidy will still be his usual self.