Grand Theft Auto III character guide: Claude, Catalina and Liberty City contacts
Identify GTA III’s protagonist, rivals and mission contacts, including 8-Ball, Salvatore, Asuka and Donald Love.
Original 2001 PlayStation 2 game. Button codes use the DualShock 2 layout. The Definitive Edition, mobile ports, later trophy lists and Liberty City Stories are outside this guide.
6 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Characters
Salvatore Leone
The Portland Mafia leader employs Claude but grows suspicious as relationships around him change.
Asuka Kasen
Asuka helps Claude establish himself on Staunton Island and assigns work against rival organisations.
Donald Love
Love’s missions use the city’s gang rivalries to advance his own interests and open the route to Shoreside Vale.
Quick notes
- Claude and the opening betrayal. Claude is the silent playable protagonist.
- 8-Ball opens the Portland network. 8-Ball escapes alongside Claude and introduces him to the early Portland underworld.
- Asuka and Kenji on Staunton Island. Asuka Kasen becomes an important ally as the story moves to Staunton Island, while her brother Kenji offers his own Yakuza missions.
- Catalina and Donald Love drive later events. Catalina’s role in the Colombian Cartel keeps Claude’s personal conflict connected to the wider gang war.
A contact disappearing can be a story consequence. Keep a separate save before major betrayals if you intend to finish every mission chain.
Picture details
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