| “ | You forget a thousand things every day. How 'bout you make sure this is one of them. | „ |
| ~ Michael's favourite movie quote |
| “ | Look, you wake up one day and, and your legs, they just give, and you just can't run anymore. | „ |
| ~ Michael De Santa |
| “ | Surviving is winning, Franklin, everything else is bullshit. Fairy tales spun by people too afraid to look life in the eye. Whatever it takes, kid: survive. | „ |
| ~ Michael to Franklin |
Summary
Michael De Santa, formerly Michael Townley, is one of the three protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V, along with Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips.
Michael is a former bank robber and career criminal who faked his death to retire and live a peaceful life with his family in Los Santos. However, his unhealthy relationship with them takes its toll and he soon gets pulled back into his criminal life, forcing him to return to his old ways. Michael's story centers around how his seemingly idyllic and halcyon lifestyle is halted as his past demons and morally dubious lifestyle choices come back to haunt him.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B, higher with melee weapons, firearms, and with heavy weapons
Name: Michael de Santa, Michael Townley
Origin: Grand Theft Auto
Classification: Human, Bank Robber
Age: Mid 40's
Gender: Male
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Expert Brawler
- Weapon Mastery (Any kind of melee weapon or firearm)
- Stealth Mastery
- Enhanced Senses
- Regeneration (Mid-Low; Can recover from vicious gun wounds without medical aid)
- Pressure Point Strikes (Can knock out enemies by striking their pressure points)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Comparable to the rest of the trio), higher with melee weapons, firearms, and heavy weapons (Can quickly kill armored humans in one shot and blow up cars and trucks with ease. Can cause a tank to explode with a few shots. Capable of quickly destroying reinforced bank saves and blowing up heavily-armored cars and even construction equipment, as seen in the many heists he, Franklin and Trevor took)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Was formerly an incredibly-fit athlete in his younger days. Easily overpowered an athletically-fit man with one arm and pushed him off of a boat. Scales to Trevor and can do the same feats as him)
Striking Strength: Wall level (On par with and can perform the same feats as Trevor and Franklin. Can also trade blows with those capable of harming him. All the protagonists are capable of one-shotting each other in sheer anger)
Speed: Peak Human with Subsonic+ combat speed and reactions (Can dodge RPG-7 fire at close range by sidestepping, which can exceed Mach 0.9), at least Subsonic+ with his unique ability (Can perceive rocket launcher shots, which are Mach 0.9, as slow). Subsonic with most vehicles and helicopters. Subsonic+ to Supersonic with most planes. Subsonic+ to Supersonic+ attack speed with most firearms. Supersonic attack speed with Homing Launcher (The Homing Launcher in GTA 5 is based on a SA-7 Grail rocket launcher, whose missiles can easily hit 430-500 m/s)
Durability: Wall level (He was tortured for information, and he was still able to fight afterward. Scales to the rest of the trio and has the same feats as them), higher with standard body armors.
Stamina: Superhuman initially (Being the most trained in the trio, he can go on for several hours in gunfights), Infinite after maxing out the Stamina stat (Doing so nets Michael infinite sprinting)
Range: Standard Melee Range normally and with brass knuckles; Extended Melee Range with melee weapons; Hundreds of Meters with most firearms; Kilometers with sniper rifles; Tens of Kilometers with a highly sophisticated Sniper Rifle (Brought down a jet-plane from a great distance)
Standard Equipment: Pistol (He always carry it wherever he goes, even keeping one under his pillow), and various other firearms while under a mission (sniper rifle, sub-machine gun, assault rifle, minigun, grenades, shotguns, etc.), otherwise, generally an entire arsenal of weapons
Intelligence: Above Average (Michael is sensible and meticulous when it comes to crime. He is the one to come up with plans for complicated heists, alongside Lester. He is easily the most skilled and experienced member in the trio as he has several years' worth of experience with gunfights and planning out elaborate heists. His heists have a consistent track record of success)
Weaknesses: Michael's primary vulnerability lies in his profound commitment to his family's safety. This overriding concern often drives him to make drastic decisions, including betraying his criminal associates to protect his loved ones. His melodramatic nature frequently lands him in considerable trouble, as it exacerbates situations that could otherwise be manageable. Moreover, Michael struggles with self-loathing, contributing to his short temper and poor impulse control. This often leads to reckless and ill-advised decisions. Michael's unique ability only lasts for 30 seconds at most.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Abby Anderson (The Last of Us) Abby's Profile
Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto) CJ's Profile
Inconclusive:
Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Michael de Santa |