Shawn Fonteno, the voice actor for GTA 5’s protagonist Franklin, has hinted that the character may return in GTA Online or the next chapter in the series, which has sparked a flurry of conjecture. Almost a decade after GTA 5, Franklin appeared in GTA Online’s latest content addition, The Contract.
In addition to new music from Dr Dre, a new radio station, weaponry, and other tweaks to the game’s overall experience, the new content sheds light on the fates of Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis, two characters who have made a triumphant comeback. Although GTA 5 was released over a decade ago, the multiplayer mode is still receiving significant improvements and additions. As a result of this, the game’s player base has continued to grow, allowing it to break the player count record in 2020 and become Twitch’s most-watched game of 2021.
Almost a decade after its first release, GTA 5 will be re-released on current-generation consoles in March because of its sustained commercial success. Expanded and enhanced GTA 5 will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles with improved aesthetics and gameplay, as well as many other new features that will make the current-generation remaster different from previous versions. A new teaser suggests that GTA 5’s Franklin may be making a reappearance at some point in the future. Shawn Fonteno, the voice actor for Franklin Clinton, shared a new Franklin Clinton player model on Instagram (via Dexerto) with the assertion that it is “almost completed.”
The model seems younger and leaner than the character’s more current form, which is comparable to the original model used in GTA 5. Players speculated about the character’s reappearance in GTA 6 or GTA Online, while others openly mocked it as a potential NFT announcement. However, a recent leak may reveal that the model is being used in the upcoming GTA 5 Expanded & Improved.
When The Contract expansion was released, dataminers discovered a number of changes made to the base game, including Franklin sound for movement, coughing and breathing as well as the addition of a new mission completed theme. Rockstar Games might be putting the finishing touches on a new Franklin in time for the game’s release. Franklin Clinton, along with Micheal De Santa and Trevor Phillips, was one of the three primary characters in GTA 5. whether this character will be returning to GTA Online, or whether it’s just a refurbished version for GTA 5’s expanded and enhanced version, is not yet certain. A month from now, the current-generation iteration of the game will give gamers a chance to learn more about this character.