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"I challenge you to race your junk heap of a vehicle against mine. The one who wins is the stronger man."
―Giovanni Ancelotti to San Salvador

Joyride is the last comic in Season 7 of Sibling Rivalries.

Plot[]

After receiving his first car, San Salvador and best friend Tony enjoy cruising around the town, until they are challenged to a race by Giovanni Ancelotti of the Wisconsin Warriors.

Character Appearances[]

♥ = character's debut
♠ = character does not speak throughout comic (does not apply to Claude)
♣ = character is mentioned only
♦ = character appear in a speaking/non-speaking cameo only

McReary Siblings' Friends[]

Antagonists[]

Others[]

McReary-Wilson Family[]

Trivia[]

  • The title is a reference to the alternate title for the theme song of the original Grand Theft Auto (actual title is simply "Grand Theft Auto").
  • This is the second comic after Season 3's "The Pool Date" where it is known that the comic's events are set on the same day as its release date.
  • This comic currently contains the shortest appearance of the entire McReary family, as they all only appear in one panel. Season 4 comic "The Return of Armando Vasquez" was almost similar, with every sibling except Derrick appearing in one panel, as Derrick played a slightly larger role as the comic's initial narrator.
    • Francis, Packie, Derrick, and Kate also appear in one panel in Season 13 comic "Casa de Torres", while Gerry appeared in three.
    • Packie and Gerry are the only siblings to speak, and they only have one line each.
  • Cristino Martinez, San Salvador's older brother, was mentioned for the first time since Season 4's "Wouldn't It Be Nice?". "Joyride" is the first canon mention of him as the former comic was deemed non-canon when the character of Aiden Wilson was written out of the series continuity.
  • San Salvador owns a 2017 BMW 5-Series given to him by his brother Cristino, and Giovanni owns a 2020 AMG GTR.
  • San Salvador listens to real-life Green Bay radio station WAPL 105.7 FM (a classic rock station) while in the car, and also has his station tuned to La Mas Grande 92.7 FM (a regional Mexican station) during his race with Giovanni. He specifically listens to the songs "Highway Star" by Deep Purple, and "China Grove" by The Doobie Brothers on WAPL, both of which feature on Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
  • The plot of this comic was on GTA Nerd's mind since at least 2018 during the sixth season.
  • This comic marks Giovanni's second almost-physical appearance in the series, since "Get Rec'd!". Just like that comic, however, his face is not visible, only arms and legs. He also has tattoos for the first time, of the Wisconsin Warriors logo.
  • As of this comic, San Salvador and Giovanni are now 16 years old, while they were 15 years old from the start of the series until now, being the only characters that were allowed to age and break the series' rule of no characters aging past their 2013 ages.
  • Second comic since Season 2's "Roommates" where the comic title is only one word long.
  • This comic itself is mentioned by Gerry in Season 9 comic "How The Cookies Crumble", when he tells Angel it took seven seasons for San Salvador to get his own comic, in response to Angel wondering when he will get to be the primary focus of a comic.

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