Jellyfish

Jellyfish are one of the sea creatures Game Informer’s Issue 382 cover story names for Grand Theft Auto VI, alongside several shark species, whales, rays and turtles. The magazine notes each has its own distinct movement, and that players encounter them while scuba diving, so the jellyfish is confirmed on the record even though no official frame has shown one yet.

Leonida’s underwater spaces are a step up from anything the series has done before. The Extended Look’s diving sequence showed a reef far busier than GTA V’s seabed, and the magazine’s sea-life rundown suggests jellyfish drift through those same waters as ambient hazards or scenery.

Preview coverage of the wildlife reveal singled out how Rockstar handles marine bodies: some creatures shimmer with iridescence or glow with bioluminescence, while jellyfish read as translucent in the water. Whether brushing one stings the player, as real moon jellies mildly do, is the kind of detail Rockstar has left for launch.

The loggerhead sea turtle spotted in Trailer 1 feeds mainly on invertebrates such as jellyfish, so the two confirmed species already form a small food chain. Florida’s beaches post purple warning flags when real jellyfish swarm, a flag system Vice City’s lifeguard towers could plausibly borrow.