Carcer City

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Carcer City is a fictional city in the Manhunt, Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto series. It is located to the north of Liberty City, in the same country as the city of Vice City,Bullworth (Bully), and the state of San Andreas. Many speculated that the Shoreside Vale tunnel in Grand Theft Auto III, that was blocked off, would have taken the player through to Carcer City^{[citation needed]}. This was untrue, however, as you can find out in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PlayStation Portable. Based on references through Manhunt and the Grand Theft Auto series, Carcer City is speculated to be based on Newark, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, or Cleveland.

1 Residents and Places
2 References from Grand Theft Auto
3 Etymology
- 3.1 See also
4 External links

[edit] Residents and Places

Lionel Starkweather, a.k.a. The Director

The purported ruler of Carcer City. He owns the police and makes many snuff films, in which the murders are real, in the city.

Gary Schaffer

The crooked Police chief of Carcer City. He is paid by Starkweather and often takes bribes. He is first mentioned in Grand Theft Auto III for being cleared of charges of corruption, but all of the witnesses in the case have gone missing. Many residents believe he is truly guilty, but he and Starkweather control the courts in Carcer City.

The following are many of the popular locations in Carcer City.

Carcer Zoo : Formerly a perfect place to make a trip with your family, it used to feature over a hundred different animals from all over the world, and is located in the heart of the city. Lately it had been ruled by gangs and all the animals have escaped. It is thought it is used by gangs as a hideout and a home for the city's worst thugs.

Darkwoods Penitentiary : Formerly a large mental asylum. The inmates have all escaped and formed their own psychopathic gang "the smilies". The asylum being their only turf.

[edit] References from Grand Theft Auto

Carcer City has been referred to a number of times in the Grand Theft Auto series.

Game	Reference
Grand Theft Auto III	A news segment on the in-game radio station Lips 106 reports that "police chief Gary Schaeffer was cleared of corruption charges in a controversial decision by the courts." This is an obvious allusion to a prominent character in this game. This shows that the police chief has been corrupt for two years (or more) before the events of Manhunt (most likely due to him dealing with Starkweather). There is a "ghost town" in Liberty City, which is sometimes erroneously dubbed Carcer City.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	A mattress store has a poster that reads, "The Best Mattresses in Carcer."
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	An in-game radio advertisement for Carcer City makes references to steel mills being closed and "dining in the glow of the Flaming River," which may be the best indication of the city's inspiration. Many steel mills in the Midwest closed during the era when the game was set, including those in Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, MI. The "Flaming River" is a clear reference to the "Burning River", a period in the 1970s where the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio was polluted enough that it caught fire. Also in the beginning, a woman on the WCTR show "The Wild Traveler" calls from Carcer City asking why would anyone want to vacation there. When bumped into, a pedestrian says "Hey! This isn't Carcer City OKAY!" On the Shores of Palamino Creek north of Los Santos there are several large objects with the words "Carcer City" on them. In Zero's RC store, there is an action figure of James Earl Cash, along with Piggsy, Tommy Vercetti and Lance Vance. One pedestrian is noted to say (after CJ murders somebody) "I'm moving to Carcer City". In the first cutscene at the airport, it is seen on the arrivals board that one flight is from Carcer City.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	Civilian Ken calls "The Electron Zone" on LCFR (asking about the Internet) and states that he is "calling from Carcer City."
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	Various pedestrians claim to have previous occupations in Carcer City; some say, "I was a plumber in Carcer City!'

[edit] Etymology

The Latin word carcere, which means prison, is also apparent in the word carceral state, which means: a state modeled on a prison. It is also apparent in 'incarcerate', meaning; to imprison.

In geomancy, Carcer is one of the Seven figures of Western Geomancy. It is the figurative outline of an enclosure or prison cell (similar to the word carcere, as explained above).