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| “ | This is my life's work. I mean, since I was a little kid I-I dreamt big. Y'know, I've always wanted to be an international drug dealer and...weapons trader. | „ |
| ~ Trevor explaining his life's work to Tao Cheng and his translator. |
| “ | You're looking at it rationally. There are people who are useful to you, and people who ain't, and the people who ain't got to go. Me? I'm not rational. I don't care if you're useful or not. I feel like taking you out, Devo, so that's what I'm doing. | „ |
| ~ Trevor Phillips to Devin Weston. |
| “ | What happens in the dark, comes out in the light. | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Michael whilst digging up his grave. |
Trevor Philips is one of the three main protagonists (alongside Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton) of the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V and a major character in Grand Theft Auto Online.
He is a criminally insane and psychotic crime lord and the titular founder of his criminal operation Trevor Philips Enterprises. Additionally, he is Michael De Santa's best friend as well as the close friend of Franklin Clinton. He is also the archenemy of Steve Haines and Wei Cheng.
He is voiced and motion-captured by Steven Ogg, who also portrayed Simon in The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: Dead City, Sobchak in Better Call Saul, The Agent in O.C.D. and Professor Venomous and Shadowy Figure in OK K.O.! Let's be Heroes.
Personality
Trevor was described as a difficult person to deal with, being extreme, unhinged, impetuous, hot-headed, unpredictable, psychotic and prone to violent outbursts and destructive rampages for smallest things. He does everything in an extremely awful and relentless manner. Although Trevor is the most antagonistic and villainous of the trio, he is also honest about it and is not a hypocrite. He also has his own charm along with his own principals.
He is also extremely caring and appreciative towards Michael's family, even shouting at Lazlow Jones - a famous celebrity - that he would rip his skin off, after he sexually harasses Tracey. Dan Houser has confirmed that Trevor may not be all as bad as he seems, but is still too horrible and terrible to be a hero kind. Trevor is extremely insecure about being born in Canada, to the point that most of his five rampages are caused by his utter rage towards being mocked because of his Canadian accent. Furthermore, he expresses anguish over his mother and even breaks down into tears when he comes back with a van loaded with Delumadol, only to find out that she had disappeared without a trace.
| “ | Out here, I can be myself. Bullying, reckless, totally selfish. Do the things that make me, me. | „ |
| ~ Trevor Philips |
Trevor simply being present can evoke fear in many characters due to being so unpredictable and having an extremely short temper. As soon as Michael realizes Trevor is alive, he puts Jimmy behind himself to protect him if Trevor would lash out. Despite this, Trevor and Ron trust each other, as shown when Trevor tells Ron to run Trevor Philips Enterprises when he's going to Los Santos.
Relationships
Friends
- Michael De Santa (best friend)
- Franklin Clinton (close friend)
- Lamar Davis (close friend)
- Lester Crest
- Amanda De Santa
- Jimmy De Santa (surrogate nephew)
- Tracey De Santa (surrogate niece)
- Chef
- Ron Jakowski
- Ursula (girlfriend)
- Chop
- Wade Hebert
- Patricia Madrazo
- Martin Madrazo
- Dave Norton (sometimes)
- Brad Snider (deceased)
- Eddie Toh
- Daryl Johns
- Rickie Lukens
- Hugh Welsh
- Patrick McReary
- Taliana Martinez
- Karl Abolaji
- Christian Feltz
- Paige Harris
- Karim Detz
- Gustavo Mota
- Norm Richards
- GTA Online Protagonists
- Cletus Ewing
- Oscar Guzman
- Manuel
- Nigel
- Mrs. Thornhill
- Floyd Hebert (formerly)
- Ortega (formerly)
- Molly Schultz (formerly)
- Johnny Klebitz (formerly)
- Tao Cheng (formerly)
- Cheng's Translator (formerly)
- Andreas Sanchez (formerly)
- Varrios Los Aztecas (formerly)
- Civil Border Patrol (formerly)
- The O'Neil Brothers (formerly)
- Wei Cheng (formerly)
- Devin Weston (sometimes, temporarily)
- Steve Haines (temporarily)
- Joe and Josef (formerly)
Enemies
- Steve Haines (arch-nemesis)
- Dave Norton (formerly sometimes)
- Wei Cheng (second arch-nemesis)
- Devin Weston (third arch-nemesis)
- Harold Joseph
- Michael De Santa (formerly)
- The O'Neil Brothers
- Elwood O'Neil (arch-rival)
- Walton O'Neil
- Wynn O'Neil
- Don O'Neil
- Dan O'Neil
- Dalton O'Neil
- Ernie O'Neil
- Earl O'Neil
- Daryl O'Neil
- Dale O'Neil
- Doyle O'Neil
- Molly Schultz
- The Lost MC
- Tao Cheng
- Cheng's Translator
- Floyd Hebert
- Debra
- Varrios Los Aztecas
- Joe and Josef
- Josh Bernstein
- Andreas Sanchez
- Martin Madrazo (formerly)
- The Ballas
- Los Santos Triads
- International Affairs Agency
- Federal Investigation Bureau
- Merryweather
- Los Santos Vagos
- Los Santos Police Department
- Los Santos County Sheriff
- National Office of Security Enforcement
- Civil Border Patrol
- Military
- Hipsters
- Rednecks
Victims
Confirmed
- Ryan Philips - Killed by Trevor off-screen.
- Jaspers - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Johnny Klebitz - Beaten to death by Trevor.
- Terry Thorpe - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Ortega - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Clay Simons - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Chester O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Cletus O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Chester O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Dale O'Neil- Shot to death by Trevor.
- Dalton O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Dan O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Daryl O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Don O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Doyle O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Ernie O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Earl O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Larry O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Ned O'Neil - Shot to death by Trevor.
- Unnamed LSPD Pilot - Thrown out of a helicopter by Trevor.
- Javier Madrazo - Killed by Trevor on orders by Martin Madrazo.
- Leon - Killed by Trevor off-screen.
- Steve Haines - Shot to death by Trevor on orders by Lester Crest.
- Devin Weston - Killed by Trevor, alongside Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton.
- Total - 24
Optional
- Josh Bernstein - Can be killed during the Strangers and Freaks mission Breach of Contract.
- Al Di Napoli - Can be killed during the Strangers and Freaks mission Vinewood Souvenirs - The Last Act.
- Ashley Butler - Can be killed during Mr. Philips.
- Ralph Ostrowski - Can be killed or captured during the Bail Bond mission Bail Jumper 1: Ralph Ostrowski.
- Larry Tupper - Can be killed or captured during the Bail Bond mission Bail Jumper 2: Larry Tupper.
- Glenn Scoville - Can be killed or captured during the Bail Bond mission Bail Jumper 3: Glenn Scoville.
- Curtis Weaver - Can be killed or captured during the Bail Bond mission Bail Jumper 4: Curtis Weaver.
- MC Clip - Can be killed by either Franklin or Trevor during Hood Safari. It is unknown if this is canon or not as he afterwards posts on Bleeter regardless of the player's actions, however, if killed, the news will state that he died.
- Underbelly Of Paradise Cameraman - Can be killed during The Third Way.
- Total - 9
Kill Count
- Total - 33
Quotes
| “ | Michael: Alright, everybody pays attention, no one gets hurt. Trevor: Aarrgh! Open the door, or they'll get worse than hurt! |
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| ~ Michael's and Trevor's first phrases. |
| “ | Now normally, I have that whole 'beggars can't be choosers, take anything you can when it comes to love' attitude. But, when the love takes the form of someone shitting on my business, I'm not f***ing interested. What's your problem, huh? Why aren't you scared of me? | „ |
| ~ Trevor during his first meeting with a male GTA Online Protagonist. |
| “ | Well, why we don't just ask him then, huh? (to Johnny's brain) Hey, hey, cowboy, do you mind that I f***ed your old lady? Sorry, what was that? What? No, no? You don't mind? Oh, because you're a dead man, and the only sentient part of you left is this little bit of brain in the gristle on the end of my boot? Well, thank you very much, cowboy. | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Terry and Clay after Johnny's death. |
| “ | Now go, I need to meditate. Or masturbate. Or both... | „ |
| ~ Trevor talking with Ron. |
| “ | I hear a little bird tellin' me that they have a bit of a problem, since one of them is going to have to be surgically removed from the skull of the other. F**k you guys and f**k them! | „ |
| ~ Trevor after discovering that the O'Neil Brothers took his contract. |
| “ | I don't know what I want. It's a bit, well, like pornography or a perfect turd, I can't quite describe it, but I'll know it when I see it. | „ |
| ~ Trevor talking with Floyd. |
| “ | Massage me, motherf*cker! | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Floyd. |
| “ | Hey, by any chance did you catch crabs at that conference? I hear those conferences are regular little f**k fests, eh. | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Debra. |
| “ | Exactly. Everyone's so hung up on appearances in LS, you start to forget who you are. And if you ain't who you are, who the f**k are you? | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Ron in Minor Turbulence. |
| “ | I think the only thing that didn't go as PLANNED was me showing up on your doorstep ten years later, Mikey. I mourned YOU. | „ |
| ~ Trevor upon uncovering the truth about Brad in Bury the Hatchet. |
| “ | I think I would recognize my own underwear, now give them back! | „ |
| ~ Trevor to a random bodybuilder on Vespucci Beach. |
| “ | Learn to play the f***ing saxophone! | „ |
| ~ Trevor before whacking a street performer with his own guitar |
| “ | Never eat Indian people! | „ |
| ~ Trevor after vomiting in a public fountain. |
| “ | Well, loyalty is important. Let me put it that way... loyalty is important. I mean, that's the only code you need. Loyalty is the code. Kill strangers. Protect friends. Eat enemies. | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Franklin, while hanging out. |
| “ | I'm not scared of you anymore! I'm a big boy now! | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Clowns in Grass Roots. |
| “ | Look, this is all I've got, alright? I've had a tough upbringing! My daddy was not nice to me! Okay? Look, Debra, I love you, and I love you too, Floyd! Why can't we all just be together, huh?! You can have Mondays through Thursdays, you can have the weekends, alright?! I know that's not normal, but in this crazy, crazy world, is normal so good?! Huh?! Look, Debra! Floyd! Will you marry me?! | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Floyd and Debra. |
| “ | Ron! Ron! I'm back...And bring me my coffee or I'm gonna cut your arm off! | „ |
| ~ Trevor during Minor Turbulence. |
| “ | And they damaged my stuff. They smash up my home. Damage my soul. Look at this... This, this, this, this statue here of Impotent Rage. This f***ing meant more to me than Johnny K meant to anyone! And they smashed it! Those pathetic, midlife crisis, hog-riding, shaven-headed, fruity leather-chap-wearing f***ing a*****es! | „ |
| ~ Trevor expressing his anger during Nervous Ron mission. |
| “ | Trevor: F**king s**t! C**t, c**t, c**t! C**T! Who the f**k are you speaking to?! Who, who?! I'm talking to you! Huh?! You f**k! Huh?! Ashley: Johnny! Trevor: Next time, don't get in my f***ing face! I just saw a f***ing ghost, and I've gotta hear your crap?! Get up! Get up! F**k you, then! |
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| ~ Trevor to Johnny Klebitz, right after killing him. |
| “ | Trevor: Hey, man. How you doin'? Franklin: Sh*t, I'm good, T. And yourself? Trevor: Peachy. I know what this is about... Franklin: You do? Trevor: Course! It's Michael! You're the peacemaker! Well, I ain't havin' it, alright? I ain't havin' it. M-M-Maybe when the heat dies down, but this, nah, I ain't havin'. I mean that's it, right? Huh? Wasn't it? Wasn't it? Franklin: But Michael ain't the problem. T, I like you. You scare the sh*t out of me sometimes. You creep me the f*ck out. But... but the way I see it, the way anyone normal would see it, not that any of this sh*t is normal. Man, you gonna get us all f*ckin' killed. Trevor: You're gonna whack me? Huh? Me? I ain't been nothin' but straight and true with you. Franklin: I'm sorry, man. Yeah, you have been true with me. But the truth ain't what I'm interested in. Trevor: You f*cking Judas! You're just like him! |
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| ~ Franklin choosing to betray and kill Trevor in Option A. |
| “ | Time to face the music! | „ |
| ~ Trevor Philips |
| “ | Trevor: Well, I can't! You're turning on him? I've had enough traitors in my life! Franklin: Man, your a** could say thank you. S**t. Trevor: You deserve each other. |
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| ~ Trevor, angered by Franklin's intent to kill Michael. |
| “ | Trevor: Look, it's the traitor. What, you here to take me out too? Franklin: Nah, man. I coulda taken you out. I choose to do Michael. Trevor: He was good to you. Too good. Franklin: He used me, dog. Straight up. Could not be trusted, you know that. Trevor: Now you can't be trusted either. Stay away from me, Frank. I don't know what I’ll do. |
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| ~ Trevor encountering Franklin after the latter kills Michael in Option B. |
| “ | Elwood: It's business fella. You wanna discuss it, we're at the farm. Ernie, Earl, Walton, Wynn, Dale, Doyle, Daryl, Dan - all of us. Trevor: Start writing those names on tombstones, 'cause I'm on the way to your lab and we're going to see how much of a family meth business you got when I'm done! |
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| ~ Trevor threatens Elwood O'Neil after discovering he and his brothers took the Triad contract from him. |
| “ | The Translator: We hear that Trevor Philips Corporation is serious business. We pay good price. Things work out, we partner. Make big money. Trevor: Well...Let me show you the operation. |
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| ~ Trevor and Tao Cheng's Translator, discussing business. |
| “ | So Michael, this is where dead men come back to life. It's been nearly ten years. Oh but you'll keep for another day or so, huh, old friend? You motherf***ing f**k! I grieved for you! You weren't even f***ing dead. You were my best friend. Well guess who's coming to s**t on your doorstep you f**k! | „ |
| ~ Trevor, to himself as he overlooks Los Santos. |
| “ | Michael: She's my daughter, I'll handle it. Trevor: Judging by past behavior, and the state of the rest of your family, f**k only knows what that means. |
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| ~ Michael and Trevor on the way to the Arena. |
| “ | Oh yeah? Well, that little girl sat on my lap when she was two years old, and I swore to God I would rip the f*cking skin off of anyone who f*cking wronged her. | „ |
| ~ Trevor on how much he cares about Tracey. |
| “ | Trevor: The media and the government would have us believe that torture is some necessary thing. We need it to get information, to assert ourselves. Did we get any information out of you? Mr. K: I would have told you everything! Trevor: Exactly. Torture's for the torturer... or for the guy giving orders to the torturer. You torture for the good times - we should all admit that. It's useless as a means of getting information. |
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| ~ Trevor to Ferdinand Kerimov. |
| “ | Trevor: Did we ask for a key, or a f**king ounce?! Lamar: Man, that's motherf**king drywall! |
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| ~ Trevor Philips and Lamar Davis, after they've had their suspicions. |
| “ | You people are not very f**king nice! | „ |
| ~ Trevor to Floyd and Debra, moments before they are both killed. |
| “ | Trevor: The big one. Michael: The big one. Michael, Trevor & Lester: The big one! |
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| ~ Michael, Trevor and Lester |
| “ | Dumb move, Josh. | „ |
| ~ Trevor Philips, upon killing Josh. |
| “ | What happens in the dark, comes out in the light. | „ |
| ~ Trevor digging up "Michael's" grave to see who really is in the coffin. |
| “ | My friend Ron met these Chinese assholes. They're from Yangshan in China. We had some problems. They mistakenly thought Michael was a human being and kidnapped him. | „ |
| ~ Trevor Philips explaining about Michael De Santa's kidnapping. |
| “ | Devin: You know, you're a-you're a resourceful guy, getting past those trained killers. I need someone like you in my organization. Trevor: The CEO position's going to be vacant real soon, Slick. Devin: I got nothing against you, apart from the obvious hygiene issues. Michael caused me problems, so Michael had to go. Trevor: You're looking at it rationally. There are people who are useful to you, and people who ain't, and the people who ain't got to go. Me? I'm not rational. I don't care if you're useful or not. I feel like taking you out, Devo, so that's what I'm doing. Devin: This is a serious offer! Work for me, you'll have everything you've ever wanted. Trevor: All I've ever wanted is to watch you drift in and out of consciousness as you're slowly disemboweled. Devin: Yes! Yes! That's the kind of creativity I need on my team. Come on, come on, let me out of here. Trevor: Look, I got my own company - Trevor Philips Industries... Devin: Oh yeah, a-a-a-a fellow entrepreneur. Uh, let me buy a stake, uh, give you money to grow! Trevor: I dunno if you heard, but I'm kinda gold rich right now, so you got precisely nothing to offer. Prepare for the end, my friend. |
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| ~ Trevor dismisses Devin's persuasions before the trio kills him. |
| “ | If there is one thing that they need south of that big fence, it is guns! | „ |
| ~ Trevor explaining his motivation behind Trevor Phillips Enterprises. |
| “ | Trevor: What's your talent? Huh? I mean, aside from love and sex. Lazlow: Dude, haven't you seen my show? It's not live, it's not funny. That's my genius. I got no f-cking talent. |
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| ~ Lazlow Jones begging for his life to Trevor Philips and Michael De Santa. |
| “ | Trevor: Do some research on Merryweather Security Consulting, friend. They'd be on trial for humans rights offenses if the US government didn't protect all its contractors from any kind of suit - military or civilian. They're immune from prosecution, and they behave like they are. Murdering, stealing, high on power, guns, and anabolic steroids. Lucky bastards. Floyd: Look, I don't know about that stuff. Trevor: You're right. You don't. Merryweather are employed by the richest, greediest scum on the planet to shit on the poorest and the neediest. So we're going to enjoy shitting on them. |
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| ~ Trevor to Floyd Herbert. |
| “ | Michael: The f**k!? Has happened?! Why do you have HIS car?! Trevor: That piece of turd, huh? No wonder people are stabbing him in the back! Micheal: What? Happened!? Trevor: Cheap bastard y'know I really don't know why you mess around with people like that Mikey I mean REALLY I don't- Micheal: TREVOR! Answer the f**king question! Trevor: I asked for a fair day's pay for a fair day's work, and he "kinda got a little angry" so I admit, I kinda got a little angry. Micheal: Did you kill him? Trevor: What kind of f**king animal do you take me for!? No I didn't kill him! Micheal: *under his breath* Oh f**k me... Trevor: But I did kidnap his wife! Micheal: Ohhh no! Oh s**t! The f**k did you do!? Trevor: *groans* I just, told you what I just, did. Micheal: Oh s**t. Trevor: Now... Ahh unfortunately, I think we're gonna have to LAY LOW for a little while y'know. We, discuss things with Martin. Micheal: Oh you think? Trevor: Why don't you pop in the back, alright? Now Patricia, she already called shotgun, ha ha! Now I know a nice little place we can, hang out you know it's, a VERY relaxing little spot. A little getaway if you will, a cabin in the woods. You know what I'm saying. |
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| ~ Trevor Phillips's infamous moment of telling Michael De Santa what Trevor did over not getting the payment he wanted. |
Trivia
- Some people feel that all three protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V represent a kind of gamer who plays a Grand Theft Auto game. With this in mind, Trevor represents the player who while not doing missions enjoys roaming on the streets in free mode and creating chaos by their own choice.
- Trevor is often considered to be the most violent and chaotic protagonist ever created in the Grand Theft Auto series.
- Trevor is modeled, voiced and mo-capped by Steven Ogg.
- Trevor is 6' 1¼" (1.86 m) tall and weighs 206 lbs (93 kg).
- Trevor was once mistaken as Jock Cranley by Nigel.
- Similarly to Michael, Trevor likes rock and roll, heavy metal, country, southern rock, and alternative music.
- Trevor's favorite radio station is Channel X.
- Trevor is implied to be pansexual, something he can admit while hanging out with Franklin and Michael during a car ride.
- He is one of three Grand Theft Auto characters that are (or at least implied to be) cannibals. The others are Donald Love and Curtis Stocker, though Donald Love was far worse than Trevor.
- Trevor's personality is based on infamous British criminal Charles Bronson (born Michael Gordon Peterson), known as "Britain's most notorious prisoner" and "the most violent prisoner in Britain".
- Steven Ogg also took inspiration for his portrayal of Trevor from the 2008 biopic Bronson, starring Tom Hardy.
- Simon from The Walking Dead, became more popular because Steve Ogg played him similarly to Trevor. Simon is less crazy, but does not have any of Trevor's sense of loyalty or twisted charm, and is far eviler than Trevor due to the severity of his crimes. Coincidentally, Trevor's original name in the rush casting call was Simon.
- Trevor is the only protagonist who has not been involved in every heist missions throughout the storyline. He is not involved in The Jewel Store Job, as he had yet to be unlocked as a playable character, and isn't involved in The Bureau Raid, due to his feud with Michael.
- Until Franklin's return in The Contract update, Trevor was the only playable character from the story mode of Grand Theft Auto returning in Grand Theft Auto Online, as part of the Heists update, though he has since made no physical appearances after the Gunrunning update in 2017.
- Trevor is the only protagonist in Grand Theft Auto V to have a sibling, though Ryan Philips was only mentioned and never seen, having died before the events of the game.
- It has been suggested that it was Trevor who killed his brother, Ryan, though the reasons why are unknown.
- On Trevor's CB radio in his Bodhi truck, a reference to serial killer Eddie Low from Grand Theft Auto IV is made when an unrelated trucker with the same name tries getting past a gate but a guard refuses to let his pass simply due to the sharing a name with a psychopathic, cannibalistic, and perverted murderer, whose behavior does resemble Trevor to a certain degree.
- Trevor hints on separate occasions that he is or was a serial killer. Victims including hitchhikers and the homeless. At one point while out with Franklin, Trevor will state that the San An Strangler is on the loose, but then defends himself by claiming he doesn't strangle anymore. This would make Trevor the first protagonist to be a serial killer.
- During a 2023 panel at Liverpool Comic Con, Steven Ogg was asked whether he’d be interested in reprising his role as Trevor in GTA 6. He responded, "Trevor's fun. And it would be fun. I haven't done any motion capture since that video game, so it would be fun to revisit Trevor".
- In a 2025 interview with Screen Rant, Ogg expressed that if he were to return in a future game, he’d like Trevor to be killed off in a manner similar to how Trevor killed Johnny Klebitz. He said, "I think that would be cool, because it also acknowledges the fans — like, 'Hey, thank you.' Pass the torch, stomp Trevor's head in, and sort of put an end to that, allowing a new generation to take over".
- In the mission "By The Book", Trevor originally told Michael that he could beat him in a fight saying "I could still take you, my n***a." This was later dubbed over to "I could still take you, Sugar Tits" as to not imply Trevor was secretly racist since he's shown to actively be against racism in other missions of the game.
- He possibly drew inspirations from The Sopranos character, Paulie, as they both share some similarities in their personalities.

