Grand Theft Auto fans always had a reputation for unprecedented feats of online sleuthing, uncovering secrets and hidden details in Rockstar Games' titles, which the studio has been more than happy to indulge. Now, one fan has taken things to an entirely new level with a Grand Theft Auto 6 theory that far exceeds the infamous Moon Theory from two years back.
In a forum post that reads more like a university thesis, JohnCGaming, a user who obviously has more time on their hands than most of us, dove headfirst into American military history, tracing the evolution of elite infantry units from colonial times to modern conflicts in the Middle East. To be fair, this caliber of research isn't unheard of in this fandom.
Why did they collect all this information? Because the user believes that the tattoo on Jason Duval's left shoulder shown in the second GTA 6 trailer is a direct reference to Merrill's Marauders, a legendary World War 2 unit officially known as the 5307th Composite Unit, which operated deep in the jungles of Burma and India, using guerrilla tactics to disrupt Japanese forces.
