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The Mount Chiliad mural spawned an entire dedicated subreddit, r/ChiliadMystery, where fans spent over a decade cross-referencing glyphs, murals, and in-game code in the hope of uncovering a hidden reward, becoming one of gaming's longest-running amateur investigations.
The in-game Maibatsu Corporation's name is a knowing echo of 'Zaibatsu', the fictional business conglomerate that dominated Grand Theft Auto 2, one of many self-referential threads Rockstar weaves back through its own series history.
Several pieces of construction machinery scattered around Los Santos are decorated with designs and paint jobs that closely resemble Claptrap, the excitable robot companion from the Borderlands series.
One of the largest single cash stashes in the game, $25,000, sits on top of a wrecked submarine deep underwater, next to the vessel's entrance hatch, rewarding players willing to dive for it.
