I also would like for CJ and Ryder's love-hate relationship to retain through the rest of the story up until the end, when Ryder actually does give CJ props at the end.False premise, There is No Addiction to Mary-Jane, and The "Rehabilitation" Scam was not rolling out then for non-Celebrities.Can you show me a video of CJ talking to Kendl about Ryder's betrayal? I fully get what Rockstar did with Ryder - they made him a very loyal guy committed to the greater cause of his gang friends, but at the same time he was dim-witted and lacking in smarts, which meant he was very easily influenced and manipulated by much more cunning and ruthless associates like Big Smoke.
The Da Nang Boys (named after the Vietnamese region and city of Da Nang) is a Vietnamese gang in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas based in San Fierro, San Andreas preparing a full move to the United States of America. Like I said in the last topic, Ryder was either turned into a traitor at the last second with no motivation whatsoever or was originally going to be a side character right before R* saw appeal in his design and made him one of the main characters and didn't plan his actions well. Basically the storyline of GTA San Andreas where Ryder stays loyal to the gang. Waste of a good character.There's crazy evidence in the beta like I always mention regarding this case that Ryder was supposed to stick by CJ's side all the way during the final events in LS. He told Cesar about it. I'd have to play the game all over again.it isn't even explained why Ryder did what he did.I think what happened was that R* added Ryder in The Green Sabre's betrayal cutscene at the last minute to add more shock on top of the fact that Smoke was already betraying you. Once the purpose has been achieved there is no need to have it carry on.This pretty much explains everything there is about ryder, i too agree about him being killed off poorly, i think the major red flag is the poor executed dialogue in latter missions.It pretty much shows that Ryder's betrayal was more of an afterthought and a last-minute swap. During the introduction, Big Smoke is seen discussing his secret master plan with Ryder, who seems uninterested in the deal. It's not that serious. In stupid ways of course. It was clear that Ryder was simply not intelligent or assertive enough to follow his own instincts and work out what was morally best; stay down with his gang, or betray them and everything they shared together for a bit of cash and power - he was simply that guy who followed the crowd or leader if it looked or felt appealing to do so, not because he genuinely desired to follow.Did R* not know what to do with him after Green Sabre?Of course the introduction was made after the game was released. !Ryder if at all, would have been in prison for his arms dealing, and Heroine use. The protagonist of San Andreas and a former gangbanger representing the Grove Street Families. R* probably made Ryder a traitor because they just simply had no idea what they should do with him, and thus, he was treated as a minor character who quickly becomes forgotten after his dull ass death. They just simply made that to show why Ryder did what he did, and it shows he had no intentions to betray the gang and was just talked into it.Here's how I would've written Ryder: After the Green Sabre mission, CJ learns that while Sweet is in a prison hospital, Ryder is somehow put in rehab due to his marijuana addiction, and when CJ enters LV, he gets a call from Toreno to visit an unknown friend at the rehabilitation center. Also the fact that his voice actor triple OG MC Eiht could have possibly done more voice acting for Ryder after the events of the green sabre.