- ❝And if I ever see more psychopath who is going to fuck up the city, then I'll kill their shit. And I was a pain in the ass...❞
- — Paul saying to Kevin.
Paul Simpson is a stranger/freak character featured in Grand Theft Auto series, who appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Living. He is voiced by Anthony Cumia.
Background[]
Ever since Paul was born, he was a retired and a poor guy who was born and raised in 1970 to his loving-mother Andreza Simpson and his father Herald Simpson.
Childhood[]
When Paul at age of eight, he started going to school for the first time, and knows about the right things to do. His father brought a toy of a race car model of a Bordeaux Sancy B4 for him when he was interested in race cars.
When he has great grades aged 14, his teacher, his partners and friends at school and his parents are happy to see his great grades.
Unfortunately, Paul didn't feel alright and not too happy that he decided to move to a new house or moving to San Andreas, due to his suffering problems such as his father being alcoholic and beating Paul, his problems at his school and his problems with money.
When he was at age of 15, he was bullied by Nick Hermes who was 17, but Paul grabbed Nick's left arm and slapped Nick in the face two times. Paul warned Nick by saying "You son of a bitch. Bullying is fucking wrong and winners cannot bully someone, Nick. How would you feel if you bully me and you will get hurt, you monster? I am NOT crying. I am autistic and a young driver, asshole." He later talked to the principal in Algonquin High School, until he left the school at age 18.
Meeting with John Merit[]
Due to his father has interest in race cars, Paul meets John Merit for the first time in the Karin SARD Team at the JGTC Qualifying held at Fuji Speedway in 1994. Paul once brought a Karin CA980 and drives at the Fuji Speedway circuit during practice. He was the non-Japanese driver to won his first race in JGTC, where his two favorite drivers, Erik Nicholas and Pedro Miller heard about his first race. Paul later brought the new tires named "R-Sport" which are manufactured from the Japanese tire brand Kuro Tires after he heard about Crossflow.
Events of San Andreas Living[]
When Kevin found out Paul sitting on the sidewalk in Los Santos, he stated that making family is not easy. Paul was very sad because of how people are saying poor without money, safehouse and vehicles, but Kevin helped him to talk about the problems, Paul decided to buy a safehouse near Spanish Avenue. After Paul buys a safehouse, he thanks to Kevin, for helping him to feel alright. Furthermore, Paul also got the blue Merci that was brought and the red Sanchez bike.
The Clarkson Show[]
In the talk from the show, Paul talks to Clarkson about most of his problems about school at young age. Paul was a bit not happy that parenting isn't good to people. Clarkson says that Andreza was a mean mother to Paul, and Herald a "man who drinks beer and smoke Redwood", but he is now a good father after he stopped smoking. He implies that he has a problem with his family, until Clarkson resolves for help.
When Paul wanted to move to a better place instead of a terrible place, he wanted to move to France, Italy, Portugal, Belguim, or other country that doesn't annoy nor disturb him. He talked about in 1994, Algonquin High School was sued by the now-retired employee of Bordeaux Autos, Mike Wagner and the company Safety Delta. The school had tried to help to stop the fight featuring a 14-year old boy and a 16-year old bully, but they failed, causing a 14-year old injured. The controversy of the school caused the police to accuse the school and even caused the Italian guy Gilberto Massimo, to blame on the school for not stopping the fight.
Later, Pedro Miller, a racing driver, also blamed the parents for treating two kids at this school like "poor children", until his friend worked at Safety Delta, with his manager Miguel Luis, who later drove the Nioka R2400. Algonquin High School was finally closed in 1995, after Paul decided to move to San Andreas with his grandfather and his brother Michael.
Appearances[]