Hippies

Overview

The Hippies are a loose faction based on the American counterculture, found mainly at the Senora Desert Trailer Park and around the Beam Me Up area of Sandy Shores. They are obsessed with extraterrestrial life and hang around alien-themed landmarks, and they also do some small-scale drug dealing. They wear tie-dye, go shirtless or sleeveless, and favor bandannas, tattoos and necklaces. Most are harmless and run away at the first sign of violence, though a few carry guns and may fight back if someone steals their vehicle. Common rides include the Bifta, Camper and Surfer.

History

Grand Theft Auto V: Franklin Clinton meets Omega, a hippie convinced he has made contact with aliens, in the Strangers and Freaks mission Far Out. Omega says a spacecraft broke apart over San Andreas and sends Franklin after its pieces, which starts The Final Frontier. Once all 50 spaceship parts are found, Omega shows Franklin a working flying saucer and takes off in it.

GTA Online: In Gerald's missions, the crew takes a brick of cocaine from a hippie in War and Pieces and steals a weed-laden Surfer in Hippy Hunting. Hippies cooking meth at their trailer park are enemies in some MC resupply missions. In 2020, English Dave hires the player to get back chakra stones taken by his shaman at the trailer park. In Los Santos Drug Wars, Dax sees them as rival acid makers. The First Dose story targets them in First Dose 5 - Make War not Love, and in The Last Dose the player questions the Hippy Boss in Last Dose 2 - Unusual Suspects while looking for the kidnapped Labrat.

Territory and activities

• Main bases: the Senora Desert Trailer Park and Beam Me Up in Sandy Shores.
• Activities: alien research, plus dealing weed, meth and acid.
• Allies: The Lost MC, who buy from and sell to them.

Trivia

• Dax dismisses them as corporate hippies selling watered-down acid.