
While the structure retains the star fort base, the pedestal was removed and the statue is smaller. The GTA Chinatown Wars rendition of the statue is downsized in order to be more visible in the game's top-down angle. In one Weazel News report, however, the French president had requested the United States return the statue, in response to the American president's decision to rename French maid outfits as "slutty Halloween costumes" (a reference to the real-life controversy surrounding the use of " freedom fries" instead of "French fries" in menus of eateries in the United States' House of Representatives). The real life Statue of Liberty faces south, out towards the Atlantic Ocean.Īccording to in-game material, the statue was presented to the United States of America in 1886 from the French to mark 100 years free of British food and spelling.
The Statue of Happiness faces north up the West River. Street photo galleries feature the statue with a different face that may have existed in beta, the face is more consistent with the Statue of Liberty's although with a slight, close-mouthed smile.
The statue's face is rumored to be modeled after Hilary Clinton.
The face features a wide grin in reference to her name (happiness), as well as wide open eyes (complete with highly visible irides and eye bags).
The statue's appears to assume the face of a middle age woman, as opposed to the Statue of Liberty's younger appearance. The cup assumes a modern design (complete with a drinking cap) that emits steam from the top, implying it is a cup of coffee. The Statue holds a tablet in her left hand, but a cup in her right (in place of a torch). Whilst the statue's design is very much similar to the Statue of Liberty's, there are several visible differences on the Statue of Happiness: Much like the real Statue of Liberty, the statue is designed as a copper green statue based on a stone pedestal standing upon a star-shaped base in the middle of an island (like the real life Fort Wood). The island itself has a number of boats spawning there, and also Forklifts and other vehicles. Helitours is on the southeast side of Algonquin for a helicopter, and there are numerous boats at moorings on the west side of Algonquin or being driven close enough to shore to be "carjacked", though the island is close enough to Algonquin that swimming to it is possible. Algonquin is the closest island, and the nearest subway stop is Castle Gardens on the Algonquin Outer Line.
Happiness Island, where the statue is located, is only accessible via helicopter, boat or swimming.