The Prologue — The Leonida Job is the first story mission in Grand Theft Auto VI. It introduces the dual-protagonist flow, establishes Jason and Lucia as playable leads, and sets the narrative stakes for the rest of the game.
The mission doubles as a tutorial: movement, cover, swapping characters, and the updated wanted loop are all introduced without feeling like a checklist.
Overview
The opening takes place on a bright morning in the Leonida Keys. What should be a simple in-and-out job quickly escalates — Leonida does not let anyone leave quietly.
You will swap between Lucia and Jason at scripted beats. Decisions you make as one character can change small details in the other’s section (dialogue, patrol timing, and optional loot).
This is one of the few missions where character swaps happen automatically during gameplay. Later on, most swaps are player-driven through the character wheel.
Walkthrough
Part 1 — As Lucia
Lucia scouts the waterfront property from the south approach. Your goals:
- Reach the lookout without raising suspicion
- Tag both guards and note their patrol overlap
- Signal Jason when the route inside is viable
Stick to the shoreline path: it avoids the mid-block patrol and saves time toward the gold-medal clock.
Part 2 — As Jason
Jason arrives by boat and enters from the dock side. You need the package from the interior office before owners return.
Use the maintenance entrance on the east façade. It is slower to find on a first run, but satisfies the stealth objective and skips two guard encounters indoors.
Part 3 — The escape
The job does not go clean. The mission introduces heat, pursuit routing, and how cover matters when you are outnumbered early-game.
On repeat playthroughs, additional escape corridors unlock — useful for speedrunners and for players hunting missable dialogue in The First Heist.
The gold medal table below includes objective names that may spoil pacing beats. Skip it if you want a completely blind first run.
Gold medal objectives
Complete all of the following in one attempt:
| Objective | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Finish Part 1 undetected | Shoreline approach as Lucia |
| Silent Entry | Enter through the maintenance route | East side of the property |
| Beat the Clock | Finish under 9:30 | Skip optional dialogue |
| No Scratch | Take no health damage during the escape | Use cover between sprint bursts |
| Clean Sheet | Drop wanted level before the safehouse | Use the multi-level garage off Route 1 |
Collectibles & references
- Playing card — Behind the southern dock barrels.
- Letter scrap — Under the office desk inside the target building.
- Stash box — Short dive east of the dock (bolt cutters required).
- Radio bit — The safehouse radio can play a nod to GTA V’s North Yankton opening. See GTA V references.
Community completion stats
Average player-reported difficulty breakdown for this mission:
Notable lines
“I’ve been in this state long enough to know — the second you think you’ve got it figured out, Leonida changes the rules.” — Lucia, opening scene
“We get in, we get the package, we’re gone. Nobody gets hurt. You know the plan.” — Jason, before entry