About
Melvin Herris,mostly known as Big Smoke,is one of the main characters of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas,the seventh game of the Grand Theft Auto.
The character is a fan favourite due to his personality and several lines that he says throughout the game.
Origin
Big Smoke is a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families,he makes multiple references to his desire to be remembered after his death.
He has a close relationship with the members of the gang and helps the main character Carl Johnson in several missions of the game.
Spread
Big Smoke popularity started in 2010 when YouTuber qwert50 uploaded a video titled “Follow the Damn Train CJ,”
The video gathered over the years more 311.00 views.
His popularity highly increased in 2016,when Youtuber Jonm uploaded a video where it shows Big Smoke’s moaning in slow during the initial cutscene of the first mission of the game,comparing it with the noise that the Youtuber Customgrow420.On March 25 2016 Youtuber Pyrocynical used the video which caused an higher increase of popularity.
The overall insterest about the character started when the Youtuber FlyingKitty uploaded a remix of the scene where Big Smoke orders at Cluckin’ Bell restaurant with a remix of the song “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” and later uploaded other song remixes with Big Smoke which gained individually over one million views.
Related Memes
Follow The Damn Train CJ!
Follow the Damn Train a quote uttered by Big Smoke whenever the player fails the mission “Wrong Side of the Tracks”.
Big Smoke Order
Big Smoke Order is basically a scene during the mission “Drive-Thru”,where he makes an order at a fast restaurant Cluckin’Bell,It’s known for being an insane amount of food.
Voice Comm: Can I take your order please?
Big Smoke: Carl, what do you want? You gotta eat to keep your strength up, man.
CJ: Ey, I’ll take a number 9, fat boy.
Ryder: Give me a number 9, just like him.
Sweet: I’ll have a number 6 with extra dip.
Big Smoke: I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
“Aaaaaaaw”/Big Smoke’s Moan
Big Smoke ‘Moan refers to a noise uttered by Big Smoke during the first cutscene of the mission “Big Smoke”.
The moan is part of the line "Aaaaw,My dawg,what’s up?" and is referred to CJ when he recognized him,after he tried to hit him with a baseball bat.