Grand Theft Auto 5's Endings Explained

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Grand Theft Auto V's single-player story

There are three separate endings to Grand Theft Auto V's single-player story, each with a very different outcome. Players, in the role of GTA 5 protagonist Franklin Clinton, must choose to kill other protagonist Michael De Santa or Trevor Philips, or to team up with both to take down every threat around them. Prior to the ending, GTA 5's protagonists rob the Union Depository bank of $200 million in a mission called "The Big Score," after which Franklin goes home to cool down from the many, many arguments that unfolded during the high-profile heist. Antagonists Steve Haines and Devin Weston approach Franklin, each ordering him to kill one of his comrades. Haines, an agent of the FBI-equivalent FIB who has been coercing the protagonists into working for him, wishes Trevor dead on account of his unpredictability, which makes him a liability. Billionaire Weston failed to have Michael's family killed as revenge for the accidental death of his lawyer, so he enlists Franklin to finish the deed instead. Franklin's third option is to ignore the antagonists, enlisting Michael and Trevor's help to take down Haines, Weston, and several other enemies.

GTA 5: Ending A ("Kill Trevor") Explained

If players follow Haines' request to kill Trevor, Franklin arranges a meeting with him. They begin discussing recent events, and Franklin (perhaps looking to justify his choice to carry out Haines' wishes) says Trevor's wildness will get him and Michael killed. He pulls a gun on Trevor, but Trevor escapes in his truck. Michael arrives to help during the chase, ramming Trevor's truck into an oil tank. Injured, Trevor falls into the pooling oil and berates Franklin and Micheal for betraying him. Either Franklin or Michael then shoots at Trevor, igniting the oil and burning him alive. Michael rants about Trevor's shortcomings, then he and Franklin agree that, "Surviving is winning, [...] whatever it takes." The GTA 5 Union Depository heist's earnings are split between the two of them.

GTA 5: Ending B ("Kill Michael") Explained

Things begin similarly if the player chooses to kill Michael, with Franklin arranging a meeting between the two. Michael gets off a call with his wife, celebrating the fact that he has money and his family back, but Franklin begins to explain his reasoning for what he's about to do to Michael. He says, "We both know this [...] ain't over," meaning they won't be able to get away with the heist if they don't appease Haines and Weston. Michael escapes to the Palmer-Taylor Power Station, and Franklin chases him down. Knowing Michael betrayed Trevor in the past, Franklin explains he felt used by Michael and like he could be betrayed any day, since "People don't [...] change." Michael then says, "You did! You! Two-bit gangster gone three-bit," meaning Franklin has gone from a simple thug to a full-on, scheming and backstabbing criminal. After Franklin pushes Michael over the side of a tower, players have the option of dropping or saving him. Even if they choose save, he'll headbutt Franklin, forcing him to drop Michael to his death. Franklin then calls Lamar Davis, an old close friend of his, as he walks away.

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