History Headscratchers / GrandTheftAutoV

** I took him going down the stairs as him being like "Screw you buys, I'm goin' home!"

** The same reason the LSPD think they have a chance at taking down an explosive-shell-shooting, land-mine-dropping heavily-armored tank with a handgun; ArtificialStupidity mixed with TooDumbToLive.

** The same reason the LSPD think they have a chance at taking down an explosive-shell-shooting, land-mine-dropping heavily-armored tank with a handgun; ArtificalStupidity mixed with TooDumdToLive.

* What does Franklin mean when he says "Oh man, no wonder this whole town's in therapy" in the first Paparazzo mission? Is he referring to Vinewood or the whole of Los Santos?

** Lester describes Weston as a "Pseudo-Liberal" and regards him with some degree of disdain. He had seen some of the man's behavioral patterns and did not regard him as anyone more than a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob.

** It's mentioned early on in the story that Micheal's money is starting to run out; his impressive mansion is mortaged, for example. It's all but stated that he is actually running out of his old heist money by the beginning of the game, which is why he simply doesn't pay Martin off and ends up contacting Lester. As for WHY it lasted so long, he could've hired a financial advisor of some kind and made smart investments, or [[BoringButPractical simply just put a majority of it into savings and let it accumulate interest over the years of descent into middle age.]]

As "unstable" as Trevor is, Michael is the one who has been creating far more problems for Franklin than Trevor - Michael was the one who got him fired, brought down Madrazzo's house and angered the Mexican mafia, and got Franklin tangled up with two federal agencies.

* Why doesn't Trevor just kill Martin Madrazzo? I mean, it makes sense that Michael -- with his family and his status as a man in hiding -- would be too scared to go up against a big-time crime boss, but at this point in the game Trevor has already killed a lot of guys who were much tougher than Madrazo is, and with much less reason for doing so.
** Trevor spared Martin because [[MoralityPet Patricia Madrazzo]] didn't want him to, if in a HonorBeforeReason sort of way.

* Lester says in "Casing the Jewel Store" that Micheal transfers five figure sums to Dave Norton each month. Where does that money come from? And, on the same vein, who pays the bills in a household where no one has a stable income? Surely Mike's old heist money can't have lasted that long.

** Cost doesn't only refer to money - Lester isn't saying the bank alarms would cost 6 mil to hack, he's saying that he doesn't believe the effort of hacking the alarm system is worth what they'll get in the heist. Also, Lester wasn't aware yet the bank wasn't used to store several million by the {{Corrupt Hick}}s running the town, and probably underestimated how much the Heist would have paid.

** The characters' dialogue suggest that the cops paid the local military off. Evidently the {{Corrupt Hick}}s only cared about that Heist in particular because it involved their money.

** There are eleven named brothers, and the Duggar family has eight more children than that, so it's not impossible. The "O'Neil Brothers" name could also be used to refer to the gang as a whole rather than just the brothers themselves, as is the case with many crime families.

* How are there still O'Neil brothers? Seriously, they're still active as of The Contract, years after GTA V's story mode and the Heists arc of Online. The protagonists had to have killed dozens of them by now, yet somehow, there's still some alive. Exactly how many sons did their mother have?z

* How are there still O'Neil brothers? Seriously, they're still active as of The Contract, years after GTA V's story mode and the Heists arc of Online. The protagonists had to have killed dozens of them by now, yet somehow, there's still some alive. Exactly how many sons did their mother have?

** Probably a little of both -- This is Los Santos and this big, pissed-off, scary looking guy tells you to get out of your car: you'd do what he says 'cause who knows what he'd do to you if you refuse. "Especially" if he’s also bruised and covered in blood.

** Probably a little of both -- This is Los Santos and this big scary looking guy tells you to get out of your car: you'd do what he says 'cause who knows what he'd do to you if you refuse.

** Trevor takes cover as soon as Brad collapses, and he's not someone most people would stand a chance against in an open firefight. He has to wait for heavy reinforcements to have any hope of taking Trevor down, and when they show up, Michael gets cold feet and blows the whole plan by telling Trevor to run.

* How are there still O'Neil brothers? Seriously, they're still active as of The Contract, years after GTA V's story mode and the early days of Online, and they've appeared in several missions, where the protagonists have killed dozens of them, yet somehow, there's still some alive. Exactly how many sons did their mother have?

* If Dave's plan was for Trevor and Michael to 'die', then why doesn't he take the opportunity and shoot Trevor after Brad and Michael are already down?

* How was Don Percival able to contact Michael and Trevor at the end to thank them for killing Devin if he never actually met them? Weazel News reports that Devin is not officially pronounced dead and Percival has no way to know that two guys he has never met killed his most hated business partner? By the way, why didn't he thank Franklin too, if Franklin also worked with Trevor and Michael in taking down Devin?

** I would go with they are dumb-ass, military-wannabe fascists.

** He called the DMV for a replacement, simple as that. That, or he just drives without a license considering that's child's play compared to half the stuff he does.

* Why does NOOSE even bother to rappel from Police Mavericks at 4 and 5-star wanted levels? Both the NOOSE rappelling from the helicopter and the helicopter itself are just sitting ducks if the player has a rocket launcher in their weapons' cache, and even without a rocket launcher, the rappelers can be hit with one shot from any small arm and fall to their deaths.

** Because it was cheaper to take a little cash and steal Michael's car. Buying a car is complicated, and he was gypped the last time he tried, and no doubt Jimmy knew the family was rather broke at that point.

** A few reasons:
\\Michael, as proven in the prologue, doesn't want to cause unnecessary casualties if he can avoid it, and knocking the cop out might potentially kill him. Better to just turn him around and tell him to pretend he never saw any of this.
\\While casing the jewelry store, Michael flat-out says to Lester that he's sure Trevor is dead. He didn't think he'd have any reason to not say that phrase. He was wrong, of course, but hindsight is 20/20.
\\Michael is still a bit of TheNarcissist when he's in full bank-robber mode, and just couldn't pass up pulling that thematic line as a way of leaving his mark.

** It's really more a WhatIf scenario. GFranklin's FatalFlaw is that he's rather short sighted, goes along with whatever crazy plan people come up with without much protest, and always looks for a fast exit when things go south. Options A & B are a reflection of this: technically, option A is highly unlikely too. Trevor has done nothing wrong to Franklin. Devin Weston is rich, powerful, employing ruthless mercenaries, and has deep connections to the FIB. Franklin might have felt like he didn't have much of a choice in the matter considering who he would be dealing with. His pragmatic nature might have been a deciding factor as well.

** It's really more a WhatIf scenario. Granted, a scenario that's highly unlikely, but technically, option A is highly unlikely too. Trevor has done nothing wrong to Franklin. Devin Weston is rich, powerful, employing ruthless mercenaries, and has deep connections to the FIB. Franklin might have felt like he didn't have much of a choice in the matter considering who he would be dealing with. His pragmatic nature might have been a deciding factor as well.
** Franklin's FatalFlaw is that he's rather short sighted, goes along with whatever crazy plan people come up with without much protest, and always looks for a fast exit when things go south. Options A & B are a reflection of this.