Ending A is the TRUE ending and I will explain why

[Cloakdeath]

I believe ending A to simultaneously be the right and profound ending, as well as being an incomplete ending in relation to the rest of the game, and this is by design. Trevor is an out of control villain. The most obvious flaw of this character as a created fiction is that in real life he would have been murdered long ago. Its an absurdity that a person could go around threatening, maiming and murdering without any repercussions, and survive into middle age.

Consider yourself in this scenario, in real life with a phone in your hand and the chance to do society a favour and stop this person from murdering again. By chance you have avoided his murderous ire long enough for him to consider the two of you 'friends'. Suppose he met your relative or brother and...."Oh look he's murdered another person, wow I did not see that coming eh? Maybe we will stop being friends now?" He has to be stopped even if you as a murderer must pay heavy psychological price. This ending is inventive and clever, making you feel the full weight of responsibility for putting down a mad dog. Sometimes he is friendly and comfortable around you in particular, uncharacteristically. He has admitted his psychotic instability is due in part to circumstance. You have acted as the character Trevor for many hours, so the player's identity becomes imbued with the character also, lending more sentimental attachment. This ending explores the dark side of existence that cannot be truly ignored. Trevor's iconic truck which the player has used many times is rammed off the road, and the murder is relatively drawn out and painful.

Michael is stronger than Franklin in the respect that it may be he that murders Trevor for you if you do not take action and waver too long. Michael then explains in emotional words the necessity of their actions, moving through selfish attachment to what is truly right.

 

Ending B doesn't merit discussion, it flouts much of the story and the character's personalities to make an awkward "what if" scenario. Ending C is, compared to ending A, the 'complete' but essentially 'cop-out' ending. Ending C flouts the realities of life, in such a way that it might occur in the minds of either Franklin or Michael as a dream, sometime after the other ending. Suddenly it's okay! No one has to die afterall. Let's murder many many squadrons of generic trained military soldiers and avoid those pesky uncomfortable feelings. Oh, what else to add to this dream scenario? Lets get revenge on everybody who ever slighted us! Mmm, what a tasty dream this is. This ending is the ending the player of the game desires, the ending which the player is accustomed to in any game, the ending that perhaps the player ought to expect because it is afterall a game. But if we break down what a game is, it is to explore imagined possibilities in a manner of material form and stretch our intellectual muscles, as games have been for thousands of years such as very ancient Chinese chess-variants.

Ending A is the true ending. You don't know exactly the situation of all those you have encountered before in your life. Life does have loose ends. One must deal with consequences. 'A' is the primary letter afterall. The dual function of ending C is to let the player have the ending they think they would like, and to also caricature it in an extremely subtle dimension.

 

 

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[poklane]

''in real life''

I stopped reading there. Put your ''in real life'' up your hole, it's a game.

[Flight180Victm]

This is just some dumbass who hates Michael.

[Alec Skorpio]

 

Ending B doesn't merit discussion, it flouts much of the story and the character's personalities to make an awkward "what if" scenario.

 

lol you're joking right?

 

Ending B is basically set up throughout the whole game.

 

Hell, all Mike keeps telling Franklin is that "I had to make the choice to survive, you'll understand one day!"

 

Then that day comes, in Ending B.

 

Franklin even says that he *finally* understands what Mike meant during the ending.

 

It's the only ending where everything comes full circle.

 

Ending A is basically just "Well, we know some guys aren't going to like Trevor because they're insecure about themselves, so we'll just kill him."

[Grand Theft Savage]

Put SPOILER in the title, homie. And I disagree. Though you make an interesting point, I believe that ending B is the true ending.

[fish61324]

Option C is the REAL ending... why? Because that was the ending in my game. How could A or B be the real ending when I didn't even see them.... it's a GAME, kid

[ONEkingscar]

Option C is the real ending because thats what was shown in the trailers.

[Realistic Steak Cult]

C

[ThatOneDork]

It might have been a cop-out but C is cannon. With all the situations that Franklin himself was involved in and how he handled those situations, it fits the character on how he just basically tells Weston and the FIB to f*ck off.

[Themonsterhunter]

I'm pretty sure that option C is cannon. Franklin never really is shown to put himself before his friends or really be capable of betraying his allies.

[FranticFatality]

As much as I love Trevor, Ending A is, sadly, the best ending of the 3. It's tragic and depressing, but it goes along with the rest of the game and it makes sense. I picked Ending C anyway, because I didn't want anyone dead but it's too happy and a bit of a cop out, like you said.

[black_benz]

Ending C is definitely the canon ending.

 

I am literally convinced that ending A and B are just a punishment to players who were stupid enough to actually go through with killing off one of the main characters....

 

The punishment is that you don't get to use that character in free-roam. Almost like Rockstar's way of saying "lmfao, are you really that stupid? Start the game over if you want to free roam as all three characters, you idiot".

Edited September 26, 2013 by black_benz

[Yuvalino]

Nope, option C

[DwnShft2Xcelr8]

Even though I think option C is the real ending, I liked reading your post, OP. It was well-thought out and is like a scholarly paper when compared to things most of these other posters type on this forum.

I think C was the true ending because it was the unrealistic, everything-is-now-fine ending that makes sense with the game. I mean, we spent the entire game murdering hundreds of villains, cops and peds, so it only seems fitting for all those we encountered throughout the story to die horrible deaths, too. You can't play the entire game, kill so many armed men, and then act like killing just as many in the end is unrealistic. That doesn't make sense.

[SantosAssassin]

Youre an idiot if you kill off any of them. Whats the point of beating the game so you lose one of the main characters?

[BabyDontHurtMe]

Ending A and B didn´t even made sense. Why would Michael or especially Trevor run from Franklin? Why would Franklin betray his friends? What happens with Steven Haines and Devin? So ending C must be the original ending. R* didn´t even put effort in ending A & B.

[TenEightyOne]

" I believe ending A to simultaneously be the right and profound ending, as well as being an incomplete ending in relation to the rest of the game"

 

That's where I stopped reading... if the rest of the chunk was as balanced then... OP I disagree

[stee_vo]

C is the true ending IMO.

[FranticFatality]

Ending A and B didn´t even made sense. Why would Michael or especially Trevor run from Franklin? Why would Franklin betray his friends? What happens with Steven Haines and Devin? So ending C must be the original ending. R* didn´t even put effort in ending A & B.

 

They did. You are just too stupid to realise it.

[Edward-Is-A-Flunky45]

C is the real ending since it was on the trailer, I think Rockstar didn't want to make something too "disneyland". Wouldn't make sense like the guy above me said... Why would Trevor fear Franklin ? Why would Michael fear Franklin ? The only guy who I though was Mike's friend was Lester, but he nearly told Frank to kill him. He's a f*cker. But in the end, if you watch the second trailer you'll see that there's a line that trevor says "Jeez, you're therapist haves a lot to answer for, amigo" Which is in the C ending.

Edited September 26, 2013 by Edward-Is-A-Flunky45

[JohnGazman]

'A' is the primary letter afterall.

 

Your entire argument has just been rendered invalid. Good day sir.

[Alec Skorpio]

Also, despite me talkin about how Ending B fits well narratively, I do believe Ending C to be the best/canon ending.

[Fidzy]

There's no true ending. It's a game and it isn't in canon as far as we know. Just play the darn game and stop coming up with these damn theories.

[M0nsterSkillz]

There is no right or wrong ending imo. It's our game to play how we please, so yeah.

[KeithoMahony]

For me, option C was perfect. From the moment they met, I loved the idea of Franklin being Mike's protege.

 

Yet throughout the story, Franklin doesn't seem to learn much from him. Ending C made me feel like Franklin had learned from Mike. 9 years ago Mike had a nearly identical decision to make, and he's paid for it ever since, Franklin doesn't make that mistake.

 

When watching on YT the other endings, it feels like an anti-climax (for me) because it's like Franklin's learns nothing during the whole course of this game.

 

Also, if you hang out with Mike post-story as Franklin, Mike admits in conversation that he didn't have a clue what he was doing the whole time (kind of joking), they both laugh, but it made me smile because if Mike really didn't teach Frank anything, he probably would have been dead.

[Racecarlock]

There is no "True" ending, just the one you choose. f*ck your ideas of what's "Correct".

[Kasmoke]

A and B don't make sense because they'd just end up at the hospital. C makes sense because it's the crazy GTA f*ck-it-all kill-em-all kinda ending.

[GR7]

Nope Ending C is the real ending.

 

 

Also why would endings that prevent you from getting 100% be cannon?

Edited September 26, 2013 by Gregers08

[TIMSTER777]

Nope Ending C is the real ending.

 

 

Also why would endings that prevent you from getting 100% be cannon?

Such an awesome ending

[ZombCreations]

Put SPOILER in the title, homie. And I disagree. Though you make an interesting point, I believe that ending B is the true ending.

The title itself is 110% obvious that its a spoiler lol.