Another wild theory that Ending C is cannon:

[Fuzzknuckles]

So if single player DLC came out, to be set AFTER the events of GTAV, starring all 3 protag's, what would the A ending and B ending fools say then ?

I'm sure they'd just graciously accept it.

 

Or just come up with a reason why C still isn't canon, despite being confirmed.

[Mightymomo22]

Ending A is Sad. I really like Trevor. Ending B is just plain Wrong. Sure Michael is a Ass half the time but he's a Nice Guy Underneath .

[Brandonn96]

Was there ever even a question that Ending C was canon :s

[ViceCityStalker]

I just replayed the other two scenarios other than C now to get solid gold baby.There is no f*cking way A or B is canon,not a f*cking virgins asshole in a gay bars chance.

[mastershake616]

How impressive would it be if Rockstar's DLC for V accounted for the choice made by the player at the end of the campaign? Not only would that validate the uniqueness of each player's experience, but it would also shut all of you the f*ck up!

[AdmiralAmmunation]

They said all 3 protags will get DLC.

 

The only person that would actually have interesting DLC would be Trevor (if that) if it were before the main story.

 

Michael was lying low being boring and rich, Franklin was just stealing cars for Simeone, and Trevor was...being Trevor.

 

The only interesting stuff would be North Yankton, but then again Franklin has been confirmed as being included so, yeah...(unless Franklin's is different than North Yankton, as he appears alivein all 3 endings, but seriously, if it doesn't included M or T it would be boring most likely)

[El Zodape]

I actually like all endings equally. They are all unique in their own different ways.

 

I would say that C is canon because it's the only mission that actually follows the typical GTA formula:

 

-Bad guy(s) die(s) - check.

-Epic mission - check.

 

A and B are very simple missions which work as what if's in my opinion. They also have a hidden message: ever wondered why those missions felt so empty? Some people say that they were rushed in a failed attempt to give multiple options to the player. I think they feel so wrong because they are suppossed to make the player feel wrong, feel empty. Like "you were not suppossed to do that, you moron. You learned nothing and this is what you get".

 

Another thing is that C fits the atmosphere of the game, it has to have a happy ending. Yes, it has some emotional moments, but overall the story is not a gritty tale like IV's.

 

No, I don't think trailers and artwork mean anything and they don't contribute in any way to prove that C is canon, and I don't think the protagonists were out of characters in A and B. I believe what I believe for the reasons I already stated above.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Zodape

[Niobium]

 

No ending is canon.

 

The choice of A-B-C is based of the choice you make. If Franklin was gonna kill Trevor, he would have chased him, Michael would have smashed him into a gas tanker, and either M or F would have shot the gas to kill him; Just like what happened in "Something Sensible".

 

If Franklin would have tried to save his friends (in an alternative universe), he would have gone to the warehouse with M, T and Lamar to kill MerryW and FIB, then they would go out to kill Haines, Wei and Stretch, AND then T would have found Devin and pushed him down the cliff... Exactly like in "The Third Way".

 

There is no canon-ending, ending A, B and C are different endings to the same story in alternative universes.

And how could I forget to mention these golden explanations? The people who completely miss what the thread is talking about.

 

There's always something canon. Take inFamous for example. You're allowed to make choices, but the developers obviously have a canon path in mind - and that's the "Good/Hero" one.

 

Games like Heavy Rain or something obviously have no canon since they revolve around the idea of "building your own storyline."

 

GTA is the former. With IV and V there are choices Niko or Franklin would have made, things that would fit their character. Hell, even Rockstar has said there will be a DLC "continuing Michael, Trevor, and Franklin's action, mayhem, and adventures."

 

"CONTINUING"

 

"THEIR ADVENTURES"

 

But no, feel free to "read between the lines" on what that means - since this is the forum that thinks everything Rockstar says is some deep cryptic message, and just can't read anything normally.

 

this is from the company who said no major characters will return in gta 5. packie and johnny, 2 major characters returned.

 

rockstar might change their minds, i dunno.

[AgentExeider]

Ending C is more then likely the Canon ending, because 1) it's the 'Happy' ending, where everything goes well for the protagonists and 2) it's the least continuity breaking in terms of setting up any future story. IE. Good guys get all the bad guys and the good guys lives happily ever after.

 

It's much easier to make sequels off of happily ever after endings to stories that started out as a stand alone. There generally aren't any lose ends to solve, reactify or in some cases flat out ignore.

 

Hence why for ex. Empire strikes back was able to pick up after New Hope because, New Hope the way it was written could of been a stand alone story if Empire never was developed. However, with the ending of Empire, it ended on a dark note, and while that is often lauded at being a great movie ending, because the bad guys had to win in that one, it begged for a sequel which led to Return of the Jedi, if only to solve the loose ends.

[ViceCityStalker]

Word gangsta and a more basic way to look at it is go to the replay mission,option c has a f*ckload of requirements whereas a and b have just one each.

[iiGh0STt]

If at that point you didn't want to send a big f*ck you to both the FIB guys and the rich asshole then you hadn't been paying attention at all to the story.

can you even get 100% with a or b?

Word gangsta and a more basic way to look at it is go to the replay mission,option c has a f*ckload of requirements whereas a and b have just one each.

basic way? how about lazy. it is literally the last mission.