GTA 5 is a highly addictive game. But many gamers are facing a huge dilemma when it comes to choosing who to kill. You can influence the game’s ending through your choice, so think twice before you take any decision.
As you progress toward the end of GTA 5, you are faced with three options:
- Kill Trevor and trigger the Something Sensible mission
- Kill Michael and trigger The Time Has Come mission
- Spare Trevor and Michael and trigger the Deathwish ending
Keep in mind that once you’ve made up your mind, the two other options will become unavailable.
⇒ Spoiler alert!
What should I do at the end of GTA 5?
GTA 5 gives you three main options at the end: kill Trevor, kill Michael or spare both of them. If you don’t want to lose access to additional missions, you should definitely choose the third option known as Deathwish. This ending lets you team up with Trevor and Michael and take on the bad guys together.
In other words, you decide not to turn against your partners in crime and team up with them to seek revenge together instead.
If you decide to kill either Trevor or Michael, you’re basically stabbing your friends in the back.
What happens if I kill Trevor in GTA 5?
If you kill Trevor in GTA 5, you will lock yourself out of all the missions associated with him. Additionally, you’ll get his cut of the money but lose Michael’s trust. He won’t hang out with you anymore.
In the world of GTA, killing Trevor makes the most sense. He’s a loose cannon that doesn’t match the pragmatic personalities of Franklin and Michael. Both know that Trevor is a ticking time bomb and they’d have to take him out at some point.
You know what they say: “If you live by the sword, you’ll die by the sword“.
Here’s how the scenario where you kill Trevor unfolds.
Once you press Enter, you’ll trigger the mission Something Sensible. Franklin will set up a meeting with Trevor and he’ll also ask Michael to join them.
After a short conversation, while driving to the meeting place, Trevor realizes that you’re planning to eliminate him.
He’ll try to run away. If you choose to catch him, don’t bother. You won’t be able to.
Soon after you lose track of Trevor, Michael will offer you a helping hand. Eventually, the two of you will surround Trevor and you have to decide if you’ve got what it takes to finish your old friend off.
If you’re not up to the task, Michael will do it for you.
What happens if I kill Michael in GTA 5?
If you decide to kill Michael in GTA 5, you’re betraying your best friend and mentor in the crime world. You’ll also lose Trevor’s trust and he’ll refuse to hang out with you.
Here’s what happens in this scenario.
Choosing this option will trigger the mission The time has come. Franklin will call Trevor and Michael to set up a meeting. However, Michael will first say ‘No‘.
Michael then realizes that Franklin wants to kill him and tries to escape. Chasing him won’t help you in any way as all the action will end with a cut-scene.
Michael and Franklin will then engage in a fierce fight. You can try to save Michael from falling to his death, but irrespective of what you choose to do, he’ll still end up dead.
What happens if I save Trevor and Michael in GTA V?
If you decide to spare Trevor and Michael in GTA 5, you’ll join hands and seek revenge against the bad guys together. Additionally, you won’t lose your friends’ trust and they’ll continue to hang out with you.
Killing either Trevor or Michael is a hard choice. Players often bond with them over the course of the game.
If you choose Deathwish, you can spare both of them and you also get to kill all the characters you’ve always wanted to take out.
But if you don’t like the “everyone lives happily ever after” type of ending, you should go for option A or B and kill one of your partners in crime.
Here’s a breakdown of what happens in the Deathwish scenario.
Welcome to ‘The Third Way‘ mission aka Deathwish. This is where all the action takes place and you can show off your shooting and running skills. This is actually the best choice that you can make.
In this scenario, you will fight alongside Franklin, Lester, Lamar, Trevor, and Michael against a small army of enemies.
In this phase, it’s extremely important to always take cover. Leave cover only to shoot your enemies. Once you’ve managed to clear off the premises, enter the next stage of the mission.
Each character will select his own target: Michael will go after the gangster Stretch, Trevor will hunt down the FBI agent and Frankling will go after the Triad boss.
Now, your task is to help them to complete their missions. Good luck!
How much money do you get for Deathwish in GTA 5?
If you choose the Deathwish end in GTA 4, everyone gets $20 million. All the characters get to live and enjoy the money they stole. That’s the happy ending.
How much money does Franklin get for killing Trevor in GTA 5?
If you kill Trevor in GTA 5, you get $40 million that you then need to split with Michael. Both of you get $20 million if you choose to betray your friend and take him out.
Which ending in GTA 5 gives you the most money?
The GTA endings that give you the most money are Deathwish and the scenario where you kill Trevor. If you kill Michael, Lester sends you your Union Depository job shares. But he sends Michael’s share to his family.
Conclusion
If you don’t want to lock yourself out of the missions associated with Trevor and Michael in GTA 5, select the Deathwish ending and spare both of them. You’ll team up with them and hunt down the bad guys together.
For gameplay purposes, the best ending is the third option or the Deathwish mission.
If you choose to kill either Trevor or Michael, you’ll lose the trust and friendship of the character that you spared.
This guide was last updated in July 2022.