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A '''Climax''' is the point in a text with the highest amount of tension. In [[Grand Theft Auto games]], the climax is usually the final mission, or a group of missions towards the end of the game. A climax consists of the player battling a large force of rival gang and/or mafia members, followed by the player killing the game's [[antagonist]]. In most cases, the weather of the climax depends on the player's timing, but in a few cases the weather is predetermined by the game. Some examples are ''[[End of the Line]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and ''[[The Sicilian Gambit]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].
A '''Climax''' is the point in a text with the highest amount of tension. In [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, the climax is usually the final mission, or a group of missions towards the end of the game. A climax consists of the player battling a large force of a rival gang and/or mafia members, followed by the player killing the game's [[antagonist]]. In most cases, the weather of the climax depends on the player's timing, but in a few cases the weather is predetermined by the game. Some examples are ''[[End of the Line]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and ''[[The Sicilian Gambit]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].


There are two possible [[Endings in GTA IV|endings]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], each with it's own climax. in the "Deal" ending, antagonist [[Dimitri Rascalov]] is seen killing [[Jimmy Pegorino]], who [[Niko]] planned to kill himself anyway, and is killed himself by the player later in the mission. In the "Revenge" ending, Dimitri is killed two missions prior to the ending, and Pegorino becomes the antagonist after killing [[Kate McReary]] in the penultimate mission. Pegorino is killed by the player in the final mission.
There are two possible [[Endings in GTA IV|endings]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], each with it's own climax. in the "Deal" ending, antagonist [[Dimitri Rascalov]] is seen killing [[Jimmy Pegorino]], who [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] planned to kill himself anyway, and is killed himself by the player later in the mission. In the "Revenge" ending, Dimitri is killed two missions prior to the ending, and Pegorino becomes the antagonist after killing [[Kate McReary]] in the penultimate mission. Pegorino is killed by the player in the final mission.


Climaxes usually span across several parts of the in-game world during some sort of chase, but finally end in a confrontation between the [[protagonist]] and antagonist.
Climaxes usually span across several parts of the in-game world during some sort of chase, but finally end in a confrontation between the [[protagonist]] and antagonist.


Similar to a climax is a mission that involves a climactic battle of some sort but earlier in the game, before the actual climax. In these missions, the player usually kills a secondary antagonist. The protagonist may have had plans to kill the main antagonist but been unsuccessful. Some examples are ''[[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]]'' in GTA San Andreas, where [[Carl Johnson|CJ]] kills secondary antagonist [[Ryder]] and minor antagonist [[T-Bone Mendez]], and ''[[Light My Pyre]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], where [[Victor Vance]] kills antagonist [[Armando Mendez]] in his own home.
Similar to a climax is a mission that involves a climactic battle of some sort, but earlier in the game, before the actual climax. In these missions, the player usually kills a secondary antagonist. The protagonist may have had plans to kill the main antagonist but been unsuccessful. Some examples are ''[[Pier 69 (mission)|Pier 69]]'' in GTA San Andreas, where [[Carl Johnson|CJ]] kills secondary antagonist [[Ryder]] and minor antagonist [[T-Bone Mendez]], and the mission [[High Noon]] where he chases and kills major secondary antagonist [[Eddie Pulaski]]. Another example is ''[[Light My Pyre]]'' in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]], where [[Victor Vance]] kills antagonist [[Armando Mendez]] in his own home.


==List of Notable Climaxes==
==List of Notable Climaxes==


===[[Grand Theft Auto III]]===
;GTA III
*'''Mission:''' [[The Exchange (mission)|The Exchange]]
*'''Mission:''' [[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]]
*'''For:''' [[Catalina]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Cartel Mansion]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Cartel Mansion]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Cochrane Dam]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Cochrane Dam]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Catalina]]


===[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]===
;GTA Vice City
*'''Mission:''' [[Keep Your Friends Close...]]
*'''Mission:''' [[Keep Your Friends Close...]]
*'''Location:''' [[Vercetti Estate]]
*'''For:''' [[Tommy Vercetti]]
*'''Starting/Ending Location:''' [[Vercetti Estate]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Sonny Forelli]], [[Lance Vance]]


===[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]===
;GTA San Andreas
*'''Mission:''' [[End of the Line]]
*'''Mission:''' [[End of the Line]]
*'''Starting/Ending Location:''' [[Grove Street]]  
*'''For:''' [[Sweet]]
*Note - The Whole Climax doesn't take place in Grove Street, it spans across almost all of [[Los Santos]], but it ultimately ends with ''[[Tenpenny]]'s'' death at Grove Street, where it started.
*'''Starting/Ending Location:''' [[Grove Street]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Big Smoke]], [[Frank Tenpenny]]
''*Note - The Whole Climax doesn't take place in Grove Street, it spans across almost all of [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], but it ultimately ends with Tenpenny's death at Grove Street, where it started. Also note that this is the only final mission that ends with protagonist not killing the main game antagonist.''


===[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]===
;GTA Liberty City Stories
*'''Mission:''' [[The Sicilian Gambit]]
*'''Mission:''' [[The Sicilian Gambit]]
*'''For:''' [[Salvatore Leone]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Portland Rock]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Portland Rock]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Massimo Torini]]


===[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]===
;GTA Vice City Stories
*'''Mission:''' [[Last Stand]]
*'''Mission:''' [[Last Stand]]
*'''For:''' [[Ricardo Diaz]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz's Mansion]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Vercetti Estate|Diaz's Mansion]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Diego Mendez]]'s building in [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown, Vice City]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[The Mendez Building]]
 
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Diego Mendez]], [[Jerry Martinez]]
===[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]===


;GTA IV
'''[[Deal]]'''
'''[[Deal]]'''
*'''Mission:''' [[A Revenger's Tragedy]]
*'''Mission:''' [[A Revenger's Tragedy]]
*'''For:''' [[Little Jacob]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Alderney]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Alderney]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Happiness Island]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Happiness Island]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Dimitri Rascalov]], [[James Pegorino]]
''*Note - In the beginning of the mission, the goal is to kill both Rascalov and Pegorino. Rascalov, however, betrays and kills Pegorino during the mission, and the new goal is to kill Rascalov. ''


'''[[Revenge]]'''
'''[[Revenge]]'''
*'''Mission:''' [[Out of Commission]]
*'''Mission:''' [[Out of Commission]]
*'''For:''' [[Little Jacob]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Alderney]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Alderney]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Happiness Island]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Happiness Island]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[James Pegorino]]


===[[The Lost and Damned]]===
;The Lost and Damned
*'''Mission:''' [[Get Lost]]
*'''Mission:''' [[Get Lost]]
*'''For: '''[[Thomas Stubbs]]
*'''Starting/Ending Location:''' [[The Lost MC clubhouse]]
*'''Starting/Ending Location:''' [[The Lost MC clubhouse]]
*Note - Similar to ''[[End of the Line]]'' in [[GTA San Andreas]], the climax spans across [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] but ends back at the Clubhouse, which is also the starting point.
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Billy Grey]]
''*Note - Similar to [[End of the Line]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], the climax spans across [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].''
 
;The Ballad of Gay Tony
*'''Mission:''' [[Departure Time]]
*'''For: '''[[Anthony Prince|Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]]
*'''Starting Location:''' Tony's Pad
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Meadows Park]]
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Ray Bulgarin]]
''*Note - The mission takes place on an abondoned carnival in [[Firefly Island]] to the airport. Then, to Ray's private jet and skydive to Meadows Park.''


===[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]===
;GTA Chinatown Wars
*'''Mission:''' [[Salt in the Wound]]
*'''Mission:''' [[Salt in the Wound]]
*'''For: '''[[Wade Heston]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Steinway Park]]
*'''Starting Location:''' [[Steinway Park]]
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Hsin Jaoming]]'s penthouse on the border of [[Chinatown]] and [[Lower Easton]].
*'''Ending Location:''' [[Hsin Jaoming]]'s penthouse on the border of [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]] and [[Lower Easton]].
*Note: The main part of this mission takes place at the [[Charge Island]] destilinisation plant.
*'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Wu Lee]]
''*Note: That the main part of this mission takes place at the [[Charge Island]] desanilitation plant.''
 
;GTA V
''*Note: All three endings take place in various locations around the state of [[San Andreas in GTA V|San Andreas]].''
*'''Option A: Killing Trevor'''
**'''Mission:''' [[Something Sensible]]
**'''For:''' [[Steve Haines]]
**'''Starting Location:''' 3671 Whispymound Drive
**'''Ending Location:''' Murietta Oil Fields
**'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Trevor Philips]]
***''Note: After the mission, [[Michael De Santa]] cuts ties with [[Franklin Clinton]] and Trevor's share of the [[Union Depository]] take is split between Michael and Franklin.''
 
*'''Option B: Killing Michael'''
**'''Mission:''' [[The Time's Come]]
**'''For:''' [[Devin Weston]]
**'''Starting Location:''' 3671 Whispymound Drive
**'''Ending Location:''' Palmer-Taylor Power Station
**'''Antagonist/s:''' [[Michael De Santa]]
***''Note: After the mission, [[Trevor Philips]] cuts ties with [[Franklin Clinton]] and Michael's share of the [[Union Depository]] take is given to Michael's wife and children.''
 
*'''Option C: Death Wish'''
**'''Mission:''' [[The Time's Come]]
**'''For:''' [[Franklin Clinton]], [[Michael De Santa]], and [[Trevor Philips]]
**'''Starting Location:''' 3671 Whispymound Drive
**'''Ending Location:''' Paleto Cove
**'''Antagonist/s:'''  [[Stretch (GTA V)|Harold "Stretch" Joseph]], [[Wei Cheng]], [[Steve Haines]], and [[Devin Weston]]
 
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Revision as of 02:35, 17 January 2014


A Climax is the point in a text with the highest amount of tension. In Grand Theft Auto games, the climax is usually the final mission, or a group of missions towards the end of the game. A climax consists of the player battling a large force of a rival gang and/or mafia members, followed by the player killing the game's antagonist. In most cases, the weather of the climax depends on the player's timing, but in a few cases the weather is predetermined by the game. Some examples are End of the Line in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and The Sicilian Gambit in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

There are two possible endings in Grand Theft Auto IV, each with it's own climax. in the "Deal" ending, antagonist Dimitri Rascalov is seen killing Jimmy Pegorino, who Niko planned to kill himself anyway, and is killed himself by the player later in the mission. In the "Revenge" ending, Dimitri is killed two missions prior to the ending, and Pegorino becomes the antagonist after killing Kate McReary in the penultimate mission. Pegorino is killed by the player in the final mission.

Climaxes usually span across several parts of the in-game world during some sort of chase, but finally end in a confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist.

Similar to a climax is a mission that involves a climactic battle of some sort, but earlier in the game, before the actual climax. In these missions, the player usually kills a secondary antagonist. The protagonist may have had plans to kill the main antagonist but been unsuccessful. Some examples are Pier 69 in GTA San Andreas, where CJ kills secondary antagonist Ryder and minor antagonist T-Bone Mendez, and the mission High Noon where he chases and kills major secondary antagonist Eddie Pulaski. Another example is Light My Pyre in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, where Victor Vance kills antagonist Armando Mendez in his own home.

List of Notable Climaxes

GTA III
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas

*Note - The Whole Climax doesn't take place in Grove Street, it spans across almost all of Los Santos, but it ultimately ends with Tenpenny's death at Grove Street, where it started. Also note that this is the only final mission that ends with protagonist not killing the main game antagonist.

GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories
GTA IV

Deal

*Note - In the beginning of the mission, the goal is to kill both Rascalov and Pegorino. Rascalov, however, betrays and kills Pegorino during the mission, and the new goal is to kill Rascalov.

Revenge

The Lost and Damned

*Note - Similar to End of the Line in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the climax spans across Liberty City.

The Ballad of Gay Tony

*Note - The mission takes place on an abondoned carnival in Firefly Island to the airport. Then, to Ray's private jet and skydive to Meadows Park.

GTA Chinatown Wars

*Note: That the main part of this mission takes place at the Charge Island desanilitation plant.

GTA V

*Note: All three endings take place in various locations around the state of San Andreas.