Michael Was NEVER In Witness Protection - You Don't Understand GTA 5's Story

I've heard this misconception a lot. Many have not put the bits of the story together to understand the bigger picture of what went down between Dave Norton, Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, Bradley Snider in North Yankton. I am not sure if I will do many GTA 5 lore videos, so I have just thrown this together. Obviously as I speedrun the Grand Theft Auto V, I have played it a bit more than most, and I am honestly not sure how obvious this would be to a casual player.
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[@babis_mousto8866]

Trevor wasn't going to die anyway because he would just activate his power .

[@ivn2530]

he was doing alt strat

[@SomeGuyWithABlueMask]

Ah yes the "too angry to die" ability

[@babis_mousto8866]

@@SomeGuyWithABlueMask no no he manipulates his molecules to move faster than the bullets molecules so he fazes through the bullets

[@proatbeingnub9945]

actually, tevor can get his power when michael and brad got shot and trevor gets VERY mad that he went rage mode

[@reihtw2048]

HeEeLllooo

[@michaelz.3993]

POV: you are tied up in a basement and a crazed man explains gta lore to you

[@thelastroman7791]

Sounds like Mr. Plinkett.

[@nadiayorc]

love his videos but he definitely has that overly fast talking crazy eyed look in this

[@kiyrukk]

POV: you're Patricia and Trevor is talking about Michael history to you

[@officerspooder]

😂😂

[@jaiharvey520]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nananakeson]

The whole point of Michael helping the FIB in the game is the fact that if Dave gets fired the feds will look up his files and see that Michael is not dead people really didn't paid attention on the game

[@martymcfly8535]

Pretty much. Honestly GTA 5 is one of the easiest game stories to follow. Nothing about the story is complex nor confusing. Only explanation that would make sense is if people were skipping cut scenes. Which if you're doing then your doing yourself a disservice. While GTA 5's story isn't complex or confusing that is far from saying it's poorly written. It's a simple very well written story. Hell some of the cutscenes became memes.

[@nananakeson]

@@martymcfly8535 100%, GTA V story is the one I had most fun watching of all GTA's, probably one of the most fun stories I ever seen in games

[@daltongarrett7117]

For real.

[@BallonEEE.]

@@martymcfly8535I think my favourite is our introduction to Ricky, he’s so stereotypical playin air guitar every like 5 minutes, it’s hilarious

[@ShaggyRogers1]

Yeah, I'm not sure where the confusion is or how the title is supposed to be some bombshell to realize. Michael was never in witness protection, Dave shot him and convinced him to share the portion of the loot that Michael had on him as a corrupt bribe. The entire reason Michael did Dave's dirty work to help out the FIB was because Dave was covering for faking Michael's death. Dave explicitly makes this clear, pointing out that they would see his files and see Michael didn't die if he gets fired from the FIB. If Michael was just in witness protection, which would also require someone to be a witness *against* to matter, then he wouldn't owe anything to Dave and the FIB at all. This is all beyond the fact that when you are the only one caught from a bank crew who then stay on the lam for decades, who are you being a witness against?

[@D3athL1vin]

It's wild how much of a sweet guy Trevor actually is, he clearly had so much love for Michael that was never shared and that must hurt him in a huge way

[@nipunkoli9425]

Kinda makes sense to act in the way Trevor did after being betrayed

[@youdontneedtoknowthis177]

Sweet isn't the word I'd use for Trevor but i definitely understand where you're coming from

[@benc77]

@@youdontneedtoknowthis177 had he not had a abusive childhood and if he was sober more often he probably wouldn’t be such a bad dude

[@harveywallbanger3123]

Explain this, then: Let's say Trevor believes Michael - Mike says he went in blind like everybody else, got shot & arrested and then "took a deal" that got him into Witness Protection and off the hook. Trevor is not totally stupid: to "take a deal" from the FIB as Michael said would mean he confessed and cooperated with the cops in exchange for a clean new identity and the continued use of his stolen funds (hence how he could afford the mansion). The game glosses over this plot hole, but Trevor would know that Michael would have been expected to give the FIB evidence against Brad and Trevor, evidence which they used to put Brad in prison (he thinks) and confiscate all of Trevor's loot (while Michael got off scot-free and got to keep his loot). Why is that a more tolerable outcome than that PLUS having Brad accidentally killed and lying about it? The difference in moral weight seems minimal at that point. Michael literally snitched on them both to the Feds and is now rich and free because of it. It's not like Trevor is indifferent about most forms of treason but draws a clear line at treason resulting in murder...

[@naylik2562]

bro he rapes and eat people

[@parthbansal2775]

Trevor was the unfortunate victim of "when you're not your best friend's best friend"

[@giuliano.h]

i am not gonna leave you Michey

[@Offbrand._.goat._.cheese]

Felt that

[@hado1847]

Felt that one bro..

[@torreycohen5585]

Too real lmao

[@Jadeleev]

I felt for Trevor the whole time

[@danielh5307]

"Michael isnt a fan of unnecessary killing" Not when I play him

[@jamesiz4395]

Lol 😂

[@shinisaber]

Who needs roads.

[@darthXreven]

@Arkham who needs hellimachoppers?? blow em up, problem solved

[@JacobVonRoker]

no one speaks for player-michael

[@DerSuperStreamer]

Lol

[@marvin1737]

Don't forget how obviously michael stand there after brad got shot so he can communicate with dave "shoot me at a non lethal part for plan b"

[@aflores0414]

Don’t forget Michael’s bad acting. “Ahhh I’m hit. Go without me, I ain’t gonna make it. Im fucking gonna bleed out”. *keeps groaning*

[@killerbug05]

​@@aflores0414 tbf I just thought that was bad voice acting instead of in universe bad voice acting

[@patrickisbetter]

In the cutscene Michael didn’t even have blood and was holding the part where he was “shot” with no marks at all so he got shot with a blank

[@ButterDog42069]

​@@patrickisbetter Blanks dont actually contain a bullet and he is clearly shown being hit. It's more likely he volunterely agreed to take a bullet as long as it convinced Trevor he was dead

[@patrickisbetter]

@@ButterDog42069 Well what I meant was that it was a blank. I mean he could have also faked being shot too lol

[@StupidWeb]

What's also funny about prologue is when Brad gets shot, Michael knows part of the deal was to keep him alive, so he says "He's gonna be fine" but the instant he gets shot he says "ah fuck, I'm gonna fucking bleed out" Just a thought

[@tobos8909]

Doesn't really make sense. How is Michael supposed to convince everyone he's dead unless he appears to have been shot? I agree that Michael can be a diva but he likely knew he was going to take a "bullet" anyway

[@thatcrystalpie]

“Michael doesn’t like unnecessary killing” Every GTA player: ...

[@robtz759]

My Michael: 10000 kills

[@rockyou5252]

I think it depends on the player, because in the first mission when Michael gets grabbed by the guard after Trevor shoots him he says "you didn't have to do that" but maybe it's just because Dave wanted it to be a clean job idk just speculation lol

[@godfatherade]

👁 👁 👄

[@retrogamer7811]

@@rockyou5252 and what was said after is another clue that Trevor was supposed to die and that Michael planned this. Trevor: There'll be time for grieving later. Michael: Yeah, you got that right.

[@claudewinchester7068]

Call me crazed, but the more moral and/or morally complicated the protagonist, the more good I try to be. Like, I'll try to avoid killing peds, but it's always open season on gang members and police. It doesn't take away fun factor, though.

[@pokefreaawad1796]

POV: You’re on a date with Matt and he won’t stop talking about GTA lore

[@gierok]

Perfect.

[@RichieRickyWiiSports]

That sounds like a perfect date to me

[@bobafittness1346]

LMAOOOOOI

[@CosmicHarmony58]

That actually seem like would be true lmao

[@Ved4n1]

@@RichieRickyWiiSports XD

[@GoofyAhhNoobie]

This is what 10000 hours of playing the game does to you

[@HomieDntPlayDat]

😂

[@zerod3930]

WITNESS PROTECTION FOR WHAT?

[@johnmarston1158]

Here are some more points to prove Matt’s point 1. If Michael really cleaned the slate wouldn’t he and Amanda have jobs? It’s never stated that they have jobs 2. Why are they so scared of Trevor? If he really was in Witness Protection then the FIB could move Michael and his family out of the state within the drop of a family plus they could have arrested Trevor in the process

[@SpringDavid]

Basically, out of everyone Franklin is the most honest and sane.

[@AgentExeider]

Exactly. Which is what makes these three so compelling. GTA V's story was so compelling I played it multiple times when i didn't do that for any of the other gtas

[@SpringDavid]

@@AgentExeider also, Franklin and Michael are reference to old games making Trevor the only actual new character and that's weird af

[@kool9174]

@@AgentExeider lmao Amazing I couldn’t even bring myself to finish the game

[@comandermcgarrett7795]

Franklin is the best.

[@fenderbender6826]

@@comandermcgarrett7795 no, since he's the most honest and sane he's also the most boring 😴 Trevor is weird af but thats what makes him the best

[@yoboikamil525]

Micheal is the kid who convinced the teacher that he wasn't lying every time

[@Smittyhustle]

Yeah

[@Rosie-pe7yp]

When you lie about lying

[@Daniel-jk6dh]

Lmao that kid has the teachers trust all the time

[@Jthamano]

"you forget a thousand things everyday..."

[@Emidextrous]

When you hear about 1000 lies everyday you usually forget atleast one of them

[@deltacharlieecho4732]

I think it was Lester that called out that people in the witness protection program don't have 5 digit figures transferred to their bank account every month. They state this pretty clearly in the game, not sure how anyone could think that Michael was actually in witness protection.

[@ekhowo1475]

Bc most people aren’t crazy familiar with witness protection and are playing a game to have fun? Acting superior about this is so cringe

[@deltacharlieecho4732]

@@ekhowo1475 ignorance is not the flex you believe it to be.

[@ekhowo1475]

@@deltacharlieecho4732 it’s a video game lol. Calm down buddy

[@KC.45]

​@@ekhowo1475Who's talking about casual players? This video obviously directed towards members of the GTA community, people who are enamored with the lore of these games. I don't know why this requires an explanation.

[@ekhowo1475]

@@KC.45 have you considered you are playing a video game. Who cares. go throw a football dawg

[@_kxriz]

Trevor is the most sane person i’ve met in todays society

[@poochoonut5768]

He only kidnapped that dudes wife because he known she was getting abused. The hell did Michael ever do?

[@JimPickensCultist]

@@poochoonut5768 Michael is too busy pulling down houses of the people who fucked his wife.

[@sandshark2517]

@@poochoonut5768 nah, that's Franklin

[@_kxriz]

@@sandshark2517 (SPOILER) he was referencing when Trevor took Madrazos maid called "Patrica" i think but Trevor thought it was his wife when Michael introduced Trevor to Madrazo they did a favor for him Trevor shot down an airplane to recover documents for Madrazo he didn't get paid so he bit Madrazos ear off and kidnapped her then eventually he gave her back.. Trevor is a hero :D OMEGALUL

[@ceceboni7510]

I used to think that too until i realized that Trevor raped Floyd. Rape is an inexcusable evil act. So I hope you reconsider praising a rapist.

[@smhole4093]

POV: its 2010 and you’re in the writing room at rockstar games

[@yourkeel9012]

"so how much will we milk the game?" "*When the world ends....*"

[@M8Military]

More like 2007/8. By 2010 they were long since done with the story

[@fwjessicaandrews6337]

@@M8Military i bet you are the soul of the party

[@sevenk-1786]

@@fwjessicaandrews6337 I actually found his observation interesting

[@fbi4189]

@@fwjessicaandrews6337 nah, he’s just informing people.

[@dawidwsmole2248]

Michael is so convincing he made us believe he's in witness protection.

[@yellowbananago]

In the mission where Amanda gets caught stealing from Didersachs, Michael mentions that they're in witness protection, so he's even willing to lie to his own family

[@Thwack992]

You literally are Michael and he still convinced us he's in WitSec.

[@qxotc]

@@Thwack992 lmao fr

[@wallyhuncho2998]

That comes from watching a lot of Solomon Richards' movies.

[@dawidwsmole2248]

@Yo BM BFF Man, I watched the story when I was like 12, I didn't even know what witness protection means xD

[@jogclemson4430]

I think its funny that one of the most important parts of the story was glossed over by most people (including myself) because we didn't understand witness protection isnt possible without a conviction

[@cutlass8783]

Had to come back to one of the most legendary GTA V videos on the 10th anniversary

[@VGInterviews]

Broke: Michael was in witness protection Woke: Michael planned everything in advance Bespoke: Michael was Bigfoot from San Andreas

[@nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Correction Micheal *is* Bigfoot from San Andreas

[@veorangejuice733]

@@nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok

[@mr.milktea00]

GTA V modding community: there's more than one Michael 😂😂

[@MortanAMrk]

@@nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well if you kill michael then technically it aint wrong

[@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750]

Awoken: Michael is the Bigfoot from red dead redemption.

[@abbaszaffarkhan1872]

Trevor literally got a “RIP MICHAEL” tattoo lol, Michael does not deserve a friend like him

[@monetary687]

Good thing it's not a real story then

[@aliescobar9615]

Who wants to be a friend with Trevor ? He is psycho and disgusting

[@LightRoomRJU]

Trevor is irredeemable, but has a very fucked up, emotional and physical abusive sad history, so you can't help but feel sad for the supposing "monster"

[@-kold]

@@aliescobar9615 its basically a known fact that you would want to be friends with trevor than a enemy, and Michael was Trevor's only friend for a long time, they probably met when trevor was more sane

[@MTLbigJ]

@@aliescobar9615 his daddy was not very nice to him ok!!!

[@DrDipsh1t]

A lot of it is disclosed in dialog between Mike and Dave and also Trevor. The deal was for Trevor to die, Brad get locked away, and Michael fade into obscurity with the money from the heist while Dave comes out the hero. It's even elaborated between Mike and Dave about their special deal for Michael's safety.

[@piotrwarrior557]

WE MAKIN IN OUTTA NORTH YANKTON WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@XOPriince]

Two generations of consoles later. And we’re still discussing this.

[@StatiCRjm]

Because it's the still the latest GTA out.

[@Dctctx]

3

[@seresrobertwoodoo2451]

@@Dctctx 3 ?

[@thelivingkazoo5331]

@@seresrobertwoodoo2451 3

[@blablash]

And they still didnt fix the game. Crappiest gta ever...

[@arushamm]

next episode: big smoke didnt order that much, he was ordering for everyone in the car

[@generalhecks4345]

i had originally had written a comment about how he had made such a big order because he wanted the ballas to arrive since at the end of the game he is revealed to be a traitor but i just simplified it right there

[@aushynebell2238]

@@generalhecks4345 that's exactly what he did you are right

[@Zkta66]

I seriously point that out on every video that talks about it.

[@ygmchapo4503]

@@generalhecks4345 it was obvious big smoke was gonna betray grove, you ever question when cj first goes to the grove house big smoke is in it, or after they leave cjs moms funeral the ballas show up.

[@stubbyar82]

I think he was

[@lucidlocomotive2014]

I love how they explain away and give an in-game justification for how Michael, Trevor, and Franklin are able to leave fingerprints around and murder cops without getting caught (as long as they are able to escape until the search is called off) due to the fact that Dave is able to stop investigations from taking place and keep their trail clean. They do the same think for Niko in GTA IV but it’s with UL Paper from the IAA. I hereby hope to see it come to pass that something similar is implemented in the up-&-coming sixteenth entry in the series known by the name of “GTA VI”.

[@HitlerLovesAnime]

Hey, do you like the Big Boy 4014?

[@danielaviladeoliveirasilva1872]

If they had a more in depth system of bribery and covering tracks it'd be fantastic. We got multiple games of over the top fun, maybe it's about time GTA gets a heavier dose of hard simulation.

[@CaptainJZH]

I hope GTA VI has the same arrangement but instead it's some third agency covering for the protags like Homeland Security or the NSA or some shit, keeping with the theme of GTA IV being IAA then GTA V being FIB

[@lucidlocomotive2014]

@@CaptainJZH yeah i was thinking the NSA would be perfect, because they ARE the third agency that people tend to associate with spies and espionage and stuff like that. The CIA, FBI, and NSA are the big 3, so if we got the NSA this time it would complete the HD trilogy

[@HitlerLovesAnime]

@@CaptainJZH Wdym?

[@davidjones8756]

If this guy kidnaps someone, he doesn’t want to hurt them, he just wants to talk about GTA

[@itjustscythe]

“Michael doesn’t like to kill unnecessary” *Me who kills 500 people for no reason as Michael*

[@919.tristen]

That’s how it goes down in the story line, doesn’t, you do whatever you want to do in free roam.

[@itjustscythe]

@@919.tristen I know that dude that’s the funny part about it

[@919.tristen]

@@itjustscythe lmao

[@robtz759]

"I think I killed someone on the way here, and, I don't care. I'm sick doc"

[@DownTownDowns]

Michael whoms family is literally terrified of being in a car with him because he's a "psychopath that mows down pedestrians". Michael whoms family won't tell about drama because they're scared he'll kill people for slight inconveniences 😂😂

[@HOTD108_]

In regard to Michael's apparent blood spurt when Dave seemingly shoots him, it's possible Michael was wearing what's known as a "blood squib" which is basically a bit of fake blood over a small controlled explosive that emulates the effect of being shot. They used to use them in movies a lot, which is fitting because Michael is established to be a big old movie fan.

[@Bestgameplayer10]

That’s big brain.

[@shadowrev2914]

This tracks and also explains why he doesn't have any bullet hole in his back.

[@HOTD108_]

@@Bestgameplayer10 Straight busta

[@mrk1ng5had0w]

This was my thinking the whole time.

[@dracozain1023]

Ooooh, BiGBraIN

[@echothealien9740]

The only person that Michael could give up for witness protection is Lester, but obviously lester isn't behind bars, so yeah

[@dxfifa]

This is not accurate from Trevor's perspective. Trevor thinks Michael snitched on Brad, in order to get off his charges. Trevor is not gullible but he is suggestable to things that are unclear, especially cos he doesn't want to believe Michael would sell him out. If Trevor was as distrusting and paranoid as Michael he would have immediately realised the holes in the story when he realised Lester was not in jail too, and he would have thought about how Brad was already caught and going to be easily convicted for multiple homicide and armed robbery. What you say is obvious looking from the outside, but Trevor didn't think like that. He believed Michael loved him and would always be honest, like Trevor would be

[@ShadowKnight785]

3:54. Your welcome.

[@rafaelbr3563]

Witness protection for *WHAT?*

[@pekonimies8288]

​@@rafaelbr3563no one was convicted of anything!

[@YourRichFriend1829]

@@pekonimies8288Brad was dead! Michael is *apparently* dead! According to the FIB, and Trevor runs away!

[@CokeSpiller]

@@YourRichFriend1829Why would Michael be in witness protection?

[@Stuntmachine14]

ICONIC

[@floydhebert3684]

Imagine how many lives would have been saved if Brad didn’t walk in front of Trevor

[@miniminion8866]

pacifist% would have been a lot easier for him

[@rossfarrell6214]

O yea funny how it all worked out but Trevor found out about Michael because of the jewellery store and they only robbed that because of pulling Down that house

[@szelitzkyerick7456]

But who would have announced the arrival of Merryweather fleet then?

[@szelitzkyerick7456]

Bro

[@rossfarrell6214]

@@szelitzkyerick7456 true that

[@doodskie999]

Michael: stick to the fucking plan Dutch: that's my boi

[@OwenIsOnline]

@nick gur The whole plot was that Dutch didn't HAVE a plan

[@MattBonk991]

one more score

[@MattBonk991]

and "you have no faith"

[@MattBonk991]

@@OwenIsOnline ha wanted to farm MANGOES in TAHITI

[@phil9947]

Dutch - We JUsT neeD mORe moNey!

[@rafcor6799]

9:05 Do you know the worst part of betrayal? It never comes from an enemy :'(

[@kissestoyouiskisandyou]

Well duh of course that’s why it’s your ENEMY

[@Harry_AKG]

Matpat needs to watch this video

[@Bondocanttakecriticism]

They have beef now.

[@KelBShobra]

This is what happens when you play prologue a million times

[@alexandersamuel4932]

And unable to skip the cutscenes lol

[@drfifteenmd7561]

Right? All to play GTAONLINE.

[@voldemortjudges7142]

@@drfifteenmd7561 wrong

[@necrutat1905]

Billions

[@ginge641]

Or just play it once and actually pay attention.

[@CallMeDucc]

Michael: *crashes blimp into observatory* Michael: *DAVEY!*

[@lapto4676]

Oh yeah, because of the speed run lol

[@RobbieBarclay]

HOW YA DOIN

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@supadude1673]

@@lapto4676 yep lmaooo

[@gothxm]

@@lapto4676 what speedrun

[@dramaticvirghoe]

coming here from a video where Ned luke dissed him and his tank top 💀

[@jakesnow702]

Exactly. He was personally paying Dave a 5 figure amount of cash that got washed through fronts. Lester literally tells you at the beginning of the story. Michael lived off his stashed millions while paying Dave for giving him a new life. Dave came to him after the heist because both of their cover was going to be blown

[@Farron6]

Thanks for explaining this. I always wondered where Michael got the money to pay 5 figure sums into Daveys account.

[@RupertMumphrey]

@@Farron6bruh moment

[@Chadoy]

Another thing to note: When the train hits their getaway vehicle during the prologue, Trevor wants to "...go this way to the chopper", but Michael insists that they "stick to the plan" that leads to him and Brad getting shot.

[@sl3nxx]

Chad with the lore

[@woposewdy]

no one: micheal: STICK TO THE FUCKING PLAN

[@KohlDayvhis]

Other than the line foreshadowing Michael's involvement in the plan, Rockstar actually completely screwed the dialogue at the part of the mission. The more you replay it the less it makes sense. Obviously the train crash isn't planned, yet literally as soon as they walk 5 feet away from the wreck Brad says "where the fcks the chopper?" as if he's expecting it to be there. But why would it? Pretty weird if they happened to crash feet away from the meeting spot, and if that is how R* is playing it off, then why would Trevor want to go a different way if they were only feet away.... eitherway you to try to frame it it doesnt make sense

[@DBZonTop900]

Yo chadoy so there is still no vids till christmas

[@DBZonTop900]

Trevor:What Michael: STICK TO THE FUCKING PLAN *Brad gets shot

[@gustav3477]

No context: Homeless man being high and explaing his friends life story

[@maxkondratjev3146]

Homeless means not having a place to live in

[@manofocean]

@@maxkondratjev3146 he doesn’t live there.

[@gustav3477]

@@maxkondratjev3146 oh wow thanks for that bro didnt know what home - less means

[@yaboy5810]

To be fair the guy has 420k thousand subs and is wearing a vest

[@MONEYMVN]

to be fair @gustav just took gta 5 outta the context and made a funny joke if u’re stoopid enough to think that he meant the youtuber is a homeless man you should disconnect your wifi and stay offline

[@Headlessgenie]

Townley was a good liar, convinced the real world he was in witness protection

[@LoganProductions54]

I REALLY want DarkViper to do more videos like this for more of GTA V's story this was entertaining as hell

[@asdfasdfasdfasdf545]

Man legit looks like a gta v npc you would find in some weird side mission.

[@Hc4697]

On god HAHAHA

[@zario4083]

LMFAOOOO

[@sjsiemka]

"Like Jesus By Vespucci Beach!"

[@snow6094]

Give him a accent and he would give you heists

[@mcgram2347]

“FUCKING GRIEFER JESUS”- DVAU

[@lordnicoo3250]

Interesting how little franklin matters in the story, even though he's like, ya know, a main character

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

He makes the most important decision in the entire game.

[@559austin5]

@@RenegadeShepTheSpacer not really unless you like to play story mode after the game is almost over

[@cristianjimenez5306]

I like to believe it's franklin's story. Only that the parts we do as trevor and Michael are told to Franklin when they meet up... Kind of weird i know

[@drrrivevibes]

I think Michael would have sadly taken his own life after his wife and children left or have given up and kept drinking booze and smoking cigars at least if it wasn't for Franklin being the 'son he always wanted' or sort of like the man who re-ignited the fire in Michael's heart and soul, the love for the criminal lifestyle. Franklin was the reason Michael started heisting again and eventually the reason Michael wanted to live a quiet life. I wouldn't say he didn't matter.

[@lordnicoo3250]

@@drrrivevibes Oh shit, good point, I stand corrected

[@Jaketalks272]

THERES NO WITNESS PROTECTION IN MISSIONS!!!

[@jacklambert1521]

I love how Michael was basically the Dillinger of the GTA universe at one point, the famous bank robber who eluded the authorities until they finally "killed" him. Michael had a serious rep at one point.

[@erzo9896]

Are you saying Dillinger faked his death?

[@mason1775]

Imagine that you’re tied up in a basement, GTA 5 doesn’t exist, and your kidnapper starts telling you a story about some guy named Michael.

[@sovietsquirrel1315]

You don’t know what gta is and you have been held prisoner for 20 years and An angry Australia man with a beard rants about a man named michael.

[@justanotheranimeprofilepic]

You dont understand micheal wasn't in witness protection. "I don't know who you're talking about"

[@internetguy4136]

but we all know darkviperau lives in modest pelicans basement

[@adrianposkonka8331]

@@internetguy4136 it’s a basement in a basement

[@xxcattoxx544]

When i first played the game i didn't know Michael was the same person in the prologue

[@scoutdy6547]

pov: ur daiting some weird dingo boy and he start explaining gta lore.

[@screamsinrussian5773]

you're captured by an Australian war criminal and the only way to avoid painful torture is to listen to gta 5 lore

[@necropolistc6357]

lol

[@darklurker1239]

@@MrSinjoy Y'know who else is a better date? A man who can explain every souls game lore in 10 minutes..

[@darklurker1239]

@@MrSinjoy Y'know who else is a better date? A man who can explain the MGS lore in 10 minutes..

[@darklurker1239]

@@MrSinjoy y'know who else is the best date? someone who can explain the crash bandicoot lore

[@Matyyyyyyy7]

10:21 Michael should have told him that it was the driver and he would have avoided all the troubles of bury the hatchet until fresh meat

[@beegplanet2927]

Honestly, this has to be one of the cleanest explanations of the GTA V story I’ve ever seen. Good work DarkViper, keep GTA V’ing

[@samich9514]

5 in the morning and i‘m watching a guy in a black tank top explaining to me a 8 year old video game story

[@eddiebates3998]

What a life we live 😂😂😂

[@Shohrat.01]

Lol

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

Crazy how this game is 8 years old

[@maxforce]

6:23 here

[@jakubbrzezicki6250]

4:44

[@JoeyIs2Rawlio]

Michael didn’t like killing if he didn’t have to Me playing as Michael in story mode: 👀😳

[@VoVilliaCorp]

GTA4 was similar, there was even a meme about it from years back where it was like Cutscene Niko didn't want to kill anymore, then Gameplay Niko all chaos broke loose lol

[@MrRobot-0]

Well, aside from trevor (and maybe cloud from gta3) no carathers is this crazy mas murdering psyco.

[@SynergyGaming112]

Popular theory, when the player controls Michael, Michael has no control. Basically, in the Therapy Session, he said "sometimes I dont feel like myself Doc" this supports the theory, as he "doesnt feel like himself" sometimes. And the "sometimes" is when the player is controlling him. This theory has some support, but not alot, but it's fun to think about.

[@charlescalthrop2535]

@@SynergyGaming112 that kinda fits with my headcanon for a lot of games. Basically you are playing as God, controlling people and allowing them to accomplish things no normal person could achieve.

[@accel4481]

@@SynergyGaming112 i like the theory and i think you killing people and causing chaos affects the therapy sessions

[@GenWargrey]

Thank you very much. i played the story last time on xbox 360 and was gonna replay it shortly with the enhanced edition on "next gen" .this will be huge knowing going in. looking forward to more videos like this :)

[@barryanderson4146]

never would've thought id be watching this 7 years after the release date.

[@mccleanofficial]

Same lol

[@garden1093]

I'm getting a good shit in rn

[@weinsterheadjeff4616]

😂

[@berka8587]

@@garden1093 me too, altough in the mid game it startes burning a bit too much, overall a pretty nice shit tho

[@madioactive2651]

Still this game is a legend

[@imaterminator]

Ends rant. "Sir, this is a Wendy's"

[@eattheboard1684]

Not sure if anyone cares, but if I worked at Wendy’s and had a co-worker that constantly talked about GTA 5’s lore without being annoying, that’d be mah Dream jawb

[@jockeyfield1954]

@@eattheboard1684 and nobody but you would ever hear his words of wisdom: "WITNESS PROTECTION FOR WHAT? NOBODY WAS CONVICTED OF ANYTHING!"

[@Baixel]

Sir, this is an impostor

[@coolwolf5425]

@@Baixel I have a feeling you sit alone at lunch

[@z0mbi381]

@@coolwolf5425 I have a feeling your correct..

[@MickeyX2M]

to backup that dave and michael were in contact before the prologue heist, in bury the hatchet the echoes of Michael explaining everything to Amanda mentions how he's already met dave and they've already agreed to their deal

[@randeraad]

That's why I usually play these kinds of games twice. The first time you're way to invested in the action, getting to know the controls, characters and mechanics of the game. The second time you can focus on the story.

[@grandmasterjulian]

Darkviperau: 🖖👆👎🤞☝🤛🤛👆✊🤏✊🖕✍👍🖕🤙🤛✊🖕👍✌👉👍👊👎🖕✊✌👍✊🤘👊✊🖕🦵👊👍👊👍🖕🤘🖐🖐🖖🖖✋🤏🖖🤞✊👆🤙 Me:ahh i understand now

[@retroneer5824]

Damn, viper really is still reading comments on this video!

[@bluerobot8543]

@@retroneer5824 Comment only has 14 likes too, dang

[@carlclarke9029]

@@bluerobot8543 no, it has 38 stoopid!

[@TacticalHuntr]

@@carlclarke9029 no 85 stoopid

[@enderpearl8476]

@@TacticalHuntr no 103, stoopid.

[@oscaresqueda3609]

This kinda makes sense considering Michael is a liar a good one

[@marvoobb6192]

that’s what he expects you to think

[@dracozain1023]

Just extraordinarily good at sarcasm to

[@KarmaTheNarrator23]

"i love my kids" Fcking lier

[@MCTogs]

It's implied over and over again, and even somewhat of a story point, that Micheal is a compulsive liar. He casually lies to Lester, Dave and Trevor even after they find out the truth.

[@missbelled6700]

Him trying to put the moves on Trevor (not like that) for Bury The Hatchet makes me feel so slimy hearing him lie so easily, cool as a cucumber right until the end.

[@Cheese_leader19]

10:40 Rubber Bullet?

[@t0mryann]

if amanda never played tennis none of this would’ve happened

[@rrtana1710]

Fun fact: if u turn the volume down it looks like a crazy wilderness man ranting and showing several clips of gta

[@jtschmoopie4161]

At 8:00 he looks angry makes it better

[@Halxrd]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hello11197]

Fun fact: If you turn the volume up it looks AND sounds like a crazy wilderness man ranting and showing several clips of GTA.

[@gionfs3hp]

Just speed it up and you get the "DarkViperAU explaining how Michael wasnt in witness protection" meme literally.

[@skiez7430]

he kinda does

[@DetectiveJones]

"Its subtle but its not really that subtle if you play the game and listen to the dialogue" Meanwhile I spent the first half of my playthrough thinking Lester was Brad and thats why he walked like that

[@samtaylor257]

Same, my dude...same

[@RXQ1jj]

That's a cool idea tho ngl

[@cjperry2731]

Me: I just wanted to play as Steven Ogg bc he says crazy things while I wreak havoc in the city..

[@honestman5397]

My first playthrough on 360 was like that 🤣

[@nathanvosburgh718]

ngl i thought the same

[@GtaGuruYT]

As I’ve only played through the story once, and it was over the course of a month or so, I just took everything on face value and didn’t question anything. After countless hours on gta online and equally same amount creation content for the community, I’ve gradually more and more been impressed with the story, attention to detail and extra Easter eggs etc (tangent story arcs) in the game. I really enjoyed your story telling here and how it wasn’t scripted. I didn’t even notice the runtime and was drawn into the realisation that Michael wasn’t in fact, in the witness protection program. In hindsight if I did question it, even remotely, the main point would’ve been how well the “townsleys” were living, Amanda had tons of surgery, the kids didn’t go without and Michael clearly had money. In witness protection they no way would’ve had that lifestyle, clearly he had access to the money he “earned” lol. Also, evidently Dave’s character was clearly presented in dirty cop fashion. And Steve, the opportunist boss that found out dirt on his employee and used for his advantage. Long rant, but greatly appreciated your logical manner of discussion and found that relatable and enjoyable. I’m genuinely excited more for gta vi, after the realisation of how great gtaV is (evident on its stood the test of time). ✌️.. from a content creators perspective do you reckon “gta guru, sounds better than good grief 007) ? 😇

[@_alternative]

Love the effort and dedication you put into your vids

[@laziryth2872]

He's played gta v so much that he can quote every scene word for word.

[@ollieb4349]

I’m like that for red dead 2 😂

[@ollieb4349]

@juju rules wat who’s mat 😂

[@zacharywilliams9708]

Same, I played through the campaign countless times

[@jrlgarage]

Same but for Halo

[@gergopiroska5749]

I'm the same with tlou 1

[@SoundSurf0]

Micheal did say “I’m gonna fucking bleed out” directly at Trevor to make him think he was going to die, so the bullet was intentional.

[@Sp00kq]

Or. He had to improvise

[@SoundSurf0]

@@Sp00kq I think if he was shot unexpectedly, he would be very distracted by the bullet lodge in his chest.

[@notsoveryready6903]

@@SoundSurf0 Its fake blood, Michael is a fan of movies, so i think thats the case

[@stevewilkens5134]

I think what's most interesting is that the reason Michael tells Trevor that he's gonna bleed out is because I think Michael realized that Trevor could escape. Otherwise, he would have not encouraged Trevor to leave him and instead made him linger long enough for Dave to kill him (as first intended). So, in a way, Michael saved his ass by making it clear he was going to die and remove any doubt from Trevor's mind in case Trevor actually lives, which I think was a quick decision on Michael's part.

[@miguelneno8074]

Michael at that point could just close is eyes and fake is death right away, but no, Trevor had to go that was the whole plan so Michael said "I'm gonna fucking bleed out, Jesus..." so that Trevor didn't go anywhere and tried to protect him so that police could finish him off, that's what I think. I don't even know anymore my head is full of fucked up theories, (basically full of shit)

[@chock3779]

I come back here every once in awhile just like some sort of holy shrine

[@officialphoenix7040]

I think another thing about prologue is that in bury the hatchet Michael references that he knows the north Yankton train times so he could have set up the escape so they crash and go down. Interesting thought

[@randalljr3697]

For those who didn’t know this but in prologue after Brad dies and Michael “bleeds out” you’re able to shoot Brad‘s dead corpse but not Michael

[@alexdobma4694]

Imagine just unloading a magazine on Brad's body only for Trevor to keep saying that Brad is alive and in prison later lmao

[@jimmyj3173]

Duhh because Michael is a playable character in the main story not Brad

[@homelandsecurity589]

@@jimmyj3173 he was telling people who didn't know you bellend

[@uruha7341]

@@jimmyj3173 lol you are dumb, you can't shoot some non playabe characters too

[@jacobmurphy5109]

@@jimmyj3173 yes captain obvious this comment is just an interesting side note no need to become a teacher.

[@MrTotalwinner]

“Michael doesn’t like unnecessary killing” *meanwhile me playing as michael running over crowds of pedestrians in my car*

[@focusedfuture7612]

Brother :) 😎

[@therealdk45]

@@focusedfuture7612 woah same pfp of both of u

[@d8l835]

Lol do you complete the whole" gta player" stereotype and beat up the hookers?

[@hashbrownie]

I kill inoncent cop with michael

[@Milk-pb5iv]

he’s the only person in the game who says sorry after hitting people with a car unlike franklin and trevor

[@tahamohammad1741]

"Sir this is a Wendy's"

[@FrostyTheNewbie]

💀💀💀💀

[@CoyTheRedNeck]

This is the fourth time I’ve watched this masterpiece, it’s such a good explanation to your reasoning.

[@octaviakitamura5663]

People didn't know this? The ride with Lester before the first heist tells you everything. Michael tried to claim it as witness protection and Lester's kinda just like "lol no"

[@JadeSpecter]

Pfp sauce?

[@M-a-r-c]

@@JadeSpecter bruh

[@ukdriverz]

@@JadeSpecter bruh

[@shaylonsegrest7372]

Exactly!!! Such an amazing game.

[@endless193]

@@JadeSpecter bruh

[@user-hf6fo7mj4m]

Michael managed to fool half of the GTA 5 Community that he was in Witness Protection. Good on him

[@Fruitsmymainispomgranates]

Yeah

[@imreqwizz]

@@Fruitsmymainispomgranates Yeah

[@anthonytrashboat]

@@imreqwizz yeah

[@Storeenzo]

Yeah

[@bitchface235]

I can't believe people were that dumb or oblivious or ignorant if whatever. It was kinda obvious he was piece of shit snake that left everyone to burn and saved himself.

[@thedarknight5100]

Thanks for clearing this up. I always thought Michael was actually in witness protection

[@PAXperMortem]

Michael: kills hundreds of Dave's colleagues who are just doing their job Dave: I respect u man

[@apollo1573]

Because Dave doesn’t want to be next lmao

[@jarvariousjones5126]

As he said Michael only kills if he absolutely has to. Killed Dave’s colleagues to keep the plan going.

[@MD-zm6sn]

People will look past a lot when you're giving them over 200% of their salary every year.

[@Wogsmawp]

Because Dave can move up in positions easily with no competition

[@hexatyle9563]

He's the definition of corrupt FIB agent whaddya expect

[@Siptom369]

How to trigger a DarkViper "Michael was in Witness protection."

[@ctdaniels7049]

Don't tap the glass.

[@guy1849]

Don’t feed him fake plot. FINE: A WHOLE ESSAY OF REAL PLOT, DEATH OF TALKING

[@eattheboard1684]

Asmongold

[@drakealexander6668]

"WITNESS PROTECTION FOR WHAT? NO ONE WAS CONVICTED OF ANYTHING!"

[@FunnyBloxYT]

3:54

[@wallyhuncho2998]

10:10 idk why Trevor reacts like that, the coffin could've been empty and that's it

[@MickeyX2M]

no, theyd need a body to convince the wider fib that was michael, so it couldn't be empty

[@MM715S19]

When he explains GTA V lore to you on the first date 🥰

[@OwO-vy2mg]

🤤🤤😫

[@Liechtenstein9183]

Matt calm down, we’re not arguing here, you’re right.

[@KaranChauhan-dw6qi]

Yes u are right we are not arguing

[@calypso.9469]

@Arkham i agree

[@Valrax]

@@calypso.9469 Matt doing class president speech near the end; AND IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE AND VOTE FOR ME, YOUR CLEARLY FUCKING SWINE

[@IdioticTendency]

He has pie in the oven, the stakes are high

[@MoonOffSpringC]

he's just passionate about the topic

[@nepi7847]

something interesting to note is, if you chose the ending "c", when you arrive at the foundry (or whatever it is called) and trevor and michael are pointing their guns at each other, trevor keeps his finger off the trigger while michael's finger is on, ready to take out trevor if necessary. Trevor is crazy and unstable, yes, but he cares and thinks about the ones closest to him and could never kill michael. He cares about Michael, he cared about Brad when he thought he was in prison, he even cared about Floyd wich can be seen in T's serious reaction when Debra mentions another man.

[@YY-ym6bx]

And Michael helps in killing Trevor if you choose "Kill Trevor". In "Kill Michael" Trevor is mad at Franklin for killing him

[@SnrubSource]

Wow so in Bury The Hatchet the plan really was to kill Trevor

[@konichiwasensei]

Thats the same when you kill Micheal although Trevor "hated" micheal he is hating you then.

[@6vl825]

Michael is a straight snake

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

I thought he killed Floyd

[@riograul2043]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I'll be the first to admit that I'm guilty of not paying attention very much in GTA v because of the wow factor of all of the different doodads and details, I really coasted through a lot of the dialogue and luckily for me it's guys like you who take the time to dissect what actually was going on

[@kaosimian]

Grand Theft Doodad ❤

[@freemygrandma956]

This is mind blowing haha I’m super late 😂😂 great video 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@vatsalyasharma5585]

"If you say a lie thousand times, it becomes truth" Michael took it seriously

[@johnjordan3552]

Well, more like you'll be believing the lie wholeheartedly

[@d.sblack5900]

in prologue when Trevor shoots that security guard T: “There be time for grieving later” M: “ you got that right”

[@guyfromthatoneplace478]

True story

[@unknowncontender4012]

Factual tale

[@60x-byugsheladia59]

Woah, holy shit

[@guyfromthatoneplace478]

@@60x-byugsheladia59 ikr

[@agent6ix128]

Exactly 😂 and Michael convicted Trevor that there was a helicopter on the route they where going and made sure they didn’t deviate. He was then put in witness protection because his death was faked and Trevor was on the loose.

[@phenex1818]

If Dave got new identities for Michael and his family as a FIB agent (if that's possible for quite a low level agent), everything adds up - there is no witness protection, because Townley is dead and some 'Desanta' figure popped out of nowhere.

[@yeeshimtired]

This is one of these things I only caught after the second playthrough. Definitely changed a little bit of my perspective

[@TheShadow2400]

I won’t ever trust a man who thought “Daddy’s Little Girl” was a reference to Jimmy.

[@SirDankleberry]

Wait what?

[@lildominator2953]

What lol

[@boomking766]

He can't even afford sleeves......

[@SirDankleberry]

@@boomking766 Most of us Australian's can't. For $10 a month you can help send sleeves to a desperate Australian family.

[@-kold]

@@SirDankleberry watch the clip

[@user-vp7lo2qx1c]

"Michael was in witness protection " -𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗙 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱𝘆

[@sylwekflasz7245]

Mindblowing

[@MrDeadSignal]

Kennedy would be more like "Michael was not put i-" *gets shot*

[@sylwekflasz7245]

@Thundercrack von Asswhistle true.

[@sylwekflasz7245]

Plot twist: Michael assasinated John F Kennedy to cover up that he is in witnes protection.

[@Mr.McPayday]

My account got banned so I had to make a new one 😭

[@Celisar1]

Fascinating! I love how much you go into details that I completely missed. Excellent logical deduction, too. There is something that I wonder about: 1. Micheal got injured in Yankstown (spelling?). There were so many cops around. How did Michael escape injured and without a vehicle? Even if he DID escape injured, there was massive police presence around and for sure some intense search of the area followed. Even if Dave helped him the chances were very, very slim. 2. And how could they misidentify Brad for Michael? A LOT of people would have needed to be bribed for that and probably be paid on a regular basis. 3. Why did Dave tell Steve Hayes? An old case that was very satisfyingly solved- no new superior would examine successful old cases!

[@SRVaris]

1. He was probably captured and "died" in a hospital bed. 2. Mind you everyone who actually saw Michael's "body" were probably already paid off.

[@zaykimottv]

You literally just solved all my problems thank you.

[@10ua1]

I love these videos. I honestly wouldn't mind a whole series where you talk about the story of the game.

[@hhff9864]

I agree

[@BruhlandVideoDepot]

+1

[@renanmonteiro316]

I also agree with you.

[@aaronjoosepsepp]

Yes!

[@szilardgoor675]

I just wanted to say that i have the sam picture as you on steam but in blue

[@aidanthomas2510]

In a way, watching this only makes me more certain that Trevor did indeed have a right to be angry.

[@FBJRAKO]

He did

[@2Loe]

I still cooked that nigga at tha end tho idgaf😂😂

[@Ham_Aslume_Man]

@@2Loe Poor Trevor

[@rohaildad9820]

@@2Loe how do you like your Trevor, crisped or mild

[@1jzhatch113]

@@rohaildad9820 lmao

[@2KTF2]

So, michael was in witness protection. Okay thanks.

[@crash_filmzz8]

Why is bro yelling at us💀

[@Shadow42069]

He’s Australian

[@johnathanchandler6502]

@@Shadow42069 that makes sense

[@Shadow42069]

@@johnathanchandler6502 he’s not even yelling

[@fearful684plane9]

"Michael doesnt like unnecessary killing" Me and Michael: we kill thousand of people every day how about we make sure this is one of them

[@TheChemistBeats]

Took me a second to realise you were referencing the prologue. I’m very impressed

[@pizzario4986]

Solid as they come

[@JesusChrist-ds8kk]

@@pizzario4986 I was gonna comment this

[@ConnorOkeefeDJ]

So ur like venom and he’s Eddie 😂😂😂

[@fearful684plane9]

@@ConnorOkeefeDJ kinda I guess

[@IsaacDavidLopez]

Is funny how watching so many "yee-yee haircut" memes, throw me back to watch GTAV lore.

[@Linux13]

Are you also stuck in the limbo of Lamar roasts Franklin memes?

[@raduadochitei2728]

@@Linux13 Its not called stuck if you enjoy it

[@somberyu]

Hello fellow Seiba pfp watching GTA vids lol o/

[@frenchlasagna8138]

Those were awful

[@ninja4547]

Who ?