You Don’t Understand GTA 5’s Story - I Spent 10000 Hours Discovering Trevor’s Untold Lore

0:00 People don't appreciate GTA 5's Story
0:31 Is Trevor just delusional or does his mom actually show up?
4:32 Did Michael make Trevor turn to crime?
5:42 Why does Trevor hate and still love Michael?
7:51 How does Trevor meet Michael?
9:57 Why does Trevor keep cooperating with the FIB?
10:44 In ending B, why is Trevor unwilling to help kill Michael or even associate with Franklin?
11:32 Why does Trevor hold Jimmy and Tracey so dear to him?
12:41 Is Trevor now in Vinewood with all his money as a lifestyle coach?
14:03 How did Trevor know where to go help Michael and Dave on The Wrap Up?
14:26 Why did they bother pretending that Brad was still alive and in prison?
16:13 Does Trevor ever realize that Michael intended to get him killed?
16:42 Did Trevor go insane because he got kicked out of the military?
17:20 How would Trevor know that Michael was still alive because of a quote that he got from a movie?
17:58 Was Trevor a military pilot?
18:52 Why did Trevor think that Michael was dead?
19:46 why in Prologue does Dave want Trevor killed?
21:46 Why did Trevor kidnap Patricia?
22:20 Why does Trevor need to return Patricia if he loves her?
23:30 Why was Trevor idolizing Brad?
26:33 Did Trevor really kill both Debra and Floyd?
28:00 What if Trevor never met Michael?
28:35 Why did Trevor head to Sandy Shores turn insane and start making drugs?
29:33 Why is Trevor so poor and living in a sorry state considering how much he robbed in the past?
31:03 Why does Trevor not have any of the money that was stolen during the Ludendorff Heist?
31:36 Why does Trevor hate The Lost MC?
32:37 Did Trevor cut Martin's ear off, considering his band aid?
32:57 How can Trevor manage to stay low from the FIB with that Unique Personality?
33:18 Why did The Chinese gangsters want to kill Trevor?
33:43 how did Trevor know where Michael's house was?
34:10 Why did Trevor kill Johnny K?
34:30 How does Trevor not get caught being a massive Drug Lord and Criminal?
34:50 How come Trevor leaving Mr.K at the airport has no consequences?
34:57 Why does Trevor Wake up on an island with a bunch of dead bikers?
35:22 Outro
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[@DarkViperAU]

29:00 I said that it would make sense that Trevor thought Brad was in the prison, but he never said it explicitly. Trevorcampbell9294 pointed out that on Surveying The Score when Trevor is warned by Lester to not fly low over the prison as it would trigger an alarm, Trevor says 'Yeah, wouldn't want to get them jto get umpy before the break out". He prior to that discusses breaking out Brad. So he doesn't explicitly say Brad is in that prison, but it is implied by the combination of both parts. Surprised I forgot that as I have heard it 100s of times. 1:15 Someone pointed out that Johnny at the beginning of the game called Trevor a motherfucker, which may have contributed to Trevor's response. Michael Lore Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5isc4OvgdF-opI

[@Chuked]

ok

[@Joe_The_King-_-]

hey Matto

[@ineed1ksosub]

😢

[@craigthegod973]

nice

[@tfolz1351]

niko bellic lore when??

[@derrickbiedermann9802]

I can't believe Trevor was in witness protection.

[@salahdehina9733]

I hope Matt doesn't see this comment

[@ed752]

​@@salahdehina9733I hope he does

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Mikey-y-y! How you doin'?

[@wahbi79]

witness protection for what ? nobody was convicted of anything

[@joeri2499]

He wasn't in witness protection! That was Michael

[@hagymascsiposgyros5780]

omg funny australian man explaining lore

[@cylo1859]

Funny?

[@JillHampton-dr1yb]

Lol

[@jackiegaffney6489]

​@@cylo1859yes very

[@Wolf19996]

australian??

[@user-jo4eq8xi8w]

he is serious😡

[@6z0]

Whoever created and wrote Trevors storyline is a genius. And Steven Ogg is insanely talented to be able to portray that character so flawlessly.

[@Notimportant253]

A great character and actor that will never be fleshed out bc rockstar has no respect for its stories and partly bc Steven ogg probably wants nothing to do with gta ever again lol.

[@madhunter6420]

Dan houser rupert and michael unsworth ... Both gone probably only one left now...

[@Zack_410]

​@@madhunter6420Thought the other Houser left and not Dan

[@theaces3697]

@@Notimportant253 according to the other actors Steven Ogg was kind of a d*ck, in some recent interviews with Michaels voice actor he said he was hard to work with and that he didnt really care for the franchise or the fans from day one

[@Slash4747]

Lmao "Insanely" talented

[@NephiylusBaphson]

The fact that Trevor is a much better parental figure than Michael speaks volumes of his character. He isn't just a crazy killer, he's a deeply troubled and emotional person. Inherently broken but caring nonetheless.

[@fortmercer]

Exactly. Kinda annoys me when people portray him as "Just some psychotic hillbilly meth head"

[@TheChurchofJim]

no you idiots. He is a crazy killer. That doesn't mean he's a bad father, or doesn't have good traits like loyalty, but don't be stupid. He sleeps with Johnny's wife, and then when JOHNNY apologizes for getting mad, he bashes his brains in. HOW IS THAT CARING? You guys are so blind to someone for being a crazy psycho just because they have some good traits or a sad backstory, jesus. I was sexually assaulted when I was younger and my parents were certainly not the best, and I didn't end up becoming a crazy psycho who kills his friends after sleeping with their wives, and abuses the one good friend I do have that has stayed loyal to me (ron).

[@DailyCorvid]

@@fortmercerwell he did stomp on a guys head after shagging that guys girlfriend in exchange for a bag of drugs he didn't ever give her. Gee what a hero, I wish my dad was like Trevor!

[@Perk30-bw7pk]

​@@fortmercerhe also eats people and tries to rape people doesnt matter how good he is stop justifying a goofy shitty character that is just a Jeffery dahmer wannabe 😂

[@matthewdaniels2839]

It shows that he does have a good heart and a moral code that he follows. But I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s a better parental figure. Yeah he does bestow good wisdom to the kids and treats them well, but that’s easy to do if you only see them extremely rarely. Examine every other part of Trevor’s life and decision making and apply that to being a parent, combined with extreme untreated trauma from his own upbringing, he’d probably be a horrible parent. But it does show that he has feelings other than anger.

[@CaptainJZH]

The prison always felt like a missed opportunity for a mission where Trevor puts together a heist to bust "Brad" out of prison only to find out that there's never been any Brad in there, and that's what makes him confront Michael in Bury the Hatchet - not just everything suddenly clicking and him going to dig up Michael's grave Like I could see it being like a weird twist on a normal heist where instead of Michael/Franklin/Lester it's Ron/Wade/Chef with Michael insisting that it's too risky, but then letting him go through with it and mayyybe letting Dave know in advance, lowkey hoping he sets up a trap for Trevor to finally take him out Then Trevor ends up making out of the failed breakout alive (and maybe someone in his crew ends up dead, like Wade or someone else), and that's what forces him to put the pieces together and realize Michael betrayed him

[@aspuzling]

Given the prison doesn't appear in any missions or even any quests except for one stunt jump, it feels like there was an intention at one point to put it in a mission but at some point it was just cut.

[@CaptainJZH]

@@aspuzling they even have Trevor mention it like "hey when are we gonna bust Brad out of prison?"

[@nothihn1180]

don't forget that Micheal started acting weirdly after that line about busting brad out of prison. he noticed that Michael was hiding something from him. and besides, they don't even know which prison he is in.

[@CaptainJZH]

@@nothihn1180 true but like, him not knowing was just how it was written for the final release, they could have very easily written it differently and had Trevor know that Brad was supposed to be in Bolingbroke from their fake correspondence (since Dave would probably have to have some sort of false record of Brad's incarceration on file with the prison system so Trevor's letters wouldn't get automatically dismissed)

[@TheSilverShadow17]

​​@@nothihn1180The weirder and much more odd thing is that there's only one prison on the entire map which means that "Brad" must have been sent there because there are no other prison facilities around San Andreas.

[@KyoJo_V5]

Instead of seeing Trevor as a psychopath, he is mostly seen as a very Emotional Person✨

[@59wulf]

​@@mariosonicfan1494Johnny's brains on Trevor's shoe for a reason🤫🤭

[@blinkq_530]

thats what you gotta say these days 😂😂😂

[@JJ-je5dl]

*sociopath

[@loganwolv3393]

I mean he's still a sociopath tho.... apperently he eats indian people, but yeah we can all see why, he's just a troubled adult after all, but still a human and not a monster, not a literal psychopath.

[@WatercraftGames]

@@mariosonicfan1494 Let's ask Johnny

[@MagicOmelet]

Burry the Hatchet is such a great story mission, the voice acting is incredible and the conflict is also build up to a good climax. And then you kill 1000 people as usual. The perfect mission

[@edwardkielbasa5950]

“Take the fucking shot” my favorite line due to the way voice actor says it

[@MagicOmelet]

@@edwardkielbasa5950 the whole exchange is just top notch. I love "You just didn't have the fucking balls to do it!" but all the lines hit hard

[@KaysNewGroove]

I mean, as a GTA protagonist, if you don't routinely kill dozens of prepared, skilled gunmen at a time, utilizing minimal cover the entire fight, are you really doing your job?

[@trollpro30]

its crazy to think the game has been out longer than the time michael abandoned trevor

[@NewRodin]

Even more crazy to think Michael is almost 60. Looking at Trevor's tattoo on his arm it says Michael was born in 65.

[@strangerdanger7178]

[@johncena81463]

DarkViper in 50 years: I spent 100000 hours analyzing gta VI story

[@lntelIectuaI]

Jokes aside GTA 7 would be out by then. Geniuenly.

[@TheLastGunslinger1914]

​@@lntelIectuaIProbably would be out even later.

[@illegalisntlegal]

@@lntelIectuaI GTA VI Online: nuh uh

[@lntelIectuaI]

@@TheLastGunslinger1914 would it? Wont take 40 years for GTA 6 to come out

[@Mr-LionYT]

​@@lntelIectuaIat that point GTA 8 would be out

[@sucidail3939]

Trevor truly deserves a +1 hour psychological analysis, he's the character with the most depth

[@Perk30-bw7pk]

No he is just a gay psycho character that rockstar made to keep fanboys talking about there game forever same with all the other weird rockstar characters pigman ect cmon man gotta be smarter than this 😂

[@BryanM86]

@@Perk30-bw7pknah you are probably just 12 and can’t understand his characters psychology and how this is sadly a course of life goes for some people but since this a game he didn’t end up being dead or jail for life

[@divineserpent2043]

@@Perk30-bw7pkyou don’t even know what the word psycho means, it’s a term for someone with ASPD (antisocial personality disorder) the most common symptom is a lack of empathy which is the opposite of Trevor

[@vojtechadamcik2927]

@@divineserpent2043 i see your point here, but man, " lack of empathy which is the opposite of Trevor"? :D :D guy is killing machine without any hesitation who enjoys the murder almost everytime :D :D

[@SpiderMan-gf1lc]

not at all, he's the shallowest. Which actually fits thematically as he's a meta-commentary on the unhinged way players engage with GTA's gameplay. Michael is the one with the true complexity, full of contradictions, hobbies, inherent problems and he's the one that moves the plot forward; he's pretty much the protagonist.

[@Basarius]

11:48 I've never noticed that smile Trevor has on his face as he hugs Tracy. That's such a genuine smile and it makes me very happy 😊.

[@somedudefromapharmacy]

Tracy brought him back to life for a moment there.

[@tamoghnapal6619]

TheProfessional has a 2 hour video on Brad's Backstory with some of Michael and Trevor's past, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about Brad's lore. The ultimate conclusion was that Brad was the worst person on the crew, and him dying was probably best for the crew

[@nycolasdeandrade7147]

What do you mean by "worst"

[@thetaminus2334]

​@nycolasdeandrade7147 ethically the worst, and probably the least moral person of the crew. Into sexually assaulting and senseless killing for pure thrill.

[@NewRodin]

@@thetaminus2334 So that's why when Brad spits "I fucking put that bitch's face against the glass, you see that?" during the prologue cutscene where they hop in the car, Trevor gets angry and cuts him with "BAHBAHBAHBAHBAHBAHBAH". Showing how Brad talks about woman and how Trevor gets disgusted by it. Also when Wade calls Ashley a bitch and Trevor gets angry at him.

[@backtoklondike]

When even Trevor, who is one the guy who would never stab someone in his crew in the back, was considering killing Brad you know he was one awful man.

[@absolution6191]

​@@NewRodinDoesnt Michael call Brad a "Reall Stallion"

[@immortaltarkyn1072]

It’s kinda crazy how even after 10,000 hours he never talked about Trevor being in witnessed protection

[@Rockysan-bs8ly]

Witness protection for what!?

[@evandaymon8303]

Oh just knock it off with the meme

[@daedalus6433]

@@evandaymon8303 But he wasn't convicted of anything.

[@kbottrill1]

He witnessed the protection firsthand

[@swoleke6303]

​@@evandaymon8303ong its getting annoying asf

[@sirkennydalglishstand]

I absolutely love Trevor. The surprisingly little amount you learn about his backstory just adds to his character so much. His spontaneity, craziness, and sensitivity just makes him such a great protagonist. Fantastic video!

[@bestyoutubernonegraternumber1]

That is why you see his mom show up: It reveals THAT is why he was so attracted to Patricia - she looks like his mother, which is both a Freudian trope & a confirmation of all the other things you talked about in the Trevor’s Mom section.

[@filmandfirearms]

It's an Oedipus complex. In this case, the most literal form of it

[@HATECELL]

What pisses me off about people simplifying Trevor as a crazy psychopath is that he clearly isn't a psychopath, he's a sociopath. He has some very explosive emotional outbursts, which sometimes cause him to do unreasonable things, including self harm when he smashes his head against the wall after that Merryweather heist. Meanwhile psychopaths don't really experience emotions, they just learn to act like they do. So them being overtaken by anger isn't very likely

[@saintsocky1346]

People use the term psycho as a way of describing crazy people

[@unknown_spy_1984]

Yeah the psychopath title belongs to Dimitri Rascalov

[@michaelstarmer7760]

Psychopaths absolutely do feel emotions (eg. rage, sadness and happiness). Where they are lacking is is the capacity for affectionate empathy

[@sportypt2417]

Trevor is the most underrated GTA protagonist narrative wise. Rockstar gave up lots of stuff for both Michael and Trevor but perhaps the community just got too involved in the "online" version.

[@DailyCorvid]

I liked it best when he stomped on Jonny's head. I wish my dad was like Trevor!

[@theceoofcrackcocaineandamp5961]

@@DailyCorvidgo make your dad like Trevor then. Get him addicted to meth, give him some tattoos and guns, teach him how to rob a bank and then fake your death and wait for him to find you.

[@theceoofcrackcocaineandamp5961]

@@DailyCorvidit’s simple bro, why are you complaining on the internet, just google it bro.

[@TheLastGunslinger1914]

Trevor is very underrated and misunderstood.He isn't a psychopath,he is a sociopath and man who had a horrible childhood who is broken and has psychological problems and inside is a very emotional man and he is extremely loyal.Thank you for the dedication to the video Matto.

[@sasasutumi]

I'm sorry but you seriously cannot excuse psychopathic tendencies with "horrible childhood" and that should never be the norm. He is not misunderstood to the point where you can call him "Broken" and pity him.

[@CognizantCheddar]

He is absolutely a psychopath -- i.e. Anti-Social Personality Disorder -- but while evidence suggests some people are born or become that way without any significant trauma, there's a lot more evidence supporting that others become that way via childhood trauma. And in Trevor's case, there's a strong argument for the latter.

[@CursedAnqxl]

@@sasasutumi he isn't a psychopath, contrary to popular belief. he is a mentally unstable sociopath, and those types of people are most likely created when they have a terrible childhood, maybe they got abused physically, sexually, mentally, or any of them put together. trevor's parents made him that way, to the point of trevor being the way he is.

[@sasasutumi]

​@@CursedAnqxlI never said he was or wasn't a psychopath. I just said he kills people for no good reason most of the time. If I started killing everybody around me because of my trauma would it all be excused because of my childhood?

[@CursedAnqxl]

@@sasasutumi I mean, no. but I also haven't said that people are free from criticism if raised terribly in childhood.

[@trevorcampbell9294]

Great video as always. A couple of things though... In "Why did Trevor head to Sandy Shores turn insane and start making drugs?" You say that Trevor never explicitly says he thinks Brad is in THAT prison. I think he actually does. On Surveying the Score, if you fly over the prison in the Helicopter with Trevor and Lester, you get a line of dialogue where Lester warns Trevor about flying over the prison, a.k.a. restricted air space. Trevor retorts with "you're right, don't want to make them jumpy for the break out." Meaning he probably does think Brad is in there. In "How would Trevor know that Michael was still alive because of a quote that he got from a movie?" I think you missed a very important point. That quote he got from some movie, was the same quote he used on the North Yankton Cash Depot job, which as we all know was their final heist. Trevor knows someone talked to the authorities, and that someone got his best friend killed, and another of his close friends a stint in Federal Prison. Trevor fled and eventually landed in Sandy Shores. I guarantee in the nine years between Michael's "death" and his "resurrection," Trevor would have gone over that heist thousands of times in his head. You can see his entire demeanour change the moment he hears that line on the TV. He goes from having a good time with Ashley to looking like he'd seen a ghost. THAT is how Trevor knew. In "Did Trevor cut Martin's ear off, considering his band aid?" I think it's probably more likely that Trevor tried to bite it off. Would make a lot of sense given his character.

[@DarkViperAU]

Oh true! He does say that, forgot. Hmm I think the quote being the same is more for us players, not for Trevor. I dont think that specific line had any significance.

[@Lucas61616]

​@@DarkViperAURespectfully, I don't think you're right about the specific line not mattering much. In at least one of Trevor's dialogues (probably several I can't remember though) he refers to Michael's love of old movie quotes, I think it may be when he's talking to Wade when they're first driving to Los Santos? One of the last quotes Trevor hears from his friend before said friend "dies" and he's probably left thinking about that job for years. Going over every little detail, getting mad, thinking about the whole thing for years and years. And then the TV broadcast, and he hears that quote again. (Technically not the quote but the witness butchering it instead) Keep in mind, that quote is what gets him to pay attention to the screen. He hears that paraphrased sentence and immediately he thinks about their last job. And from there, he almost certainly starts thinking again, looking for details on how this robbery was executed. We know he has this information by the time he reunites with Michael because he refers to the way the job was carried out all sarcastic like when Michael tries to claim he didn’t do it. That one quote is almost certainly the reason he even made the connection. He brings his attention to the report because of it, and from there he can make the connections between the similarities of this heist and their old jobs. He'd have probably still put it all together sooner or later without the quote or even the Vangelico heist, but it definitely would've taken long.

[@zazymendez]

​@DarkViperAU he's right I was going to make this comment but thought it would be too long I was right but it is correct nonetheless

[@zazymendez]

​​@@Lucas61616💯 thanks I was looking for this comment or I would have made it myself both the fact that Brad is in that specific prison and the tired old movie quote being reused and Trevor knowing it was Michael because of the north Yankton heist I mean Michael doesn't even have to outright tell Trevor that Brad is the one in his grave Trevor figured it out on his own so although crazy he has a great memory and discernment of other people's character

[@fren9170]

One thing I find is very interesting is how during buring the hatchet while Michael and Trevor are aiming their guns at each other, Michael says "I've got more to lose than you" to which Trevor replies: "Never a truer word has been spoken" and then essentially tells Michael to kill him. I see it as Trevor feeling so tortured and betrayed by this point but still loyal enough as to where he didn't want to kill Michael, so he himself wanted to die. Is there any other point in the game were it may allude to Trevor wanting to die?

[@kratosgow342]

especially when Chinese gang ambushing them and Trevor pulled a trigger his pistol actually didn't have bullet so his intention is to let Michael kill him all along cause he couldn't bring himself to kill him

[@runiedunie]

Honestly, I think of him living reckless life, is him wanting to die. He was just kinda waiting for it to happen, kinda like a suicidal person would do more risky shit because they don’t care, you know?

[@fren9170]

@@runiedunie True. It's something I find really interesting about his character.

[@runiedunie]

@@fren9170 woo sorry lateness LOL, but yeah- honestly another dead give away is his neck tattoo. “Cut here.”, you know for a damn fact he got that one day during a serious low. He also believes no one gives a fuck about him, that if he was gonna die, no one would care. He’s honestly so fucking sad. I also believe he says outlandish shit to push people away, or keep them at an arms length, because he’s been hurt throughout his life- so those who actually stay at his side, see more of a real side of him AKA Lamar tbh, and maybe even Patricia who got to see his softer side. I could write an essay on this man, so forgive me LOL

[@gbharris]

​@@runiedunieIts really sad and realistic but played up to be funny like trevor shitting behind a dumpster and eating a guy lmao

[@JustStayGingerBoi]

8:21 the roleplay had me rolling around LMAO

[@DarkDeltq]

I think one thing you’re not quite getting right is that Michael and Amanda don’t ‘love each other’ at any point of the game. They don’t cheat on eachother out of revenge, but because they just don’t simply care for one another. They only tolerate each other because neither of them can leave the relationship Even Michael admits to it. Their whole relationship is rockstars dig at don’t get married young. Michael literally says ‘he regrets getting married at such a young age and wishes he waited for the right person to come around’ talking to Franklin.

[@RJScaletta]

“Kill strangers, protect friends, eat enemies.”-Trevor Phillips

[@justsomebloke2611]

Awww Trevor looking out for Jim and Tracey is so oddly wholesome.

[@FlymanMS]

Trevor at his worst is a psychopath and Michael at his worst is a sociopath. It’s a common dynamic, a psychopath guided by a sociopath and that explains part of their relations and their initial patnership.

[@_mark_3814]

Isn’t psychopathy something with lack of emotion, I would think the opposite from my very surface level (or wrong) understanding perhaps you can elaborate

[@dangboor4277]

You're wrong

[@mrnicandcam2]

No, a common trait in psychopathy iirc is feeling emotions extremely strongly and not being able to regulate how you feel.

[@olivier3967]

​@@mrnicandcam2respectfully no, true psychopathy is the genetic lack of emotion, fear, and empathy. sociopathy, which is less genetic, is alot more complicated, some are very unemotional, some are very emotional, but they all have weak morals and self control.

[@MrTrool323]

Trevor is a character that is very well written He is crazy and everybody knows it,but he has his heart in the right place and by that i mean going to extreme measures just to protect Michael's children and Michael himself because despite them having this tense relationship at the start...he was very very loyal

[@generichuman2044]

These lore videos are great. It doesn't matter how many of Matt's videos I've watched, I always leave having learned something new

[@dopey473]

I've been saying this for a while, there's a lot more to crazy characters than just being crazy and the way that insanity is detailed is what makes or breaks these characters. Trevor is seriously one of the most complex and well written characters in the series and to have him just be brushed off by many people as a woohoo wacky murder man is disappointing.

[@MrSkywalkersedem]

😊😊😊😊

[@KaysNewGroove]

Woohoo wacky murder man? I think you misspelled "Wacky Waving Irrational Gun Toting Heist Man".

[@saintsocky1346]

Expect nothing and you'll never be disappointed. Most people don't look that deeply into things.

[@lordfinesse2806]

In all fairness Trevor has some downright goofy moments. Wakes up wearing dresses, throwing pebbles at Michael, huffing gas in the kitchen etc. I don't think think rockstar was going all that deep lol. He is an interesting character though.

[@BladeOpotato]

I love these videos you're doing for each character. Gives each one of them a bit more backstory to take away that I missed, and honestly made me care for Trevor a bit more with what he's constantly dealing with, instead of just seeing him as a one-note crazy dude. Can't wait for Franklin!

[@Mooselover1011]

10,000 hours is 416 days. Over an entire year of this man's life has been spent on GTA 5. Thats pretty impressive.

[@batch_2731]

33:50 its worth noting that if you try to activate the Fame or Shame mission as Trevor you get a unique character swap where he appears a short distance from Michaels house writing in a notebook. Possibly making note of who comes and goes and if there are ways onto the property without being noticed.

[@vegascourier5231]

Cool more insight to the characters. It does seem a lot of details in 5 are overlooked and not mentioned in the game like they were in 4. It’d be cool to have lore on Franklin and even Lester

[@eukalyptusbonbon2983]

I hope these videos continue to be made and get the views they deserve. There is so much stuff about the story in this game that i would never pick up on, even after having played the story like 15 times.

[@PilloTheStar]

"Michael lucked out" is pretty much 50% of GTA's plot, lol

[@PulchritudoInTenebris]

20:54 While there is hesitation in the Bury The Hatchet cutscene in the graveyard, Michael does shoot at Trevor. If you watch the cutscenes where Michael and Trevor are in a standoff together, it's always Trevor that relents first; see also the cutscene in Option C in the foundry where Franklin disrupts the standoff and Trevor gives in while Michael has his weapon trained on him

[@drenasty5878]

29:02 for the big one scope, if you fly close to the prison Trevor will say don’t wanna get them nervous for the prison break for brad or something like that

[@aidarosullivan5269]

Trevor is not a psychopath. He's sensitive yet traumatized person who has a tendency for being ruthless to people he doesn't care about. For anyone interested I recommend to check a professional therapist Dr. Mick's playthrough of the game.

[@Skorpiussos]

Yes, he's also actually dangerous criminal (contrary to Michael who's just a robber), drug addict, cannibal, pervert, and probably couple more things that I've forgotten. He's not a great man nor his good behavior should be exuse for not framing him as psychotic piece of sh*t.

[@aidarosullivan5269]

@@Unknown_Genius I'm no professional but of all antisocial spectrum he fits into sociopathy the most imo. He is too emotional for a psychopath, doesn't seem to enjoy torturing for a sadist (though, doesn't hate it either), and isn't one to scheme and manipulate much for machiavellian.

[@ogcomingthrough9220]

Absolutely not a psycho though. A sociopath rather

[@triggerskull]

All gee tee ehh characters are psycho lmao lack of empathy is pretty much obvious.

[@VentrexTheXVth]

"I know what would get me views! If I flashed my degree and disagree with the community about the phycology of a game character." Yeah I'm not buying it.

[@SuigetsuIsArt]

those reenactment segments are so good. great video! looking forward to franklin's.

[@jamesesterline]

17:20 Not to mention Michael also said the exact same quote during the North Yankton heist, which Trevor would likely remember almost every detail of since it was the last time he saw Michael and Brad.

[@jojohnnylamar1723]

Loving the new lore videos matto keep them up

[@Meow_Zedong]

I'm halfway through and its a great video for someone who's only experience is watching you play your challenge runs, so thank you for that! Also, I wanted to let you know I noticed a quite a few timestamps that aren't accurately placed in their respective parts. I figured you'd want to know something like that. Anyways, I love your stuff and I've laughed some of the hardest in my life watching your chaos rainbomizer runs :)

[@beelzeboo]

Just discovered this channel. Absolutely stellar content. The presentation and editing are wonderful. There are so many GTA-centric channels that are filled with Bloat and Clickbait. But I find your channel and SonnyEvans to be extremely well put together and full of juicy details.

[@hamr9601]

Absolutely loving these lore videos, they are so incredibly well made!!

[@notyours807]

Love this series. It helps glue the parts of the lore which I never did. Please continue.

[@filenotfound_2416]

I want to genuinely thank you for these videos because they’ve given me a newfound appreciation for GTA 5’s story. I really didn’t know about the set-up for Trevor’s death with Michael and Dave, like the whole witness protection thing you’ve talked about many times before. I was in 6th grade when the game released so my media comprehension skills weren’t the best 💀 please make more videos like this, I love them

[@Asstolfo96]

I can not wait for the Frank one. You need to do one on all the major characters, and not just the main ones. Like Dave, Lest, Amanda, and Lamar too.

[@DemolitionRaccoon]

Oh man, I love these lore videos! The Michael one was fantastic too. Excited for Franklin's next! Thanks Darkviper, top tier content and production!

[@skydragongaming7840]

As Always a Fantastic video matt. Can Highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys GTA Vs Story. Im already excited for the Franklin video!

[@Gameferret16191]

Please do more of these videos i love you explaining the lore

[@realracer0353]

Very good and enjoyable video!! Most is very well explained and it's also in-depth with relevant dialogue shown, this was very well made!!

[@kosmologist]

This is one of your best videos for sure! Trevor and his circumstances are so complex.

[@CursedAnqxl]

I love the recreation of old story events, amazing

[@swaggerboynox8583]

i love these so much! i hope we can get more lore videos

[@commanderproton7763]

I love this video and the lore it gives off really good, just like the Michael video. I can't wait for the Franklin one and hopefully we get a miscellaneous episode or mission-specific ones to detail lore questions that don't really fit the three leads. I think my favorite part of this one is how intricate and detailed you can be with your answers, shining a light, but 34:50 you completely give up and just say it's a video game. I cracked a laugh at that.

[@herpmcderp5707]

These lore vidoes are super appreciated, mister Australian man. Thank you and take care.

[@user-wk5yc7eb7t]

Notice that before Trevor kills Johnny, Johnny says "I'm taking to you, mf-er." I think that's probably why he kills him, as it is also what kicks off all his rampages, other than the military one I think. Edit to add THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your hard work, Matt. I love Trevor and you've given some great insight into his character here. Wishing YOU all the best. ❤

[@shotgunseth1]

29:08 on the scouting mission for the big score trevor comments about not spooking the prison before the breakout, ide say this means he thinks Brad is in Bolingbrook

[@fedyx1544]

Thank you matto for these videos, you're very good at making these and I love them. Cant wait for Yee Yee ass's turn

[@userabcdef6436]

18:05 In the Series A Funding heist in GTA Online, there is a setup mission called Bikers and in it you get a call from Trevor that explains more about what happened during the psychological evaluation which got him kicked out of the military. SPOILER WARNING: He says that during the evaluation he went off on a rant about how he didn't love his mother in a sexual way and that he felt like the therapist was accusing him of doing so by the way she was looking at him

[@benzym]

As a Light Viper from the EU i like this guys content

[@greymxsh]

You should do a collab with The Professional for one of these lore videos. Loving these lore videos.

[@Squifum]

These videos are so good. I'd watch hours of you just talking about gta v lore

[@PrisonedPizza11]

I hope this becomes a series on your channel i really like you explaining the lore

[@stivothemenace559]

In an alternate universe where Trevor grew up in a healthy environment with a family that loved him, he'd be a fantastic dude to have around.

[@jermaine.8609]

13:59 Aye Matto, remember Trevor was kinda stalking Michael, the time he spawns across Micheals house with notepad...maybe he saw the first meet up with Dave, maybe he was still watching over Michael. Maybe he was stalking Dave. But yeah, I think that's a plausible reason to Trevors appearance.

[@Plasmaaaaaaaa]

yes i love the lore video keep up the good work i hope u do as many people as you can

[@gerbenvanegmond4007]

This was more interesting than I would've thought, thank you for this video!

[@soul3538]

darkviper is the only one can do 5 hours exmplaining anything and i will stay here to watch him

[@rayburnsonier3458]

Sooo looking forward to the Franklin one. Hopefully we can learn more about Lamar as well

[@Slayer_42069]

Love your content Viper keep them coming!

[@TinyMeatPete]

I've played the story of GTA V maybe 3 or 4 times, and honestly I was pretty lost; after watching videos like this it just shows me how GOOD rockstar are at creating 3-Dimentional characters with realistic motivations. Great Video, hope to see Franklin next!

[@D3AdMn]

Theyre good at creating them not presenting them

[@AlexYTx1]

Regarding 32:37, I interpret it that Trevor actually BIT Madrazo's ear off.

[@hunterdunnage6189]

Awesome another one, love these vids Darkviper!

[@keeganschlekewy6176]

I love your lore videos goddamn they are good I need more

[@MORPHS_01]

Wow! This character analysis of Trevor is absolutely amazing. Do you plan on doing one for side characters in the future and if so, please do one on Lester.

[@speedinggnu6596]

I love these videos of yours. Put those hours and knowledge into breaking down the poorly written story we all love

[@Zane_DX]

really good video, i've never played GTA or watched speedruns, but this one was awesome

[@Sophie_lucca]

Amazing video as always, loved the explanations and the work put in to it. also I wish you had investigated or a least mentioned the speculations about his sexuality and his denial. I personaly think it would be a interesting topic and to some degree important to his lore. That said I can't wait until Franklin's lore.

[@SinkTrash2000]

Thanks, my GTA knowledge just doubled after watching this video

[@Darkrut]

Based on the Agency DLC in Online, the events of Online are after the story. Based on that we can assume Trevor didn't cut off Martin's ear because he still has both when you meet him at the end of one of his missions.

[@silverninja9185]

Gta Online took place before GTA5 originally, it wasn't until Gunrunning till Rockstar kinda fucked up the Timeline. So everything *after* Gunrunning takes place in current year, and all the original online missions, the original heists ect ect take place *before* story mode

[@thewildpotato1814]

I think these are my favorite kind of videos that you do. I can't wait for the video on Franklin

[@zachplummer625]

This video really changed the way I viewed Trevor. Good job!

[@_GimGam]

wow this guy knows alot about GTAV. he should try speedrunning i think he would be good at it

[@Olivierowskiii]

Trevor is such a wholesome person ❤❤❤

[@lalruatfela3394]

What the heck

[@Sontronite]

yes, very

[@thejonkler69]

@@Sontronite is that a rdr2 profile picture ?!

[@Sontronite]

@@thejonkler69 Yes

[@thejonkler69]

@@Sontronite nice to see a rdr2 fan in this community

[@jeremiahharris5262]

I’ve been waiting on this video for the longest I always wanted to know about Trevor lore background 💯

[@dexusittogs525]

Gotta say, I love the details and overlooked lore explained on these videos.

[@2FrostyforU]

wade is such an interesting story, if there's any lore about him maybe he could be next.

[@fortmercer]

That scene recreation of Michael and Trevor meeting was a really good way of portraying what happened.

[@nursestan7788]

watched all 3 of these thoroughly enjoyed them all thanks!

[@danieldabrowski717]

Awesome video and really well researched. Really kudos

[@emoharalampiev1590]

Those lore vids are always really interesting, even if I know 95+% of the stuff it's still cool.

[@skippydinglechalk8803]

I will never understand why Michael was the only one with body armor, Like wouldn't you all think to bring body armor to a BANK ROBBERY?

[@daboy5256]

It was suppose to be a clean quick job I think it’s one of those things where you get so use to doing your job you start giving it like 50%

[@SittingDuck-xq9ln]

love these vids, absolutely more. maybe even of other gta games

[@ThedogBella_898]

Part 3 of yelling at people for saying that Michael is in witness protection

[@andrewpinney9023]

Im currently on my 12th play through as im not a streamer nor dedicated to this game, however this is the only games story mode ive come back to and played over and over and every time it gets better im noticing things now that completely flew over my head in preavios playthought its amazing i will never understand anyone who says gta v story mode is bad.

[@theceoofcrackcocaineandamp5961]

Play GTA 4

[@neox2074]

this video was AWESOME. super excited to see the one about franklin

[@bastiaan1150]

I really appreciate the animation for the T&M plane story! Well done

[@badatnoscoping1803]

The best point of Trevor hallucinating his mom is the fact that the trailer is tinted green during those scenes, the only time you see this green tint in game is when you're high or drunk

[@dowahkin1852]

Im surprised they didn't go after Davey, even thoe he helped Michael, in the end he was the one who messed up their lifes big time

[@T.Florenz]

Michael grew fond of him, and protected Davey/rationalized keeping him in the picture. Otherwise, yeah, I think Trevor especially would have taken Davey out

[@kratosgow342]

like Michael said keeping Davey actually is for the better so no one can ratting them out after everything is over cause remember Davey didn't really have remarkable career until Michael make a deal with him that make him got promoted