7 Grand Theft Auto 5 Facts You (Probably) Didn t Know

If you love finding secrets in video games, then look no further than 2013’s Grand Theft Auto 5. Whether it’s movie references, video game Easter Eggs, or just neat production secrets, there’s no shortage of things to discover or learn about Rockstar’s incredibly ambitious open-world action game.

Since we all know about the UFO and Big foot references, I decided to go even deeper to bring some of GTA’s greatest mysteries to the light. Here are 12 things you probably didn’t know about Grand Theft Auto 5:

1. You can find a frozen alien in the prologue.

In the prologue’s getaway sequence with Michael, Brad, and Trevor the mission will try to guide you over the railroad tracks. Ignore those instructions and turn right instead. Go under the bridge, stop the car, get out, and look in the river to see a frozen Alien in the ice.

2. There was almost a playable Lamar.

The final showdown has three possible outcomes. Options A and B end with Franklin killing either Michael or Trevor in the final mission, making only the 2 remaining characters playable after the game has ended. Option C ends with all three main characters still alive. But after digging through the game’s code, players discovered that Option C would have originally resulted in Franklin getting killed, and being replaced with a fully playable Lamar Davis.

3. There's an epic double reference underwater.

If you dive down 500 ft. just off the coast of Sandy Shore, you’ll find a hatch that looks eerily similar to the hatch from the TV show Lost. But there’s more! If you swim just above the hatch, you’ll hear a strange tapping. It’s a coded message that, when deciphered, reads, “Hey, you never call, how’d you fancy going bowling?” Sound familiar?

4. There's a No Country For Old Men reference.

“Deal gone wrong” is a special event in GTA 5 that randomly occurs on the western base of Mount Chiliad. Just like in the movie “No Country for Old Men” the player can stumble upon what appears to be the aftermath of a failed drug deal. Down a hill past the cars is one of the few survivors of the shoot-out, dying from his wounds next to a silver briefcase. He warns the player that if you take the money, you will be hunted down for it. Although the case only contains $25,000 instead of the 2 million that was found in the movie, once you leave the area, you’ll be pursued by a group for drug dealers. Killing them lets you keep the money.

5. Steven Ogg went all out to get in character.

Trevor Phillips is often seen in game wearing just his underwear, turns out, Steven Ogg would frequently record his lines in HIS underwear to help him stay in character.

6. Some of the GTA voice actors are related.

Shawn Fonteno, who plays Franklin, is the real life cousin of Young Maylay, the voice of GTA: San Andreas’ main character CJ Johnson. Both GTA5 and San Andreas happen to take place in Los Santos.

7. Age differences.

Even though Trevor Phillips is at least 20 years older than Franklin in the game, Trevor's voice actor Steven Ogg is actually 5 years younger than Franklin's voice actor, Shawn Fonteno.