Can You Complete GTA 5 Without Wasting Anyone? - Part 1 (Pacifist Challenge)

Game storyline (as covered in Part 1)

• The video tackles GTA 5’s Prologue as a pacifist challenge: completing missions while personally killing the fewest people possible.
• It covers the early story beats where Michael, Trevor, and Brad deal with escalating law enforcement after a job meant to be “clean,” which quickly spirals into violence.

Challenge rules (core of the “storyline” in this video)

• Never personally kill anyone (no direct kills by the player).
• If the game forces a death:
  • Use melee as the default method.
  • If melee can’t work for a required kill, use the weakest available weapon.
• No armor unless required to progress.
• No mods, and play on the latest game version.
• After each mission, the runner intends to report the minimum melee and shots needed to finish—though much of the focus is on surviving specific firefights.

Gameplay highlights & what goes wrong (key moments)

• First forced kill extremely early: during the prologue, the runner can’t avoid killing someone who “wanted to be a hero.”
• Police escalation is relentless:
  • The police arrive quickly, and later waves continue to spawn.
  • The runner highlights tactical failures such as line of sight, cover, and forward movement.
• “Demigod” enemy cop bug / HP anomaly:
  • One cop appears near-immortal, reportedly absorbing an extreme number of shots without dying.
  • The runner experiments with switching characters (Michael/Trevor) to relocate and gain better angles—while the characters repeatedly retreat to protective “boxes.”
  • Eventually, Trevor is placed into a last-stand-like forced animation that makes the runner shoot, resulting in an unexpected kill credit.
• Kill-credit mechanics suspicion:
  • The runner concludes the cop becomes killable only when dying under conditions where the player is credited (e.g., firing during the fatal moment after a character switch).
• Getaway with minimal confrontation:
  • After the major firefight, escape is mostly straightforward—just run away—though the mission still includes surprise survival events (including Michael surviving what looked fatal).
• Wrap-up / pacifist% claim:
  • The runner claims a strong pacifist run time (1:58:34) and argues that “unnecessary shooting” is effectively cheating.

Strategies and key tips implied by the runner

• Don’t rely on companions’ tactics: AI gunmen can behave poorly (e.g., bad positioning and weak use of cover).
• Use character switching to control angles when an enemy becomes hard to kill.
• Exploit cover/positioning (notably using a fence for improved line of sight).
• Understand mechanics may force “your” kills even if you didn’t intend to shoot—timing character switches can affect kill credit.
• When escape is allowed, disengage immediately rather than trying to win additional gunfights.

Featured gamers / sources

• Oblivion (quoted guard line): “Why won’t you die?”
• No other specific gamers/channels are named in the subtitles besides the game characters (Michael, Trevor, Brad) and a “Priest” figure mentioned in dialogue.