Missables & Side Trophies

Thirteen trophies for character-specific side content. 6 are missable, but only if Michael or Trevor dies at the end, so pick Option C and they're safe. Three Man Army also needs all three characters free to answer the phone.

All's Fare in Love and War

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Purchase Downtown Cab Co. and complete a private fare.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

After Nervous Ron properties go on sale. As Franklin, buy Downtown Cab Co. ($200,000, East Vinewood). Wait for Raul to phone you about a private fare, pick the VIP up and drop them off. Normal taxi fares don't count.

Tip

You don't need a taxi for the private fare. Any car works once Raul has called.

TP Industries Arms Race

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Purchase McKenzie Field Hangar and win the arms race.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

As Trevor, buy McKenzie Field Hangar in Grapeseed ($150,000, after Nervous Ron) and finish all 10 trafficking missions for Oscar: 5 by air (Cuban 800) and 5 by land (Dune Buggy).

Tip

After each pair of runs, save and reload to respawn at the hangar with the next two ready. Doing the Flight School first makes the air drops and landings much easier. Missable if Trevor dies, so pick Option C at the end.

Red Mist

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Complete all Rampages.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

As Trevor, after Trevor Philips Industries, complete all 5 Rampages. Each one unlocks the next: Rednecks (Sandy Shores), Vagos (La Mesa), Ballas (Chamberlain Hills), Military (Great Chaparral) and Hipsters (Mirror Park).

Tip

Infinite ammo and grenades are provided. Trevor's Red Mist ability recharges fast here, so use it constantly. Each Rampage also has a gold medal. Missable if Trevor dies.

Kifflom!

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Complete your path to enlightenment... or not.

TypeSilver

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Finish the Epsilon Program line as Michael. Take the test on epsilonprogram.com, then complete nine missions, which involve donations ($500, $5,000, $10,000), delivering five specific cars, buying the $25,000 robes and wearing them for 10 days, and walking 5 miles in the desert. It ends with Unknowing the Truth.

Tip

You need about $90,500 as Michael, but you can walk off with $2.1 million at the end by taking the money. New markers can take a while to appear, so sleep in a safehouse to move time on. Full step list on our missables page. Missable if Michael dies.

Three Man Army

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Survive 3 minutes on at least a 3 star Wanted Level with all three characters together off mission.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

After Trevor is playable, call Michael and Franklin as one character, pick them both up in a four-door car, and drive onto the airport runway. That gives you three stars straight away. Keep driving around the airfield for 3 minutes without losing the cops.

Tip

Bulletproof tyres from Los Santos Customs help a lot. Do it before the last few story missions, when the characters stop answering calls.

Out of Your Depth

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You're gonna need a bigger boat...

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Get killed by a shark. Take a boat or Seashark into deep water (the minimap turns dark blue), jump in and wait. A red dot on the radar is a shark. It can take a few minutes, but it'll find you.

Tip

It also counts if the shark wrecks your boat. Easy to do early.

Altruist Acolyte

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Deliver an unsuspecting victim to the Altruist Cult.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

As Trevor, pick up a hitchhiker from a random event (there are four, e.g. at the southern foot of Mount Chiliad) and, instead of their destination, drive them to the Altruist Cult camp (the ‘A’ that appears on the west side of Mount Chiliad).

Tip

Only Trevor can do it. If you drop every hitchhiker at their destination instead, you lose the chances. Keep a save.

A Lot of Cheddar

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Spend a total of $200 million across all three characters.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Spend $200 million in total across all three characters. The easy way: after the story you'll have tens of millions each. Buy and immediately sell stock on the in-game stock market. Buying counts as spending, and selling straight away loses almost nothing.

Tip

Save Lester's last four assassinations for after The Big Score and play the stock market around them to turn your heist money into hundreds of millions. See the stock plan on our missables page. Check progress under Stats → Cash.

Trading Pure Alpha

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Make a profit over your total investments in the stock market.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Sell one stock for a profit. The guaranteed way is Lester's assassinations: buy the stock that rises before (or after) the hit, wait, and sell in the green.

Tip

Some random events reward you with shares. Selling those counts as profit too.

Pimp My Sidearm

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Fully mod a weapon.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Buy every attachment for one weapon at Ammu-Nation. The pistol is cheapest (~$3,400 for the extended clip, flashlight, suppressor and tints).

Tip

Available as soon as you have a little money, right after Complications.

Wanted: Alive or Alive

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Deliver a bail bond target alive.

TypeBronze

MissableYes

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

After Mr. Philips, meet Maude in Grapeseed as Trevor (Special Bonds). She emails you four bail-bond targets. Catch one, hurt but don't kill them (a stun gun is perfect), let them get in your car and drive them back to Maude.

Tip

Four targets, so four chances, but only if you don't kill them all. Delivering alive also pays more.

Los Santos Customs

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Fully mod a vehicle.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Buy every upgrade category for one car at Los Santos Customs (available after Father/Son). Pick a car with few mod options: the Weeny Issi ($18,000 online) is the classic cheap choice.

Tip

The trophy pops when you drive out of the shop, not inside. Full mod list on our missables page.

A New Perspective

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You played GTA V in first person mode for 15 hours.

TypeBronze

MissableNo

ModeStory Mode

How to earn it

Spend a cumulative 15 hours in first-person view (press the touchpad to switch camera). Story Mode and GTA Online both count.

Tip

Easiest to leave on while grinding: collectible runs, the Online rank grind or Coyote Cross Country.

Kifflom! — the Epsilon Program step by step

You need about $90,500 as Michael along the way. Many steps need you to wait for the next marker, so sleep in a safehouse and check the map. Some players have reported step 5 not progressing; saving and sleeping a couple of times usually triggers the next email.

Get rich: the assassination stock plan

This is the fastest route to A Lot of Cheddar ($200 million spent) and Trading Pure Alpha. Invest all three characters' money. After each move, save, sleep, check the price and reload if it has dropped. On newer versions some returns are smaller than the famous old numbers, but they're still big.

Los Santos Customs — a full-mod checklist

Use a car with few mod slots, like the Weeny Issi. Buy one of every category, then drive out of the shop:

• Armor 20%
• Brakes (Street, then Sport)
• Custom front splitter and rear bumper
• Engine EMS levels 1–3
• Dual exit exhaust
• Vented hood
• Truck horn
• Xenon lights
• A new plate
• Chrome primary and secondary respray
• Custom skirts
• Lowered suspension
• Street transmission
• Turbo tuning
• A new set of SUV wheels (plus colour)
• Custom tyres, bulletproof tyres and tyre smoke
• Light smoke windows

The 5 Rampages

Gold targets for each Rampage are on our gold medal page.