History NightmareFuel / GrandTheftAutoIV

[[caption-width-right:350: If Creator/HPLovecraft worked on a tourist attraction.]]

* Some players have reported a helicopter watching over them during free ream. While it could be a glitch, the mere fact that some government agency (probably U.L. Paper) is stalking you is unsettling.

* The Statue of Happiness. On the outside, it just looks like the game's version of the Statue of Liberty with a rather creepy grin. On the inside, however, ''there is a massive, chained,'' '''''[[EldritchLocation beating heart in the middle of it]].''''' ''What the'' '''''hell?'''''

* ''[[OneManArmy Niko himself]]''. During the events of the game, Niko has a well-deserved reputation as someone who can and will break your arm if you make him angry or he will do everything possible to go for you and kill you if his bosses order him. Not matter if his target has at his disposal dozens of henchmen, he will kill them all and he will find his target, [[MadeOfIron almost as if he's supernatural!]] He is also a GeniusBruiser, knows military self-defence and is an expert in survival and weapons. When you think about it, he's even more dangerous than the psychopath '''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Trevor Philips.]]'''

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** To make matters worse, Jeff dies in the final mission of his. [[FridgeHorror Poor son of theirs will have to go around with no father or mother, unless he gets very lucky]].

* The Statue of Happiness. On the outside, it just looks like the game's version of The Statue of Liberty with a rather creepy grin. On the inside, however, ''there is a massive, chained,'' '''''[[EldritchLocation beating heart in the middle of it]].''''' ''What the'' '''''hell?'''''

* The Statue of Happiness. On the outside, it just looks like the game's version of The Statue of Liberty. On the inside, however, ''there is a massive, chained,'' '''''[[EldritchLocation beating heart in the middle of it]].''''' ''What the'' '''''hell?'''''

** This also grades as RealLife NightmareFuel: Niko fought in the Bosnian and Yugoslav Wars. ''Nothing'' is exaggerated, because based on testimony from war veterans and victims, this is exactly the kind of things that happened in that war.

It has been more than a decade since its release. 2008 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] horrors about the criminal underworld. That, and some mysteries some players have reported.

* U.L. Paper itself is this. It's a government black ops organization dedicated to the fight against terrorism. Although their causes are necessary to protect the country, the fact that they dismantle [[spoiler:Elizabeta Torres (''a local drug lord'')]] without problems and blackmail criminals who are too good to make them disappear, it's possible that we are before one of the most Machiavellian and powerful organizations in the game. For this organization, criminals are just mere pawns, and they will decide when to get rid of them or not.

* [[spoiler: "Hostile Negotiation" in general. Niko's cousin is kidnapped and presumably tortured, and Niko goes in [[UnstoppableRage pure rage]] during the rescue. Imagine if your cousin gets kidnapped and had to fight all the way through without help. It is probably one of the darkest moments in the game. Also doubles with TearJerker.]]
** [[spoiler:The very ''moment'' Niko sees the picture of Roman bound and at gunpoint in Dimitri's message... he immediately ''loses it''.]]
-->'''Niko''': '''''[[spoiler:[[MoralEventHorizon You've crossed the line, Dimitri.]]]]'''''

* [[spoiler: '''Deal ending'''. If you pick this ending, Dimitri betrays you again, Roman gets killed at his own wedding and Niko goes into a HeroicBSOD, clearly distressed at his cousin's death. Thankfully, [[LaserGuidedKarma Dimitri gets his comeuppance]], but it's still a [[DownerEnding very horrific way to end the storyline.]]]]

** To make matters worse, [[spoiler: Jeff dies in the final mission of his.]] [[FridgeHorror Poor son of theirs will have to go around with no father or mother, unless he gets very lucky]].
* A glitch may cause [[spoiler:Kate to call Niko after the Revenge ending, where she's shot to death. To make matters worse, she shows up as Unknown Caller instead of Kate when she calls you, which means that the shock you get when you answer that call is ten times stronger.]]
** And what does [[spoiler:she]] call you about? [[spoiler: A date. One last date. If you accept it will go by normally, as if she had never died, but afterwards, she will never call you again, as she presumably [[TearJerker finds peace within the afterlife and moves on.]]]]

* The underground subway tunnels you can explore in Algonquin. Very similar to the empty apartments you can find around the city with an added dose of NothingIsScarier. Near the intersecting tracks at the mid point of the city, there is a large camp of tramps taking shelter in what appears to be a large site of waste. And on top of that, the sound of a train arriving or hitting into you, leading to instant death.

* All the UrbanLegends that point to Ratman. To clarify, Ratman is presumably a half-human, half-rat creature that roams at night in subway stations and can attack the player. Of course, it has turned out to be false, but still.

* U.L. Paper itself is this. It's a government black ops organization dedicated to the fight against terrorism. Although their causes are necessary to protect the country, the fact that they dismantle Elizabeta Torres (''a local drug lord'') without problems and blackmail criminals who are too good to make them disappear, it's possible that we are before one of the most Machiavellian and powerful organizations in the game. For this organization, criminals are just mere pawns, and they will decide when to get rid of them or not.

It has been more than a decade since its release. 2008 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] things about the criminal underworld.

* Mikhail Faustin is a generally frightening invididual during his AxCrazy moments. During his first appearance, he [[EstablishingCharacterMoment kills ''his own underling'' just to prove a point to Niko.]]

It has been more than a decade since its release. ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] things about the criminal underworld.

[[caption-width-right:350: You get it if Creator/HPLovecraft worked on a tourist attraction.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: There's a reason they don't give tours of the Statue of Happiness.]]

* ''[[OneManArmy Niko himself]]''. During the events of the game, Niko has a well-deserved reputation as someone who can and [[Yandere will break your arm if you make him angry]] or he will do everything possible to go for you and kill you if his bosses order him. Not matter if his target has at his disposal dozens of henchmen, he will kill them all and he will find his target, [[MadeOfIron almost as if he's supernatural!]] He is also a GeniusBruiser, knows military self-defence and is an expert in survival and weapons. When you think about it, he's even more dangerous than the psychopath '''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Trevor Philips.]]'''

* ''[[OneManArmy Niko himself]]''. During the events of the game, Niko has a well-deserved reputation as someone who can and will break your arm if you make him angry or he will do everything possible to go for you and kill you if his bosses order him. Not matter if his target has at his disposal dozens of henchmen, he will kill them all and he will find his target, [[MadeOfIron almost as if he's supernatural!]] He is also a GeniusBruiser, knows military self-defence and is an expert in survival and weapons. When you think about it, he's even more dangerous than the psychopath '''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Trevor Philips.]]'''

* The Statue of Happiness. On the outside, it just looks like the game's version of The Statue of Liberty. On the inside, however, ''there is a massive, chained,'' '''''beating heart in the middle of it.''''' ''What the'' '''''hell?'''''

It has been more than a decade since its release. ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] things about criminal underworld.

It has been more than a decade since its release. ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] things of the criminal underworld.

It has been more than a decade since its release. ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' marked the new beginning of the GTA series. However, this reboot also meant a DarkerAndEdgier start, showing some [[TruthInTelevision very realistic]] things of the criminal underworld...