History MoralEventHorizon / GrandTheftAuto

** [[spoiler:Devin]] crosses it when [[spoiler:he sends Merryweather after Michael's family.]]

** For some, CJ crosses it when he brutally kills all the construction workers and even ''buries one of the construction worker alive'' all because [DisproportionateRetribution they catcalled his sister].

** Catalina shooting civilians randomly... just because [[ForTheEvulz she enjoys it]]. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even CJ himself was disgusted]].

** Salvatore crosses it in "Last Requests" when he [[spoiler:sends Claude on a mission with the intention to kill him after Salvatore finds out that Maria was having an affair with him.]]

** [[spoiler:[[TheDon Sonny Forelli]] crossed this before the game's events. In the final mission, it is revealed that he set up the entire incident which landed Tommy in jail, with no explanation for why he did that being given. This shows that he has no problem betraying his close friend and one of his most powerful men in his organization for no reason and shows no remorse for this. And it is likely that Sonny would have killed Tommy if he had given the money he made from his empire's operations.]]
** [[spoiler:Lance Vance seems to really cross this when he allied with Sonny and tries to kill Tommy. He doesn't even show remorse when he tries to kill Tommy, and you see that he does it with glee. For what it's worth, he was delusional enough to think that he was pulling the weight when he and Tommy were working together.]]

** [[spoiler: If Pulaski didn't already cross it by killing Hernandez and trying to kill CJ, he most certainly crossed it during the chase when he not only jokes about trying to rape his sister and spying on her and her boyfriend making love, he even insults his mom by making fun of [[NothingIsScarier her face after she was gunned down]] and gleefully ''joking about the other guys screwing around with her corpse!'' The head stomp he received from CJ after being badly wounded was ''EXTREMELY'' satisfying.]]
** [[spoiler:OG Loc crosses it when he ordered CJ to kidnap and kill the manager of Madd Dogg, and as if that were not enough, also ordered him to kill all his guards and steal the rhyme book of Madd Dogg to be made famous.]]

** Paulie Sindacco intersects the horizon with the attempted murder of Salvatore, sending his henchmen to take him to the crusher.
** Toni's mother has probably crossed the line with the attempted murder of her own son for not being "man enough".
** If there was a point where Donald Love had crossed the line, it was when he planned and executed the bombing of the Fort Staunton city district, killing potentially thousands of people, just so he can earn a buck over its redevelopment.
** [[BigBad Massimo]] [[TheChessmaster Torini]] crosses it by starting gang wars to prepare Liberty City for the Sicilian mafia invasion.

** Marty Jay Williams crosses the line when he kidnaps his own wife Louise and tries to turn her into a prostitute.
** Jerry Martinez crosses this when [[spoiler:he kidnaps, [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]], and intentionally injures Louise]].
** Armando Mendez absolutely crosses this [[spoiler:when he kidnaps and (presumably) tortures Louise. She dies as a result]].

** Francis [=McReary=] when he orders Niko to kill [[spoiler:his brother Derrick to protect his corrupt career]]. Then again, [[spoiler:Derrick asks you to do the same to Francis, but he's convinced that [[ProperlyParanoid Francis is gonna hire someone to do it to him first...]]]]
** Some players consider [[spoiler: Aiden O'Malley's death one for Derrick himself, especially when it turns that he really ''did'' betray him and Bucky Sligo.]]
** [[spoiler:In "That Special Someone", it is revealed that Darko Brevic (Niko's former friend and comrade) crossed it when he betrayed his own squad in the Yugoslav Wars over $1,000 (or probably motivated for revenge).]]
** [[spoiler:Jimmy Pegorino crosses it when he shoots Kate to death in Roman's wedding. During the ensuing chase, he even mocks Niko about Kate's death]].

** [[spoiler:Billy using the death of a friend to steal some heroin, bragging about banging Ashley, or betraying his so-called brothers for a reduced prison sentence all qualify.]]
** [[spoiler:Ray Boccino crosses it with Jim's brutal torture, and eventual murder.]]

** Ray Bulgarin crosses this when he shoots his own sister out of anger and possibly '''killing''' her... and then he does it ''again'' almost immediately afterwards when he sends Luis to pick up a "gift", which turns out to be [[spoiler:the severed head of the man Luis and Tony sold the diamonds to.]]
** Rocco sets up Luis to [[spoiler: kill Tony Prince when an Ancelotti boss demands a body of either Luis, Tony or both of them in a shootout]].

** [[spoiler:Franklin crosses this if Ending B is chosen, when he chooses to kill Michael. He chases him on the railings, ruthlessly beats him, and ultimately you have the option to make him fall from the tower, killing him. A lot of players were surprised at Franklin's ruthlessness in this ending. Not even Trevor was able to do that.]]

*** [[spoiler: Incredibly avoided both in Ending A and B. In both endings, he's not willing to kill Franklin or Michael, even though in Ending A ''they're trying to kill him''.]]
** Devin crosses it when he sends [[spoiler:Merryweather after Michael's family.]]
** Steve Haines crosses it with the infamous, long, drawn-out torture of [[spoiler:Mr. K]]. There are a number of factors which contribute to make this scene a particularly brutal crossing. [[spoiler:For one, it's obvious that Mr. K is innocent of completely any wrong-doing whatsoever, he just happened to briefly work for someone who the [=FIB=] was suspicious of. The other factor is that, even though Mr. K knows next to nothing useful, he's still one hundred percent willing to share everything he does know with Haines. It's just that Haines has Trevor torture Mr. K before interrogating him, avoids asking Mr. K direct questions, and when he does ask direct questions he rarely gives Mr. K enough time to respond before opting to have Trevor torture him more. Because of his sadism and impatience, Mr. K gets knee-capped, electrocuted, has a tooth ripped out with pliers, and is water boarded with gasoline]]. He then caps it all off by [[spoiler:ordering Trevor to kill Mr. K]] before skipping off merrily to go play racquetball. [[spoiler: Fortunately, Trevor goes behind his back by waiting for him to leave, releasing Mr. K, and driving him to the airport instead.]]
** The Minute Men cross this when [[spoiler:they draw real guns on an innocent family of legal immigrants and get ready to execute them. Or at least, they would have if Trevor hadn't come along and [[VillainousRescue killed the two of them]].]]
** In ''Grand Theft Auto Online'', Avon Hertz and his AI companion, [[AIIsACrapshoot Clifford]], cross this during the second act of ''the Doomsday Heist'' when they betray the protagonists and take control of the government with Clifford wanting to commit genocide on the human race.

** [[spoiler:In "That Special Someone", it is revealed that Darko Brevic (Niko's former friend and comrade) crossed it when he betrayed his own squad in the Yugoslav Wars over $2.000 (or probably motivated for revenge).]]

** [[spoiler: If Pulaski didn't already cross it by killing Hernandez and trying to kill CJ, he most certainly crossed it during the chase when he not only jokes joked about trying to rape his sister, he even insults his mom by making fun of [[NothingIsScarier her face after she was gunned down]] and gleefully ''joking about the other guys screwing around with her corpse!'' The head stomp he received from CJ after being badly wounded was ''EXTREMELY'' satisfying]].

** Salvatore crosses it in "Last Requests" when he [[spoiler:sends Claude on a mission with the intention to kill Claude after he finds out that Maria was having an affair with him.]]

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'': Catalina crosses this when she shoots Claude, her own boyfriend. [[spoiler: Later, in the final mission, she betrays him again.]]

** [[spoiler:[[TheDon Sonny Forelli]] crossed this before the game's events. In the final mission, it is revealed that he set up the entire incident which landed Tommy in jail, with no explanation for why he did that being given, and after the entire drug deal went into a mess in the beginning, it is implied that Sonny set the deal to go to hell and wanted to have Tommy killed. This shows that he has no problem betraying his close friend and one of his most powerful men in his organization for no reason and shows no remorse for this. And it is likely that Sonny would have killed Tommy if he had given the money he made from his empire's operations.]]

** Ray Bulgarin crosses this when he shoots his own sister out of anger and possibly '''killing''' her.

Given that the series revolves around organized crime, it was too obvious that Grand Theft Auto was going to get its own page of [[MoralEventHorizon this trope]].

** [[spoiler:Dimitri Rascalov.]]. For most players, it will come when he [[spoiler:sells Niko out to Bulgarin]], when he [[spoiler:kidnaps Roman]], or when he [[spoiler:kills Roman in the Deal ending]]. By the end of the game, he's definitely on the far side. However, an interpretation is that ''he'' thought he'd crossed it after he had you kill [[spoiler:his best friend and boss, Mikhail Faustin.]] After this, he just goes completely AxCrazy and starts [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betraying and killing everyone]].

** [[spoiler:Jimmy Pegorino crossed it when he shoots Kate to death in Roman's wedding. And during his chase, he mocked Niko about Kate's death]].

** [[spoiler:OG Loc crosses it when he ordered CJ to kidnap and kill the manager of Mad Dogg, and as if that were not enough, also ordered him to kill all his guards and steal the rhyme book of Mad Dog to be made famous.]]

*** [[spoiler: Incredibly avoided both in Ending A and B. In both endings, he's not willing to kill Franklin or Michael.]]

** Tenpenny's actions -- When he was under investigation for various crimes, [[spoiler:he instigated the attempted murder of Carl Johnson's brother Sweet, that leads to their mothers death. He also has his protege kill a police officer who was investigating him, and uses said death to blackmail Carl into destroying evidence, kill witnesses to his crimes, and kill those investigating him. He attempts to kill people who work for him when they are useless to him.]]

** [[spoiler:OG Loc crosses it when he ordered CJ to kidnap and kill the manager of Mad Dog, and as if that were not enough, also ordered him to kill all his guards and steal the rhyme book of Mad Dog to be made famous.]]

** The Minute Men cross this when [[spoiler:they draw real guns on an innocent family of legal immigrants and get ready to execute them. Or at least, they would have if Trevor hadn't come along and [[VillainousRescue killed the two of them]].]]

Given that the series revolves around organized crime (mainly involving TheMafia, TheCartel, TheSyndicate, GangBangers, among others), it was too obvious that Grand Theft Auto was going to get its own page of [[MoralEventHorizon this trope]].

** [[spoiler:Dimitri Rascalov.]]. For most players, it will come when he [[spoiler:sells Niko out to Bulgarin]], when he [[spoiler:kidnaps Roman]], or when he [[spoiler:kills Roman in the Deal ending]]. By the end of the game, he's definitely on the far side. However, an interpretation is that ''he thought he'd crossed it after he had you kill [[spoiler:his best friend and boss, Mikhail Faustin.]] After this, he just goes completely AxCrazy and starts [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betraying and killing everyone]].

** OG Loc crosses it when he ordered CJ to kidnap and kill the manager of Mad Dog, and as if that were not enough, also ordered him to kill all his guards and steal the rhyme book of Mad Dog to be made famous. It is incredible that an apparently comedic character and even ridiculed by their partners has become so vile, especially since later on Mad Dog is DrivenToSuicide

** Tenpenny, Pulaski, and the Ballas in the video "The Introduction", killing CJ's mother so that he came to Los Santos and give him an easy scapegoat for Pendlebury's murder. And the worst is that they murdered him. Tenpenny probably also crossed it in other missions, forcing CJ to kill people who want to discover their corruption, including FBI agents.

** [[TheDon Sonny Forelli]] crossed this before the game's events. In the final mission, it is revealed that he set up the entire incident which landed Tommy in jail, with no explanation for why he did that being given, and after the entire drug deal went into a mess in the beginning, it is implied that Sonny set the deal to go to hell and wanted to have Tommy killed. This shows that he has no problem betraying his close friend and one of his most powerful men in his organization for no reason and shows no remorse for this. And it is likely that Sonny would have killed Tommy if he had given the money he made from his empire's operations.

Toni's mother has probably crossed the line with the attempted murder of her own son for not being "man enough".

Given that the series revolves around organized crime (mainly involving TheMafia, TheCartel, GangBangers, among others), it was too obvious that Grand Theft Auto was going to get its own page of [[MoralEventHorizon this trope]].