YouTuber DarkViperAU has finally completed his “Pacifist%” run of Grand Theft Auto V, a process he says took much longer than he expected it to. Having started the attempt in May 2019, DarkViper finally uploaded his final video this week, completing the game with a total of 96 kills, as picked up by GamesRadar.
While it’s often not possible to progress in GTA5 without killing an enemy or NPC, DarkViper’s so-called pacifist run was played with a set of rules that aim to lower the player character’s total body count. Those rules as listed on his YouTube are:
- No personally ending anyone unless I must.
- If I have to do so, I must do so with melee.
- If I can’t melee, I use my weakest weapon.
- No armour unless I can’t progress.
- Mission must be completed without mods.
His final tally came to 96 kills, with all but 30 of those completed with melee attacks. While many other enemies died during the course of this run, most of them were handled by letting other NPCs do the shooting, or using other methods to indirectly cause enemies to die.