Rockstar Games is notorious for cramming its releases with a plethora of eerie oddities and encounters. From Red Dead Redemption 2's mysterious Francis Synclair mural that contains cryptic depictions of a supposed time traveler's exploits to ancient alien sightings, the developers are not afraid to go truly out there if it means shocking players. Likewise, Grand Theft Auto Online is no different, as ever-unraveling Easter eggs are abundant for fans to sink their teeth into. However, hardly any are more infamous within the community than the Mount Gordo ghost girl.
The ghost that haunts the vast valleys of Mount Gordo has to be one of Grand Theft Auto Online's spookiest Easter eggs, but, unlike other secrets, there is more to this spirit than it just being a fun bit of horror thrown into the game. Over the years, fans have pieced together bits of scattered narrative lore to theorize about whom the Mount Gordo ghost really is, and it has a particularly dark origin story. Regardless, much headway has been made on her case, with the community now uncovering new strategies that allow players to get a close view of the ghost girl since doing so is much tougher than it sounds.
Speaking of which, Reddit user AuraMasta420 posted a short 19-second clip onto the Grand Theft Auto Online subreddit that demonstrates such a tactic for other users. The video opens with AuraMasta420 roaming the cliffs of Mount Gordo, a GTA Online location infamous for its scary experiences, between 23:00 and 00:00. All seems fine midway through the video until the specter spawns on the edge of the rock face. Usually, she will disappear when approached, although using the method shown which is to stand where she once stood and open the phone camera, players can get a clear look at the ghost girl.
Upon inspecting closer, the phantom has a permanent petrified open-mouthed expression on her face, as well as a windswept dress. However, she is nothing more but a silent two-dimensional JPEG, and its appearance doesn't give much away about its identity, but the "JOCK" message written in blood near her feet is very telling. After all, fans may recognize the name as Jock Cranley, a corrupt politician featured in Grand Theft Auto 5's story content. Before pushing pencils, Jock was crashing cars as an aspiring stuntman in Blaine County, the rural county in southern San Andreas where Mount Gordo is located.
However, things turned pretty ugly after the in-game Senora Beach newspaper details a story about the death of Jock's wife, Jolene Cranley-Evans. According to the write-up, Jolene "fell" to her death from the cliffs after arguing with her husband. Jock had wanted to move to Los Santos to solidify his stuntman career, but Jolene vocally wanted no part of that future. Because of this, Jock was suspected of pushing Jolene off the cliff but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence. With this information on the table, the ghost is Jolene, who has written "JOCK" on the rock where she died to tell onlookers the truth.
In summary, despite how old Grand Theft Auto Online is, gamers are still trying to crack every nut buried across the map. Fortunately, as the game is regularly updated to this day, Rockstar might introduce more lore-focused mysteries to the game to keep the community scrambling for clues and answers.
Grand Theft Auto Online is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions launching March 15.