Games like Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online have provided massive sandboxes that allow players to do whatever they want. In GTA Online, it has also provided an arena for amazing stunts and awesome moments that need to be seen to be believed. For one player, this happened without warning or expectation.
The stunt performed was posted to the GTA Online subreddit and has amassed quite the reaction from other fans and players. This would be expected after such an incredible feat that has been performed in a Grand Theft Auto game.
The player, known as Plenty-Plenty-4203, was riding a dirtbike along route 68. There were police sirens in the background, as the player had amassed 4-stars. Going off-road, the bike accelerated and jumped a steep hill, sending the player airborne. Without warning, 2 police helicopters entered the screen, with the bike slicing between the two. It was like a scene out of an action movie as a third helicopter passed nearby. The sounds of gunshots rang out, and the video stops before the bike lands on the ground.
Reddit users were quick to compare the move to actual action movies, with one referring to the XXX franchise of movies. Others chimed in with comparisons to The Fast and the Furious series. Even if it were planned, the stunt would be impressive, but with the helicopters nowhere near the camera, this appears to be more chance than anything else.
The Grand Theft Auto Online community has been a source of many stunts that prove to be both amazing and incredibly lucky. With an open world and the ability for anything to happen, players often make the incredible and unbelievable happen. However, that can also be followed up or preceded by a series of failures and struggles to land a possible stunt. With GTA 5 having staying power – the game has been out for 8 years and has sold over 140 million copies – the online environment has come together for players to enjoy.
Slicing between a pair of helicopters while riding a dirtbike is impressive, and Reddit users have praised the player over and over again. With no word on a GTA 6, it's clear that the main way to play Grand Theft Auto in 2021 is in the online environment. In 2020, sales for GTA 5 topped 20 million copies. With that many newer players to the game, it could be expected that more stunts like this could be hitting media sites more regularly.
Grand Theft Auto Online is available for PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S