Climax

Climaxes are the final missions of a Grand Theft Auto Game. They consist of the player battling a large force of rival gang and/or mafia members until the end where the player kills the game's antagonist. In most cases, the weather of the climax depends on the player's timing, but in a few cases the weather is predetermined by the game. Twp examples are Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas's End of the Line or Liberty City Stories' The Sicilian Gambit.

Grand Theft Auto IV, due to its 2 endings, has 2 climaxes depending on the player's actions. in the "Deal" ending, Antagonist Dimitri Rascalov is seen killing fellow antagonist Jimmy Pegorino. In the "Revenge" ending, Dimitri is already dead a few missions prior and Niko kills Pegorino himself.

Climaxes usually span across several parts of the in-game world during some sort of chase, but will finally end in a confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist.

Similar to a climax is a mission that involves a climactic battle of some sort in the game before the actual climax where the player usually kills a secondary antagonist. Some examples would be San Andreas's Pier 69 where CJ kills secondary antagonist Ryder and minor antagonist T-Bone Mendez or Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories's Light My Pyre where Victor Vance kills antagonist Armando Mendez in his own home.

List of Notable Climaxes
The Exchange Game: Grand Theft Auto III Starting Location: Cartel mansion Ending Location: Cochrane Dam

Keep Your Friends Close... Game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Starting/Ending Location: Vercetti Estate

End of the Line Game: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Starting/Ending Location: Grove Street Sidenote- The Whole Climax doesn't take place in Grove Street, it spans across almost all of Los Santos but it ultimately 				 ends with Tenpenny's death at Grove Street, where it started.

The Sicilian Gambit Game: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Starting Location: Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club Ending Location: Portland Rock

Last Stand Game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Starting Location: Diaz's Mansion Ending Location: Diego Mendez's building in Downtown Vice City

A Revenger's Tragedy Game: Grand Theft Auto IV Starting Location: Alderney Ending Location: Happines Island

Out of Comission Game: Grand Theft Auto IV Starting Location: Alderney Ending Location: Happiness Island

Get Lost Game: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Starting/Ending Location: The Lost MC Clubhouse Sidenote- Similar to End of the Line, It spans across Liberty City but starts and Ends at the Lost Clubhouse when it is 				 burned down.