“
Trevor takes care of his business competition.
”
— GTA V description at Rockstar Games Social Club
- Elwood: "It's business fella. You wanna discuss it, we're at the farm. Ernie, Earl, Walton, Wynn, Dale, Doyle, Daryl, Dan - all of us."
- Trevor: "Start writing those names on tombstones, 'cause I'm on the way to your lab and we're going to see how much of a family meth business you got when I'm done!"
- ― Trevor Philips threatens Elwood O'Neil after discovering he and his brothers took the Triad contract from him
Crystal Maze is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V that protagonist Trevor Philips does independently.
Mission
Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text which follows.
Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text which follows.
Trevor arrives at the Yellow Jack Inn and confronts Tao and his translator. When they mention they want to pursue other jobs, Trevor threatens them to tell him who they are working with, the O'Neil brothers. Trevor, now furious, proceeds to the O'Neil ranch, calling to threaten Elwood O'Neil on the way there. Upon arrival, Trevor kills the guards and goes to the basement where the O'Neil's meth lab is located. Trevor then picks up a gas can and leads a gas trail outside through the house, then he fires a weapon to ignite the trail. This causes the house to explode in a blazing inferno. Trevor then leaves the area.
Mission Objectives
- Go to O'Neil ranch.
- Kill all the O'Neil brothers and reach the meth lab.
- Pick the Jerry Can.
- Make a gas trail from the meth lab to the outside of the house.
- Shoot the gas trail.
- Leave the area.
Gold Medal Objectives
- Headshots - Kill 10 enemies with a headshot.
- Perhaps an oversight, your headshots only count for the 10 enemies who are clearly visible from the vantage point. There's two on the lower left most playing with pistols, one drinking on the left of the ground floor, one scouting and two chatting on the second floor, two chatting and two loading a van on the lower right.
- If Trevor takes too long, two of the O'Neil brothers will finish loading the van and drive off. Trevor will comment on this. Normally this just mean you have 2 less enemies to worry about. But if you want all of the headshots you must kill those 2 before they leave. Ideally before they get into the van.
- Unmarked - Complete with minimal damage to health and armor.
- Killing all 10 enemies from the vantage point stealthily will greatly conserve your health and armor.
- Some of the brothers are loading a van, letting them go makes things less complicated
- When assaulting the building, going in from the back door will give you more cover
- 2 Birds 1 Stone - Kill 2 enemies with one shot.
- Can be easily done as several brothers are having conversations.
- Accuracy - Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%.
- Using a low damage weapon will allow Trevor to score more hits should he miss too much earlier.
Tips
- It is recomended for first part of the mission to kill all the enemies stealthly from the marked vantage point by using a sniper rifle equipped with a suppressor rather than taking the O'Neils in an all-out gunfight since the player will receive a considerable amount of gunfire from them making the mission more difficult.
- Otherwise, the player can skip the whole gunfight outside by sneaking directly into the back of the house (The entrance on the left being the best since it gives more cover to the player because entering the others will most likely spook everybody in the house). After the entering the house, all the enemies outside of the house for some reason will disappear and the player will only have to deal with the thugs inside.
- The player does not have to follow all the marked gas trail. They can take a quick exit on the right back entrance of the house and ignite the fire from there, making the Jerry Can segment shorter.
- A considerably easy method to blow up the O'Neil's house is to place sticky bombs in the basement and activate them after exiting the house.
- The quickest way to finish the mission is to head straight to the back door of the O'Neil's house closest to the basement and activate Trevor's ability to avoid the gunfight to head straight to the basement. There deactivate the ability and shoot the O'Neil to refill the bar and place sticky bomb. After heading upstairs, avian quickly activate Trevor's ability and exit through the the nearest door and blow up the drug house.
- Since there is a considerable amount of windows on the house. The player doesn't have to go inside to engage the O'Neil's in a gunfight. They can take them out from the outside for better cover by shooting grenades with grenade launchers and using rocket launchers through the windows. Tanks and Buzzards can also be used as well.
Aftermath
The Senora Beacon Newspaper
"Police in Blaine County are requesting increased resources from the state to deal with the latest outbreak of drug-related violence. The highly lucrative crystal methamphetamine trade seems to be headquartered in the towns around the Alamo Sea, while it is also believed several Mexican cartels also have a presence in the area. Police have attributed several recent massacres to an on-going turf war thought to involve four or five gangs from Los Santos and two or more local operations. Some recent shootouts have been so bloody, some local politicians are calling for increased firepower and have requested either military or paramilitary support to control recent events. Don Percival, CEO of Merry Weather has offered his company's services."
Bleeter Posts
- @calliejj16 - "shit anotha meth lab destroyed at the alamo sea gettin very worried about my supply"
- @grapeseedcharlie - "Just heard about the massacre up at the O'Neils. Whole farmhouse burned to the ground. Never liked the bastards but that aint right."
Soundtrack
Main article: Crystal Maze/Soundtrack
Trivia
- The name comes from the British game show The Crystal Maze.
- In the trailer, Trevor ignites the gas with a Molotov cocktail while in the artwork he uses a Dippo lighter, but in the game, it can only be ignited by shooting the gasoline trail, unless the player has Molotovs, which can be obtained at an old dock at the boathouse in western Sandy Shores. The player can throw it at the trail or through one of the windows to start the fire.
- As Trevor enters his Bodhi or some other vehicle, the radio will be tuned to Los Santos Rock Radio and 'What a Fool Believes' by The Doobie Brothers begins to play. Trevor will comment on this, angrily stating that the music is "...all fucking wrong" before switching to Channel X. This humorous occasion discretely pokes fun at Kenny Loggins, who co-wrote 'What a Fool Believes' and is also the DJ for Los Santos Rock Radio. If the radio in Trevor's vehicle is already tuned to Channel X, however, Trevor will not make a comment.
- The house explosion scene is similar to the house explosion from the I Am Number Four film.
- If the player returns to the house after Trevor torches it, they will catch fire. However, they will not be able to roll the flames out and Trevor will continue to burn until he dies.
- Should the player shoot the Jerry Can instead of picking it up while inside the meth lab, an unlimited number of explosions will occur, surpassing the duration of Trevor's Special Ability.
- If the Jerry Can is detonated using a Sticky Bomb (as it is unlocked after Friends Reunited, the mission must be replayed in order to have access to the bombs), the same will happen, although the house will be destroyed as normal.
- Trevor walking away from the explosion in slow motion is most likely a reference to the popular film cliché where characters are depicted leaving the scene of an explosion unfazed by the destruction behind them
- It could also be a reference to "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", which is a soft rock song dedicated to the film cliché said above.
Gallery
Trevor entering the bar.
Trevor talking with the Mr. Chang.
Trevor interrogating the translator.
Trevor heading to the O'Neil farm.
Trevor taunting one of the brothers.
Trevor overlooking the farm.
Trevor sniping the brothers.
Trevor sneaking around the farmhouse.
Trevor discovering the basement meth lab.
Trevor laying a trail of gasoline.
Trevor walking away from the exploding farmhouse.
Gold medal.
Videos
Crystal Maze Walkthrough
First Person Walkthrough
