Jolene Cranley-Evans, referred to as The Ghost of Mount Gordo, is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
History[]
Background[]
Jolene is the deceased wife of politician and former actor and stuntman Jock Cranley.
She was born in 1956, before the date of March 24th. At some point before 1978, she met and married stuntman John "Jock" Cranley.
In 1978, Jolene and Jock had been experiencing troubles in their marriage. Jock wanted to leave Blaine County to pursue his dreams of becoming a stuntman, but Jolene wanted to stay, saying that she had to look after her parents and run their thriving guest house. Therefore, whilst out walking by the cliffs overlooking the El Gordo Lighthouse, Jock pushed Jolene over the edge of the cliffs and she fell to her death. The police arrested Jock on suspicion of murder, but he was released without charge after the police investigation concluded that Jolene's death was accidental.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
Jolene's ghost appears floating on the cliffs of Mount Gordo at night, between 23:00 and 00:00, and produces a glow when viewed from the campsite at the base of the mountain. She has a permanent petrified open-mouthed look on her face, as well as wind blowing around her. Only while Jolene is visible, the word "Jock" is written in blood on the rock she floats above. She vanishes when the player gets too close, or when high above or at angles around her in a flying vehicle.
Down at the campsite and around where the ghost appears, exclusively in the enhanced version, sounds can be heard after 22:00 in-game time, consisting of ghostly noises and Jolene's voice moments before she died.
The ghost doesn't have an actual in-game model, and is just a 2D texture coded to appear and disappear. In the enhanced version, the player can get very close to the ghost without it disappearing by switching to First-Person mode and aiming down the sights of a weapon. The disappeared ghost will instantly re-appear if the player continues aiming.
The ghost can easily be viewed from within Director Mode by setting the time to Midnight and then adjusting back; toggle "freeze time" to spend as much time as desired examining the ghost and the message.
Quotes[]
- "Please, don't!"
- "Oh, no!"
- "Don't do it!"
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Trivia[]
- When viewing the ghost from the campsite near the base of the cliff, the 2D model will appear significantly larger. This was likely done to make the ghost more visible to the player.
- The campsite at the base of Mount Gordo from which Jolene is visible was converted into a Facility spot in GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist. The Mount Gordo Galaxy Super Yacht location is also near this site, permitting observation between the coast and the Yacht.
- Jolene Cranley-Evans appears with an Alien, the Beast, and the Sasquatch in a Casino Penthouse painting released with GTA Online: The Diamond Casino & Resort.
- Her ghost appearance resembles Pontianak, a vampiric female ghost in Indonesian and Malaysian mythology.
- In the Race and Chase arcade games, sometimes Jolene Cranley-Evans' ghost can appear as an obstacle for the player to dodge when driving through Los Santos.
See Also[]
- Johnny Klebitz - Another named ghost in Grand Theft Auto Online.