A Destructoid opinion piece pushes back on a fan rumour that Lucia, one of the two protagonists in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, will die at the end of the game. The author argues this is unlikely given Rockstar's established pattern of building player choice into the climactic moments of its recent titles, rather than forcing a scripted death of a main character.

The piece traces this design trend through GTA IV, where the finale forces players to choose between losing a family member or a love interest, and GTA V, where players decide the fates of Michael and Trevor as Franklin. It also notes the more sombre, fixed death of Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 as a counterpoint, before concluding that GTA VI is more likely to follow the GTA V model of player-driven outcomes rather than scripting Lucia's demise.