The Paleto Score

Predator

Protagonist
Franklin, Michael and Trevor
Location
Any character after Paleto Score Setup
Gold objectives
4

Gold medal objectives

The remaining O’Neil brothers try to get revenge on Trevor. Finishing this also unlocks Franklin’s Exercising Demons mission.

Objectives

  1. Go to Franklin’s location. (If playing as Trevor)
  2. Follow the O’Neil brothers. (Franklin)
  3. Go to the O’Neil’s car. (Franklin)
  4. Go to Sandy Shores Airfield. (Trevor)
  5. Go to Raton Canyon. (Trevor)
  6. Kill the O’Neil brothers before they get away. (Michael)
  7. Follow Chop and kill Elwood O’Neil. (Franklin)
  8. Pick Franklin and Chop on the Raton Canyon. (Trevor)
  9. Go back to Sandy Shores Airfield. (Trevor)

Mission walkthrough

Following the brothers

Franklin is in a Baller with Chop, following the O’Neils’ Dubsta north from Chumash. Keep them in sight. They turn into Raton Canyon, swerve around an elk and crash. They’ve gone by the time you reach the wreck.

A dark SUV drives through a lit tunnel, with other cars ahead.
A dark SUV follows a silver SUV along a dirt canyon road at night.
An elk runs across a dirt road at dusk as a dark SUV drives past under a bridge.
Franklin in a blue shirt walks with Chop toward a burning SUV on a dirt road.

From the air

Trevor and Michael pick up the Frogger at the Sandy Shores Airfield and fly over. As Michael, use the thermal scope and pick the brothers out. The canyon is full of deer that look just like them on the thermal, so check the shape before you fire. A shot on Chop, Franklin or a deer ends the mission.

Trevor walks toward a dark helicopter parked on a night airfield pad.
Frogger helicopter parked on an airfield pad at night, with a control tower and hangar behind it.
Scope view over a dark forest, with the prompt to press E for thermal vision.
Thermal view shows a yellow heat shape on the ground that looks like a four-legged animal.
Thermal view shows a standing human heat signature in a dark forest.

Elwood

The last brother hides behind a rock and fires rockets at you. Go back to Franklin and switch to Chop’s view to track him. When you get close, he breaks cover. Kill him as Franklin, or switch back to Michael and take the shot.

Thermal scope view with a bright explosion filling the frame at night.
Helicopter hovers over rocky ground at night, with a man sitting in the open door.
Franklin runs down a dirt road after Chop, with character portraits shown at bottom right.
Franklin walks a dirt road at night as a subtitle asks him to find the rocket shooter.
Weapon wheel open with the sniper rifle highlighted in a dark forest.

Trevor lands to pick up Franklin and Chop, and you fly back to the airfield. Exercising Demons becomes available to Franklin after this.

Helicopter over a night canyon, with the objective to pick up Franklin and Chop from Raton Canyon.
Helicopter sits on a dark dirt road in the wilderness, with a figure and a dog walking toward it.
Helicopter flies low over a forest with the objective to go to the airfield.
Helicopter hovers over the airfield at night, near the hangar and parked planes.

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • Baller destroyed.
  • Baller got stuck.
  • O’Neils get away.
  • Chop dies.
  • Chop was abandoned.
  • Trevor’s truck was destroyed.
  • Frogger destroyed.
  • Frogger was abandoned.
  • Too much heat was brought to the forest.
  • Michael shoots Chop, Franklin, or Deer instead of the O’Neils.

Gold Medal requirements

Do not fire at the water or kill any of the deer. Michael’s ability helps with the three headshots and the 70% accuracy total, and starting as Franklin saves time on the 9:00 limit.

Thermal scope locked on a glowing human figure at night, with the subtitle about checking the river

Part of TrevorThe Paleto Score in the story walkthrough.