GTA III's most notorious cut character was a literal terrorist — and Rockstar admitted why they deleted him
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GTA III's most notorious cut character was a literal terrorist — and Rockstar admitted why they deleted him

The beta character Darkel was a terrorist designed to collapse Liberty City's economy, but Rockstar removed him before release because his missions were tonally too odd and not as good as the rest of the game.

Verdict:Busted

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A classic Liberty City shot from GTA III, the world Darkel was meant to terrorize before Rockstar pulled the plug.
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A classic Liberty City shot from GTA III, the world Darkel was meant to terrorize before Rockstar pulled the plug.

The GTA IV logo — Rockstar got way more careful with terrorism themes after the Darkel mess.
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The GTA IV logo — Rockstar got way more careful with terrorism themes after the Darkel mess.

Some GTA IV chaos that actually works — unlike Darkel's scrapped missions that couldn't find the right tone.
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Some GTA IV chaos that actually works — unlike Darkel's scrapped missions that couldn't find the right tone.

More GTA IV terrorism content done right — lessons learned from why Darkel got binned.
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More GTA IV terrorism content done right — lessons learned from why Darkel got binned.

GTA IV pulling off what Darkel couldn't — missions that actually fit the game's vibe.
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GTA IV pulling off what Darkel couldn't — missions that actually fit the game's vibe.

GTA IV proving Rockstar can do terrorism storylines — when they're actually good enough to ship.
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GTA IV proving Rockstar can do terrorism storylines — when they're actually good enough to ship.

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