It doesn’t take much to get Grand Theft Auto 5 NPCs all riled up, but fans of Rockstar Games’ open-world game have found a way to turn rage-baiting into an art form. Armed only with innocuous items, players spark chaotic GTA 5 chain reactions that feel straight out of Looney Tunes.
On Monday, a post showcasing this NPC phenomenon went viral on the GTA 5 subreddit. That clip is only one instance of a wider trend, but it’s also a great encapsulation of why these videos are getting attention from millions of viewers in 2026. It begins with a lone snowball thrown at a car that is being driven by a grandma. The old lady, now angry, quickly reveals she’s packing a baseball bat. The situation somehow continually deteriorates over the course of five minutes. Cars explode. Planes crash onto the street. Everything is on fire, and everyone is out for blood.
Average Grand Theft Auto players probably can’t recreate something like this, as the Reddit user appears to be using mods. But as evidenced by TikTok and YouTube videos with a similar concept, it sure is entertaining to watch. In a late-March upload that has 7.3 million views, GTA player ohegta lobs a snowball at a police officer only to accidentally recreate Bird Box‘s violent opening. And if you go to ohegta’s channel, nearly every video they have uploaded over the last few weeks runs with a riot-starting snowball concept.
