7 Worst Uses Of Video Game Plot Armour

7. Amanda De Santa - GTA V

A cynical or reactionary person might say that GTA is about killing people. Whilst the games, most notably their recent iterations, offer a whole slew of things to do beyond this, we do have to concede that there is a certain amount of validity in that slightly reductive observation.

With machine guns, flamethrowers, bazookas and tanks on offer, it has to be said that murder is a very easy option in GTA, so the developers naturally had to come up with a way to make sure you can’t accidentally obliterate a key character and soft-lock yourself out of the game.

A notable example of this would be Michael's wife Amanda from GTA 5.

Insulting, gold digging, drinking, stealing and a pretty heavy dose of infidelity are just some of the wonderful things that Amanda brings to her marriage with Michael, so when her character model appeared in front of the player's car it was barely a New York minute before players wanted to test her resilience.

Although dialogue makes it clear that Michael is not on board with this, it is completely possible to run down his infuriating wife and begin life as a bachelor. This single life is short lived however, as immediately after leaving the area you'll receive a furious text from your durable wife and a hospital bill for your trouble.

Whilst it's tempting to say that people survive car crashes all the time, this is a character who will survive car crashes all the time. Like it or not, you're stuck with her, so you'd better make sure your health insurance is all paid up.