20 Biggest WTF Moments In GTA History

13. Killing The Hare Krishna

GTA Hare Krishna
Rockstar Games

Before appearing as a mission-giving "gang" in Grand Theft Auto 2, the Hare Krishna featured as pedestrians in the original top-down game. As a result, this also meant that they could fall victim to the murderous whim of the player whenever they saw fit.

Some of the examples of Hare Krishna torture that were available in the game featured mowing several of them down at once the see the message "Gouranga" - a term that they use to describe happiness - appear on screen.

In other instances the player can manage to get a group of the Krishna to follow them through the streets and even lead them to unfortunate deaths by guiding them into traffic or having them fall from height. This was massively criticised at the time, suggesting that the group should not have been depicted as blind followers. Make of that commentary what you will.

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