Endings in Grand Theft Phineas:Tri-State Area

Grand Theft Phineas:Tri-State Area has three dramatically different endings, "Kill Buford", "Kill Phineas" & "Payback". This page lists the events of all endings.

Before the Endings
At one point late in the game, Candace gets infected with cancer and is taken to the hospital, thus removing the ability to play as her. Then, Suzy Johnson orders Ricky Fletcher to kill Buford, as Buford fears Suzy. Later on, Heinz Doofenshmirtz asks Ricky to kill Phineas. Ricky (the main player)then has to choose which of his friends he is going to kill, or if he wants to save both of them, and get rid of Suzy's & Doof's evil schemes. The player can no longer play as Buford after Ending A. Likewise, the player can no longer play as Phineas or Candace after Ending B.

Choice A:"Kill Buford"
If the player chooses to kill Buford, the mission "Buford Hates This" begins. In this ending, Ricky agrees to eliminate Buford. He later sets up a meeting with Buford on the Danville Hill. Buford thinks this is about Suzy, on how he's been trying to get rid of his fear to her, with no such luck. Ricky suddenly speaks & pulls out a gun on him. Baffled, Buford remarks on how he has done nothing but be truthful to Ricky, which the latter accepts but does not let down the gun. Buford, feeling betrayed, drives away in his Warrener & Ricky gives chase through the outskirts of Danville. Ricky calls Baljeet for help. Baljeet then approaches Buford with a van & rams him off the road. But Buford manages to escape on foot, leading to a chase to the top of Mt. Danville. Buford tries to fight back, but is defeated. The game gives the player a decision to let Baljeet save Buford or let him go, but either way, Buford falls to his death. Baljeet still considers Ricky as a close friend of his, but Buford's death has affected him deeply and says he needs time from Ricky. The theme for the end credits is "Little White Lie" by Living Days. Suzy then calls Ricky to tell that Candace is cured and as Buford is now dead, Suzy will no longer bother Candace.

Choice B:"Kill Phineas"
If the player chooses to kill Phineas, the mission "I Know What We're NOT Gonna Do Today" begins. In this ending, Ricky agrees to eliminate Phineas. He later sets up a meeting with Phineas at the beach. Ricky confronts Phineas wishing to discuss the situation. Phineas meets Ricky and is seen taking a phone call from Isabella. She told him that Candace is halfway cured, to which Phineas responds positively. Ricky feels the pain after hearing this, but overcomes it and talks suspiciously, causing Phineas to figure out that Ricky is sent to kill him. Phineas then drives away in his Gauntlet, with Ricky chasing him all over the city. However, when they reach the docks, Phineas' car spins out and crashes into a gasoline truck. Phineas then laments how Ricky is gonna kill him, the only person who's been decent towards him, apart from his friends. The game prompts you to finish off Phineas, setting the gas trail on fire, burning him alive. The gas tank explodes shortly afterwards. The theme for the end credits is "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. Ricky walks away and calls Doofenshmirtz to say that he's done it. After the credits, Linda will call Ricky twice. In the first time, she will ask Ricky if he knows where her son is and that she hasn't seen Phineas for a while, to which Ricky replies negatively. Linda then states that Candace is majorly freaking out and her condition got worse. Later, Linda finds out about Phineas' death, and she cries that she knows about her son's death and that Candace died of cancer, because she saw the news that Phineas is dead. She asks what Ricky knows about this. Ricky will say that he doesn't know anything, but Linda ends up bawling, and deducing that Ricky has something to do with it, while also telling him to "should have never flown to Danville". Jeremy will also call Isabella, crying to her about his girlfriend's death, alongside her brother. Isabella is horrified by this & tries to confront Jeremy, but without success.