What are the consequences of killing michael in gta v?

In Grand Theft Auto V's single-player campaign, Michael De Santa is one of three playable protagonists alongside Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips. The game's narrative structure requires all three characters to survive in order to complete the story missions. If Michael dies during gameplay, the player receives a 'Game Over' screen and must reload from a previous save point. This design choice reflects Rockstar Games' decision to make the protagonists essential to the story's progression, as each character has unique missions and story arcs that interweave throughout the campaign. Unlike some open-world games where character death may have permadeath consequences, GTA V allows players to retry after failure, but cannot permanently kill story protagonists without ending the game. The game's structure ensures that all three characters survive to the ending, where their fates are determined by player choices during the climactic mission 'The Third Way,' not by earlier deaths during regular gameplay.