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What Happens If You Don’t Shoot Joseph Seed in Far Cry 5?

Far Cry 5 has two distinct choices involving Joseph Seed: refusing his arrest at the start ends the game early, while the final Walk Away choice skips the fight with him.
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There are two moments in Far Cry 5 when you can choose not to shoot—or arrest—Joseph Seed, and they have different outcomes. At the opening, waiting instead of cuffing him ends the game almost immediately. In the final mission, choosing Walk Away skips the fight with Joseph and leaves with the officers; choosing Resist leads to the final confrontation and the game’s apocalyptic ending.

If you mean the opening arrest scene

Near the start of Far Cry 5, the player is ordered to arrest Joseph Seed, the leader of Project at Eden’s Gate. When the player attempts the arrest, Joseph says, “God will not let you take me.” You can decline to cuff him by waiting. Ubisoft says Sheriff Whitehorse then decides the group should leave; they turn around and walk out, and the credits roll. This is an early ending that stops the main campaign before it gets underway.

Ubisoft’s account of the opening choice describes this outcome.

If you mean the final choice

After completing the campaign, the final mission gives you two options: Walk Away or Resist. These are separate from the opening arrest scene.

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Final choice What happens Does the player fight Joseph?
Walk Away You leave with Sheriff Whitehorse, Deputy Hudson, and Pratt. No.
Resist You stay for the final confrontation with Joseph. This is the branch associated with the game’s apocalyptic ending. Yes.

The final mission guide describes the choice and the Resist-route fight. An academic analysis of the game discusses the Resist branch in relation to its apocalyptic outcome. The sources establish the choices and the broad outcome, but do not establish every character’s precise fate after Walk Away.

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Which choice should you pick?

  • Choose the opening refusal if you want to see the brief early ending; it cuts off the campaign.
  • Choose final Walk Away to leave with the officers rather than fight Joseph.
  • Choose final Resist if you want the confrontation with Joseph and the apocalyptic story branch.

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