The Epsilon Program is a religious cult led by Cris Formage and his several cohorts in and out of the current paradigm. Its adherents are known as Epsilonists. They believe that there are several paradigms, although only the 4th, 9th, and 10th are mentioned. Events of Grand Theft Auto IV Several references to Epsilon Program, both direct and indirect, exist in Grand Theft Auto IV. There are hobos who believe aliens are trying to take their sperm, pedestrians who cry "Oh no! They've killed another truth seeker!" and soapboxers who rant about the paradise and how all others are slaves and damned. Bluesy St. John claims she once ended up spending her Thursday nights in a group that prayed to Kifflom. Brandan Roberts suggests that he is a member of the cult; for example, he says "Kifflom" at the end of his interview on Intelligent Agenda on Public Liberty Radio. The cult sponsors Chiropracticovernight.com, and is mentioned by the MyRoomOnline user RavenVamp11 on her profile. In The Lost and Damned, there's a website called Morningwoodspa.com. The description of therapist Betty "Mama Bear" Wiffleton says that "Betty ran a cult with her ex-husband, who also happens to be her brother and uncle" (Uncle-Brother reference). It also says, "She trained for three days as the certified shaman in the state of San Andreas", where the Epsilon Program is based. Events of Grand Theft Auto V The Epsilon Program plays a much more prominent role in Grand Theft Auto V. The program's headquarters appear on Spanish Avenue in Rockford Hills, Los Santos, near the home of protagonist Michael De Santa. Early on in the game, the player can hear a Weazel News broadcast stating that the Epsilon Program was denied religious status by the United States government and so can now be taxed. Weazel News also states that Cris Formage was seen crying on the steps of the court house upon this movement. This may be the reason why the cult asks for large sums of money from Michael when their missions begin. Moreover, Michael can become a member of the Epsilon Program. These missions are initiated by going to the Epsilon website as Michael and answering a short survey. After the survey has been completed, Michael has the opportunity to complete the following tasks: ・Seeking the Truth ・Accepting the Truth ・Assuming the Truth ・Chasing the Truth ・Bearing the Truth ・Delivering the Truth ・Exercising the Truth ・Unknowing the Truth Once all of these missions have been completed, Michael will be contacted by Marnie Allen, who will tell him that he needs to find all 10 Epsilon Tracts in order to write the Epsilon Tract of the 9th Paradigm, which according to her, is already written. The 10 Epsilon Tracts must be collected in a specific order and cannot be found without her help. At the end of each text message Michael receives from her, he will see a small riddle, which gives information regarding the location of the next Epsilon Tract. As a reward for finding all of the tracts, Michael will be able to read The Epsilon Tract of the 9th Paradigm, Year 157 by visiting the Epsilon website. The player can access the website as Trevor and Franklin, but cannot view any of the pages. The site will read, "Access Denied! Your IP has been logged as that of an Unsaveable!" Trevor will remark things such as, "only dumb people join cults" and, "If I wanted to be in a cult, I would have created one". The same thing applies to Franklin, who will call the concept of Kifflom "stupid", or say it isn't for him and he isn't there yet. Events of Grand Theft Auto Online After the player's first death, they will have a vision of the cult's leader, Cris Formage, who explains the concept of Passive Mode and revives the player. Randomly, after the player drinks a Macbeth Whisky Shot and passes out in a nightclub, they may wake up in Epsilon Temple wearing a Kifflom T-Shirt. Also in the nightclubs, a restroom attendant says 'Kifflom' sometimes when tipped. If this attendant is tipped enough times, the player will unlock the Epsilon Robes as a special outfit. Like Trevor and Franklin, the Grand Theft Auto Online player can access the website, but again the site will read, "Access Denied! Your IP has been logged as that of an Unsaveable!", and the pages cannot be viewed. Lamar Davis and Franklin Clinton encounter Jimmy Boston and Marnie Allen who are acting for the program and looking to enter the legal marijuana business through Lamar's LD Organics, re-branding it as "Boston Bakes", but the deal is interrupted by the Vagos. in 2022, the Fooliganz, led by Dax, order the player to poison the Epsilon Program's "mind control" herbal botanicals farm, using a failed batch of LSD that was literally acid. On arrival, the farm is being operated by seven armed "Cultstoppers" Epsilonists with their Tailgater and Sentinel XS parked outside. There are also four security guards present, with their black Schafter parked outside. Members Ameer Baygor Betty Wiffleton Bob Mulét stylist (possibly) Brandon Roberts Clay Jackson Cris Formage (leader and founder) GTA Online Protagonist (possibly) Haylee Jesse Jimmy Boston Joscha Juan Strickler (possibly) Karl Abolaji Marnie Allen Michael De Santa (player's choice) Nightclub Restroom Attendant Rickie Lukens (possibly) Samantha Muldoon Sebastian Dix The Tech Entrepreneur Tiana Tom Vinewood Star Tour Guide Beliefs The main ideals of the Epsilon Program are stated on their website. The religion's main deity is Kifflom, and members follow his twelve tenets. These tenets were established in the 3D Universe have been kept in the HD Universe, but new Goals and Pledges have been created. The cult also uses the same site. Rockstar has explained why those beliefs remained unchanged: "The Epsilon Program does not exist in just one time or place." THE 12 TENETS OF KIFFLOM 1. The world is 157 years old - FACT! 2. Dinosaurs are a lie that people believe because they are weak - FACT! Kraff Descendant-GTAV 3. You are happy, you just don’t know it - FACT! 4. We all come from the same tree - FACT! 5. Everyone is related to everyone else, except for people with red hair - FACT! 6. Sperm does not exist - it is a lie spread by biology teachers - along with everything else you have ever been told - FACT! 7. Men are supposed to lie with nine new partners a week. Women are supposed to lie with six, except for in July, when they must lie with five men a day - FACT! 8. Aliens exist and are present on earth. If you have a birth mark, you may be descended from Kraff, the famous Emperor of the 4th Paradigm - FACT! 9. Trees talk, but only some people hear them - FACT! 10. People who believe in something live much longer than atheists, and they have eternal life thrown in for good measure - FACT! 11. If you believe this and turn your hands and wallet over to EPSILONISM, you’ll live a happy life. Otherwise you are doomed - FACT! 12. KIFFLOM - HAPPINESS IS YOURS! KIFFLOM! THE 12 GOALS OF EPSILONISM I. We are making an assault on happiness. II. We will be generous, in ways that are upwards and ways that are manifest. III. We will live by the proven scientific truth of the metaphors. IV. We will fight superstition, limited thinking and dogma wherever we find it. V. We will be clear thinking, independent minded and do exactly what we are told. VI. We will practice science by not doubting. VII. We will display infinite power by closing out those with doubt with our life choices. VIII. We will practice kindness and mercy by a relentless assault on insavables, always reminding them of what awaits. IX. We will be everywhere, all at once, but also right here, right now. X. We will invest in a structured study program, because we know that knowledge is not free. XI. We will be open minded to new experiences apart from those that are wrong, insavable, or against teachings. XII. We will promote epsilonism in everything we do, while we await both the writing of the tract and the ending of the 9th paradigm. THE EPSILONIST PLEDGE All good things come from Kraff, that is the fact on which Epsilonism is built. Epsilonism is a science as well as a Religion - in fact, we are the only religion that is also a science and which is concerned with seeking the truth. As real truth seekers, we are willing to pay to make the search go better. In this way we are investing in our future. The Pledge will continue to be revealed in due time. KIFFLOM. Unsaveables “...They are Unsaveables, who deny your devine right to enlightment.” Cris Formage In the Epsilonism, "Unsaveables" refer to people who are strictly prohibited to be linked to the Epsilon Program. The Epsilon Tract of the 9th Paradigm makes clear that Unsaveables cannot be related to Kraff nor the Epsilonism in any form – "Unsaveables" include antithesis, people of Science, and mainly people with red hair (ginger people) or anything distinctively red in their appearance. Influence Various elements of the program are a combination of two real-life religions, and a fictitious one: Its robes and some of its beliefs are based on the Raëlism religion, founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon. The headquarters and Vinewood branch, light blue color-scheme, logo, connections to celebrities, and controversy surrounding the program are modelled after the Church of Scientology. The Epsilon Program may be partly inspired by the Happy Happyism cult in Super Nintendo game EarthBound; they pursued absolute happiness and believed blue was a sacred colour, so they wore blue and painted everything in blue. They also had a village dedicated to their religion, including farms and a warehouse. The light blue color scheme of the Epsilon clothes may also be a reference to the conspiracy theorist David Icke, who only wore turquoise colored clothing, believing it helped channel positive energy. The belief by Epsilonists that the world was created in the 1800s is a possible satirical allusion to Young Earth creationism, a religiously-motivated form of pseudoscience which alleges that Earth was formed between 6000 to 10,000 years ago, as opposed to established scientific studies which posit that the Earth and its life forms have evolved in a span reaching billions of years. Promotional Material Starting with 2012, people could buy Kifflom Tees from the Rockstar Warehouse, which hinted at the cult's appearance in GTA V. A screensaver which included all Epsilonism's beliefs appeared on Rockstar Newswire on April 23 2013. “The Goals and the Pledge of Epsilon will continue to be revealed in due time. The Epsilon Program does not exist in just one time or place. We invite you to visit one of our enlightenment centers. Directions will be provided in one week's time.” Rockstar Newswire Partially modified and posted from GTA wiki (Fandom) https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Epsilon_Program_(HD_Universe)