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{{InfoboxEnding
|Ending Name= [[File:Toppat 4 Life text.png|250px]]
|Game = [[File:CtM_logo.png|150px|link=Completing the Mission]]
|Path to accomplish = ''Endings [[Rapidly Promoted Executive|RPE]] + [[Presumed Dead|PD]]''
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''[[Abuse Physics Engine]] → [[Lagswitch]] → [[Scrambler]] → [[G.A.B.E.G.G. (option)|G.A.B.E.G.G.]]''
|Music played = "Beware: Mechs"[[File:955936_Beware-Mechs.ogg]]
|image = [[File:Toppat 4 Life.png|300px]]
|Death = '''On-Screen:'''<br>
* ''[[Dijon Ponjelo]]''
* ''[[Andrew Cobbler]]''
* ''[[Brock Hollowitz]]''
* ''9 Unknown [[Government]] Soldiers''
* ''3 Unknown [[Government Tank]] Drivers''
* ''2 Unknown [[Government]] Pilots''
'''Off-Screen:'''
* ''Many [[Government]] Soldiers''
Possibly:
* ''[[Drake Camper]]''
* ''[[Josh Taylor]]''
* ''[[Quentin Alabaster]]''
* ''[[Hank Stockman]] (Most Likely Alive)''
* ''[[Hayden Brock]] (Most Likely Alive)''
* ''[[Madd Ladd]] (Most Likely Alive)''
* ''[[Jose Gonzales]]''
* ''[[Peter Maryville]]''
* ''[[Oger Krip]]''
|allied_with={{Toppat|Ending}}<br>{{ReginaldDethroned}}<br>{{RHMreborn}}<br>{{Sven}}<br>{{Curtis}}<br>{{Macbeth}}<br>{{Plumb}}<br>{{Chestershire}}<br>{{West}}
|antagonists={{Gov't}}<br>{{Galeforce}}<br>{{Charles}}<br>{{DaveSecurityGuard}}
}}
{{MainQuote|Yeah, the future of the Toppat Clan looks bright with you as our leader!|[[Reginald Copperbottom]]|Reginald Copperbottom}}

'''Toppat 4 Life''' is one of the sixteen endings in ''[[Completing the Mission]]''. 

In this ending, Henry stops Government forces at the Toppat Launch Site. Henry caused chaos at their military base, forcing them to call off the raid on Toppat Clan. Reginald is impressed that Henry protected the Toppat Clan, and officially recognizes Henry as the leader.

The ending is set after the events of the [[Rapidly Promoted Executive]] and [[Presumed Dead]] endings.

It may be considered as an auxiliary to [[Multiverse Correction]].

== Plot==

=== Intro: Tavern Eavesdrop ===
The route opens with two drunken [[Government]] soldiers named [[Drake Camper]] and [[Josh Taylor]] in a [[tavern]] somewhere in a snowy tundra. Drake brags to Josh about their so-called "surprise" impending assault on the [[Toppat Launch Site]], before being berated by [[Quentin Alabaster]] about the urgency of the mission. [[Henry Stickmin|Henry]], who is also in the tavern after faking his death at [[The Wall]], overhears the conversation. Seizing the moment, he clings on the exterior of Quentin's helicopter for a ride to the [[Government Military Base]] close to the Launch Site.

Now in the [[Dogobogo Jungle]] with three hours before the launch, Drake accidentally releases a supply pack prematurely and it catches Henry in the crossfire. The pack lands safely on the ground, albeit located on an isolated ledge on a cliff face. Henry must find a way up.
* [[Rope]] (fail): Henry fires a rope onto the cliff face in order to scale it. The rope, however, acts erratically, moves up and down, and launches Henry away from the cliff. ''(MSG: Psh! I could've made that.)''
*[[Climb]] (fail): Henry attempts to scale the cliff face but runs out of stamina in the process. He retreats to his inventory and consumes a Cooked Kielbasa to recover the stamina - this action, however, resets Henry's stance to standing as he leaves his inventory, causing him to lose balance and fall off the cliff. (''MSG: I know wieners are good and all, but you can't be chowing down in a place like this.'')
*[[Abuse Physics Engine]]: Henry slides a rock and it begins to behave erratically, building up momentum in the process. Clinging onto the rock, the momentum eventually causes the rock to launch vertically, gaining enough distance for Henry to disembark at the top.

There, he notices two soldiers named [[Hank Stockman]] and [[Hayden Brock]] betting with each other that the Toppat leader would stop their operation, which forces Henry to hide. Henry locates a military tent with its backside exposed to entry, but soon notices a patrol tower with a sniper, [[Madd Ladd]] on guard. He can:
*[[Knife]] (fail): Henry attempts to speed past by abusing the Knife's speed bonus. Bolting for the tent, Madd Ladd quickly notices Henry and shoots him in the head, triggering a kill-feed message. (''MSG: Everyone knows you run faster with a knife.'')
*[[Duplicatorange]] (fail): Henry consumes the orange, producing a clone of himself. They both bolt for the tent, but only the clone makes it, as the real Henry is shot down by Madd. The game then refuses to follow a counterfeit Henry. (''MSG: Wait, this isn't the original Henry. We're not gonna follow some COPY!'')
*[[Lagswitch]]: Henry turns on the device and abuses the lag to run past, while Mad Ladd is left confused after failing to hit him.

Henry finds "[[Big Boy]]", a big red tank inside the tent, and gets the idea to use it against the Government on behalf of the Toppat Clan.
*[[Hijack]] (fail): Henry boards Big Boy and attempts to pilot it forward. Suddenly, the tank is sent backward and drives off the cliff, running over Mad Ladd in the process as he was searching for Henry’s whereabouts. (''MSG: AND you forgot to signal. Sheesh!'')
*[[Walkthrough]] (fail): Using a nearby computer, Henry logs on to "NewTube" and begins to watch a ''Completing the Mission'' walkthrough on how to reach the ending. The commentator of the video repeatedly and randomly deviates from the main topic, encouraging the viewer "to like, comment, subscribe to the channel, follow them on social media, and to 'ring the bell', as well as thanking their sponsors." They also comment about the game and shares their progress in it. In the same choice scenario, the commentator also chooses Walkthrough, causing the scene to loop infinitely. On rare occasions, they'll burp and refer Ellie and Charles as ’that red head girl‘ and ‘the guy with the headset’. Aside from the beginning, the clips are randomized. It can be cancelled by clicking after 15 seconds, but the watch time is determined by whenever you clicked in the fail message. (''MSG: Wow... You spent a total of [Time in Seconds] watching that scene.'')
*[[Scrambler]]: Henry attaches a module onto Big Boy and activates it, causing it to run amok amongst the Government.

The resulting conflict at the military base eventually notifies the [[Center for Chaos Containment]] to the scene. Receiving permission to act on the issue, a CCC agent named [[Ellias Bahtchin]] notices the chaos from his mobile unit and receives the order to deal with it. He can use:

*[[Phantom (option)|Speaker with Button]] (fail): The CCC agent alerts the agent "Phantom", allowing him to proceed with a nuclear detonation on the military base. As the scene cuts to [[Reginald Copperbottom]] and his [[Right Hand Man]] making plans about the rocket, a nuclear blast from afar appears in their eyes, destroying everything there. (''MSG: Gee, the Center for Chaos Containment sure has a surplus of nuclear bombs, huh...'')
*[[Ultimate Freeze|Slider with Snowflake]] (fail): The ultimate freeze completely halts the flow of time within the base, effectively preventing any future actions. (''MSG: Chaos contained.'')
*[[The Moon|Majora's Mask]] (fail): An angry face manifests on the moon and it rams into earth. South America is destroyed and earth is shattered in a cataclysmic event. (''MSG: You should have thought about what I am willing to do in order to get the job done.'')
*[[Multiverse Imbalance]]''', FIX''' (leads to secret ending): Hidden behind 3 post-it-notes, the fix button only shows itself if all the fails and endings have been achieved in every game. See "[[Multiverse Correction]]".
*[[G.A.B.E.G.G.|Fingerprint Scanner]]: The G.A.B.E.G.G. is sent to the military base and fights the Big Boy. Both are evenly matched, yet they continue to cause collateral damage

[[General Hubert Galeforce]] decides to cut their losses and withdraw. Henry hijacks a government tank and uses it to arrive at the Toppat Rocket. Upon arrival, [[Reginald Copperbottom]] inquiries Henry about his choice of transportation. Henry hands him a radio, which is still broadcasting the government retreat.

Learning that Henry was working behind enemy lines to protect them all along, Reginald praises Henry's actions and declares that the clan's future is bright with him in charge. Subsequently, Henry rightfully reclaims his position as the Toppat leader.

== Characters==
*[[Henry Stickmin|Henry Stickmin (Mysterious Vagabond)]] - Protagonist
*[[Reginald Copperbottom]] - Deuteragonist
*[[Right Hand Man|Right Hand Man (Reborn)]] - Tritagonist
*[[General Hubert Galeforce]] - Main Antagonist
*[[Charles Calvin]] - Secondary Antagonist
*[[Icepick]]
*[[Snowcap]]
*[[Nacy Popo|''Nacy Popo'']]
*[[Sten Lundgren]]
*[[Helmutt Vykoff]]
*[[Perry Sherman]]
*[[Natascha Tadin|''Natascha Tadin'']]
*[[Travis DeGroot|''Travis DeGroot'']]
*[[Josh Taylor|''Josh Taylor'']]
*[[Drake Camper|''Drake Camper'']]
*[[Quentin Alabaster|''Quentin Alabaster'']]
*[[Hank Stockman|''Hank Stockman'']]
*[[Hayden Brock|''Hayden Brock'']]
*[[Madd Ladd|''Madd Ladd'']]
*''<u>[[List of unseen characters|Unknown Walkthrough Narrator]]</u>''
*[[Andrew Cobbler|''Andrew Cobbler'']]
*[[Dijon Ponjelo|''Dijon Ponjelo'']]
*[[Timothy Turner|''Timothy Turner'']]
*''[[List of minor characters#Unknown Soldiers|Many Unknown Soldiers]]''
*[[Brock Hollowitz|''Brock Hollowitz'']]
*[[Ellias Bahtchin|''Ellias Bahtchin'']]
*''[[The Moon]]''
*''<u>[[Phantom]]</u>''
* [[Jose Gonzales|''Jose Gonzales'']]
*[[Peter Maryville|''Peter Maryville'']]
*[[Victoria Grit]]
*[[Oger Krip|''Oger Krip'']]
*[[Burt Curtis]] (Voice Only) - A Unseen Supporting Character
*[[Sven Svensson]] - A Supporting Character
*[[Thomas Chestershire]]
*''[[List of minor characters#Unknown Toppats 2|2 Unknown Toppats]]'' 
*[[Beans]]
*[[Curly Brown|''Curly Brown'']]
*[[Dr. Glass|''Dr. Glass'']]
*[[Skeev]]
*[[Fredrick Muenster]] (End Screen)
*[[Hannibal Burns]] (End Screen)
*[[Albert Poshley]] (End Screen)
*[[Carol Cross]] (End Screen)
*[[Ahnoldt Schwarz]] (End Screen)
*[[Geoffrey Plumb]] (End Screen)
*[[Mr. Macbeth]] (End Screen)
*[[Danil Dolche]] (Flashback)
*[[Lemoy Kreutz]] (Flashback)
*[[Jimothy Johnston]] (Flashback)

''Italics indicate they only appear in this pathway.''

''<u>Underlined indicate they only appear in fails in this ending.</u>''

==Trivia==
* As per [[PuffballsUnited]]'s path designation system used for while he was working on the Collection, this path was dubbed "Path P".
* This ending and [[Valiant Hero]] are the only ones to acknowledge that Henry faked his death. However, everyone seems to think that he is simply missing, as [[Hank Stockman]] tells [[Hayden Brock]] this when Henry shows up, and on the Toppats' side, Reginald is seen only wearing the grey hat, implying that the Toppats still believe that Henry will come back at some point and that Reginald is only acting as leader until the day comes.
* The name of the ending itself refers to an end-game mission "Grove 4 Life" in the 2004 video game, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas".
*There are multiple easter eggs in the [[Tavern]] during the intro. 
**[[Nacy Popo]] resembles Nana from the Ice Climbers.
**[[Travis DeGroot]] resembles Demoman from Team Fortress 2. His bio confirms it.
**The Toppat members [[Icepick]] and [[Snowcap]] can be seen discussing something (possibly their missing new leader or the reason why there's two drunk Government soldiers in the tavern).
*** Weirdly enough, Henry, who's disguised as a [[Henry Stickmin|Mysterious Vagabond]] at the time, didn't try to warn them about the Government attack. Either he has no clue that the duo were members of the Toppat Clan or Henry would rather stop the Government alone and not get anyone else in danger.
****If it's the latter, this actually cements the ending where Reginald places his full trust on Henry for willingly saving the Toppat Clan on his own.
*This path is heavily hacking themed, including the first 2 right choices both parodying video game exploits and the 3rd sending Big Boy in an automated rampage.
**The Abuse Physics Engine is the method used by many speedrunners (notably in ''Half-Life'') where they could clip through obstacles with hitbox detection limitations, allowing them to skip large sections of the game's map.
**The Lagswitch is a cheat tool which causes global lag, frequented by FPS cheaters for their advantage.
*The stamina meter and inventory in the "Climb" option is a direct reference to'' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.''
**The [[cupcake]] inside Henry's inventory is the choice from [[Special BROvert Ops]] route where it leads to a fail as well.
**The pizza might be a reference to the [[Completing the Mission achievements|''Greasy Delight'']] achievment.
*The Knife is a direct reference to the Counter-Strike franchise, where its lack of speed penalty makes it a great option for mobility, though even that isn't completely fool-proof. The kill-feed shows that it specifically references Counter-Strike 1.6
*If the walkthrough is stopped after the fifteen seconds mark exactly, you get the Speedrun Achievement, with the description "Glitchless, no cheats."
*The Center for Chaos Containment's mobile unit is A113, making a reference to Pixar and how this code is hidden in some of their movies. 
**A113 is also used by alumni of CalArts as it is the number of a titular classroom and used in almost any animation media that was worked on by said alumni.
*The Moon fail is a reference to the N64 game ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' where the moon would destroy the world in 3 days in the game. On the fail screen, the Happy Mask Salesman's laugh can be heard which is also from ''Majora's Mask''.
* [[Phantom]] traces his origin to ''Star Craft II'', more specifically the Ghost unit.
*The [[G.A.B.E.G.G.]] might be a callback to [[G.A.B.E.N.]] from [[Infiltrating the Airship]], as they are both egg shaped and have a similar acronym.
*After abusing the physics engine, [[Hank Stockman]] and [[Hayden Brock]] can be heard betting on the whether the missing Toppat Leader would demolish their assault. During the retreat, Hank can be seen paying Hayden for losing the bet<gallery>
File:Hayden paying Hank as promised.png
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*This is the only ending in ''Completing the Mission'' with the word "Toppat" not to feature [[Ellie Rose]].
*This is the only ending where none of the Toppats die or get arrested excluding [[Cool Joe]] and some other unknown FtC Toppats as they weren't captured by the [[Government]].
**This is also the only ending in which the preparation for the rocket launch went exactly on schedule and without any incident (Except for the unexpected return of Henry, whom they thought was dead, for the entire clan).
*Because Henry is assumed dead until he appears to the Toppat Clan in person, this is the only [[Rapidly Promoted Executive]] pathway where Reginald doesn't even bring up dethroning Henry, as opposed to betraying him or making a relevant joke.
*This is the only ending that has a number in it.
*This is one of the endings of the only Two Forks in Completing the Mission.
**The other is [[Pardoned Pals]]/[[Toppat Recruits]].
*This is the only RPE path where the Right Hand Man does not speak at all.
*This ending, and ''[[Little Nest Egg]]'', are the only endings that are part of a [[Forks|fork]] chosen in [[Infiltrating the Airship]].
**However, it is a coincidence that [[Dave Panpa]] remained locked in the [[Orbital Cells|Cell]]. The characters [[Right Hand Man]] (Along with [[Time in a Bottle]]), [[Sven Svensson]], [[Burt Curtis]], [[Topbot]], [[Henry Stickmin]], [[Charles Calvin]] and [[General Hubert Galeforce]] also survived.

== Music ==
{| class="article-table"
!Track
!Composer/Artist
!Notes
|-
|[https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/955225 🎧] "'''[[List of Completing the Mission OST#Two Idiots|Two Idiots]]'''"[[File:955225_Two-Idiots.ogg]]
|PuffballsUnited
|Opening theme.
|-
|[https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/955221 🎧] "'''[[List of Completing the Mission OST#Big Boy|Big Boy]]'''"[[File:955221_Big-Boy.ogg]]
|PuffballsUnited 
|Played when Big Boy begins to wreak havoc at the Government base thanks to Henry's actions.
|-
|[https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/955936 🎧] "'''[[List of Completing the Mission OST#Beware: Mechs|Beware: Mechs]]'''"[[File:955936_Beware-Mechs.ogg]]
|Ockeroid
|Ending theme.
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:FlashRPE1.png
File:Flash1.png
File:FlashRPE3.png
File:FlashRPE4.png
File:FlashRPE5.png
File:FlashPD1.png
File:FlashPD2.png
File:FlashPD3.png
</gallery>

==Extra ==
<gallery>
Medals - ending T4L.png|The achievement earned by completing the route
T4L.jpg|The aftermath combination of RPE and PD
</gallery>

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