History Characters / PAYDAYTheHeist

* BloodKnight: His bio claims that he had constantly fought from a very young age, and with damn near everybody, including "[[SiblingRivalry his brothers]], [[BullyHunter bullies]], [[FootballHooligans rival football supporters]], and [[FightClubbing opponents in unlicensed boxing matches]]".

* SmokingIsCool: All of them have a smoking animation when left idle.
* VillainProtagonist: All of the main characters are ruthless thieves who have no problem with robbing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of money and goods from stores, killing cops, breaking into the local FBI office, working with some pretty nasty fellow criminals and even shooting innocent civilians, though at least that last one gets them a penalty.

!!Dallas (The Mastermind)

Dallas is a man who used to have strong ties with the mob, but was forcing to go into hiding when he caused them a little too much trouble. Now he serves as the leader of his own crew.

* CombatMedic: His main gameplay role in the second game along with being the mastermind. His class equipment is the medical bag and he can obtain several skills that involve using them more effectively along with special recovery abilities in general.
* DiabolicalMastermind: The second game even depicts him as the canonical "Mastermind", and most of his dialogue during heists indicates he's the most senior of the gang (for example, Bain tells the crew to shoot up the Murky Water Gold Convoy "on (Dallas') mark" in the Slaughterhouse job). Dallas' history also reveals that he had set two gangs against each other in order to profit from it and then went into hiding once the gangs found out they were tricked.
** Dallas is also seen playing the FBI for fools in the web series; at the end of the bank heist, he has Hoxton punch him in the face so that he can pose as a victim in the robbery for the police. When Dallas is interviewed by an FBI agent on what Crime.net is, Dallas pretends that he has never heard of it.

!!Hoxton (The Ghost)

Hoxton has always had trouble holding down a job and eventually just became a criminal rather than do honest work. He has made many enemies during his career but that doesn't seemed to have slowed him down much.

Some time after the first game but before the second, Hoxton was caught and sentenced to prison time. He has been replaced by Dallas' younger brother,

Old Hoxton (PAYDAY 1):
* BloodKnight: Old Hoxton's bio claims that he had constantly fought from a very young age, and with damn near everybody, including "[[SiblingRivalry his brothers]], [[BullyHunter bullies]], [[FootballHooligans rival football supporters]], and [[FightClubbing opponents in unlicensed boxing matches]]".

* EvilBrit: Old Hoxton hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, and had committed crimes during his late teens/young adult years for pure profit.

* HotBlooded: Out of everyone in the crew, Old Hoxton is the most aggressive when it comes to attacking cops and also has a ton of not so nice words for them during a fight, including the use of British swearing.
* PutOnABus: He's eventually revealed to have been arrested and housed in a Washington D.C. prison in the Payday 2 Christmas Album. [[spoiler: And if his vow to contact Bain is to go by, [[TheBusCameBack he'll be coming back with a vengeance sometime in the future]].]]

New Hoxton (PAYDAY 2):
* BewareTheQuietOnes: New Hoxton is a little more on the quiet and even-tempered side, most of the time.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Is brothers with Dallas, and the two occasionally get into brotherly ribbing during the Web Series.
* LudicrousPrecision: Can apparently mark a three minute span of time ''to the second'' without needing a stopwatch.
* OnlySaneMan: Aside from being notably less excitable than the other crew members, Hoxton has some of the most normal responses to guards' pagers...
** DeadpanSnarker: ...the ones that ''aren't'', however, are dry enough to use as sandpaper.
* ProperlyParanoid: Hoxton shows shades of this in the web series where he grows extremely concerned that the cops will track the crew to their safe house and find incriminating evidence, such as the dead bodies. Chains brushes it off and tells Hoxton to relax.
* TheTeetotaler: Only drinks root beer after and between jobs in order to keep himself sharp for the next heist.

Wolf used to be a law abiding businessman until the economy tanked his business and reduced his source of income to just one client that had cold feet and eventually refused to pay, which caused Wolf's business to shut down and his family going homeless. Wolf eventually snapped from the events and he now takes on multiple personas of criminals from famous films. Wolf's role as the technician of the group is to help keep things running smoothly and make the current job as easy to complete as possible.

!!Chains (The Enforcer)

Chains is a military veteran who believes that he is invincible. Chains always got into trouble when growing up and bounced between foster homes frequently until he found his place in the military. Given his skills and role as the powerhouse of the crew his ego is pretty justified. Even when not doing heists he likes to challenge himself and risk his life, confident in his abilities to stay alive.

The original Chains retired (or was imprisoned) after the events of the first game, and has been replaced.

* TheBrute: Subverted in Payday 1, where he's the [[TheMedic Support]] class. Played straight and then some with Payday 2, as the Enforcer [[ImplacableMan soaks up damage like a literal bullet sponge]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can easily carry bags that would leave the rest of the crew struggling]], and has a propensity for "loud" weapons, like [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] and [[ChainsawGood the OVE-9000 saw]].

** AdaptationalVillainy: The Web Series paints him in a darker light, giving him a colder personality more befitting of a traditional EvilGenius, and having him be perfectly cool with hiring PsychosForHire to kill off people threatening to expose Crime Net.

* ArmsDealer: In both the Gage Weapons Packs
* AscendedExtra: First appearing as a minor character, the "Gage Weapon Packs" line of DLCs show that he is most likely the one giving the crew all their weapons - or if not all of them, than at least some new toys like [[KnifeNut combat knives]], [[MoreDakka heavy machine guns]], [[StuffBlowingUp and grenades]].

!!Vladimir "Vlad" Kozak ''aka'' The Ukrainian

Recently returned from a long stay in prison, Vlad seeks to reclaim many of his old holdings - and wants revenge on the man who framed him. Vlad also runs a bakery in town, which serves as a front to his more illegal means of business.

Vlad's heists are all single-day duration and often focus on violent or noisy solutions, though they also offer some opportunities for stealth and subterfuge.

* AxCrazy: Compared to Hector and The Elephant, Vlad is definitely the most ruthless job-giver the crew has in Payday 2. While Hector gives some low-blows to the Mendozza Cartel, it's semi-justified by his own cartel being locked in a drug war with them - Vlad's actions are all personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy" during those jobs.
* BadBoss: Insists one of his girls 'take care' of a 'special client' despite having promised her she wouldn't have to do that sort of thing.
* CruelMercy: Why does he ask the crew to steal the bride's tiara instead of just ordering her gunned down? He thinks that leaving his hated enemy a nagging wife is a far worse punishment than leaving him a dead wife.
* EvilIsPetty: All of his missions are motivated by him feeling personally wronged by somebody else, and unlike Hector's feud with the Mendozzas, it's not like Vlad's victims have a large criminal organization backing them up.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His primary motivation. First by raiding the 'Tasteful Club' to steal a rival's money, and second by stealing the tiara the rival's wife-to-be will be wearing for their upcoming marriage.
* VodkaDrunkenski: Vlad doesn't ''seem'' to drink much (or at least seems reasonably sober during most briefings; debriefs are another question entirely), though Bain does mention he'd probably pour the gang a shot of vodka sometimes.
** One of the first things he does upon meeting the crew in the web series is offer them some vodka.

!!Hector Morales

An up and coming South American cartel leader, looking to deal with his rival cartel so he can secure distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine. He does not care how they are dealt with, and it does not have to be in a socially acceptable fashion. He just wants them out of the picture. What makes him truly dangerous is that he has no previous record of crime.

Hector's heists focus mostly on action and stealing highly valuable items like money, drugs, and weapons, but there are some opportunities for stealth.

* BadassInCharge: The web series shows us that Hector is pretty mean in a fist fight, as well as being a dangerously pragmatic leader.
** Even ''Bain'' is afraid of Hector in game, because he knows that Hector has strong connections and would track the crew down if they ever betrayed him.
* BerserkButton: ''Do not'' mess with his girls. A bunch of sleazebags found this out the hard way during the Web Series.
* CombatPragmatist: ''Firestarter'' sees you stealing weapons from the Mendozas to ensure they are no match for his cartel - then burning their money, so they cannot even afford to pay their soldiers or their families down south. He doesn't stop there, as ''Rats'' sees you intercepting the remaining Mendoza leaders before they can escape the country.
* TheDon: Of his cartel, apparently.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Knocks a guy out cold this way after beating up his friends in the web series.

!!Councilman John Henry Simmons, ''aka'' The Elephant

A Republican councilman, ''The Elephant'' aspires to be a senator - and uses Crime.net as a means to that end. He is not above paying to have his rivals discredited or 'problems' taken out of the picture in a more permanent fashion. His heists strongly encourage stealth and caution, and are highly rewarding.

* CorruptPolitician: Oh SO much. ''Framing Frames'' has you posing as a hired crew to the Elephant's Democratic rival to steal paintings and exchanging them for cash, and then your crew breaks into the Democrat's penthouse to steal his illegal cache of gold while planting cocaine to frame him (and should stealth fails, Bain decides to dig into the Democrat's files and upload the guy's shady deals to the media). ''Big Oil'' has you finding the location of a prototype fusion engine, which has the potential to be a renewable source of energy and it would kill off the use of oil and all of its conglomerates. The Elephant wants you to steal the engine so that all the big oil companies can stay in business and eventually be the one to profit from the engine when it becomes profitable to do so.
** The Elephant is also seen shaking hands with mayoral candidate Bob [=McKendrick=], implying that he may have connections with other politicians with the same corrupt goals as him. ''Election Day'' proves this further when The Elephant hires the crew to hack some voting ballot machines so that [=McKendrick=] gets elected instead of his opponent.
* TheChessmaster: He always has a long game at play, and Bain outright cautions the gang to watch their backs on his missions, in case he decides [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they've outlived their usefulness]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He seems to be fairly respected in the public eye with no one knowing about his secret connections to the criminal underworld.

* CorruptPolitician: Oh SO much. ''Framing Frames'' has you posing as a hired crew to the Elephant's Democratic rival to steal paintings and exchanging them for cash, and then your crew breaks into the Democrat's penthouse to steal his illegal cache of gold while planting cocaine to frame him (and should stealth fails, Bain decides to dig into the Democrat's files and upload the guy's shady deals to the media). ''Big Oil'' has you finding the location of a prototype fusion engine, which has the potential to be a renewable source of energy and it would kill off the use of oil and all of its conglomerates. The Elephant wants you to steal the engine so that all the big oil companies can stay in business.

* BloodKnight: Old Hoxton's bio claims that he's constantly fought from a very young age, and with damn near everybody, including "[[SiblingRivalry his brothers]], [[BullyHunter bullies]], [[FootballHooligans rival football supporters]], and [[FightClubbing opponents in unlicensed boxing matches]]".

Wolf used to be a law abiding businessman until the economy tanked his business and reduced his source of income to just one client that had cold feet and eventually refused to pay, which caused Wolf's business to shut down and his family going homeless, which caused him to snap and take on multiple personas of criminals from famous films. Wolf's role as the technician of the group is to help keep things running smoothly and make the current job as easy to complete as possible.

** The Elephant is also seen shaking hands with mayoral candidate Bob [=McKendrick=], implying that he may have connections with other politicians with the same corrupt goals as him.

* TheChessmaster: He always has a long game at play, and Bain outright cautions the gang to watch their backs on his missions, in case he decides [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they've outlived their usefulness]].

* DiabolicalMastermind: The second game even depicts him as the canonical "Mastermind", and most of his dialogue during heists indicates he's the most senior of the gang (for example, Bain tells the crew to shoot up the Murky Water Gold Convoy "on (Dallas') mark" in the Slaughterhouse job).

** DeadpanSnarker: .. the ones that ''aren't'', however, are dry enough to use as sandpaper.

* TheBrute: Subverted in Payday 1, where he's the [[TheMedic Support]] class. Played straight and then some with Payday 2, as the Enforcer [[ImplaccableMan soaks up damage like a literal bullet sponge]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can easily carry bags that would leave the rest of the crew struggling]], and has a propensity for "loud" weapons, like [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] and [[ChainsawGood the OVE-9000 saw]].

Recently returned from a long stay in prison, Vlad seeks to reclaim many of his old holdings - and wants revenge on the man who framed him.

Hector's heists focus mostly on action, with some opportunities for stealth.

* CorruptPolitican: Oh SO much.

* Expy: Even though the Chains in Payday 2 is different from the Chains in Payday 1, their histories as military men turned mercenaries are pretty much identical - the only way you can tell the two apart is from their voice actors.

* DiabolicalMastermind: The second game even depicts him as the canonical "Mastermind", and most of his dialogue during heists indicates he's the most senior of the gang (for example, Bain tells the crew to shoot up the Murky Water Gold Convoy on Dallas' mark).

* BloodKnight: Old Hoxton's bio claims that he's constantly fought from a very young age, and with damn near everybody, including "[[SiblingRivalry his brothers]], [[BullyHunter bullies]], [[FootballHooligans rival football (soccer) supporters]], and [[FightClubbing opponents in unlicensed boxing matches]]".

* SitcomArchnemesis: Has one with Matt Roscoe, a former member of Crime.net who sold the crew out during the Heat Street mission. After Old Hoxton was arrested, he wound up on the same cellblock with Matt, and takes every chance he has to beat the shit out of him some more. He even claims the guards must be enjoying the show as much as he was, as they keep putting him on the same cellblock as Matt in spite of all this.

* TheBrute: Subverted in Payday 1, where he's the [[TheMedic Support]] class. Played straight and then some with Payday 2, as the Enforcer [[ImplaccableMan soaks up damage like a literal bullet sponge]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can easily carry bags that would leave the rest of the crew struggling]], and has a propensity for "loud" weapons, like [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] and [[ChainsawGood the OVE-9000 saw]].

* EvilCripple: His wartime injuries have confined him to a wheelchair. [[HandicappedBadass Doesn't stop him from being able to shoot from it though]].

* AxCrazy: Compared to Hector and The Elephant, Vlad is definitely the most ruthless job-giver the crew has in Payday 2. While Hector gives some low-blows to the Mendozza Cartel, it's semi-justified by his own cartel being locked in a drug war with them - Vlad's actions are all personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy" during those jobs.

* BerserkButton: ''Do not'' mess with his girls. A bunch of sleazebags found this out the hard way during the Web Series.

* EvilMastermind: The second game even depicts him as the canonical "Mastermind", and most of his dialogue during heists indicates he's the most senior of the gang (for example, Bain tells the crew to shoot up the Murky Water Gold Convoy on Dallas' mark).

* SitcomArchnemesis: Has one with Matt Roscoe, a former member of Crime.net who sold the crew out during the Heat Street mission. After Old Hoxton was arrested, he wound up on the same cellblock with Matt, and takes every chance he has to beat the shit out of him some more. He even claims the guards must be enjoying the show as much as he was, as they keep putting him on the same cellblock as Matt in spite of all this.

* TheBrute: Subverted in Payday 1, where he's the [[TheMedic Support]] class. Played straight and then some with Payday 2, as the Enforcer [[ImplaccableMan soaks up damage like a literal bullet sponge]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can easily carry bags that would leave the rest of the crew struggling]], and has a propensity for "loud" weapons, like [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] and [[ChainsawGood the OVE-9000 saw]].

* EvilCripple: His wartime injuries have confined him to a wheelchair. [[HandicappedBadass Doesn't stop him from being able to shoot from it though]].

* AxCrazy: Compared to Hector and The Elephant, Vlad is definitely the most ruthless job-giver the crew has in Payday 2. While Hector gives some low-blows to the Mendozza Cartel, it's semi-justified by his own cartel being locked in a drug war with them - Vlad's actions are all personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy" during those jobs.

* BerserkButton: ''Do not'' mess with his girls. A bunch of sleazebags found this out the hard way during the Web Series.

* EvilMasermind: The second game even depicts him as the canonical "Mastermind", and most of his dialogue during heists indicates he's the most senior of the gang (for example, Bain tells the crew to shoot up the Murky Water Gold Convoy on Dallas' mark).

* SitcomArchnemesis: Has one with Matt Roscoe, a former member of Crime.net who sold the crew out during the Heat Street mission. After Old Hoxton was arrested, he wound up on the same cellblock with Matt, and takes every chance he has to beat the shit out of him some more. He even claims the guards must be enjoying the show as much as he was, as they keep putting him on the same cellblock as Matt in spite of all this.

* TheBrute: Subverted in Payday 1, where he's the [[TheMedic Support]] class. Played straight and then some with Payday 2, as the Enforcer [[ImplaccableMan soaks up damage like a literal bullet sponge]], [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower can easily carry bags that would leave the rest of the crew struggling]], and has a propensity for "loud" weapons, like [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]] and [[ChainsawGood the OVE-9000 saw]].

* EvilCripple: His wartime injuries have confined him to a wheelchair. [[HandicappedBadass Doesn't stop him from being able to shoot from it though]].

* AxCrazy: Compared to Hector and The Elephant, Vlad is definitely the most ruthless job-giver the crew has in Payday 2. While Hector gives some low-blows to the Mendozza Cartel, it's semi-justified by his own cartel being locked in a drug war with them - Vlad's actions are all personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy" during those jobs.

* BerserkButton: ''Do not'' mess with his girls. A bunch of sleazebags found this out the hard way during the Web Series.

* EvilBrit: Old Hoxton hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, and has committed crimes during his late teens/young adult years for pure profit.

* TheNicknamer: For some odd reason he uses a wide range of nicknames when referring to Hoxton.

* AxCrazy: Compared to Hector and The Elephant, Vlad is definitely the most ruthless job-giver the crew has in Payday 2. While Hector gives some low-blows to the Mendozza Cartel, it's semi-justified by his own cartel being locked in a drug war with them - Vlad's actions are all personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy" during those jobs.

* BerserkButton: ''Do not'' mess with his girls. A bunch of sleazebags found this out the hard way during the Web Series.

* TheChessmaster: He always has a long game at play, and Bain outright cautions the gang to watch their backs on his missions, in case he decides [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness they've outlived their usefullness]].

!!Gage

An arms dealer for Crime.net, Gage is a former soldier who's just as dangerous confined to a wheelchair as he was on his own two feet.
* ArmsDealer: In both the Gage Weapons Packs
* AscendedExtra: First appearing as a minor character, the "Gage Weapon Packs" line of DLCs show that he is most likely the one giving the crew all their weapons - or if not all of them, than at least some new toys like [[KnifeNut combat knives]], [[MoreDakka heavy machine guns]], [[StuffBlowingUp and grenades]].
* EvilCripple: His wartime injuries have confined him to a wheelchair. [[HandicappedBadass Doesn't stop him from being able to shoot from it though]].

* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation. First by raiding the 'Tasteful Club' to steal the man's money, and second by stealing the tiara the man's wife-to-be will be wearing for their upcoming marriage.

* TheDon: Of his cartel, apparently. ''Do not'' mess with his girls.

!!The Elephant, ''aka'' Councilman John Henry Simmons

A Republican councilman, ''The Elephant'' aspires to be a senator - and uses Crime.net as a means to that end. He is not above paying to have his rivals discredited or 'problems' taken out of the picture in a more permanent fashion. His heists strongly encourage stealth and caution, and are highly rewarding.

Old Hoxton:

* TheTeetotaler: Only drinks root beer after and between jobs, to keep himself sharp.

New Hoxton:
* BewareTheQuietOnes: New Hoxton is a little more on the quiet and even-tempered side, most of the time.

Wolf used to be a law abiding businessman until the economy drove him to crime after his company went bankrupt. His role as the technician of the group is to help keep things running smoothly and make the current job as easy to complete as possible.

Chains is a military veteran who believes that he is invincible. Given his skills and role as the powerhouse of the crew his ego is pretty justified. Even when not doing heists he likes to challenge himself and risk his life, confident in his abilities to stay alive.

* ScaryBlackMan: He is the member of the crew who most relies on offence, intimidation and sheer brute force to complete his objectives.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally.

-->"Hey Hox! Hoxtilicious! El Hoxo! Hoxtinite! Hoxtinator Hoxtimo!"

** AdaptationalVillainy: The Web Series paints him in a more darker light, giving him a colder personality more befit of a traditional EvilGenius, and having him be perfectly cool with hiring PsychosForHire to kill off people threatening to expose Crime Net.
* MissionControl: He gives the crew a heads up on approaching danger, important intel and advice during their various jobs.

* JustifiedCriminal: While the others mostly do jobs for the personal gain Wolf became a criminal because he lost all of his money doing honest work and didn't have any other options available to him.

* ScaryBlackman: He is the member of the crew who most relies on offence, intimidation and sheer brute force to complete his objectives.

!!Bain

!Supporting Cast