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[[WMG:[[center: [- [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoV Return to the main page]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVProtagonists Main Protagonists]] ([[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVTrevorPhilips Trevor Philips]]) | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVFriendsFamilyAndAssociates Friends, Family, and Associates]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVCharactersFromGrandTheftAutoIV Returning Characters From Grand Theft Auto IV]] | '''Antagonists''' | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVStrangersAndFreaks Strangers & Freaks]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVHeistCrewMembers Heist Crew Members]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVDJs Grand Theft Auto V - Radio Hosts]]]]-]]]

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[[WMG:[[center: [- [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoV Return to the main page]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVProtagonists Main Protagonists]] ([[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVMichaelDeSanta Michael De Santa]], [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVTrevorPhilips Trevor Philips]]) | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVFriendsFamilyAndAssociates Friends, Family, and Associates]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVCharactersFromGrandTheftAutoIV Returning Characters From Grand Theft Auto IV]] | '''Antagonists''' | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVStrangersAndFreaks Strangers & Freaks]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVHeistCrewMembers Heist Crew Members]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVDJs Grand Theft Auto V - Radio Hosts]]]]-]]]

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[[WMG:[[center: [- [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoV Return to the main page]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVProtagonists Main Protagonists]] ([[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVMichaelDeSanta Michael De Santa]], [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVTrevorPhilips ([[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVTrevorPhilips Trevor Philips]]) | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVFriendsFamilyAndAssociates Friends, Family, and Associates]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVCharactersFromGrandTheftAutoIV Returning Characters From Grand Theft Auto IV]] | '''Antagonists''' | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVStrangersAndFreaks Strangers & Freaks]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVHeistCrewMembers Heist Crew Members]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVDJs Grand Theft Auto V - Radio Hosts]]]]-]]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He gets off with no negative consequences in the "Kill Trevor" (aside from Merryweather losing its licence to operate in San Andreas) and "Kill Michael" endings. However, as of 2019, both endings have been rendered non-canon.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He gets off with no negative consequences in the "Kill Trevor" and "Kill Michael" endings (aside from Merryweather losing its licence to operate in San Andreas) and Andreas in the "Kill Michael" endings.Trevor" ending). However, as of 2019, both endings have been rendered non-canon.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He gets off with no negative consequences in the "Kill Trevor" and "Kill Michael" endings. However, as of 2019, both endings have been rendered non-canon.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He gets off with no negative consequences in the "Kill Trevor" (aside from Merryweather losing its licence to operate in San Andreas) and "Kill Michael" endings. However, as of 2019, both endings have been rendered non-canon.]]
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* RuralGangsters: The O'Niels are one of Blaine County's more organised and well-armed redneck factions, [[TheClan a large family]] of meth dealers from rural Grapeseed whose base of operations is the family ranch and whose operation is in competition with Trevor Philips Industries. They come very close to striking an alliance with Wei Chang and [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs the Los Santos Triads]] to help him expand his operation into the area, in exchange for buying their drugs.
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* DeathByIrony: In all of Stretch's appearances, he attempts to betray Franklin and Lamar for his own benefit. At the end of the game, Stretch is done in by Michael, a man who ''also'' betrayed his friends to benefit himself.
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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Late in the game, Haines tells the protagonists that the [=IAA=] was creating a Nerve Agent in Humane Labs and planning to use it on a metropolitan area while blaming it on terrorists in order to secure funding. In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' however when the player character works with members of the [=IAA=] in order to raid Humane Labs to steal the Nerve Agent themselves which canonically happens before the one in V, they state that Merryweather are the ones that actually created it. While the [=IAA=] at first appear to be lying and are still a corrupt organization, the agents that work with the protagonist are shown to be more trustworthy than Steve Haines is with the protagonists of V, implying that he was making the [=IAA=] appear worse than he was.]]
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* NonActionBigBad: He doesn't try to kill Lamar and Franklin directly, instead leading them into ambushes. He's only seen in action twice: in his introductory mission against the Ballas and [[spoiler:in the "The Third Way" when Michael goes to kill him]].

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* NonActionBigBad: He doesn't try to kill Lamar and Franklin directly, instead leading them into ambushes. He's only seen in action twice: in his introductory mission against the Ballas and [[spoiler:in the "The Third Way" when Michael goes to kill him]]. The only times Franklin confronts him about what he does throughout the story is in optional phone calls he can make after certain missions are completed.
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A corrupt and influential billionaire, who owns various businesses. He has a private army in the form of the Merryweather Security Consulting firm, and he blames Michael for interfering with his businesses.

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A corrupt and influential billionaire, billionaire venture capitalist, corporate raider and investor who owns various businesses.businesses, including his own holding company. He has a private army in the form of the Merryweather Security Consulting firm, and he blames Michael for interfering with his businesses.



* LonelyAtTheTop: Besides his HopelessSuitor and [[TheDragon Dragon]] Molly Schultz and his equally deplorable "good friend" Steve Haines, nobody appears to care for Weston very much. After [[spoiler:his death in the "Deathwish" ending, the protagonists face no consequences for their involvement in his murder, the FIB simply labels him as "missing" when his body doesn't turn up, and most of his former allies seem to be glad that he's gone.]]

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* LonelyAtTheTop: Besides his HopelessSuitor and [[TheDragon Dragon]] Molly Schultz and his equally deplorable "good friend" Steve Haines, nobody appears to care for Weston very much.much, though he's such a self-absorbed narcissist that he either doesn't seem to realize it or he does, but just doesn't give a shit. After [[spoiler:his death in the "Deathwish" ending, the protagonists face no consequences for their involvement in his murder, the FIB simply labels him as "missing" when his body doesn't turn up, and most of his former allies seem to be glad that he's gone.]]
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* PsychopathicManchild: ''Very'' immature, usually coming across less like a respectable businessman and more like a teenage boy who just happens to have loads of wealth and power. It's even evident on his website, which boasts about how big his dick is. And then there's his tendency to basically throw a temper tantrum when he doesn't get his way.

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* PsychopathicManchild: ''Very'' immature, usually coming across less like a respectable businessman and more like a spoiled teenage boy who just happens to have loads of wealth and power. It's even evident on his website, which boasts about how big his dick is. And then there's his tendency to basically throw a temper tantrum when he doesn't get his way.



* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Haines repeatedly claims to be a patriot and that he would do anything for his country, but its evident that he is only concerned about advancing his own power and career, just see EvenEvilHasStandards.
* PsychopathicManchild: Like Devin Weston, he's very impulsive, repeatedly claims to be a patriot ([[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist when he's only a self-serving scumbag]]), and is very {{sadist}}ic.

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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Haines repeatedly claims to be a patriot and that he would do anything for his country, but its evident that he is a self-serving scumbag who's only concerned about advancing his own power and career, just see EvenEvilHasStandards.
* PsychopathicManchild: Like Devin Weston, he's just an overgrown teenage bully with too much power. He's very impulsive, repeatedly claims to be a patriot ([[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist when he's impulsive and overconfident with an overly inflated opinion of himself, he only a self-serving scumbag]]), cares about what he wants, and is generally just a very {{sadist}}ic.{{sadist}}ic asshole who snaps at anyone who doesn't show him the respect he thinks he deserves.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Devin has absolutely no loyalty to anybody. He refuses to pay Franklin, Trevor, and Lamar for stealing the high-end cars. He tries to screw both Michael and Solomon Richards by shutting down their movie before it finishes. He even admits that [[HiddenDisdainReveal he consider Steve Haines to be a "clown"]]. In Ending C, this is [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] since Franklin, Michael, and Trevor decide that enough is enough and end up putting him down. Additionally, his lack of genuine loyalty to anyone means that all his remaining connections just lets the protagonists get away with killing him since even they were sick of him.]]

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Devin has absolutely no loyalty to anybody. He refuses to pay Franklin, Trevor, and Lamar for stealing the high-end cars. He tries to screw both Michael and Solomon Richards by shutting down their movie before it finishes. He even admits that [[HiddenDisdainReveal he consider Steve Haines to be a "clown"]]. In Ending C, this is [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] since Franklin, Michael, and Trevor decide that enough is enough and end up putting him down. Additionally, his lack of genuine loyalty to anyone means that all his remaining connections just lets let the protagonists get away with killing him him, since even they were sick of him.]]
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-->'''Trevor:''' [[SarcasmMode I'll have to fuckin' remember that line...]]
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* UnknownRival: Stretch ends up being confronted by and subsequently killed by Michael at the end of the game, despite the latter not being at all involved with any of Franklin's gangster activities (this was [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] on Michael's part so that Franklin wouldn't be suspected for Stretch's death). To a lesser extent, he's also this for Trevor, as while the two never meet in the game, Trevor's the one who suggests killing Stretch due to still being sore on the events of the Hood Safari mission.

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* UnknownRival: Stretch ends up being confronted by and subsequently killed by Michael at the end of the game, despite the latter not being at all involved with any of Franklin's gangster activities (this was [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] ([[InvokedTrope deliberately so]] on Michael's part so that Franklin wouldn't be suspected for Stretch's death). To a lesser extent, he's also this for Trevor, as while the two never meet in the game, Trevor's the one who suggests killing Stretch due to still being sore on the events of the Hood Safari mission.
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* UnknownRival: Stretch ends up being confronted by and subsequently killed by Michael at the end of the game, despite the latter not being at all involved with any of Franklin's gangster activities. To a lesser extent, he's also this for Trevor, as while the two never meet in the game, Trevor's the one who suggests killing Stretch due to still being sore on the events of the Hood Safari mission.

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* UnknownRival: Stretch ends up being confronted by and subsequently killed by Michael at the end of the game, despite the latter not being at all involved with any of Franklin's gangster activities.activities (this was [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] on Michael's part so that Franklin wouldn't be suspected for Stretch's death). To a lesser extent, he's also this for Trevor, as while the two never meet in the game, Trevor's the one who suggests killing Stretch due to still being sore on the events of the Hood Safari mission.

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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:After Madrazo refuses to pay Michael and Trevor for a job, Trevor gives Madrazo a lesson in humility that he won't soon forget.]]
* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Madrazo had no idea just how dangerous of an individual he was messing with when he refused to pay Trevor for services rendered.]]
* TheCartel: Is the leader of one.
* TheDon: He's the absolute kingpin of Los Santos, to the point that when [[spoiler:he expels Michael and Trevor from Los Santos, they cannot return until they are on good terms with him again.]]

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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:After After Madrazo refuses to pay Michael and Trevor for a job, Trevor gives Madrazo a lesson in humility that he won't soon forget.]]
by cutting off his ear.
* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Madrazo Madrazo had no idea just how dangerous of an individual he was messing with when he refused to pay Trevor for services rendered.]]
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TheCartel: Is the leader of one.
* TheDon: He's the absolute kingpin of Los Santos, to the point that when [[spoiler:he he expels Michael and Trevor from Los Santos, they cannot return until they are on good terms with him again.]]



* EarAche: [[spoiler:When Trevor brings Patricia home Martin is minus one ear, and he is warned that if he abuses Patricia again Trevor will come back for the other one.]]

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* EarAche: [[spoiler:When When Trevor brings Patricia home Martin to Martin, he is minus missing one ear, and he is warned that if he abuses Patricia again Trevor will come back for the other one.]]



* GenreSavvy: Given [[SarcasmMode how spectacularly it tends to end for an antagonist who tries to kill a GTA protagonist]], backing down from Trevor was most likely the smartest decision he could have made.
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[spoiler:Is on the receiving end of this by Trevor when he returns Patricia.]] See EarAche above for more details.

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* GenreSavvy: Given [[SarcasmMode how spectacularly it tends to end for an antagonist who tries to kill a GTA protagonist]], backing down from Trevor was most likely the smartest decision he could have made.
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[spoiler:Is He's on the receiving end of this threat by Trevor when he returns Patricia.]] See EarAche above Patricia. With how his first punishment for more details.mistreating her was having [[EarAche one ear mutilated]], he is ''very'' quick to comply with Trevor.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Nobody's going to miss him after he's iced by Michael]].



* EvilCounterpart: To Franklin:
** Franklin might want to leave the gangster lifestyle behind, but he's still loyal to his friends from the hood. Stretch remains a gangster, but he secretly defected to the Families' archenemy, The Ballas, in prison.
** Franklin and Lamar are TrueCompanions, no matter how many times they argue. Stretch is feigning his friendship with Lamar and wants him dead.


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* Foil: To Franklin:
** Franklin might want to leave the gangster lifestyle behind, but he's still loyal to his friends from the hood. Stretch remains a gangster, but he secretly defected to the Families' archenemy, The Ballas, in prison.
** Franklin and Lamar are TrueCompanions, no matter how many times they argue. Stretch is feigning his friendship with Lamar and wants him dead.

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%%* EvilCounterpart: To Franklin.

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%%* * EvilCounterpart: To Franklin.Franklin:
** Franklin might want to leave the gangster lifestyle behind, but he's still loyal to his friends from the hood. Stretch remains a gangster, but he secretly defected to the Families' archenemy, The Ballas, in prison.
** Franklin and Lamar are TrueCompanions, no matter how many times they argue. Stretch is feigning his friendship with Lamar and wants him dead.


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* NonActionBigBad: He doesn't try to kill Lamar and Franklin directly, instead leading them into ambushes. He's only seen in action twice: in his introductory mission against the Ballas and [[spoiler:in the "The Third Way" when Michael goes to kill him]].
* OlderThanHeLooks: It is possible that Stretch is in his 40's, as suggested by Franklin's sarcastic remark about "spending his time with another middle-aged fool trying to recapture his youth."
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* KarmicDeath: For the final mission [[spoiler:he orders Franklin to kill Trevor. If you pick [[GoldenEnding Ending C]], which is the canon ending, he meets his end at the hands of ''Trevor''.]]

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* KarmicDeath: For the final mission [[spoiler:he orders Franklin to kill Trevor. If you pick [[GoldenEnding Ending C]], which is the canon ending, he meets his end at the hands of ''Trevor''. To add extra layer of karma, he sends Michael to snipe an Azerbaijani-American citizen who is wrongly believed to have alleged ties with terrorists. Haines is assassinated by a sniper's bullet, courtesy of Trevor.]]
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* HopelessSuitor: Franklin point-blank tells her that Devin will never fall in love with her, looking at [[{{Jerkass}} what kind of person]] he is [[spoiler:and his reaction to her death being [[LackOfEmpathy concern over losing a valuable asset]]]], Franklin is spot-on with the remark.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:At Michael's hands in the "Deathwish" ending. As of the ''Diamond Casino and Resort'' update, this is Stretch's canon fate.]]

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:At LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:He's killed at Michael's hands in the "Deathwish" ending. As of the ''Diamond Casino and Resort'' update, this is Stretch's canon fate.]]



* MinorMajorCharacter: Madrazo only appears three times in the game. His main purpose was to get Michael back in the game, and tip off Trevor that Michael was still alive.

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* MinorMajorCharacter: Madrazo is the head of a major criminal empire but only appears three times in the game. His main purpose was to get Michael back in the game, and tip off Trevor that Michael was still alive.



%%* TheDragon: To Steve Haines, [[spoiler:[[TheMole except not really]]]].

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%%* * TheDragon: To Really, he's this to Steve Haines, [[spoiler:[[TheMole except not really]]]].Haines moreso than the decent Dave, but look below.

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:In the "Deathwish" ending, he dies within the trunk of one of his many luxury cars and at the hands of people he either screwed over in the past or tried to kill.]]

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* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:In the canon "Deathwish" ending, he dies within the trunk of one of his many luxury cars and at the hands of people he either screwed over in the past or tried to kill.]]



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Only in the "Deathwish" ending where he's locked in the trunk of his car and pushed off a cliff. This is the canon ending of ''GTA V''.]]



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In the "Deathwish" ending along with all of the other major villains. This is the canon ending of ''GTA V''.]]



->"Your operation causes problem for me. I want to expand into Blaine County, but your business and your temperament prevent me from making inroads."



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:At the hands of Franklin in the "Deathwish" ending. The ''Diamond Casino and Resort'' update confirms that the "Deathwish" ending is canon.]]



* StupidEvil: The only possible way he can still believe [[HoYay Michael and Trevor are lovers]], despite the ''mounds'' of evidence to suggest otherwise.

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* StupidEvil: The only possible way he can still believe [[HoYay [[MistakenForGay Michael and Trevor are lovers]], despite the ''mounds'' of evidence to suggest otherwise.
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* HumiliationConga: In Ending C, [[spoiler: he is kidnapped by Trevor and then stuffed into the trunk of one of his own luxury cars. When he wakes up, he tries to bribe Trevor to let him go, but he isn't having none of it. Trevor later meets up with Michael and Franklin at a cliff to mock him for the last time, including a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech by Michael. After mocking Devin, the trio pushes his car off the cliff, causing the car to explode, killing him immediately. Later, he is simply listed as missing by the FIB, and [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing even his former allies, including Don Percival, see his disappearance as a good news]].]]

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* AmbiguouslyJewish: She has the last name "Schultz", is a brunette, and works as a lawyer.

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* AmbiguouslyJewish: She has the last name "Schultz", is a brunette, has a hooked nose, and works as a lawyer.


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* IcyBlueEyes: She has blue eyes and is incredibly amoral.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:He gets everything he wants in the "Kill Michael" ending. Subverted as ending C where he dies in the canon ending, he ultimately lost.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:He gets everything he wants in the "Kill Michael" ending. Subverted as in ending C where he dies in the canon ending, he ultimately lost.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:He gets everything he wants in the "Kill Michael" ending.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:He gets everything he wants in the "Kill Michael" ending. Subverted as ending C where he dies in the canon ending, he ultimately lost.]]


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** He argues to Trevor after being kidnapped that Michael "caused him problems" so he had to go despite the fact that he's done nothing but con everyone out of their deals and tried to have Michael's family killed just because his lawyer got killed in an accident.


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* {{Narcissist}}: Loves to show off his wealth to the protagonists and brags that he's very smart with how he runs his businesses along with how he manages his money, even thinking that he can do whatever he wants because he's rich and owns a small fraction of Merryweather.

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