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This is the character sheet concerning the United Liberty Paper Merchants, a [[BlatantLies perfectly legitimate company]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial that is in no way a front for the IAA]] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' and its [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned downloadable]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony expansions]].

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[[folder:The Contact]]
!!The Contact
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"You can't always tell who the good guys are. I'm not a good guy. But I'm fighting with them, and guess what? So are you."'']]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiltonJames

A mysterious, bespectacled man acting as Niko's handler on jobs for the company.

-> For tropes relating to his appearance in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', see his entry in this [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVCharactersFromGrandTheftAutoIV character sheet]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He coerces Niko in working with him via blackmail to get rid of people who are supposedly part of a terrorist group, but some other missions involve killing people who threaten the ULP, leaving it ambiguous how justified his actions are.
* BigGood: He's the closest thing to it in the game - while it's unclear how justified his actions are, he ultimately keeps his promises to Niko, periodically providing him with assistance from on high.
* TheBusCameBack: He returns in GTA 5 and Online.
* ConfirmedBachelor: He mentions during one conversation that he was never married, possibly due to the nature of his work.
* CunningLinguist: He reveals himself to be fluent in Serbian during his first meeting with Niko.
* DeadpanSnarker: He and Niko trade snide, thinly-veiled [[SnarkToSnarkCombat insults]] in almost all their conversations.
* DemotedToExtra: Goes from a main character in 4 to a minor character in 5. He gains his prominence back in Online, though.
* FreezeFrameBonus: Examining the diploma hanging in his office reveals it to have been addressed to one "[[http://gta.wikia.com/File:CIA.png Edward T. Fortune]]". It also contains the seal of the UsefulNotes/{{CIA}}, the first hint at his company's true affiliation.
** While it is true that he is an IAA agent in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV V]]'', however it is later revealed that [[spoiler: his name is Bernard in the Doomsday Heist.]]
* GivenNameReveal: After going nameless in GTA 4 and 5, GTA Online gives us his name [[spoiler:Bernard]].
* TheHandler: Though he is [[BeingPersonalIsntProfessional a much colder example]] than most.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite his very cold demeanor, it is implied that he has quite a bit of respect for Niko. This can be seen in his emails wherein he warns Niko to stay away from [[TheMafia the Pegorinos]], and later, when he delivers [[spoiler: Darko Brevic]] to Niko as a parting gift.
* IGaveMyWord: He parts ways with Niko by [[spoiler:locating and delivering Darko Brevic]] as agreed.
** He also says that they did the same thing with Michelle and "gave her her life back" after she accomplished her mission of monitoring Niko.
* InterserviceRivalry: He loves talking smack about the FIB.
--> "The FIB? Do I look homosexual? Do you think I care about the size of your Johnson?"
* TheMenInBlack: He's essentially this, his company being a top-secret division of the [[UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} IAA]] devoted to fighting terrorism from the shadows and using extensive cover-ups to keep their actions secret.
* NoNameGiven: He refuses to give a name to Niko, and the game files provide two entirely different ones. Given his line of work, it wouldn't be surprising if he had [[IHaveManyNames many names.]]
* OddFriendship: With TheDon of [[TheMafia the Gambetti Family]], Jon Gravelli.
* TheSpook: NoNameGiven. Physical description matches most males in his workplace. No distinguishing features. Nature of employment undisclosed. The man reads like a checklist for black ops agents.
* SmugSnake: Always puts on a cool, collected, and confident air because he knows he has Niko completely under his control.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: He regularly engages in this with Niko.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He mentions that his organization always uses people the same way Michelle and Niko were used to supposedly help them take down people who are a threat to the country.
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[[folder:Michelle]]
!!Michelle [[spoiler:(real name: Karen Daniels)]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[spoiler:''"I'm sorry that I lied to you. And... and weirdly in some ways you're a nice guy... better than the creeps I normally date."'']]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Rebecca Henderson

A friend to Mallorie Bardas. She meets Niko on a date. It later turns out that [[spoiler:Karen]] is [[spoiler: one of the IAA's many agents, and working under The Contact at the [=ULP=].]]

->For tropes relating to her appearance in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', see her entry in this [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoVCharactersFromGrandTheftAutoIV character sheet]].
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* AllThereInTheScript: See her folder in the character sheet linked above.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: It's heavily implied by The Contact that this was the reason [[spoiler:she agreed to spy on Niko]].
* BigEater: If Niko takes her to a restaurant, she ''always'' says that she ate way too much, we don't see how much she eats, but it has to be a lot. And she can be taken to a restaurant every day.
* DamningWithFaintPraise: Says Niko is better than most guys she dates--despite the fact that he's a hitman.
* DevilInPlainSight: Mallorie remarks that Michelle always seemed rather odd to everyone in their office, and her shifty behavior on dates gives credence to this. [[spoiler:Turns out she wasn't being truthful about herself.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Any dates with her will involving some form of prodding towards Niko's personal life, the player's choice for a date (she reacts negatively if you took her somewhere like a cabaret club), and if Roman might be recruited as a crook, or involved in criminal activities and he never once imply such as he's trying to avoid getting him involved in his affairs. Niko however doesn't pick up on it.
* GirlNextDoor: She introduces herself as a soft-spoken woman from the Midwest who just moved to Liberty City. [[spoiler:It's likely she used this cover identity to elicit more sympathy from Niko.]]
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The first time Niko meets her [[spoiler:after TheReveal]], she is shown smoking. [[spoiler:This is in direct contrast to her earlier behavior.]]
* HoneyTrap: She seems like a sweet, if awkward, young lady from the Midwest, just looking for someone to spend time with in Liberty City [[spoiler: but her demeanor is likely just a cover for her true identity as an IAA agent.]]
* InLoveWithTheMark: She seems genuinely upset [[spoiler:after she is forced to betray Niko, [[ZigzaggedTrope but quickly casts this off in time for Niko's first meeting with her boss]]]].
* KarmaHoudini: She never receives any retribution[[spoiler: for betraying Niko, in this game or the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV next]].]]
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Implies this during the first date, coming off as a little desperate.
* StatuesqueStunner: The cutscenes show her to be roughly the same height as Niko, who is estimated to be around 5'11" - 6'2" according to a wanted poster.
* TheTeetotaler: Doesn't get drunk when you go to bars. [[spoiler:This takes on a more sinister tone when it is revealed that she was spying on Niko.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears from the story [[spoiler:after she introduces Niko to her mysterious employer. She returns in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', where she makes an appearance as a high ranking IAA agent involved in interrogating a suspect, but she disappears once again.]]
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This is the character sheet concerning the United Liberty Paper Merchants, a [[BlatantLies perfectly legitimate company]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial that is in no way a front for the IAA]] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' and its [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned downloadable]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony expansions]]. For a full index of characters from the game, [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoIV click here]].

[[caption-width-right:250: ''"You can't always tell who the good guys are. I'm not a good guy. But I'm fighting with them, and guess what? So are you."'']]

* {{Expy}}: He's a [=HD=] Universe counterpart of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Mike Toreno]]. Both are snobby, condescending government agents who are involved in conflicts way beyond the scope of the game and who coerce the criminal protagonist to perform wet-work for them in exchange for a plot-critical favor.

** While it is true that he is an IAA agent in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV|V]]'', however it is later revealed that [[spoiler: his name is Bernard in the Doomsday Heist.]]

** While it is true that he is an IAA agent in ''[[GrandTheftAutoV|V]]'', however it is later revealed that [[spoiler: his name is Bernard in the Doomsday Heist.]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Milton James

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: The first time Niko meets her [[spoiler:after TheReveal]], she is shown smoking. [[spoiler:This is in direct contrast to her earlier behavior (see the SuperOCD entry below).]]

* SuperOCD: When Niko enters her apartment for the first time, he notices that all her furniture still has price tags on them. She explains in passing that she has this trope. [[spoiler:[[BlatantLies That's not the real reason]] for the tags.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Any dates with her will involving some form of prodding towards Niko's personal life, the player's choice for a date (she reacts negatively if you took her somewhere like a cabaret club), and if Roman might be recruited as a crook. Niko however doesn't pick up on it.

* {{Adorkable}}: She's a very sweet woman with a bit of an awkward streak. [[spoiler: It's part of her cover.]]

* StatuesqueStunner: The cutscenes show her to be the roughly the same height as Niko, who is estimated to be around 5'11" - 6'2" according to a wanted poster.

This is the character sheet concerning the United Liberty Paper Merchants, a perfectly legitimate company that is in no way a front for the IAA in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' and its [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned downloadable]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony expansions]]. For a full index of characters from the game, [[Characters/GrandTheftAutoIV click here]].

A friend to Mallorie Bardas. She meets Niko on a date.

* HoneyTrap: She seems like a sweet, if awkward, young lady from the Midwest, just looking for someone to spend time with in Liberty City [[spoiler: but her demeanor is likely just a cover for her true identity as an IAA asset.]]
* InLoveWithTheMark: She seems genuinely upset [[spoiler:after she is forced to betray Niko]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears from the story [[spoiler:after she introduces Niko to her mysterious employer. She returns in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', where she makes an appearance as a high ranking IAA agent involved in interrogating a suspect.]]

* JerkassFacade: Despite his very cold demeanor, it is implied that he has quite a bit of respect for Niko. This can be seen in his emails wherein he warns Niko to stay away from [[TheMafia the Pegorinos]], and later, when he delivers [[spoiler: Darko Brevic]] to Niko as a parting gift.

* FreezeFrameBonus: Examining the diploma hanging in his office reveals it to have been addressed to one "[[http://gta.wikia.com/File:CIA.png Edward T. Fortune]]". It also contains the seal of the [[CentralIntelligenceAgency CIA]], the first hint at his company's true affiliation.

* TheMenInBlack: He's essentially this, his company being a top-secret division of the [[CentralIntelligenceAgency IAA]] devoted to fighting terrorism from the shadows and using extensive cover-ups to keep their actions secret.