History Characters / PAYDAY2ContactsAndContractors

* LateArrivalSpoiler: People who haven't played Lockes heists in story order [[note]]Alaskan Deal, the Reservoir Dogs Heist, Brooklyn Bank, Breakin' Feds and Henry's Rock specifically[[/note]] won't know why [[spoiler:the Reservoir Dogs Heist and beyond has Locke as the gang's MissionControl]]

* WalkingSpoiler: His role in the Alaskan Deal heist. Before that occurred, his entry here was actually spoiler-free. Now look at it. [[spoiler:And his role in the Reservoir Dogs heist even more so.]]

** During the briefing of Henry's Rock, Locke also states that [[what little he saw stashed there was enough to make him uneasy working with Murkywater for much longer.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: True, telling the gang about his supposed betrayal would ruin all the shock factor, but not telling The Butcher about it earned her ire as well, something which Locke notes as a matter that needs to be dealt with.

The crew's enigmatic boss, '''Bain''' is the man with a plan, who coordinates the crew's work through Crime.net. Everything about him is a mystery, with few having ever seen his face, let alone heard his name. Even the crew is in the dark about much of his past - all they know is that he's reliable, he's on their side, and he's in control. Like with Locke's Entry on this page, there's some major [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] for those who are new to the game circa December 2016, so YouHaveBeenWarned!

The crew's enigmatic boss, '''Bain''' is the man with a plan, who coordinates the crew's work through Crime.net. Everything about him is a mystery, with few having ever seen his face, let alone heard his name. Even the crew is in the dark about much of his past - all they know is that he's reliable, he's on their side, and he's in control.

[[spoiler:The Breakin' Feds heist reveals that he has been arrested by the PAYDAY Task Force, as part of Solomon Garrett's deal with the Kataru. It is also implied he is looking for Baldwin's Lament, like Bain.]]

* AmoralAfrikaaner: He is a South African mercenary who aids criminals in various heists.

* 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. It's completely at odds with his in-game personality.

* TheEvilGenius: Bain is never seen in person, neither by the Crew nor the people who go through him to hire them. He is easily the most shadowy figure of any of the contractors. He is the mastermind of Crime.net, and personally oversees your missions. While basic info is known about every other contractor, the only thing we know about Bain is that his favorite color is blue, and that he's got eyes on you everywhere you go. However, the menace of this is somewhat offset by the fact that, in-game, he's a NiceGuy... for a criminal.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He may be friendly for a criminal mastermind, but he does make you do ''all'' the work, and taking credit for himself. He may even care more about civilians than the crew themselves. He also showed little interest in helping Jiro find his son Kento until [[ThePowerOfFriendship the crew forced him to]].
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He will sometimes invoke this trope word for word if you kill civilians.
* TheGhost: Unlike the other contractors, Bain is never seen. The most we see of him is the back of his head, or his hands. [[spoiler: When we finally see him in-game in the Henry's Rock heist, his face is covered by a bag.]]

* MissingMissionControl: [[spoiler:His location is compromised and he is captured at the end of Day 1 of The Reservoir Dogs Heist, courtesy of the Kataru. Locke becomes the gang's MissionControl in his absence.]]
* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: He adds to the ridiculous MindScrew nature of the ''Lab Rats'' mission by going full {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and acting completely unsure (or rattling off some oddly specific percentage of certainty) about the ingredients you need to get to create the meth you need. Amusingly he now does this in both Rats and Cook-Off replacing his earlier, more-certain dialogue.

* VocalEvolution: His voice was changed to be more expressive and lighter in tone compared to the originally deeper one. Said deeper one still plays in certain heists, such as the Jewelry store, highlighting the difference.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Bain will be ''extremely'' enraged if you start killing civilians - both due to [[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover up the killings]], and [[EvenEvilHasStandards because he thinks it isn't right.]]

* AscendedExtra: He was just another contract players could use for jobs, but he slowly gained popularity among the community and he eventually gained more jobs related to him, had his character traits expanded to be crazier, and started to take on the role of Bain as MissionControl in his later heists. Vlad even appeared in a few trailers.
* AxCrazy: Compared to the other contractors, Vlad is the most ruthless. Hector, the Elephant, and The Butcher are motivated by business, and they all prefer their stealthable jobs to be handled quietly. Vlad's jobs are all the result of personal feuds, and he outright enjoys it when the crew "gets messy."

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Vlad is a mob boss running his own illegal businesses, but compared to everyone else the crew had done jobs for (and Vlad having a somewhat silly personality), one might not take Vlad too seriously and even the FBI didn't consider him a threat for a while (his biggest heist at game release was smashing a mall on his turf so that its owner pays him protection money). But later on, Vlad asks the crew to steal [[spoiler:nuclear warheads]] for a potential buyer and he acts like it's no big deal. Vlad eventually gains a lot of influence in the criminal underworld and he manages to make connections to a large organization on the west coast by moving their product of customized skins for guns on the east coast, and by the Goat Simulator heist is moving in on Hector's old turf as a cocaine distributor.

* MissionControl: He slowly started to take up a similar role to Bain starting with the Meltdown heist and progressing from there. The Santa's Workshop and Goat Simulator heists has Vlad providing the crew with assets like a flame based trap for doorways and having a relative of his extract the goats via skyhook and plane. Vlad will also remind the crew on what they need to do.

** Even ''Bain'' is afraid of Hector in game, because he knows that Hector has strong connections and could have the crew killed if they ever betrayed him.

[[spoiler:The Breakin' Feds heist reveals that he has been arrested by the PAYDAY Task Force, as part of Soloman Garret's deal with the Kutaru. It is also implied he is looking for Baldwin's Lament, like Bain.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the ''Hardcore Henry'' trailer, Simmons had to warn Dallas about Akan's wrath. He attempted to defuse Dallas' doubts, and even held him back when Akan casually telepathically kills a waitress. [[DummiedOut Cut dialogue]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen from the game implied that Simmons would have betrayed him by having the gang rob the data, feeling that working with him is a ''really bad idea'']].
* IHaveManyNames: Promotional material refers to him as "John Henry Simmons", but the [[spoiler:notes in Hoxton's Revenge]] refer to him as "Stephen Simmons". It's not clear if this is an oversight or another one of his deceptions.

* TheWorfEffect: The Elephant is seemingly immune to any and all legal intervention. When Beyond Yesterday starts conspiring with Solomon Garrett, the first thing they do together is make plenty of moves towards arresting him.

* [[spoiler:TheIlluminati: The treasure he's looking for in The Golden Grin Heist heavily implies connections to this. Henry's Rock reveals he's actually working with the Kutaru, and the boxes have another, more grandiose purpose]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Bain's lamentation tape mentions he "should have paid more attention in Vegas", obviously referring to the Golden Grin Heist, and hinting at The Dentist's involvement with the Kutaru long before either was actually revealed.]]

* ScaryBlackMan: Fits the trope perfectly, but not in a way most would expect from the trope. Rather than using brute force or violence, the Dentist calmly holds Dallas hostage through blackmail and has the tools in his office to kill him should Dallas try anything funny during their meeting. If you listen to the Dentist talk about himself through his crime.net profile, he says that if the crew were to ever screw him over, he has connections so high that he has the ability to make someone from the crew disappear and that not even someone else from another part of the crew would be able to identify them.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: With The Golden Grin being the last heist from him, he simply vanished without a word. Presumably, with the crew already fulfilling their end of the bargain, the Dentist may simply not need their business anymore. He does continue to speak in the Pre-Planning screens for post-Golden Grin heists, however, but this is probably more of an oversight more than anything else.
** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: The new Henry's Rock Heist hints that he is with Kataru and that he currently has Bain]]

* PutOnABus: There have been no new heists since the Bomb heists, or weapons from her ever since Gage made his return.
** TheBusCameBack: She made a cameo during the Hoxton Housewarming Party event, and returned as the contractor for the Scarface DLC.

** As Locke and Load Day 6's comic shows, she is '''not''' happy that [[spoiler:Locke double-crossed her]], ranting to Dallas that she will find him and make him pay. Thankfully, [[spoiler:Locke manages to calm her before she takes action]].

[[caption-width-right:350:For sure.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Like with Bain, he's perfectly fine with you slaughtering cops and Murkywater assault units, but killing civilians makes him a bit angry at you, not least because he has to work extra, and deducts pay as cleaner costs.]]
* BreakoutCharacter: Originally just another Contact for a couple of tie-in heists, Locke has been further and further integrated into what little plot Payday 2 has, mostly due to his popularity. [[spoiler: He's even taken over Bain's role as the gang's MissionControl as of Reservoir Dogs Heist.]]

* EnemyMine: Despite the near destruction of Crime.net, he was able to set off two heists that potentially sends crippling blows to Murkywater. [[spoiler:Subverted during Alaskan Deal, then played straight once more during Reservoir Dogs.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Perfectly friendly and polite as long as everything is going exactly according to plan, but prone to meeting any change or delay with instant hostility and gratuitous swearing. [[spoiler:He eventually betrays you in Alaskan Deal, driving off with a near cheerful tone to his voice. When he's back on your side by Reservoir Dogs, however, he drops the act and becomes more focused.]]

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: Despite seemingly selling out the crew during the Alaskan Heist, Highland Mortuary reveals that he is forced to do that to ensure the crew's safety. Bain is aware of this and uses what little time he has left before disappearing to clear up Vernon's name.]]

* LateArrivalSpoiler: People who haven't played Lockes heists in story order [[note]]Alaskan Deal, The Reservoir Dogs Heist, Brooklyn Bank, Breakin' Feds and Henry's Rock specifically[[/note]] won't know why [[spoiler:The Reservoir Dogs Heist and beyond has Locke as the gang's MissionControl]]
* MissionControl: [[spoiler:In the Reservoir Dogs Heist, he entirely replaces Bain as this for Day 2 (Day 1 gameplay-wise) of the heist. He even gets to narrate when Assault Waves begin and end, as well as when players get downed, in custody and hostage trades. This carries over to Brooklyn Bank, Breakin' Feds and Henry's Rock.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: True, telling the gang about his supposed betrayal would ruin all the shock factor, but not telling the Butcher about it earned her ire as well, something which Locke notes as a matter that needs to be dealt with.

** Also the Intro in a nutshell for Brooklyn Bank.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Locke will start to get mad or, at worst, get enraged at you if you [[spoiler:start killing civilians for the hell of it]], and he reminds you that [[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover it up will be deducted from their pay]], and also because he shares Bains' morality and [[EvenEvilHasStandards he thinks it isn't right]]

* VerbalTic: Has a habit of adding "for sure" to the ends of his statements.

* TheGhost: Unlike the other contractors, Bain is never seen. The most we see of him is the back of his head, or his hands.

* BerserkButton: Killing innocent civilians is the fastest way to piss him off.

* MissingMissionControl: [[spoiler:His location is compromised and he is captured at the end of of Day 1 of The Reservoir Dogs Heist, courtesy of Beyond Yesterday. Locke becomes the gang's MissionControl in his absence.]]
* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: He adds to the ridiculous MindScrew nature of the ''Lab Rats'' mission by going full {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and acting completely unsure (or rattling off some oddly specific percentage of certainty) about the ingredients you need to get to create the meth you need. Amusingly he now does this in both Rats and Cook-Off replacing his earlier, more-certain dialog.

** He is also a hell of a lot more animated when telling you to hurry it up to get to the Commissar's coke, despite not even knowing that it was there until you got into the building. Notably he's never this exasperated about any other type of secondary loot.

* AscendedExtra: He was just another contract players could use for jobs, but he slowly gained popularity among the community and he eventually gained more jobs related to him, had his character traits expanded to be more crazy, and started to take on the role of Bain as MissionControl in his later heists. Vlad even appeared in a few trailers.

* CasualDangerDialog: [[spoiler:During the Meltdown heist, he brushes off Bain's reaction over Vlad wanting the crew to steal nuclear warheads for him as if it was a common everyday thing. He'll even causally ask the crew if their hair has fallen off or if their bones have been exposed yet.]]

* [[spoiler:TheIlluminati: The treasure he's looking for in The Golden Grin Heist heavily implies connections to this]].
* ThePlan: He appears to have a greater purpose in mind for the Payday crew, beyond actually breaking Hoxton out. [[spoiler:His plans seem to involve the theft of priceless artifacts for a third party- the Gold Grin implying a connection to the illuminati.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: With The Golden Grin being the last heist from him, he simply vanished without a word. Presumably, with the crew already fulfilling their end of the bargain, the Dentist may simply not need their business anymore. He does continue to speak in the Pre-Planning screens for post-Golden Grin heists, however, but this is probably more of an

** As Locke and Load Day 6's comic shows, she is '''not''' happy that [[spoiler:Locke double-crossed her]], ranting to Dallas that she will find him and make him pay.

Locke's jobs are direct hits on Murkywater's resources, favoring speed and violence over subtlety, with the Gang often moving from place to place rather than holding out at a single point. Also, fair warning, there's some [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] for those that are new to the game circa Christmas 2017, as Locke has entered WalkingSpoiler Territory. Hence the huge amount of spoiler tags everywhere...

* BreakoutCharacter: Originally just another Contact for a couple of tie-in heists, Locke has been further and further integrated into what little plot Payday 2 has, mostly due to his popularity. [[spoiler: He's even taken over Bains role as the gangs MissionControl as of Reservoir Dogs Heist.]]

** Utimately Averted, however; [[spoiler:turns out that he never actually intended to betray them.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: People who haven't played Lockes heists in story order [[note]]Alaskan Deal, The Reservoir Dogs Heist, and Brooklyn Bank specifically[[/note]] won't know why [[spoiler:The Reservoir Dogs Heist or Brooklyn Bank has Locke as the gangs MissionControl]]
* MissionControl: [[spoiler:In the Reservoir Dogs Heist, he entirely replaces Bain as this for Day 2 (Day 1 gameplay-wise) of the heist. He even gets to narrate when Assault Waves begin and end, as well as when players get downed, in custody and hostage trades. This carries over to Brooklyn Bank.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: His role in the Alaskan Deal heist. Before that occured, his entry here was actually spoiler-free. Now look at it. [[spoiler:And his role in the Reservoir Dogs heist even more so.]]

Not much is known about the man known as '''The Dentist''', but he knows the crew very well - after all, he's been monitoring them ever since they robbed the First World Bank. The Dentist uses his occupation to present the image of an honest, working citizen, but behind that mask breathes a cunning and dangerous criminal mastermind. After his "introducing" himself to Dallas, he gave the crew an offer - work for him, and Hoxton will be freed.

** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: The new Henry's Rock Heist hints that he has been with Kataru since his heists and that he currently has Bain]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: With The Golden Grin being the last heist from him, he simply vanished without a word. Presumably, with the crew already fulfilling their end of the bargain, the Dentist may simply not need their business anymore. He does continue to speak in the Pre-Planning screens for post-Golden Grin heists, however, but this is probably more of an oversight.

She came with two heists initially, Bombs: Dockyard (which could be played stealth or loud) and Bomb: Forest (which could only be played loud). [[PutOnABus After a long hiatus]], she [[TheBusCameBack got a third heist in December 2016]]: Scarface Mansion, another stealth-or-loud heist. One of her cargo ships ends up in Alaska during the Alaskan Deal heist, and she's not exactly happy about what ends up going down there.

[[caption-width-right:350:Don't forget to floss.]]

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Similar to Bain, Locke will start to get mad or, at worst, get enraged at you if you start killing civilians for the hell of it, and he reminds you that [[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover up the killings will be deducted from their pay]], and also because he shares Bains' morality and [[EvenEvilHasStandards he thinks it isn't right to kill innocent civilians for no reason.]]

* CreatorCameo: He's voiced by Overkill's sound designer, Simon Viklund.

[[caption-width-right:350:How did it feel? Leaving him behind?]]

* MissingMissionControl: His location is compromised at the end of of Day 1 of [[spoiler: The Reservoir Dogs Heist]]
** MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: He adds to the ridiculous MindScrew nature of the ''Lab Rats'' mission by going full {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and acting completely unsure (or rattling off some oddly specific percentage of certainty) about the ingredients you need to get to create the meth you need. Amusingly he now does this in both Rats and Cook-Off replacing his earlier, more-certain dialog.

* MissionControl: [[spoiler:In the Reservoir Dogs Heist, he entirely replaces Bain as this for Day 2 (Day 1 gameplay-wise) of the heist. He even gets to narrate when Assault Waves begin and end, as well as when players get downed, in custody and hostage trades.]]
* MissingMissionControl: Starting from [[spoiler:the Reservoir Dogs Heist]] Locke is your Contractor.

Vlad's heists are all single-day duration (not counting escape sequences, with the two-day Goat Simulator heist being the exception). Early jobs offer some opportunities for stealth and subterfuge, but later ones focus entirely on loud and violent approaches. He has also been the contractor for the yearly Christmas-themed heists.

* ScaryBlackMan: Fits the trope perfectly, but not in a way most would expect from the trope. Rather than using brute force or violence, the Dentist calmly holds Dallas hostage through blackmail and has the tools in his office to kill him should Dallas try anything funny during their meeting. If you listen to the Dentist talk about himself through his crimenet profile, he says that if the crew were to ever screw him over, he has connections so high that he has the ability to make someone from the crew disappear and that not even someone else from another part of the crew would be able to identify them.

* MissingMissionControl: Starting from [[spoiler: The Reservoir Dogs Heist]] Locke is your Contractor.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Similar to Bain, Locke will start to get mad or, at worst, enraged at you if you start killing civilians for the hell of it, and he reminds you that [[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover up the killings will be deducted from their pay]], and also because he shares Bains' morality and [[EvenEvilHasStandards he thinks it isn't right to kill innocent civilians either.]]

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Similar to Bain, Locke will start to get mad or, at worst, enraged at you if you start killing civilians for the hell of it, and he reminds you that[[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover up the killings will be deducted from their pay]], also because he shares Bains' morality and [[EvenEvilHasStandards he thinks it isn't right to kill innocent civlilians either.]]

* WhatTheHellPlayer: As mentioned above, and like with Bain, Locke will be ''extremely'' enraged if you start killing civilians for the hell of it, and reminds you that[[PragmaticVillainy the extra work he has to put in to cover up the killings will be deducted from their pay, as well as make him work harder to cover up said killings]], also because he shares Bains' morality and [[EvenEvilHasStandards he thinks it isn't right to kill innocent civlilians either.]]