Random Characters

Grand Theft Auto 4 Guide - Random Characters

There are a total of 14 unique pedestrians in Liberty City. They are denoted on the radar by a blue person symbol, which will only appear when you are relatively close to one of them. Several of the characters have more than one task for Niko; in this case, they will appear at their next location only if their previous task has been completed. Refer to the map for each character's initial location, as well as their subsequent locations. Keep in mind that these characters are unlocked by completing missions, so refer to the text to determine if a character will appear for you.

Note: These characters will not appear at their next location the instant you complete their previous task; you may have to wait a couple of in-game days or a week before they appear. Furthermore, some characters will only appear at certain times of the day. The exact time of day that each character can be found is not known, so return to their location at a later time to see if their appearance is triggered then.

Ivan, Cherise, and Clarence are not needed to attain 100% completion.

Random Characters - Click the map to see a larger version

Dukes/Broker

Brian

Complete the “It's Your Call” mission in Roman's mission line to unlock this character.

Brian 1: Meet Brian.

Brian 2: You'll have to wait a day or two before Brian will appear again.  Take Brian to the dealers, and then to his place on Wappinger Avenue to complete the task.

Brian 3: It may take quite awhile after the second encounter (more than one in-game week) for Brian to appear here. When you do run into him, first take Brian to see his dealer, kill the attackers, and then drive him to his place on Wappinger Avenue to complete the task,

Mel

Complete “Escuela of the Streets” in Manny's mission line to unlock this character.

Mel: Drive Mel to the meeting place, kill the three guys there, and then drive Mel to the yellow marker.

Badman

Complete the “Shadow” mission in Little Jacob's mission line to unlock this character.

Badman: Get a vehicle, drive to the red markers and clear out the Russian gang members in the alleyway.

Ilyena Faustin

Complete “The Puerto Rican Connection” in Manny's mission line to unlock this character.

Ilyena: Meet with her daughter's boyfriend, and then kill or beat him up.

Algonquin

Cherise

Complete “The Holland Play” in Playboy's mission line to unlock this character. Note: If you killed Cherise during the “Ruff Rider” mission in Dwayne's mission line, she won't appear here for obvious reasons. She does not count towards 100% completion, however.

Cherise: Make your way to the yellow marker in Northwood, and then meet with Cherise's boyfriend. Beat him up, and then return to Cherise.

Clarence

Complete “Blood Brothers” in Francis McReary's mission line to unlock this character. Note: If you killed Clarence during the “Holland Nights” mission in Francis' mission line, he won't appear here for obvious reasons. He does not count towards 100% completion, however.

Clarence: Kill Clarence.

Jeff

Complete “Photo Shoot” in Playboy X's mission line to unlock this character.

Jeff 1: Follow Jeff's wife to a café, step inside, find the couple upstairs and take a picture of them using your cell phone camera.

Jeff 2: Jeff will call you sometime after his first task; could be a few days. After you get the call, meet him in the car park marked on your radar to get started. Dump the body into the water to complete the task.

Jeff 3: It may be awhile after the second encounter (up to a week) for Jeff to appear here. He should be at the location at around 20:00. When you do run into him, stand and watch what happens after the cutscene. Nothing to it.

Pathos

Complete “The Puerto Rican Connection” in Manny's mission line to unlock this character.

Pathos 1: Kill the two guys that are hassling Pathos.

Pathos 2: Kill the two attackers, get a vehicle, and then drive Pathos to the hospital.

Hossan

Complete “The Puerto Rican Connection” in Manny's mission line to unlock this character.

Hossan: Take Hossan to collect his money. Chase after and kill the guy that cheats him, pick up Hossan's wages, and then drive him to the yellow marker.

Marnie

Complete “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” in Gerry McReary's mission line to unlock this character.

Marnie 1: Take Marnie to the dealer's place in Alderney.

Marnie 2: Take Marnie to the station.

Sara

Meet Hossan and complete his task to unlock this character.

Sara 1: She only seems to appear at night here. Drive Sara home to complete the task.

Sara 2: She will only appear during the day; try at noon. Purchase the package from the Perseus store, and then deliver it to Sara to complete the task.

Alderney

Eddie Low

Complete “Actions Speak Louder than Words” in Gerry McReary's mission line to unlock this character. Note: Eddie Low will only appear between 20:00 and 4:00.

Eddie 1: Take Eddie to the docks, and then to Westminster.

Eddie 2: Kill Eddie.

Ivan

Complete “Actions Speak Louder than Words” in Gerry McReary's mission line to unlock this character. Note: If you chose to kill Ivan during the “Ivan the Not So Terrible” mission in Vlad's mission line, he won't appear here for obvious reasons. He does not count towards 100% completion, however.

Ivan: Take Ivan to collect his money. Kill the men there when they refuse to turn over the cash. Start by killing the guy on the roof to your right, and then the guy on the fire escape to your left.

Gracie

Complete “Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend” in Gerry McReary's mission line to unlock this character.

Gracie: Kill all of the Ancelottis.