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|name = Francis McReary | |name = Francis McReary | ||
|image = FrancisMcReary-GTAIV.JPG | |image = FrancisMcReary-GTAIV.JPG | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Francis and his brothers grew up in an [[wikipedia:Irish Catholic|Irish Catholic]] home. He is looked down upon by his brothers, who consider him a hypocrite for his police career; [[Patrick McReary]] remarks that "[Francis is] just as crooked as we are — moreso"; Francis affords his brothers similar disdain for their open criminality. He initially wanted to become a priest, but as his brother | Francis and his brothers grew up in an [[wikipedia:Irish Catholic|Irish Catholic]] home. He is looked down upon by his brothers, who consider him a hypocrite for his police career; [[Patrick McReary]] remarks that "[Francis is] just as crooked as we are — moreso"; Francis affords his brothers similar disdain for their open criminality. He initially wanted to become a priest, but as his brother Patrick recalls, he had to abandon that ambition after being caught cheating on his final test to be a priest; he also had a selfish tendency to take money from the donation plate as an altar boy. | ||
Francis tells Niko that his philosophy to cleaning up the streets of Liberty City is "one percent at a time" — assassinate small-time crooks and drug dealers one by one, to "improve" the city without involving the legal system. This may be mere self-justification on Francis' part — the tasks he sets for Niko are overwhelmingly focused on covering up his own misdeeds. Francis is implied to have illicit tastes, which go unspecified but which may be related to drugs and/or prostitution, as he orders the assassination of a drug-dealing pimp who is implied to be personally inconveniencing him. | Francis tells Niko that his philosophy to cleaning up the streets of Liberty City is "one percent at a time" — assassinate small-time crooks and drug dealers one by one, to "improve" the city without involving the legal system. This may be mere self-justification on Francis' part — the tasks he sets for Niko are overwhelmingly focused on covering up his own misdeeds. Francis is implied to have illicit tastes, which go unspecified but which may be related to drugs and/or prostitution, as he orders the assassination of a drug-dealing pimp who is implied to be personally inconveniencing him. | ||
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===Blood Brothers=== | ===Blood Brothers=== | ||
After Francis' brother [[Derrick McReary|Derrick]] returns from Ireland, Derrick intends to expose Francis' corruption out of spite, something Francis could not accept as he intends to become the Commissioner of the | After Francis' brother [[Derrick McReary|Derrick]] returns from Ireland, Derrick intends to expose Francis' corruption out of spite, something Francis could not accept as he intends to become the Commissioner of the LCPD. He orders Niko to kill Derrick during a [[Blood Brothers|meeting he has arranged]] with his brother. Niko either chooses to follow Francis' orders, or goes against them and spares Derrick's life by killing Francis instead. Either choice will end Niko's career with Francis, although Niko can choose to exploit Francis' guilt in future if he survives. | ||
==Mission appearances== | ==Mission appearances== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*If Niko kills Francis, his gravestone in [[Colony Island]] (after the mission | *If Niko kills Francis, his gravestone in [[Colony Island]] (after the mission Undertaker) reads: "Here Lies Francis McReary, Brave, Honest, Shot Dead", the same as Derrick's in [[Steinway]]. | ||
*Francis drives a black [[Landstalker]], seen in the beginning cutscene of | *Francis drives a black [[Landstalker]], seen in the beginning cutscene of Blood Brothers. | ||
*As Francis is an LCPD officer, his record is not listed in the LCPD Database. | *As Francis is an LCPD officer, his record is not listed in the LCPD Database. | ||
*In the mission [[I'll Take Her...]], [[Gerald McReary]] says that he and Francis were never real close, but that "he'll miss him" (if Francis is dead). | *In the mission [[I'll Take Her...]], [[Gerald McReary]] says that he and Francis were never real close, but that "he'll miss him" (if Francis is dead). | ||
*Sometimes if Niko starting to get chase by police with Packie, he will often shout "Look! Frankie's Boys!". | *Sometimes if Niko starting to get chase by police with Packie, he will often shout "Look! Frankie's Boys!". | ||
*Francis can be seen on the homepage for [[Libertycitypolice.com]]. | *Francis can be seen on the homepage for [[Libertycitypolice.com]]. | ||
*In a preview, it was stated that Francis had blonde hair, which was changed. | *In a preview, it was stated that Francis had blonde hair, which was changed. | ||