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You look out for me, and I don't look out for you.
~ Francis explaining the nature of the help he wants from Niko.

Francis "Frankie" McReary (July 20, 1963-2008) is a highly corrupt officer from Grand Theft Auto IV. He gave several missions to Niko Bellic, before getting either killed or spared by the player.

He was voiced by Thomas Lyons.

Biography[]

Background[]

Francis McReary is the brother of Patrick McReary, Derrick McReary, Kate McReary and Gerald McReary and the second child of Maureen and Mark McReary. Francis and his siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic home. While most of his brothers became criminals - or activists, like Derrick - Francis wanted to pave a career in the police, much to the disdain of his brothers. 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 qualify. He also committed several mischiefs, like stealing money from the church collection plate.

Francis joined the Liberty City Police Department, and rose through the ranks to Deputy Commissioner. While his philosophy is "cleaning up the streets of Liberty City", without the interference, he is extremely corrupt, and takes to assassinating street criminals or lawyers who have evidence against him.

Events of GTA IV[]

First encounter with Niko[]

Francis first meets Niko Bellic during a publicity spot with Manny Escuela. Later in the game, he calls Niko and arranges a meeting at Castle Gardens, where he reveals that he knows of Niko's criminal activity in Liberty City; seeing that Niko could be useful, Francis blackmailed Niko to work for him, as he decided to use him as a pawn instead of arresting him.

Call and Collect[]

Francis asked Niko to meet him on a pier at the south of Algonquin. Francis tells Niko that he "knows a lot about him", and is willing to provide some protection to him in exchange for some "services". Francis says that there is a man who is threatening to expose to the press, proof that Francis committed acts of corruption, unless Francis pays him to be quiet. Francis wants Niko to find this blackmailer, and retrive the photos that he have against him. Niko calls the blackmailer's cell and finally identifys him. He kills him and takes the photographs on the storage device to Francis.

Final Interview[]

Howewer, another man poses a threat to Francis: Tom Goldberg, a notorious Liberty City-based lawyer, who has evidence against him for corruption, which would lead to a court case. Francis first planned to get rid of Goldberg by himself, but Goldberg, having too many bodyguards, asks Niko to do the job.

Niko then plans an interview with the lawyer. Niko went to the Goldberg, Ligner and Shyster office and after a brief interview, he killed the lawyer and escaped the office with the incriminating files. He delivers them to Francis who recovers and destroys it before thanking Niko for what he has done.

Holland Nights[]

The guy is guilty as sin, he is sin. But, it'll take me a year to get the evidence. More maybe. Maybe good men will be taken down by that evidence. Maybe people make mistakes.
~ Francis McReary exposing his plan to Niko.

Francis want to kill Clarence Little, a notorious thug who is responsible for some of the drug dealing and pimping activities in East Holland. Niko is at first reluctant but finally accepts it in exchange for 5,000$. After getting rid of Little's goons, the player has the choice to either spare or kills Clarence. Regardless of his choice, Niko will gain his 5,000$.

Fate[]

After Francis' brother Derrick returns from Ireland, Derrick intends to expose Francis' corruption to the public, something Francis could not accept as he aspires to become the Commissioner of the LCPD. He orders Niko to kill Derrick during a meeting he has arranged with his brother. Just after, Derrick calls Niko and requests that he kill Francis, fearing thatthe latter plans to kill him. Niko has the choice to either kill Derrick or kill Francis.

  • If the player spares him and kills Derrick like they were told, Francis will thank Niko. Nobody in the McReary family, apart from Francis, will know that Niko murdered him. Nevertheless, Niko decides to use Francis' position in the LCPD to get rid of the cops at anytime by requesting him, something that Francis cannot refuse. Francis will be present at the funeral of his brother, but far away from Niko and his siblings. The funeral will be disrupted by some Albanian criminals and Francis will flee the church.
  • If the player kills him and spares Derrick instead, Niko will still assist at his funerals. Nobody in the McReary family, apart from possibly Derrick, will know that Niko murdered him. Niko won't gain anything but it will respect his personal ethics. The funeral, however, will be disrupted by some Albanian criminals. While Niko is taking Francis' corpse into the cemetery, Packie will remind him of his distrust about Francis, something that he shares with his other brothers.
Francis mcreary

Personality[]

Francis McReary is a highly corrupt officer. He appears to be very affable, but he cannot hide his true nature to Niko: a power-hungry, ruthless, and sadistic man with a twisted sense of justice, as he let Niko and his brothers kill a countless number of his policemen during the Liberty City Bank robbery (though its unknown if he was truly aware that Niko and his brothers were the ones responsible of the bank robbery), but in the other way has no problem assaulting and killing mere thugs who did "nothing else" than drug dealing. However, Francis is somewhat aware of this (something that is really rare within GTA universe), and ultimately tries to something good with his power. If the player spares Francis, the latter will be very thankful and agreed to protect Niko from the police. Also, he is one of Niko's employers who didn't betray him (along with the UL Paper Contact and Don Jon Gravelli).

Trivia[]

  • It seems he has the same philosophy as Frank Tenpenny, thinking if a necessary number of people do like he does, the community would improve. However Francis is unquestionably less evil than him, and if spared, is willing to assist Niko; while Frank Tenpenny antagonized Carl Johnson until his death.
  • He's resented by his brothers, and kind of disliked by Kate (his sister). Packie remarks that "Francis is just as crooked as we are — more so". Francis is treated with so much disdain by his 3 brothers that they use a framed picture of him use as a board to snort cocaine.
    • If the player chooses to kill Francis, Derrick and Packie will act indifferent about his death, though Packie will still refuse to abandon his dead body. The only person to be overcome by grief for him is his mother. Kate will act cool about the deaths of both Francis and Derrick, because she has already resigned herself to accept the deaths of all her criminal brothers. Gerald wil say that he and Francis were never really close, but that "I'll miss him".
  • In GTA V, if Packie is chosen as a gunman in Paleto Score mission, he will mention that Derrick is dead. However, it doesn't confirm that Francis canonically survived since Packie never reveals the cause of Derrick's death and there is no mention of Francis at all.

Navigation[]

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Grand Theft Auto
The Protagonists | Samuel Deever | The Police | Robert "Bubby" Seragliano | Uncle Fu | El Burro | Brother Marcus | Dumb Kurt | Chu Ying | No Chin | Wun Tun Chun | Bryson | "Bald Man" Sonetti

Grand Theft Auto London
GTA London Protagonists | Albert & Archie Crisp | Harold Cartwright | Jack Parkinson | Hans Nemesis

Grand Theft Auto 2
Claude Speed | Billy Bob Bean | Dr. LaBrat | Jerkov | Sunbeam | Hiroshi| Refried Noodle | Johnny Zoo | Red Valdez | Trey Welsh | Elmo | Uno Carb | Chesti-Kov | Yonsi Zoo San | Johnny Rotten | Tetsuo

Grand Theft Auto III
Claude | Catalina | Salvatore Leone | Miguel | El Burro | Joey Leone | Maria Latore | Donald Love | Ray Machowski | Luigi Goterelli | Mickey Hamfists | Leon McAffrey | Carl | Asuka Kasen | 8-Ball | King Courtney | Toni Cipriani | Marty Chonks | Phil Cassidy | Lee Chong | Curly Bob | Kenji Kasen | Mike Forelli | D-Ice | Mrs. Cipriani | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

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Tommy Vercetti | Sonny Forelli | Lance Vance | Ricardo Diaz | Ken Rosenberg | Phil Cassidy | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Juan Cortez | Alex Shrub | Mitch Baker | Jack Howitzer | Avery Carrington | Earnest Kelly | Gonzalez | Leo Teal | The Psycho | Hilary King | Cam Jones | Donald Love | Victor Vance | Maude Hanson | Mr. Black | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

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Carl Johnson | Frank Tenpenny | Big Smoke | Ryder | Eddie Pulaski | Sweet Johnson | Cesar Vialpando | The Truth | Ken Rosenberg | Mike Toreno | Wu Zi Mu | Zero | Jizzy B. | T-Bone Mendez | Catalina | OG Loc | Johnny Sindacco | Salvatore Leone | B Dup | Marco Forelli | Claude | Snakehead | Berkley | Ballas | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez | Joey Leone | Tommy Vercetti

Grand Theft Auto Advance
Mike | Vinnie | Colombian Cartel Lieutenant | King Courtney | Asuka Kasen | 8-Ball

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Toni Cipriani | Massimo Torini | Paulie Sindacco | Vincenzo Cilli | Salvatore Leone | Leon McAffrey | Donald Love | Toshiko Kasen | JD O'Toole | Ned Burner | Phil Cassidy | Kazuki Kasen | Jane Hopper | Franco Forelli | Roger C. Hole | Cedric Fotheringay | Uncle Leone | Mrs. Cipriani | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Victor Vance | Jerry Martinez | Diego & Armando Mendez | Marty Jay Williams | Lance Vance | Ricardo Diaz | Phil Cassidy | Bryan Forbes | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto IV
Niko Bellic | Dimitri Rascalov | Jimmy Pegorino | Darko Brevic | Vlad Glebov | Ray Bulgarin | Brucie Kibbutz | Karen Daniels | Manny Escuela | Tom Rivas | Mikhail Faustin | Ray Boccino | Little Jacob | Real Badman | Elizabeta Torres | Packie McReary | Derrick McReary | Francis McReary | Gerald McReary | Playboy X | Dwayne Forge | Johnny Klebitz | Luis Lopez | Roman Bellic's Kidnapper | Clarence Little | Dardan Petrela | Lyle Rivas | Judge Grady | Jim Fitzgerald | Johnny Barbosa | Phil Bell | Joseph DiLeo | Luca Silvestri | The Cook | Tony Prince | Teddy Benavidez | Eddie Low | The Fixer | Jon Gravelli | Michael Keane | Gordon Sargent | Wedding Assassin | Trunchez Brothers | Jeff Harlingford | Adam Dimayev | Eduard Borodin | Isaac Roth | Mori Green | United Liberty Paper Contact | Aiden O'Malley | Bucky Sligo | Kiki Jenkins | Jason Michaels | Frankie Gallo | Frank Garone | Kenny Petrovic | Lenny Petrovic | Mr. McReary | Fernando Martinez | Maxwell Caughlin | Scott Guzowski | Antonio Rivette | Rodrigo Stavnes | Fernando Tisdel | Tyler Pickrel | Preston Pecinovsky | Alonso Goralski | Bert Reker | Freddy Paparo | Ivan Bytchkov | Anthony Corrado | Kim Young-Guk | Shon Kikuchi | Jimmy Kand | Simon Nashly | Tommy Francovic | Barry Lamora | Lino Friddell | Juan Haimo | Darren Covey | Leo Brodell | Christov Mahonvic | Marty Boldenow | Noel Katsuda | Rodney McEniry | Glenn Lushbaugh | Phil Bacerra | Sergi Szerbin | Danny Hatmaker | Mervin Eskuchen | Frederick Harrison | Chan Jaoming | Hsin Jaoming | Keenan Burdett | Gracie Ancelotti | Giovanni Ancelotti | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
The Lost MC
Johnny Klebitz | Billy Grey | Brian Jeremy | Jim Fitzgerald | Terry Thorpe | Clay Simons | Angus Martin | Jason Michaels

Other
Malc | Ray Boccino | James "Jimmy" Matthews | Ed McCornish | Thomas Stubbs | Elizabeta Torres | Playboy X | Niko Bellic | Luis Lopez | Tony Prince | Dimitri Rascalov | Roman's Kidnapper | Ray's Goon | Lester Arnold | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Luis Lopez | Ray Bulgarin | Tony Prince | Rocco Pelosi | Timur | Vince Pelosi | Yusuf Amir | Mori Kibbutz | Giovanni Ancelotti | Gracie Ancelotti | Niko Bellic | Johnny Klebitz | Brucie Kibbutz | Vic Manzano | Margot | Marki Ashvilli | Billy Grey | Dimitri Rascalov | Union Official | Ahmed Khaleel | Tahir Saeed | Evan Moss | Lazlow Jones | Phil Bell | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Huang Lee | Wu Lee | Zhou Ming | Chan Jaoming | Rudy D'Avanzo | Hsin Jaoming | Mini Gun Wonsu Assassin | Lester Arnold

Grand Theft Auto V
Protagonists
Michael De Santa | Trevor Philips | Franklin Clinton | Lester Crest | Lamar Davis | Dave Norton | Ron Jakowski | Jimmy De Santa | Wade Hebert

Antagonists
Devin Weston | Steve Haines | Wei Cheng | Stretch | Molly Schultz | Don Percival | Martin Madrazo | Simeon Yetarian | Andreas Sanchez | Rocco Pelosi | Clay Simons | Terry Thorpe | Dr. Isiah Friedlander | Kyle Chavis | Fabien LaRouche | D | Elwood O'Neil | Ortega | Enzo Bonelli | United Liberty Paper Contact | Ballas | Gianni | Johnny Klebitz | Tracker | Brett Lowrey | Jay Norris

Heist Crew Members
Chef | Christian Feltz | Daryl Johns | Eddie Toh | Gustavo Mota | Hugh Welsh | Karim Detz | Karl Abolaji | Norm Richards | Paige Harris | Patrick McReary | Rickie Lukens | Taliana Martinez

Strangers and Freaks/Random Events
Nigel & Mrs. Thornhill | Ursula | Alonzo | Derrick | Cris Formage | Peter Dreyfuss | Joe and Josef | Beverly Felton | Lost Fugitive | Abigail Mathers | Josh Bernstein | Curtis Weaver | Glenn Scoville | Larry Tupper | Ralph Ostrowski

Other
Brad Snider | Lazlow Jones | Tao Cheng | Jock Cranley | Debra | Merle Abrahams | Brucie Kibbutz | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto Online
Protagonist
GTA Online Protagonists

Main Characters/Bosses
Lester Crest | Lamar Davis | Gerald | Simeon Yetarian| Lester Crest | Trevor Philips | Ron Jakowski | Martin Madrazo | Agent 14 | Karen Daniels | Malc | United Liberty Paper Contact | Tony Prince | Tao Cheng | Georgina Cheng | Brucie Kibbutz | Miguel Madrazo Franklin Clinton | Chef | Dax | Labrat | Luchadora | Yusuf Amir | Jamal Amir |

Heist Crew Members
Patrick McReary | Eddie Toh | Zach Nelson | Karim Denz | Gustavo Mota | Karl Abolaji | Paige Harris | Rickie Lukens | Taliana Martinez | Chester McCoy | Charlie Reed | Avi Schwartzman | Christian Feltz | Yohan Blair

Duggan Crime Family
Avery Duggan | Thornton Duggan | Mason Duggan

Other Antagonists
Avon Hertz | Cliffford | The Boss | Juan Strickler | Johnny Guns | Steve Haines | P | North Side Vagos Leader | Dr. Isiah Friedlander

Other Characters
Claude | Niko Bellic | John Marston | Bogdan | Los Santos Slasher | Jimmy De Santa | Lazlow Jones | Cris Formage | Steve Haines | Johnny Klebitz | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez | Michael De Santa | Jock Cranley

Organizations
Gangs and Cartels
Albanian Mob | Angels of Death Motorcycle Club | Los Diablos | Uptown Yardies | Yakuza | The Yardies | Ballas | Cholos | Colombian Cartel | Cubans | Da Nang Boys | Diaz's Gang | The Families (GTA V) (Grove Street Families, Seville Boulevard Families) | Fooliganz | Hare Krishna | Haitians | Hustlers | Loonies | Los Santos Vagos | The Lost MC | Luca's Crew | Madrazo Cartel | Mendez Cartel | Marabunta Grande | Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers | O'Neil Brothers | Rednecks | San Fierro Rifa | Skinheads | Southside Hoods | Street Sharks | Varrios Los Aztecas (GTA V) | Vice City Bikers | Vance Crime Family | Trailer Park Mafia | Trevor Philips Enterprises | Vercetti Gang | Costa Rican Gang | European Gang
Mafias
The Commission (Gambetti Family, Pavano Family, Messina Family, Lupisella Family, Ancelotti Family) | Armenian Mob | Bulgarin Family | Duggan Crime Family | Faustin-Rascalov Family | Forelli Family | Sindacco Family | Pegorino Family | Petrovic Mafiya | Trunchez Brothers | Jewish Mob | McReary Crime Family | Kkangpae | Korean Mob | Leone Family | Russian Mafia (Russian Mafia (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)) | Sicilian Mafia | Vance Crime Family
Triads
Liberty City Triads | Los Santos Triads
The Law
Police | C.R.A.S.H. | Liberty City Police Department | Los Santos Police Department | North Yankton State Patrol | Vice City Police Department | National Office of Security Enforcement | Drug Observation Agency | Federal Investigation Bureau | International Affairs Agency
Cults
Altruist Cult | Epsilon Program
Other
Civil Border Patrol | Cliffford Mercenaries | Crack Dealers | Devin Weston Holdings | Counterfeit Syndicate | Liquor Store Bandits | Loco Syndicate | Merryweather Security | SRS | Survivalists | The Professionals | Republican Space Rangers | Zaibatsu Corporation | Zombotech Corporation

See Also
Bully Villains | Manhunt Villains | Max Payne Villains | Red Dead Villains | LA Noire Villains

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