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{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
 
|name = Lester Crest
 
|name = Lester Crest
|image = GTAV_Lester_crop.png
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|image = lester_photo_nextgen.png
|size = 250px
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''
 
|aka = Lest<br>Wheels<br>Lester the Molester<br>Moe<br>Uncle Lester
 
|aka = Lest<br>Wheels<br>Lester the Molester<br>Moe<br>Uncle Lester
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|home = [[Lester's House|House]], [[Amarillo Vista]], [[El Burro Heights]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]
 
|home = [[Lester's House|House]], [[Amarillo Vista]], [[El Burro Heights]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
|affiliations = [[Michael De Santa]]<br>[[Trevor Philips]]<br>[[Brad Snider]] <small> (Formerly)</small><br>[[Getaway Driver]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Franklin Clinton]]<br>[[GTA Online Protagonist]]<br>[[Agent 14]]<br>[[Paige Harris]]<br>[[Eddie Toh]]<br>[[Avi Schwartzman]]
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|affiliations = [[Michael De Santa]]{{Status|D2=y}}<br>[[Trevor Philips]]{{Status|D2=y}}<br>[[Brad Snider]]{{Status|D1=y}}<br>[[Getaway Driver]]{{Status|D1=y}}<br>[[Franklin Clinton]]<br>[[GTA Online Protagonist]]<br>[[Agent 14]]<br>[[Paige Harris]]<br>[[Eddie Toh]]{{Status|D2=y}}<br>[[Avi Schwartzman]]
|weapons = [[Rocket Launcher]]
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|weapons = [[Jerry Can]]<br>[[Rocket Launcher]]
 
|businesses= [[Darnell Bros.]]
 
|businesses= [[Darnell Bros.]]
 
|voice = [[Jay Klaitz]]
 
|voice = [[Jay Klaitz]]
|vehicles = Blue [[Asea]]<br>[[Skylift]]}}
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|vehicles = Blue [[Asea]]<br>[[Skylift]]
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|weapons=[[Rocket Launcher]]
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}}
   
 
{{Quote|We are about to put the Darwinism back in Social Darwinism, and brother, it is gonna be fun.| Lester Crest}}
 
{{Quote|We are about to put the Darwinism back in Social Darwinism, and brother, it is gonna be fun.| Lester Crest}}
 
 
'''Lester Crest''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a central character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' and its multiplayer mode, ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''.
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'''Lester Crest''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as a central character and the main [[deuteragonist]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. He is also a main character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Lester suffers from a wasting disease which has gradually worn down his motor skills during his life and left him wheelchair-bound, though he is able to walk short distances with the use of a [[cane]]. Due to his limited mobility, Lester has grown considerably overweight, and he also suffers from asthma. It is implied that Lester was bullied in high school, as he posted on [[Bleeter]] that "getting revenge" on his old high school class "never seemed to get old".
 
Lester suffers from a wasting disease which has gradually worn down his motor skills during his life and left him wheelchair-bound, though he is able to walk short distances with the use of a [[cane]]. Due to his limited mobility, Lester has grown considerably overweight, and he also suffers from asthma. It is implied that Lester was bullied in high school, as he posted on [[Bleeter]] that "getting revenge" on his old high school class "never seemed to get old".
   
At an unknown point in time, Lester met and became affiliated with [[Michael De Santa]] and [[Trevor Philips]], becoming a regular member of their heist crews since the start of their partnership, working mostly as a planner and information scout. It is stated by Michael during [[The Merryweather Heist]] that Lester went against doing the heist depicted in the [[Prologue]], possibly having an idea of what eventually happened.
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At an unknown point in time, Lester met and became affiliated with [[Michael De Santa|Michael Townley]] and [[Trevor Philips]], becoming a regular member of their heist crews since the start of their partnership, working mostly as a planner and information scout. It is stated by Michael during [[The Merryweather Heist]] that Lester went against doing the heist depicted in the [[Prologue]], possibly having an idea of what eventually happened.
   
 
===Events of ''GTA Online''===
 
===Events of ''GTA Online''===
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After the 1.15 Patch, the player can recieve messages from Lester who requires a [[Lester Kill_Target|target eliminated]] for easy cash.
 
After the 1.15 Patch, the player can recieve messages from Lester who requires a [[Lester Kill_Target|target eliminated]] for easy cash.
   
After the [[Heists Update]], Lester sends a text message to the player, asking to met him in his factory, to talk about a great oportunity. Lester then introduces the player to the online [[Heist]]s. He and [[Paige Harris]] help the player in the execution of an [[Fleeca Job|heist]] to the [[Fleeca]] Bank in [[Chumash]].
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After the [[Heists Update]], Lester sends a text message to the player, asking to meet him in his factory, to talk about a great opportunity. Lester then introduces the player to the online [[Heist]]s. He and [[Paige Harris]] help the player in the execution of an [[Fleeca Job|heist]], targeting a safety deposit box at the [[Chumash]] branch of the [[Fleeca]] Bank.
   
Afterwards, he'll be refering the players into [[Prison Break|other]] [[Humane Raid|jobs]] he's definitely [[Series A|not interested to]], but he might still get a finder's fee for the referal.
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Afterwards, he'll be referring the players into [[Prison Break|other]] [[Humane Raid|jobs]] he's definitely [[Series A|not interested ]]in, but he might still get a finder's fee for the referral.
   
Finally, after those heists he didn't want to be involved, Lester is once again leading a [[Pacific Standard|final heist]] into the [[Pacific Standard Public Depository Bank]] along with the players.
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Finally, after the heists he didn't want to be involved in, Lester is once again leading a [[Pacific Standard|final heist]] into the [[Pacific Standard Public Depository Bank]] along with the players.
   
 
Also after the Heists Update, Lester requests the online player to [[Distract Cops|distract the cops]] occasionally to allow his contact to safely escape.
 
Also after the Heists Update, Lester requests the online player to [[Distract Cops|distract the cops]] occasionally to allow his contact to safely escape.
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Lester and Michael reunite after nearly a decade when Michael finds himself in need of a new heist after angering [[Madrazo Cartel|Cartel]] boss [[Martin Madrazo]] [[Marriage Counseling|by pulling his house down a hill]] (believing it to be the [[Martin Madrazo's mansion|home]] of [[Kyle Chavis]], the tennis coach who'd slept with [[Amanda De Santa|his wife]]). Lester agrees to help, but only after Michael helps assassinate [[Lifeinvader]] CEO [[Jay Norris]] so that Lester can make a profit by buying Lifeinvader shares at minimal price, only to sell them at inflated ones later. Once the [[Friend Request|assassination]] is taken care of, Lester helps Michael, and his new associate [[Franklin Clinton]], pull off a [[The Jewel Store Job|robbery]] at the [[Vangelico]] jewel store in [[Portola Drive]].
 
Lester and Michael reunite after nearly a decade when Michael finds himself in need of a new heist after angering [[Madrazo Cartel|Cartel]] boss [[Martin Madrazo]] [[Marriage Counseling|by pulling his house down a hill]] (believing it to be the [[Martin Madrazo's mansion|home]] of [[Kyle Chavis]], the tennis coach who'd slept with [[Amanda De Santa|his wife]]). Lester agrees to help, but only after Michael helps assassinate [[Lifeinvader]] CEO [[Jay Norris]] so that Lester can make a profit by buying Lifeinvader shares at minimal price, only to sell them at inflated ones later. Once the [[Friend Request|assassination]] is taken care of, Lester helps Michael, and his new associate [[Franklin Clinton]], pull off a [[The Jewel Store Job|robbery]] at the [[Vangelico]] jewel store in [[Portola Drive]].
   
Later on during the game, Lester hires Franklin several times to pull off other similar assassinations in order to make profits in the stock market. Other victims include [[Brett Lowrey]], the CEO of Bilkington Research; [[Jackson Skinner]], the Head of Product Development at [[Facade]]; [[Isaac Penny]], a venture capitalist who planned to acquire a majority share of the [[Vapid|Vapid Motor Company]]; and [[Enzo Bonelli]], a mobster turned real estate developer who'd blackmailed his way into most construction contracts for Los Santos.
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Later on during the game, Lester hires Franklin several times to pull off other similar assassinations in order to amass a fortune in the stock market. Lester buys up large amounts of stock in the rival companies of his targets when their share prices are low, so that their share prices will rise significantly following the assassinations and Lester can sell his shares at a profit. Other victims include [[Brett Lowrey]], the CEO of Bilkington Research; [[Jackson Skinner]], the Head of Product Development at [[Facade]]; [[Isaac Penny]], a venture capitalist who planned to acquire a majority share of the [[Vapid|Vapid Motor Company]]; and [[Enzo Bonelli]], a mobster turned real estate developer who'd blackmailed his way into most construction contracts for Los Santos.
   
 
Lester's main role in the game is in helping the protagonists set-up various heists and operations. He helps them plan out [[The Paleto Score|a robbery on a County Bank]] to finance an FIB [[Monkey Business|operation]]; he helps Franklin [[Fresh Meat|rescue]] Michael after he's captured by [[Wei Cheng]]'s [[Los Santos Triads|triad]] due to his connection with Trevor; he helps Michael and Franklin carry out a [[The Bureau Raid|break-in]] on the [[FIB Headquarters]] to delete incriminating files about the team and Agent [[Steve Haines]]; he helps the three protagonists rescue Franklin's friend [[Lamar Davis]] after Franklin's former friend [[Stretch (character)|Stretch]] betrayed him to the [[Ballas (HD Universe)|Ballas]]; and ultimately he helps the trio pull off [[The Big Score (GTA V)|the biggest score of their careers]]: a robbery on the [[Union Depository]]. If the player chooses the Obvious approach to [[The Big Score (GTA V)|The Big Score]], Lester will travel as a passenger in Trevor's [[Frogger|helicopter]] and shoot down pursuing [[Merryweather Security|Merryweather]] [[Buzzard|helicopters]] with a [[Rocket Launcher]].
 
Lester's main role in the game is in helping the protagonists set-up various heists and operations. He helps them plan out [[The Paleto Score|a robbery on a County Bank]] to finance an FIB [[Monkey Business|operation]]; he helps Franklin [[Fresh Meat|rescue]] Michael after he's captured by [[Wei Cheng]]'s [[Los Santos Triads|triad]] due to his connection with Trevor; he helps Michael and Franklin carry out a [[The Bureau Raid|break-in]] on the [[FIB Headquarters]] to delete incriminating files about the team and Agent [[Steve Haines]]; he helps the three protagonists rescue Franklin's friend [[Lamar Davis]] after Franklin's former friend [[Stretch (character)|Stretch]] betrayed him to the [[Ballas (HD Universe)|Ballas]]; and ultimately he helps the trio pull off [[The Big Score (GTA V)|the biggest score of their careers]]: a robbery on the [[Union Depository]]. If the player chooses the Obvious approach to [[The Big Score (GTA V)|The Big Score]], Lester will travel as a passenger in Trevor's [[Frogger|helicopter]] and shoot down pursuing [[Merryweather Security|Merryweather]] [[Buzzard|helicopters]] with a [[Rocket Launcher]].
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Lester may in part be inspired by the character Kelso from the movie [[wp:Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]. Both Kelso and Lester have physical disabilities, and both men are more involved with planning heists than with actually carrying them out.
 
*Lester may in part be inspired by the character Kelso from the movie [[wp:Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]. Both Kelso and Lester have physical disabilities, and both men are more involved with planning heists than with actually carrying them out.
*Lester has two boxes of files in his house on a shelf. Both the boxes say "Assasinations", and "Zombie Outbreak".
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*Lester has two boxes of files in his house on a shelf. The boxes say "Assassinations", and "Zombie Outbreak".
 
*According to the [[Rush Casting Call]], Lester's beta name was Jerry Cole.
 
*According to the [[Rush Casting Call]], Lester's beta name was Jerry Cole.
 
*As reported by media outlets, Lester may be based heavily on [[wp:Karl Rove|Karl Rove]], [[wp:Senior Advisor|Senior Advisor]] and [[wp:White House Deputy Chief of Staff|White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] during the [[wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, [[2007]]. Despite the uncanny resemblances in appearance, they are both also criminal masterminds that operate from "behind the curtains," Karl Rove and Dick Cheney being coined "Bush's Brain."
 
*As reported by media outlets, Lester may be based heavily on [[wp:Karl Rove|Karl Rove]], [[wp:Senior Advisor|Senior Advisor]] and [[wp:White House Deputy Chief of Staff|White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] during the [[wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, [[2007]]. Despite the uncanny resemblances in appearance, they are both also criminal masterminds that operate from "behind the curtains," Karl Rove and Dick Cheney being coined "Bush's Brain."

Revision as of 09:00, 26 June 2015

For other uses, see Lester.


We are about to put the Darwinism back in Social Darwinism, and brother, it is gonna be fun.
— Lester Crest

Lester Crest is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a central character and the main deuteragonist in Grand Theft Auto V. He is also a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online.

History

Background

Lester suffers from a wasting disease which has gradually worn down his motor skills during his life and left him wheelchair-bound, though he is able to walk short distances with the use of a cane. Due to his limited mobility, Lester has grown considerably overweight, and he also suffers from asthma. It is implied that Lester was bullied in high school, as he posted on Bleeter that "getting revenge" on his old high school class "never seemed to get old".

At an unknown point in time, Lester met and became affiliated with Michael Townley and Trevor Philips, becoming a regular member of their heist crews since the start of their partnership, working mostly as a planner and information scout. It is stated by Michael during The Merryweather Heist that Lester went against doing the heist depicted in the Prologue, possibly having an idea of what eventually happened.

Events of GTA Online

Welcome to paradise.
— Lester to the player.

Lester is one of the several mission givers the player can interact with in Grand Theft Auto Online. He can be found at his house.

The player is introduced to Lester upon reaching rank 10; Lester phone calls the player and asks him to meet up at his house in El Burro Heights. At Lester's place, he informs the player of their growing reputation and suggests to invest the player's money in real estate.

Before the player leaves, Lester tells him/her that he is able to put a bounty on other players by calling Lester. If the player sets a bounty on another player, Lester will take a cut of $1,000.

After the 1.15 Patch, the player can recieve messages from Lester who requires a target eliminated for easy cash.

After the Heists Update, Lester sends a text message to the player, asking to meet him in his factory, to talk about a great opportunity. Lester then introduces the player to the online Heists. He and Paige Harris help the player in the execution of an heist, targeting a safety deposit box at the Chumash branch of the Fleeca Bank.

Afterwards, he'll be referring the players into other jobs he's definitely not interested in, but he might still get a finder's fee for the referral.

Finally, after the heists he didn't want to be involved in, Lester is once again leading a final heist into the Pacific Standard Public Depository Bank along with the players.

Also after the Heists Update, Lester requests the online player to distract the cops occasionally to allow his contact to safely escape.

Events of GTA V

After Michael faked his death with the assistance of FIB agent Dave Norton, Lester left North Yankton and relocated to San Andreas, eventually discovering that Michael had indeed faked his death and gone into witness protection with the FIB in Los Santos. Nonetheless, since Michael told the FIB nothing about Lester's involvment with his team, Lester told nobody about Michael's ruse.

Lester and Michael reunite after nearly a decade when Michael finds himself in need of a new heist after angering Cartel boss Martin Madrazo by pulling his house down a hill (believing it to be the home of Kyle Chavis, the tennis coach who'd slept with his wife). Lester agrees to help, but only after Michael helps assassinate Lifeinvader CEO Jay Norris so that Lester can make a profit by buying Lifeinvader shares at minimal price, only to sell them at inflated ones later. Once the assassination is taken care of, Lester helps Michael, and his new associate Franklin Clinton, pull off a robbery at the Vangelico jewel store in Portola Drive.

Later on during the game, Lester hires Franklin several times to pull off other similar assassinations in order to amass a fortune in the stock market. Lester buys up large amounts of stock in the rival companies of his targets when their share prices are low, so that their share prices will rise significantly following the assassinations and Lester can sell his shares at a profit. Other victims include Brett Lowrey, the CEO of Bilkington Research; Jackson Skinner, the Head of Product Development at Facade; Isaac Penny, a venture capitalist who planned to acquire a majority share of the Vapid Motor Company; and Enzo Bonelli, a mobster turned real estate developer who'd blackmailed his way into most construction contracts for Los Santos.

Lester's main role in the game is in helping the protagonists set-up various heists and operations. He helps them plan out a robbery on a County Bank to finance an FIB operation; he helps Franklin rescue Michael after he's captured by Wei Cheng's triad due to his connection with Trevor; he helps Michael and Franklin carry out a break-in on the FIB Headquarters to delete incriminating files about the team and Agent Steve Haines; he helps the three protagonists rescue Franklin's friend Lamar Davis after Franklin's former friend Stretch betrayed him to the Ballas; and ultimately he helps the trio pull off the biggest score of their careers: a robbery on the Union Depository. If the player chooses the Obvious approach to The Big Score, Lester will travel as a passenger in Trevor's helicopter and shoot down pursuing Merryweather helicopters with a Rocket Launcher.

Endings

By the end of the game, Franklin is given separate orders by Steve Haines and Devin Weston to kill one of his friends. Haines wants him to kill Trevor and Weston wants him to kill Michael. The player then has to choose between carrying out Haines' instructions, carrying out Weston's, or disregarding them both and getting together with both Trevor and Michael to take out their enemies.

In this endings, Lester only appears again through an email he sends to the two surviving protagonists. If Trevor is killed, he sends Franklin and Michael their share of the Union Depository job as well as half of Trevor's to each of them, as well as claiming to be rather disappointed that things had to end as they did. If Michael is killed, Lester sends Franklin and Trevor their shares of the Union Depository job and sends Michael's share to his family, while at the same time stating in his email that he hopes neither Franklin or Trevor were involved in Michael's murder.

If the player chooses ending C, the "Deathwish" ending, Lester does appear physically once again. Franklin contacts Lester and asks him for help on figuring out what to do. Lester initially suggests killing both Trevor and Michael, but eventually comes up with a better way to solve the problem. He lures Haines' corrupt FIB allies and Weston's private Merryweather batallion to a foundry where the three protagonists ambush and kill all of them, stripping both Haines and Weston of their brute force power. Afterwards, Lester acquires the locations of all of the protagonists' enemies (after Franklin explains to him that Stretch's real name is Harold Joseph), allowing them to take out their enemies once and for all. Michael kills Stretch, Franklin kills Wei Cheng and Trevor kills Steve Haines before going to Devin Weston's mansion to kidnap him. Trevor takes Weston to a cliff in Blaine County where he meets up with Michael and Franklin and all three protagonists proceed to mock a terrified Weston before pushing the car he's in off the cliff, killing him. After the assassinations are carried out, Lester sends all three protagonists their respective shares from the UD job and congratulates them on a job well done.

Personality

Despite Lester's physical disabilites, he makes up for this with a genius-level intelligence, a masterful expertise in technology and computing and a sharp eye for detail, which is what makes him an excellent planner for the various heists he has pulled off throughout his life. He is also an avid video-gamer, and is a particular fan of Righteous Slaughter 7.

He's admittedly socially awkward and reveals to the GTA Online character during the Fleeca Job that he's not the best conversationalist and rarely meets people in person. When he meets people online and arranges to meet them in real life, he will show up but unseen by his dates and Lester instead will watch them from afar. Sometimes he likes cracking bad jokes that end up in unanswered laughs, showing his inability to deal with people outside the business or the online life.

Lester is very well informed on world politics and the insider details and machinations of corporate action. Using this knowledge, he has previously been involved in stock fraud and corporate assassination.

You see, I like my scores like I like my dates: across the street and unaware they're being watched.
— Lester to the player.

On Lester's Lifeinvader page, a message from a girl asking about his true age can be seen, implying that he fakes his age in order to talk to younger women, with Trevor referring to him as "Lester the Molester". Lester admits to Franklin that he hacks girls' webcams to watch them and after the The Bureau Raid (Fire Crew approach), he says he will "reverse engineer a webcam and spy on those sorority girls again". It is possible that he is bi-sexual, as a folder entitled "Gay porn" can be found on his Facade computer, however, this may also be a way to "troll" people. Lester possibly believes that the Illuminati is watching him as he has an Illuminati poster in his house, and this may possibly explain why the windows of his house are covered up. Because of his intense interests, it is possible that he suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.

Mission appearances

GTA V
GTA Online
Heists

Services (GTA Online)

Lester is unlocked as a phone contact at rank 10. When called, he offers a wide range of services, which purpose is generally to assist the Protagonist. Each service costs a specific amount of money and is unlocked once a specific rank has been reached.

Service GTA Online Description In-Game Effect Cost Level Requirement
Set Bounty Choose a player to place a Bounty on or view their current Bounty value. Once payment is received, a Bounty of whatever the player paid, minus $1000, is placed on the head of the selected player. The player who kills the selected player gets the Bounty money for themself. NPCs who kill a player with a bounty on their head do not receive the money, and the Bounty remains on the player. Same applies for suicides. $2,000-$10,000 10
Remove Wanted Level Completely remove your wanted level. Completely removes the player's wanted level once payment is received. If multiple players are in the same vehicle at the time of the call, only one player must use this to remove the wanted level for everyone in the vehicle. $200/Star 21
Off the Radar Remove your blip from the World Map for one minute. Your location on the radar is hidden from all other players in your session. If multiple players are in the same vehicle at the time of the call, only one player must use this to hide the location of everyone in the vehicle. $500 40
Reveal Players Reveal hidden players on the world map. Reveals any players using the "Off The Radar" service. $500 40
Request Job Request an invite to a previously completed Job. After a few seconds, you will be sent an invite to a random job you have completed for Lester previously. $0 0
Locate a Boat Locate a boat and display it on the Map. Lester will locate the nearest available boat, and the player can take it without it counting as a stolen vehicle. The player must return it within 12 in-game hours or get a wanted level. $400 0
Locate a Helicopter Locate a chopper and display it on the map. Lester will locate the nearest available helicopter, and the player can take it without it counting as a stolen vehicle. The player must return it within 12 in-game hours or get a wanted level. $700 35
Locate a Car Locate a car and display it on the map. Lester will locate the nearest available car, and the player can take it without it counting as a stolen vehicle. The player must return it within 12 in-game hours or get a wanted level. $100 15
Locate a Plane Locate a plane and display it on the map. Lester will locate the nearest available plane, and the player can take it without it counting as a stolen vehicle. The player must return it within 12 in-game hours or get a wanted level. $1000 45
Cops Turn Blind Eye Cops will ignore any crimes you commit for a short period of time. Once payment is received, the player can commit any crime they want for 3 minutes without receiving a wanted level. If multiple players are in the same vehicle at the time of the call, only one player must use this for the cops to run a blind eye for everyone in the vehicle. They can still get a wanted level if they share a car with a player who has a wanted level. $5000 12

Assassination Missions and Stock exchange fraud


Gallery

Trivia

  • Lester may in part be inspired by the character Kelso from the movie Heat. Both Kelso and Lester have physical disabilities, and both men are more involved with planning heists than with actually carrying them out.
  • Lester has two boxes of files in his house on a shelf. The boxes say "Assassinations", and "Zombie Outbreak".
  • According to the Rush Casting Call, Lester's beta name was Jerry Cole.
  • As reported by media outlets, Lester may be based heavily on Karl Rove, Senior Advisor and White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. Despite the uncanny resemblances in appearance, they are both also criminal masterminds that operate from "behind the curtains," Karl Rove and Dick Cheney being coined "Bush's Brain."
  • Lester's email address is "t34b4g99@eyefind.com" which is Leet/1337 for "Teabag99."
  • The in-game version of Lester's artwork shows him wearing a red shirt instead of the green check shirt. This outfit is only seen in the Paleto Score when he meets Michael, Trevor, Franklin and the chosen gunman at Ace Liquor.

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SoapboxersAndy Moon | Andy Whitford | Baygor | Bill Binder | Clinton | Graham | Griff | Impotent Rage cosplayer | Jane | Jerome | Jesco White | Jesse | Mani | Mimes | Pamela Drake
StrippersChastity | Cheetah | Fufu | Infernus | Juliet | Nikki | Peach | Sapphire
O'Neil BrothersElwood | Walton | Wynn | Ernie | Earl | Doyle | Daryl | Dan | Dalton | Ned | Larry | Chester | Dale | Cletus | Don
Radio station characters
Radio hostsBig Boy | Bootsy Collins | Cara Delevingne | Camilo Lara | Don Cheto | DJ Pooh | Gilles Peterson | Flying Lotus | Jesco White | Keith Morris | Kenny Loggins | Mama G | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Nate Williams | Stephen Pope | Soulwax / 2manydjs | Twin Shadow | Chemical Bro | Doctor No | Cliff Lane | Andee | Frank Ocean* | Danny Brown* | Skepta*
Radio guestsMNDR | Eddie | Earl Sweatshirt | Aloe Blacc | Tunde Adebimpe | MC Eiht | Jermaine Renegade | King Avriel
Talk Show hosts
(& assistants)
Michele Makes | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez | Jo | Ron Jakowski | Duane Earl | Bobby June | Ray De Angelo Harris | Cheryl Fawkes
Talk Show guestsSue Murry | Ricky | Jock Cranley | Samantha Muldoon | Brother Adrian | Sophia Bowles-Carmichael* | Reed Tucker
TV Show characters
TV Show hosts
(& assistants)
Lazlow Jones | Hugh Harrison | Anita Mendoza | Imran Shinowa | Steve Haines | Rufus Bellows | Jack Howitzer | Ho Chi Sock
TV Show guestsWilliam Angio | Tracey De Santa
Movie characters
ActorsMilton McIlroy | John Cohn | Theodore Bickford | Charlie Fleming | Chippy | Leo Hornstein
Named PedestriansAdam | Brincat | Clark | Fort Zancudo Colonel | Frederico Nathan | G. James | Lloyd
Internet characters
Lifeinvader usersAaron Fisk | Adric Howard | Alan Felton | Alan McClean | Amy Turner | Anak Horozian | Andre Barnes | Andy Hamilton | Andy Whitford | Barbara Watkins | Benton Cox | Bree Young | Colin Easton | Dana Ellis | Darnell Stevens | Darryl Knox | Deja Medwell | Demarcus Bradley | Dr. Ray De Angelo Harris | Dr. Stanovicz | Dr. Wetherbrook | Duane Earl | Evan Arnold | Fiona Larsson | Foster Matthews | Gary Harby | Gary Scales | Gerald | Gerry Colford | Guadaloupe Romero | Hailey Watson | Hank Terrel | Hayden Dubose | Jamal Reynolds | JB Bradshaw | Karl Kelly | Lahronda Whitfield | Lance Wharrie | Leon | Melinda Dubose | Mary-Ann Quinn's Mother | Moe Chinpoko | Nicolson Bell | Owen Yates | Ray Navarro | Renatta Sidwell | Sacha Yetarian | Susan Chavis | Tavell Clinton | Jenny Tilman | Jane Smith
Bleeter usersAnton Lemeaux | Billy Blue | Bobby Blue | Brother Adrian | Bruce Spade | Brucie Kibbutz | Charlotte Crown | Clay 'PG' Jackson | Cloe Parker | Dale Jenkins | Delancey Medua | Henry Smith IV | Jill Von Crastenburg | Mad Wayne Thunder | Martha Term | Mitch Dexter | Pete | Scott Stephens | The Craze | Tony McTony
Journalists and news reportersFaith Bailey | Anne Bimby | Reed Brazier | Martina Bryans | David Christian | Donna DeSimons | Jerry Donaldson | Mike Dunn | Frank Edwards | Anna Foster | Leslie Gardner | Ian Garraway | Jimmy Henderson | Shelia Hitano | Bucy Joe Houston | John Jackson | Cynthia Kelly | Michael MacKenzie | Gavin McTavern | Kate Ohajan | John Rios | Jeremy Sim | Forrest Simon | Rick Simpson | Joyce Stewart | Makayla Taylor | Jack Vinton | Robin Wark
Mentioned characters
A. Jones | Abe Schwartzman | Ace Jones | Adam Rowney Jr. | Alphonse | Andrew Victoria | Andy Smith | Anne Bimby | Audrey Margaret | Barry Andrews | Barry Wheatsheaf | Betsy O'Neil | Bill Anthony | Billy Dexter | Billy Grey | Blue Brothers | Bob | Bruce Wright | Chip Hampton | Corner Killahz | Daisy Bell | Darius Fontaine | Daryl Bint | David Cho | David Richards | David Shapiro | Dennis Marquez | Derrick McReary | Destiny Arnold | Dick R. Rogers | Donna DeSimons | Doug Richman | Dutch London | Eugene Reaper | Evelyn | Faith Bailey | Francesco Mexi | Francis F. Morton | Frank Brookes | Frank Mathers | Franklin Clinton's mother | Fred Quincy | Gail Gulps | GTA Online Protagonist | Hank Oak | Hugh Bonnar | Hughie McGill | Ira Richards | Joe Oliva | John Bison | Jose | Kill.D.Sac | Kush-Chronic | Lenny Semour | Leonora Johnson | Luis Francesco | Merle Abrahams | Michael Keane | Miriam Turner | Moses | Nicholas | Niko Bellic | Pathos | Phil Davidson | President Joe Lawton | Ronson | Robert | Robert Cholla | Rosby Wilkins | Roy Lowenstein | Ryan Philips | Sam Austin | Sammy Bottino | Shanda Murphy | Sindee Suttin | Slim Skills | Tico | Tommy Smith | Tony Prince | Vasquez | Wayne | Yusuf Amir
Hashtag crewAllie Valasquez | Benita Render | Clinton Aumick | Clinton Salsman | Cody Nishimoto | Connie Bruening | Darren Hohn | Earlene Rivenburg | Ericka Vanderborst | Fernando Gasset | Guy Harrigan | Hugh Rasnick | Julianne Cabaniss | Katy Meaux | Kelly Mease | Lenare Welte | Liza McKiernan | Mallary Focht | Mary Jane Blunts | Nelson Altieri
GANGSTA 101 crewJay Williams III | Alicia Angel | Tony Adventura | P. Dough | Lyndon Moore | G. A. Richman | Doug Richman | Nate Anderson
Removed charactersDale | Jackie | Jordan | Kyle P. Slater | Mrs. A | Mrs. B | Zimbor
* - Anachronistic appearance. Appears in GTA V as part of a radio station ported from GTA Online.

† denotes deceased • italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice.

Characters in GTA V | Category:Characters in GTA V | Grand Theft Auto V | Category:Characters
[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto Online
ProtagonistOnline Player
Original version updates
(PS3 and Xbox 360)
Main charactersLamar Davis | Gerald | Simeon Yetarian | Ron Jakowski | Trevor Philips | Lester Crest | Martin Madrazo
Minor charactersAnna | Big T | Brucie Kibbutz | Chantelle | Chef | Cris Formage | Daily Globe Editor | Dom Beasley | Donna | El Estupido | Garage Mechanic | Gustavo | Hao | JT Boyd | Janet | Jolene Cranley-Evans | Joyrider | Juan | Leroy | Little T | Madrazo Witness | Melvin | Mugger | Mushroom Hank | Raul | Small F | Stanley | The Boss (Families) | The Boss (Professionals) | The Boss (Marabunta Grande) | District Attorney | The Madrazo Trial Judge | Vasquez | Chastity | Cheetah | Fufu | Infernus | Juliet | Nikki | Peach | Sapphire | Ponsonbys Manager | Merryweather Helicopter Pilot | Merryweather Boat Driver
Radio station characters
Radio hostsBig Boy | Bootsy Collins | Cara Delevingne | Camilo Lara | Don Cheto | DJ Pooh | Gilles Peterson | Flying Lotus | Jesco White | Keith Morris | Kenny Loggins | Mama G | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Nate Williams | Stephen Pope | Soulwax / 2manydjs | Twin Shadow | Chermical Bro | Doctor No
Radio guestsMNDR | Eddie | Earl Sweatshirt | Aloe Blacc | Tunde Adebimpe | MC Eiht | Jermaine Renegade | King Avriel
Talk Show hosts
(& assistants)
Michele Makes | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez | Jo | Ron Jakowski | Duane Earl | Bobby June | Ray De Angelo Harris | Cheryl Fawkes
Talk Show guestsSue Murry | Ricky | Jock Cranley | Samantha Muldoon | Brother Adrian
TV Show characters
TV Show hosts
(& assistants)
Lazlow Jones | Hugh Harrison | Anita Mendoza | Imran Shinowa | Steve Haines | Rufus Bellows | Jack Howitzer | Ho Chi Sock
TV Show guestsWilliam Angio | Tracey De Santa
Movie characters
ActorsMilton McIlroy | John Cohn | Theodore Bickford | Charlie Fleming | Chippy | Leo Hornstein
Heists
Main charactersLester Crest | Agent 14 | Karen Daniels | Trevor Philips | Ron Jakowski
Minor charactersMaxim Rashkovsky | Josh Sherman | Gavin Van Der Loop | Dima Popov | Avi Schwartzman | Eddie Toh | Gusset | Paige Harris | Phil | Navy Officer
Radio DJsCliff Lane | Andee
Lowriders
Main charactersLamar Davis | Gerald
Minor charactersBenny | Vernon | Mateo Brothers | Little Al | Edgar Carlos | Jose Carlos | Pedro Carlos | Janet | Unnamed Korean buyer | Wallis
Executives and
Other Criminals
Brendan Darcy | Yacht Bartender
Further Adventures
in Finance and
Felony
Executive Assistant
Bikers
Main charactersLJT | Malc
Minor charactersAl Carter | Sindy | Zach Nelson
Import/ExportExecutive Assistant | Office Mechanic | Unnamed Street Race Owner | Warehouse Mechanic
Gunrunning
Main charactersAgent 14
Minor charactersChester McCoy | Rogue Agent
Smuggler's Run
Main charactersRon Jakowski
Minor charactersCharlie Reed
Radio guestsSophia Bowles-Carmichael
The Doomsday Heist
Main charactersLester Crest | Agent 14 | Phoenicia Rackman | Avon Hertz | Cliffford
Minor charactersBogdan | Agent ULP | Chester McCoy | Facility Receptionist
Radio DJsFrank Ocean
After Hours
Main charactersTony Prince | Lazlow Jones | English Dave | Paige Harris
Minor charactersArt Student | Buyer's Associate | Connie | Daniel Schoeps | Jewelry Store Clerk | Jimmy Boston | Kerry McIntosh | Lacey Jonas | Maude Eccles | Miranda Cowan | Poppy Mitchell | Simeon Yetarian | The Lost Girl | Tyler Dixon | Yohan Blair
Residency/Radio DJsSolomun | Dixon | Tale Of Us | The Black Madonna | Donna Frank
DJ FriendsDaniel Schoeps | Jakob Grunert | Fotios Karamanidis | DJ RobT | DJ Mike | Dixon's Manager | Aurelia S. Ortiz | Ignazio | Rupert Murray | Ryan Hambsch | Ryan Smith
Arena War
Main charactersAlan Jerome | Bryony
Minor charactersJock Cranley | Violet Jordan | Sacha Yetarian | Peter
Premium Deluxe Repo WorkSimeon Yetarian
The Diamond
Casino & Resort
Main charactersAgatha Baker | Avery Duggan | Brucie Kibbutz | Tao Cheng | Tao Cheng's Translator | Thornton Duggan | Tom Connors | Vincent Effenburger
Minor charactersDebbie | Josephine | Felipe | Gabriel | Vince | Blane | Curtis | Caleb | Beth | Eileen | Ushi | Lauren | Taylor | Carol | Dean | Corrupt Judge
The Diamond
Casino Heist
Main charactersLester Crest | Georgina Cheng | Huang
Minor charactersJimmy De Santa | Wendy | Zhao | Pansy | Agatha Baker | Tom Connors | Vincent Effenburger | Brucie Kibbutz | Yung Ancestor | Debbie | Josephine | Felipe | Casino Vault Guard | Los Santos Slasher
Heist Crew MembersAvi Schwartzman | Charlie Reed | Christian Feltz | Chester McCoy | Eddie Toh | Gustavo Mota | Karl Abolaji | Karim Denz | Paige Harris | Patrick McReary | Rickie Lukens | Taliana Martinez | Yohan Blair | Zach Nelson
Gerald's
Last Play
Gerald | The Boss (Marabunta Grande) | The Boss (Los Santos Triads)
Radio DJsDanny Brown | Skepta
Los Santos Summer Special
Main charactersBrendan Darcy
Minor charactersSolomon Richards | The Boss (Kkangpae) | Tom Connors | Yacht Bartender | John Doe
The Cayo Perico Heist
Main charactersMiguel Madrazo | Juan Strickler | English Dave | Pavel
Minor charactersPatricia Madrazo | Jackie | Kaylee | Enrique | Jorge | Josephine | Gustavo | Tom Connors | VIP Charter Jets Pilot | Beach Party Coordinator | Head of Cayo Perico Security | Pernell Moss | Evan | Unnamed Party Girl | Unnamed Party Girl's Friend | Sleeping Guard
Heist Crew MembersCharlie Reed | Viktor Sokolov | Rooster McCraw | Paige Harris | Unnamed heist crew member (heavy weapons supply drop) | Unnamed heist crew member (weapon stash)
Residency DJsMoodymann | Palms Trax | Keinemusik
Celebrity cameosDJ Pooh | Dr. Dre | Jimmy Iovine | Scott Storch
Radio DJsJoy Orbison | Julian Casablancas | Zachary | Mac DeMarco | Tony Mac | Tierra Whack
Los Santos Tuners
Main charactersSessanta | Kenny "KDJ" Dixon Jr. | Mimi | Hao
Minor charactersLil' Dee | Race Organizer | LSCM Tattooist | Benny | Corrupt IAA Agent | Crystal Vape Dealer | Jorge | Corrupt Union Depository Businessman | Union Depository Bank Manager
Contract ClientsAvi Schwartzman | Miguel Madrazo | Unnamed Korean client | Unnamed Armenian client | Chef | Unnamed FIB client
The Contract
Main charactersFranklin Clinton | Lamar Davis | Imani | Dr. Dre | Chop | Johnny Guns
Minor charactersDJ Pooh | Anderson .Paak | Jimmy Iovine | Lola Romero | Requisitions Officer | Agency Security Guard | Agency Receptionist | Agency Mechanic | Agency SUV Driver |Vernon | P | Eugene | Raymond | Club Promoter | Ben Brooks | Ben Brooks' Lawyer | North Side Vagos leader | Harvey Molina | Jimmy Boston | Marnie Allen | The Arms Dealer | The bitterSweet Cofounder | The Gold Coast Development CEO | The Importer | The Judge | The Lawyer | The Protected Person | The Tech Entrepreneur | The Trendy Millionaire | Unnamed Party Girl | Vagos Driver
Radio DJsROSALÍA | Arca
Radio guestsSnoop Dogg | Ice Cube | Mr. Fingers | Caroline Polachek | Daddy Yankee | Aventura
The Criminal Enterprises
Main charactersAgent ULP | Mason Duggan | Agent 14 | Executive Assistant | Tony Prince | Malc
Minor charactersAgent Johnson | Lupe | Warehouse Staff | Yohan Blair | Marcel | Zach Nelson | Sindy | Simeon Yetarian | Lamar Davis | Omega
Los Santos Drug Wars
Main charactersDax | Labrat | Mutt | Luchadora | Isiah Friedlander | Ron Jakowski
Minor charactersAmeer | Chef | Gerald | Gun Van Seller | Haylee | Hippy Boss | Jesse | Joscha | Street Dealers | Tiana
San Andreas Mercenaries
Main charactersCharlie Reed | Rooster McCraw | Pernell Moss | Avi Schwartzman
Minor charactersRon Jakowski | Fort Zancudo Colonel | Lloyd | Armored Gunner | Unnamed Smuggler | Unnamed Weazel News Journalist | LJT | Agent 14 | Mutt | Ghosts | Johnny Klebitz
The Chop Shop
Main charactersYusuf Amir | Jamal Amir | Vincent Effenburger
Minor charactersSalvage Yard Staff | King Tiny | Hao | La'oub Princess Air Support Pilot | La'oub Princess Captain | Skylift Pilot | Felipe | Casino Vault Guard | Tony McTony's Head of Security | Ahron Ward | Jimmy De Santa | Jorge | Jaywalker | DJ Pooh | Tanner | Yeti
Even the Score Mixtape
HostsDāM-FunK
GuestsSnoop Dogg | Franklin Clinton | Lamar Davis
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Mentioned charactersAbdul Amir | Anna | Ashley Butler | Al Di Napoli | Cloe Parker | Devin Weston | Denise Clinton | DJ Playlist | Don Percival | Elwood O'Neil | Esteban Jimenez | Jay Norris | Joe Lawton | Keith Collins | Kyle Chavis | Leo | Luis Fernando Lopez | Mark Fostenburg | MC Clip | Michael De Santa | Molly Schultz | Mr. Cheng | Nonna | Niko Bellic | Perlie | Ronnie Bonelli | Samantha Muldoon | Sergei | Tanisha Clinton | Terry Thorpe | Tony McTony | Tonya Wiggins | "Uncle" Amir | Vlad | Vasily | Vasily (Russian Navy) | Wade Hebert
Non-canon charactersSpecial Dad (John Marston | Claude | Niko Bellic (as a Dad)) | Special Mom (Misty)
Cut charactersHarold "Stretch" Joseph | Melvin Andrews | Joseph Whites | Jaywalker
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice