Merryweather Security

Type	GANG
Merryweather Security
Group information
Status	Active
Locations	United States of America
Leader	Don Percival
Type	Paramilitary Organization Private Security
Enemies	Trevor Philips Michael De Santa Franklin Clinton Online Player (Determinant)
Affiliations	Devin Weston U.S. Government
Colors	Black Green
Vehicles	Mesa Dilettante Buzzard Cargo Plane P-996 Lazer Patriot Insurgent
Weapons	Pistol SMG Assault Rifle Carbine Rifle Rocket Launcher
Businesses	Private Security Couriership Assassination Escorts
Fronts	Elysian Island
Members	Don Percival Devin Weston (Determined)
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto Online

Type	BUSINESS
Merryweather Security
LCN	MER
Tagline(s)	"A truly American company - with a truly American concept - outsource everything."

“

Merryweather Security Consulting? Private army of the New World Order? The folks waging outsourced shadow wars in twenty countries around the globe, and recently cleared to operate on US soil?

”

— Trevor Philips asking Floyd Hebert about Merryweather.

“

Merryweather is a private military and security company with over $10 billion of taxpayer's money in US government contracts to its name.

”

— Description at LCN.com.

Merryweather Security Consulting is a private military company and security contractor featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. They are one of the main groups of antagonists in GTA V.

Events of GTA Online

Sometime before the game's start, Merryweather is cleared by the American government to begin operating on U.S. soil, both in service of the government and of other organizations in the private sector.

It begins experiencing setbacks and problems almost immediately after their clearance. During GTA Online, many of its aircraft and supplies are stolen by the player, who was contacted by Lester Crest. Lester also sends the player to steal documentation and cargo guarded by Merryweather on numerous occasions. Underground crime lord Martin Madrazo has also hired the player to destroy Merryweather equipment. Ironically, the Online protagonist can call for backup, boat and helicopter pickups or airstrikes.

They also make some appearances during the online Heists, most notable during the Humane Raid - Insurgents heist setup mission, where the players must steal two Insurgents from a Merryweather test site in Davis Quartz.

Events of GTA V

Trevor: "Do some research on Merryweather Security Consulting, friend. They'd be on trial for humans rights offenses if the US government didn't protect all its contractors from any kind of suit - military or civilian. They're immune from prosecution, and they behave like they are. Murdering, stealing, high on power, guns, and anabolic steroids. Lucky bastards."

Floyd: "Look, I don't know about that stuff."

Trevor: "You're right. You don't. Merryweather are employed by the richest, greediest scum on the planet to shit on the poorest and the neediest. So we're going to enjoy shitting on them."

—Trevor to Floyd

Later, during Grand Theft Auto V, Merryweather suffers many problematic setbacks at the hands of the game's main protagonists, particularly those of Trevor Philips. During the game, Merryweather has one of the experimental weapons they were guarding for the U.S. government stolen; one of their planes, which was carrying millions of dollars in weaponry, hijacked and taken down; one of their courier trains, carrying millions of dollars worth of priceless artifacts, derailed; dozens of their men killed at a massive shootout in the Kortz Center; several men killed after an unsuccessful house invasion, dozens of their men killed while unsuccessfully attempting to stop a heist at the Union Depository Building and (depending on the player's choice) dozens of their men killed in a foundry while attempting to kill Franklin Clinton, Michael De Santa and Trevor Phillips, and one of their chief board members kidnapped, stuffed into a car, and rolled off a cliff.

By the end of the main storyline, Merryweather's reputation is in shambles after so many catastrophic failures, causing several of their regular clients to drop them from their payroll, including the U.S. government. After losing the government contract, Merryweather loses clearance to operate on American soil and is forced to shut down several operations they'd started in the country, costing them millions of dollars.

In GTA V, the player can visit their official website, Merryweathersecurity.com and also buy their stocks in the Lcn-exchange.com website.

Divisions

There appears to be three divisions of Merryweather Security. Like Gruppe Sechs, the first division provides onsite and property protection with uniformed guards; these guards can be seen patrolling properties in marked cars or walking the premises with a guard dog. Other guards can be seen guarding the Humane Labs and Research during Monkey Business, and have a different outfit than regular guards. They provide private security to shareholders such as Devin Weston, and they rarely help the public law enforcement in major incidents, one of which was a shootout following a bank robbery. It also acts as a neighbourhood watch group, as seen in Vinewood Hills.

The second division is a paramilitary force equipped and trained for high-risk operations; this division is comprised primarily of former military servicemen, possibly Special Forces. The U.S. Government employs this division as a courier service and it is implied the FIB and IAA use them as hired back up. They own a ship; the SS Bulker which holds a nuclear bomb. It can be destroyed during the Freighter approach for The Merryweather Heist.

The third division is a courier service that was announced by Merryweather around the events of the mission, Friend Request. The service transports art, artifacts, and perishables for museums and collectors. This is attacked by Michael De Santa and Trevor Phillips and is deliberately derailed.

Known Members

Members

• Don Percival - Founder/CEO 
• Devin Weston - Major Shareholder

Associates

• Molly Schultz (Formerly)
• Franklin Clinton (Formerly)
• Michael De Santa (Formerly)
• Trevor Philips (Formerly)
• Lamar Davis (Formerly)
• Online Player

Mission Appearances

GTA V

• Scouting the Port
• The Merryweather Heist
• Minor Turbulence
• Derailed
• Monkey Business
• The Wrap Up
• Meltdown
• The Big Score
• The Third Way (Wiped out after this mission)

GTA Online

• A Titan of a Job
• Dry Docking
• Teaser Trailer
• Show Me the Monet
• Defender
• Chemical Extraction
• American Exports
• Docks to Stock
• Docks to Stock II
• Stocks and Scares
• Various Gang Attacks

Heists

• The Prison Break
• Humane Raid - Insurgents
• Humane Raid - Valkyrie

Services (GTA Online)

Service	GTA Online Description	In-Game Effect	Cost	Level Requirement
Ammo Drop	Request an ammo crate to be dropped at your GPS location. Be sure you are in a secluded location to stop other players stealing it.	Merryweather will drop an ammo crate, which will add some ammo to the gun that you're holding when you pick the crate up.	$1000	12
Backup Helicopter	Request a helicopter to provide covering fire.	Calls for a Buzzard helicopter to fly in and eliminate hostile players and other enemies. It will circle around the character for a while until it leaves.	$5000	20
Boat Pickup	Request a boat to bring you to land.	Calls for a private Dinghy to come at the player's location. Works like a taxi. The player can choose to kill the driver and steal the Dinghy instead. Only works when the player is in water.	$250	25
Helicopter Pickup	Request a helicopter to pick you up.	Calls for a private Maverick to land at the player's location. Works like a taxi. The player can choose to kill the helicopter pilot and steal the Maverick instead.	$1000	30
Call Mercenaries	Choose a player to be attacked by mercenaries.	Calls for mercenaries to track and eliminate a player. They will appear as 4 armed operatives driving a Mesa and will continue coming until the player is dead. Should they not succeed, a full refund is then given to the contractor. If the target enters his apartment, mercenaries will stop attacking him.	$7500	35
Airstrike	Request an airstrike at a selected position.	After the payment is received, the player will be requested to drop a flare before a P-996 LAZER arrives. If the player goes underground or doesn't drop the flare before the jet flies overhead, the LAZER will fly away, with no refund given.	$12500	50

Merryweather Security will temporarily suspend services if the player has recently been hostile towards them, i.e. kill them in gang attacks. However, they will not suspend services if they are killed during missions (i.e. A Titan of a Job, Dry Docking, etc.)

Vehicles

Merryweather's fleet of vehicles include:

• Dilettantes, used by Merryweather Security Guards with Merryweather decals to patrol areas.
• Merryweather Mesas, which are heavily modified Canis Mesas capable of off-road cruising. It is the main vehicle of choice for ground operatives.
• Patriots, used by ground operatives. Fairly common in GTA Online.
• Trains, used for transporting high value shipments across San Andreas. According to Ron Jakowski, it passes by every month. One of them is derailed during the events of GTA V.
• Buzzard Attack Choppers, which are the main vehicles used by air units.
• Mavericks, used for transport and air support (GTA Online only).
• Valkyries, used in tandem with the US Army as a transport/attack helicopter.
• Savages, heavy gunships used for convoy escort and patrol.
• P-996 Lazers, used for dropping ammunition crates and delivering airstrikes in GTA Online.
• Cargo Plane, used by the company for special deliveries (such as government or military shipment). It is currently unknown how many of those they own, but one is stolen and ends up being shot down by the U.S. Air Force. GTA V only.
• Dinghys, used for transport for naval operatives and naval support.

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Karin Dilettante

Canis Merryweather Mesa

Mammoth Patriot

Train

Nagasaki Buzzard Attack Chopper

Buckingham Maverick

Buckingham Valkyrie

Savage

Jobuilt P-996 Lazer

Cargo Plane

Nagasaki Dinghy

Gallery

Merryweather Security Patrol unit.

Merryweather trespassing sign.

A Merryweather sign found in front of Castro's house.

Merryweather operatives in tactical gear.

Dead Merryweather operative.

Merryweather operative guarding submarine in Elysian Island.

Two dead Merryweather operatives.

Dead Merryweather operative.

Merryweather operative with clipboard at the submarine base in Elysian Island.

Merryweather Operative.

Merryweather Operative variant 2.

Merryweather Operative variant 3.

Merryweather Operative variant 4.

Dead Merryweather guard found in Monkey Business

Trivia

• Merryweather is a parody of Academi, formerly known as Blackwater and Xe Services, a private military company infamous for alleged human rights violations during the Iraq War. Like Academi, Merryweather had changed its name following an incident that resulted in negative public relations.
• The styling of the name is also derived from Academi's former Blackwater logo.
• Every GTA V-era protagonist so far has been made an enemy of Merryweather. The only protagonist that can actually use Merryweather's services is the GTA Online Protagonist. 
• Devin Weston apparently owns 11% of Merryweather. If the player chooses the "Deathwish" ending and kills Weston, Don Percival buys out the majority of Weston's stock in the company.
• Throughout the story, Trevor makes references to Merryweather as the "New World Order's" private army and part of the Illuminati. Their emblem, the owl, is also a reference to the Illuminati and the Bohemian Grove conspiracy. In fact, when listening to private conversations with LSPD officers, they discuss the possibility of Merryweather eventually replacing them as law enforcement in the city.
• On their official website, a map of the World shows Merryweather has several operations and bases across the continents in locations such as Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, as well as the Middle East.
• In GTA Online, Merryweather soldiers called by the player will, oddly enough, attack other Merryweather soldiers during missions.
• Despite being armed in the port, when the player gains a wanted level, they start to run as if they were civilians. If standing outside, however, they will engage the player if provoked.
• Merryweather provides security for the Humane Labs and Research during "Monkey Business", implying that they've been working at least once for the IAA. It is also possible to see mercenaries in the Labs area during "Chemical Extraction".
• Despite endings stating that Merryweather has lost its license to operate in the U.S. in GTA V, they can still be found at the Los Santos Naval Port.