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I went into a situation full of optimism, full of naiveté... I got burnt. Look at me... like smack on a fucking spoon.
— Derrick McReary to Niko Bellic in Tunnel of Death.

Derrick McReary (Irish: Darragh Mac Ruairí) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character in Grand Theft Auto IV, a cameo character in The Lost and Damned, and a minor character in The Ballad of Gay Tony. Derrick was an Irish criminal, mainly involved with the McReary Crime Family with his brothers, Patrick and Gerald. Derrick went into hiding in Ireland, as he was caught stealing from the Mafia (probably Ancelotti Crime Family). He also gained great influence in Dukes and Ireland.

Biography[]

Derrick was born to Maureen McReary and Mr. McReary in Dukes. Born in 1956, he is the eldest of the McReary siblings, followed by Francis, Gerry, Packie and Kate respectively. He was arrested at three different protests in the early-1970s, all before he turned eighteen. In 1978, he and Bucky Sligo were both arrested for armed robbery. He was arrested in 1980 for cocaine possession and according to the LCPD, his heroin addiction was picked up in prison. In 1985, the last of his American criminal record was him getting caught carrying explosives.

According to Packie, Derrick left for Ireland in the late-1980s when he was depressed, and Francis allegedly threw him a farewell dinner in Chinatown. Derrick, Bucky and Aiden O'Malley (all people with Irish backgrounds) fought in the Provisional IRA against the UK Government during The Troubles, once fighting in heavily-armed combat in Belfast, Northern Ireland (according to Derrick during Three Leaf Clover). Their combat ended in 1995, when the trio were arrested in the United States for a string of extremely violent robberies (they robbed the Mafia, according to Francis) Derrick snitched on Aiden and Bucky. Aiden was sentenced to twenty years in prison, but Bucky was found innocent at his trial. Derrick returned to Ireland and worked for some time with the North Korean thug Park Young-Guk, buying his counterfeit banknotes in order to exchange them to the current rate. He returned to Dukes, Liberty City in 2008.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Return and The Bank Heist[]

Derrick returned from Ireland in 2008, and met via his little brother, Packie. Niko Bellic. During the bank heist, Derrick and Patrick argued about how to treat the hostages in the bank. Michael Keane, a member of the Irish Mob who was also partaking in the bank heist was shot dead by Eugene Reaper, who was then killed by Derrick and Packie in retaliation. Packie and Derrick, along with Niko, escaped the Bank of Liberty with $1,000,000.

Derrick wanted the money from the bank heist to be sent back to Ireland in order to help with the "cause" (which was most likely going to be given to the Continuity IRA); however, Packie refused to let him do so, saying that the cause was over.

Jobs for Niko Bellic[]

Following the bank heist, Derrick took up residence in Alderney, where Niko helped him with some problems at Packie's request.

During their first meeting since the bank heist, Derrick tells Niko that Bucky Sligo, a former associate and friend of his, wants Derrick and his family dead. Derrick asks Niko to take a Police Car and use the police computer to find Bucky and then kill him and his gang. Niko finds Bucky, and chases him to Bucky's hideout. Niko then kills him and his gang.

Later, Derrick asks Niko to help him in protecting Kim Young-Guk, a North Korean mobster who came to trade counterfeit U.S. Dollars, from the LCPD.

In Derrick's final mission, Derrick asks Niko to kill Aiden O'Malley, who'd been trying to sell the police information about Derrick in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. Niko and Packie ambush the prison convoy transporting Aiden to the Alderney State Correctional Facility by blocking the vehicle's path, killing the police officers and then carjacking the vehicle Aiden was being transported in. They evade the police, and later change vehicle to a more inconspicuous Presidente. After freeing Aiden from incarceration, Packie tells him they'll be taking him to the cliffs in Leftwood, tricking him into believing he'd be leaving the country on a boat.

When they arrive at the cliffs, Packie reveals the truth behind why they rescued him and leaves Niko to finish off Aiden alone. In his final moments, Aiden reveals that Derrick had sold him out to avoid prison, suggesting Derrick had not been the innocent victim that he had made himself out to be, but instead was just as crooked and disloyal as Aiden and Bucky were. Ultimately though, Niko executes Aiden, whose body falls into the sea.

Blood Brothers[]

When Derrick's younger brother, Francis, discovers that his elder brother has returned to Liberty City, Francis worries that Derrick will reveal Francis' corruption to the press for money. He talks with Derrick in a park, in an attempt to have Niko assassinate him. Niko has a choice of who to kill. The player does not receive anything from Derrick for killing Francis. If spared, the last time you will see him is during the funeral, bringing the family and everyone else into the church while Niko and Packie shoot at the Albanian gangsters who crashed the funeral. If killed, Derrick is buried at the Dukes cemetery.

After the Events of Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Patrick McReary can be found in a random encounter in Grand Theft Auto V, and if he is helped in his predicament he will be available as a gunman for any heists that take place after his encounter. If recruited for The Paleto Score, Packie will talk about his involvement in the Bank of Liberty City heist and names his accomplices including Michael, Niko and Derrick. During the conversation, he reveals that Derrick is in fact dead. This could mean that Niko killing Derrick in Blood Brothers was the canon choice in the story, or that he was spared but later died between the events of both games.

The latter seems likely, as after Out of Commission if Derrick was spared Packie will say he's all his mother has left, but it is unknown why he says this when Francis is spared, most likely because he tried to avoid his family at all costs.

Personality[]

Derrick seems to be the most compassionate of all the McReary brothers, as is shown in the way he tries to calm down and negotiate with the bank staff and customers during the heist. However, he is shown to be rash and violent when intoxicated or high, as seen when he hires Niko to kill both Bucky and later Aiden.

Derrick initially appears to be the most honest of the McReary brothers, claiming that he always fought for what he believed was right (referring to his time in the IRA) and only did what he did to help his cause. However, it is eventually shown that Derrick is not as loyal to his cause as he made himself out to be. When faced with severe criminal charges due to his participation in robberies in the late-1990s, he betrayed his two former IRA colleagues Aiden and Bucky in order to avoid prison, resulting in a twenty-year prison sentence for Aiden.

LCPD Database Record[]

LCPDDB-GTAIV-Header
A - E
F - J
K - O
P - U
V - Z
SURNAME
McReary
MugshotNoData-GTAIV
FIRST NAME
Derrick
AGE
52
PLACE OF BIRTH
Dukes, Liberty City
AFFILIATIONS
N/A
CRIMINAL RECORD
1970 - Disorderly Conduct

1971 - Civil Disobedience
1974 - Resisting Arrest
1978 - Armed Robbery
1980 - Possession Controlled Substance: Cocaine

1985 - Criminal Possession Weapon: Explosives
NOTES
- Police informant.

- Confidential testimony from him led to several high-profile convictions.
- Originally arrested after several public protests and demonstrations turned bad in the early 70s.
- Became involved in more violent protest and believed to have developed a heroin addiction while in prison.

- Recent reports indicate that he was arrested in Ireland. May be returning to the US.

Murders Committed[]

Mission Appearances[]

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

The Lost and Damned[]

The Ballad of Gay Tony[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Derrick's portraits are hung on the wall inside the Steinway Beer Garden and Lucky Winkles.
  • Derrick's relationship with North Korean criminal Kim Young-Guk and the counterfeit dollars scheme closely resembles the alleged involvement of former IRA leader Seán Garland in the distribution and resale of North Korean produced "Superdollars".
  • Derrick's favorite radio stations are The Journey and Self-Actualization FM.
  • If he was killed in the mission "Blood Brothers", his tombstone at Steinway will say: "Here lies Derrick McReary, Brave, Honest, Shot Dead." Francis' will say the same thing, but his grave will be on Colony Island.
    • And as a curious note, Derrick's tombstone model is not solid, so players can get past through it. By the other hand, Francis' tombstone in Colony Island is solid. Whether this was intentional or not, is unknown.
  • If Niko kills Derrick, Kate will tell Niko during the "Undertaker" mission that she didn't know Derrick that well.
  • Derrick, along with Packie, Ivan Bytchkov and Vladimir Glebov are only featured in the end credits when they appear in The Lost and Damned.
  • Despite being an American of Irish descent, he sometimes speaks as if he was a true Irishman, such as saying "me" instead of "my" (ex. "I got me demons") or freely using the adjective "bloody" (common in Irish dialect but non-existent in American dialect); this could possibly be an affect of him spending so many years in Ireland before returning to Liberty City.
    • He also appears to speak with a minor tic, causing him to stutter on some vowels (e.g. pronouncing high as "hi-i-igh", Alderney as "A-Alderney", drugs as "dru-ugs"). This is most noticeable in the mission Smackdown.

Navigation[]

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[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto IV
ProtagonistNiko Bellic
Central charactersRoman Bellic | Little Jacob | Dimitri Rascalov† | Jimmy Pegorino† | Bernie Crane | Darko Brevic
Main charactersMallorie Bardas | Vladimir Glebov† | Mikhail Faustin† | Brucie Kibbutz | Manny Escuela† | Elizabeta Torres | Patrick McReary | Francis McReary | Gerald McReary | Derrick McReary† | Kate McReary | Playboy X | Dwayne Forge | Ray Boccino† | Phil Bell | United Liberty Paper contact | Jon Gravelli
Radio DJsBeatrix Fontaine | DJ Green Lantern | DJ Mister Cee | DJ Premier | François K | Roy Ayers | Femi Kuti | Gary Sheen | Jane Labrador | Jeffron James | Lazlow Jones | Marcel LeMuir | Roy Haynes | Ryan McFallon | Karl Lagerfeld† | Jimmy Gestapo | Iggy Pop | Bobby Konders | Juliette Lewis | Daddy Yankee | Carl Bradshaw | Vaughn Harper† | Ruslana Lyzhychko
Supporting charactersMichelle/Karen | Ilyena Faustin | Isaac Roth† | Kim Young-Guk† | Ray Bulgarin† | Jay Hamilton† | Jim Fitzgerald† | Johnny Klebitz† | Gordon Sargent | Michael Keane† | Maureen McReary | Luis Fernando Lopez | Anthony Corrado† | Stevie | The Fixer | Tony Prince | Bryce Dawkins | Eugene Reaper† | Mohammed | Zorba Philippidis
Minor charactersAdam Dimayev† | Aiden O'Malley† | Alejandra | Alonzo | Andrei† | Angela Allan† | Angie Pegorino | Anna Faustin | Anthony† | Benny† | Bledar Morina† | Bobby Jefferson | Brett | Bucky Sligo† | Catch | Charlie† | Charles Matteo† | Christopher Tibbits | Chuck Williams-Jones | City Official | Clarence's Associate† | Dardan Petrela† | Dave Bosoy† | Doctor Rosem | Eduard Borodin† | Felipe | Frank Garone† | Frankie Gallo | Jason Michaels† | Jayvon Simson† | Jermaine Andrews | Jimmy | John | John Barbosa† | Joseph DiLeo† | Joseph Kaplan | Kalem† | Karen (Lawyers) | Katerina | Lamon | Larissa Slalom | Lavar Davis† | Lenny Petrovic† | Lori Williams-Jones† | Luca Silvestri† | Lyle Rivas† | Marco Bonnaro† | Mark† | Marlon Bridges† | Mickey | Mitch | Mori Green† | Mr. Fuk's Rice Box manager | Muscovski | Oleg Minkov† | Peter Marchetti† | Priest | Sal† | Sheila Stafford† | Shirley† | Slimeball | Talbot Daniels | Teddy Benavidez† | Thai Prostitute | The Blackmailer† | The Doctor | The Hater† | The Kidnapper† | The Truck Driver† | Tom Goldberg† | Tom Rivas† | Tony† | Tony Black† | Trunchez Brothers† | Unnamed Russian Goon | Vasily | Vera | Mason Waylon | Wedding Assassin | Wilson Taylor Sr.† | Unnamed Lost MC Biker† | Sergei
GirlfriendsAlexandra Chilton | Carmen Ortiz | Kiki Jenkins
Random charactersBrian Meech | Mel | Real Badman | Hossan Ramzy | Sara | Pathos | Jeff Harlingford | Marnie Allen | Eddie Low† | Cherise Glover | Clarence Little† | Gracie Ancelotti | Ilyena Faustin | Ivan Bytchkov
Petrovic BratvaAnton† | Boris† | Georgi† | Igor | Ivo† | Kenny Petrovic | Lenny Petrovic† | Mrs. Petrovic | Rami Yalon | Sergey† | Vanya | Vasil
Most Wanted criminalsAlonso Goralski† | Antonio Rivette† | Barry Lamora† | Bert Reker† | Christov Mahonvic† | Danny Hatmaker† | Darren Covey† | Fernando Tisdel† | Freddy Paparo† | Frederick Harrison† | Glenn Lushbaugh† | Jimmy Kand† | Juan Haimo† | Keenan Burdett† | Leo Brodell† | Lino Friddell† | Marty Boldenow† | Maxwell Caughlin† | Mervin Eskuchen† | Noel Katsuda† | Phil Bacerra† | Preston Pecinovsky† | Rodrigo Stavnes† | Rodney McEniry† | Scott Guzowski† | Sergi Szerbin† | Shon Kikuchi† | Simon Nashly† | Tommy Francovic† | Tyler Pickrel
Mentioned charactersChan Jaoming† | Fifteen Man Squad | George Lawton | Hsin Jaoming | Huang Lee | Joe Lawton | Lester Arnold | Lester Leroc | Marko | Mr. Wong | Niko's Brother† | Phyllis | Rudy D'Avanzo† | Rudy D'Avanzo's Father† | Thomas Piretta | Wu "Kenny" Lee† | Zhou Ming
Other charactersRob | Vicki | Yusuf Amir | Troy Harder | Lola Del Rio | Jase | Milica Bellic | Roman's Child | Mila Tadic | Jerry Kapowitz | Horatio Humboldt | Gloria Hole | Steve | Kelly
Beta charactersAlyssa Funke | Bradly Narlock | Cletus Luzell | Dick Godley | Marcel Hevas | Marty Connor | Raymond Alberga | Tommy Francini | Wilbert Wetterer
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA IV | Category:Characters in GTA IV | Grand Theft Auto IV | Category:Characters
[ ve ]Characters in The Ballad of Gay Tony
ProtagonistLuis Fernando Lopez
Central charactersTony PrinceYusuf AmirArmando TorresHenrique BardasRocco Pelosi† • Ray Bulgarin
Main charactersMori KibbutzBrucie KibbutzAdriana Yanira LopezTimur† • Uncle Vince† • Evan Moss† • Gracie Ancelotti
Supporting charactersRoman BellicPatrick McRearyDerrick McReary† • DessieTroyGalina BulgarinAbdul AmirJoniThe CelebinatorNiko BellicJohnny Klebitz† • Ahmed Khaleel† • Al Di NapoliAlfonso Vasquez Jr.AnaBlue BrothersBilly Grey† • British PrinceBruce SpadeChase Point Dealer† • Chris HuntCindy the WaitressCindy (Booty Call)Clay 'PG' JacksonCloe ParkerCostas† • DanaDanniDominoEugene Reaper† • Frickie Van Hardenburg† • Jack Duffy† • JacobIsaac Roth† • Jerry KapowitzJojoJonelleKay HartmanKerry McIntoshLilyMarki Ashvilli† • MauriceMel Toblowsky† • Michael Keane† • MoniqueMori Green† • Mr. SantoOscar GomezPapiDJ PaulPoppy MitchellSharon MortonTahir Saaed† • TamiTaniaTaylorThe Cook† • Triad 1Union OfficialVic Manzano† • Vicki
Random charactersArnaudDaisy Cash-CoozeMargot
Mentioned charactersAbigail GraysonAlonso GomezAnn LanksBill JewellCarmen OrtizCharlotte CrownDani LupisellaDelancey MeduaDenzel LissErnesto LopezGiovanni AncelottiIsaac HammersteinJason PrineJimmy BostonJohn O'ConnellJudith KibbutzLeta Lopez-WilkinsonLewis GeorgesMarcusMiss TerrieMr. LopezNick LancasterRoy ZitoSuphot PaciTony ArmsWilly Valerio
Other charactersJaseMiranda CowanTerrorism ExpertRobVikkyZack AdhemSteveKellyMalcolm ForthrightUnnamed Bleeter founder
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in The Ballad of Gay TonyCategory:Characters in The Ballad of Gay TonyThe Ballad of Gay TonyCategory:Characters
[ ve ]McReary Crime Family
LeaderMr. McReary † | Gerald McReary (arrested) | Patrick McReary (de-facto)
MembersDerrick McReary † | Gordon Sargent | Michael Keane † | Aiden O'Malley(formerly) | Bucky Sligo(formerly)
AssociatesPeople: Maureen McReary | Kate McReary (determinant) | Ray Boccino † | Elizabeta Torres (arrested)| Niko Bellic | Stevie
Gangs: Pegorino Crime Family (formerly)
Enemies/RivalsPeople: Giovanni Ancelotti | Gracie Ancelotti | Anthony Spoleto † | Frankie Garone † | Bucky Sligo † | Aiden O'Malley
Gangs: Ancelotti Crime Family | Albanian Mafia | Triads | Bucky Sligo's Gang
FrontsSteinway Beer Garden | Lucky Winkles
TurfPurgatory, Algonquin (formerly) | Steinway, Dukes | Meadow Park, Dukes | East Island City, Dukes
RelatedFrancis McReary | Irish American Killers

References[]

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