Bryce Dawkins
Bryce Dawkins is the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV. Although never encountered in person, he is mentioned frequently by Niko Bellic's acquaintance, Bernie Crane. It is revealed that Bernie is involved in a romantic relationship with Dawkins who, ironically, built his entire political career on conservative family values and anti-gay legislation. Moreover, Dawkins is married with children yet continues to carry on with his relationship with Bernie. Bryce met Bernie at a foam party at Hercules while Bernie was high on ectasy.
Dawkins' secret is in danger of being exposed several times, forcing Bernie to enlist the assistance of Niko to help put a stop to the blackmailers hired by Dimitri Rascalov. Niko's help earns him an Infernus, a gift from both Dawkins and Bernie, which is given to him after the mission Buoys Ahoy.
Eventually, Dawkins' affair is leaked but the man vehemently denies being gay as well as any romantic involvement with Bernie, claiming their relationship as being purely platonic. He does however admit that he is going through troubled times and enters a rehabilitation clinic to deal with his "issues".
Trivia
- Although he is the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City, he lives in the first mansion on the left on Owl Creek Lane in Westdyke, Alderney - a completely different state, as revealed in The Lost and Damned, when his Infernus is stolen by Johnny Klebitz to have the car bugged on orders from Congressman Thomas Stubbs III. This is presumably how the gay relationship was leaked, and if not, it was done by Dimitri.
- Some pedestrians in the business/commercial districts bear similar appearance to Dawkins, most notably his black suit with green tie.
- If the player clicks the 'DATE' option on Bryce's Lovemeet account, he will soon reply with "What are you, some kind of fag?"