Perseus

BUSINESS Perseus
File:Perseus-GTA4-Exchangeexterior.jpg The storefront of the Exchange Perseus.
Appearances:	Grand Theft Auto IV The Lost and Damned The Ballad of Gay Tony Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Name:	Perseus
Owner:	Marcus
Type of Business:	Clothing shop
Location:	Middle Park East and The Exchange, Algonquin, Liberty City

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Perseus logo.

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The interior of the Exchange's Perseus outlet, with Marcus in view.

Perseus is a clothing store in Grand Theft Auto IV that sells expensive suits and flashy clothes. It is one of only three clothing chains where the player can purchase clothes in GTA IV, the other two being the Russian Shop and Modo, but is the most upscale clothing store available to the player in the game.

The stores are not normally accessible in both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Description

There are two Perseus shops in Liberty City, both in Algonquin; one is in Middle Park East and the other is in The Exchange. Regardless of location, the clothes remain the same. There is no cash register and there is a guard who, if Niko is holding a weapon, says to "use it or put it away". Certain missions, such as Final Interview, Three Leaf Clover, Undertaker, and Mr and Mrs Bellic require the player to be wearing clothing from Perseus. Marcus (the store attendant and customer assistant of Perseus, whose name is only known in The Ballad of Gay Tony) often compliments Niko if he is wearing clothes from Perseus.

The player can download a Perseus theme for Niko's phone via Vipluxuryringtones.com. The player also gets a text message from Brucie Kibbutz soon after unlocking Algonquin, telling him to "look VIP" and buy some clothes from Perseus.

Appearance

Being a top-of-the-line business, Perseus has an elegant appearance inside and out. Inside is Marcus, who serves as the attendant cashier, and one security guard. The guard will yell at Niko should he be holding a weapon. There are two rows of clothing and some additional clothing hanging on the wall.

Marcus' attitude towards the player depends on how the player is dressed. He remarks favorably towards any article of clothing that the player wears that has been purchased from Perseus, while generally commenting negatively towards other forms of clothing. For example, should the player wear a Perseus suit with boots from the Russian Shop, Marcus may praise the suit, but recommends changing the footwear to one from Perseus.

In relation to his seemingly effeminate behavior, Marcus can be scared off easily and has a high-pitched voice. If Niko harms him, he runs off and the security guard pounces onto Niko, starting a fight.

List of clothing

Unlike those from the Russian Shop and Modo, available suits are sold with both a pants and a top (jacket and shirt/turtleneck, with an occasional tie). However, certain slacks and footwear are still sold separately.

Note that certain articles of Perseus clothing differ between the console and PC versions. These include the "turtleneck" suits, which are replaced in the PC version by three-button jacket and vest suits; the generic three-piece suit, the jacket of which is unbuttoned in the console versions, but buttoned up in the PC version; and the loafers and Suede Bucks, which are replaced in the PC version by Oxfords and Suede Wingtips, respectively. Their colors remain generally consistent.

The following lists all available clothing in Perseus. The names of the clothing in the PC version are italicized:

Suits				Pants		Shoes
Item	Price	Item	Price	Item	Price	Item	Price
Charcoal Suit	$1000	Double-Breasted Jacket, Ebony w/ Turtleneck and Charcoal Pants (Three Button Jacket, Ebony and Vest w/ Charcoal Pants)	$1000	Carbon Suit Slacks	$300	Black Loafers (Black Oxfords)	$200
Double-Breasted Jacket, Granite w/ Turtleneck and Basalt Pants (Three Button Jacket, Granite and Vest w/ Basalt Pants)	$1000	Double-Breasted Jacket, Iron w/ Turtleneck and Obsidian Pants (Three Button Jacket, Iron and Vest w/ Obsidian Pants)	$1000	Charcoal Slacks	$300	Brown Loafers (Brown Oxfords)	$200
Double-Breasted Jacket, Lead w/ Turtleneck and Ash Pants (Three Button Jacket, Lead and Vest w/ Ash Pants)	$1000	Obsidian Suit	$1000	Espresso Slacks	$300	Black Wingtips	$200
Onyx Suit	$1000	Perseus Cream Sportcoat w/ Carbon Pants	$2000	Slate Suit Slacks	$300	Brown Wingtips	$200
Perseus Mustard Sportcoat w/ Onyx Pants	$2000	Perseus Slate Suit w/ Red Shirt	$600			Patterned Loafers (Beige Oxfords)	$200
Perseus Charcoal Suit w/ Floral Shirt	$600	Perseus Ash Suit w/ Silk Shirt	$600			Suede Bucks (Suede Wingtips)	$200
Slate Suit	$2000

Trivia

• The guard in Perseus is the exact same NPC model as the man outside the LC Fight Club, and Abdul Amir's personal bodyguard as shown in the mission Caught with your Pants Down.
• Strangely, if the player is involved in a fight with the guard at Perseus and the police see him attacking Niko, they will fire at the bodyguard, not even attempting to arrest Niko.
• When Niko purchases a full suit at Perseus (a suit that includes both a jacket and trousers) the game automatically changes his previous separate clothing items (both tops and bottoms) to those of the full suit. However, parts of the full suits can still be combined with clothes from Modo or the Russian Shop. This can be done by purchasing clothes from either shop while wearing the Perseus suit, which replaces part of the suit with the purchased clothing, but leaves the other part behind. This can be also accomplished in the Wardrobe, by selecting a full suit and accepting to wear it, then re-entering the Wardrobe and navigating through other purchased clothing (when navigating through the Wardrobe, search through the clothing to the right, this will avoid re-selecting a full suit. If you do select another full suit by accident, leave the Wardrobe and re-enter it again).
• The name "Perseus" refers to either the mythological character Perseus, or the Estonian "Perse uss", which means "assworm". It can also be suggested that the word "Perseus" sounds very upper-class.
• Perseus along with Modo and the Russian Shop cannot be entered in The Lost And Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony or Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
• Apparently Marcus had his nipple pierced. If the player runs into him, he may say, "Ow, you hurt my nipple ring!"
• A Perseus store is a very good place to start a massacre and achieve the "One Man Army" achievement. To do this, the player has to kill lots of people (outside and inside the Perseus store) and once you've reached 6 stars, hide inside the store. If cops come inside, just kill them. You should have a new achievement.
• The same method above can be used to earn lots of money, weapons and ammunition if the player wishes or needs to, except that once the player runs out of people to murder, or their health runs low, they must immediately flee and lose the wanted level or they risk getting wasted.

Gallery

The storefront of the Middle Park East Perseus. The storefront of the Middle Park East Perseus. The storefront of the Exchange Perseus. The storefront of the Exchange Perseus. Niko in a Perseus suit, particularly the Perseus Onyx Suit. Niko in a Perseus suit, particularly the Perseus Onyx Suit. Niko in a Perseus shirt and jacket, with Modo jeans and shoes. Niko in a Perseus shirt and jacket, with Modo jeans and shoes.