Derrick McReary

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Character
Derrick McReary
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Appearances [[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV
The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
Full Name Derrick McReary
Gender Gender::Male
Date of Birth [[Error: Invalid time.|1956 (Age 52)]]
Place of Birth Dukes, Liberty City
Date of Death [[Error: Invalid time.|2008 (Player's Choice)]][[DOD::2008 (Player's Choice)| ]]
Age at Death
Nationality [[Irish-American|Irish-American]][[Nationality::Irish-American| ]]
Home Liberty City
Family Maureen McReary (mother)
Mr. McReary (father)
Gerald McReary (brother)
Patrick McReary (brother)
Francis McReary (brother)
Kate McReary (sister)
Main Affiliations McReary Mob
Korean Mob
Niko Bellic
Bucky Sligo (formerly)
Aiden O'Malley (formerly)
Provisional IRA
Vehicles Willard
Voiced by George Feaster
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Derrick McReary (Irish: Darragh Mac Ruairi) is a 52-year old member of McReary Family and the oldest sibling.

Description

Derrick was born to Maureen McReary and Mr. McReary in Dukes. Born in 1956, he is the oldest one of their children, followed by Francis, Gerry, Packie and Kate. He was arrested at three different protests in the early 1970s, all before he was 18. In 1978, he and Bucky Sligo were arrested for armed robbery when Derrick snitched on him, later taking heavy drugs to forget the incident and going into denial. 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.

Derrick left for Ireland in the late 1980s - Francis McReary claims he was caught "stealing from the mafia", while Packie says he was merely depressed and a dedicated activist of Ireland (in Three Leaf Clover). Derrick, Bucky and Aiden O'Malley (all Irish men from Liberty City) all fought in the Provisional IRA against the British during The Troubles, once fighting in heavily armed combat in Belfast (so says Derrick during Three Leaf Clover). Their combat ended by 1995, when Aiden was arrested for a string of extremely violent robberies and Derrick snitched on him as well. He stayed in Ireland for years after, until returning to his family in 2008.

He seems to be the most compassionate of all the McReary children, as is shown with the way he tries to calm down the bank staff and customers during the heist. When his brother, Francis, discovers that Derrick is back in town, he worries that he will reveal Francis' corruption to the press for money. He talks with Derrick in a park, as part of an attempt to use Niko to kill him, thinking that he must go outside the law to take down his brother. Niko has a choice of who to kill. The player does not receive anything from Derrick for killing Francis.

LCPD database record

Surname: McReary

First Name: Derrick

Age: 52

Place of Birth: Dukes, Liberty City

Affiliations: N/A

Criminal Record:

  • 1970 - Disorderly Conduct (Age 14)
  • 1971 - Civil Disobedience (Age 15)
  • 1974 - Resisting Arrest (Age 18)
  • 1978 - Armed Robbery (Age 22)
  • 1980 - Possession Controlled Substance: Cocaine (Age 24)
  • 1985 - Criminal Possession Weapon: Explosives (Age 29)

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.

Trivia

  • Despite his soft spot for civilians, which was shown in the bank robbery of the Bank of Liberty, he is extremely dangerous and trigger-happy.
  • Derrick and Packie slip about who they are during the bank robbery.
  • Derrick's portraits are hung on the wall inside the Steinway Beer Garden and Lucky Winkles bar.
  • Derrick drives a Willard.
  • Derrick's most favorite radio station is The Journey.
  • Francis McReary threw Derrick a farewell dinner in Chinatown before he went to Ireland.
  • If he was killed in the mission "Blood Brothers", his tombstone at the Steinway like his brother, but with a small gravestone saying; "Here lies Derrick McReary, Brave, Honest, Shot Dead".

Gallery

Mission appearances

GTA IV

Murders committed