NPC Profiles

[Pau Diaz]

I'd like to put together biographies of the peds featured in GTA IV. They may not play a direct role in the overall events of the game, but they do shine for their own distinct personalities.

 

Let's begin with 'Big Dog' from the North Holland Hustlers gang. From what I have heard of his in-game audio, I can summarize the following about him.

 

Biff Goddard, or 'Big Dog' as his fellow gang members call him, is a member of the North Holland Hustlers that was recently released on parole from the Alderney State Correctional Facility. He was locked up for several instances of armed robbery, assault and pimping. During his time in prison, Biff was raped several times by men because his large, big bear build, was considered sexually appealing and he was too out of shape to fight back.

 

Now, back on the streets of Liberty City, Big Dog is trying to hustle women again, but is currently lacking them, because they are afraid of getting entangled with the law and suffering the consequences of dealing with the North Holland Hustlers. Despite this, Big Dog sleeps around with drug addicts, in exchange for giving them their fixes. Fiercely protective of his property and very sensitive to the sight of a gun, Biff is easily intimidated by being threatened directly by one and his painful memories of being sexually assaulted in prison recur and make him express the fear that he will be sexually assaulted outside of prison.

 

This is my take on Big Dog. How accurate is it, would you say?