Derrick McReary

Background

Derrick McReary is the second-eldest McReary brother in Grand Theft Auto IV. He spent years in Northern Ireland, where he was involved with Irish republican paramilitaries, before returning to Liberty City. He came home with a serious heroin addiction and a head full of regrets, which makes him a liability in the eyes of his brother Francis.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV

Derrick first works with Niko during Three Leaf Clover, the bank robbery planned by Packie. He then gives Niko jobs of his own. In Smackdown Niko tracks down and kills the drug dealer Bucky Sligo and his crew. Babysitting sees Niko protect Derrick at a meeting with Kim Young-Guk against attacks by boat and helicopter, and in Tunnel of Death Niko ambushes a police convoy in the Booth Tunnel to kill a witness who could testify against Derrick.

In Blood Brothers Francis asks Niko to kill Derrick, while Derrick asks Niko to kill Francis. Whichever brother Niko spares lives on, and the other is buried in Undertaker.

Personality

Derrick is cynical, sharp-tongued and openly bitter. He is fond of making philosophical remarks about the futility of violence even while he lives inside it, and his addiction leaves him paranoid and fragile.

Relationships

• Packie looks out for him, while Francis sees him as a threat.
• His feud with Francis forms the centre of Blood Brothers.

Trivia

• Derrick is voiced by George Feaster.
• He is one of only a few characters in Grand Theft Auto IV whose survival depends on a player decision.