Ron Jakowski

Background

Ron Jakowski is Trevor Philips's neighbor, business partner and most nervous employee in Grand Theft Auto V. Before meeting Trevor he worked as an accountant and had been married for twelve years. Trevor convinced him that his wife was holding him back, the marriage collapsed, and Ron ended up in debt and living in a trailer next door to Trevor in Sandy Shores. He is a committed conspiracy theorist who hosts a call-in show on Blaine County Radio and spends hours listening to radio chatter for signs of government plots.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V

Ron is first seen with Wade Hebert in Mr. Philips, trying and failing to calm down Johnny Klebitz before Trevor kills him. He rides along as Trevor confronts Lost MC members in Grapeseed and attacks their base.

In Nervous Ron the two take over the Sandy Shores Airfield from the Lost. Trevor covers Ron with a sniper rifle from a water tower while Ron sneaks into the airfield on his quad bike, and Trevor then takes to the air to deal with the bikers who try to flee. The airfield becomes the base for Trevor Philips Enterprises' smuggling work. Ron is also the one who arranges the first meeting with the Triads, which leads to Trevor Philips Industries.

During Nervous Ron, Ron flies the first stolen plane and guides Trevor low over the ocean to avoid the radar at Fort Zancudo, and the pair drop their cargo to waiting boats before landing.

When Trevor leaves for Los Santos in Friends Reunited, Ron is left in charge of the business. He calls Trevor with updates, including the news that Chinese men are watching the trailer and meth lab. After Trevor returns to Blaine County with Michael, Ron reveals that he has been listening in on Merryweather communications. That intelligence leads to Minor Turbulence, the mid-air hijacking of a Merryweather cargo plane, and to Derailed.

Personality

Ron is anxious, jittery and easily frightened, especially of Trevor, yet he is also loyal and surprisingly capable at logistics. He sees government cover-ups and alien plots everywhere and constantly worries that he is being watched.

Relationships

• Trevor Philips: his boss, neighbor and self-declared best friend, who bullies and protects him in equal measure.
• Wade Hebert: a fellow member of Trevor's small circle.
• Chef: TPE's meth cook and occasional gunman.

Trivia

• Ron is often called "Nervous Ron", which gives his signature mission its name.
• He returns in GTA Online as a contact for Trevor's missions and later as a partner in the Smuggler's Run hangar business.
• His background as an accountant helps explain why Trevor trusts him to run the business while he is away.