Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB)

Overview

The Federal Investigation Bureau is the HD Universe's version of the FBI. It handles domestic intelligence, federal criminal investigations, surveillance and counterterrorism. Its Los Santos base is the FIB Headquarters tower in Pillbox Hill. Its own senior agents, Steve Haines and Dave Norton, openly admit the agency is corrupt. Lester Crest accuses it of framing innocent cab drivers as terrorists and torturing civil rights activists. In GTA V, it serves alongside Merryweather Security as one of the main antagonistic factions.

History

• Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes: FIB agents join chases at four stars in FIB Buffalo sedans and wear body armor. They tend to advance individually rather than as a unit, which lets them flank the player.
• Grand Theft Auto V: The Bureau no longer takes part in ordinary police chases, where NOOSE tactical units take its place. Instead it drives the story. Haines and Norton use the three protagonists for off-the-books jobs in missions such as *Dead Man Walking*, *Three's Company*, *By the Book*, *Monkey Business*, *Blitz Play* and the *Paleto Score Setup*. The crew later robs the agency itself in *Cleaning out the Bureau*, fights FIB agents in *The Wrap Up* and battles them again in *Lamar Down*.
• GTA Online: In A Safehouse in the Hills, the FIB runs a mass surveillance program through KnoWay's autonomous cars, which Avi Schwartzman and the player take down.

Territory and activities

The FIB operates from Pillbox Hill. It has a security division of suited agents with ID cards, field agents in blue FIB jackets or vests, and a tactical team modeled on FBI SWAT that uses NOOSE-style gear. Its arsenal includes the Assault Rifle, Combat MG, AP Pistol and Sniper Rifle. Its fleet ranges from FIB Buffalo and Granger cars to Annihilator and Buzzard helicopters.

Trivia

• Some UFOs seen after 100% completion carry "FIB" markings on their hulls.