The Professionals

Overview

The Professionals are a group of hired hitmen in Grand Theft Auto V who work for wealthy clients such as Martin Madrazo. They are typically well dressed, well armed and drive expensive cars. Unlike street gangs, they have no turf of their own and work wherever a client sends them.

History

In GTA Online the Professionals appear in gang attacks and contact missions, again as hired guns rather than a territorial gang.

Leadership and members

No leader is named; they operate as anonymous teams of gunmen.

Role in the story

The Professionals are the killers sent after Michael and Franklin in Marriage Counseling, after Michael pulls down the deck of the hillside house that belongs to Madrazo's mistress. Franklin has to hold off their pursuit while Michael drives back to the De Santa mansion.

The chase is the source of the Drive-by Killer gold medal objective, which asks the player to kill three of the pursuers from the vehicle. Madrazo's mistress has already told Michael that a "green light" is out on him, and the Professionals are the people who carry it out.

Relations with other gangs

They are closely linked to the Madrazo Cartel, which employs them as muscle.