Avery Duggan

Background

Avery Duggan heads the Duggan family, a clan of Texas-born petrochemical tycoons with money in oil, natural gas, private military contracting and real estate development. In San Andreas his holdings include The Los Santos State Gas Company. While in Los Santos he rents the La Fuente Blanca ranch in the Vinewood Hills.

The Duggans originally lent money to the struggling owners of The Diamond Casino & Resort during construction. Once the building was finished, Avery decided it was a poor investment and set out to force a cheap sale so he could strip its assets and redevelop the land. His nephew Thornton Duggan is in line to inherit the family business, but the two clash over Avery's methods. Mason Duggan is another nephew.

Role in GTA Online

Avery arrives with The Diamond Casino & Resort update (July 2019) as its central antagonist.

• Casino - House Keeping: thugs paid by Avery start fights and vandalize the casino, and the player helps head of security Vincent restore order.
• Casino - Strong Arm Tactics: Tao Cheng meets Avery to negotiate, but Avery only wants to talk about the price. When a steroid-fueled Tao draws a gun, Avery's guards open fire and the player has to get Tao out.
• Casino - Play to Win: the player wrecks much of Avery's gasoline supply network.
• Casino - Bad Beat: Avery sends a crew of The Professionals to shoot up the casino. Thornton turns on his uncle and warns everyone, and the player fights off the attack.
• Casino - Cashing Out: Thornton offers to buy the casino but needs his inheritance first. The player raids La Fuente Blanca, and when Avery tries to escape in a Frogger, they shoot it down and kill him. Thornton then takes over the casino.

Personality

Avery is greedy, vengeful and stubborn. He is polite and well spoken when things go his way, but quickly turns to threats when someone refuses him.

Trivia

• His death in 2019 is what gives Thornton the inheritance he needs to buy the casino.
• He is seen carrying an RPG.