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| “ | Wow, is that Avon's kill team? They look kinda funny. It's like if iFruit had an army...I can't tell if you're in a nightmare or a marketing campaign. Avon's security... there's something about them... they're clones... They're clones, I'm telling you! Either that or he just hires the same person...himself! Again and again and again. He needs to diversify his recruitment strategy. | „ |
| ~ Lester Crest to the Online Protagonist in the mission Escort ULP. |
The Cliffford Mercenaries are the main group of antagonists in Grand Theft Auto DLC The Doomsday Heist. They also appeared as minor antagonists in the DLC The Diamond Casino Heist.
They are a paramilitary terrorist organization that is led by Cliffford and Avon Hertz. They made their first appearances in the mission The Bogdan Problem.
History[]
It is speculated that these mercenaries are cyborg clones created by Cliffford following the successful takeover of the IAA, Ramius Submarine, Mount Chilliad Missile Base and the San Andreas Defense Network. This was done possible because Avon Hertz manipulate Lester and the GTA Online Protagonists to upload Cliffford to Ramius' mainframe, allowing the AI to hijack everything without resistance.
These mercenaries made their first appearance shortly after the protagonists' escape from the Ramius, during which they were ordered by Avon and Cliffford to kill the Protagonists. However, the Protagonists manages to lose the mercenaries unscathed.
The mercenaries would later be dispatch to kill Agent 14 and the Protagonists, but the Protagonists managed to kill all of them and escapes with Agent 14. The Protagonists then made several sabotages against the mercenaries, ranging from destroying their strategic supply depot to stealing a Khanjali from Cliffford.
After series of failures to stop the Protagonists, the mercenaries were put on the backfoot and now their sole purpose is one thing; to protect Avon, Cliffford and their plans in launching a nuclear missile from the Protagonists. However, this also fails as the majority of them were killed and the Protagonists managed to deactivate the missiles.
Following the destruction of Cliffford AI and Avon's death, the mercenaries were scattered across Los Santos for some time, until by the time of events of Diamond Casino Heist, the remnants of Cliffford mercenaries were reunited and continued to operate, though independently without Avon and Cliffford leading them.
The mercenaries would encounter the Protagonists once again, this time the Protagonists came after military-grade lasers needed to break open the Diamond Casino vault with minimum noises. Despite their effort to defend their equipment, the mercenaries were wiped out by the Protagonists, including the juggernaut defending the equipment.
Some mercenaries also appears to have been captured and examined by the IAA after the Doomsday Heist, as evidenced by a dead juggernaut found in the basement of the IAA Headquarters during the events of Los Santos Tuners.
During the events of Operation Paper Trail, deactivated juggernauts left in the Mount Chilliad Missile Base were found inside the facility, and were indirectly reactivated once the Protagonists start up the facility power. Once the Protagonists escapes the facility, the Cliffford mercenaries attempts to pursue the Protagonists, but they once again lost the Protagonists and the latter managed to escape.
Description[]
Appearance[]
All of the Mercenaries have the same exact appearances and have the same exact voices.
The Clones are regular infantrymen wearing body armor. Cloned Juggernauts armed with miniguns, and some come with sophisticated optical camouflage that conceal them in plain sight.
Personality[]
They classified as terrorists judging by their behavior, tactics, and "ideology", although on their own, they lack any personality, due to only obeying directives from Cliffford.
Missions Appearances[]
- Doomsday Heist
- The Bogdan Problem
- Setup: Rescue Agent 14
- Setup: Escort ULP
- Setup: Barrage
- Setup: Khanjali
- Setup: Air Defenses
- The Doomsday Scenario
- Diamond Casino Heist
- Heist Prep: Vault Lasers
- Los Santos Tuners
- The Agency Deal (Cameo)
Vehicles[]
- Dubsta 6x6
- Maverick
- Buzzard Attack Chopper
- Valkyrie MOD.0
- Cargobob
- Barrage
- RM-10 Bombushka
- Armored Boxville
- Insurgent Pick-Up
- Anti-Aircraft Trailer
- Barracks
- TM-02 Khanjali
- Hunter
- Rhino
- V-65 Molotok
- Akula
Weapons[]
- Pistol
- Micro SMG
- SMG
- Pump Shotgun
- Assault Rifle
- Carbine Rifle
- Minigun
- Rocket Launcher
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Cliffford Mercenaries are one of the most well-armed and dangerous gangs/factions in the GTA Universe (2D, 3D, and HD). Each of them is a fairly skilled marksman and their large assortment of vehicles and armaments make them a force to be reckoned with.
