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The Boss is an overarching protagonist of the 2001 video game Payback and its 2012 remaster, Payback 2. He is mentioned in some of the missions the player the player does via story mode.
Biography[]
The boss is the leader of the player's gang in Payback and Payback 2. He has multiple henchmen working for him including the player.
In the story mode, he is mentioned in some missions by the underbosses where the boss wants the player to do certain tasks. In the 1st chapter, he checks if the player is fast enough to be a getaway driver, gets them to steal 2 taxis, kill the KKK/2 street gangs, protect himself (which was actually a decoy) from rival assassins, become a getaway driver for Ron & Trey who are gonna rob a bank and bomb a rival's house because they were expanding into their territory and stealing their best men.
In the next few chapters, the boss is mentioned less. In the 2nd chapter, he springs the lads from jail, which the player drives them to the safehouse. In the 3rd chapter, he wants to see if the player can drive fast enough to keep up with the Russians. In the 4th chapter, he makes an example of non payers to others, which the player bombs the apartment of the non payers.
In the last couple of chapters, the boss' daughter had been kidnapped and the police did a raid on the player's house, giving them a life sentence at an island prison, so he sent someone to pick open the player's jail cell so the player can escape to rescue the boss' daughter from a kidnapper. After that, the boss makes a few more mentions in the last chapter. He wants the player to steal an experimental rocket car that was being tested for his personal collection, bribed the Mayor to clamp down on the rival gangs and had player and Nasty Nick protect him from rival assassins and loaded a truck with explosives and a timer to them to get the player to wipe out the main rivals.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed wife
- Unnamed daughter
Allies[]
- Travis (aka The Player)
- English underboss
- Russian underboss
- German underboss
- Rob
- Right hand man (formerly)
- Ron
- Trey
- 5 prisoners
- Mayor
Enemies[]
- Right hand man
- KKK/2 street gangs (depending on version)
- 2 rival assassins
- Rivals who expanded into his territory and stole his best men
- Police
- Residents of a local apartment block
- 4 other rival assassins
- Main rivals
Personality[]
The boss doesn't have any voice lines or physical appearances in the game, making him an enigmatic character who lacks clear motivations and personality. But, from mentions of him from the underbosses, the boss is someone who gets his way through by using ruthless means like explosives to wipe out rivals and make examples of those who don't pay their protection money. He doesn't only uses explosive means, he can also bribe politicians to have them clamp down on his rivals. He is also quite self preserving as he wants protection from assassins and he also tests the player on their speed.
However, the boss seems to have a redeemable side too. When the KKK were holding a meeting in central park, he wanted them all dead, which can show standards against racism through extreme means. He also springs his lads out of jail, showing loyalty to them and gets the player out of jail so they can rescue his daughter from a kidnapper, showing he does have people who he cares about. He might've even kindly provided the player with a car to race with.
External Links[]
The Boss on the Heroes Wiki