Jack Slate and Shadow[edit]
Jack Slate is a police officer in the Grant City Police Department's K-9 division; Shadow is Jack's dog whom he met and then kept during a bust. The history of the two is not detailed within the game but specified on the game's website. Jack and Shadow share a fantasy relationship that enables communication between the two; for example Jack can command Shadow to do this such as push a button or (when control is given to the player) have him hunt down bombs.
Eve Adams[edit]
When her brother was killed by a mysterious organization of assassins called Mayhem Inc., Eve vowed revenge. She took refuge with her brother's Sensei, who trained her in the art of Graceful Death.
Although Eve is well trained, Mayhem Inc. is large and nebulous, and identifying the person responsible for her brother's death was near impossible. Rather than weed out specific targets, Eve intends to kill all of the group's members. Eve and Jack share some common feelings and a deeper relationship seems imminent. Eve's life was caught short when she was shot in the back by Patch.
Gloria Exner[edit]
Gloria Exner is a career politician with her eyes set on higher positions. Having spent much of her adult life organizing volunteer groups and leading rallies against the corruption she sees running rampant in Grant City, she's finally managed her way into the election for mayor of the city. Campaigning against William Pinnacle, Gloria realizes how difficult the race is and that she may have overestimated her abilities. She is blackmailed into deceiving Jack and stealing incriminating evidence against Pinnacle. She was shot in the back by Hildy.
Hildy Razwell[edit]
Unable to maintain enough focus to hold a steady income, Hildy has not been able to hold a job, and does what it takes to pay her bills. She had for some time been working for Jack's father, private detective Frank Slate, but his murder placed her once again out of work. Fortunately, she had already taken occasional side jobs, most notable as an exotic dancer at Fahook Ubduhl's nightclub, called The Den of Iniquity. After Jack causes some trouble in the club, Hildy is fired and is soon abducted by Fahook. She takes the evindence from Exner and is later killed by Pinnacle when he shoots her and throws her through a window.
Preacherman Jones[edit]
Preacherman Jones is the quintessential priest, with a jaded twist. Desiring to better the facilities for his congregation, Preacherman was accused of selling drugs out of his church's basement. Jack's father believed Preacherman to be innocent, although nobody else believed it.
Preacherman accepted his jail sentence and agreed to do his time with dignity, hoping to avoid a conflict that he could neither afford nor hope to win. He helps Jack to escape from prison and Jack promises to come back for him, telling him, "faith padre, faith." Sometime later, after Jack gets his revenge and is beleieved dead, he sends a bundle of evidence along with a bar of gold and a postcard saying "faith padre, faith" to Jones. The evidence presumably contains proof that Preacherman is innocent and he summons a guard to presumably give the evidence to and clear his name.
Mayor William Pinnacle[edit]
The Pinnacle name has been central to Grant City since its initial settlement during the Great Gold Rush, and current Mayor William Pinnacle wishes to continue the tradition. Although proper and well-spoken, he is easily angered. In addition to his political banner, he has amassed a network of private industries and enterprises, leveraging both positions to his advantage. Despite this, Mayor Pinnacle chooses to deal with complex issues financially rather than diplomatically. Pinnacle is eventually corrupted by Fahook and soon becomes involved in stealing money from the city. He is killed when Jack snaps his neck for killing Hildy.
Patch[edit]
Little is known about the man many believe to be one of the top players in Mayhem Inc., an international guild of assassins, including his name. Having only one eye, he is known as Patch, but never admits to being a 'hit man' or 'assassin'. He is genuinely absorbed by the visceral aesthetic of violence, and the nature within its results.
Patch murders Augie Blatz (framing Jack for the murder) and Eve and is chased down by Jack in a helicopter armed with an M60 while Patch rides in a limo armed with a rocket launcher. Jack shoots up Patch's limo and causes it to crash. Jack originaly hopes to interrogate Patch, but the in the crash Patch is killed. As a result, the only lead Jack gets is Patch's pager.
Dick Hennessey[edit]
Dick Hennessey built his career around being a tough cop, holding little interest in negotiating around their whisper-thin Miranda Rights. He leads the infamous GAC Strike Force like a little general, and takes to crime as if a war.
Hennessey was the one responsible for Frank Slate's death. He is a very crooked cop, using the evidence he acquired to blackmail half the city. According to Pinnacle, Hennessey posseses enough evidence to put many criminals away, but prefers blackmail for the power. He murdered Frank Slate after Frank discovered Pinnacle's gold mining operation. If it had been exposed, Hennessey would lose the money he had invested in the operation.
Hennessey hires Patch, of Mayhem Inc., to frame Jack for Augie Blatz's murder (also getting rid of the competition of one of the other two major crime bosses in the city) and to kill Jack after he escapes from prison. Hennessey's plot is revealed to Jack by Pinnacle and Jack exposes Hennessey and the gold mining operation to the world. Hennessey is initally thrilled with all the people Jack has killed, as it gives him even greater power, but when watching the nightly news he learns that he has been exposed.
Hennessey ends up battling Jack in the boiler room of the Bay Bell apartment building and is finally killed when Jack sets him on fire and then beats him down, leaving Hennessey to burn to death. His last words are a strangled "I'll see you in hell" to Jack as he dies. He is one of the city's three major (and apparently ruling) crime bosses along with Augie Blatz and Fahook Abdul. As Jack says at the end of the game, "with Hennessey, Blatz and Fahook all dead there will be a new struggle for power," which is a prediction that Hennessey's death will upset the power of the criminal underworld.
Augie Blatz[edit]
Augie Blatz is a public relations expert. Having spent most of his young career setting up and maintaining a small fortune in ill-earned money, he recognizes the value of a positive public image, and does what he needs to do to come off as 'generous' and 'kind-hearted' to the downtrodden public.
Building inner-city playgrounds, making sizeable donations to various libraries and schools, as well as offering to cover hospital bills for those without insurance, Blatz is unmatched in his false generosity. Although accused of corruption, his fleets of lawyers are more than capable of sweeping such accusations under the carpet. The closest to Blatz receiving jail time was when Frank Slate was alive. Blatz proceeded to orchestrate Frank's downfall, and Jack suspected Augie was involved in his father's murder. Jack goes after Blatz when his father is murdered but is shot in the head however he survives. Augie was killed when Patch shot him in the temple. Apparently Blatz was one of the city's three major and ruling crime bosses. As Jack says at the end of the game, "with Hennessey, Blatz and Fahook all dead a new struggle for power will begin," predicting that their deaths will upset the balance of power and destabilize the leadership of the Grant City underworld.
Rafshoon Diggs[edit]
As an ex-Heavyweight Champion, Rafshoon Diggs had fame, fortune and an unmatched boxing record. Making a name for himself with his violent, short-tempered antics, he became legendary in the United Kingdom and throughout the European Boxing League. Before long, Rafshoon was one of the highest paid athletes in Europe. At this time, his performance began to suffer, and he was told by the London Underworld to lose a fight. He threw the match poorly and was banned for life.
With little money, Diggs relied on his fighting abilities and was employed by The Firm. Eventually, he entered the United States and worked his way into Mayor Pinnacle's organization.
Diggs and Jack fight to the death in the gas champer of the prison, and is killed when he suffocates after Jack removes his gas mask (using it for himself) while assaulting him.
Kip Waterman[edit]
Kip Waterman is a reporter who enjoys finding every detail of the news. Having worked his way through the ranks in the newsroom, he seeks a story that will land him the coveted position of national news anchor.
Jack looks to him as the plane crashes at the end of Chapter 14. Waterman supplies an escape vehicle while Jack gives him the files on the city's corruption. The information is then played on the 10 o'clock news, exposing Hennessey's plot to the world. Hennessey sees it on a TV screen and is angered. Apparently Kip also alerted the FBI (or his broadcast did) as Jack says at the end, "[the] Feds are on the case."
Fahook Ubduhl[edit]
Fahook Ubduhl is rumored to be the prince of some small oil-soaked nation in the Middle East, but with the amount of time he spends gambling in the United States, the truth is uncertain. Ubduhl owns nightclubs, jets, yachts, actresses, models, and politicians. What Ubduhl cannot purchase with money, he purchases with blood.
As a criminal mastermind dealing in prostitution, drug dealing, gambling, and slavery, Ubduhl exploits his diplomatic 'property', resulting in him being untouchable. Ubduhl is killed when Jack shoots him and he falls backwards out of the hatch of his plane. Ubduhl is said to be behind nearly every crime in Grant City. Ubduhl, Hennessey, and Blatz are the city's three major crime lords. As Jack says at the end of the game, "with Hennessey, Blatz and Fahook all dead the inevitable struggle for power will begin," predicting that their deaths will have a major effect on depriving the criminal underworld of its leaders.
Sickle[edit]
Sickle, a prison security guard, is a crooked and nasty police officer. A deep-rooted sadistic streak (probably passed down to him from his abusive father) led him to his assignment on Death Row. Having been savagely beaten in a room by Jack for Sickle's abuse of Shadow, Sickle was going to execute Jack. During the prison break, Jack switches places with him and Sickle is electrocuted.