User:Oxton Gwythyr


 * "I have been cut and stabbed, shot and beaten, drowned and burned... yet none of it hurt as much as finding my home ablaze and my father lying dead in a forest. Byddai cyflawnder fuan yn cael ei gyflwyno!"
 * — Oxton recounting his fathers murder to the GTA Online Protagonist

Oxton Gwythyr is an Online Player character that leads a crew by the name of the "Gwythyr Clan." His Social Club ID is 'Oxton_Gwythyr.'

Background
Oxton Arlen Gwythyr was born June 12th, 1986 in Ceredigion county, Wales. His family had a rich history in Ceredigion, going as far back as the 15th Century and the family's supposed role in the Welsh Revolt. His father, (and later on his mother,) inherited a large sum of wealth when his paternal Grandfather died prior to his birth. The Gwythyr family had a long history of wealth and fortune in their town, and it wasn't until the family fortune passed on to Oxton's father that they could fully express their family's opulence to the public.

Oxton was born into sophistication and decadence, growing up in a Manor near the coast and learning very early on that he was obligated to wisely manage his family's fortune when he comes of age, often stressing to his mother that he was nervous that he wouldn't live up to his fathers high expectations. His mother urged him to be more confident in himself, and wouldn't shy away from letting him know she expected him to embrace his future as the successor of his father's fortune. "'I'd often weep in my Mum's arms as a young lad, telling her I would be the downfall of the Gwythyr legacy. She'd laugh and pat my head, lulling me by singing Dacw 'Nghariad and telling me to accept my fate, and that I should be more confident in my abilites. Rwy'n gweld ei heisiau ddrud . . .'"— Oxton talking of his mother to the GTA Online Protagonist

From a very early age, Oxton proved to be a black sheep among what few peers he had to compare himself to, choosing to run and climb through medieval ruins as opposed to sit pompously beside Lords and members of Parliament at elegant dinners. He'd often sit at the docks until late in the afternoon, dreaming of one day visiting the United States. His father once locked him in his bedroom for a day after he poured a bowl of Cawl down the dress of an eight-year old Princess Georgina during a Royal Wedding the Gwythyr's were invited to after she demanded Oxton give her the rest of his wedding cake.

As he grew older, though his grades in school were fairly well, he was deemed nothing more than a local nuisance and a spoiled brat by most others. Oxton himself believes his reckless behavior when he was young was due to being lonely, as his father was always either at work as a Commercial Pilot or at home, carving furniture with his families dagger, and kids his age found him too pretentious. "'Of all the times Father was at home, we only ever spoke in his study, where he sat behind that damn oak table carving away at whatever new trinket he decided to work on with Carnwennan, a family heirloom. I would sometimes steal it (Carnwennan) and hide it in the house so as to keep him from locking him self in his study to carve, hoping we could spend time together. He always found it. The bastard would always give me some hand-carved wooden object for my birthdays as well, nothing more (laughs).' "— Oxton talking about his father woodcarving to the GTA Online Protagonist



Slowly, Oxton began to become more fascinated by the medieval history of his family and culture, he took up Fencing as a sport and pastime, excelling at it as a fine swordsman and furthering the idea of him being a pompous twat to his friends. When he was fifteen, he and some classmates crashed a WNKA reporter by pulling his pants down on live television, Oxton spanking him with his fencing sabre. At seventeen, he beat another student for supposedly putting his hands on a girl he fancied, only to later find out it was the wrong person. He graduated a year later, hoping to go to college the following year as well as train to become a commercial pilot like his father. Upon turning eighteen, his father also gifted him the family heirloom 'Carnwennan,' a very old and treasured knife. Oxton was disinterested with it to begin with, only glad his father couldn't carve with it any longer.

Downward Spiral
Only months after graduating and preparing to follow his fathers footsteps as an Airline Pilot, Oxton's mother was brutally disfigured in a terrible car crash, leaving her burned and in pain. She died only days later, leaving Oxton and his Father distraught and alone, afraid of what was to become of them without her.

Oxton's attitude towards life and his family's Legacy shifted almost completely in the years that followed after his mother's death. He began to study the rich history behind his family and their standing in the world, covering himself in cultural tattoos and breaking bottles with his fencing sabre late into the night. Soon he ditched his plans to become an Airline Pilot and began planning to enlist in the Royal Marines, eager to leave his quiet home and do something that truly mattered. His father, fearful of Oxton dying in war and losing both of his family members, urged him not to enlist.

After many late night debates and teary eyes, the father and son negotiated; Oxton was to enlist in the Royal Navy as a Naval Airman, where his odds of seeing combat were slim, but his compulsion to serve could be met.

Soon after being recruited, Oxton was perceived to be a bold and witty soldier, and after months of basic training, Oxton was shocked to be offered a place in the SBS within the Royal Navy. Despite his father's previous objections towards Oxton charging into the path of danger, the young man accepted the position and was soon sent to receive special forces training.

Military Career
A year following his recruitment into the Royal Navy, Oxton was deployed to lead a Special Forces unit within the SBS to battle pirates and human traffickers in Somalia, wherein he spent 3 years stationed there.



While overseas, him and his unit managed to recover 21 hijacked merchant vessels, board and kill 43 pirate vessels, raid and secure 12 pirate encampments and altogether neutralize upwards of 146+ pirates and human traffickers. Oxton's unit often considered him to be "brash and psychotic when in combat, yet quiet and reserved when contemplating a strategy."

During his deployment, Oxton communicated with his father more than he ever had throughout his childhood, despite them being far apart. During this communication, they grew a newfound bond for one another, and Oxton soon wanted to come home, as he detailed in his many emails.



One of Oxton's squad mates called him an "absolute plonker," recalling how once, when their unit was surrounded in a ship, Gwythyr blasted "Turbo Lover" by Judas Priest on the ships sirens in order to distract and confuse the insurgents.

During a specific raid on a Pirate encampment, Oxton was split from his unit, wherein he engaged multiple enemies in an hour-long firefight in close quarters. After an hour of fire, the pirates had supposedly run out of ammunition, and swiftly surrendered. There are two main accounts of what happened;

1.) Oxton, in his usual rage and fury that he expressed during combat, proceeded to kill all fifteen of the surrendered and unarmed pirates. He proceeded to use his diving knife to carve up their corpses and throats, dumping their corpses in a nearby river. (This account was provided by nearby Merryweather soldiers who were ordered to serve alongside the SBS on the Operation. Neither side liked the other, so the validity of their claims is questionable, yet all of the evidence lines up with their claim of Gwythyr going on a supposed execution-style frenzy. The SBS saw Merryweather as untrained and unnecessary, and Merryweather saw the SBS as tea-drinking lightweights.)

2.) Oxton, when hearing the cries of surrender from the enemy, advanced on them to begin zip-tying their hands behind their backs. As he was detaining the first enemy, all of the other Pirates drew knives and machetes, leading Oxton to fire upon and kill thirteen of the charging pirates. He drew his diving knife and fought the remaining two Pirates in hand-to-hand combat until both laid dead. (This account was given by Oxton himself.)

Though no one knows for certain which is true, Oxton does claim a scar he received on his bicep is proof to his version, though this easily could have been self inflicted. Many Somalian locals claimed his intentions were to use brutality of slain enemies as a psychological weapon against insurgents. After a long case, the High Command soon found out of Gwythyr's actions, and he was swiftly Dishonorably Discharged from the Royal Navy.

"'I didn't understand it. I was a soldier. My duty was to neutralize the enemy. To kill. I killed them, — did my job, and what was I given? My titles were stripped, all of the medals I was to receive never given, and I was to return home in shame.'"— Oxton talking about being Dishonorably Discharged to Lamar Davis

Out of the Frying Pan & Into the Fire
Despite being bitter for his discharge from a service he had grown to love, Oxton's father, through meticulous and intelligent payments of large sums, managed to prevent Oxton from ever having to serve time in Military Prison. Many of the men who served alongside Gwythyr stand by him, claiming that he "had no other choice but to open fire on the enemy." Whether or not that is true remains a mystery.

Not wanting to return home after hundreds of infamous articles by WNKA arose brandishing him a "psychopath" and a "traitor to western society," Oxton flew to Italy where he remained for three months. In his time there, he returned to the sport of his youth; fencing. He fenced with some of Europe's most respectable swordsmen, including an Olympic medalist. While in Italy, he also payed £26,000 to a gunsmith for a custom-made 24k Gold-plated Revolver he could smuggle home with him for protection, anxious to be armed again after three years of Naval warfare.

However, as Oxton flew home to the UK, he stumbled upon a truly gruesome scene. Driving up to Gwythyr Manor in his tan shirt and combat boots, he found his home burning in viscous flames, firefighters trying desperately to put it out. As he searched around for his father, he found a bloodied corpse riddled with bullet holes in the forests behind his home. His father laid dead and cold in his pilot uniform, Carnwennan by his side. "'What must a man do to find solitude? What is the price of peace? My father raised me with the old Welsh proverb; 'a swords honor is it's idleness.' How does one apply that to a life riddled with death and betrayal? For the first time in my life, I picked up my family's knife not as an heirloom — but as a weapon. As a promise.'"— Oxton talking about retrieving Carnwennan by his father to the GTA Online Protagonist

Carnwennan the Knife
It is hard not to talk about this infamous blade if one wishes to talk about Oxton or the Gwythyr Family, as it is a prized family heirloom that has been passed down through the decades. Gwythyr Tradition held that the blade would be presented to the eldest male on his eighteenth birthday. Though it hasn't been used as a weapon throughout most of its lifetime, it was originally hand-forged in Toledo, Spain using traditional Toledo Steel, the blade fixed to a cherrywood grip with steel crossguard in the year 1792.

In the year 1823, it's owner replaced the hilt with a leather-wrapped grip with no guard, also hand-engraving it with Celtic knots with gold filigree to represent the Gwythyr Family's Celtic roots. In 1844, the owner removed the gold filigree and replaced the hilt with a grip made of ivory, also forging a brass handguard with a bayonet lug. The blade was also used by one "Arlen James Gwythyr" who served as a paratrooper in 1943, Oxton's Grandfather.

Eventually returning home, the knife was in a sorry state — dulled, muddy, and rusted. Oxton's father cleaned the blade personally and had it resharpened to a razor edge, replacing the grip with the traditional cherrywood grip, choosing to keep the brass handguard. It was later then gifted to Oxton as a graduation present, with whom it remains with today.

"'(Laughs) fuck off. As a boy I never thought much of the blade myself. I saw it as nothing more than a stupid letter opener my dad loved. As a young lad, I valued the boom of the rifle moreso than the ancient history of some metal pig-sticker. Holding it now, however — as a man born with Gwythyr blood — I cannot help but see it as history in the hand. My history.' "— Oxton responding to a concerned Lamar Davis after calling Oxton a "fucking serial killer-looking ass" when holding the knife.

The Hunt for the Responsible
It didn't take long for the last remaining Gwythyr to arm himself with his new Revolver and family Blade and seek out as much information as he possibly could on those responsible for the attack against his family. Only days after his fathers murder, Gwythyr contacted an old friend and Service member who had served in his SBS Unit in Somalia who had just returned home, explaining to him his ordeal and asking for aid. The man, (who went by the name 'Campbell',) agreed to assist him in any way possible, and soon met with Oxton.

The two men eventually contacted more of their returning brothers-in-arms, and a group of seven individuals was loosely formed under the objective of finding the people responsible for the murder of Oxton's father. Not long after, the group discovered footage of the subsequent attack. A man in his late 20's/early 30's wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants entered the Gwythyr Manor driveway and began to search the grounds, a pistol on his hip.

Not long after, Oxton's father could be seen fleeing the premises looking shocked and confused. The chase took them into the forests where they were hidden behind trees, but an armoured soldier could be seen chasing after both men, the back of his vest clear as day; "N.O.O.S.E" In that moment, everyone knew that this attack went far beyond anything they could have imagined. If this footage reached the UK Parliament or Washington DC, it could possibly spark a Cold War between the Nations. The man in the video was found to be one "Officer K. McCormick," an Agent in the IAA.

The motive behind the attack remained a mystery to the seven men, but nevertheless the group managed to dig up information about Agent McCormick, giving them a vague lead — but a lead nonetheless —  to Los Santos, San Andreas. US.

A week after acquiring the itinerary, Oxton got in contact with a petty criminal and someone able to provide untraceable small arms and ammunition without raising suspicion; Lamar Davis.

At first, they met via LifeInvader, where Oxton shared only necessary information with the young man over a series of weeks. At first, Lamar declined to help him in any way. When Oxton explained his status, however, and promised to compensate Lamar for his support in providing a place to stay, weapons, and a gateway to the West Coast underground, Lamar's attitude quickly changed. He was more than willing to assist Oxton in any way possible, becoming suspiciously over enthusiastic about their newfound "friendship."

Oxton donned a fake Passport, fake ID, and a preparedness to be as silent as he possibly could be to avoid leaking any information, advising his partners in crime to do the same. He warned Lamar he would not speak much prior to landing. Upon landing, however, Oxton was provided his first of many firearms, — his knife and revolver still being smuggled via ship overseas to Los Santos.

Oxton settled into American Culture slowly, but surely. He managed to purchase a fine Apartment, house, and private yacht so as to be able to operate off the grid when necessary. Through the help of Lamar and his own subsequent allies, Oxton found himself getting ever closer to the people responsible for his fathers murder. He gained contact with Lester Crest who would aid Oxton in not only gaining influence in Los Santos, but also to avoid confrontations with the Law. Lester promised to help Oxton in gaining power, money, and weapons in order to combat the IAA.

First things first, Oxton and the newly coined 'Gwythyr Clan' required a more specific location of Agent McCormick. Luckily for them, their new ally Lester Crest inferred that McCormick has a Fleeca account that, if they were to get their hands on, could give them a solid lead to his activities and whereabouts. When asked how he knew this, he stated; "every snub-nosed IAA suit despises Maze." Campbell suggested they don ballistic armour and MG's and flood the IAA building downtown, an idea which was repudiated by practically everyone else. Soon after, Oxton and an ally worked alongside Lester to hold up a small bank on the Great Ocean Highway to not only gain notoriety for robbing a bank with illegal bonds hidden from the taxman, but also to acquire information from Agent McCormick's personal Fleeca account. The heist was a success, and the money acquired was instantly deposited for better weapons and equipment in the fight against the IAA. Sifting through McCormick's bank account showed hundreds of payments for pharmaceuticals, all of them shipped to the Humane Labs. They were serious drugs, all of them severely illegal and dangerous Nerve agents. Other drugs he purchased were then sold for often 5000x their original price.

Although the Gwythyr Clan acquired the specific location of Agent McCormick, breaking into the Humane Labs was no easy feat. "'Never in a million years would I have thought I'd kill corrupt police, smuggle weapons and rob banks. But breaking into a laboratory? Battling the IAA within the United States? Mae hyn yn gwallgofrwydd . . .'"— Oxton expressing disbelief in his newfound fate to Lester

Lester explained to the Gwythyr Clan that this was simply above his pay grade, but that he knew someone who could help. The following morning, the seven men and their subsequent allies were introduced to an individual known only as 'Agent 14', who was to assist them in launching an attack on the Humane Labs and finding Agent McCormick.

From what Agent 14 knew, The Humane Labs were currently owned by a business that was run in part by a man named Don Percival, an ex-Navy SEAL and founder of Merryweather, of which he funded by using money from a coup in Western Africa, not far from where Oxton was stationed in Somalia. After floating Merryweather on the BAWSAQ stock exchange, he began expanding domestic operations to appease shareholder demand. Percival also lobbied for a new war in the Middle East, Asia, Africa or France for economical reasons."'The founder of Merryweather had a part to play in this llanest!? It was Merryweather who testified against me back in Somalia. They claimed I committed a war crime. They cost me my damn life! And it was this fool who ordered they expand their domestic operations to where we were stationed!' "— Oxton enraged at the new discovery, addressing the entire Gwythyr Clan

Before being leased, the Humane Labs were previously owned by a pharmaceutical company run by two men; Maxim Rashkovsky and Dimitri Popov, according to Agent 14. Rashkovsky was at the time imprisoned in Bolingbroke Prison on charges of espionage, and Dimitri lived in a lavish mansion in Richman Glen. Maxim owned highly detailed and highly classified schematics for the Labs that the Gwythyr Clan needed if they were to launch a Raid on the facility.

Soon, the Gwythyr Clan set out on a mission to help rescue and appease Rashkovsky so that he would give them the schematics and help them in their fight against the IAA. The team went through the process of acquiring several vehicles, as well as posing as cops so as to acquire the Bolingbroke Prison Transport Schedule. Following this, Oxton personally and quietly killed Dimitri Popov and his bodyguards with Carnwennan while the rest of the Gwythyr Clan neutralized two lawyers that opposed Rashkovsky outside of City Hall. Soon after, utilizing an elaborate plan, the team broke into Bolingbroke Penitentiary and rescued Maxim Rashkovsky, getting him on a plane back to Russia.

After the incredible success, the Gwythyr Clan awaited their reward which shortly arrived. A very detailed blueprint of the entirety of the Humane Labs, precisely what Oxton and the team needed in order to come up with a viable infiltration strategy so that they could capture Agent McCormick.

However, in order to gain access into the Labs, the team still required access codes that Rashkovsky didn't have. After thinking it over, Agent 14 and Oxton both decided to form a strategy wherein the corruption in the IAA pulled itself down by it's own bootstraps. Through means that Agent 14 did not specify, the Gwythyr Clan was to meet with an IAA associate Karen Daniels, where they would be given the codes in person. The team did so, meeting the associate off Elgin Avenue. Karen attempted to pry at Oxton when they came face to face, claiming she knew he — or at the very least his team —  was responsible for the Fleeca bank robbery. She seemed to be ignorant of their motives, however, and after being given the green light, she proceeded to give Oxton the codes he needed to double-cross the IAA and detain McCormick. Seconds later, however, the FIB arrived and, in a twisted turn of fate, the Gwythyr Clan was compelled to open fire on their potential allies to avoid compromising the Mission. Karen fled, and the fight carried on for several minutes. The team fled and proceeded over the course of two days to acquire everything they needed for the raid on the Humane Labs. Donning full body-armour and night vision goggles, the team waited until midnight when they sky-dived from an attack helicopter and into the Humane Labs below, initiating an EMP bomb as they parachuted down. The raid went well, and close-quarters fighting occurred throughout the hallways of the facility. Oxton utilized Carnwennan during the raid. However, upon searching the premises, it was clear Agent McCormick either fled or wasn't there to begin with.

Oxton — furiously eager to find his fathers killer and frustrated he wasn't there — quickly acquired the information he needed off of a computer in the Labs in order to find out where McCormick might have fled to.

The Great Confrontation
After the raid on the Humane Labs, the Gwythyr Clan and their allies separated from one another to avoid raising suspicion above ground. Oxton and some of his old SBS mates stayed on his Yacht as they waited for tension to die down. One night, however, as he walked down the Del Perro beaches, Oxton felt a sharp pain in his neck. As he turned around, however, his vision blurred and he quickly crumpled to the ground. Achingly, Oxton slowly awoke to the sight of an all-too familiar blueprint laid out on a table before him in a cold and eerie room. He attempted to cry for help, only to find his face duct taped, his ankles chained. He tried with all of his energy to lift his arms to rip the tape off, only to find they were completely numb. He froze as the sound of distant footsteps could be heard, a door being knocked on and then swinging open. Agent McCormick stepped into the cold room, a handgun on his hip. He stepped forward and clapped, mocking Oxton on his meaningless 'victories' in the past months, calling him a "freaking moron." Oxton looked around for a window of opportunity, but before he could deduce a way to escape, McCormick swiftly drew his handgun, loaded a fresh magazine, and fired; shooting Oxton in his stomach.

Oxton promptly fainted, and his body was dumped in a muddy hole beneath a guarded construction site. He would awake for only hours at a time, slipping in and out of consciousness. Every moment he awoke, he wisely focused all of his attention on his bullet wound. One hour, he would clean it, then slip back into a coma. The next hour, he'd pack it, and so on so forth. Four days passed as Oxton remained in this sorry state. No food or water was given to him during this time. On the fourth day, however, another prisoner being held in the underground construction site initiated an escape plan. "'I had never seen the chubby-faced man in my life, but it was clear our motives aligned. I tried to ask him who he was, but he shushed me, merely saying the name 'Rashkovsky.' I suppose fate is a twisted thing, and Rashkovsky wished to return the favor my team had done for him. Either way, this fellow prisoner provided me a knife and helped me on my feet, and soon enough we were silently slitting the throats of Merryweather guards and making our way out of the twll cacha we found ourselves in.'"— Oxton remembering the man who helped in his escape from McCormick & Merryweather to the GTA Online Protagonist