Lamar Davis

"When there's some shit to be won, Goddamnit, I want it. I don't give a fuck what it is. You know what I'm talkin' about? I take no prisoners. I go hard doing this shit. Big dog. Big nuts. When names is on a motherfucking board, I wanna see my name at the top of that motherfucker and next to it, it needs to say 'Winner'."

- Lamar Davis

Lamar Davis is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a central character and deuteragonist to Franklin Clinton in Grand Theft Auto V. He is also a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online.

Background
Lamar is the best friend of Franklin Clinton from Chamberlain Hills. He is described as "crazy" by Rockstar Games. It appears that Lamar is a drug dealer and gang-banger due to Franklin's comments about Lamar's "slingin' dope" and "throwing up gang signs". He is a member of the Families street gang. Lamar was working as a repossession man for Premium Deluxe Motorsport until Simeon Yetarian fired him and Franklin.

Lamar and Franklin both went to Davis High School together when they were teenagers. Eventually, the two men became involved in crime.

Events of GTA Online
Lamar picks up the Online Player from the LSIA, where it is revealed they have been in contact online on Lifeinvader for a while. Lamar will take the player to a car park and partake in a race with them. After the race, Lamar takes the player to meet Gerald, where he assigns a job. After the player experiences the city up close and gets the hang of things, Lamar eventually calls the player to tell them that he can provide a mugger to mug anyone the player chooses.

Eventually, Lamar will introduce the player to Benny and his shop, Benny's Original Motor Works and will begin to give players missions to do so Lamar can rise to become the "King of Los Santos." His attempts to rise to the top include attempting to get the Vagos and Ballas into a war with each other and stealing lowriders, but these result in detrimental side effects. Because of Lamar's actions, Gerald gets arrested by the police, and loses trust with the Families and has to make amends. Ultimately, Lamar receives a reality check and realizes that his dreams of rising to the top are little more than dreams and thanks the player for helping him realize that.

Events of GTA V
Lamar is first seen working a repossession job in Vespucci Beach with Franklin. The two meet Michael De Santa, who gives them both the directions to the home where they have to steal the cars. Lamar and Franklin discover the vehicles, a 9F and a Rapid GT. Lamar challenges Franklin to a race and can win or lose depending on the players driving skills. Soon after, Lamar and Franklin are assigned by Simeon to repossess a Bagger in a Vagos-controlled area of Vespucci. While searching for the bike, the two are confronted by Vagos and are forced to fight their way out of the neighborhood. The two are able to find the bike, but the owner is killed in the process. Knowing that the repossession is now meaningless, Lamar takes the bike for himself.

Lamar brings Franklin along to kidnap a Ballas member named D, for no other reason than that Lamar saw "opportunity". With the help of Chop, the two succeed in abducting D; however, they are forced to free him when Lamar inadvertently reveals their location.

Lamar and Stretch visit Franklin and they go see D, only to their surprise, he set them up with Ballas, causing Stretch to kill D, and the trio end up making their way to escape from the Ballas.

When Franklin returns to his old house, Lamar and Denise heckle him for his neglect of the CGF as of late. Franklin doesn't want to be apart of the petty gang banging in anyway possible. Trevor suddenly appears out of nowhere. After giving Denise a few bucks and shooing her back into the house. Franklin angrily asks why he's here, he says his reason for being there is to make new friends. At that moment, a drug deal sounded ravishing. The deal turns out to be a trap, as it was just a gram of nose-candy hidden inside a block of drywall. The throbbing score violently begins to increase as the shit hits the fan. In the heat of the battle, the LSPD show up to bring the urban uprising to a halting conclusion. Franklin and Trevor follow Lamar through a narrow alley that he found in an effort to help the men escape. As they ran towards the open water, they steal three jet skis. After stealing them, all three men head towards the open sea. After riding across the ocean and putting distance between them and the cops, Franklin figures that the cops would have a harder time catching them if they all split up. From there, depending on who the player is controlling, can either have all the characters go off on their own or pair up with another character to escape the cops.

In the mission Lamar Down, Tanisha comes by Franklin's new house to tell him Lamar has been set up by Stretch, and if Franklin was a true friend, he would go and rescue him. It is revealed that Lamar talked too much, causing him to be kidnapped by Ballas at a saw mill in Blaine County. Franklin, Trevor, and Michael arrive to the spot to rescue Lamar, with the help of Lester. They proceed to kill the Ballas and Franklin brings him back home to Forum Drive. While there, Lamar and Franklin get into a small dispute, arguing about Franklin's many efforts to save Lamar from problems he got himself into, advising him to remain civilized and stay out of trouble, and he would get real work, instead of the routine gang banging lifestyle. As their argument ends, Lamar overhears Steve Haines and Dave Norton meeting Franklin around the corner ordering him to kill Trevor when the time was right. As the agents drive away, Lamar asks Franklin who they were, to which Franklin replies "nobody".

Endings
Ending A= Lamar sends an text message to Franklin saying that he was right about Stretch, and that he will need to lay low for a while. He also calls Franklin to ask if he knows anything about Trevor's death, Franklin says that it was government agents who killed him. Ending B= Lamar sends an text message to Franklin saying that he was right about Stretch, and that he will need to lay low for a while. He also calls Franklin to ask if he knows anything about Michael's death, Franklin says that he knows nothing about it. Ending C= If Franklin chooses the ending Deathwish, Lamar will help Franklin, Michael and Trevor out against the FIB and Merryweather, after that, Franklin and the others meet up but he leaves off, Michael also offers to kill Stretch for Lamar and Franklin for setting up Lamar and trying have them both killed. He is not seen again after, but he calls Franklin to let him know he is alive. The player is able to hang out with Lamar as Trevor or Franklin after this.

Personality
When describing Lamar, Rockstar Games' Dan Houser said that even though he is crazy, he is a "good kind of crazy", and also a "very funny" main character, while his best friend, Franklin, is the opposite of him. He is very prideful of his Apache descent and uses this to explain himself and is the basis of several of his jokes.

Durin missions Lamar is lazy n' tendz ta git his dirty ass up in shiznit by blindly trustin mah playas offerin his ass scrilla. Dat punk also not straight-up bright fo' realz. A prime example of Lamar blindly trustin mah playas offerin his ass scrilla n' not bein straight-up smart-ass be acceptin a thugged-out deal wit D, tha Balla he previously tried ta kidnap. This deal was quickly revealed ta be a ambush fo' revenge yo. Dude constantly gets his dirty ass, Franklin n' others tha fuck into thangs dat common sense would normally keep playas away from fo' realz. An example is up in a mission where Franklin, Lamar n' Trevor git all up in Grove Street ta cook up a thugged-out sticky-icky-icky deal. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack yo. Had Trevor not been there ta uncover tha possible rip off Lamar would've ended up buyin a funky-ass brick of drywall. In "Lamar Down," Lamar also seems ta be annoyed wit Franklin n' fronted dat he ignored his ass n' tha hood since he moved ta Vinewood Hills. Lamar up in general be a unsuccessful criminal, all of tha criminal heists he plans endz up wit his ass penniless n' nearly dead as fuckin fried chicken.

Lamar appears ta play tha role of funny-ass relief, as a sidekick ta tha grounded n' reasonable Franklin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch yo. His characta is somewhat trivialized - despite bein a violent n' ruthless gangsta (for example, at one point Lamar contemplates betrayin Simeon n' takin his bidnizz), he never harms mah playas outside of in-game blast-outs, n' generally projects a image of a harmless, clownish, character n' shit.

Lamar be a loyal playa ta Franklin, as peeped up in tha "Deathwish" ending, where he assists Franklin, Michael, n' Trevor although Franklin warned his ass dat da thug will most likely take a thugged-out dirt nap.

Mission appearances

 * GTA V
 * Franklin and Lamar
 * Repossession
 * Complications (Post-mission phone call)
 * Chop (Boss)
 * The Long Stretch (Boss)
 * Fame or Shame  (Post-mission phone call)
 * Hood Safari (Boss)
 * Deep Inside
 * Pack Man
 * Lamar Down
 * Something Sensible (Option A/Post-mission phone call)
 * The Time's Come (Option B/Voice)
 * The Third Way (Option C)


 * GTA Online
 * Mall or Nothing (Boss)
 * Ballas to the Wall (Boss)
 * San Andreas Seoul (Boss)
 * Ticket to Elysium (Boss)
 * Going Down the GOH (Boss)
 * Caught Napping (Boss)
 * Lost MC RIP (Boss)
 * No Smoking (Boss)

GTA Online: Lowriders Update

 * Community Outreach
 * Slow and Low
 * It's a G Thing
 * Funeral Party
 * Lowrider Envy
 * Point and Shoot
 * Desperate Times Call For...
 * Peace Offering

Trivia

 * As revealed in IGN's hands-on preview of Grand Theft Auto V, Franklin does not own Chop, Lamar does. It was previously believed that Chop was Franklin's dog. After the fifth mission of the game (called "Chop") Chop the dog moves to Franklin's house because of troubles Lamar has gotten into, in some cutscenes Lamar is seen with Chop even after he was moved to Franklin's house, indicating that Lamar still has free access to Chop, however this is only seen before Franklin moves to Vinewood Hills.
 * Lamar is the only non-playable character to not be billed alphabetically in the ending credits.
 * According to both Lamar and Franklin, Lamar is of Apache descent. He seems to be proud of it, as he in Repossession he says "That's that Apache blood in me!".
 * Lamar does not hold resentment for the Ballas, as heard while hanging out with Franklin very early in the game. He then explains that so many members from both the Ballas and the Families have been killed over the years, and says that each gang should remain on their own turf, and nothing should go wrong. Ironically enough it was Lamar's idea of kidnapping D that lead to the continued hostility between the Families and the Ballas, even though the kidnapping had nothing to do with the Families.
 * Lamar is one of the few characters that makes a reference to one of the protagonists Special Ability, during the car chase in the mission Chop, Lamar will say to Franklin use that "special driving thing that he does", he also claims that Franklin "looks funny" while he does so.
 * In the mission Pack Man, he will reveal to Trevor that he met JB Bradshaw (Tonya's boyfriend) in a threesome, in which they accidentally "crossed swords". This is also mentioned by JB on Lamar's Lifeinvader page.
 * In the mission, The Long Stretch, Lamar originally wore his hat backwards.
 * If the player enters the in-game website PsychicShoutout and speaks with Mrs. Marcy as Franklin, she will say that she sees Lamar in her visions, having sex on Franklin's bed. This is the possible hint that Lamar has a much closer relationship with Denise Clinton, due to his multiple positive comments about her appearance. Another reference on that matter is that during the mission Hood Safari, Lamar is seen going out of Franklin's house with her, both supporting each other.
 * During cutscenes, Lamar is noticeably taller than Franklin, but upon transitioning to gameplay, he appears to be slightly smaller than Franklin; it unknown why this happens.
 * Lamar's height is often mentioned by the other characters, Franklin even shouts "Where the tall dude at?!" during the firefight in Lamar Down.
 * In Online, if the player is male, Lamar will mention that the player is shorter than he thought. If the player is female, he will attempt to hit on her but will be rejected.
 * On West Coast Classics, DJ Pooh will occasionally do a shout-out to Lamar, making fun of his name and his gangbang mentality, and tells him to "get his act together".
 * During Mall Or Nothing, Lamar's "player" rank will be 99.
 * The artwork of Lamar breaking into a red car seems to be from the mission "Franklin and Lamar", based on the background of the artwork.
 * When hanging out with him, Lamar will not draw a weapon when the player does, however he will punch any un-armed opponents. Also he won't shoot any police officers when getting wanted level, he will simply flip them off and taunt them with insults (i.e "Eh, fuck you!", "Fuck you, you bitch-ass bitch!"). Oddly enough, if he is killed during a hangout session, he drops a pistol, so it's possible this is actually just a glitch that has yet to be fixed.
 * The only times Lamar appears outside of missions and friend activities is in Franklin's early SWITCH cutscenes before The Hotel Assassination mission.
 * It is possible for Franklin, Lamar and Trevor to all hangout in Free-roam, due to the three knowing each other well enough.
 * During friend activities, Lamar can mention that he dislikes Michael.
 * Lamar Davis favorite radio stations are West Coast Classics and Radio Los Santos.
 * In the GTA Online introduction, if the player selects the Fugitive as starting car, Lamar Davis mentions he used to own a Cheval Fugitive. He will start talking how it's a good drive-by car, but won't finish his sentence and simply claim it's a good car.
 * Michael is the only protagonist who can't hang out with him, because both characters never met each other properly; and when they met briefly, Lamar disliked him.

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