Ed the Mate

Ed the Mate is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Description
Ed was a crew member aboard the Platypus, a ship in the Merchant Navy, when it arrived in Liberty City in 2008.

He is seen on the bridge of the Platypus with the ship's Captain Zorba Philippidis and a generic Russian NPC during the opening cutscene of The Cousins Bellic. Shortly after the Platypus docked in Broker, the crew disembarked and disappeared.