Jason Michaels is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV and a supporting character in The Lost and Damned.
He is voiced by Bill Burr.
History[]
Background[]
Jason was an Enforcer of The Lost MC and a fellow biker of Johnny Klebitz.
Life up to 2008[]
Jason was born c.c.circa 1979 in Acter, Alderney. Jason became a Lost MC member as early as 1997, when he was arrested for Grand Larceny. Jason soon became a very good friend of Johnny Klebitz. Later, Jason was arrested for hijacking in 1999, as well as in 2003 for possession of a controlled substance.
Sometime in 2007, Jason gained his patch and became a full member of The Lost, and served as an Enforcer for the club.
Jason also started to work as a pimp for The Lost, and started to date Anna Faustin.
Events of Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Jason began to hang out with Anna, until Niko Bellic, (a hired man who was sent by Mikhail Faustin, Anna's father) came and told him to get away from her. Outraged, Jason escaped, and after a short chase, called the Broker chapter of the Lost MC for help. Niko starts a gunfight, and a short time later, manages to kill Jason.
Events of The Lost and Damned[]
Billy's Return[]
Jason was one of the six Lost members that came for Billy Grey, who was released from rehab, to take him back to The Lost clubhouse. Jason also helped to retake Billy's Bike from The Angels of Death and helped in the gunfight that ensued.
Jason's biggest role was in Angels in America. Jason informed Billy and Johnny that several members of The Angels of Death, who were angry at The Lost MC for attacking members of the Angels of Death and stealing back Billy's bike, were trying to crash their party. Billy killed the Angels of Death lieutenant, after he questioned about their truce, and flipped Billy off. Jason and Johnny chased down the other members. At the end of the mission, Jason drives away to meet with Anna.
Death[]
Club President Billy Grey announced the death of Jason at the hands of an Eastern European after members of the Lost were ambushed by the Angels of Death. Billy held Jason in great honor, saying he was a good man, brave, and "hit the throttle" harder than many bikers much more experienced than him.
Legacy[]
Later, Grey claimed that Jason's death was caused by the group's rivals, and revenge had to be extracted, prompting Johnny to respond "I thought it was a Pole or a Serb or something?" The "revenge" was burning down the clubhouse of the Angels of Death and robbing them of their heroin, even though they had nothing to do with Jason's death. After his death, his photo is hung on the Lost's memorial wall.
Character[]
LCPD Database Record[]
1999 - Hijacking
- Often seen with young women: possibly making money as a pimp.
- Close to the acting head of his chapter, Johnny Klebitz.
Patches[]
Like most members of the Lost MC, Jason's jacket has various patches on it. These patches include:
- TLMC - Abbreviation of the club name.
- Liberty - Despite being a member of the Alderney chapter, Jason's jacket contains a patch representing the Liberty chapter. This is likely an oversight.
- Maniacal - Likely in reference to his personality.
- Original - Identifies him as an original member of the Lost.
- White Wings - Indicates he has had sex with a virgin.
- Golden Wings - Indicates he has drunk a woman's urine.
- Red Wings - Indicates he has performed oral sex on a menstruating woman.
Jason's jacket is replaced with a vest in No Love Lost and in his Memorial Wall portrait. It contains the following patches:
- Skull - Indicates he has killed for the club.
- Motorcycle wheel
- Blue and yellow circle
Strangely, despite being an Enforcer, Jason's jacket and vest lacks an Enforcer patch.
Jason's Bikes[]
There seems to be an inconsistency to what type of bike Jason rode in his appearances. In The Lost and Damned, he is seen riding a Diabolus, appearing in a unique magenta color. However, in his one and only appearance in Grand Theft Auto IV, a little later in chronological order, he is seen riding a Zombie. Given that the Zombie serves as the main bike of the Lost MC in GTA IV, it's likely Jason's bike was retconned due to the Diabolus being unavailable in GTA IV, (except for the beta). The only way to obtain Jason's Diabolus is to kill Jason during the mission Angels in America. Jason's Zombie can be taken in GTA IV after Niko kills him in No Love Lost.
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- No Love Lost (Killed)
The Lost and Damned[]
- Clean and Serene
- Angels in America
- It's War (Death off-screen)
- End Credits
Gallery[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Lost and Damned[]
Trivia[]
- Although Jason plays a small role in Grand Theft Auto IV, his death is one of the key problems in The Lost and Damned. It leads to the heroin theft and Billy's incarceration, which eventually led to the civil war that crippled the Alderney City chapter of The Lost MC and eventually led to Billy's death.
- Like many characters that reappear from Grand Theft Auto IV, Jason's appearance is slightly altered in The Lost and Damned; his face changed, including a smaller nose, black eyes and shorter bristles. Jason's clothes were changed too, as he wears a new black jacket with longer sleeves and wears black boots.
- In very early screenshots, Jason was supposed to stay in his old model. However, his memorial portrait in The Lost MC Clubhouse shows him in his old appearance from Grand Theft Auto IV.
- Billy mentions during the end of "It's War" that Jason was very fast on a bike. This seems true, as during "Angels in America", he tends to ride very fast while chasing the Angels of Death bikers, and in "No Love Lost", where it's very difficult to catch up with him.
- Jason dresses very similar to Johnny, as they both wear similar black dress shirts and black leather jackets. Like Johnny, Jason also has colored wings on his jacket.
- As his LCPD record states, he seems to be good friends with Johnny, as during "Action/Reaction", Johnny is reluctant to attack the Angels of Death clubhouse, but he quickly changes his mind when Billy tells him that it was the Angels of Death who killed Jason. Also, if Jason is killed during Angels in America, Johnny becomes quite angry. Jason will also sometimes yell "My boy Johnny's gonna fuck you up!" during "No Love Lost".
- Despite him being good friends with Johnny, Johnny doesn't have Jason's number in his cell phone. This is possibly because Jason dies very early in the storyline, and his number isn't necessary for anything. In the beta version, however, Johnny had Jason's number in his cell phone.
- In one of the trailers, Jason, Johnny, Billy and Brian can be seen performing a drive-by on a LCPD Cruiser. This could be a beta mission removed during development.
- Jason is the only known member of The Lost MC who is under the age of 30.