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|colors = Black
 
|colors = Black
 
|name = The Professionals
 
|name = The Professionals
|image = Unknown.png
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|image = The_Professionals-GTAO-GangAttack.png
|caption =
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|caption = Five Professionals during a Gang Attack.
 
|game = O
 
|game = O
 
|locations = [[La Puerta Apartments]]
 
|locations = [[La Puerta Apartments]]
 
|type = Professional Crime Network<br>Crime Syndicate
 
|type = Professional Crime Network<br>Crime Syndicate
|enemies = [[GTA Online Protagonist]]<br>[[The Families]]<br>[[Madrazo Cartel]]
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|enemies = [[GTA Online Protagonist]]<br>[[The Families]]<br>[[Madrazo Cartel]]<br>[[Trevor Philips Enterprises]]<br>[[Lester Crest]]
|leader = The Boss
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|leader = [[The Boss (Professionals)|The Boss]]
|members = The Boss
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|members = The Boss<br>[[Avery Duggan]]
|affiliations = [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]]<br>[[Los Santos Vagos (HD Universe)|Vagos]]<br>[[Ballas (HD Universe)|Ballas]]<br>[[The Lost MC]]
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|affiliations = [[Federal Investigation Bureau|FIB]]<br>[[Los Santos Vagos (HD Universe)|Vagos]]<br>[[Ballas (HD Universe)|Ballas]]<br>[[The Lost MC]]<br>[[Avery Duggan]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Duggan Family]]
|businesses = Drug dealing<br>Arms smuggling<br>Private security
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|businesses = Drug dealing<br>Arms smuggling<br>Contraband<br>Private security
|weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Micro SMG]]<br>[[SMG]]<br>[[Pump Shotgun]]<br>[[Assault Rifle]]<br>[[Carbine Rifle]]<br>[[Advanced Rifle]]<br>[[Combat MG]]<br>[[Minigun]]<br>[[Bullpup Shotgun]]<br>[[Sniper Rifle]]
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|weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Micro SMG]]<br>[[Tec-9|Machine Pistol]]<br>[[SMG]]<br>[[Machine Gun]]<br>[[Combat MG]]<br>[[Pump Shotgun]]<br>[[Sawed-Off Shotgun]]<br>[[Assault Shotgun]]<br>[[Assault Rifle]]<br>[[Carbine Rifle]]<br>[[Special Carbine]]<br>[[Advanced Rifle]]<br>[[Bullpup Shotgun]]<br>[[Minigun]]<br>[[Rocket Launcher]]<br>[[Sniper Rifle]]
|cars = [[Fugitive]]<br>[[Granger]]<br>[[Bati 801]]<br>[[Speedo]]}}
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|cars = [[Fugitive]]<br>[[Granger]]<br>[[Bati 801]]<br>[[Contender]]<br>[[Cavalcade]]<br>[[Speedo]]<br>[[Technical Custom]]<br>[[Maverick]]<br>[[Buzzard Attack Chopper|Buzzard]]<br>[[Hunter]]<br>[[Valkyrie MOD.0]]
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'''The Professionals''' are a crime syndicate featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''.
 
'''The Professionals''' are a crime syndicate featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''.
   
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The Professionals dress in suits, sports coats, collared fabric bomber jackets or collared leather bomber jackets with business attire, and are multi-racial, with white, black, and Hispanic members. Some wear black leather gloves, adding even more to their look of stereotypical hitmen. Sometimes, they may be seen wearing black, gray or white ballistic face masks, as well as bandana masks and ski masks. The Professionals always drive all-black or all-gray vehicles, ranging from sedans, like the [[Cheval Fugitive|Fugitives]] to [[Granger]]s. In some Online missions, they can be seen using [[Vapid]] [[Speedo]]'s for transporting cargo and sometimes pursue the player on [[Bati 801]]'s.
 
The Professionals dress in suits, sports coats, collared fabric bomber jackets or collared leather bomber jackets with business attire, and are multi-racial, with white, black, and Hispanic members. Some wear black leather gloves, adding even more to their look of stereotypical hitmen. Sometimes, they may be seen wearing black, gray or white ballistic face masks, as well as bandana masks and ski masks. The Professionals always drive all-black or all-gray vehicles, ranging from sedans, like the [[Cheval Fugitive|Fugitives]] to [[Granger]]s. In some Online missions, they can be seen using [[Vapid]] [[Speedo]]'s for transporting cargo and sometimes pursue the player on [[Bati 801]]'s.
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Most likely making use of their military skills, they acquire and make use of [[Maverick]] and [[Buzzard Attack Chopper]] as seen in numerous contact missions and Gunrunning resupply missions. They also own a [[Technical Custom]] which is stolen by the player in a resupply run.
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In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', if the player defeats them in five [[Gang Attacks]] within one session, they will put a bounty on their head. A man, presumably their leader, who goes by the name of, "[[The Boss (Professionals)|The Boss]]", will send a threatening message prior to placing the hit - ''"You won't even see them coming"''.
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Despite being enemies of the protagonist, they can be hired as security for their weapon trafficking in the [[GTA Online: Gunrunning|Gunrunning]] update. They are also hired as security in [[GTA Online: Bikers|biker]] businesses.
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They reappear in the [[GTA Online: The Diamond Casino & Resort|Diamond Casino &amp; Resort]] update as the main antagonist group and as Avery Duggan's mercenaries.
   
 
==Influences==
 
==Influences==
*The gang takes its name from ''[[wp:The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', a British detective drama from the '70s and '80s.
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*The gang's name could be a reference to the 1966 film [[wp:The Professionals (1966 film)|''The Professionals'']], or to the British detective drama ''[[wp:The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' from the 1970s and 1980s.
*The gang's name could also be a reference to the 1966 movie, also named [[wp:The Professionals (1966 film)|''The Professionals'']].
 
 
*They also bear resemblance to the main group of antagonists in the movie ''[[wp:Lethal Weapon|Lethal Weapon]]'', called Shadow Company. Like the Professionals, they are ex-military operatives involved in the drug trade.
 
*They also bear resemblance to the main group of antagonists in the movie ''[[wp:Lethal Weapon|Lethal Weapon]]'', called Shadow Company. Like the Professionals, they are ex-military operatives involved in the drug trade.
   
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*[[Four Trailers]]
 
*[[Four Trailers]]
 
*[[Gassed Up]]
 
*[[Gassed Up]]
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*[[Going Down the GOH]]
 
*[[Handle with Care]]
 
*[[Handle with Care]]
 
*[[Hard Labor]]
 
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*[[Stick Up the Stickup Crew]]
 
*[[Stick Up the Stickup Crew]]
 
*[[The Los Santos Connection]]
 
*[[The Los Santos Connection]]
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*[[Turbine Carbine]]
 
*[[Trash Talk]]
 
*[[Trash Talk]]
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*[[Water the Vineyard]]
 
*[[Factory Closure]]
 
*[[Factory Closure]]
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;Free Mode
;Heists
 
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*[[Gang Attacks]]
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; Securoserv
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*[[Special Cargo]]
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*[[Vehicle Cargo]]
 
; Heists
 
*[[Series A Funding]]
 
*[[Series A Funding]]
 
*[[Pacific Standard - Hack]]
 
*[[Pacific Standard - Hack]]
 
; Biker Contracts
 
; Biker Contracts
[[Motorcycle Clubs|Cracked]]
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*[[Motorcycle Clubs|Cracked]]
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*[[The Open Road|Resupply]]
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; Gunrunning
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*[[Disruption Logistics]]
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; Smuggler's Run
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*[[Air Freight Cargo]]
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; VIP Work
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*[[Fortified]]
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*[[Fully Loaded]]
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;The Diamond casino & resort
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*[[Casino - Strong Arm Tactics]]
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*[[Casino - Play to Win]]
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*[[Casino - Bad Beat]]
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*[[Casino - Cashing Out]]
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small">
pros1.jpg|Professionals member
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pros1.jpg|Professionals member.
pros2.jpg|Professionals member
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pros2.jpg|Another professionals member.
DeadProfessional-GTAO.jpg|Dead Professionals Member
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DeadProfessional-GTAO.jpg|Dead Professionals member.
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GangAttacks-GTAO-Aftermath-ProfessionalsBounty.png|The Boss responding to a fifth Gang Attack.
IIEPWw7Wokq6h6Tm2AngDw 0 0 small.jpg|Professionals member mugging a player
 
QLklG nX0kyLE56T66urtA 0 0 small.jpg|Masked Professionals member
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IIEPWw7Wokq6h6Tm2AngDw 0 0 small.jpg|Professionals member mugging a player.
D5qpfTGvfkuG9qwSz7rzwQ 0 0 small.jpg|Masked Professionals members during Cracked. Note how they are welding Bullpup Shotguns
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QLklG nX0kyLE56T66urtA 0 0 small.jpg|Masked Professionals member.
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D5qpfTGvfkuG9qwSz7rzwQ 0 0 small.jpg|Masked Professionals members during Cracked. Note how they are welding Bullpup Shotguns.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*In the [[Content Creator|Capture Creator]], the player can choose The Professionals as the "actors" in their custom jobs, but they are not available to be used in [[Director Mode]].
*In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', if the player defeats them in five [[Gang Attacks]] within one session, they will put a bounty on his/her head. A man, presumably their leader, who goes by the name of, "The Boss", will send a threatening message prior to placing the hit - ''"You won't even see them coming"''.
 
*In Capture Creator, the player can choose The Professionals as the "actors" in their custom jobs.
 
 
*Their masks are unattainable and may only be seen during Cracked, Muggings and when in the Capture Creator. However, the masks disappear when the Capture is published. The masks were initially to be worn by Michael, Trevor and even Franklin during the Paleto Score. The mask is also worn by the Hacker Gunman in the ramp buggy's special vehicle mission.
 
*Their masks are unattainable and may only be seen during Cracked, Muggings and when in the Capture Creator. However, the masks disappear when the Capture is published. The masks were initially to be worn by Michael, Trevor and even Franklin during the Paleto Score. The mask is also worn by the Hacker Gunman in the ramp buggy's special vehicle mission.
*Despite being enemies of the GTA Online Protagonist, they can be hired as security for their Weapon Traffiking in the DLC [[GTA Online: Gunrunning]]. They are also hired as security in biker businesses.
 
   
 
==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==
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[[ru:Профессионалы]]
 
 
[[Category:Gangs]]
 
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[[Category:Gangs in GTA V]]
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[[Category:Gangs in GTA Online]]
 
[[Category:Military personnel]]
 
[[Category:Military personnel]]

Revision as of 14:32, 5 December 2019

The Professionals are a crime syndicate featured in Grand Theft Auto Online.

Overview

As their name implies, they are a professional group of criminals that deal in drug trafficking and arms smuggling. They operate all throughout San Andreas. The Professionals appear in several missions, Gang Attacks and Biker Contracts.

The Professionals appear to be a drug-distribution network, dealing with various other gangs such as the Ballas, the Vagos, and The Lost MC. The Professionals seem to be affiliated with the Federal Investigation Bureau as well. They are in control of many different fronts, including the Mile High Club construction site, as seen in a Gang Attack.

The Professionals also seem to be providing courier and bodyguard services for a variety of valuable employers, thus making them potential competitors of Merryweather Security Consulting. Gerald describes them as "professional-type dudes" in text messages. Lester, in one text message debriefing a mission, describes them as an "ex-military unit." Judging from dialogue during shootouts, they are apparently ex-United States Marines, sometimes shouting "I'm a fucking marine!", or "Semper fi!", the motto of the Marine Corps, though this might be an oversight as well since they share their quotes with the military. This makes them even more similar to Merryweather, as Merryweather operatives are former servicemen as well. The Professionals also serve as muggers when randomly selected by the game's code.

The Professionals dress in suits, sports coats, collared fabric bomber jackets or collared leather bomber jackets with business attire, and are multi-racial, with white, black, and Hispanic members. Some wear black leather gloves, adding even more to their look of stereotypical hitmen. Sometimes, they may be seen wearing black, gray or white ballistic face masks, as well as bandana masks and ski masks. The Professionals always drive all-black or all-gray vehicles, ranging from sedans, like the Fugitives to Grangers. In some Online missions, they can be seen using Vapid Speedo's for transporting cargo and sometimes pursue the player on Bati 801's.

Most likely making use of their military skills, they acquire and make use of Maverick and Buzzard Attack Chopper as seen in numerous contact missions and Gunrunning resupply missions. They also own a Technical Custom which is stolen by the player in a resupply run.

In Grand Theft Auto Online, if the player defeats them in five Gang Attacks within one session, they will put a bounty on their head. A man, presumably their leader, who goes by the name of, "The Boss", will send a threatening message prior to placing the hit - "You won't even see them coming".

Despite being enemies of the protagonist, they can be hired as security for their weapon trafficking in the Gunrunning update. They are also hired as security in biker businesses.

They reappear in the Diamond Casino & Resort update as the main antagonist group and as Avery Duggan's mercenaries.

Influences

  • The gang's name could be a reference to the 1966 film The Professionals, or to the British detective drama The Professionals from the 1970s and 1980s.
  • They also bear resemblance to the main group of antagonists in the movie Lethal Weapon, called Shadow Company. Like the Professionals, they are ex-military operatives involved in the drug trade.

Mission Appearances

GTA Online
Free Mode
Securoserv
Heists
Biker Contracts
Gunrunning
Smuggler's Run
VIP Work
The Diamond casino & resort

Gallery

Trivia

  • In the Capture Creator, the player can choose The Professionals as the "actors" in their custom jobs, but they are not available to be used in Director Mode.
  • Their masks are unattainable and may only be seen during Cracked, Muggings and when in the Capture Creator. However, the masks disappear when the Capture is published. The masks were initially to be worn by Michael, Trevor and even Franklin during the Paleto Score. The mask is also worn by the Hacker Gunman in the ramp buggy's special vehicle mission.

Navigation

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