All 13 Heist Crew Members in GTA 5 Story Mode

Lester's Story Mode heist board is where you hire a gunman, and on some jobs a driver and a hacker. Each specialist takes a fixed cut of the net take, and their starting skill changes how loot, getaways, and hacks play out.

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Crew role

Gunmen

7 items

Chef cannot be hired for The Bureau Raid because Trevor is not on that job. Karl Abolaji is selectable only on The Big Score. Poor gunmen can crash, get pinned, or die in scripted events on earlier heists.

Gustavo Mota

Good gunman with a 14% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

14%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 14% cut, but that does not apply to Gustavo.

Norm Richards

Poor gunman with a 7% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

7%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Scripted casualties: he crashes his bike on either Jewel Store approach; a police car pins him on The Paleto Score and the crew leaves him behind; he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 7% cut (10.5%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.

Packie McReary

Good gunman with a 12% Story Mode cut, unlocked by the Dollar Pills robbery random event after Pulling Favors.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

12%

Unlock

Random event after Pulling Favors: rescue him from the Dollar Pills robbery near Franklin's Clinton Avenue house.

Casualty risk

Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 12% cut, but that does not apply to Packie.

Daryl Johns

Poor gunman with a 6% Story Mode cut, first selectable on The Paleto Score.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Paleto Score

Cut

6%

Unlock

Available from The Paleto Score planning board.

Casualty risk

Scripted casualties: a police car pins him on The Paleto Score and the crew leaves him behind; he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 6% cut (9%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.

Chef

Good gunman with a 12% Story Mode cut, unlocked by Trevor's phone contact after Blitz Play.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Paleto Score

Cut

12%

Unlock

Trevor phone contact after Blitz Play.

Casualty risk

Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 12% cut, but that does not apply to Chef.

Hugh Welsh

Poor gunman with a 7% Story Mode cut, first selectable on The Bureau Raid.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Bureau Raid

Cut

7%

Unlock

Available from The Bureau Raid planning board.

Casualty risk

Scripted casualty: he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. The Big Score has no scripted gunman casualties. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 7% cut (10.5%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.

Karl Abolaji

Poor gunman with an 8% Story Mode cut, selectable only on The Big Score.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Big Score

Cut

8%

Unlock

Available from The Big Score planning board.

Casualty risk

The Big Score has no scripted gunman casualties. If he dies in the shootout, the mission fails and must be restarted. He is the only Poor gunman with no determinant heist-casualty outcome. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply to a scripted Big Score gunman death.

Image	Name	Description	Skill	Earliest heist	Cut	Unlock	Casualty risk
	Gustavo Mota	Good gunman with a 14% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Good	The Jewel Store Job	14%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 14% cut, but that does not apply to Gustavo.
	Norm Richards	Poor gunman with a 7% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Poor	The Jewel Store Job	7%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Scripted casualties: he crashes his bike on either Jewel Store approach; a police car pins him on The Paleto Score and the crew leaves him behind; he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 7% cut (10.5%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.
	Packie McReary	Good gunman with a 12% Story Mode cut, unlocked by the Dollar Pills robbery random event after Pulling Favors.	Good	The Jewel Store Job	12%	Random event after Pulling Favors: rescue him from the Dollar Pills robbery near Franklin's Clinton Avenue house.	Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 12% cut, but that does not apply to Packie.
	Daryl Johns	Poor gunman with a 6% Story Mode cut, first selectable on The Paleto Score.	Poor	The Paleto Score	6%	Available from The Paleto Score planning board.	Scripted casualties: a police car pins him on The Paleto Score and the crew leaves him behind; he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 6% cut (9%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.
	Chef	Good gunman with a 12% Story Mode cut, unlocked by Trevor's phone contact after Blitz Play.	Good	The Paleto Score	12%	Trevor phone contact after Blitz Play.	Good gunmen have no scripted heist casualties. If he dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 12% cut, but that does not apply to Chef.
	Hugh Welsh	Poor gunman with a 7% Story Mode cut, first selectable on The Bureau Raid.	Poor	The Bureau Raid	7%	Available from The Bureau Raid planning board.	Scripted casualty: he can die in the Covert Bureau Raid explosion unless he is Gunman 1 with another Poor gunman. The Big Score has no scripted gunman casualties. A scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 7% cut (10.5%). Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.
	Karl Abolaji	Poor gunman with an 8% Story Mode cut, selectable only on The Big Score.	Poor	The Big Score	8%	Available from The Big Score planning board.	The Big Score has no scripted gunman casualties. If he dies in the shootout, the mission fails and must be restarted. He is the only Poor gunman with no determinant heist-casualty outcome. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply to a scripted Big Score gunman death.

Crew role

Drivers

3 items

The Paleto Score and the Covert Bureau Raid have no driver slot. Taliana Martinez joins the board after you help her at the freeway crash east of Paleto Bay.

Eddie Toh

Good driver with a 14% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

14%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Good drivers have no scripted heist casualties. If the Obvious Big Score helicopter is shot down because Lester cannot destroy the Merryweather choppers, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 14% cut, but that does not apply to Eddie.

Karim Denz

Poor driver with an 8% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

8%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Inexperienced Karim has scripted Big Score casualties: as Obvious Driver 1 he crashes the helicopter and dies; as Subtle Driver 1 he is arrested at a roadblock unless Franklin kills the officers. Either scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 8% cut (12%). After one successful heist those Big Score scripts treat him as Good. Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.

Taliana Martinez

Good driver with a 5% Story Mode cut, unlocked by the crash-rescue random event after Mr. Philips.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Bureau Raid

Cut

5%

Unlock

Random event after Mr. Philips: help her after the car crash in the median of the freeway east of Paleto Bay.

Casualty risk

Good drivers have no scripted heist casualties. If the Obvious Big Score helicopter is shot down because Lester cannot destroy the Merryweather choppers, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x her 5% cut, but that does not apply to Taliana.

Image	Name	Description	Skill	Earliest heist	Cut	Unlock	Casualty risk
	Eddie Toh	Good driver with a 14% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Good	The Jewel Store Job	14%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Good drivers have no scripted heist casualties. If the Obvious Big Score helicopter is shot down because Lester cannot destroy the Merryweather choppers, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x his 14% cut, but that does not apply to Eddie.
	Karim Denz	Poor driver with an 8% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Poor	The Jewel Store Job	8%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Inexperienced Karim has scripted Big Score casualties: as Obvious Driver 1 he crashes the helicopter and dies; as Subtle Driver 1 he is arrested at a roadblock unless Franklin kills the officers. Either scripted casualty costs 1.5x his 8% cut (12%). After one successful heist those Big Score scripts treat him as Good. Mission-failure deaths force a restart and are not heist casualties.
	Taliana Martinez	Good driver with a 5% Story Mode cut, unlocked by the crash-rescue random event after Mr. Philips.	Good	The Bureau Raid	5%	Random event after Mr. Philips: help her after the car crash in the median of the freeway east of Paleto Bay.	Good drivers have no scripted heist casualties. If the Obvious Big Score helicopter is shot down because Lester cannot destroy the Merryweather choppers, the mission fails and must be restarted. A scripted casualty would cost 1.5x her 5% cut, but that does not apply to Taliana.

Crew role

Hackers

3 items

The Covert Bureau Raid and the Obvious Big Score have no hacker. Rickie Lukens needs Michael's phone call after Friend Request. Hackers work remotely, so they cannot become scripted casualties.

Paige Harris

Good hacker with a 15% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Good

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

15%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.

Christian Feltz

Mediocre hacker with a 10% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.

Skill

Mediocre

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

10%

Unlock

Available from the first Lester planning board.

Casualty risk

Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.

Rickie Lukens

Poor hacker with a 4% Story Mode cut, unlocked by Michael's phone call after Friend Request.

Skill

Poor

Earliest heist

The Jewel Store Job

Cut

4%

Unlock

Michael phone call after Friend Request. He calls again after The Paleto Score or The Bureau Raid if he has not been hired yet.

Casualty risk

Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.

Image	Name	Description	Skill	Earliest heist	Cut	Unlock	Casualty risk
	Paige Harris	Good hacker with a 15% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Good	The Jewel Store Job	15%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.
	Christian Feltz	Mediocre hacker with a 10% Story Mode cut, available from the first Lester planning board.	Mediocre	The Jewel Store Job	10%	Available from the first Lester planning board.	Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.
	Rickie Lukens	Poor hacker with a 4% Story Mode cut, unlocked by Michael's phone call after Friend Request.	Poor	The Jewel Store Job	4%	Michael phone call after Friend Request. He calls again after The Paleto Score or The Bureau Raid if he has not been hired yet.	Hackers are never on-site, so they cannot become scripted heist casualties. A 1.5x cut expense does not apply.

Which jobs hire crew

Lester's planning board is used for The Jewel Store Job, The Paleto Score, The Bureau Raid, and The Big Score. The Merryweather Heist and Blitz Play keep their own helpers, so those finales never open a gunman, driver, or hacker slot.

Some approaches skip a seat or hire two gunmen or two drivers. A specialist you already unlocked can still be missing from a later board.

Unlocks and first usable heists

Most specialists appear on the first Jewel Store board. A few wait on a random event, a phone call, or a later job.

• Packie McReary: after Pulling Favors, rescue him from the Dollar Pills robbery near Franklin's Clinton Avenue house.
• Taliana Martinez: after Mr. Philips, help her at the car crash in the median of the freeway east of Paleto Bay.
• Chef: take Trevor's phone contact after Blitz Play.
• Rickie Lukens: take Michael's phone call after Friend Request. He can call again after The Paleto Score or The Bureau Raid if you have not hired him yet.

The earliest-heist label is the first board that can actually select that person, not the first time you can meet them in the world.

Skill, cuts, and survival

Skill is the starting quality Lester uses for scripted events: Good, Mediocre, or Poor. Cut is that person's share of the Story Mode net take. Surviving a successful heist raises skill bars by about 25% and can move a Poor or Mediocre hacker, or a Poor driver, up one quality step for later scripts. The cut stays the same.

Poor gunmen do not get that loot-drop upgrade. Completing The Bureau Raid can raise their combat stats, but later jewelry and gold scripts still treat them as Poor.

The board is not grading on a curve. A cheap cut stays cheap even after someone lives through the finale.

Scripted casualties

Some Poor gunmen crash, get pinned, or die as part of the heist script. Inexperienced Karim Denz can crash the Obvious Big Score helicopter or get arrested on the Subtle approach. Those events cost 1.5 times their hire cut.

If someone dies outside a scripted event, the mission fails and you restart. That restart is not a heist casualty.

The Covert Bureau Raid escape can explode unless both gunmen are Good. A Poor gunman only survives that blast as Gunman 1 if the other hire is also Poor.

Common mistakes

• Do not mix GTA Online Diamond Casino or Cayo Perico cuts with these Story Mode percentages.
• Unlocking a driver before The Paleto Score does not add a driver seat to Paleto.
• Mission-failure deaths are restarts. They do not charge the 1.5x casualty expense.