Plan GTA IV’s random character encounters and side activities in one place. Each row shows where to start, what to do and whether it counts toward 100% completion.
Activity type
Random encounters
Fourteen character strands, with first meeting area, unlock and completion requirement.
Brian Meech
Three encounters around Broker.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Hove Beach, near Roman’s cab depot
- Unlock
- It's Your Call
- What to do
- Meet Brian three times and help with his later drug-deal and recovery troubles.
- Meetings
- 3
- 100% required
- Yes
Real Badman
One Yardies-linked encounter.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- East Island City, north of Dukes Boulevard
- Unlock
- Shadow
- What to do
- Help Badman confront Russian mobsters disrupting his turf.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- Yes
Mel
One encounter with a former drinking companion.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Hove Beach, north of the Russian Shop
- Unlock
- Escuela of the Streets
- What to do
- Protect Mel from the man collecting an old debt.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- Yes
Hossan Ramzy
One encounter with Niko’s old shipmate.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Suffolk, west end of Garnet Street
- Unlock
- The Puerto Rican Connection
- What to do
- Pursue a customer who refused to pay Hossan for his work.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- Yes
Ilyena Faustin
One encounter with a choice in how to handle the boyfriend.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Funland boardwalk, off Wappinger Avenue
- Unlock
- The Puerto Rican Connection
- What to do
- Confront Anna’s new boyfriend on Ilyena’s behalf.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- Yes
Pathos
Two encounters with the street rapper.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Star Junction, north of Burger Shot
- Unlock
- The Puerto Rican Connection
- What to do
- Defend Pathos from hecklers, then help him after a later attack.
- Meetings
- 2
- 100% required
- Yes
Sara
Two encounters, first available late at night.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Suffolk, outside Didier Sachs
- Unlock
- Hossan Ramzy encounter
- What to do
- Drive Sara home, then collect a package for her second meeting.
- Meetings
- 2
- 100% required
- Yes
Jeff Harlingford
Three optional encounters tied to Jeff’s jealousy.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- East Holland, Puerto Rico flag painting
- Unlock
- Photo Shoot
- What to do
- Follow Jeff’s wife, then meet him again as his suspicions escalate.
- Meetings
- 3
- 100% required
- No
Eddie Low
Two late-night encounters with Eddie Low.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Alderney City, near Auto Eroticar
- Unlock
- Three Leaf Clover
- What to do
- Drive Eddie on the first encounter and survive his attack on the second.
- Meetings
- 2
- 100% required
- Yes
Marnie Allen
Two encounters as Marnie tries to leave Liberty City.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- City Hall park
- Unlock
- Three Leaf Clover
- What to do
- Help Marnie with a drug-related errand, then drive her to the station.
- Meetings
- 2
- 100% required
- Yes
Gracie Ancelotti
One encounter after the kidnapping storyline.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Acter, outside Gracie’s home
- Unlock
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- What to do
- Survive the bodyguards Gracie sends after recognizing Niko.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- Yes
Ivan Bytchkov
One optional encounter dependent on a story choice.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Acter, Mueri Street and Farnsworth Road
- Unlock
- Three Leaf Clover; spare Ivan in Ivan the Not So Terrible
- What to do
- Help Ivan collect a debt after sparing him earlier in the story.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- No
Clarence Little
One optional encounter dependent on a story choice.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- East Holland Projects
- Unlock
- Blood Brothers; spare Clarence in Holland Nights
- What to do
- Defend Niko when Clarence returns to take revenge.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- No
Cherise Glover
One optional encounter dependent on a story choice.
- Type
- Random encounter
- Start
- Northwood, near Cluckin' Bell
- Unlock
- The Holland Play; spare Cherise in Ruff Rider
- What to do
- Confront Cherise’s abusive boyfriend after meeting her again.
- Meetings
- 1
- 100% required
- No
Activity type
Side activities
Twelve activity families, from vehicle exports and police work to games and QUB3D.
Brucie Exotic Exports
Ten vehicle sourcing jobs.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Brucie’s email; East Hook lockup
- What to do
- Deliver all ten requested vehicles to Brucie’s lockup.
- 100% required
- Yes
Stevie Car Thefts
Thirty vehicle thefts across Liberty City.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Stevie’s text messages
- What to do
- Find and deliver the thirty specific vehicles Stevie requests.
- 100% required
- Yes
The Fixer's Assassinations
Nine contract killings.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Alderney payphone
- What to do
- Complete nine paid hits for the anonymous Fixer.
- 100% required
- Yes
Most Wanted Missions
Thirty police-computer targets.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Police computer in a law-enforcement vehicle
- What to do
- Track down and eliminate all thirty Most Wanted targets.
- 100% required
- Yes
Drug Delivery Missions
Ten delivery assignments.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Little Jacob’s phone jobs
- What to do
- Complete ten drug deliveries for Little Jacob.
- 100% required
- Yes
Taxi Driver
Ten optional taxi jobs; not required for 100%.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Roman’s taxi service
- What to do
- Drive fares to their requested destinations.
- 100% required
- No
Brucie's Car Races
Nine races for 100% completion.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Brucie’s race invitations
- What to do
- Win all nine of Brucie’s street races.
- 100% required
- Yes
Vigilante
Twenty police-computer crime calls.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Police computer in a law-enforcement vehicle
- What to do
- Interrupt twenty active crimes around the city.
- 100% required
- Yes
Bowling
One full game counts toward 100%.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Firefly Island or Westminster bowling alley
- What to do
- Win one full bowling game against a friend or computer player.
- 100% required
- Yes
Darts
One win counts toward 100%.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Steinway Beer Garden or Lucky Winkles
- What to do
- Win one darts game against a friend or computer player.
- 100% required
- Yes
Pool
One win counts toward 100%.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Homebrew Cafe or Playboy X’s penthouse
- What to do
- Win one pool game against a friend or computer player.
- 100% required
- Yes
QUB3D
Arcade high score needed for 100%.
- Type
- Side activity
- Start
- Arcade machine at Homebrew Cafe, Perestroika, Modo or Triangle Club
- What to do
- Beat the 10,950-point developer high score.
- 100% required
- Yes
Random characters
There are fourteen named random-character strands. Ten count toward 100% completion; Jeff, Ivan, Clarence and Cherise are optional for that target and three depend on earlier story choices. Check the unlock and first meeting area before looking for the green marker.
Side activities
Vehicle work, police-computer jobs, assassinations, racing, social games and QUB3D all have different completion targets. Taxi driving is optional for 100%. Bowling requires a full game; the QUB3D target is a score of 10,950. Unique stunt jumps and the 200 Flying Rats have their own collection pages.
FAQ
Which GTA IV random characters count toward 100%?
Brian, Eddie Low, Gracie, Hossan, Ilyena, Marnie, Mel, Pathos, Real Badman and Sara. Jeff, Ivan, Clarence and Cherise are optional for 100%.
Do I need to complete Roman’s taxi jobs?
No. Roman’s taxi fares are optional for GTA IV 100% completion.
Where are the Flying Rats and stunt jumps?
Both have separate GTA IV collection pages so you can track each location individually.