Declan Barrington (Raider: Last Blood)

== Declan Barrington ==
Declan Barrington (known as Mr. Clover) is a main character and a major antagonist in the "Raider: Last Blood" series.
Serving as the secondary antagonist of the 1st chapter, Barrington is the co-founder and second-in-command of the Underworld and is both respected and feared as their underboss in the organization. 
He is also the leader of the Atlanta North Club and the one who ordered the hit on Jay Roberts and Charles Lane during the 1st chapter, which resulted in the death of Roberts' 5-year-old son, Daryl. He made a deal with Burnside Corp agreeing to co-finance VXOS in exchange for backdoor access to the entire city.
== Background ==
Born on April 2, 1928, in Galway, Ireland, Declan came from a poor family with five brothers and sisters. They left Galway for Chicago when he was young, and one of his sisters died on the way. Barrington later became a thug in the local mafia (possibly the North Club) in Chicago. During this time, he was involved in a shootout with the Chicago Outfit at Hanson Park, but he luckily survived; he was then nicknamed Clover.
In an unknown year, Barrington became the boss of the Atlanta North Club, which became even more powerful under his reign. Barrington made a deal with the Burnside Corporation and helped finance the VXOS project in exchange for access to the network, giving Barrington even more power. Thanks to the Bellcroft code from Burnside, Barrington recorded a video of Mayor Ronald Donovan murdering Juliette Ehrmantraut, a district court judge, which he used as blackmail to control the mayor, and also arrange his re-election. 
Barrington also associated the Club with the White Viceroys led by Evan "Patriot" Rogers. Both lead to a major human trafficking ring. Barrington is also a billionaire and owns many businesses such as the prestigious Shamrock Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. 
== Biography ==
In the fall of 2039, mercenaries Jay Roberts and Charles Lane planned on hacking an armored truck from the Shamrock Hotel to siphon money from bank accounts but were traced by Patriot. Believing that the hackers were trying to obtain the video of Juliette's death, Barrington decided to stop them. Having them identified by Underworld hackers, Barrington ordered Patriot to send the hitman Maurice Martinez to kill Roberts and send another one to frighten Lane. Martinez would fail to eliminate Jay, killing his son Daryl by causing their vehicle to crash. Barrington's actions would have a major consequence, with Roberts vowing to get revenge on who was responsible, and Charles becoming hellbent on learning what was so special about the distorted video he saw.
A year later, Barrington continues his reign over Atlanta, having blackmailed the public due to his access to VXOS and having the Club and the Viceroys committing crimes. When learning that his client Neil Navarro botched a heist by causing the death of his partner, Barrington asked the fixer Damien Barrett to bring him to an alleyway. Damien would instead send Roberts to pick up Navarro and bring him to Barrington, who proceeded to deal with Navarro by killing him and obtaining the laptop. Later on, Barrington has DeMarco set up a sex slave auction and calls Patriot for supposedly stealing the guest list.
At the sex auction, Barrington would encounter Jay, who posed himself as Jack Crispin to access Patriot's dog tags and rescue Dolly. Noticing that "Crispin" doesn't have an accent, Barrington can recognize Jay but allows him to leave before ordering the guards at the auction to kill him. Roberts would escape and call the authorities, allowing the police to raid the auction and causing the trafficking ring to go into disarray. Barrington would later appear during a Shamrock benefit, where he refuses to end his blackmail against Donovan. He is then confronted by Roberts, who discovers that he had the hit placed on him that caused the death of his son. Barrington orders his men to kill Jay as he hides in his safe room, taunting the hacker until Roberts hacks into Barrington's peacemaker.
Seeing that Roberts wanted to know why, Barrington showed the hacker the video of Donovan killing Juliette, revealing that he thought Jay and Charles were attempting to obtain the video. Despite his initial taunts, Barrington attempts to bargain with Roberts, who refuses and kills Barrington by hacking into his peacemaker again. Though able to get his vengeance, Jay learns that Barrington placed a hit on Charlotte, who is killed at Daryl's grave. Following the incident, Barrington was exposed for his connections to the criminal underworld, thus hurting his organization. The video of Donovan killing Ehrmantraut is also exposed, resulting in the mayor being disgraced, leading to him either committing suicide or being killed by the club.
== Personality ==
As the underboss of the Underworld and the boss of the Atlanta North Club, Declan is a conniving and underhanded individual who is not against blackmailing other people and cutting deals with organizations to further increase his standing and influence over the city, as he did with Mayor Donovan and Burnside Corp.
He is shown to lack a moral compass as shown by his partaking in human trafficking and his apathetic indifference when being confronted by Jay on his implications towards Daryl's death. He also shows disdain for those he is in business with including Patriot and Mayor Donovan who, in his view, are overstepping their bounds with Patriot taking liberties with their business deals and the Mayor for his feeble attempts to assert authority over Barrington even though Barrington has possession of the blackmail footage involving Juliette Ehrmantraut.
Despite being a violent crime boss, he is considered by most people a "philanthropist" and holds events such as auctions and charities to help the citizens of Atlanta but in reality, these serve as fronts for his various shady dealings. He also invests in and owns various businesses, such as The Shamrock Hotel and his own Marina.
He is also very defiant, taunting Jay as he is slowly dying and his apathy and ruthlessness lead Declan to his demise, dying as the violent and ruthless man as he always was.
== Appearance ==
Declan is an Irish man, standing at 6'0. He has graying brown hair, blue eyes, a thick beard, a slender build, and two injuries: a scarred ear from his past after a shootout in Hanson Park and a milky white eye that would be caused by an unknown disease,
He wore glasses and a suit consisting of a beige overcoat and a black striped scarf over a light-green dress shirt, along with black slacks and black penny loafers.
During the ending, he wore a green argyle sweater, gray slacks, and black penny loafers.
== Skills ==
* Master Strategist: Declan also seems to have some affinity towards the old-school gangster ways of the past, made evident by his gang meetups and briefcase swapping. He has a keen eye for opportunity, seeing the new VXOS as a way to advance his reign to a whole new level and attain even more power.
* Master of Manipulation: Declan has always been a master of manipulation even before VXOS. After acquiring access to VXOS and more specifically the Bellcroft Code, his manipulatory skills were further enhanced. He was able to manipulate the mayor and Juliette Ehrmantraut to fall in love, to acquire blackmail over him. During the auction, he did manage to see through Jay Roberts's guise as Jack Crispin, yet he stood by him and even greeted him sarcastically. Despite him knowing that Jay has come to sabotage the auction, he still stands by him, speaks to him, gains knowledge of Jay's views on the auction, and gives him advice for never showing weakness, as if he were speaking to one of his most promising successors.
* Intimidation: Due to his status as the underboss and his secret reputation amongst criminals and mercenaries, Declan is easily able to manipulate their fears of him to their advantage. This was evidenced when a man whom he hired to steal a laptop and some data, was extremely nervous about meeting him, even to the point of unintentionally letting his guard down, which led to Declan killing him.
* Business Management: Barrington has managed to convince the world that he is a philanthropist when in secret he is the Don of the Atlanta North Club. He has investments in various businesses, most notably, The Shamrock Hotel and Burnside's VXOS project.
* Resources: As the Don of the Atlanta North Club, a philanthropist, and business investor, Barrington has a vast amount of resources at his disposal. His income is above $80,000,000. He even owns his marina, which is well-guarded. His most powerful weapon was the Bellcroft Code, a relative brainwashing software.
* Combat Skills: Despite being 117 years old, having a cane for walking, and appearing weak, Declan is certainly not someone to be messed with. He has a small blade hidden within the top of his walking stick. He is patient and cunning as he waits for the thug to drop his guard and speak to him softly before he uses his hidden blade to stab him in the neck.
== Equipment ==
* Cane: Declan's main weapon. He has a small blade hidden within the top of his walking stick which he used to stab various men whenever he caught them off-guard.
== Deaths ==
Murders committed by Declan:
* Neil Navarro: Stabbed in the neck.
* 40 Chicago Outfit Mobsters: Shot in the head.
== Death ==
Killed by:
* Jay Roberts (Directly Caused)
After retreating and putting himself inside a bulletproof room, Jay hacks into his pacemaker as Declan remains defiant and uncaring about the things he did, dying a painful death as he suffered an intense heart attack, puking up blood and twitching.
== Trivia ==
* "Declan" is the anglicized form for "Déaglán", which means "full of goodness", although he is a ruthless crime boss.
* Declan has a modified cane that houses a sharp blade attached to the pommel, pointing downwards when inside the cane, as seen when he killed Navarro.
* Despite Declan serving as the secondary antagonist of the story, he was the one who ordered the hit on Jay Roberts, and one of the few people responsible for the death of Daryl.
* Declan has an annual income of $80,000,000.
* In one of his audio logs, Barrington says that he is disgusted by the auction, and by man's libido. He hopes that, when he has enough trust in Patriot, he will not have to attend the auctions anymore.
** In another audio log, he states that his first auction was in 2003.
* At the age of 117, he is the oldest character in the "Raider: Last Blood" series.
* With Declan's death:
** The Underworld lost its power and control over Atlanta.
** Nolan and his son Rory took over and though they kept their influence, the syndicate wasn't as powerful as before.
** All members of the Barrington family are wiped out.