Franklin Clinton (Outlaw’s Saga)

Franklin Clinton (born 1988) is a fictional former gangster turned high-profile criminal by 2013, later turning into Co-CEO of F. Clinton and Partner, alongside Joel Wallace by 2021. Having started out as a two-bit gangster in the Chamberlain Hills of Los Santos where he grew up, his life took a massive turn in 2013 after meeting retired bank robber Michael De Santa. Since then, he had been making moves in getting out of the ghetto and make more of himself. By 2021, Franklin is wealthy and co-owns F. Clinton and Partner with fellow criminal Joel Wallace. He will serve as one of the three main protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V: The Rockstar Series as well as as a supporting character and deuteragonist of Season Four of The Outlaw’s Saga - Grand Theft Auto: Renegade.
== Biography ==
=== History ===
Franklin Clinton was born in Los Santos, San Andreas, U.S.A. around 1988 to two unknown parents. His childhood was hard; he lived in the ghetto area of the Chamberlain Hills, his father died when he was young, and his mother overdosed on drugs, leaving him to be raised by his feministic aunt, Denise Clinton. Franklin attended Davis High School with Lamar Davis, where the two eventually began their unstable, but unwavering friendship. Although the two boys did not graduate nor got a college degree, the two began gangbanging for money. However, Franklin was eventually caught and arrested and after serving time, refused to go back to jail, even of it meant going legitimate. By 2013, he and Lamar began working for Simeon Yeterian, who owns the Premium Deluxe Car Dealership as repossession workers. At some point, he started dating Tanisha Jackson, who grew up with the boys, but by 2013, Tanisha left him for a doctor named Jayden to be married to someone who she thinks can protect her and not be a violent criminal.
=== The Big Turn of 2013 ===
By late summer of 2013, Franklin and Lamar were still working for Simeon, with some of their jobs consisting of “boosting” two sports cars from a non-paying client who lived on the Western Highway. He also met who would unknowingly be his future mentor, Michael De Santa when Lamar asked him where the beach house they were looking for was, which he initially denied but later gave the location up. The two then boosted a red Dewbachee Rapid GT and a white Obey 9F and delivered it back to Simeon’s garage after losing the cops that pursued them due to their street racing across the city. The two then went home. The next day, Franklin was nominated “Employee of the Month” by Simeon while Franklin tried to explain what he had wanted, much to Franklin’s frustration and Lamar’s dismay. They were then required to take back a motorbike that has not been paid off from a Vagos gangster named Esteban Jimenez. The two went to Esteban’s garage in Vespucci Beach to recover the bike, but due to Lamar opening fire on the approaching Vagos, the job was not done cleanly. Although the two survived the attack, they had to pursue Esteban, who attempted to escape on his bike. Franklin chased and shot Esteban down and took the bike. After Lamar had decided to ride off with the same motorbike, Franklin was sent to repossess a young man named James De Santa’s car. Although he managed to retrieve the car, Jimmy’s father and former criminal, the same man that Franklin met on the beach a few days ago, Michael, who hid himself in the car, aimed his gun and intimidated Franklin into crashing into Simeon’s dealership window, leading to his termination. This ultimately sparked a partnership as well as a father-son like relationship between the two. Seeing this as his golden opportunity to get out of the ghetto and make something of himself, he decided to try and convince Michael to teach him his old criminal ways, despite being retired for nearly a decade. Michael decided to buy Franklin a beer, as he offered, despite not having been serious on the offer initially. However, in a turn of events, Jimmy from the repossession called Michael for help as he had tried to sell his Marquis yacht to some gangsters for cash, but they did not want to buy it, but rather steal it and are currently going down the Western Highway. Michael, worried about his yacht and slightly as well as his son, immediately takes his wife, Amanda’s Sentinel to rescue his son, with Franklin in passenger. On the way, the two discussed some lessons that the retiree suggested the young gangster should learn. Once they approached the Western Highway, they noticed the boat being transported by a semi-truck going by in a hurry. Michael then ordered Franklin to jump from the hood of the car onto the boat, despite the danger of falling into traffic. Franklin did so and successfully jumped aboard, but had to deal with a few gangsters. Nearly being killed by a gangster, Michael shot the gangster, saving Franklin and allowing him to find Jimmy. As he tried to get Jimmy off of the boat, the sail boom suddenly got loose, pushing Jimmy over towards traffic, forcing him to hold on for dear life while Michael got underneath him to catch him from falling to his death. After keeping himself alive, Franklin yelled for Michael to get in close behind the boat so that he could jump back onto the car and get off the boat. After successfully doing so, Franklin climbed back into the car, but due to the car having taken a bullet to the engine, the car became too slow to pursue the boat, allowing the gangsters to drive off with it, much to Michael’s anguish and anger. Franklin suggested for Michael to drive them to Los Santos Customs near LSIA. Franklin, under Michael’s request, called him a cab so that he could ride down the road in peace while Franklin dropped Jimmy and the car back off at his house. Michael gave Franklin a couple thousand dollars to pay for the damages as well as payment for helping him save his son. Franklin repaired Amanda’s car and drove back to Michael’s house with Jimmy as his passenger. On the way, the two discussed Michael and what Franklin was looking to do. After dropping him off, Jimmy offered to hang out with Franklin, which he agreed, despite Jimmy being a bit of an awkward man. Franklin later drove back home and stayed for a few hours until he decided to go to the Vanilla Unicorn strip club to relax due to the stress he picked up from the day. After getting a lapdance from a stripper named Sapphire, he had gotten her attention and offered to have sex back at her place. Franklin agreed and the two drove back to her apartment, where the two had casual sex. Franklin left the next morning.
Franklin returned home to find an old friend, Tonya Wiggins, waiting for him in front of a liquor store across the street from his house. Franklin asked what was wrong with her, as she appeared to be high and tweaking, which she answered that there was nothing wrong. She later explained that her boyfriend/husband, J.B. Crenshaw, who was also Franklin’s old friend, which Tonya described as “his cousin,” was smoking and he hasn’t been into work for a while and if nothing gets done, he may get fired from the towing company and will lose everything. Franklin begrudgingly agreed to help due to them being desperate and old friends. Franklin drove to the Davis Sheriff’s Impound lot to retrieve J.B.’s tow truck, with Tonya tagging along to assist him with the job. The two then received a call from dispatch about a junker car on San Andreas Avenue. On the way, Franklin expressed his dislike for the task and J.B.’s negligence of his job and health, with Tonya attempting to cheer him up, even offering for him to “move his seat back and make it right for him,” much to Franklin’s disappointment, pondering what had happened to her. Franklin successfully found the car and towed it back to the lot. On the way, Tonya noticed that Franklin has not been around the way much due to him working with Michael. He explained that he had been trying to branch out from the hood. Tonya sarcastically taunted his efforts, much like everyone else. The two returned to the lot, where Franklin left.
Franklin returned home only to find Denise preparing to leave to do “spirit walking,” much to Franklin’s disgust. He ran to cover to avoid having to interact with her. As he watched her leave with a friend, he prepared to enter his house, only to be greeted by Lamar, who was holding his Rottweiler dog, Chop on a leash. As the two discussed Denise, Lamar requested for Franklin to go with him on an errand, much to Franklin’s confusion and slight dismay. On the way to Lamar’s van, the two discussed their business, with Franklin complaining that he was trying to make money without hassle. Franklin took the driver’s seat while Lamar rode shotgun with Chop in the back. On the way, Lamar revealed that they were going to kidnap a Ballas OG, known as “D” in hopes of ransoming him to the Ballas for 40k. Franklin expressed dismay over this plan and knew that it was a bad idea, but Lamar convinced him to go through with it. The two then found D talking to a woman in an alleyway in West Vinewood, where the two Families gangsters confronted him wearing bandanas. Attempting to intimidate D, Lamar pulled out his gun, but D quickly took off on his motorcycle, prompting Franklin and Lamar to pursue the gangster in their van, even though D’s motorbike was too fast for Lamar’s van. The two persisted in their chase until D was accidentally hit by a city bus and knocked off of his bike. Franklin took Chop and chased after D throughout the train yard until he finally caught him hiding in a train car. Thanks to Chop catching and biting D, Franklin caught him and tossed him into the back of Lamar’s van, where D recognized Lamar when he saw his face without his bandana on. Franklin took control of the van and drove back towards Lamar’s house. However, despite Franklin having warned Lamar that cops listen in on their cell phone calls, he called the Ballas on his phone and demanded the ransom money for D or he will kill him. Franklin realized this and announced that because he called on his cell phone, they had to let D go before the cops would come and get rid of the phone. Franklin then stopped the van and tossed Lamar’s phone out of the window, allowing D to run away. Franklin then dropped Lamar and Chop off at the B.J. Smith Recreation Center after arguing.
Later that day, an event started that would start a string of events throughout the year. Michael caught his wife, Amanda, sleeping with her tennis coach. Franklin had came to Michael’s house under Michael’s request the previous day, only to find Michael storming out the door, with Amanda attempting to stop him. Michael explained what had happened and asked if he was coming along. Having felt that whatever Michael was about to do to the tennis is well-deserved, he tagged along in chasing down the coach. Although the two lost him when a RV driver blocked their way, the two discovered the coach hiding in one of the stilt houses in Vinewood Hills, with Michael noticing him on the deck. After confronting the coach, Franklin assisted him in pulling down the deck. It turned out that the house was not the coach’s, as he was just hiding there, but instead, it belonged to the mistress of the Mexican crime overlord, Martin Madrazo. Franklin had prior knowledge of him and acknowledged this to Michael. After Michael was assaulted and forced into finding a way to pay for the damages, which was roughly $2,000,000, he had to “get back into the life” and “postpone his retirement.”
The next night, Franklin was at home when he witnessed Denise with more of her feministic friends, all chanting and screaming, much to Franklin’s dismay and confusion. He is then told to leave, despite him owning half of the house, but obliged to leave due to the craziness. As he walked outside, he is approached by Lamar and Harold “OG Stretch” Joseph, who had just been released from Bolingbroke Penitentiary and returned to Los Santos. Franklin expressed disregard for Stretch and exchanged insults with him while nearly getting into a fight before it was broken up by Lamar. The two then told Franklin that he needed to tag along with them in a deal, but they needed to stop by Ammu-Nation. Due to Lamar and Stretch having records that prohibit them from purchasing the Pump-Action Shotgun, Franklin had to buy the shotgun for himself for extra protection. The three then drove to Rogers’ Recyling plant in La Puerta, where they were going to meet someone for a deal. However, when they got there, it turned out that they were meeting D, despite Franklin and Lamar having previously kidnapped him. However, D started to express hostility over the kidnapping and although it initially seemed to be a police bust, it turned out to be a Ballas ambush, much to the anger of the three Families gangsters. In response, Stretch shot D down in front of the other two. Franklin then led the way out of the plant, using his shotgun for protection against the Ballas. The three escape through the back and burned down one of the storage warehouses inside the plant. After shooting down a helicopter, the three escaped the plant grounds and stole a car, escaping the police soon after. Franklin drove back home and dropped the other two off, with them insulting Franklin for “sounding like a snitch,” which Franklin returned with insults.
Eventually, Michael had set up an opportunity to take down a score, he notified Franklin that he is cutting him into a big job, which Franklin accepted. After a couple of days, Franklin was finally called into action: robbing the Vangelico jewelry store on Portola Drive. Franklin was one of the getaway drivers and bike rider, while Michael, along with Packie McReary and Karim Denz, were the ones who went inside. After the store was cleared out, Franklin took a jewel bag and rode off with the other crew members, following Denz into the LS River in an attempt to escape the police. After Michael ensured that the crew escaped using a Benson to smash the cop cars, Franklin, Karim, and Packie were escorted into the truck and after managing to shy away into a small lot, the crew celebrated before leaving, with Michael having informed Franklin to join him in another celebration.
The next day, Franklin tried to convince his ex-girlfriend, Tanisha, to try their relationship again, but considering that Tanisha already had her mind made up about her fiancée, as well as the fact that Franklin was in a strip club at the time, it did not work. Franklin later joined Michael in celebrating with a few drinks. At that same time, Dave Norton, an FIB agent, arrived to ridicule and chastise Michael for his actions, as well as warning that if Trevor, Michael’s old friend, finds out that he is still alive and did the job, he is “D-O-N-E fucked,” which confused but slightly amused Franklin.
A week later, Franklin received his cut of the jewel store job, but was soon called by Michael to meet him in El Burro Heights. There, he explained how he is working with the Federal Investigation Bureau and that Franklin needed to leave town for a while to avoid getting involved or caught by the FIB. Franklin was hesitant, but eventually agreed while stating that he had his back. A couple of days later, Franklin was called once again by Michael, albeit forcefully by Agent Dave Norton under the threat that there will be agents who would kidnap him, telling him to meet him at a lot outside of Covington’s in El Burro Heights. Franklin agreed as he was still in town.
In this fateful moment, Franklin met Trevor Philips for the first time, who was Michael’s old running buddy. The FIB agents Steve Haines and Dave Norton explained the plan of what they needed to do: Michael needs to extract Ferdinand Kerimov from the International Affairs Agency building downtown as Michael confirmed at the coroner’s office that the IAA lied about the informant’s death and had him held against his will, and Michael’s job is to rappel into the building, grab Kerimov, and extract, Trevor flies the helicopter carrying Michael in, and Franklin provides sniper fire from the building across the road. The trio pull off the extraction successfully, with Michael and Trevor escaping back to the lot while Franklin got clear of the buildings.
Later that day, Franklin returned home to be met with more backlash from his aunt, Denise, who shame him for his “disloyalty” to his people, with Lamar, who exited the house, backing it up. Suddenly, Trevor arrived on the scene, much to Franklin’s chagrin. After Denise was sent away, Lamar revealed that he needed Franklin to help him with an errand, which Trevor forcibly agreed to come along on, furthermore to Franklin’s chagrin. Although tired from the stress of the day, Franklin agreed and drove the three of them down Grove Street to make a deal with the Ballas under Stretch’s orders: swap cash for a brick of cocaine. When they got there, the transactions were going smoothly, only for Trevor to start getting suspicious of the brick. It turned out that the brick was not cocaine, but rather it was drywall plaster with a tiny kilo of cocaine inside, setting the trio up. The dealer called out to the awaiting Ballas, whom started firing on the trio. With no fast way out due to their vehicle having been wrecked, the trio fought their way out of Grove Street against the heavy numbers of Ballas and LSPD, who have came to shut the fight down. The trio escape down into the Los Santos River, where a shoot of local rapper MC Clip was going down. The trio proceeded to steal the three Speedshark jetskis and sail down the river system, eventually reaching an outlet towards the ocean. The three eventually split up to lose the cops more easily, with Franklin escaping solo by turning around, climbing a ladder out of the water, and hijacking a nearby police car and hiding in a tunnel. Franklin then retreated back home.
Not too long after, Frank was contacted by Trevor to assist with his heist against Merryweather Security & Consulting, which was stealing an important object from their freighter after sinking it in Los Santos Harbor. The plan was then explained: Franklin would provide sniper fire from a bridge near the harbor overlooking the freighter, Michael would sneak on board and plant the explosives, and Trevor would recover the special cargo with a submarine. Franklin was then dropped off on the bridge and provided sniper cover for Michael. After he planted all of the bombs, Merryweather got wind of what they were up to and started firing upon Franklin and Michael, with Franklin sniping the reinforcements. After they were cleared off, Trevor stepped in and did his job. After Floyd Hebert, Trevor’s forced accomplice, pulled Trevor out of the harbor, Franklin watched as he celebrated. However, he and Michael were then suddenly approached by Lester, who was initially in the hospital, but after he caught wind of what the trio were doing, he had to step in. He then angrily explained that what they had just done was stolen a super weapon to sell to the Chinese and if they do not put it back, they will be hunted down along with everyone they ever knew. Trevor approached and Lester warned that they will all be put on a “watchlist.” While being careless about it, Michael explained that the people that use the “watchlist” don’t watch; they kill and all of them would be assassinated within the week. Michael then allowed Lester to take a guy and put the superweapon back into the harbor so that Merryweather would not put out a national contract on them. Trevor angrily allowed Lester and Floyd to return the weapon back into the harbor and torch the equipment. Franklin is frustrated and disappointed that he won’t be paid for the job and was then taken home by Michael.
The next day, Franklin was called back to the Covington’s lot alongside Michael and Trevor and Haines and Norton needed the trio to steal important documents from a security truck and deliver them to Haines’ friend and client, Devin Weston. The trio were initially lost on how to rob the truck, but then Michael came up with an idea: a blitz play. Essentially, they needed a trash truck, a tow truck, a getaway vehicle, boiler suits, and masks. All three then split off to get their disguises and vehicles: Franklin handled the trash truck, the tow truck, and the getaway vehicle, Michael handled the masks and boiler suits. The trio met back at the lot when it was time to move on the truck. Michael then explained the plan: Michael would take the trash truck and block the road that which the truck was driving on in Cypress Flats, Franklin would ram the truck and tip it over with the tow truck, and Trevor would provide surveillance and covering fire from the nearby rooftop. After agreeing on the plan and getting prepared, the trio split off to do their individual tasks and get ready. Minutes later, after Michael blocked the road and stopped the security truck, Franklin rammed the truck at full speed using the tow truck, successfully tipping it over. He then planted a sticky bomb on the back door and blew it up. Franklin and Michael then removed the security guards and Michael grabbed the documents. However, due to the alarm having been tripped, the LSPD was dispatched to the scene. Having no other choice, the three hunkered down in the area, with Franklin remaining on the ground, Michael taking position on a nearby platform, and Trevor remaining above ground on a rooftop. All three held off reinforcements, which was drawing in heavily. After the cops were held off long enough, there was a break in the firefight, allowing Franklin to take the trash truck to the getaway vehicle and torch it. After he did so, Franklin escaped in the getaway vehicle. He soon called Michael, who was on the way to Weston’s house, to confirm that his deed was done.
A day later, Franklin was contacted by Molly Shultz, Devin Weston’s lawyer, to meet them at a construction site in Alta to discuss business about recovering some cars for Weston. Franklin agreed to meet, mostly under the conditions that he would get paid and Michael and Trevor would accompany him. Franklin arrived and met Weston, who acted pompous to the former, with Trevor arriving next and lastly, Michael. Weston and Shultz explained that Clinton needed to take a fast car and confront the two racers that have the cars Weston wanted: a Överflöd Entity XF, and a Grotti Cheetah, while De Santa and Philips pull the racers over using the San Andreas State Patrol disguises and police bikes. Although Franklin was hesitant due to the job being strikingly similar to his old repossession job, he eventually agreed. Franklin then took a fast car left for him and raced over to the gas station northeast of Los Santos on the Senora Freeway to meet up with the racers. He then challenged them and they agreed, with Franklin staying close behind to keep up with them. After racing for some time, Franklin called Michael and Trevor to let them know they were approaching them. Franklin kept following the racers while the other two followed behind to try and pull them over. They eventually came to a stop on a bridge, where the racers were forced out of their cars and taken by Michael and Trevor. Franklin then raced his mentors back to the Glass Heroes garage that was used by Weston. There, the three engaged in conflict with Weston over them getting paid for recovering the two cars, but he refused to pay until all of the cars were recovered. Molly then explained the plan of recovering a Truffade Z-Type from a certain divorcee named Chad Mulligan, who hid the car in order to keep his asset from being taken in his divorce. Michael was excused from the job while Franklin was enlisted in recovery of the car, with Trevor acting as the eye in the sky in a police helicopter for Franklin in order to help recover the Z-Type.
=== Between 2013 and 2021 ===
Sometime after Franklin had settled down from his criminal background, his ex-girlfriend, Tanisha’s marriage to her doctor husband, Jayden, had ended. The two eventually rekindled their romance and it blossomed into them being married and having at least two to three children. The Clintons continue to live in Franklin’s mansion in Vinewood Hills.
By 2021, Franklin, who still wanted to do dirty but legitimate work, but can no longer do the ground work due to his responsibilities, had decided to start a Celebrities Solution Agency, but needed a reliable co-CEO who had the same capabilities as him, if not better.
=== The founding of F. Clinton and Partner Agency ===
Franklin finally found one man who matched his skills and desire to run a business: Joel Wallace, who has been a high-profile criminal in San Andreas since 2013. Coincidentally, the two have quite a few mutual friends; Lamar, who set up the offer for Joel, Lester Crest, who worked with both men on heists and odd jobs, and Trevor Philips. After Joel had bought the agency, the two formally met in their new office and decided to start their new line of work as solution finders and dealers for celebrities in San Andreas.
On one fateful day, infamous rapper Dr. Dre visited the office about a problem that happened a year ago: his phone having been stolen that contained unfinished mixtapes. Dre then hired the company to find his mixtapes and return them before they would be leaked.
With the help of some gangs and people, the company stopped the leaks, but they also found out who leaked them: fellow rapper Jonathan “Johnny Guns” Henderson. With more work, Joel and the company tracked him down, eventually giving chase to him all the way to the airport, all the while, Franklin remained on speaker. After Dre’s contract was completed, Franklin and Joel were both paid for their efforts.
A week later, Franklin called Joel to tell him that since Dre was grateful for their efforts, he allowed them to have an exclusive tour around Record A Studios, Dre’s Los Santos music studio. Eventually, the group got high, but after Joel and his accomplice smoked a special strain made by Lamar, they passed out and suddenly, their consciousness transferred into the respective bodies of Franklin and Lamar. The duo then decide to restock Lamar’s weed warehouse, only to find it was being attacked by the Vagos. Although a gang member nesrly took off with the supply, the two hopped into the back and shot at more Vagos. Although the Vagos were stopped, their truck was destroyed.
The next time Joel smoked the special strain, Franklin and Lamar proceeded to destroy the Vagos’ weed houses across Blaine County before taking a Youga van full of their weed and delivering to Franklin’s house. Soon after, Lamar took the liberty of turning the van into weed plastic and materials to make it where although the weed was put into car material, it was still smokable and it makes it less likely to be robbed. The two even decided to strike a deal with Epsilon about the weed and the business. However, the Vagos, still wanting revenge, ambushed the deal. The two quickly fled back to Los Santos, but due to the amount of riddled bullet holes and gunpowder smoke, the paint and material of the van caught smoke, allowing the weed to start burning, creating a hot box and a large aroma. In one final publicity stunt that would skyrocket Lamar’s sales, the two crashed the van in front of the Tequi-La-La bar to get the patrons to go outside and enjoy the weed. As more people surround, Franklin excused himself to walk back home to his family, while Lamar enjoys the rise of potential customers.
Afterwards, Franklin and Joel continued to run the agency.
== Appearance ==
Franklin is a young man of a heavy build. Due to him constantly working out, he put on a weightlifter physique. He has a dark complexion due to his African American heritage. He has black hair as well.
By 2013, Franklin’s default look was that he was clean shaven and had complete black hair, with a short crop hairstyle.
By 2021, Franklin retained his short crop hairstyle, but he eventually grew out a beard, which started growing gray streaks from premature aging, possibly due to stress.
=== Clothing ===
By 2013, Franklin’s outfit varied greatly, but his default outfit was a blue collared shirt with black sleeves, baggy slate jeans, and beige work boots.
By 2021, Franklin began wearing a gray casual suit jacket and slacks, with a black undershirt and sneakers, with an LS chain as an accessory.
== Personality ==
Franklin had the most calm and collected personality out of all of his friends and although young, was the voice of reason. However, he still had violent tendencies and used violence whenever necessary, but not if it is not needed. His also displayed naïveté due to his greed and belief that he would be paid fair by a con man. Initially, Franklin had a ghetto sense of mind, where he used to believe gangbanging was his way of making money, but eventually began to see that there were more opportunities for him to take and began smarting up, unlike Lamar. He also has little patience and a temper, especially with Lamar, often getting frustrated with some of the things happening around him.
By 2021, Franklin toned down with violence, but still maintains a small bit of impatience and temperament. Franklin was also more careful with violence as he had a family to care for and can no longer do the things he used to. He was also excited to start a new legitimate business and was very impressed with Joel Wallace’s accomplishments.
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