Dwayne Forge (Outlaw’s Saga)

Dwayne Forge (b. 1973) is a fictional criminal who was initially a drug dealer throughout the 1990's in Liberty City, until his subsequent arrest for possession of crack cocaine and intent to distribute. After his release in 2008, he was initially unable to cope with everything having changed around him. But thanks to a fellow criminal named Niko Bellic, he was finally able to turn his mood around and consider himself lucky for his life. He will serve as one of the upcoming three main protagonists of The Outlaw's Saga - Grand Theft Auto: Renegade, alongside Joel Wallace and Max Payne.
== Biography ==
=== History ===
=== Rise to Power ===
=== Arrest ===
=== Release and Depression ===
=== The Holland Play ===
=== Fifteen Years Later... ===
Fifteen years after surviving the Holland Play against Playboy X, Dwayne had relocated to Los Santos, hoping for a fresh start after he had lost contact with Niko Bellic. However, he struggled to do so as he did not have any friends whatsoever in the new city, and he had no-one else to talk to. After a few days in Los Santos trying to find new meaning, Dwayne ultimately resorted to attempting suicide by leaping off an overpass onto Interstate 2, whether to die by the fall or by traffic. However, he was saved from this fate by a criminal named Joel Wallace, who took pity on the disillusioned man. Dwayne refused to back down and kept considering to jump. Just as Dwayne leapt from the edge, Joel rushed in and grabbed his arm, barely pulling him up in time to stop him from falling to his death.
Dwayne felt gratitude after realizing what he was thinking and thanked Joel. Joel simply said that it was not a problem and told him to try and keep living, "even if the world has gone to shit." This phrase made Dwayne think of Niko and called to Joel that he reminded him of "a friend I used to know," to which Joel sarcastically remarked "everyone says that about me."
=== Partnership with the Trickster ===
=== The Blood Gallery ===
Joel and Dwayne reached an unanimous agreement to go after the Blood Gallery organization for their bounties as it would have them be set for a good long while. However, Joel knew that they could not do it alone and decided to call upon Max Payne to assist them as he knew that although Max was an expert tracker, he could not target them alone. The trio decided to begrudgingly work together in taking down the Blood Gallery and narrowed down their targets, each one being chosen by the trio.
=== Aftermath ===
After Max's death in San Fierro and the desolation of the Blood Gallery remnants, Dwayne ultimately resolved in returning to Liberty City and try once again, to find some semblance of peace in his home and perhaps find a way to "contact his old friend from way back." Joel wished him luck and Dwayne got into his car and drove away. It can be assumed that Dwayne returned to Liberty City to reconnect with Niko Bellic and start over again.
== Appearance ==
== Personality ==
Dwayne was initially cynical and hopeless about life, most of it stemming from his abusive childhood where his father used to beat him. However, he also had hopes for his own future as well. He was opportunistic, oftentimes relying on his smarts to accomplish many tasks, such as rising up Liberty City's biggest drug empire in his teenage years at the time, investing his money into fruitful businesses, and even hiring many thugs to back him up. However, he grew paranoid as he realized that many of his fellow Northwood residents would be jealous of his success and would lead to big problems, a fear that came true when Jayvon Simson ratted him out to the police. Dwayne grew used to prison life after a while and when he was finally released, he struggled to grow accustomed to the changed times of Liberty City, and even grew suicidal upon the fact that he had lost everything and was now at the mercy of Playboy X, his old prodigy.
When he met Niko Bellic, both men shared a similar outlook on life where things are indeed miserable, but Niko was still somewhat a contrast to Dwayne as although he also viewed the world in a disillusioned way, he still found ways to keep going and fighting, traits that Dwayne slowly began to pick up again. Dwayne had also considered letting Playboy kill him in a delusional state, just so he could be free from the tormenting that he believed he was undergoing, but after speaking to Niko, he realized that he was not ready to die just yet and requested for Niko to take out Playboy, as he could not bring himself to do so, and would swear loyalty to Niko until the bitter end, showing that although Dwayne still had some problems, he could always be counted on to be loyal. Sure enough, after Playboy was dealt with, he gave up the deed for Playboy's loft to Niko, as he refused to inhabit it himself to avoid reminders of Trey.
After a while, Dwayne finally regained his sense of belonging in the world after hanging out with Niko enough times and actually appreciated his life much more.
In 2023, Dwayne's personality took another dip as he had relocated to a new city, where he knew nobody and Niko was not available, implying that Niko had either cut contact with him or he was busy with his own life. Regardless, Dwayne began to become cynical once again and even considered suicide once more, until he met fellow criminal Joel Wallace, who reminded him of Niko and himself in some ways. Joel managed to convince Dwayne not to kill himself and even offered him a chance at a fresh start in San Andreas, which brought gratitude back into Dwayne's life.
== Killed Victims ==
* Jayvon Simson (Caused)
* Playboy X (Caused)
== Relationships ==
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* In the game, Dwayne's fate is player-determined. However, the most popular choice is keeping Dwayne alive, which is considered canon to the saga timeline. In a non-canon timeline, Niko shot Dwayne in his home under Playboy X's orders for a lot of money.
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