Clyde Wright

* 2019
* 2020

Warden Fruit

Trashman Fruiststein

> "Not too shabby for a guy who's 'still learning the ropes,' huh? I think it's safe to say I've made you proud... right?"
>
> ― Clyde to Cletus

## Prologue

Born and raised in the little desert town of Harmony, San Andreas, Clyde was the youngest of three children in a low-class trailer park. His father worked for Pharte Gas and his mother at Harmony Truck Stop. He has an eldest sister and an older brother. The three of them worked at the Harmony Truck Stop every once and a while, aiding their mother at a young age. But as each of his siblings got older they both went on to apprentice at the gas company before earning scholarship opportunities that would take them out of San Andreas entirely.

When his siblings moved on, it was Clyde's turn to follow in their footsteps. After several attempts to continue to work at either of his parents jobs, they decided he was too incompetent to be trusted working at either businesses from there on. After a horrible incident at the local Stoner Cement Works in which a man's leg was permanently infused with a new sidewalk, Clyde had ruined his reputation in the town of Harmony and was forced to seek employment elsewhere in Sandy Shores.

If he ever even managed to make it past an interview process, he would screw up somehow during his first week at every job. Since his parents had grown accustomed to his siblings raking in their own paychecks every month and putting it towards rent and other commodities, they decided they needed to take extra steps towards forcing Clyde to be a working man. So, out of desperation, they kicked him to the curb.

## Laying Foundations (The Fleeca Job)

Down on his luck and feeling defeated, Clyde had nothing but the clothes on his back when he was tossed to the streets by his own parents in an attempt to teach him to smarten up and making a living as an accomplished working man. Although they probably wouldn't be proud of how he accomplished it, their efforts weren't entirely in vain. He went straight to the Yellow Jack Inn and got completely wasted. It was at that moment he realized if he couldn't land himself a normal job, he'd have to resort to the life of a criminal.

Since he was drunk, obviously the only realistic way he could convey this was through drunken ramblings of the word "CRIME" over and over again, asking every unfortunate soul who happened to be drinking there that evening. Until he ran into [BaDoinkaDoink|Cletus BaDoinkaDoink], a retired veteran in the world of crime he so longed to get his start in. For whatever reason, Cletus agreed to help him make a name for himself. Clyde was given an address and a day, and they parted ways that night.

On the day of the meetup, Clyde found himself in need of a ride to Los Santos, and consequently committed his first ever count of grand theft auto. The victim was a Hispanic gentleman who was talking on his phone whilst pumping gas into his rusty, dust-covered truck. Clyde punched him in the back of the head and stole the vehicle, the only thing he could understand as he drove away was that the victim was frantically explaining the situation to someone named Rocco on the other end of the line.

Having only been to the city a few times as a kid, it was a very new experience for Clyde to ride an elevator up to Cletus's high-end apartment and be invited inside. Despite the fact that rich people and their spotless, expensive homes would usually make him sick, Cletus was very adamant about setting off immediately to offer him grooming and a fresh set of clothes from Suburban, which made him feel welcomed as a partner.

It wasn't long before they were seeking work from one of the scummiest and most irritating providers in the business, Simeon Yetarian. The pair did several jobs under the man, and despite the fact that Clyde wasn't the best sharpshooter yet, he was a natural in the world of repossession. Clyde liked Simeon a lot at first, seeing as Simeon didn't mind kissing up to the more gifted expendables to keep them coming back for less pay than they're worth. But it was his susceptibility to validation that made him vulnerable to the Armenian's manipulation.

When Gerald (drug dealer associate of Lamar Davis) found out that Cletus was back in the game, and he had a young new prodigy from the Sandy Shores area running jobs with him, he knew it was his opportunity to put a serious dent in his rival meth enterprise. The job was simple. Run in, steal the McPoyle's RV that was acting as a portable meth lab, and deliver it to Gerald's associates (The Dobre Brothers) in the parking lot behind the You Tool. It was a job that seemed inconsequential at the time.

As their partnership began to rise in credibility, it was finally time to start expanding their enterprise. Cletus accomplished this by both reestablishing his relationship with Martin Madrazo and contacting Lester Crest to request his aid in hitting their first bank. Lester was, of course, happy to help. He knew Cletus was capable and experienced. The three of them drove to the Fleeca Bank on the Western Highway and observed the security measures which they'd have to get past for a successful heist.

Upon meeting up with Paige Harris and gathering the supplies they needed, the plan was set into motion. Clyde was tasked with hacking the security system using Lester's circuit breaker as Cletus drove them to the Great Ocean Highway branch. From there, Cletus was on crowd control while Clyde rushed to the back to drill open safety deposit box #167. Once they got what they came for, they fled to the Zancudo Bridge where they were airlifted to safety by Lester's pilot, Eddie Toh.

But that was only the beginning.

## Making Connections (The Prison Break)

Since Clyde proved to Lester he was an 'at least semi-competent criminal' (in the words of Agent 14), he promised to let Cletus know when a job of their caliber became available. But, this would take some time, so the pair went back to taking on their regular jobs. Specifically, they began working more closely with wealthy businessman and head of his own Mexican-American drug cartel, Martin Madrazo. Despite the fact that he lacked the personal touch Simeon provided, Clyde found himself respecting the man more. The income from these jobs combined with the take from the Fleeca heist inspired him to finally invest in a place to live on 2057 Vespucci Boulevard. But, the dramatic change from repossession jobs to assassinations was a daunting dilemma for Clyde.

Even though his apartment was in one of the worst parts of the city, it was the first place he'd ever felt truly independent. And it was this independence that inspired him to ask Cletus to help him with a special favor. The plan was simple. The two would drive to Clyde's childhood home in the desert, knock on the door, and Cletus would explain to his parents that Clyde was doing a fantastic job at work, and that they should be very, very proud of what a responsible young man he's become.

Upon arriving, they found the trailer deserted. No one home. The two got out to investigate, only to be nearly killed by a whacked-out driver speeding across the dunes. The stranger came to a stop, jumping out of his car and pointing a pistol at the both of them. Cletus and Clyde ducked behind Cletus's car, and he quickly began attempting to defuse the situation. Just when it seemed like they were ready to talk through their differences, the stranger ran up and knocked Clyde in the side of the head with the bulletless gun.

The crackhead eventually revealed his name is [Gray|Cornelius Gray], an unintentional victim to Cletus and Clyde's rolling meth lab robbery on the McPoyles. As it turned out, Cornelius was a fan of the hillbillies. But only in the sense that he would sell their product in exchange for adequate pay and some sniffing off the top of the pile. Cletus, being the smooth-talker that he is, felt this was a good opportunity to not only prevent any kind of unnecessary gang war that might erupt upon killing a reputable slinger but also gain the trust of another person capable of shooting a gun.

Consequently, this led to Corn inviting himself to live in Clyde's apartment, despite his protest. Clyde had grown to enjoy living by himself, as Cletus wasn't the most carefree roommate in the world. One day Clyde woke up to the sight of Corn wrecked on the couch from smoking all the weed that had been left in the bong Cletus gave him as a housewarming gift, so he decided to leave and get some fresh air.

While he was out walking the streets, he came across a very competitive woman. It was clear neither of them were in very good moods, so they decided they were going to duke it out in an alleyway. The first round didn't last long, as Clyde had been picturing Corn as his enemy. With one swift punch, Clyde knocked the stranger to the concrete.

After dragging her out of the sun and making a run to the nearest convenience store, he held a cold eCola to her forehead and smoked until she woke up. Upon waking up, though, she was instantly ready for a rematch. Which he agreed to out of principle. However, his heart wasn't exactly in it anymore. Which is exactly why, with one swift punch, she knocked him to the concrete in return. When he woke up, they shook hands and exchanged numbers, a mutual friendship having formed between Clyde Wright and [Winters|Beatrice Winters].

Soon enough, some mysterious benefactor contacted Lester Crest about seeking a team to carry out a very top secret mission. And though he tells Cletus he 'wouldn't touch the job with a ten foot barge pole,' he feels it's exactly the type of assignment they're prepared for. But, the mystery man demands a team of at least four to carry out the task. The ultimate team was assembled. Cletus, Clyde, Corn, and Kent. Since no one had any idea of who to call, Cletus arranged a random goon named Kent join their squad.

After arriving at the heist room, Agent 14 explained that his boss sent him to oversee the mission. The mission, evidently, being to help Maxim Rashkovsky— a mad scientist and traitor to the United States— escape Bolingbroke Penitentiary. This is the only way Agent 14 and his mystery boss can get ahold of the schematics for Humane Labs, for a dangerous raid yet to come.

The four set out on their first task, which is to steal a Velum airplane being held by the Vagos at McKenzie Airfield. By the time they arrived at the desert, everyone was pretty certain that Kent was an asshole who didn't know how to work as a team. And this became especially clear when he blew a raspberry at the other three trying to formulate a game plan and drove straight onto the runway. After about thirteen seconds, his vehicle was blown up with himself inside, and security around the Velum was heightened.

Since the Vagos were now suspicious of potential intruders, it was a matter of acting as fast as possible before the Velum was moved or destroyed. And if they failed at the first set up for the prison break, there was no way Agent 14 was going to let them go through with the real thing. Clyde called the only other person he knew in Los Santos, Beatrice, and as soon as she arrived they all surrounded the street gang until Cletus was able to reach and steal the aircraft. Afterwards, they attempted to convince Agent 14 that Beatrice had been there all along, and she was officially initiated as a member of the BaDoinkaDoink Boys.

Next on the list was stealing a prison bus that was transporting prisoners. Once they'd caught up with the bus and shot the driver, Clyde took the wheel and Cletus decided to hop on as well to ensure there weren't any riots from the prisoners. Corn and Beatrice worked together to distract the police, and as soon as the bus lost heat Cletus and Clyde set the prisoners free. Little did they know, they would set free a seemingly unstoppable Ballas gangster with a very simple catchphrase: "Don't fuck with the Ballas, baby! We go out with a blaze!"

None of these events happened back-to-back, of course. During the typical day-to-day, Corn and Clyde are living the typical hate-filled roommate life and using Clyde's in with Martin Madrazo to run assassination jobs as frequently as possible. Clyde felt it was harder to kill without hesitation without someone to impress around, but that's neither here nor there. Between the last set up and the next one, Beatrice became increasingly busy with a project she didn't seem very adamant to talk about. All anyone ever knew was that she was spending a lot of time at the mysterious casino while it was under serious renovations.

Which is why it was seemingly fate that while Corn and Clyde were out minding their business, they were recognized by a particularly buzzed helicopter pilot. The pilot landed next to them, jumped out, and introduced himself as [Kazamakis|Joseph Kazamakis]. Posing as an entrepreneur simply desperate for some helping hands, the Boys agreed to climb aboard and help however they could, since he was willing to pay. In reality, Joeb is an ex-partner of Martin Madrazo. As soon as he heard there were two new big shots taking out every man who stepped on Madrazo's toes, he felt it was a good idea to spark some form of alliance.

After running enough shipments for the fake dairy company, Joeb became Beatrice's replacement for the jobs. The next assignment had two phases, and therefore two teams. Corn and Joeb were tasked with stealing back Rashkovsky's Casco from the Kkangpae, and delivering it to a drop-off. Cletus and Clyde were tasked with posing as cops, stealing a police car, and infiltrating the Mission Row Police Station. The duo pulled a man from his car and beat him in the street, then stole the police cruiser that arrived on the scene. Clyde suggested they have fake names, to which Cletus agreed and stated his name was Officer JOEY BANANA!!! Clyde, impressed by his quick thinking, decided that his name was Officer Fruit, and that he's the chief of police. Regardless, they got the prison bus transit schedule and delivered it safely to the heist room.

Lastly, it was a matter of tying up loose ends, and an assignment that Corn and Clyde had been preparing for all this time. Assassinations. The same teams split up, Corn and Joeb headed to a mansion to kill Dima Popov, an old business associate of Maxim's, and all of his bodyguards. Cletus and Clyde made their way to a rooftop across from city hall and took out two of the men ready to prosecute Rashkovsky for his crimes, before jumping down to the street to steal their deposition and return it to the heist room.

Agent 14 calls the four into an emergency meeting, saying that their murders created unwanted attention for Rashkovsky and that they had to break him out of Bolingbroke before anyone else can get to him. The job required a fake officer, a fake prisoner, a pilot, and someone on demolition. Joeb was the obvious candidate for demolition, and Corn knew his way around Bolingbroke like the back of his hand. But, returning as a guard would be all too suspicious, which made him the perfect prisoner. Cletus was already familiar with how to control the Velum, which meant Clyde was playing the role of officer, a role he happily accepted if it meant he could bring his 'Fruit' character out of retirement, this time claiming to be the Head Warden of Bolingbroke Penitentary.

Joeb made fast work taking out the scheduled prison bus, and Clyde entered the prison in it's place, with Corn sporting a pair of shoestring handcuffs around his wrists. Warden Fruit took great pleasure in pushing his inmate around and telling the other officers that he was a convicted child rapist. It was another miracle of dumb luck that Clyde's atrocious acting didn't blow their cover. In fact, it was when Corn locked eyes with Warden Henry, the warden of his old prison block, that their cover was blown.

A firefight broke out instantly. Clyde stuck to his handy dandy tommy gun, whilst Corn returned fire with two lightweight pistols he'd smuggled in his jumpsuit. When the two eventually pushed through to the prison's courtyard, Corn handed off one of the pistols to Rashkovsky and they kept moving. Police aircrafts came exploding down from the sky thanks to Cletus and Joeb's help, and eventually the three made their way to the front gate. Clyde hopped behind the wheel of a reinforced police van, with Corn riding passenger and Maxim stowed in the very back.

Clyde slammed on the gas, swerving and smashing through the front gate and past the seemingly endless amount of police cars. Joeb remained in the air trying to keep the several helicopters from compromising the mission from above. The van sped to Sandy Shores Airfield where Cletus awaited their arrival in the Velum. The ground team jumped out of the van and climbed the plane while taking heavy fire, and Cletus took off toward the coastline where Rashkovsky graciously took the wheel as soon as they were over the ocean.

The other three bid him farewell and leaped from the exits, parachuting into the water below and swimming to shore. Corn was quick to express he might've hit the water a little harder than the others. Joeb landed his helicopter on the beach and the Boys climbed aboard, before zipping back to Cletus's apartment. As soon as they got inside, Clyde took a shot of whiskey, stripped down to his boxers, and slept in his bathtub for twenty three straight hours.