Zachary Knight (Z)

## Life Before Los Santos

Z had a very quiet life up until his 18th birthday, originally from Nottingham in the UK, he worked at many fast food chains, never making any impact, never feeling fulfilled. One day he met a guy by the name of "Punjab Dave", a wise cracking brit near his home town who he formed a strong bond with. Dave was the first person to ever introduce Z to the casino's and gambling, something that would ultimately cost him everything he once owned and more. Z's first night went as any persons first night in a casino goes, he went in with around £100 and came out with double his money. Nothing out of the ordinary, casino's usually predict this sort of thing to ensure that players return and spend more money. This however was different, Z had noticed things as he was playing, the way the cards in Blackjack almost appeared to him before he saw them, allowing him to know when to stick and when to hit. The way that dice felt in his hand and how to roll them to increase his winnings further and further. Soon this "intuition" got him banned from his local Casino on accusations that he was counting cards. Z however took this as a challenge, over the next 3 years he and Dave almost completely crashed the entire gambling industry with their constant big money wins and Z's almost unnatural intuition.

This garnered attention for all the wrong reasons, some of the casino's they hit were not too keen on this young up and comer almost bankrupting them, they enlisted the help of notorious "businesses" to help squash their quite frankly annoying problem. This led to Z's final night in his home country, the fateful night of May 20th, almost a month out from his 24th birthday. He and Dave, high on yet another win and very intoxicated where in a cab when suddenly they were blindsided. A jeep that must've been travelling at almost 40mph smashed into the side of their cab. Once the dust had settled, and Z came to consciousness, he saw a man dressed in all black, black face mask with a gun pointed at his head. He was warned to get out of the city and never return.

So, he and Dave fled... Dave ended up in Columbia or Peru or maybe it was Mexico? Z couldn't remember, he had to focus on himself. He decided to try and make his living in America, more specifically Los Santos.

## Chapter 1 - Moving to Los Santos

Z moved to Los Santos in May of 2021, along the way he met Isaac Hill who he formed a quick friendship with soon after arriving in the City. A few days into their stay in LS, Z and Isaac met another citizen Jester "Gonzo" Trickster. Together Z, Isaac and Gonzo started out by doing a host of petty criminal activities, such as robbing convenience stores and selling weed. The latter of these crimes landing Z his first ever jail sentence in an American Prison (although this would not be the last).

Z, Isaac and Gonzo developed a very healthy friendship being "business partners" and eventually decided to form an unofficial alliance/organisation which they called "The Anal Triangle". To Z this was never a long-term name/identity for the group but was a nice starting point in reference to the many inside jokes the trio had with one another.

A short time into their relationship, an event occurred which would alter the lives of all 3 members of this newly formed organisation, which Z and Isaac now commonly refer to as the "House Incident". Z, Gonzo and Isaac decided to expand their horizons by engaging in some more risky criminal activities, specifically house robberies. Throughout the day of the 28th of May 2021, the trio robbed a succession of houses in Mirror Park, however, on their final house they were suddenly surprised as an LSPD officer entered the building in search of the thieves. Z was alone in one of the bedrooms whilst Gonzo and Isaac tried to hide in the living room of the house, the officer, gun drawn approached the 2 suspects and began barking orders at them. Z made a split-second decision to draw his own firearm and order the officer to hold his hands up. The officer turning around whilst Z was making the command opened fire, causing a shootout to begin in the house. Gonzo managed to escape out of a back door in the house whilst Z and Isaac opened fire at the officer, with Z striking the final shot and telling the other 2 to meet him outside. Unbeknownst to him, Isaac had already been downed in the house and Z after waiting some time thought he must have escaped with Gonzo somehow. Z drove off leaving Isaac to be arrested and charged for the robbery and the shooting.

This caused tensions between Isaac and Z to grow heavily over the coming weeks, with many incidents taking place, including Isaac stabbing Z outside of Grove Street Garage and Z retaliating by shooting him from a distance afterwards. Eventually though things seemed to be returning to normal. Z, Isaac and Gonzo returned to selling weed and making quite a lot of money, and eventually met some new friends which the considered adding into the family. This being Harry Smith, DMC and Chuck.

In the background Z had been making many contacts with the various business owners around the city and had made friends with an Italian American named Frank DaVinci. With Frank's help he started making many business deals with him and other owners to run small under-the-table gambling joints in the back rooms of various establishments. Z ran a few games of Roulette and Blackjack outside the Woodshed Jazz Bar, losing a large portion of money after some of his calculations were found to be incorrect, but he was excited at the prospect of growing the organisation and making a name for both himself and his crew.

Shortly after, Z received an anonymous email from a European based gambling company in Switzerland, asking him to fly out and meet them to arrange and discuss terms to grow their gambling empire in Los Santos together. Z happily accepted this offer and flew out immediately, however when arriving at Los Santos International, he soon realised that things were not what they seemed. Z was driven to the airport by a cab driver and as they arrived, he felt dizzy, exiting the car he took a few steps forward and collapsed. Due to him arriving at the early hours of the morning, he was not spotted by any civilians, however 3 men in black leather and biker helmets picked up his unconscious body and carried him onto a rundown plane waiting at the airport.

Z was kidnapped and taken to Albania, where he was tortured and tormented, although a lot of what they asked him about is still foggy to him, even now. Eventually after months of this torture he came to his senses and managed to escape, killing his captors, and fled back to England with a burning desire to find out who had set him up.

## Associated Contacts

* Isaac Hill - Z's former best and closest friend, almost like brothers at one point, now the relationship between these two can be described as "rocky at best". Although Z and Isaac should hate each other, it seems as though there is a mutual love/hate relationship that the two seem to respect. They come to blows quite regularly but also don't kill each other on sight.

* Jester "Gonzo" Trickster - Another one of Z's former best friends, also like a brother to Z. Gonzo and Z had a few disagreements during thier time together but for the most part there is nothing but love between these two. Gonzo unfortunately left Los Santos in mid/late 2021 and hasn't been seen since. Gonzo towards the end acted like the "glue" of the trio of him, Z and Isaac. Often stopping Z and Isaac from tearing each other's throats out.

* Harry Smith - A late edition into the first crew Z ran with, Harry was a good friend to Z. Supporting the crew in various jobs he was eventually accepted by the trio of Z, Isaac and Gonzo. After Z returned to LS, he found Harry had become a leader of a new gang, the East Side Ballas. Z eventually joined the Ballas under Harry's leadership but began realising the gang would not last long. Z had also grown feelings for Harry's at the time "girlfriend" Hayley Parker. Who eventually broke up with Harry to start a relationship with Z. This caused friction between Harry and Z and led to Harry and his co-leader Jordan Baker kidnapping Hayley in the hopes of killing Z. This did not go to plan, leading to Jordan's death, something Z still blames himself for.

* Jordan Baker - The former co-leader of the Ballas with Harry. Z and Jordan didn't know each other too well, however after finding out that Hayley (someone who Jordan had feelings for) had "betrayed him" by dating Z, he attempted to kidnap Z and Hayley and eventually kill them. Z still blames himself heavily for the death of Jordan.

* Hayley Parker - COMING SOON

* Robbie Flanagan - COMING SOON

* Jackie Owens - COMING SOON

* Cardell Jones - COMING SOON

* Michael BeDonea - COMING SOON

* Mia Anderson - COMING SOON

* Olivia Petterson - COMING SOON

* Trev Lahey - COMING SOON

* Noodle Swanson - COMING SOON

* Pablo Smith - COMING SOON