Karen Daniels

Izzy Daniels (Aunt)

Summer Daniels (Sister)

Sophia Daniels (Sister)

Chloe Daniels (Sister)

Laila Daniels (Sister)

Unnamed Cousin (Female)

Bernard

Niko Bellic (Formerly)

Mallorie Bardas (Formerly)

Agent 14

Steve Haines (Boyfriend)

**Karen Daniels** is a character in the *Grand Theft Auto* series who appears as a supporting character in *Grand Theft Auto IV*, a minor character in *Grand Theft Auto V*, and a main character in *Grand Theft Auto Online*.

In 2008, she is an undercover government agent who works for United Liberty Paper. Before her true identity is revealed, she becomes Niko Bellic's girlfriend under the alias '**Michelle**'. By 2013, she became an interrogator for the IAA.

## Background

Very little is known about Karen's background because of her status as an undercover agent. She claims to have been raised in the Midwest and was apparently coerced by the United Liberty Paper Company into becoming an agent for them, so she may have past criminal connections herself. This notion is made more likely to be true by a statement made by the United Liberty Paper Contact, who said that in exchange for working for them, they would 'give her her life back', suggesting that she had something to hide, possibly a criminal past. Even though her job requires her to deceive those around her and keep a certain level of emotional detachment, she appeared to genuinely care about Niko, and seemed remorseful for betraying him, further suggesting she was coerced into her job.

## Character

Every single encounter that Niko has with "Michelle" has a hint that she is trying to take information from him, she will always ask Niko if he is seeing or involved with someone dangerous, will constantly say that she is a good listener and that Niko can tell her anything he wants. When Niko takes her to a bar, he will even mention while drunk, that he saw her putting something in his drink. Sometimes, after a random date with her, Niko, will say that "There is something strange about her", showing that Niko is suspicious about her behavior. After disclosing her true identity, it is revealed that Karen is a smoker. She is not seen drinking alcohol, though it is unknown if this is related to her job or as a lifestyle choice.

She is an excellent pool player; capable of pocketing 3-5 balls in a row, and rarely makes mistakes.

She is possibly based on the character Nina Myers from the TV series 24.

Her favorite radio station is Vladivostok FM, although this may be a ruse to appear more compatible with her target(s).

Between Karen's appearances, her eye color changes from brown in *Grand Theft Auto IV* to blue in *Grand Theft Auto V*, possibly due to contacts.

Despite her intentions, it appears as though Karen genuinely fell for Niko during their time together. This is due to the fact that she is sometimes surprised, upset and genuinely happy when talking to Niko, and after a fair amount of dates, Niko doesn't have to ask to be invited inside. She is also visibly hurt when she is forced to betray him, and upset when Niko calls her a "fucking bitch." After this, she is seen outside the United Liberty Paper building in Algonquin smoking a cigarette. She apologizes to Niko for lying to him and says that he is a "nice guy" who is "better than the creeps [she] normally date[s]", indicating that she took a liking to Niko even though she was only supposed to spy on him.

In her appearances in *GTA V* and *GTA Online*, she is portrayed as an efficient, more ruthless government agent.

## Mission Appearances

### *Grand Theft Auto IV*

* Three's a Crowd (as Michelle)
* First Date (Boss, as Michelle)
* Luck of the Irish (Post-mission phone call)
* The Snow Storm (Betrayal)
* Photo Shoot (Post-mission phone call)
* Wrong is Right

### *Grand Theft Auto Online*

#### Heists

* Humane Raid - Key Codes
* The Humane Labs Raid

## Trivia

* Unused assets in *GTA Online: Heists* DLC have her wearing two unseen outfits, including a white bikini.
* Karen's appearance was changed in Humane Raid - Key Codes after the The Diamond Casino & Resort update . She will now wear the same outfit with IAA badge as seen in Three's Company.
	+ Karen's appearance remains unchanged during the heist finale.