Lexi Harlow

> **"If they stand behind you protect them, if they stand beside you respect them, if they stand against you show them no mercy."**
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Lexi Harlow is portrayed by the roleplayer Nyx (SecretNyx). Lexi is a criminal in EchoRP who is a member of the gang known as Oni. She first came to Los Santos in August 2022.

## Backstory

Lexi was born in a small northern Ontario town. She was the first of two children, her brother being born two years after her. Her mother was a stay at home mom and her father a high rank officer with the region's provincial police department. The first few years of her life were normal, her mother shielded her brother and her from the abuse of their father pretty well. When she was seven years old, her brother, five, her mother and father had a huge fight. Furniture and walls destroyed. Lexi remembers hiding in the closet of her room with her brother, Leon, in her arms. He was crying, but she was trying to stop him from being too loud. She didn’t want to instigate her father even more. There was a loud crash and her mother came into the room and collected the children, crying and bloody. As they were about to leave, Lexi watched in horror, her father take a gun and shoot her mother. Her mother was gone instantly.

The next few days, police and others were in and out of the house and Lexi was forced to take care of Leon. At the end of it, although young, Lexi knew that her father had gotten away with murder. He somehow convinced everyone that he did it in self-defense and that her mother was going to hurt her and Leon. That day, Lexi did not trust any man or woman in uniform anymore. Her hatred for authority and police sparked that day and has only grown since.

A year later, her father was moved from his division in the North to a division closer to Toronto. He took the kids and uprooted them into the city. New schools, new places. Lexi was also at a young age forced to take care of Leon. If she didn’t… she endured the same abuse her mother had met. There were many days when she had to cover up her bruises and lack of sleep.

At the age of fourteen, Lexi met a boy by the name of Nate. He was a few years older and had the typical ‘bad-boy’ mentality. She had fallen head over heels and would do anything for the boy. What she didn’t realize was that she was getting herself into a whole mess and a lifestyle that she wasn’t going to be able to turn back on. After the first few months of their being a ‘honeymoon’ period, Nate introduced Lexi to his gang. She was quickly integrated and started on small things, drugs and small theft. Her first time getting in trouble with the law, her father came down on her hard… but her brother had stuck up for her. He had gotten in the way and took a hard hit and started to fight back. Lexi tried to stop it, but her father got more angry. Both had been kicked out.

Lexi took Leon to Nate’s place. Leon was soon also integrated into the gang, much to Lexi’s dismay. She didn’t want him living this lifestyle, but she had no choice.

At the age of 18, Lexi had gotten caught up in a bad situation. Her, Leon, Nate and others had gotten into a fight with a rival gang. The police had shown up, and arrested them. However, one of the officers recognized their last name and called their father. This was the first time in years that Lexi and Leon had seen their father. The police handed the two over, still restrained, and Lexi’s father drove them off to some area that was far away from everyone. He took her out of cuffs and proceeded to slap her across the face, which sent her to the ground. Leon lost it, and although still cuffed, he tackled their father. There was a tussle of sorts and eventually their father got the upper hand. Lexi tried to jump in, but wasn’t strong enough to fend off her dad.

It all happened quickly, and her father shot Leon. Leon was also instantly gone, and all Lexi could think about was the day she lost her mother. Her entire life was falling apart. An overwhelming amount of emotion and feeling engulfed her, and she acted on anger. She was quick to jump on her father, and eventually she did get the upper hand and got his gun. Without much hesitation or thinking, she shot her dad… Several times.

She called Nate, but he didn’t pick up. She took her father's car and went to his place. When it rains, it really pours. Upon looking for him, she caught him with another girl. She left silently and left the car there. She didn’t care if it got him in trouble… but she was gone.

The last few years, she has been on the run, having fled to the states and keeping low. She was never pinned for the murder of her father, and no one even suspected her. Nate actually got in trouble for it, which she personally didn’t care about. Karma was indeed a bitch.

During her travels, she had met a man by the name of Declan Maze. He had introduced her to his family and gang and she quickly became friends with most if not all. She fit in, in her own awkward way. She was pretty reserved at first, hesitant as she had vowed to herself never to join another gang and to leave the crime life behind.. But love does weird things for you. After a few months of spending time and nearly everyday next to Declan, she had agreed to go with him and work towards joining his gang. The two had hit it off instantly when they had first met and now their feelings had flourished into something more than just a fling. He took care of her, taught her to be better and most of all showed her love she had never felt. She felt completely safe with him.

So, keeping legal went right out the window and Lexi followed Declan wherever he went. Eventually they ended up in Los Santos. Declan said that they were going to establish themselves here and make something of themselves and Lexi was excited to be a part of it. She was, for the first time in years, happy and comfortable with where she was in life.

## Theme Songs

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No Time Wasted - Polo G Ft. Future

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**Renegades** - X Ambassadors

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 Distraction - Polo G

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You Should See Me In A Crown - Billie Eilish

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## Occupations

* **Mechanic** - Auto Exotic (Current)
* **Cashier** - Burgershot (Previous)

## Socials

* **Twitter**: @Lexi
* **Instagram**: @Lexi

## Behind the Character

Nyx started roleplaying on GTA in 2018. Roleplaying on various servers from public to whitelisted, including on NoPixel. In 2019, Nyx decided to take a different avenue and begun roleplaying on DayZ. For the next few years, content and roleplay was dedicated to DayZ. In 2022, Nyx returned to GTARP having been apart of a public roleplay server until applying for Echo in August 2022 and making the move officially.

Nyx is a casual content creator and all content can be found here: LinkTree