Gavin Reed

Detective **Gavin Reed** is one of the two tertiary antagonists (alongside Todd Williams) of *Detroit: Become Human*. He serves as the secondary antagonist of Connor's story.

He is a detective in the Detroit City Police Department and works at the central station.

## Biography

### Pre-game

Gavin Reed was born October 7, 2002. He is 36 years of age when the game takes place in 2038.

### The Interrogation

If Connor found the android in Partners, Gavin can be first seen inside the observation room with police officer Chris Miller and Connor, while Lieutenant Hank Anderson attempts to interrogate Carlos Ortiz’s android.

Hank enters the observation room after failing, and Gavin suggests that they could “*Rough it up a little. After all, it’s not human*”. Connor then informs him that androids do not feel pain, and that it will only be damaged, as well as potentially triggering the android to self-destruct.

Gavin gets annoyed by this and asks Connor what they should do instead. Connor suggests that he could try questioning it. Gavin laughs at his suggestion but Hank allows Connor to interrogate the android.

If Connor manages to get the android to trust him (via a successful convince) or at the very least, if he gives up without stressing the android, Gavin, Chris, and Hank will enter the room, and Gavin will instruct Chris to take it to the holding cells. This will cause the android’s stress levels to climb rapidly. If the player chooses to intervene, Gavin will tell Connor to stay out of his business and not tell him what to do. If the player chooses to continue to intervene, Gavin will get angrier. Finally, if the player chooses to intervene for the third time, Gavin will pull his gun on Connor. This, in turn, makes Hank pull his gun on Gavin. Gavin will swear and threaten Hank and leave the room in fit of anger afterwards. If Connor choose not to intervene, the android will grab Chris's gun and shoot itself. Alternatively, depending on Connor's interrogation method, if Connor choose not to intervene, then the Android can shoot Connor and then itself.

If Connor fails in either getting a confession or getting the android to trust him, the android will proceed to self-destruct. Gavin, Chris, and Hank will rush into the room, and Gavin will instruct Chris to make it stop. The player will then have a choice of either intervening or not. If the player chooses to intervene, the android will shoot Connor, then itself. If the player has chosen to not intervene, the android will kill itself by smashing its head in.

Gavin will be shocked by both outcomes.

### Waiting for Hank

When arriving at the police station, Gavin is seen talking with officer Tina Chen at a table in the break room.

If Connor dies in The Interrogation, Gavin will be shocked to see him and says "*Shit... Look at that, a fucking ghost. His clone ends up in a dumpster, but this morning, what do you know!? Another son of a bitch takes his place...*"

If Connor survives, Gavin will say "*Fuck, look at that... Our friend the plastic detective is back in town! Congratulations on last night, very impressive.*" (if Connor was able to get a confession) or he will additionally say "*Could've got something outta that android if you haven't fucked it up...*" (if Connor was unable to get a confession or if the android self-destructed).

If Connor never found the Android in Partners, so the chapter The Interrogation never happened. Gavin's dialog will change due to him first meeting Connor. "*Look at that! It seems Hank has a new partner. Fucking plastic detective! Hey! You his drinking buddy? You bring him home when he's too drunk to find his car? Ha, he stinks of booze!*"

* Connor can choose to greet, introduce, or ignore him. All three answers will have Reed walking up to Connor and asking what model he is. The player will then have three choices.

* If the player chooses ‘Answer’, Connor will inform him that he is an RK800 prototype. Gavin will focus on this word and then ask Connor if machines are planning to replace them all. This is one of the only moments in the game that briefly shows a reasoning into Gavin’s hatred of androids.

* If the player chooses ‘Refuse’, Connor will inform Gavin that he is not authorized to answer him and to contact a superior. If the player chooses ‘Ignore’, Gavin will yell at Connor, “*Hey asshole. I’m talking to you!*”.

All three options will have Gavin demand Connor get him a coffee. Connor can choose to accept, refuse or ignore.

* If you accept to make the coffee, When Connor finishes Gavin will knock it away from him and threaten Connor to stay out of his way.

* If you refuse or ignore Gavin, Connor will inform him that he only follows Hank Anderson's orders. Gavin will then punch him in the stomach and angrily tell Connor that when a human gives an order, he must obey.

* + If the player chooses to refuse or ignore Gavin after having the gun drawn on him in The Interrogation, Gavin tells Connor that if Hank was not around during the interrogation, he would have damaged him badly for disobeying a human. He and officer Chen will walk away.

Gavin then can be seen at his desk "working", either laying back playing on his phone with his feet on his desk, or he puts it away and pretends to be busy on the computer terminal.

### The Eden Club

Gavin is seen examining the scene of a murder of a human male at an android sex club called the Eden Club with Officer Miller, who is shooting photos of the crime scene. Gavin immediately insults Hank and Connor upon seeing them, then asks what they are doing there. Connor informs him that they have been assigned to all cases involving androids. Gavin then proceeds to tell them that they are wasting their time and makes a lewd joke regarding the victim.

Hank tells him that they are still going to look around, and Gavin gets annoyed by Hank's response. He insults Hank about his drinking habits and shoulders his way past Connor and leaves.

### Last Chance, Connor

Gavin will approach Connor at the door of the evidence room, and ask him where he’s going. Connor can choose to ignore or respond to him. If you respond to him you can choose Ironic, Low Profile or Calm.

If the player chooses ‘low profile’ or ‘calm’, Gavin will be satisfied that Connor will leave and he will rudely joke to Connor by saying "*Be careful on your way back...Androids have a tendency of, huh...Getting themselves set on fire these days...* " and will call Connor a prick as he leaves.

If you choose the ironic approach, Connor will tell him that he is registering evidence in his possession and tells him not to worry and that he is going to leave. Connor then tells Gavin that he will miss his “*bromance*”, this annoys Gavin and he pulls out his gun to intimidate him and jokingly mimics shooting Connor. He tells him to hurry up, insults him and then walks away. Additionally, if the player choose to ignore Gavin, he tries to call out to Connor, however Connor will continue to walk away.

If the player has chosen the "ironic" or the "leave" approach, after finding out where Jericho is, Gavin will appear with his gun drawn. He informs Connor that he’s “*been dreaming of this since the first second I saw you*”. Connor will tell him not to shoot and that he knows the location of Deviants. Gavin will ignore Connor's request and will try to shoot Connor regardless, and this will then prompt a fight between them. Gavin will be knocked unconscious. FBI Agent Richard Perkins and two police officers will see him on the floor and Perkins will tell an officer to sound the alarm that someone has been tampering with his evidence.

If Connor loses the fight, Gavin will shoot Connor with a final “*fucking androids*”.

## Chapters

*The first and last appearances are determinant*

* The Interrogation *(determinant)*
* Waiting for Hank...
* The Eden Club
* Last Chance, Connor *(determinant)*

## Appearance

Gavin wears a brown leather jacket with a hoodie and a grey long sleeved shirt with blue jeans.

Gavin typically wears his DPD badge on his left hip. He is seen to wear his handcuffs and gun holster behind him to his right.

Gavin has a scar that goes diagonally across his nose from right to left. (Seen in the character gallery)

## Personality

"*Ambitious and unapologetically arrogant. He has garnered the hatred of his colleagues in record time. Ruthlessly ambitious, Reed will do anything to advance his career, even if it means treading on other peoples’ toes. His hostility to Lieutenant Anderson is common knowledge*."

Reed is rude, disrespectful, and likes to joke around with other colleagues in a very disrespectful manner.

Reed has a noted dislike for androids and openly displays hatred towards Connor, calling him names such as "*plastic detective*" or "*plastic prick*". He believes that androids do not have feelings and that androids should obey humans without question. In addition, he probably feels threatened by Connor's presence, due to androids replacing people in jobs, subtly concerned that it is only a matter of time until androids start replacing him.

## Behind the scenes

* Gavin Reed is portrayed by Neil Newbon, who provided the voice acting and performance capture, but not his appearance. Newbon also portrayed Elijah Kamski, who received his likeness.

## Gallery

Extras Gallery "Gavin Reed".Gavin threatening Connor with his gun if the player tries to intervene three times during the interrogation.Gavin acting rude to Connor when he gives him coffee.Gavin punches Connor if the player informs that Connor always listens to Hank's orders in Waiting for Hank.Gavin at the Eden Club.Gavin taunts Connor with his gun in Last Chance, Connor.In one of the choices, Gavin is about to kill Connor in Last Chance, Connor.Gavin Reed knocked out by Connor in Last Chance, Connor.Gavin says "Fucking plastic detective! Hey!"Gavin's idle animationGavin and ChrisConnor and Gavin Moments (All Dialogue and Scenes with Gavin) - DETROIT BECOME HUMAN
## Notes

* Gavin is similar in personality to Carter Blake from another Quantic Dream game *Heavy Rain.*
* According to Grégorie Diaconu, the associate game director, Gavin's name was *Curtis* at first, but it was changed.
* His actor, Neil Newbon, based some of Gavin's movements on a pit bull while preparing for his role.
* Gavin's badge reads "Police Lieutenant". This is a developer's mistake, because Ben and Chris have the same..
* Gavin has two determinant appearances:
	+ He will appear in the chapter Interrogation only if Connor found the Android in Partners
	+ He will only appear in Last Chance, Connor if Connor did not get the Key to Jericho prior from Kamski and Connor has "Sufficient" evidence.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Detroit: Become Human* Extras, Gallery
2. ↑ Quantic Dream's Official Twitch channel
3. ↑ Neil Newbon's Instagram
4. ↑ Gavin Reed model description [ENG], on YouTube