Shevy Niko didn’t regret killing vlad , Mikhail Faustin so why wouldn’t he regret killing Francis McReary , but then if you had no choice for Mikhail Faustin to be spared why can’t we kill both Francis & Derrick?
To translate what +Marcos Antonio said, "I also found him a great character and for the same reasons. For many times I do not even kill him, but his brother Derrick" in case anybody here doesn't understand spanish.
Solitude Francis is a fucking snake and crooked cop. Killing Francis is satisfying I always save Derrick until he dies of an overdose in 5 god rest his soul.
Because Francis is the one who wanted to kill Derrick in the first place. Derrick have no intent to kill his brother until he realised Francis wanted him dead.
@@alanmawson2187 Bro, Francis doesn't like any of his brother. He is a crooked cop just like Officer Tenpenny and Pulaski. Francis never lied to us. He wanted to do something good to the Liberty City even as a crooked damn cop. Derrick was snitching on everyone. He would've told all secrets and crimes of his brothers including his own. Which was a problem to Francis. If his crimes comes out, he would be kicked out of the Police Department just like Ken Rosenberg was kicked out as Lawyer after the government found out he had a connection with godfather Tommy Vercetti. I think Gerry went to prison cuz of Derrick. Derrick's journalist came and Gerry's crimes were told. That's why the police arrested him for those evil crimes.
Makes sense, the McRearys are a classic Irish gang, crime, drugs cars and women. Except one of the brothers end up becoming a cop.. The one thing you all stand against. So while you would be sad at the death of your brother, you wouldn't be mourning the loss of a cop.
@@robtz759 well i mean, i don't blame francis for do that, all his family excepting kate and his mother are criminals, and you can see that he still talk with his mom
@@XVENEZUELAZX but still,Francis basically wanted his own brother dead just to become the commissioner of police and even though Derrick betrayed his old associates,at least he respected his family and didn't want to kill either of his brothers
“No, not in the showers, a job interview!” (I might’ve forgotten part of that quote, I haven’t heard this cutscene in somewhere between 5 and 10 years, I’m surprised I can remember it at all!
@@VailingD He doesn't act as an asshole towards Niko as much as Francis does. That's why I shot Francis first playthrough. Plus Francis was blackmailing Niko.
I like how GTA IV actually has themes of morality and ethics. I also enjoy the multiple choice during missions. GTA V's only multiple choice was on how to carry out heists or who to kill at the end
At least Francis was doing something with his life, Derrick fucked up many people and still wasn’t redeemed by GTA V so sadly is better having Francis not getting killed
He is a severely corrupt cop. He always threatens Niko, he makes Niko, a violent criminal, to do the police work, he makes Niko kill people who have evidence against Francis for being a corrupt cop, and he even tried to get his own brother killed. That is not making something of your life.
It seems the worst thing Derrick did was steal from the mafia, rat on his friends and become a hopeless addict. Where as Francis was a deeply corrupt cop who was literally willing to murder anyone (good or bad) who would expose him for what he did (which we still don't fully know about) and compromise his goal of becoming commissioner.
This might not have been the game that people wanted after San Andreas but the story and scale of this game is absolutely insane! There are so many memorable characters that you either love or you love to hate. GTA V is none of those things
I don't get it. Why is it that each gta has its pros and cons. Like gta 4 has something that gta 5 doesn't. Then you remember that gta 5 has something that gta 4 doesn't. Why the hell do they do that, they have the perfect opportunity to make a almost PERFECT Game but for some reason they choose not too.
I loved San Andreas, but fell in love with GTA IV the more I played it. I still think it's one of the best and most touching games out there, even 12 years after it's release.
@@2007ghettonissanaltima because the fan base is retarded. One part wants a serious, dark, gritty story, with certain mechanics. The other wants a light, funny, action story with other mechanics. Its all stupid. Yeah all gtas have pros and cons, but in the end they're all good in their own way.
I mean, I like Francis more than Derrick, man. Derrick ratted his friends in the past. He ratted one of his fellow members and at the end, got him killed. That old man was innocent but got killed. Derrick is a drunk bastard!!! Derrick would definitely betray you in a team mission where you have to steal something precious. He would definitely escape with the good when he will get the chance, leave behind his fellow members ambushed, arrested by cops while he escapes with the money. Then, puting the fellow people out of their misery because they want revenge for ratting them out. Francis is no good either. He is a very smart, intelligent and corrupted cop. But Francis never lied about the info about the gangsters he told Niko to assassinate. Francis was targeted by gangsters and blackmailed. He couldn't do it by himself because he would be straight off killed by those gangsters. So, he wanted someone like Niko to do his job. In a mission, Francis tells us to kill a kid gangsta. The kid seems innocent and when we save him. He comes back as a random character and tries to kill us. But Niko puts him out of his misery. Francis phoned us in that same mission and informed us that that gangsta kid will definitely lie to save himself. But he would eventually come back for his revenge. Sadly, the kid's plan didn't work out. He finally died. His fate was in the hands of Niko Bellic and it was death written on it. Francis is a corrupted bastard cop but he never ratted us out. He threatened us like he would put Niko down if he doesn't kill Derrick in that 50/50 mission. Also, Derrick definitely chose the wrong choice. Why would he call a Journalist to interview his family? His family is a crime family. If the secrets come out, all of them will be arrested. Packie would be arrested, Gerald and Francis too. Derrick was gonna tell all the secrets of his brothers to the Journalist. He would've revealed his crimes, Packie's crimes, Gerald's crimes and ruin Francis's police job if he spells out his crimes. Francis talked with Derrick about this but he didn't listen. Derrick didn't stop. He was ready to tell everything and Francis wouldn't have gotten his promotion. He is a corrupted bastard but I think he would done more good in Liberty City if he stays alive. A corrupted cop can take down corrupted gangsters by using a dangerous killer. The only innocent members of the Mcreary family are Kate and her mom.
Derrick is basically the Irish-American version of Darko Brevic. A drug addicted traitor and liability for his family who would also leave his mother behind (as we see in the mission Undertaker during the shootout where he left like a coward while Francis protected his mother). That's why I always kill Derrick in my playthroughs.
@@PraiseThaDonfacts, I always saved Derrick, yes he was a rat to his old friends, and no, he was not a rat to Niko and his family. So that's why I saved his life. Yes rats deserved to be killed, but Derrick dosen't deserve it. Well before the events of gta V, Derrick did die of a heroin overdose, but he wasn't killed, it was the canon way that you kill Francis, not Derrick.
In all honesty I shot Derrick because I saw Francis to be more useful. If you spare Francis he'll be able to make damn sure his family is protected. Gerry would be constantly trying to survive in the penitentiary if Francis was dead. The mom of the McReary's would be sent to a much more brutal end by the Albanians. Packie would've been in jail long time without bails and releases if his brother wasn't a cop. I'm not defending Francis I'm just looking at it from a different perspective. If your wondering why I didn't bring up Kate, it's because Roman's dream is the true ending.
I think what the only one Francis cares about is himself and maybe his mom, but sure as hell he not give a shit about other brothers and most likely want them dead too
@@DMlTRElYes, but he probably cares about his mom (this is clear from his call), but Derrick is a drug addict who lived in Ireland, far from his family. Also, from GTA 5 it is clear that he will definitely die, so in fact, apart from Francis and Packie, the poor old lady has no one, of course Francis is bad, but at least he will be able to take care of his mother, unlike his brothers, who either died, or went to prison, or went somewhere
@@seth7796I honestly think Romans death is a more fitting ending despite the sadness. Not only is it more fitting for Dimitri to b the final antagonist, Roman has way more chemistry than Kate which makes the death more impactful and as a way to say Nikos actions hurt ppl around him
11:35 *Be careful what you wish for.* Lol Francis doesn't want Niko to meet the rest of the McReary brothers, especially Derrick since Francis said that "he's the worst." And that if Derrick ever comes back from Ireland, he can't be held responsible for what he'd do. Foreshadowing the mission "Blood Brothers."
Stupid democrats think the majority of America agrees and thinks just like them. Every liberal politician is a buffoon sellout, trumps kept all his promises and helped our economy immensely.
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@Willem DaFuckedUp Steve Bannon is nationalist, not Neocon you stupid.
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@Willem DaFuckedUp no he isn't. Guy that is against globalization *BY DEFINITION* can't be a Neocon
paul powell And i thought i was the only one who thought that GTA 4 was better. GTA 5 was good, brought back all those which was not included in GTA 4. But the characters were…meh. Unlike Niko, who was more remembered.
I noticed at @14:51 that there is a reference to the game “Bully” where the protagonist of the game was asked from one of the nerds to protect him from the bullies for 2 bucks and then he said you mean five but not in the same way
yeah u right, dats why gta iv have many connection with bully 1. when u watching tv in liberty hotel u will see bullworth academy on iam rich tv show 2. dmitri betraying niko almost same like gary betraying jimmy 3.bully 2 will set in liberty city, which the timeline is 2012 & niko will become fighting trainer, he will teach the protagonist how to have a best fighting style(same as a hobo fighting trainer from bully 1)
6:43 does anyone else see the photo of Francis with Packie and Gerry, but no Derrick? I thought that was pretty nice as it seems Francis likes them both to a point. Why does he hate Derrick so much?
I’m guessing Derrick caused a lot more problems for him. In his backstory he claims he stole money from the mafia and him being an ex-terrorist/IRA freedom fighter wouldn’t look good in the media.
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 Eh I think Packie was pretty small time for Francis who probably just considered him a nuisance. That all changed with the bank robbery though and Gerry going down, hence why he skipped town.
Yknow, even as a drug-riddled wreck with both past and present demons haunting him, Derrick still managed to have more integrity and care more about people (especially during the heist-scene where he's concerned about the victims) than mr. Slimeball Francis here. The only one of his brothers who's on the "side" of the law, yet almost manages to have a worse moral compass than them. And he always tries to convince Niko that "he's a good guy, he's the good one, he just makes mistakes (time and time again)", moreso trying to convince himself. Great character and dynamic, really. Makes the choice very ambiguous.
Derrick gives you two missions with no sense just killing people that scares im but does nothing, aiden for example is an innocent man and i dont like doing that mission i prefer francis
I think killing Francis is canonical. Packie mentions in V that he’s all his ma’s got left. If Derrick didn’t die right away, he would’ve done so eventually from his drug addiction. That said, keeping Roman alive over Kate had already been established as canon, so there’s also that. 😑
I think Francis also dies if you kill Derrick, I heard from someone he got killed because of rivals or something like that. He also don’t pick up the phone if you complete the game.
I think it's moreso the rest of the McRearys just denounce Francis. Not many people wanna talk about him and Packie only mentions his family- and ONLY his family who was in the Three Leaf Clover Heist.
"It's the land of opportunity! Any fool can become president" Seeing the outcome of the elections after this game came out, this game was WAY ahead of its time.
I listened to him and killed Derrick because he Pays $10,000 and also we get the ability to remove a 3 star wanted level. Note: if you call francis before execution, he pays $20,000.
Yeah I think the developers knew that most people would kill Francis when given the choice so they gave the player all the rewards for killing Derrick in the hopes that it would be a tougher decision.
So Francis is the police leader and if you do work for him he can actually get the cops off you if you call him wow I should've done that when I still played the game
whatever57010 If Francis dies, and Derrick dies too, because Packie said that in GTA V Paleto score heist, than everyone is dead, Even Kate (if you took revenge) So if anyone remembers the Mcreary families Mom, that old woman that appeared sometimes, she could be living all alone thinking about it, LOL. Or she died, and Packie is the only surviving member of the Mcreary family.
Felipe Galli Yeah but Gerry is in Prison his whole life (Not exactly, but he will proabably die in prison too, if not, has already died, - Alot of creepy bastards in prison could have killed him lol) but in my opinion, Packie is canon to live and be on does heists.
Wiizardii I didn't get your point. who are you referring to by "everyone is dead"? Derrick and Francis are dead (since you can kill them both, and according to Packie in Gta V). Gerry is either alive in prison or died there. Kate is dead or alive (Kate dumps Niko) but vill not appear again. The mother is either alive and very old or dead. Packie is still alive and appears in Gta V... and since you can kill him he will not appear in Gta VI
I played GTA V before I played GTA IV. I choose Packie for all the heists and in the Paleto Score he said:"My brother Derrick, god rest his soul." That‘s why I killed him in IV. But it would make sense that he died because of an overdose. Now I‘ll kill Francis
In undertaker part it would have been cool to have the coffin open and then zoom in on Francis. Also if Derrick dies Francis is in the church cutscene.
whatever57010 well Niko is serbian killer without much sence to life, yea he is much better then any other characters but he is still what he is, it's not about his job but how he act in situations
After listening to everything he had to say...I've beaten Tom Goldberg to death with a bat, weeks after ignoring multiple phone calls for the interview. I've done this regularly throughout my many gameplays. Good times!
Francis McReary is a scumbag, but to his credit he never betrays or backstabs Niko and was a man of his word, and helped him. He gives him cash, a car, and probably helped Niko stay out of trouble with the LCPD. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Francis kept helping Niko after the story. Easy choice to spare him.
Beginning of Blood Brothers cutscene: Francis threatened him though when Niko didn't want to kill Derrick. "Do it, or I'll put you away." "Don't forget I have dirt on you." He wants his own brother dead and doesn't feel any guilt.
If you spare Francis he will send you an e-mail with an easy-to-access link to the LCPD database with "Those Who Have Strayed From The Path" as a subject line. I feel like this e-mail is the perfect lead-in to the Most Wanted missions and the Vigilante missions. Francis is a hypocrite. But I think he genuinely believes in his "one percent at a time" philosophy of crime fighting. And I think he sends Nico the list, in the hopes that he will use it to wipe out the city's worst criminals. So to the people who don't like Francis, don't do the Most Wanted missions or the Vigilante missions. If you do them, you're essentially executing and enforcing Frankie's "one percent at a time" street justice philosophy. And to those that do like Francis, have fun doing those missions, knowing that you're making Frankie smile from the sidelines.
The only reason Francis doesn’t backstab Niko is that Niko is a man with nothing to lose with dirt on Francis. Niko might go down if Francis goes after him, but Francis career as a cop would be done so as soonest Niko starts blabbing about Francis corrupt deeds. Basically Francis has more to lose than Niko does. Which is why he doesn’t want to go against Gerry either. ‘Cause like Niko, Gerry knows Francis very well.
@@JizzyF83 but i won't, dwayne is such a nice guy, and he always loyal to niko, even he said to niko if he want to backup dwayne will help with his boys.
Francis was one of the best characters in GTA 4 in my opinion, a terrible guy, hypocritical and just plain bad. Worst than many of the gangsters to be honest as he hides behind the fact that hes a cop, like Packie says he doesnt even realise how much of a crook he is, he is blinded by his own hero complex. GTA 4 had some great villains, very memorable, Dimitri Rascalov was the most memorable in my opinion, you couldnt wait to kill him. Francis is also memorable as are the likes of Ray Boccino and Jimmy Pegorino. GTA 5's villains were poor compared to GTA 4, the likes of Devin Weston or whatever he was called is very unmemorable in my opinion
It's been discussed dozens of times, but here are MY reasons to kill Francis instead of Derrick: 1) Francis constantly threatened and blackmailed Nicko, while Derrick treated him with respect. 2) It seemed like their family would miss Derrick more. 3) When these two said, that they are not saint, Derrick seemed to be more sincere and repentant. 4) One crooked cop seemed to be worse for a society, than one junky crook. Especially if Francis would have become a commissioner.
I wasn't aware that you could actually clear your wanted level after you killed derrick but i was thinking maybe if you become friends with francis you can lose the heat but it only happens after you kill derrick mcreary
Francis had the best missions. Realistic and without any crazy shootouts. I loved it ! On my first walkthrough I was shocked how good was the Call and Collect mission. Use of the phone in GTA IV was a game changer.
25:12 this is why I kill francis every single playthrough without hesitation or thought. He simply cannot be trusted. With all the people he's "silenced".he cannot be trusted as an ally. Just how long would it be before he pays another assassin to kill Niko because of what he knows??? That's why I never let Francis see another day. Troy from saints row was a dirty cop but he was loyal to those loyal to him and ultimately wanted to do the right thing on both fronts. Francis is just a puppeteer and hypocrite
Only Niko would murder someone then go to their funeral
Very sopranos of him
xBirds GMD yep their brother gets murdered and they’re like fuck it he was an asshole lol.
Shevy Niko didn’t regret killing vlad , Mikhail Faustin so why wouldn’t he regret killing Francis McReary , but then if you had no choice for Mikhail Faustin to be spared why can’t we kill both Francis & Derrick?
Alan Mawson you can’t if you kill both mission gets failed.
ya I killd Friance because I didn't like asking niko to kill he's owen brother
Such a rich character. I love how sarcastic and fake he can be. I miss GTA IV.
To translate what +Marcos Antonio said,
"I also found him a great character and for the same reasons. For many times I do not even kill him, but his brother Derrick" in case anybody here doesn't understand spanish.
Marcos Antonio my bad
And the moon is made of cheese and the streets is painted with gold
@@Katarinarabbit WAKE UP
Solitude Francis is a fucking snake and crooked cop. Killing Francis is satisfying I always save Derrick until he dies of an overdose in 5 god rest his soul.
Gotta love how Francis acts surprised and sad when you kill Derrick, but when you kill him Derrick just walks away casually
Because Francis is the one who wanted to kill Derrick in the first place. Derrick have no intent to kill his brother until he realised Francis wanted him dead.
@@Tybapz the reason why Francis wants to silence Derrick is because Derrick is snitching on Gerry
@@Sean3456 snitching on Gerry or him as in Francis , who says Francis likes Gerry I never heard anyone say that before just saying
@@alanmawson2187 Francis understands that Derrick is a problem.
@@alanmawson2187 Bro, Francis doesn't like any of his brother. He is a crooked cop just like Officer Tenpenny and Pulaski. Francis never lied to us. He wanted to do something good to the Liberty City even as a crooked damn cop. Derrick was snitching on everyone. He would've told all secrets and crimes of his brothers including his own. Which was a problem to Francis. If his crimes comes out, he would be kicked out of the Police Department just like Ken Rosenberg was kicked out as Lawyer after the government found out he had a connection with godfather Tommy Vercetti.
I think Gerry went to prison cuz of Derrick. Derrick's journalist came and Gerry's crimes were told. That's why the police arrested him for those evil crimes.
I feel like the McRearys were more broken about Derrick’s death than Francis.
Makes sense, the McRearys are a classic Irish gang, crime, drugs cars and women.
Except one of the brothers end up becoming a cop.. The one thing you all stand against.
So while you would be sad at the death of your brother, you wouldn't be mourning the loss of a cop.
@@mpg272727 and the fact that Francis abandoned his family and basically cut ties with them
@@robtz759 well i mean, i don't blame francis for do that, all his family excepting kate and his mother are criminals, and you can see that he still talk with his mom
@@XVENEZUELAZX but still,Francis basically wanted his own brother dead just to become the commissioner of police and even though Derrick betrayed his old associates,at least he respected his family and didn't want to kill either of his brothers
Kate wasn't close with either of them to care that much. Only their mom was sad about Francis' death.
"You're going to need to get one on one with him"
"Not in the showers!!"
“No, not in the showers, a job interview!” (I might’ve forgotten part of that quote, I haven’t heard this cutscene in somewhere between 5 and 10 years, I’m surprised I can remember it at all!
F. McReary was always going on about "saints" and "he is not a devil." I always knew where Niko was coming from where he said "I don't really care."
ironically derrick is all the opposite to francis
I don't understand
@@XVENEZUELAZX still a snitch
@@VailingD kill a corrupt cop or a rat
@@VailingD He doesn't act as an asshole towards Niko as much as Francis does. That's why I shot Francis first playthrough. Plus Francis was blackmailing Niko.
“Open up, open up”
“Who is it?”
“It’s the streets, man”
Damn Manny you were a funny guy 😂
Honestly the story of GTA IV is MUCH more memorable than V...
I agree. Though I still enjoy 5
I like how GTA IV actually has themes of morality and ethics. I also enjoy the multiple choice during missions. GTA V's only multiple choice was on how to carry out heists or who to kill at the end
Takeo Masaki Why U Here
Gta V Is My Favourite tho only because my gta iv wont work, im sure ill enjoy it more when it worls
@@TK-xc1tt I think it's more that the graphics didn't exactly age well in a decade.
My favorite part is when Niko says," I'll hit who I'm aiming at, don't worry" . Doesent necessarily say that he's gonna kill Derrick
10 years later and here I am watching Francis McReary's scenes like if it had been yesterday.
I don't care who dies, Derrick or Francis, my concern goes to Mrs McReary, poor lady lost a child :,c
Yes
For real man
She lost 3 of her 5 children. Francis killed by Niko, Derrick OD’d, Kate killed Peg.
@@alfredoangel2359 kate killed peg*
Severe
i don't know what did the 1 disliker expect from this video,
did he expect an interview of Francis?
@Weight Overload I bet CN had something related to him & that's why he felt threatened...
Nice conspiracy theory you nut job
Wait what, somebody - shock horror - had a different opinion and expressed it? Well I never, such sacrilege.
lmao back when dislikes existed
@@cem6730 When people could know what the majority thought instead of have it hidden from them.
6:37 I love how Niko sighs with genuine frustration as Francis goes off again on another preaching session about how he's the good guy 😂😂😂😂
Ikr Niko's like "Ugh I don't want to hear about it." That's why he snaps "HEY I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE LIFE LESSONS FRIEND! WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
The personification of the audible groan lol
At least Francis was doing something with his life, Derrick fucked up many people and still wasn’t redeemed by GTA V so sadly is better having Francis not getting killed
So true.
Bollocks. Francis deserved to die.
to be fair I never liked any of these Irishman. but Francis was the blacksheep of the family so I can sympathize with that.
He is a severely corrupt cop. He always threatens Niko, he makes Niko, a violent criminal, to do the police work, he makes Niko kill people who have evidence against Francis for being a corrupt cop, and he even tried to get his own brother killed. That is not making something of your life.
It seems the worst thing Derrick did was steal from the mafia, rat on his friends and become a hopeless addict. Where as Francis was a deeply corrupt cop who was literally willing to murder anyone (good or bad) who would expose him for what he did (which we still don't fully know about) and compromise his goal of becoming commissioner.
"Why didn't you tell me Derrick was back?"
I couldn't stop laughing when Francis talked to Niko in that tone.
"What?"
He's hilarious when he gets excited.
I always shot Derrick after I found out he ratted on his friends Bucky and Aiden.
who were those goons during the funeral ?
@@UnkkRell Do you mean the Albaniens?
True, but letting Francis live means his corruption will spread if he becomes chief. And Derricks just a harmless junkie.
@@matthewriley7826 Good point, but that isn't exactly Niko's problem.
I killed Francis cause he was a dirty cop
This might not have been the game that people wanted after San Andreas but the story and scale of this game is absolutely insane! There are so many memorable characters that you either love or you love to hate. GTA V is none of those things
Theyre both great games with rich story's bro
Ignore them. They just want a San Andreas 2. They even shit on LCS and VCS.
I don't get it. Why is it that each gta has its pros and cons. Like gta 4 has something that gta 5 doesn't. Then you remember that gta 5 has something that gta 4 doesn't. Why the hell do they do that, they have the perfect opportunity to make a almost PERFECT Game but for some reason they choose not too.
I loved San Andreas, but fell in love with GTA IV the more I played it. I still think it's one of the best and most touching games out there, even 12 years after it's release.
@@2007ghettonissanaltima because the fan base is retarded. One part wants a serious, dark, gritty story, with certain mechanics. The other wants a light, funny, action story with other mechanics. Its all stupid. Yeah all gtas have pros and cons, but in the end they're all good in their own way.
I always thought that Francis looks like Freddy Mercury a lot
Now that you mention it
i can't unsee it
He looks more like Commissioner Gordon
@@DavisPickle2004 Nah, he looks more like Walter Cobb from Die Hard 3 with a vengeance. John Mclane's police commisioner.
is it just me or he looks same like Niko?
I don't know why, but the "I'm just a tourist" line cracked me up. XD
Francis is my favorite character on GTA4. Cool corrupt cop who thinks he's doing good. Derrick vs Francis? No contest.
I mean, I like Francis more than Derrick, man. Derrick ratted his friends in the past. He ratted one of his fellow members and at the end, got him killed. That old man was innocent but got killed. Derrick is a drunk bastard!!! Derrick would definitely betray you in a team mission where you have to steal something precious.
He would definitely escape with the good when he will get the chance, leave behind his fellow members ambushed, arrested by cops while he escapes with the money. Then, puting the fellow people out of their misery because they want revenge for ratting them out.
Francis is no good either. He is a very smart, intelligent and corrupted cop. But Francis never lied about the info about the gangsters he told Niko to assassinate. Francis was targeted by gangsters and blackmailed. He couldn't do it by himself because he would be straight off killed by those gangsters. So, he wanted someone like Niko to do his job. In a mission, Francis tells us to kill a kid gangsta. The kid seems innocent and when we save him. He comes back as a random character and tries to kill us. But Niko puts him out of his misery. Francis phoned us in that same mission and informed us that that gangsta kid will definitely lie to save himself. But he would eventually come back for his revenge. Sadly, the kid's plan didn't work out. He finally died. His fate was in the hands of Niko Bellic and it was death written on it. Francis is a corrupted bastard cop but he never ratted us out. He threatened us like he would put Niko down if he doesn't kill Derrick in that 50/50 mission.
Also, Derrick definitely chose the wrong choice. Why would he call a Journalist to interview his family? His family is a crime family. If the secrets come out, all of them will be arrested. Packie would be arrested, Gerald and Francis too. Derrick was gonna tell all the secrets of his brothers to the Journalist. He would've revealed his crimes, Packie's crimes, Gerald's crimes and ruin Francis's police job if he spells out his crimes. Francis talked with Derrick about this but he didn't listen. Derrick didn't stop. He was ready to tell everything and Francis wouldn't have gotten his promotion. He is a corrupted bastard but I think he would done more good in Liberty City if he stays alive. A corrupted cop can take down corrupted gangsters by using a dangerous killer. The only innocent members of the Mcreary family are Kate and her mom.
Derrick is basically the Irish-American version of Darko Brevic. A drug addicted traitor and liability for his family who would also leave his mother behind (as we see in the mission Undertaker during the shootout where he left like a coward while Francis protected his mother). That's why I always kill Derrick in my playthroughs.
Fuck no… Maureen is the only good McReary
as Kate is morally evil leaving Niko at his nadir in life. Shes as treacherous as her brother.
Facts, I always save Francis
@@PraiseThaDonfacts, I always saved Derrick, yes he was a rat to his old friends, and no, he was not a rat to Niko and his family. So that's why I saved his life. Yes rats deserved to be killed, but Derrick dosen't deserve it. Well before the events of gta V, Derrick did die of a heroin overdose, but he wasn't killed, it was the canon way that you kill Francis, not Derrick.
In all honesty I shot Derrick because I saw Francis to be more useful. If you spare Francis he'll be able to make damn sure his family is protected. Gerry would be constantly trying to survive in the penitentiary if Francis was dead. The mom of the McReary's would be sent to a much more brutal end by the Albanians. Packie would've been in jail long time without bails and releases if his brother wasn't a cop. I'm not defending Francis I'm just looking at it from a different perspective. If your wondering why I didn't bring up Kate, it's because Roman's dream is the true ending.
I think what the only one Francis cares about is himself and maybe his mom, but sure as hell he not give a shit about other brothers and most likely want them dead too
I chose Derrick too.
Roman is still alive bro forgot the liveinvader page in gta v 💀
@@DMlTRElYes, but he probably cares about his mom (this is clear from his call), but Derrick is a drug addict who lived in Ireland, far from his family. Also, from GTA 5 it is clear that he will definitely die, so in fact, apart from Francis and Packie, the poor old lady has no one, of course Francis is bad, but at least he will be able to take care of his mother, unlike his brothers, who either died, or went to prison, or went somewhere
@@seth7796I honestly think Romans death is a more fitting ending despite the sadness. Not only is it more fitting for Dimitri to b the final antagonist, Roman has way more chemistry than Kate which makes the death more impactful and as a way to say Nikos actions hurt ppl around him
I prefer killing Derrick because Francis is infinitely better equipped to take care of their Ma.
@TheAnax 11 Better than a junkie
Not really
11:35 *Be careful what you wish for.* Lol Francis doesn't want Niko to meet the rest of the McReary brothers, especially Derrick since Francis said that "he's the worst." And that if Derrick ever comes back from Ireland, he can't be held responsible for what he'd do. Foreshadowing the mission "Blood Brothers."
Francis and Niko look so much alike, there was always awkward scenes between them both.
"...it's the land of opportunity. Any fool can become president."
Talk about foreshadowing...
Hillary ain't any better. These elections sucked ass anyway. You have my sympathies, citizens of US of A.
AlexZebol I’d much rather have Trump than that Clinton bitch.
Stupid democrats think the majority of America agrees and thinks just like them. Every liberal politician is a buffoon sellout, trumps kept all his promises and helped our economy immensely.
@Willem DaFuckedUp Steve Bannon is nationalist, not Neocon you stupid.
@Willem DaFuckedUp no he isn't. Guy that is against globalization *BY DEFINITION* can't be a Neocon
Francis McReary and Steve Haines have a lot in common
Steve was so worst.
Atleast Francis payed you and promised to keep you out of jail for helping him.
At least Francis doesn’t spout lame one liners.
Francis is an angel compared to Steve.
Bro. Imagine if Francis McReary, Steve Haines, and Frank Tenpenny meet.
It's been 9 years since the video was uploaded. I remember it like it was yesterday. Thanks for the good memories @whatever57010.
The thing that sucks is if Derrick actually sold Gerry out which he probably did which would make him worse than Francis
But if Derrick is the one who ratted out his own brother Gerry, I probably kill Derrick if 100%
GTA 4 is worlds better than GTA5
paul powell And i thought i was the only one who thought that GTA 4 was better. GTA 5 was good, brought back all those which was not included in GTA 4. But the characters were…meh. Unlike Niko, who was more remembered.
you spelled "in my opinion" wrong.
bizz bizzy What the hell? Hey pal, i didn't spell ''in my opinion'' at all.
yippi yay i wasn't talking to you, talking to paul powell.
bizz bizzy Oh, sorry about that XD
I noticed at @14:51 that there is a reference to the game “Bully” where the protagonist of the game was asked from one of the nerds to protect him from the bullies for 2 bucks and then he said you mean five but not in the same way
Oh my goodness I just realized that........
Also Niko is undercover as "Jimmy" in that same scene.
lol you take Algernon to the bathroom and to his locker for 5 buck's
Me too, glad someone else noticed
yeah u right, dats why gta iv have many connection with bully
1. when u watching tv in liberty hotel u will see bullworth academy on iam rich tv show
2. dmitri betraying niko almost same like gary betraying jimmy
3.bully 2 will set in liberty city, which the timeline is 2012 & niko will become fighting trainer, he will teach the protagonist how to have a best fighting style(same as a hobo fighting trainer from bully 1)
Man, I love your GTA videos. Most are cancerous, clickbait crap. You my friend, are cool. Keep it up. 👍
6:43 does anyone else see the photo of Francis with Packie and Gerry, but no Derrick? I thought that was pretty nice as it seems Francis likes them both to a point. Why does he hate Derrick so much?
I guess cause Derrick knows best what Francis really is
Because derrick is the only one that is a rat in the family
I’m guessing Derrick caused a lot more problems for him. In his backstory he claims he stole money from the mafia and him being an ex-terrorist/IRA freedom fighter wouldn’t look good in the media.
weren't Packie and Gerry both molested by their father? Maybe Francis had sympathy for them
Derrick is a pos that's why. He ratted on Gerry and Aiden
'No I don't care about Packie ' that was Rich. Well I care about Packie Lol.
Ms_Princess Of Attitudes everyones most favorite cheeky Irish twatwaffle. His voice actor did a pretty good job at enforcing his cheeky attitude.
He must, otherwise he would have found a way to get rid of Packie despite the blackmail from Gerry.
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 Eh I think Packie was pretty small time for Francis who probably just considered him a nuisance. That all changed with the bank robbery though and Gerry going down, hence why he skipped town.
one of reason i killed him 😁
Yknow, even as a drug-riddled wreck with both past and present demons haunting him, Derrick still managed to have more integrity and care more about people (especially during the heist-scene where he's concerned about the victims) than mr. Slimeball Francis here.
The only one of his brothers who's on the "side" of the law, yet almost manages to have a worse moral compass than them.
And he always tries to convince Niko that "he's a good guy, he's the good one, he just makes mistakes (time and time again)", moreso trying to convince himself.
Great character and dynamic, really. Makes the choice very ambiguous.
Aiming for Success what he snitch on
Aiming for Success did you kill derrick or francis?
Not really. Derrick was just as bad
Aiming for Success and Francis is a crooked cop so he ain’t better either
Derrick gives you two missions with no sense just killing people that scares im but does nothing, aiden for example is an innocent man and i dont like doing that mission i prefer francis
I bet Francis and Tenpenny would get along like a house on fire if they met each other.
Francis is an angel compared to Tenpenny.
@@icy9145 Fr Francis had every opportunity to betray niko but never does he might be corrupt but he always holds up his end of the deal
Kills the whole projects ”Im a quest in your country gimme a break”
Lmao
"phew, i could use a drink.... you??"
Niko: *"No."*
Francis is my favorite character i saved him every time i replayed it
MatthewKonvict since Derrick dies anyways in Gta 5 I always save Francis now
@@VillianEra.Q Me too.
Facts. Francis was a gangsta
I Agree
"Any fool can become president" lol
Like trump
Loool
Yes either you've got a lying orange scumbag or a loser who's fiancee is his sister
@@ashleyabbott7826 no. Like Bush jr.
@@alexanderjarvis2008 you do know this was made when we had a even more stupid president right?
I think killing Francis is canonical. Packie mentions in V that he’s all his ma’s got left. If Derrick didn’t die right away, he would’ve done so eventually from his drug addiction. That said, keeping Roman alive over Kate had already been established as canon, so there’s also that. 😑
I think Francis also dies if you kill Derrick, I heard from someone he got killed because of rivals or something like that. He also don’t pick up the phone if you complete the game.
@@exelero9282 Didn’t say that anywhere in the GTA wiki, so I imagine it might be a little more than an internet rumor. 🤷🏻♂️
@@exelero9282 That is simply just speculation, pal.
I think it's moreso the rest of the McRearys just denounce Francis. Not many people wanna talk about him and Packie only mentions his family- and ONLY his family who was in the Three Leaf Clover Heist.
7:09 is my favorite thing he ever said
EYYYYY, ENOUGH!!!!
shit had me dyingggg "And then JACKS OFF IN HIS WIFES FACE!"
Whatever looked like he was enjoying killing all those brothers in the Holland Nights mission
IcanXposeya LOL true :P
GTA 4 was easily the best story out of all of them , so deep and long and real
“🎯 Any Fool Can Become President” Underrated Character
"It's the land of opportunity! Any fool can become president"
Seeing the outcome of the elections after this game came out, this game was WAY ahead of its time.
I listened to him and killed Derrick because he Pays $10,000 and also we get the ability to remove a 3 star wanted level.
Note: if you call francis before execution, he pays $20,000.
Cool detail.
Yeah I think the developers knew that most people would kill Francis when given the choice so they gave the player all the rewards for killing Derrick in the hopes that it would be a tougher decision.
Gerry talking about Francis in the jail. If Niko kill him.
When Niko kill Francis, Gerry said “Poor Bastard” it means Gerry didn’t care about Francis death
I spared Francis because he is useful.
Thanks for uploading these!
NP happy you enjoy them :)
So Francis is the police leader and if you do work for him he can actually get the cops off you if you call him wow I should've done that when I still played the game
"Not in the showers" 😂
Niko: *kills everyone*
Clarence: don't kill me boss!
Niko: *kills Clarence* "s o r r y"
Love these videos.
Thanks, happy you enjoy them :)
whatever57010 If Francis dies, and Derrick dies too, because Packie said that in GTA V Paleto score heist, than everyone is dead, Even Kate (if you took revenge) So if anyone remembers the Mcreary families Mom, that old woman that appeared sometimes, she could be living all alone thinking about it, LOL. Or she died, and Packie is the only surviving member of the Mcreary family.
Wiizardii Gerry McReary survives, but is arrested. Packie can be killed in any of the robberies or random encounter.
Felipe Galli Yeah but Gerry is in Prison his whole life (Not exactly, but he will proabably die in prison too, if not, has already died, - Alot of creepy bastards in prison could have killed him lol) but in my opinion, Packie is canon to live and be on does heists.
Wiizardii I didn't get your point. who are you referring to by "everyone is dead"?
Derrick and Francis are dead (since you can kill them both, and according to Packie in Gta V).
Gerry is either alive in prison or died there.
Kate is dead or alive (Kate dumps Niko) but vill not appear again.
The mother is either alive and very old or dead.
Packie is still alive and appears in Gta V... and since you can kill him he will not appear in Gta VI
Gunfights in GTA IV are so much more satisfying than GTA V
I love both.
@Selim Mašić Sta ti je?
27:42 THAT was a cool transition ahahaha
22:11 I reckon you could have also had a chance to kill him if you called the number on his telephone.
White Hat nice eye noticing that detail, I didn't even see that
Fulcrum you can do that
“Sure. I’ll see you there Kate. Goodbye”
HE DIDNT WANT TO PICK HER UP 😂😂😂😂
I played GTA V before I played GTA IV. I choose Packie for all the heists and in the Paleto Score he said:"My brother Derrick, god rest his soul." That‘s why I killed him in IV. But it would make sense that he died because of an overdose. Now I‘ll kill Francis
In undertaker part it would have been cool to have the coffin open and then zoom in on Francis. Also if Derrick dies Francis is in the church cutscene.
You can see Francis in the church at 37:15 (I know he is there when Derrick is killed). But the thing with the coffin could have been cool :)
i liked francis more than derrick
he is more interesting as a character, but I didn't like the way he spoke to Niko all the time
whatever57010 well Niko is serbian killer without much sence to life, yea he is much better then any other characters but he is still what he is, it's not about his job but how he act in situations
Reminds me of Frank Tenpenny.
leathery420 Tenpenny was another level of crooked
6:40 had me dying 🤣🤣
Niko really wants Francis to go onto the point 💀💀💀
Manny's mission isn'r first tme when you see him. Actually Niko encouters Francis way before in Comrades bar in mission Hung Out to Dry.
That was a different cop in the bar
it doesn't matter if you kill francis or derrick the following mission will be called undertaker?
Gaming channel yes, you can see the difference in this video - ua-cam.com/video/1O5v19zX3TE/v-deo.html
Is it me or does Francis McReary look EXACTLY like Walter Cobbs(John Mclane's police chief in Die Hard 3)
yippi yay yes bro
yippi yay
You got a good eye
yippi yay nice call, must’ve been a big part of the inspiration
He looks like Niko Belic to me
He looks like Commissioner Gordon from Batman
He looks so much like Commissioner Gordan
Love this fucking guy. He's so outrageous! :)
12:57 - So if Derrick is back in America. Why didn’t Francis find out about that in the phone call with his mom?
I thought about that too. If my son came back from another country and my other son didn't know about it, I'm going to let him know.
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 maybe she forgot to tell him or she knew he has no interest in seeing the family.
He looks so much like Capt. Stottlemeyer from Monk!
17:33 Now that's racist, dude!
***** No, you fuck off!
WTF?! Niko is an Eastern European guy not a generic suburban American dad
@@yippiyay7099 u mad bro
Sounds like one of the Skinz from the first Manhunt
It's GTA, what do you expect?
He Will always remind me of Leon McAffrey
Francis sounds like Kitty0706 RIP.
The White Wolf haven’t heard that name in a while
I loved the tower block mission the shoot outs was sick
After listening to everything he had to say...I've beaten Tom Goldberg to death with a bat, weeks after ignoring multiple phone calls for the interview.
I've done this regularly throughout my many gameplays. Good times!
Francis McReary is a scumbag, but to his credit he never betrays or backstabs Niko and was a man of his word, and helped him. He gives him cash, a car, and probably helped Niko stay out of trouble with the LCPD. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Francis kept helping Niko after the story. Easy choice to spare him.
Beginning of Blood Brothers cutscene: Francis threatened him though when Niko didn't want to kill Derrick.
"Do it, or I'll put you away."
"Don't forget I have dirt on you."
He wants his own brother dead and doesn't feel any guilt.
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 Derrick is better off dead
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 Derrick already dead by using drugs, atleast Francis have a future by as a cop
If you spare Francis he will send you an e-mail with an easy-to-access link to the LCPD database with "Those Who Have Strayed From The Path" as a subject line. I feel like this e-mail is the perfect lead-in to the Most Wanted missions and the Vigilante missions. Francis is a hypocrite. But I think he genuinely believes in his "one percent at a time" philosophy of crime fighting. And I think he sends Nico the list, in the hopes that he will use it to wipe out the city's worst criminals. So to the people who don't like Francis, don't do the Most Wanted missions or the Vigilante missions. If you do them, you're essentially executing and enforcing Frankie's "one percent at a time" street justice philosophy. And to those that do like Francis, have fun doing those missions, knowing that you're making Frankie smile from the sidelines.
The only reason Francis doesn’t backstab Niko is that Niko is a man with nothing to lose with dirt on Francis. Niko might go down if Francis goes after him, but Francis career as a cop would be done so as soonest Niko starts blabbing about Francis corrupt deeds. Basically Francis has more to lose than Niko does. Which is why he doesn’t want to go against Gerry either. ‘Cause like Niko, Gerry knows Francis very well.
i've killed derrick because francis gave me $25k as a bonus and frankie ability is very usefull haha
It’s the same for killing Playboy X, you get a free apartment
@@JizzyF83 but i won't, dwayne is such a nice guy, and he always loyal to niko, even he said to niko if he want to backup dwayne will help with his boys.
@@raihaannovendra283 Killing Playboy X gives you his apartment and Dwayne as a friend. I think you didn't understand the comment.
4:50 you can hear two voices
One from phone
And one a bit far from the blackmailer
Does anyone else has still Francis in their contacts list even after the Story completion?
4:25 wow the voice in phone was delayed, I never noticed this detail
7:46 - 7:54
That shit had me dying!
Same 😂🤣🤣
Francis was one of the best characters in GTA 4 in my opinion, a terrible guy, hypocritical and just plain bad. Worst than many of the gangsters to be honest as he hides behind the fact that hes a cop, like Packie says he doesnt even realise how much of a crook he is, he is blinded by his own hero complex. GTA 4 had some great villains, very memorable, Dimitri Rascalov was the most memorable in my opinion, you couldnt wait to kill him. Francis is also memorable as are the likes of Ray Boccino and Jimmy Pegorino. GTA 5's villains were poor compared to GTA 4, the likes of Devin Weston or whatever he was called is very unmemorable in my opinion
It's been discussed dozens of times, but here are MY reasons to kill Francis instead of Derrick:
1) Francis constantly threatened and blackmailed Nicko, while Derrick treated him with respect.
2) It seemed like their family would miss Derrick more.
3) When these two said, that they are not saint, Derrick seemed to be more sincere and repentant.
4) One crooked cop seemed to be worse for a society, than one junky crook. Especially if Francis would have become a commissioner.
@@mariosonicfan1494 I don't remember Francis mentioned to be alive either. Derrick could die for another reason
@@mariosonicfan1494 Pretty sure it just says that he's dead, I don't think it mentions what he dies of. For all we know, he could OD at some point.
I wasn't aware that you could actually clear your wanted level after you killed derrick but i was thinking maybe if you become friends with francis you can lose the heat but it only happens after you kill derrick mcreary
GTA 4 will always be the best
Francis is right up there with Micah for the "Abject Piece of Shit in a Rockstar game" award.
14:20 I don't know why but francis sounds like Mickie mouse in that part.
I always thought Francis looked like a discount tom selleck.
Francis had the best missions. Realistic and without any crazy shootouts. I loved it ! On my first walkthrough I was shocked how good was the Call and Collect mission. Use of the phone in GTA IV was a game changer.
25:12 this is why I kill francis every single playthrough without hesitation or thought. He simply cannot be trusted. With all the people he's "silenced".he cannot be trusted as an ally. Just how long would it be before he pays another assassin to kill Niko because of what he knows??? That's why I never let Francis see another day. Troy from saints row was a dirty cop but he was loyal to those loyal to him and ultimately wanted to do the right thing on both fronts. Francis is just a puppeteer and hypocrite
I didn’t care for that slippery bastard either I like Derek more
Francis acts like he’s a good person but in reality he’s a pretty terrible person
Yes
8:42 they fucking knew
14:21 and the moon is made of CHEESE and the streets is paved with GOLD
I’m offended by how much leg room they put in the church pews.
why kill francis you dont get ANYTHING from derrick
Robin Tammik
Cuz francis is a piece if shit. Derek is pretty nice guy
he tried to get superdollars into the country
Robin Tammik
Its business
Do the right thing and kill Derrick.
I still prefer the ability to get rid of cops fast (it's so easy in gta iv) and moolah.
I find it tough not to kill Francis, the guy is such a damn hypocrite, his faceless, bold dishonesty makes him irritating to me.
*And da moon is made a' cheese* 🧀 *and da streets is paved wit' gold!* 😊🪙
14:20
Honestly, McReary looks like Niko if Niko stopped criminal life and switched sides.
Random NPC at 3:30 - “my ass is on fire!”
13:27-13:40
He... Kind of nails it right on the head. But he's the last person that should be saying that.
ohhh😮😯😱 i member Francis' 1st mission eliminating that guy thats blackmailing him calling him in the park. interesting mission😎😎