Brad Snider

"Brad" redirects here.
For the personal trainer in the first Grand Theft Auto, see Brad (GTA).

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Type	CHARACTER
Bradley Snider
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto V
Voiced by	Ryan Woodle
Appearance
Gender	Male
Biography
Aliases
Also known as	Brad B
Full name	Bradley Snider
Nationality	American
Date of birth	Not given
Fate
Status	Deceased
Date of death	2004
Place of death	Ranch in Ludendorff, North Yankton.
Cause of death	Accidentally shot by FIB Agent Dave Norton using a Sniper Rifle.
Main affiliations	Michael Townley Trevor Philips Lester Crest Getaway Driver
Property
Weapons	Pump Shotgun
Businesses	Robbery

“Did you see that shit? I fuckin' put that bitch's face against the glass. Did you see that?”

— Brad, to Michael and Trevor.

Bradley "Brad" Snider is a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto V.

He was voiced by Ryan Woodle, who also voiced Chad in The Lost and Damned.

History

Background

Early Criminal Life

Lester Crest: "A long, long time ago in a faraway place, there were three guys. Michael, Trevor, and Lester."

Trevor Philips: "And Brad."

Lester Crest: "Yeah, sure, Brad was there sometimes as well."

—Lester and Trevor during Surveying the Score

Though little is known about his life, Brad pursued a life of crime as an adult. He did not commit any serious crimes until he met with Trevor Philips and became a member of a heist crew, consisting of Trevor, Michael Townley and Lester Crest. From then on, they would rob banks and make a fortune, all while evading law enforcement. Despite their fruitful partnership, Brad was disliked by both Michael and Lester, who distrusted him. Trevor thought highly of Brad and favored him over Michael during the last years of the partnership.

Events of Grand Theft Auto V

Brad was a partner of Michael Townley and Trevor Philips and was a member of their heist crew prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto V. Despite his limited screen-time, the circumstances surrounding Brad's death play a key role in the later part of the storyline.

Ludendorff

“Where the fuck's the chopper..? Fuck me man ... Fuck , I'm gonna check around back”

— Brad's last words in the moment before his death

In 2004, Brad, Michael, and Trevor participated in an ill-fated heist in Ludendorff, North Yankton. The heist was a failure, with Trevor killing a security guard, unexpected police "attention" resulting in the death of their getaway driver, and Brad and Michael being shot during the escape by Dave Norton, an FIB agent. Only Trevor managed to escape from the authorities. Officially, Brad was imprisoned with a stiff sentence, while Michael was reported to have died from gunshot wounds. However, in reality, Brad succumbed to his wounds and was buried in the grave marked "Michael Townley", with Michael changing his and his family's surname to "De Santa" and moved west to Los Santos with his family under a deal with the FIB.

Over the next nine years, "Brad" maintained an infrequent correspondence with Trevor by writing letters and sending emails occasionally. It served as his only communication with the outside world, as he claimed to have been denied visitor privileges. By the time Trevor reunites with Michael and Lester, "Brad" seems relatively at peace with his situation and encourages Trevor to turn himself in, or at the very least give up his criminal life and live peacefully. In reality, these messages were written by Dave Norton, the FIB agent who killed him, to allow him to both monitor Trevor, and to prevent him from discovering the truth behind the cash depot heist.

The Truth

“I'm going to see an old friend, alright? If you're where I think you are, buddy...”

— Trevor in Bury the Hatchet planning to investigate Michael's grave and figure out who was buried there instead

Trevor eventually realizes the truth, however. Brad never survived the botched cash depot heist and was buried in the place of the legally dead Michael Townley. Michael, who knew the truth all along, tries to prevent Trevor from finding out, but fails as Trevor flies out to North Yankton to confirm his suspicions, and exhumes Brad's corpse from "Michael's" grave.

Following this discovery, Michael and Trevor refuse to speak to each other, a hostility which lasts until the end of the storyline, where they forgive each other. At the end of the storyline, Dave emails Trevor and explains that he was the one who sent the e-mails and letters using Brad's identity. When hanging out, Trevor and Michael mutually agree that Brad was a "dick".

Character

Personality

“Yeah, you're a real stallion.”

— Michael sarcastically complementing Brad in Prologue

Brad had little screen time during the game to fully display his personality. What is known of him are second-hand descriptions, mostly by Trevor, who is an unreliable narrator.

For much of the game it is implied that Trevor and Brad had a close relationship. Trevor attempted to write to Brad while he was supposedly in prison, and several times during the game talked about missing Brad. When Trevor first begins to think that he was misled on Brad's death, he loses it and flies straight to North Yankton to verify. On the other hand, while hanging out with Franklin, Trevor says that he thought Brad was a "dick", and would have probably killed him at some point anyway. Michael never spoke too much about Brad, but Trevor claims that the two of them never liked each other and that at one point Brad planned to cut ties with Michael to work solely with Trevor. Lester Crest described Brad as the "shit" part of the team, because he was "lazy, forgetful, mean and stupid." Brad appears to lack empathy and even go as far as to take sadistic pleasure in causing pain and suffering for others, as he laughs and brags about smashing a woman's face into a glass window. Michael berates him for doing so, sarcastically calling him a "stallion". Also, if Michael fails the mission by killing the female hostage, Brad will cold-heartedly say, "If anyone's killing hostages, it's me."

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto V

• Prologue (Killed)
• Bury the Hatchet (Corpse)

Gallery

Brad in the original version of Grand Theft Auto V.

Brad during the getaway.

Brad after being shot.

Brad's corpse.

Trivia

• Chronologically, Brad speaks the first lines in the HD Universe when he yells at a woman to "get down there!" as he is rounding up hostages during a robbery. This is excluding his grunt while pushing her and the woman's scream.
• An unused line from Brad during the heist suggests that he didn't like Lester Crest, calling him a "walking stick", and expresses that it "feels good" to not have to pay Lester a cut for organizing the heist.

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