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Random Characters in GTA IV

By SETZIG

There are total 14 random character encounters. I'll show you all of them with details.

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Category: Characters, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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Information

Random Characters are minor characters found standing on the street in Grand Theft Auto IV, its episodes, and Chinatown Wars. Their presence is indicated by a small blue person icon on the radar (white in the DLCs). They provide Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, Luis Fernando Lopez and Huang Lee with small storylines and minor missions. Some random characters only appear at certain times of the day. When Niko, Johnny or Luis enters their vicinity, the characters can usually be seen waving or otherwise trying to get the player's attention.

The achievement/trophy "No More Strangers" for GTA IV involves locating all of them and helping each one out at least once (some random characters return in different areas of the map, with different problems to solve). Most of the random character missions are required for completion. This is one of the more difficult aspects of completion without a guide as the icons only appear when Niko is close to the person, and some, such as Ilyena, are located where Niko might not travel in the normal course of missions or friendship outings. This is rectified in the DLCs which place the icons on the map irrespective of the player's location.

One random encounter in GTA IV, Gracie Ancelotti, is not marked on the map with the icon, while one encounter in The Ballad of Gay Tony, Daisie Cash-Cooze, does not always trigger, even when her icon is on the screen.

10 of them required for 100% completion, rest of 4 are not required.

Complete List

All the random characters listed below.

Note: Random Character obligatory for the 100%.

Note: Random Character not obligatory for the 100%.

Note: Random Character obligatory for the 100%.

Note: Random Character not obligatory for the 100%.

Note: you have to wait from several in-game days to a week to trigger the second/third encounter. To fast-forward time simply sleep in a safehouse.

Thanks & Credit

Thank you for checking out my guide, I hope it was helpful. While making this guide I was tired and bored, so this guide little bit fast prepared. Maybe in the future I'll be making the list more detailed & fancy. :)

Source: GTA Fandom Site[gta.fandom.com], and GTA Series Videos

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23 Comments

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antonpogeee 26 Sep, 2024 @ 4:16am

I'm so dumb, I figured out the problem. I didn't know that you had to be close to the random character. Thanks anyway.

SETZIG [author] 26 Sep, 2024 @ 3:26am

Thats odd. They supposed to appear after first encounter. And further you progress in the game, more encounters should have been opened for you. Don't know why it isn't the case for you.

antonpogeee 25 Sep, 2024 @ 9:31pm

Well, I have done the story completely. I have only done two of the random characters. Brian (only 1st encounter) and Hossan.

SETZIG [author] 25 Sep, 2024 @ 3:50am

Which one(s) won't show up exactly?

antonpogeee 24 Sep, 2024 @ 9:39pm

Hello, I am using this guide for 100% but the random characters dont show up. I think i have already slept 28 times

SETZIG [author] 18 Apr, 2024 @ 2:49pm

I don't think there is any way keeping track of that information. People just tracking it on memory mostly..

Pr0-V 18 Apr, 2024 @ 2:47pm

Is there any way to know which strangers I already met? I just saw in the statistics "11" strangers completed, but I must have made some mistakes taking count of them cause I marked more. And now I really can't find some (Hossan, or Sara 2nd encounter) and don't know what to do

SETZIG [author] 21 Mar, 2024 @ 9:50am

Glad to help!

Nevatric 21 Mar, 2024 @ 8:32am

Thanks! I've met all of them.

SETZIG [author] 13 Oct, 2023 @ 4:12pm

I always shotgun blast off his face in second encounter, 10/10 recommend it.

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