Chef

“Shit, Trevor, we ain't got long.”

—Chef to Trevor, before they both get into a shootout with the Aztecas, in Trevor Philips Industries.

Chef is a supporting character appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Online.

Background

Chef is an associate of Trevor Philips and an employee of Trevor Philips Enterprises. He is the head manufacturer of crystal meth, hence the nickname "Chef". His real name is never revealed.

Chef met Trevor at an unknown point before the events of Grand Theft Auto V. During The Paleto Score, Chef says that in his "job interview" he needed to rob a cash for gold guy who was in Sandy Shores, earning $50,000 from the score, and burying (with Trevor) the corpse of the guy and his bodyguards (or what was left of them according to Chef) in a junkyard.

Plot

Grand Theft Auto Online in 2013

In the mission "Meth'd Up", the GTA Online Protagonist must steal an RV full of meth from the Liquor Ace store, which Chef operates in. Chef attacks the player in an attempt to defend his "product". Chef will not go down to the car park to defend the RV however; rather he will stay on the rooftop along with some other goons shooting at the player. He can be "killed" by the player, but this is not canon, as he later appears later in both GTA Online and GTA V.

He also appears in "Crank Up the Volume", after the player delivers a Journey to the meth lab. He can be seen approaching the RV from the back alley.

Heists

He appears at the beginning of the Series A heist, entering the GTA Online Protagonist's apartment along with Trevor and Ron Jakowski. He later appears in the Series A - Steal Meth mission, where the players deliver a Tanker full of liquid methamphetamine that he then uses to create the meth lab in the Liquor Ace gas station.

Grand Theft Auto V

During a business meeting with the Los Santos Triads, Trevor's meth lab is assaulted by the Aztecas after Trevor attacked one of their members, Ortega, who could've been either killed or spared (player's choice). Chef assists Trevor in fending off the attacking Aztecas, including Ortega, if he was spared.

After the mission Blitz Play, Chef texts Trevor, asking Trevor to contact him if he needs a gunman for any future service for helping out during the attack. Chef will then become available as a gunman for the heists "The Paleto Score" and "The Big Score".

“Eh, think about my buddy, Chef, okay? Consummate professional.”

—Trevor Philips

Chef is a very skilled gunman, with a heist cut of 12%, making him a good choice as an experienced crew member, but still with a reasonable price. He doesn't die in The Paleto Score and is even complimented by Michael, who says, "Hey T, your guy is really good".

In the subtle approach of The Big Score, he doesn't drop any gold bars if selected as the first gunman and neither causes consequences if selected as the second gunman, regardless of previous experience.

In the obvious approach of The Big Score, he will do a good job of being either the first or second gunman, regardless of previous experience, and provides great help in the shootout against the police if he is the second gunman, helping kill a lot of enemies.

Grand Theft Auto Online after 2013

Los Santos Tuners

Main article: The Lost Contract

In 2021, Chef finds himself in another dispute with The Lost MC over their meth business, so he puts out a contract through KDJ, enlisting the GTA Online Protagonist to put The Lost out of business. After some preparation works, the player launches an attack on four of The Lost's meth labs, destroying them with the explosives stolen from their clubhouse earlier. Afterwards, the player storms The Lost at Stab City and steals their tanker, which they deliver to Chef.

Los Santos Drug Wars

In 2022, Chef can be seen hanging out with the Fooliganz in the opening cutscene of First Dose 1 - Welcome to the Troupe, where he is seen passed out on a couch after taking a large number of drugs. Ron Jakowski expresses concern to Dax about Chef's state, but is interrupted when The Lost MC attack the liquor store. Both Chef and Ron ultimately survive the attack.

Description

Skills

Chef's skills include:

Max Health
Accuracy
Shot Rate
Weapon Choice

Prominent Appearances in Gameplay

Grand Theft Auto V

Trevor Philips Industries
Blitz Play (Post-mission text message)
The Paleto Score (Optional)
The Big Score (Optional)

Grand Theft Auto Online

Gallery

Grand Theft Auto V

**Chef** about to hug Tao Cheng in Trevor Philips Industries.

**Chef** during The Big Score in *GTA V* (optional).

Grand Theft Auto Online

**Chef**, Ron and Trevor in *GTA Online*.

**Chef** and his crew after The Lost Contract finale in *GTA Online*.

**Chef** passed out in Ace Liquor during the intro cutscene to First Dose 1 - Welcome to the Troupe.

Trivia

In the subtle approach of The Big Score, if he is placed as the first gunman, while he is loading the Gauntlets, he makes a little reference to the gold classification in the periodic table, saying, "Gold, Au, Atomic number: 79".
Chef probably believes Ron's conspiracy theory about lizard people taking the form of humans to work for the government as he shouts about the cops being lizard people if he is the second gunman for The Big Score - Obvious.
Unlike most of Trevor's associates, Chef doesn't seem to be afraid, or even intimidated by Trevor.
Chef will sometimes be found on the second floor of Liquor Ace outside of missions as a normal pedestrian. If interacted with, the player will use a default greeting. He can also be killed, but will always respawn.
- He doesn't talk to the player in response, despite knowing Trevor.
Even though he's unlocked as a gunman from "The Paleto Score" onwards, he's not available to hire for The Bureau Raid, probably out of loyalty to Trevor.
Chef does not wear his glasses during heist missions.
Simply being known as Chef is maybe a reference to the character Phil "The Chef" Bushey from Stephen King's novel Under The Dome, as Bushey also cooks and samples his own batches of meth in the novel.
Chef is also very similar to Walter White from the first/second seasons of Breaking Bad.
- They are both the cooks in their respective meth empires while occasionally confronting the competition, which happen to both be Hispanic gangs (in Chef's case it was TPI and the Aztecas, while in Walter's it was his own empire and Tuco Salamanca).
- Both associate themselves with violent sociopaths who help get their product out (In Chef's case it was Trevor, while in Walt's it was Tuco).
- Both keep meth in RV's.
- Both are also bald, wear glasses and have facial hair.
- The main difference of the two is that Chef has done meth, while Walter only cooks.
If Trevor Philips Industries is replayed, Chef will always act as if Trevor spared Ortega in Mr. Philips, even if Trevor killed him in said mission.
When changing Chef's outfit in Director Mode, there exists a version of him wearing both the Bugstars exterminator outfit used in the smart approach for The Jewel Store Job and the firefighter outfit from the fire crew approach for The Bureau Raid, despite the fact that Chef cannot be selected as a gunman for either heist.

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