Eddie Low in Grand Theft Auto IV

(Content warning: discussion of sexual assault and child abuse)

Eddie Low is a “random character” that players can encounter in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is a serial killer and rapist (referred to in news stories throughout the game as “Head Hunter”). Wiki authors alternatively refer to him as bisexual and homosexual, though his dialogue suggests he is bisexual and in the game he is represented as sexually assaulting and killing people regardless of gender. He also cross-dresses and was sexual abused as a child. A video of Niko’s interactions with Eddie are available in this video.

LGBTQ references in this game series:

Grand Theft Auto (1997): El Burro

Grand Theft Auto II (1999): Tetsuo

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999): Pretty Charlie

Grand Theft Auto III (2001): Gay Pedestrian; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002): The Psycho; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004): LGBTQ References; LGB Characters; Queens; OG Loc Mission

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005): Kazuki Kasen; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006): Reni Wassulmaier; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008): Brucie Kibbutz; Tom “French Tom” Rivas; Bernie Crane/Florian Cravic; Bryce Dawkins; LGB Love-meet.net users; Elizabeta Torres; Talbot Daniels; Marcus; The Hater; Eddie Low;  Unnamed Homosexual NPCs; LGBT NPCs in LCPD Database; LGBT Media Personalities; LGBTQ References 

Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009): Trans Man

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2010): Anthony “Gay Tony” Prince; Clay “Pain Giver” Jackson; Jacob; The Celebinator; Evan Moss; LGBTQ References

Grand Theft Auto V (2013): Trevor Philips; Peter Dreyfuss; Transgender Sex Workers; Locations; LGBTQ References

Citations:

  1. Eddie Low. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.neoseeker.com/wiki/Eddie_Low
  2. Eddie Low. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Eddie_Low
  3. Eddie Low. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/Eddie_Low
  4. GTA Series Videos. (2013, May 22). GTA 4- Random Character #11- Eddie Low [2 Missions]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUod46fWfjY
  5. Random Characters. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.gta4.net/random-characters/#eddie-low