Antagonist

Stretch (character)

Voiced by Hassan Johnson

Deceased6 missions

Stretch (character) turns up in 6 of the 77 story missions, first in The Long Stretch and last in The Third Way.

Standing in the way of at least one of the three.

Role: Antagonists
Voice actor: Hassan Johnson
Status: Deceased
Occupation: Not stated
Affiliations: Chamberlain Gangster Families, Ballas, Franklin Clinton, Lamar Davis, Demarcus Bradley

Player notes

Harold Joseph, known as Stretch, is a senior Chamberlain Gangster Families member in South Los Santos and a former friend of Franklin Clinton and Lamar Davis. Lamar admires the recently released OG, but Franklin resents Stretch's demands for deference and a share of their money. At Lamar's reunion outside Franklin's aunt's house, Stretch joins them for a supposed Ballas deal at Rogers Salvage & Scrap. The meeting is an ambush over Lamar's earlier kidnapping of D. Stretch kills D when he learns why they are there, then escapes with Franklin and Lamar.

Stretch claims he will settle matters with the Ballas, yet he arranges a Grove Street drug deal that is meant to leave Lamar cheated and exposed to the Original Covenant Ballas. Trevor Philips spots the fake cocaine and turns the exchange into a gunfight. Franklin later accuses Stretch of arranging the scam, but Stretch denies it and blames Trevor's presence. When Franklin begins stealing cars for Devin Weston, Stretch also calls to demand part of the proceeds.

Stretch later sends Lamar to a drug meeting at the Paleto Forest Sawmill, where the Ballas abduct him. Franklin, Michael De Santa and Trevor raid the sawmill and bring Lamar home. Franklin tells Lamar that Stretch has been setting them up since the scrapyard ambush, then warns Stretch never to cross him again. During The Third Way, Lamar helps Franklin track Stretch to a Ballas foundry. Franklin and Lamar fight through the gang members and kill Stretch inside the building.

Trivia

◆It is possible to knock Stretch's cap off, and originally he didn't even wear the cap at all. He is only seen wearing his cap in The Long Stretch.
◆His "SA" cap is a hint to his betrayal, as aside from green "SA" graffiti seen around South Los Santos, this logo is only seen on Ballas clothing. This logo appears to be based on the Los Angeles Dodgers logo.
◆The player can have Franklin call Stretch after certain missions. These conversations will initially start off civil before turning into heated arguments over their current situations, while after Lamar Down, they officially break off their friendship because of what Stretch did to Lamar.
◆If he is killed via melee attack in The Third Way, the news reports following his death will still say that Stretch died in a gunfight. This is likely an oversight.
◆It's possible that Stretch's age could be at around his 40s, since in the mission The Long Stretch, Franklin says to Stretch, "Damn, man, I gotta spend my day with another middle-aged fool trying to recapture his youth?". He says this line to Stretch, which he then asks Franklin to rephrase what he just said, clearly implying a disagreement with Franklin's statement knowing that he is older.
◆To further prove this, Franklin's line makes reference to Michael as the "middle-aged fool trying to recapture his youth" as well as Stretch. Michael's age is 48 years old according to his D.O.B. on his tombstone, stating his birth year as 1965.