Equipo de atracos

Norm Richards

Voz de Evan Neumann

Determinant4 misiones

Norm Richards sale en 4 de las 77 misiones de la historia, primero en The Jewel Store Job y por última vez en The Big Score.

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Rol: Equipo de atracos
Actor de voz: Evan Neumann
Estado: Determinant
Ocupación: Freelance gunman
Afiliaciones: Lester Crest, Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips

Notas del jugador

Norm Richards es un pistolero autónomo interpretado por Evan Neumann. Antes fue esposo y padre de tres hijos, pero cambia al enterarse de que Michael Townley ha muerto. Roba un almacén y obtiene $10,000, que gasta en drogas y prostitutas, antes de abandonar a su esposa e hijos sin pagar la manutención. Tras Casing the Jewel Store, Lester Crest puede incorporarlo a las bandas de atracadores de Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton y Trevor Philips. Norm siente una devoción extrema por Michael y lo elogia cada vez que trabajan juntos.

Si lo contratan para The Jewel Store Job, Norm desempeña mal su papel. En el plan ruidoso, un rehén escapa porque no logra controlar a la multitud, y Michael tiene que ocuparse de él. En el plan inteligente, deja caer parte de las joyas que recoge. En ambas versiones, su motocicleta falla antes de que el grupo entre en los túneles de alcantarillado. Norm se estrella, muere y deja su bolsa de joyas. Durante The Paleto Score, un coche policial lo aplasta contra una pared. Mientras agoniza, le pregunta a Michael si lo ha enorgullecido, y su parte del botín queda junto al cadáver.

Norm también puede participar en The Bureau Raid. Muere por la explosión durante la huida del edificio del FIB en el plan encubierto, salvo si Daryl Johns o Hugh Welsh es el otro pistolero, pues entonces muere ese hombre. Norm sobrevive en la entrada por el tejado. En The Big Score, tiene problemas al cargar un Gauntlet en el plan sutil si actúa como primer pistolero, con la pérdida de parte del oro. Cumple de forma aceptable en el plan obvio, aunque un Norm sin experiencia puede morir en el tiroteo de la huida si ocupa el puesto de segundo pistolero. Su supervivencia y su destino final dependen de estas elecciones.

Curiosidades

◆Norm knows about Michael changing his name from Townley to De Santa, as he mentions it if chosen for The Jewel Store Job. Michael will then tell him to be quiet to which Norm nervously replies "Uhhh...be cool man. Your secret's safe with me...us."
◆If the player destroys the car Norm got stuck behind during The Paleto Score, the explosion will throw the car away and Norm will walk away alive and start acting like a usual pedestrian. He does not shoot the police and isn't shot by them either. Also, he cannot be shot by the player with gunfire.
◆When Norm dies in The Paleto Score, Trevor asks Michael why he hired "someone with his head up [Michael's] colon". Michael will respond that he didn't know that Norm had a "hard-on" for him when he hired him.
◆During the roof entry approach of The Bureau Raid, Norm will bring a rainbow parachute. Michael will comment on it, asking him if he was aware that he was buying a parachute for a stealth op. Norm promises that next time, he will bring a parachute just like Michael's. Franklin will defend Norm, saying that due to his low cut, the rainbow parachute is probably all he can afford.
◆Norm will use the Assault Rifle in the roof entry approach of The Bureau Raid. Franklin comments on it, asking him why he brought a weak weapon. Norm will refuse to take such criticism from Franklin, stating he will only hear it from Michael.
◆If Norm dies during the covert approach of The Bureau Raid, Franklin asks if he really will miss Norm, Michael will respond by saying that he doesn't like losing crew members, which will make Franklin say that Norm admired Michael and was doing his best to impress him. Michael will admit his awareness of Norm's fondness for him. Franklin will state that idolizing Michael probably led to Norm's demise.
◆In the subtle approach of The Big Score, there is a glitch where even if Norm is not chosen as the first gunman, the other gunmen will always look like him. This was fixed in the enhanced version (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC).
◆If Norm loses his weapon, he will pull out an AP Pistol. Should he die with it, the weapon cannot be retrieved by the player.