Chad Brodie/2.0 and Prior

Chad Brodie is a character role-played by Meatwrist.

Return to Los Santos
Reinvigorated with ambition on account of his breakthroughs with growing weed, Brodie decided to move back to the South Side and reconnect with his youthful roots. Doing so brought a level of clientele that Chad has not previously experienced, and things took off. As business boomed, he made many new friends - all wanting some of this trademarked marijuana that he had to offer. He also made many enemies. Some felt threatened by the product he was putting into the hands of their rivals.

During a routine late-night business transaction on gang turf, he was gunned down by a member of the South Side Ballas and told to leave for good. Due to the fact that he forged strong relationships with members of the  ESB, he was quickly recruited by Tyrone Biggums as an honorary member of the  ESB.

He continued to represent the  East Side Ballas up until the death of “Dead Eye” Drew Harrison during "The Great War of Materials" when  ESB fought all of Los Santos. Following the downfall and destruction of  ESB, Chodie became extremely depressed and delved into a weeklong drug and alcohol-fueled binge. The depression was short-lived, though. After all, Chad had just inherited a $1mil Subaru WRX STI that needed to be driven, and had a lot of seeds that needed to be germinated. Chodie had plans and wasn't about to let these experiences ruin him - it was money-making season.

Post ESB Era
After ESB's demise, Chodie decided to turn his anger and resentment into positivity and growth...literally. Using a combination of now-vacant houses on Grove St/Covenant Ave and shared office space provided by Sun Moon, Chodie was able to cultivate on a mass scale never before attempted during the post-taco shop era. Moving this amount of marijuana became difficult for a single person, so Sun Moon and Chad's partnership was a natural fit. After all, Moon was in the process of funding his annual Million Dollar Adventure and the added revenue from marijuana sales was a no-brainer.

In addition, Chad recruited the likes of Chief and Black Dragon to further product sales in the South Side. During the cold winter months, weed sales were hot as ever. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were made between the four colleagues and many more business endeavors were brought into fruition during this time.

The 9's
Early one morning on Grove St, after a long day of being in the city, Chodie decided to spend some time on the Grove block moving bags to locals in need of weed. During these transactions, unbeknownst to Chad, Officer Davenport and then-Cadet Kozlov were using unmarked and undercover vehicles (in addition to telescopic cameras) to collect evidence of drug trafficking. Chodie, being exhausted from a long day was careless and also left a raid-worthy amount of quarters in his trunk, and was pulled over shortly after evidence was gathered, outside of SouthSide Benny's. After a short chase, the police were able to apprehend Chodie and proceed to raid his properties and all known storage. All in all, 5,000+ quarters were seized - one of the largest seizures from a single grower.

Due to court constraints, Chodie was given a fair plea deal in return for a hefty fine of $80,000 and 5 years in prison (with 5 years of parole). The plea deal was hastily accepted and time was served accordingly. After "rehabilitation", Chodie looked to alter his approach to avoid something like this ever happening again.

Towing and Harmony Repairs
Needing something more legitimate in the eyes of the law for income after getting out of prison, Chodie set his sights on towing for the city during late nights when staff was low. A tow truck was purchased and with remaining capital from Chad's other endeavors, he started Totally Towing LLC. Specializing in many makes and models of vehicles found throughout the city, Chodie's towing prowess was immediately recognized by local PD. Chad became a model of quickness, efficiency, and professionalism rivaled only by the great Jordan Steele.

Taking it a step further, Chad was able to land a job at Harmony Repairs as a mechanic after a lengthy and thorough interview by Marcus Griffin. Marcus, a true OG of Hamony Gang gave Chad a simple test of dedication. He was tasked with tattooing "Harmony" in an area that few people see, and Chad obliged hastily. Approved by Jordan Walker and hired by Maddy Lawson, Chodie now bounces repair work off of his towing duties, thus giving him a great method of not only making money legally, but a means to potentially use these jobs as a smoke screen for future behind-the-scenes endeavours.