Luka Dagashvili

Luka Dagashvili is a Mongolian-Russian immigrant in Los Santos played by Deezainers / MrCatalyst.

Introduction
Luka was born in a poor family to a Russian mother Ann Yelemovich and Mongolian father Chono Dagashvili. They lived in the poor area in Buryatia. At a young age he would often get beat by his parents since they had problems with drinking and money. Which culminated in a household filled with hatred. Despite this Luka learned loyalty from his father who was apart of a local crew which would steal and dismantle cars for Mafia. His father would often tell him that despite being beaten, ridiculed and treated as shit he knew he could count on his boys when it really mattered and his life was in danger. The rest was just a way to harden him for future tribulations.

Early life
Due the situation with his family Luka learned to distance himself from people and just take what he needs for experience and knowledge. As an example he learned the ins and outs of vehicles and selling parts to customers despite them being stolen. He grew fond of this lifestyle. Despite not being too emotionally invested in his family affairs he was loyal to his bloodline. So when he was informed that a deal went sour and most of his father's crew was slaughtered he felt a rush of adrenaline and anger overtook him. He wanted to go after people who took his father's life but next day his mother and him moved away from the village.

Adulthood
After moving to the city Saint Petersburg his mother would make him to get in a university and get a degree assuming that would make Luka stay away from the life his father did pursuit. Having a chip on his shoulder but not enough grip to actually go through with going after Mafia he dedicated himself to the studies and got a degree in mechanical engineering. He still plotted on the revenge but was close to forgetting and giving up on revenge. After getting the degree he got a job in a small mechanics shop where he encountered an old face he recalled but didn't exactly know where he had seen him before. Despite Luka being unsure about him he seemed pretty excited to have found him and without telling much he'd just mutter on his first encounter "Овца возвращается в загон".

King Erlik
After the mysterious encounter Luka came home to a sight of the same man standing over his mother's dead body holding a bloody knife. He turned his head slightly and peeked at Luka before being pierced by a long steel oven poker. In the moment as tears slowly start dripping off his cheek he'd state "Я не овца я волк". The man responded with his last breath. "I did what Elrik wanted, your time will come too kid. There's no escape". To which Luka responded that he'd take Elriks life too and will take his place. After that the killer would let out a burst of laughter with his last breath before collapsing on the floor.

Friend in disguise
Soon police sirens wailed in distance and Luka noticed a neighbor across the street. Quickly he closed his blinds when he was glared at by Luka. Police arrived and apprehended Luka. Officers questioned him and were being skeptical about his story. After few moments one of the officers told that he'd take Luka to precinct. He drove and asked Luka if he knows why his mother had to die. To which Luka stuttered "Loose ends"? Officer nodded his head at which moment Luka noticed a star tattoo on back of officers neck. His eyes widened as he started to panic. The officer told Luka to calm down because if he'd wanted he'd be dead by now. Eventually getting exhausted Luka slumped on the seat. Officer pulled up to rundown docks and pulled Luka out of the car. He reached in his waistband as Luka closed his eyes assuming he'd get shot right then and there. But he opened his eyes as something hit him on the chest. He'd notice a wad of money on his chest while officer uncuffed him. "Your anger will serve a purpose, kid" Officer muttered "You will go to Los Santos, find Elrik kill him and come back with his head". "If you fail, then it's you who's head will be delivered back home".

The Plan
While on the ship Luka read a plan given to him by the officer. The plan described the deal that got his father and mother killed. Apparently Elrik is an alias for boss of crew that betrayed Mafia and caused slaughter. Then he tried tying up loose ends but couldn't stay in Russia since he was being hunted by the Mafia. And the man Luka killed was one of his Lackeys. Luka's task is to get established in Los Santos and find Elrik.

Welcome to Los Santos
Uncertain about his future Luka is slowly losing grip. The hatred that pushed Luka once to follow through and come to overseas for revenge is slowly fading with time. But since he doesn't want to go back to Russia to meet his fate he at least promised to act like he's preparing for revenge.

New to the city
Luka arrived to the city in early March of 2021. Right after the covid crisis and rampant protests across the nation. While having only felt a breeze of these events Los Santos had it's people in shambles building up from nothing. Luka was ready to try giving this city a fair shake without indulging in criminal activity to keep a low profile. Sooner than later he learned that money in the city is hard to come by. So he decided to look for a job and put his mechanical skills to use. While interested in stealing vehicles to dismantle them for parts and selling those for money he decided that he has no business to mess with underground yet and even more so since he didn't even know if there was market for it. So his next bet was looking if any mechanics shops are hiring.

Third time's the charm
Dominant in mechanic industry in city were two shops. One was Harmony Repairs which mostly served customers out in county. The city had several garages owned by Hayes Auto Body repairs. Luka wasn't too comfortable with desert heat and stench of roadkill overwhelming his senses. So he decided that he'd give Hayes a shot and visited asking for a job. Two times he was forwarded since there were no management around but Luka isn't one to give up easy. So after the third visit he'd finally met someone who was willing to take him on board. Lucky break was served by Manager of Hayes Auto Shane Powers. Without much festivities Luka became a mechanic at Hayes Autos. Everything seemed pretty easy and fixing cars was pretty much as easy as taking them apart just changing one part at a time until the vehicle is driving better than before.

Old dog - new tricks
While Luka enjoyed his time in Hayes he didn't feel like he was making enough money. His greed caught up with him and eventually led him to find more ways to increases his bank balance. He was introduced to a place where people could purchase illegal items required for activities such as racing, dealing illegal substances and others. Shane showed Luka this place if he ever wanted to kick off his racing career although it would take quiet some time till he could purchase a worthy vehicle. He did ask around people visiting old Benny's as locals called it and some of them told him about oxy. Apparently there was a way to accumulate considerable amounts of it and sell them to some biker guy who travels around the city. Interested enough he decided to give it a shot as well and was soon overwhelmed by the amount of money he was raking in. He was pretty clever and never got caught dealing. And made enough money that might've attracted too much attention if he'd just drop on the counter for bank teller to deposit in his account. So he came up with another bright plan.

Disaster Material
Luka was a well versed salesman. This trait would come in handy during longer days where he decided to use the dirty money to buy up materials and sell them to his workplace. Not only would he be able to syphon the cash through the shop but he'd also be able to make extra money if he'd buy materials cheap enough. So there was his master plan of buying all the materials and making a way for it to count as legal funds. Too bad that at the same time taxes in the city took a turn for the worse and businesses had issues with paying out too large lumps of sum. To add to that short pumps of materials were causing dents in Hayes Autos books which lead to managers taking Luka off the record. Luka got dragged through the mud for his little stund but eventually he managed to regain his trust. While the idea inherently wasn't the worst execution was lacking since Luka is more of an inpatient type.

Turn my luck around
Luka was interested in making new acquaintances to help him hold down in the city a trust worthy person. During a helpful interaction with a man from Peru named James Brown. Luka noticed something. Whether it was his spicy accent or that big hat of his but Luka liked this guy and wanted to work him. It has been proven to be the right choice since he's achieved more with James than alone. He never had met luckier man than James.

Balancing act
Luka met a special woman named Mari Mckay who turned out to be one of the better people in Los Santos. Similarly to Luka she seemed to never be able to catch a break and always seemed to be a regular at Pillbox medical. Luka saw a good heart and again in long time there is a woman that treats him as well as his mother once did. He's growing to like her more by the day and every interaction he has with her. He's sure that with her and James he can establish a well situated operation to make their lives better.

Long lost relatives
Luka entered city not expecting much and relatively slowly gained new friends and acquintences. What he didn't expect is for his past to haunt him and pull him back to his old ways.

Not too long after coming to the city he was contacted by mysterious group calling themselves Children of the Lilies. Luka assumed that his name was being carried by the wind and it was an golden opportunity. So he followed their instructions and met them in Chumash pier. Where he was approached by a man dressed in a white suit wearing a mask. He wasn't a man of many words. He handed Luka a book and while he was distracted by inspecting the book he was stabbed in his upper hip. Person muttered "The task has begun" and left.

Barely but Luka managed to drag himself to first people who called for help. During his time in hospital Luka read the book which described their morals and how the organization work. Fresh pages added described betrayal commited by Lilly. What shook Luka was her description which mentioned Luka as her step brother who has to answer for the mistakes of his bloodline. Little dazed and confused he saw an even better opportunity on getting closer to murdurer of his family.

He noticed some parallels with how Russian mafia managed his father back at home which made him question origins of this organization. Not too long after they contacted Luka once more. They sent Luka a docket briefly describing some of Luka's contacts and calling them potential partners. From what Luka gathered they've been watching him for some time and have chosen few of his contacts to be his partners to help establish a trustworthy branch in Los Santos.