Frederick Marshall AKA The Puppet Master (PM) is a character role-played by GTAWiseGuy.
General Information[]
| “ | Things are going to get a whole lot spicier. | ” |
—PM | ||
The Puppet Master (PM) is a mysterious figure, whose identity is unknown to most. his real name was given as "Freddy" to Michael Simone making him one of the few people in Los Santos to know his name, Along with Mary Mushkin who overheard this.
Described as a psychotic-terrorist, the PM controls the Underground street racing scene in Los Santos, creating the hidden racing app and the cryptocurrency GNE. He also oversees the criminal underworld, hosting a facility that supplies heist materials to criminals and rewards them handsomely. He often uses his loyal Puppets to carry out his orders.
It is said that spray paintings of The Puppet Master first appeared around popular racing spots in London, England. As told by Eddie Marshall, when opening up the Tuner Shop, he noticed that the large spray panting present on the wall was familiar to him- the very same murals he had seen when he lived in London.
The Puppet Master is Eddie Marshall's uncle, and their backstory partially was detailed in the 6STR magazine:
"His uncle. Freddy Marshall, happened to run a very successful aftermarket parts manufacturing company at the time called Marshall Motors, Freddy took his nephew under his wing and gave him a job, allowing him to expand his mechanical knowledge and skill even further.
One fateful night. his Uncle and Father got into an intense argument, one that led to the unfortunate death of Eddie's Father. With nowhere to go and no one to trust, Eddie packed up and made his way to the U.S."
Activities[]
The underground racing scene[]
PM's welcome message when you unlock the racing app using a phone dongle.
The Puppet Master controls the racing scene from behind the scenes and uses some racers to engage in terrorism and many other illegal activities, gives out dangerous missions to them by directly contacting them via phone or through one of their puppet, who may accompany or guide them during these activities. The PM has expressed that he wants to take over the State of San Andreas.
The racing app is used to host races and organize them, which also provides the cryptocurrency GNE to racers when the race. GNE plays a vital role in the racing scene, where they use it to upgrade the car parts and buy other street racing accessories like NOS, Harness, fake plates etc.
The underground criminal world[]
In July 2022, the Puppet Master made a personal visit to Los Santos, on behalf of an unknown close business acquaintance, seeking to takeover the city's criminal world by managing bank robberies and heists with a criminal crypto-currency known as X-COIN, named after X, a serial bank robber in Los Santos. The X-COIN is used to purchase supplies and equipment needed to conduct heists across San Andreas.
The his acquaintance’s system introduced a leveling system for heist progression, tied to the Bank Bustas app:
- Level 1: Fleeca Bank Heist
- Level 2: Paleto Bank Heist
- Level 3: City Vault Heist
- Level 4: Oil Rig Heist
- Level 5: Unknown
Events[]
| The Birth Of The PM |
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February 2021 - The Birth Of The PM It has been said that the Puppet Master ventured to and ran Las Venturas as a tryant prior to visiting Los Santos. He did this with the accomplice of his Puppet, Marcus Mathers. Who, together, controlled the racing scene and cryptocurrency- eventually taking down the "corruption" of their governments. During the month of Febraury, the Underground Racing Scene grew in size and racers from all over the world began to travel to Los Santos to join in. A catalyst to this popularity was the first appearance of the Puppet Master - who was rumoured to have first been spotted around popular racing spots in London, England. At first, the PM attempted to take full control of the racing scene and with it tried to take control of the racing currency, GNE. This attempt was partially successful, racers instantly giving into the PM's missions and goals. |
| The Consequences Of Betrayal |
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September 22nd 2021 - The Consequences Of Betrayal During the early hours of September 22nd, the Puppet Master decided to take action against a Puppet who did not follow his command. This puppet was Marcus Mathers, mostly referred to as Big M. Big M had been previosuly commanded to elimate Tony Corleone by the PM. This was due to Tony's disrespect towards the Puppet Master and the PM's general distaste for him. However, when it came down to harming Tony, Big M could not do it. The Puppet Master saw this as betrayal and Big M knew that he would most likely be killed for his actions but stood strong in his choice to spare Tony. As it turns out, Tony and Big M had established an acquaintance over the months they had known eachother. On September 22nd, Big M decided he wanted to tell Tony everything about the Puppet Master and his antics. However, before he could reveal the information he was shot with a sniper rifle weilded by Earl and Shurai on the command of the Puppet Master. Despite EMS and the doctors attempt to find a pulse, Marcus Mathers passed away on scene. Marcus Mathers paid the price of betrayal. |
| Electing The Shadow Master |
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September 22nd 2021 - Electing The Shadow Master During the late hours of September 22nd, Randy received a call from an unknown number, which turned out to be the Puppet Master. This call ensued the PM talking about his trust for Randy and the history the have with each other. Due to Randy helping the PM on tasks throughout the year, the PM wanted to reward him. The Puppet Master presented the idea that Randy would takeover his position when the time was right but this plan was to be kept a secret. This meant that the PM and Randy would be equals and would work for each other, the first S+ boost would be rewarded to Randy as a result of this acquaintance. Randy agreed to the proposal and agreed to keep it a secret, even from his closest friends. |
| Attack At The Tuner Shop |
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December 28th 2021 - Attack At The Tuner Shop
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| It's a good day to be in Los Santos |
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July 19th 2021 - It's a good day to be is Los Santos
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Trivia[]
- Rumoured to be from London, England.
- Often ends his calls with a menacing laugh and uncontrollable coughing.
- Recieves GNE payments from the Tuner Shop.
- His Puppets listen to his every demand.
- Always calls from an unknown number.
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