Character, GTA VI
Brian Heder
Nothing beats a Mudslide at sunset.
An old-school trafficker from the golden age of smuggling in the Keys, Brian still moves his goods through his boatyard with Lori, his third wife. He puts Jason up in exchange for a few favors.
Overview
Brian Heder is an old-school trafficker, shaped by the golden age of smuggling in the Keys. Rockstar describes him as a Leonida beach bum with the bite of a great white shark: long enough in the business to let others do the dirty work. He still moves his goods through his boatyard, with Lori, his third wife. He lets Jason live for free in one of his properties, as long as he helps with local debt collection and stops by for Lori’s sangria. In his view, nothing beats a Mudslide at sunset. The screenshots show him riding with Jason, leaning on a railing, holding a package in a plane and handing Jason a pistol.
In the story
In Trailer 2, Brian is Jason’s boss: he’s the one who sends him out to collect, and Jason’s day starts in front of his boatyard. The screenshots show him in a car with Jason, leaning on a railing, and handing Jason a pistol in front of a pickup. Rockstar ties him to the golden age of smuggling in the Keys, which makes him the old-world character set against Jason’s and Raul’s ambitions.
In the screenshots and on the pages
The official screenshots show him riding with Jason, leaning on a railing with two cans, holding a package in a plane, and handing Jason a pistol in front of a pickup. His page links to the Caracara 4x4, the boatyard spotted on the map, his house in the Keys, Jason and Cal.
Key points
- An old-school trafficker, from the golden age of smuggling in the Keys.
- Still moves his goods through his boatyard, with Lori, his third wife.
- Long enough in the business to let others do the dirty work.
- Puts Jason up for free, in exchange for a hand with debt collection and stopping by for Lori’s sangria.
The file
What each official release has shown of the character, date by date, with series benchmarks and what’s still to be confirmed.
ID card
- Role
- Old-school smuggler
- Region
- Leonida Keys
- Business
- Brian’s Boat Works & Marina
- Wife
- Lori, his third
- Vehicles seen
- Vapid Caracara 4x4
- Guilty pleasure
- A Mudslide at sunset
- Official images
- 6 on this page
Reveal timeline
Trailer 2
Seen in media
Jason’s boss in the Keys sequence; his boatyard sign can be read around 1:25.
“Only in Leonida” pages
Official
His official profile: trained in the golden age of smuggling, he houses Jason in exchange for debt collecting and visits for Lori’s sangria.
An Extended Look
Seen in media
With Lori, he meets Jason and Lucia at Effluvia, a rooftop bar.
Series benchmarks
What earlier games did along the same lines: benchmarks to get an idea, not information about GTA VI.
2002
GTA Vice City
The Viceport Boatyard, which Tommy can buy, becomes a source of income once its missions are done.
2017
GTA Online: Smuggler’s Run
Air smuggling from a hangar: the series has already made smuggling a trade.
What’s still to be confirmed
- Will Brian hand out boat smuggling missions?
- Will Lori be a full-fledged character?
Nobody has the answer yet: these points will be filled in with the game, on November 19, 2026.
Sources for this file
Seen in media
Game Informer: Rockstar Details Nine of Grand Theft Auto VI’s Characters
Official
Rockstar Games: official GTA VI videos (Trailer 1, Trailer 2, An Extended Look)
Official
Seen in media
SVG: every new location Rockstar showed in the Extended Look
Seen in media
Community identification
On the Leonida map
The places from our pages where this character lives, works or appears in official media. These are markers from our map, not a schedule.
Character
Brian Heder
Where to find him: Brian’s Boat Works & Marina, Key Lento, Brian’s Marina Workshop, Leonida Keys
On the map
In pictures
Keep exploring
What’s next?
The rest gets written on November 19, 2026.
Each page will be filled in once the game is out: what you find there, what you do there, what it earns you. Nothing made up until then.