For most non-gamers, the character of Trevor Philips may come off as an obnoxious and dangerous man who is hell-bent on serving up loads of violence to anybody in his path. But surprisingly, he is also quite a charming and sincere character who players love to play as in the epic master-piece that has come to be known as Grand Theft Auto V.
Many people may have contradicting views about this guy, and while the human rights activists would in reality be gunning for his neck, there has in fact been many articles written that revolve around him. As the traditional saying goes, love him or hate him, but you just can’t ignore him.
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I think most of the credit should go to Rockstar for creating such a compelling character whose in-your-face attitude is well structured around such a disturbing individual. As we can see already, the writers have done a great job with him and that adds to his charisma and demeanour. The rest of the credit will undoubtedly be handed over to Steve Ogg for portraying the voice of Trevor Philips in a believable manner.
Trevor Philips happens to be a sort of contradicting personality; as on the one hand he takes a strange liking for creating mayhem and destruction towards those around him and on the other, he manages to show us a sense of his morality which may not be so apparent at first.
Every time the player is playing as Trevor, they are bound to get sickened and/or uncomfortable because of the acts he chooses to commit. However, strangely enough, in a game that is almost completely filled with male characters who dominate with their male egos showing no sense of respect for women, Trevor is probably the only character who respects women. We can notice this in the early part of the game when he can be found criticizing one of his subordinate called Wade for calling a woman “bitch”.
Trevor is also the only playable character who begins to show love towards another character in the game. This side of Trevor actually makes him a lot vulnerable in terms of his emotional side even if it is at the cost of his dignity. Another glimpse into his vulnerable and loving side that we get to see is when he is mourning the death of Michael and gets a ‘RIP Michael’ tattoo to pay his respects.
He tries to essay the role of Uncle really well with Michael’s family, which the kids fail to appreciate. Through all this, Trevor comes off as a mixed-bag with a slight heart-warming way of dealing with things. The charm and unpredictability of this character make him endearing to players.