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No More Strangers

No More Strangers

You've met all the random characters.

How to unlock the No More Strangers achievement in Grand Theft Auto IV - Definitive Guide

I looked at the other Solution and none of them helped me getting this achievement.
Why? They didn’t show what time the random characters show up

I only found 4 of them in 2 days because of the time so I thought I would help all of you and tell you when they show up and what to do for them. If you follow this guide it will give you the achievement and the 5% for the "Key to the city" Achievement.

*Note: Before you start going for this achievement Finish the main story it will make this way easier.

Map:
*Note*
To have the map bigger click on the video. This will bring you to YouTube and put the screen on full screen.



Dukes/Broker
Brian

Brian 1:
Time: I found him around noon/12:00
Task: Nothing, he will give you 100$

Brian 2
Time: You will need to wait two days again until he shows up again
Task: Take him to the dealers.
Drive him home

Brian 3:
Time: You will need to wait 1 in game week or a little longer. I found him at around 3am in the morning
Task: Drive him to the deal.
Kill both of the dealers who are attacking him.
Drive him back to his house.


Mel
Time: Try it around noon/12:00
Task: Drive Mel to the meeting place
Kill the 3 guys.
Drive her back.


Badman
Time: I found him around noon/12:00
Task: Drive to the red marker
Kill the Russian gang




Ilyena Faustin
Time: I found her around noon/12:00
Task: Meet her daughters boyfriend
Kill him or beat him up




Algonquin


Cherise
*Note: If you killed her in the mission “Ruff Rider” She will not appear here for obvious reasons
Time: I found her around 3pm/15:00
Task: Drive to the marker.
Beat up the boyfriend.
Return to Cherise.


Clarence
*Note: If you kill him in the mission “Blood Brothers” he won’t appear here for obvious reasons.
Time: Around noon/12:00
Task: Kill him.



Jeff

Jeff 1:
Time: I found him around 5pm/17:00.
Task: Follow his wife to a café
Go inside and take a photo of the couple

Jeff 2:
Time: He will call you 2 days after his 1st task
Task: Meet him.
Dump the body/car in the water.

Jeff 3:
Time: You will need to wait a week until he shows up again
Task: Nothing, watch the cut scene.


Pathos

Pathos 1:
Time: Any time
Task: Kill the guys who are attacking him

Pathos 2:
Time: I found him around noon/12:00
Task: Kill the attackers.
Drive him to the hospital.




Hossan:
Time: I found him around 3pm/15:00
Task: Collect the money.
Chase after the guy who attacks Hossan (kill him).
Drive him to the yellow marker.




Marnie

Marnie 1:
Time: Around noon/12:00
Task: Take Marnie to the dealer's place.

Marnie 2:
Time: Around moom/12:00
Task: Take Marnie to the station.



Sara

Sara 1:
Time: She only shows up at night
Task: Drive her home

Sara 2:
Time: She showed up at around 5pm/17:00 for me.
Task: Go to the store
Buy or kill the guy to get the item.
Deliver it to Sara.


Alderney


Eddie Low
*Note: He will only appear between 20:00 and 4:00. He showed up at 2am/2:00 for me
Eddie 1:
Time: 20:00-4:00
Task:Take him to the docks
Drive him home

Eddie 2:
Time: 20:00-4:00
Task: Kill Eddie (he will attack you with a knife)



Ivan
*Note: You can kill him in the mission “Actions Speak Louder than Words”. He won't appear here for obvious reasons.
Time: Around 3pm/15:00
Task: Collect his money (kill the guys)




Gracie:
Time: Around noon/12:00
Task: Kill the Guys who are attacking you.


Hope this helps you!!
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01 May 2010 20:24

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Amazing Guide thanks :)
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By Grufalo on 16 Dec 2010 21:43
Your welcome :)
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By GermanDude15 on 27 Dec 2010 04:50
I think I have met 11 of these people just by playing the game, but now I'm trying for the achievement. Do the people just show up at these times no matter where you are in the city or do you have to be near their location to trigger them?

Thanks.
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By Solid Snake18 on 06 Jan 2011 17:52
The people showed up for me at this times. Note: Some people you can kill in the missions. Normally if they arent there i just drove far away and came back and then they show up.
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By GermanDude15 on 08 Jan 2011 16:29
is this achievement missable if some of the people you need to meet die? (like Clarence and Cherise?)
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By Tetrahedrite on 27 Jan 2011 01:31
No, some you kill in the story and if you do so, they wont show up and you DONT need to meet them to get the achievement.
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By GermanDude15 on 29 Jan 2011 18:46
hey man, I haven't seen marnie even once in her second location, i've gona at all different hours of the day and I completed her first mission a little while back. why can't I find her?
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By Tha dumb g00se on 23 Feb 2011 04:35
map is to small
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By Solo P3T3R on 24 Feb 2011 07:06
nvm..just found the link for the map...good guide
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By Solo P3T3R on 24 Feb 2011 07:07
@Tha dumb g00se, try driving far away and come back. If you did not finish the story yet that could be it.
@Lushion Rudd, yeah i know lol. I put up a video, i hope that helps you better :)
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By GermanDude15 on 24 Feb 2011 14:42
Hey I wanted to confirm can you find the randoms after you finish the game or do you need to find them before, right now bryan is the only one i have and that was just random.
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By xXx M05E5 xXx on 21 Mar 2011 22:30
Thank you so much for this detailed guide. :)
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By Digital Concept on 20 Apr 2011 23:19
You don't actually have to complete their mission for the achievement. You just have to meet them all. I never finished any of Jeff's missions, and I got it. For the 100% completion, you have to finish some of them, and you can look those up.
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By Ninersfan4926 on 12 Jun 2011 07:48
when i was playing the main story by accident i met pathos and he died because i didnt helped him. is it still possible to get key to the city. because i cant do pathos' second mission. at that time i wasnt going for the key
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By Bertus on 06 Jul 2011 13:56
Just wanted to point out that Ivan is in the mission "Ivan the Not So Terrible," not "Actions Speak Louder Than Words." Perfect guide otherwise.
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By neftones on 18 Aug 2011 04:02
Also, Clarence is in the mission "Holland Nights" not "Blood Brothers;" he won't appear as a Stranger until after "Blood Brothers" though.
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By neftones on 18 Aug 2011 19:09
Misleading information, Clarence DOES need to be killed to get the achievement, it popped for me after I met Clarence.
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By DeeSwitz TTV on 31 Aug 2011 04:51
isn't mel a guy or am i meeting the wrong person?
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By PHT999 on 21 Oct 2011 23:29
This is the list of randoms i used to get the achievement. Cherise, Brian, Mell, Badman, Jeff, Hossan, Sara, Eddie, Gracie, Pathos, Llyena & Marine. My achievement unlocked when i finished the 1st mission for Marine. I only did the first missions for all randoms listed.
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By a Sea of Ducks on 27 Jul 2012 04:23
Marnie appearance #2 occured for me at 5 am after completing a Bernie mission. His apartment is down the street from her mapped location. I tried for several in game days to find her before and after noon "12" and she never showed but all the other times listed worked. Now for one more "gracie".
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By FDCODEOFCONDUCT on 04 Aug 2012 19:17
Basically any random characters alive YOU must do their mission. For the 100% achievement you only need to do the required characters. I'm only clarifying since I was confused if I had to meet the optional characters. As for Brian part 3, you need to go to your safe house and sleep 28 times in order for him to spawn.
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By Kamera on 24 Sep 2012 16:36
Here is the map if you guys want to print it:

http://i.imgur.com/LmJ5z.jpg
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By Syberpr0 on 13 Jan 2013 23:53
thanks dude, the times they show up really helped.
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By Halder on 03 Mar 2013 00:42
Is there any way to know which you have met/finished missions for? I played this game years ago and am just now coming back to it. I have no idea where I left off with strangers.
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By hunterIV on 24 Jun 2013 02:42
I found all of the characters and all of the optionals and it didn't pop. Coincidentally I had the same thing happen as with ZeRoToXiKs above. After double-checking who I didn't meet I realized I hadn't met Clarence. As soon as the cut-scene happened where you meet him on the street the achievement popped.
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By Or1g1nal S1nn3r on 09 Jul 2013 17:53
Just in case anyone else had this problem, Marnie 2 only appeared for me after beating Jeff 2. Perhaps that was needed to progress the characters.
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By boldfoxrd on 09 Jul 2014 21:59
Sara 1 is misplaced on this map!!!! She was the one I was missing. I used the map under this guide and found her finally. Hope others have noticed this!
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By xx2RawXXLxx on 21 Dec 2015 07:59
More specifically she is on Garnet St & only appears at night!!
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By xx2RawXXLxx on 21 Dec 2015 08:02
You missed something. for meeting Eddie low the 2nd time you HAVE to look up his name in the police database and read the serial killer article on the liberty city news website otherwise he will NOT show up.
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By TheFuzzyWhale on 23 Apr 2016 21:01
for meeting Eddie Low the 2nd time you HAVE to look up his name in the police database
I didnt do that & I got the achievement!?!
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By EverStoned77 on 24 Apr 2016 16:03
For Jeff's second mission its a week after the first one that you have to wait not 2 days, look all over the internet, its a week, it also took me a week.
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By TWiZTiD SKiiTZO on 26 Feb 2017 02:10
@TheFuzzyWhale what are you talking about? You don't have to do that at all!
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By ParadoxReal8 on 08 Aug 2017 00:11
got the achievement after meeting Eddie for the first time and haven't done any 2nd encounters expect for Brian so I'm assuming 2nd/3rd encounters only matter toward 100%
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By DarkestSerenade on 17 Jan 2023 12:37
Sara 2 appeared at 3-4am for me too
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By x Granovsk on 24 Feb 2023 22:52
I have 2 playthroughs stuck at 99 5%. I can't get Brian's third mission to show up. Twice
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By creeping monte on 16 Apr 2023 16:17
Don't think the time-of-day matters for Sara's 2nd encounter since she's freaking out in front of Pier 45 Shops & Restaurants at 11:22am during my playthrough. Just make sure there is a full day (24 in-game hours) before you go to the 2nd encounter.
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By OxCxD 87 on 15 Jan 2024 22:03
Note to possibly add into guide. You only have to meet each unkillable character once for the achievement but each random character mission needs doing for the 5% towards key to the city. i found this out cause i have only done everyone's 1st mission but i have not done jeff 2 or 3 or Eddie low 2
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By NrGiZe x Killa on 30 Jul 2011 20:52
A got the cheevo, although I killed Ivan and Clarance, just giving a heads up
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By evilqpa on 14 Oct 2014 09:09
This helped me...a map off the locations & if you click on each location you'll get a screenshot showing precisely where the character will show:
http://www.gta4.tv/RandomPedestrians.php
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By EverStoned77 on 22 Oct 2014 07:43
I was having trouble so far with 3 of them Pathos 2 which I found at 7am but came after I found Sara 2 who appeared at 3-4am and had trouble with Marnie 2 who I found after Pathos 2 at the time of 8pm. I also had finished the story before doing this. Also you don't have to get a police car or go on the net in order to find Eddie Low 2 all you need to do is find him the first time and then let a day go pass to find him at that time. Hope these notes help if you've had trouble like me :)
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By One Wingd Ange1 on 05 Oct 2017 01:08
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Meet each random character. their extra missions aren't necessary. Some extra ones are included here but aren't necessary as they can be killed off earlier in the game.

1. Badman: You will find him sitting on a bench in front of the Pill Pharm after you complete the mission "Shadow."
2. Brian Part 1: You will find him next to Roman's Cab Depot after you complete the mission "It's Your Call."
3. Mel: He will be standing just up the block from your first safehouse after you complete "Escuela of the Streets."
4.Ilyena Faustin: She will be standing on the boardwalk after you complete "Escuela of the Streets."
5.Cherise: You will find her at the Cluckin' Bell after you complete "The Holland Play" and "Ruff Rider," provided you kept her alive in Ruff Ryder
6.Clarence: You will find him on the street after completing "Holland Nights," provided you decided to spare him in that mission.
7.Jeff Part 1: He will be standing on a street corner after you complete "Photo Shoot."
8.Pathos Part 1: He will be near the Thespian Theaters selling his CDs after you complete "Escuela of the Streets."
9.Hossan: He will be selling items on a street corner after you complete "The Puerto Rican Connection."
10.Sara Part 1: She will standing in Suffolk during nighttime hours after completing "The Puerto Rican Connection."
11.Marnie Part 1: Marnie will be sitting on a park bench by the large fountain after you complete "Three Leaf Clover."
12.Eddie Low Part 1: He will be at the end of an alley between 10pm and 4am after you complete "Three Leaf Clover."
13.Ivan: Provided you kept him alive in "Ivan the Not So Terrible, you will find him on a street corner after completing "Three Leaf Clover."
14.Gracie: Gracie will be standing in front of her home after you complete "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."

The video below is the first part of a youtube playlist for all of the random characters.
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06 Oct 2008 22:50

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I've got a question...
I beat the story and everything, and did a few random character missions before I completed the story, my q is can I do the missions after I beat the story?
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By Kondoodis on 14 May 2009 21:47
Yes you can.
If you haven't killed off the one's that can be, you need to just find them, but not do the mission, to unlock the achievement!
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By System of a Dom on 09 Aug 2009 11:06
Do you have to find all random characters or only those that count to the 100% completion? I killed Ivan, but the rest is alive. Do I have to start over?
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By Skoolstah on 03 Jun 2010 18:44
I think the idea is, if they can be killed off they don't count
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By Madlmax120 on 04 Jun 2010 17:11
If u killed anybody in regular missions u have to start everything from scratch
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By BARTEK 0077 on 13 Jul 2013 00:09
Don't listen to Bartek. Characters that can be killed during the Story are Required for this Achievement ONLY if you decided to NOT Kill them... however they are NOT Required for the 100% Completion Stat.
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By X InFlames80 X on 20 Dec 2013 10:28
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Can confirm in 2023...

If the character dies during the Story Missions, they are not required for the Achievement.

So if you are doing this after the main story, is probably the best way to go so you don't forget who you've Met already...lol

Only the First Interaction matters, i still had secondary interactions after i finished the Achievement
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27 Jun 2023 06:58

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Exactly the information I was looking for thank you
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By Mein Konk on 30 Oct 2023 08:37
Prima di scrivere questa guida ci tengo a precisare che i personaggi che avete la possibilità di uccidere durante la storia (non) contano per questo trofeo MA TUTTO DIPENDE IN BASE A COSA SCEGLIETE DI FARE. In diverse missioni come ad esempio in quella di Vlad "Ivan not so terrible" arriverà un punto in cui dovrete decidere la sorte di questo personaggio, ovvero aiutarlo e lasciarlo vivo oppure farlo morire.

Ecco, se lo uccidete, automaticamente non conterà per l'obiettivo, quindi in parte vi consiglio di ucciderli tutti i personaggi che potete uccidere durante la storia, così avrete meno lavoro da fare, ma nel caso lo abbiate lasciato vivo, allora per sbloccare il trofeo dovete incontrarlo! NON ASCOLTATE QUELLI CHE VI DICONO DI RESETTARE IL GIOCO!

Adesso vi lascio una guida per poter trovare tutti questi personaggi in giro per Libertà City:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ3KzJPBsAHn81tdyuzfnnI5N...

Qualora un personaggio non dovesse spawnare andate nel vostro rifugio, dormite per 1 giorno intero (4 volte, poiché ogni volta che dormite passano 6 ore) e dopo cercate di far impostare il tempo il più vicino possibile all'ora di spawn per questo "amico", alcuni sono disponibili sempre, altri solo in determinati orari! Questo è tutto... vi auguro una buona fortuna e se votate giù questa guida ditemi come posso migliorarla
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14 Sep 2023 14:59


There are 22 Locations of Strangers you must complete to achieve 100% Complete Game.
but once you complete this 22 locations you will unlock No More Strangers Trophy / Achievement.
2 of them are missable, so you cannot kill them in you story mode. Those are Clarence and Ivan. You must save them when you have to choose an option.

1- Bryan Part 1
2- Bryan Part 2
3- Bryan Part 3
4- Mel
5- Ilyena
6- Badman
7- Cherise
8- Clarence ( Do Not Kill Him On " Holland Nigh " Mission )
9- Jeff Part 1
10- Jeff Part 2
11- Jeff Part 3
12- Pathos Part 1
13- Pathos Part 2
14- Hossan
15- Sara Part 1
16- Sara Part 2
17- Marnie Part 1
18- Marnie Part 2
19- Eddie Part 1
20- Eddie Part 2
21- Ivan ( Do Not Kill Him on " Ivan Not So Terrible " Missions )
22- Barnie
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24 Mar 2023 02:50

There are only 11 random characters in the game (+3 characters if you don't kill them in certain missions).

12.Ivan (Mission Vlada-Ivan the Not So Terrible).

13.Cherise(Dwayna-Ruff Rider Mission).

14.Clarence (Francis-Holland Nights Mission).

https://gta.ag.ru/gta4/db/maps/random.htm
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10 Feb 2012 23:24

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Description of stories with random passers-by
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By M0PI7EX on 15 Feb 2013 22:43