Cole Phelps

Cole Phelps

Cole Phelps is the main character in the story. He is who the player plays as and makes the biggest decisions that change the game. It is kind of a dorky name for a cop, "Cole." You get the impression.

He was in the Fifth Marines in Okinawa and single handedly killed forty japenese men on a hill there, winning him the Silver Star. He is a rising star as a cop also and makes the Vice Desk, but cheats on his wife and gets demoted to Arson.

He cheated his wife with Elsa Lichtman, a Jerman performer at The Blue Room. I'll talk about her in her own post. Ths act got him demoted, which caused him to go home and try to win his wife back. I kind of felt sorry for the guy when she rejected him.

So now he is living with Elsa, which, for him, is probably a dream. All this takes place in the Vice Desk. Cole's wardrobe consists of a bunch of outfits like, Sunset Strip, The Outsider, Golden Boy, Beat Cop (Patrol Desk only), Sword of Justice, Hawkshaw, and Tar Uniform.

Bonus outfits. They all have a special ability, but you find that out in the outfits list where I explain each one's abilities! Hawkshaw has an ability too, so stay tuned!
 * Chicago Lightning, obtained by joining the Rockstar Social Club.
 * Button Man, complete Badge Pursuit Challenge.
 * The Sharpshooter, complete Patrol Cases, (Complete Edition only),
 * The Broderick, first a pre-order bonus, then a DLC.

Normal outfits unlock list.
 * Hawkshaw, reach rank 18.
 * Sunset Strip, reach the Vice Desk.
 * Golden Boy, unlocked at start.
 * Sword of Justice, reach Homicide Desk.
 * Tar Uniform, worn only in "The Quarter Moon Murders" when you reach Westlake Tar Pits.