Character Sheets is a non-storyline mission first available during Chapter 1.
The Mission
Inspiration
This mission was inspired by an event in the life of head Bully producer Jeronimo Barerra, in which a bully stole some gaming books from a paraplegic friend of his and Jeronimo tried to retrieve the books for him.[1][2]
The Setup
Jimmy meets Melvin outside the library. Melvin is distraught because the Bullies have stolen four of his Grottoes and Gremlins character sheets. Melvin offers Jimmy the task of getting them back for ten "groats". Jimmy accepts.
Walkthrough
Jimmy has to retrieve four different sheets from the bullies. He can get them in any order.
The first character sheet is with Davis. Jimmy sees Davis hanging by a wall and gives chase, Davis will drop marbles to trip Jimmy up during the chase. Jimmy catches up with him and gets the character sheet back by using force. If Davis gets far enough ahead he'll stop running and wait, giving Jimmy an opportunity to take him out with the Super Slingshot. If Jimmy can't catch him within two laps of the school, Davis will stop running and fight.
The second character sheet is with Troy. He is outside the boys' dorm and is taunting Bucky with it. Jimmy intervenes and beats Troy up, then collects the sheet.
The third character sheet is with Davis. This time, Davis is outside the Auto Repair Shop and has Troy with him as backup. They have cornered Thad, Beatrice and Fatty. Jimmy arrives and the Nerds ask him to help them, then flee, but Thad comes back to help Jimmy fight, and Beatrice brings him a can of Beam Cola. Once Davis is knocked out, Jimmy can pick up the sheet.
The fourth character sheet is with Trent. He is at the side of library with Troy. Once there, Jimmy demands the sheet, but is challenged to a game of ro-sham-bo against Troy. Jimmy thinks it's stupid, but Troy goes ahead and kicks Jimmy in the privates. The player has to try and make Jimmy stand up by repeatedly hitting a button. Jimmy has until the count of five to get up. If he does, the bullies drop the sheet and run away. If he can't, they walk off laughing, and Jimmy can then beat them up to retrieve the character sheets.
With all the sheets in hand, Jimmy returns them to Melvin, who gives him ten dollars as a gift of gratitude.
Oversights
- When playing on the Xbox Series X, due to the console being locked at 60 FPS, a glitch occurs where after getting kicked in the groin, Jimmy will be unable to get up within five seconds, no matter how fast the required input is pressed. A similar glitch occurs when playing the PC version on at least 60 FPS.
- Sometimes, at the end of the mission, if Melvin gets knocked out, the game may fail to recognize this event, leading to a softlock. The only ways to bring the mission to an end would be to either get knocked out, to get busted or to pass out.
Trivia
- Ethan, Tom, and Wade do not appear in this mission, yet Davis appears twice and Troy appears three times.
- If the mission is started and then failed, the Bullies will be hostile to Jimmy regardless of their standing with him, while the Nerds will have 100% respect with Jimmy.
- During the mission, Beatrice will be invincible and will not react to Jimmy's attacks.
Video Walkthroughs
References
- ↑ Rockstar's Bully Afterthoughts article on 1UP.com.
- ↑ This 'Bully' Isn't So Tough article on The Washington Post's website.