Garrett Kowalski
“I have a set of skills you can't exactly call marketable, and I'm not much of a people person.”
— Garrett Kowalski
- FULL NAME
- Garrett Kowalski
- CALL SIGN
- Big Boy / Clover
- BORN
- March 26, 1974
- BIRTHPLACE
- Tacoma, WA
- NATIONALITY
- Polish-American
- OCCUPATION
- Security Guard and PI
- LANGUAGES
- English, Polish, Bosnian, functional Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, and German
- FIRST APPEARANCE
- Keep Me Caged
- KNOWN ASSOCIATES
- Gracie, Niccolo Esposito, Leo Costa, Kane Aguilar, Talia Böruk, James Whitaker, Giulia Esposito
- STATUS
- Alive
- AFFILIATION
- Balkan Shield, Jackson Street, The Underground
Background
After growing up in Tacoma, Washington, Garrett sets out on a life of adventure. First a Marine, then private security for humanitarian aid organizations before becoming a Navy SEAL sniper—one half of a sniper team, alongside Niccolo Esposito. Medically discharged from the Navy, he finds himself bullied into getting his PI license and joining forces with Nic once again.
Companions
Skills & Expertise
- Investigation
- Executive protection
- Firearms
- Close-quarters combat
- Hand-to-Hand combat
- Slavic languages
- Assassination
Timeline
Physical Description
Big guy—230 when he's lean, more when he's not; stocky built; six feet even; black hair and beard; black eyes; military tattoos; lots of scars.
Notable Details
Deadpan, hilariously cruel insults, quiet, bottles everything up, extremely protective. Has a service dog named Gracie. Likes Bart Simpson and bobbleheads.
Spoilers / Classified Click to reveal
2006 | Involuntarily admitted to Naval Medical Center San Diego
2006 | Return to duty
2006 | Second psychiatric hospitalization following excessive-force incident
2007 | Separated from service under less-than-ideal circumstances
2007 | Returns to Seattle
2011 | Thirty-seven years old and extremely fucking tired
