Bones

Chains

Chains was once a Navy SEAL and had a girlfriend, so he clearly knows how to act like a well-adjusted person in society

But Chains is also quick to anger and can be impulsive (like how he broke that paintbrush in half for literally no reason 💀)

Chains is a smart guy, and a highly capable individual but I feel like people forget he's also got a screw loose

From the main four, I think he's the second least sane (next to wolf, naturally)

He's also a highly impatient dude

So, in my head, in a tough (non-combat) situation Chains will know what he should do, but his anger issues make his natural instincts less logical ^_^''

But I don't think he'd flip his lid at the drop of a hat, he's still a reliable dude

You just can't test his patience, y'know?

Chains is a really smart and skilled guy, and his in-game dialogue with the other heisters (in casual situations) show that he can be approachable and sociable

But in the words of Damion Poitier, "Chains is an asshole[...] Chains is a fucking asshole."

He's witty and can have a sharp tongue, like Hoxton and Dallas

Chains is half charismatic and smart, and half impatient and impulsive

I do think Chains knows how to keep himself in check in combat though, he's a great soldier

It's just stuff like that damn drill, or trying to piece together things that are too small for his sausage fingers that gets him flying off the handle

Like they always say, "There is nothing more unforgivable than being slightly annoying"

Getting OOC for a moment; I like to imagine Chains as a medic xD

Realistically, he probably doesn't have fine enough motor skills and empathy to practice medicine, but he's a pretty alright field medic

He has the knowledge, just not the skills

Dallas

Dallas probably has the most patience out of everyone; a strong leader needs a strong mind to keep his crew in check

Actually, "patience" isn't the best word for it, he's the most tolerant

Dallas is witty, charismatic, thinks fast on his feet, is creative and inventive; the best qualities of a mastermind

But isn't nearly as in touch with his emotions as he is with his brain

I imagine heart-to-hearts and feelings aren't really in his repertoire, he's used to being on the run and not getting the chance to be vulnerable with many people

But I do think he cares deeply for his crew, he just isn't sure how to show it

He's very much a dad to them; he calls everyone "buddy" and nags on them in a humorous way

Dallas in the live-action series is too stone-cold IMO, definitely not the type to say "YIPPIE-KAY-YAY MOTHERFUCKER" like our tried-and-true Dallas

Speaking of which, he keeps things in order but isn't above goofing off with his friends (like that time he shot that Teddy Moo for some reason)

This made me realize that he's more than 5 years older than everyone in his immediate friend group (wolf, Chains, and oddly his best friend Hoxton, who's twelve years younger than him)

Despite being a genius, he struggles with things like modern technology and arts and crafts

He's very old-fashioned

I tend to struggle to envision Dallas's character in my head because my mind flips between the sharp Nathan Steele and the goofy, "I NEED A MEDIC BAG-" Dallas

Thanks to that, I have a bunch of seriously OOC headcanons

To try and mix in his live-action self with his in-game self, I imagine Dallas sees himself as a genuine, albeit twisted, Robin Hood for the US people

It's almost a God-complex of sorts, he sees his job as doing the dirty work for the betterment of America, he wants to literally be the face of the American people (which explains his odd mask choice)

Does he genuinely believe he's in the right? I think he's insane enough to say yes

But don't get me wrong, I don't think he's some Charlie Kirk; Dallas fucking hates the government

In a "I could do their jobs better" sort of way

wolf

I don’t 100% agree with how Wolf’s intelligence is portrayed? Like how he was struggling with the emails in The Dragan Files despite having OWNED a video-game development company and being an engineer

Recently wolf's antics have been portrayed as silly mistakes because he simply doesn't know better

But to me, Wolf is smart and knows the outcome of poor and reckless choices which is exactly why he does them; it’s fun and he doesn't care about consequences 💀

But by no means is Wolf an expert at everything

He doesn’t care much for literature, physical sciences, history, and other categories of education that he doesn’t actively work with

In fact, I think he’d hate philosophical subjects because he actively avoids confronting his inner demons with anything but a happy-go-lucky attitude

Wolf does whatever he can to bury the memories of his old job, family, and life but they still slip back in his darkest moments

I'm no expert but I imagine wolf would exhibit BPD-like symptoms; impulsive and often self-destructive behavior, unstable relationships that flip back and forth between obsessive love and unyielding hatred, unpredictable mood swings of anger, fear, despair, and emptiness, etc.

In the words of Bain, "He's as reliable as Swedish quality furniture"

when meeting new members of the gang, wolf is hostile and untrusting, often thinking the person isn't worthy of joining the Payday gang until he warms up to them

Before then, I imagine he'd attempt to intimidate that person into backing out (when Dallas or Bain aren't there to tell him off)

Despite becoming an entirely new person, there are small remnants of his old caring and nurturing personality from back when he was a father and a husband, nobody except Hoxton would know that though

He takes no offense to being called "insane" and "unstable," it actually makes him feel powerful

Sokol

I feel like people really under look how exceptionally talented and capable Sokol is, not just physically but mentally

He's been pulling off robbing dozens of jewelry stores and casinos all by himself while balancing his career as a professional hockey player

Not to mention he is a genius engineer whose work was in demand by the likes of Bain, someone who has unfathomable connections to scientists all over the globe

All this at just twenty-five years old, he's definitely earned his keep

Not only does he share a sharp wit and charismatic charm with Dallas, but he too struggles with his emotions

Sokol is a friendly and kind person to the people he considers his friends but is intolerant of things that don't fit in his definition of "normal"

Take Jacket and his tape recorder, for example

He can be an encouraging friend but also a rude prick

He's a blunt guy, I suppose

I don't actually have a lot to elaborate on because I think Sokol's personality is pretty solidified, he talks a lot