The Lost and Damned missions
The Lost and Damned (2009), the first Grand Theft Auto IV episode, has 22 story missions according to the GTA Wiki. Johnny Klebitz takes them from six contacts, mainly Billy Grey, Jim Fitzgerald and Elizabeta Torres. The story starts with Clean and Serene and ends with Get Lost, and several missions cross over with Niko Bellic's story.
How many missions are in The Lost and Damned?
The GTA Wiki (gta.wiki) counts 22 story missions in The Lost and Damned. Wikipedia puts it another way: the episode has about a third as many story missions as Grand Theft Auto IV, and it says the single-player story takes roughly 12 to 20 hours. All of them are played as Johnny Klebitz, vice president of The Lost MC in Alderney.
Who gives missions in The Lost and Damned?
The list below groups the missions by contact, as gta.wiki does. The notes are our own short summary of each strand.
| Contact | Missions | What the strand is about |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Grey | Clean and Serene, Angels in America, It's War, Action/Reaction, This Shit's Cursed | The club president's war with the Angels of Death and his reckless deals |
| Jim Fitzgerald | Liberty City Choppers, Bad Cop Drop, Hit the Pipe, End of Chapter, Bad Standing | Club business with Johnny's closest friend, and the fight with Brian |
| Elizabeta Torres | Buyer's Market, Heavy Toll, Marta Full of Grace, Shifting Weight | Drug work for the dealer Niko also works for |
| Thomas Stubbs | Politics, Off Route, Get Lost | Dirty jobs for a corrupt politician, ending at the prison |
| Ashley Butler | Coming Down, Roman's Holiday | Helping Johnny's ex-girlfriend with her debts |
| Ray Boccino | Diamonds in the Rough, Collector's Item, Was It Worth It? | The diamond deal that links all three stories |
What is the story arc of the missions?
The early missions follow Billy's return from rehab and the collapse of the truce with the rival bikers. Billy is arrested partway through, and the club then splits when Brian Jeremy turns on Johnny. Our Lost and Damned and Johnny Klebitz pages tell that story in full.
In Bad Standing Johnny goes after Brian. Gta.wiki says one route lets the player spare him, but Brian later turns up as a random character and is killed then, so the civil war ends the same way. The final mission, Get Lost, is given by Thomas Stubbs. Johnny and his crew storm the Alderney State Correctional Facility, and Johnny kills Billy in the prison yard. Gta.wiki adds that the crew then burns the ransacked clubhouse, and the chapter breaks up. The mission pays $7,000.
Which Lost and Damned missions cross over with GTA IV?
The episode runs at the same time as Niko Bellic's story, so a few missions show the same events from Johnny's side. Wikipedia gives these links:
| The Lost and Damned | Linked to | What connects them |
|---|---|---|
| Roman's Holiday | Hostile Negotiation (GTA IV) | Johnny helps kidnap Roman Bellic; Niko rescues him |
| Diamonds in the Rough, Collector's Item | Museum Piece and Taking in the Trash (GTA IV) | Johnny steals the diamonds, the exchange is ambushed by Luis Lopez, and Niko later picks them up |
| Jim Fitzgerald's death | No Way on the Subway (GTA IV) | Wikipedia notes that Jim Fitzgerald is killed by Niko in that mission |
Gta.wiki also connects Buyer's Market, the first Elizabeta Torres mission, to Niko, who works for the same dealer in the main game. In the epilogue after Get Lost, gta.wiki says, Johnny turns down a bodyguard job from Stubbs, refuses Ashley's request for money and tells Angus he will keep supporting Jim's family.
Gta.wiki groups Collector's Item with Museum Piece and the The Ballad of Gay Tony mission Not So Fast, since all three show one diamond deal from different sides. It also lists the missions in an order meant to line up with the other two stories. The full crossover picture is on our Ballad of Gay Tony missions page.
What changed in the missions compared with GTA IV?
The biggest change is mid-mission checkpoints. Wikipedia explains that if Johnny dies and the player retries, the mission restarts from the start of that section rather than from the beginning. Going back to the mission marker instead starts it over.
Johnny rarely works alone. Wikipedia says fellow Lost members ride with him on many missions, and survivors gain experience and fight better. If one dies, another biker takes his place next time. Later in the story Johnny can phone Terry or Clay for back-up, and they improve in the same way.
What side missions are in The Lost and Damned?
| Activity | What it involves |
|---|---|
| Gang Wars | Fights with rival gangs; Wikipedia says they get harder as you go and pay out money and weapon pick-ups |
| Bike Races | Races in which riders can hit each other with baseball bats |
| Angus' Bike Thefts | Stealing motorcycles for a club member |
| Stubbs' Dirty Laundry | Extra jobs for Thomas Stubbs |
| Random characters | One-off encounters around the city |
The side activities are listed on gta.wiki. For side content across the series, see GTA side missions. The episode was later sold with its sequel as Episodes from Liberty City.
Sources
- GTA Wiki (gta.wiki) — Missions in The Lost and Damned read 30 Oct 2026
- GTA Wiki (gta.wiki) — Bad Standing read 30 Oct 2026
- GTA Wiki (gta.wiki) — Get Lost read 30 Oct 2026
- Wikipedia — Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned read 30 Oct 2026