Probably Stolen characters and their roles

Updated 2026-11-01

The main recurring characters in Probably Stolen include Joe Wild, Dr. Jackson, the Mentor, and the Landlord. The game is a single-player cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator set on a dystopian space station, as described on the Steam store page. Probably Stolen characters also include story visitors and customers tied to different factions, so the cast spans both named figures and customer groups.

Illustration for a Probably Stolen guide: Three empty chairs around a small round table in a dim office; muted palette with one pale amber accent. — Illustration

Who the Probably Stolen characters include

Probably Stolen characters include four main recurring figures: Joe Wild, Dr. Jackson, the Mentor, and the Landlord. Joe Wild sells insurance and contacts, Dr. Jackson sells machines, the Mentor guides the player, and the Landlord collects rent, according to the Probably Stolen fan site. The player character is a former scavenger who runs a shop after securing a loan, as the Steam store page describes.

The recurring cast also includes Officer Lun, Georgio, Eleanor, Sawyer, Lou, and Serpico. Georgio, Eleanor, Officer Lun, and the Salvage Ship Pilot are visitors with stories. Those visitors add named story encounters to a game whose central setup is running a shop on a dystopian space station.

Joe Wild — sells insurance and contacts.
Dr. Jackson — sells machines and gadgets.
The Mentor — lends you the start-up money and guides the player.
The Landlord — collects rent.
Officer Lun, Georgio, Eleanor, Sawyer, Lou, and Serpico — recurring characters with their own visits or roles.
The Salvage Ship Pilot — a visitor with a story.

Probably Stolen NPCs and customer factions

Probably Stolen NPCs include customers who belong to factions, and trading with those customers changes the player’s standing with their factions. The six factions with reputation tracks are Lower Levels, Upper Levels, Security, Black Market, Revolution, and Sector 13 Cartel. This makes customer trade part of the relationship system as well as the shop’s day to day business.

Customer types can include wanted criminals, people controlled by a rogue AI, and security officers. Named wanted characters, visitors, and factions each get their own table below, so the Probably Stolen characters list stays easy to scan.

Shop service characters

These are the Probably Stolen characters who sell services, lend money, or set the rules of the shop. Discount and standing thresholds come from the Probably Stolen Wiki, and the notes below keep to the figures it gives.

Name	Type	Where they appear	Role or effect	Notes
Joe Wild	Insurance agent and fixer	Returns to your shop when business is good	Sells daily theft insurance, then introductions to suppliers, informants, and favors such as Clemency	15% off at +100 Lower Levels standing; insurance costs double at −60 Lower Levels; no insurance at −60 Black Market
Dr. Jackson	Machine and gadget dealer	After-hours workshop stop on the map	Sells machines, gadgets, Smuggler’s Bay, and the Toolbox from day 14; stock depends on the day, what you own, your training, and your investment	15% off at +100 Lower Levels; suppliers refuse your calls at −80 Lower Levels
The Mentor	Lender and first guide	Opening day, then later visits with news and lessons	Lends the money to open the shop and collects 200 Credits a week in loan repayments	Warns against shark loans; hands you a gun when Augs appear
The Landlord	Weekly rent collector	Weekly rent visit; can offer the building deed	Collects 300 Credits a week to start, and the rent keeps rising; default means eviction	Rent Grace for 100 Credits via Joe Wild covers one missed week; building listed at 40,000 Credits
Sawyer	Lower Levels Janitorial Staff	Black Market; Underground Exchange deals	Runs the paid cleaning service and the Underground Exchange, a side trade Security does not track	Janitorial service costs double at −40 Black Market; can offer help with the Butcher hunt

Visitors and story characters

Some Probably Stolen characters arrive on set days or after a story trigger rather than from the open counter. The day ranges are the wiki’s normal story mode timings, and a visit is not guaranteed on every run.

Name	Type	Where they appear	Role or effect	Notes
Georgio	Dubious salvager	Counter visits in normal story mode, from day 6 to day 43	Brings questionable salvage and asks you to fund his spaceship	Repayment can return four times the loan; some visits have arrest branches
Eleanor	Upper Levels exile in the Lower Levels	Counter visits from about day 23, then scavenger visits	Asks for food and help, sells her belongings, and saves 800 credits for an investigator	Helping her with the food request makes a later visit possible
Officer Lun	Security officer	Counter visits in the Security storyline, on days 11 to 24	Brings the wanted list, then returns for lunch, medicine, and a 33%-off surplus sale	His surplus offer is separate from the Security merchant’s 15% deal
Salvage Ship Pilot	Lower Levels wholesale seller	Counter visit with six dialogue lines	Talks about salvage outside the station	Offers no ship sale, flight, or quest; uses a random Lower Levels portrait
Serpico	Story visitor	Letter, then a food drop at the Dumping Grounds; first visit normally day 40	Asks for 2,000 kcal of food within a short window after the letter	Reporting him or delivering enough food closes the window early
Lou	Wanted visitor	Shop visits after you get the business permit	Plants a fake first bomb, then demands 1,500 credits; later retaliation can use a real bomb	Reporting her first wanted visit pays a 1,500-credit bounty

Wanted characters on Security’s list

Security’s wanted list names eight Probably Stolen characters with bounties. A wanted person can walk in under an ordinary title, so match the face before you press the alarm. A false report gets you fined.

Name	Shows up as	Faction	Bounty (Credits)	Notes
James Bailey	Lower Level Citizen	Lower Levels	300	—
The Butcher	Lower Level Citizen	Lower Levels	450	Returns every seven days until reported; reporting brings vandalism later
Arthur Lafleur	Lower Level Citizen	Revolution	100	—
Odin Haraldsson	—	Revolution	300 / 350	Bounty rises to 350 on later visits
Li Bei Wen	—	Lower Levels	400	Let him leave to continue his research story; he returns for supplies
Juan	Lower Level Laborer	Lower Levels	75	—
John Smith	—	Lower Levels	125	—
Leroy	—	Lower Levels	300	—

Customer factions and groups

Every customer belongs to a group. Six groups have reputation tracks, and trade moves your standing with each. Scavengers count as Lower Levels customers, and tourists have no track. Trade rates are the multipliers the Probably Stolen Wiki lists for each group.

Group	Who you will meet	Reputation track	Trade rate	Notes
Lower Levels	Neighbours, workers, doctors, inventors, and scavengers	Yes	×0.66	Most of your traffic: 85 of 125 customer types; see reputation and factions
Upper Levels	Residents, servants, private chefs, and charity organisers	Yes	×1.2	Best trade rate in the game; standing moves almost only through trade
Security	Officers, inspectors, and requisition officers	Yes	—	Raised by reports, passed inspections, and shooting confirmed Augs
Black Market	Thieves, shady dealers, and the janitorial staff	Yes	—	Thieves visit from +20 standing; Blacklisted at −40 stops contraband sales
Revolution	Raiders, quartermasters, and fighters	Yes	—	Locked until standing: Quartermaster at +40, raid loot sellers at +80
Sector 13 Cartel	Handlers and soldiers	Yes	—	The Cartel does not shop; its handler sets a weekly Dream Dust quota and pays a stipend
Tourists	Visitors from other stations	No	—	Look for local snacks, a scrap souvenir, or a small weapon
Scavengers	Salvage sellers who bring junk and sometimes blood	Via Lower Levels	×0.66	You were one before the Mentor found you

Security staff, rogue-AI customers, and lenders

Security officers and rogue-AI customers look like ordinary customers until they act. The lenders below only appear once your business grows, and their terms are the ones the Probably Stolen Wiki gives.

Name	Type	Where they appear	Role or effect	Notes
Security officers	Inspectors and requisition officers	Shop inspections and counter visits	Inspect the shop for contraband; requisition officers buy food and medical supplies	Passing an inspection gives +3 Security standing; a failed one costs up to −25
Security Surplus Merchant	Security seller	Occasional visit; community references put it on Wednesdays at +20 Security	Sells decommissioned weapons and armor	15% off if you take everything
Wanted criminals	Customer type	Walk in under an ordinary title	Report them with the alarm under your counter to collect the bounty	A false report is fined
Augs	Customer type: people controlled by a rogue AI	Look like anyone else until they slip	Shooting a confirmed aug gives +8 Security standing, the largest single gain	See Augs for what they want
Black Market thieves	Customer type	Visit from +20 Black Market; weekly from +40	Bring stolen goods to shops they can rely on	Better goods as standing rises
Revolution Quartermaster	Revolution seller	From +40 Revolution standing	Sells Materials at a discount that grows with standing	—
Sector 13 handler	Cartel contact	Visits weekly once the Cartel moves in	Sets a Dream Dust quota and pays a weekly stipend	Missing part of the quota earns a warning
Loan shark	Lender	Visits on Sundays once you have 5,000 Credits	Offers a building loan at 100% a year, repaid weekly over 14 weeks	A missed payment takes your goods first, then the store
First Bank loan clerk	Lender on the Upper Levels	Visits once the business does well	Offers a 40,000-Credit building loan with a 20% down payment at 75% a year	—

Our take on the Probably Stolen cast

The Probably Stolen cast is clearest when read in groups: shop service characters, story visitors, wanted characters, and faction customers. Joe Wild and Dr. Jackson have named services and a stated Lower Levels discount condition; the Mentor and Landlord have direct roles in guiding the player and collecting rent. Those concrete functions make the shop side of the cast easy to identify.

Story visitors add another layer. Georgio, Eleanor, Officer Lun, and the Salvage Ship Pilot are visitors with stories, and Officer Lun also connects to the Security storyline. Sawyer leads the janitorial crew, while Lou and Serpico each have story visits that depend on earlier choices.

The customer factions make the cast broader than a fixed list of named people. Trade changes standing with the customer’s faction, and the six named tracks give players a clear set of groups to recognize while operating the shop. For a quick character reference, use the named role where one is stated, and treat customer types and factions as groups rather than individual characters. The Probably Stolen characters list is easiest to use when each entry stays tied to its stated role or appearance.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the main Probably Stolen characters?

The main recurring characters are Joe Wild, Dr. Jackson, the Mentor, and the Landlord. Their stated roles are selling insurance and contacts, selling machines, guiding the player, and collecting rent.

What do Probably Stolen NPCs do?

Customers can belong to factions, and trading with them changes the player’s standing with those factions. Customers can include wanted criminals, people controlled by a rogue AI, and security officers.

Which characters sell items in Probably Stolen?

Joe Wild sells insurance and contacts, while Dr. Jackson sells machines and gadgets. Dr. Jackson’s listed items include Smuggler’s Bay and the Toolbox.

Where does Dr. Jackson appear?

Dr. Jackson has an after-hours workshop that acts as a map stop. Its stock varies by day, ownership, training, and investment.

What happens when security officers visit the shop?

Security officers inspect the player’s shop and buy supplies, and they may fine or arrest the player. Officer Lun is also a recurring character in the Security storyline.

Which factions appear in Probably Stolen characters?

The customer factions with reputation tracks are Lower Levels, Upper Levels, Security, Black Market, Revolution, and Sector 13 Cartel. Trading with customers changes the player’s standing with their factions, and +100 Lower Levels standing gives Joe Wild and Dr. Jackson a discount.

Who are the visitors with stories?

Georgio, Eleanor, Officer Lun, and the Salvage Ship Pilot are visitors with stories. Probably Stolen characters also include the main recurring shop figures, alongside other recurring names such as Sawyer, Lou, and Serpico.

Who is on the Probably Stolen wanted list?

The wanted list names James Bailey, The Butcher, Arthur Lafleur, Odin Haraldsson, Li Bei Wen, Juan, John Smith, and Leroy. Their bounties run from 75 to 450 Credits, and Odin Haraldsson’s bounty rises to 350 on later visits.