- "Couldn't have asked for a more special, unique family like this one. I love you guys like Eminem loves mom's spaghetti, or like GTA Online loves making money through Shark cards!"
- ―Packie
Patrick "Packie" McReary is the second born child of the five McReary siblings, and serves as the protagonist of Sibling Rivalries.
As with his oldest brother Francis, Packie considers himself to be the most "normal" of the family, while his other siblings Gerald "Gerry" McReary is obsessed with football, Derrick McReary is a math nerd, and Kate McReary is apparently the most spoiled). Being the two oldest siblings, Packie and Francis are often the leaders of the McReary kids, though Francis is fine with Packie taking center stage.
History[]
Early Life[]
Packie was born to Maureen McReary and Aiden McReary on January 8, 2002, 3 years after Francis, in Vancouver, Canada. He was later followed by the births of Gerry in 2003, Derrick in 2005, and Kate in 2006. However, his father died shortly after Kate's birth. Packie tells Michelle Stone even though he was young at the time, he still misses and loves his father, and even thinks of Francis as his father/role model.
Following in Francis' footsteps, Packie grew up with what Francis did: listening to rap music and playing video games.
Events of the Franchise[]
2011: Sibling Rivalries: Vancouver Vultures[]
This section may have to be adjusted to reflect changes in canon that the Definitive Edition of Vancouver Vultures may pose.
In June 2011, Packie has befriended the protagonist, Jason Parker, and when he starts playing football with his brother Gerry, he supports both of them. Packie frequently appears at Jason's football games, watching him and Gerry play. At the end of the comic, when the Vancouver Vultures win the championship game, Jason thanks Packie for supporting him throughout the entire season.
2013: Sibling Rivalries[]
On Gerry's 10th birthday, the McReary Family move to Wisconsin. Packie introduces his siblings to the reader, and when they arrive in Green Bay, he goes with Francis to their room. The two of them look back on their old times in Vancouver with great fondness, but are excited for what Wisconsin has in store for them - so long as they are together, they are ready for anything.
During their time in the USA, Packie and the siblings meet many new friends, such as Tony Gonzales and Salvador Martinez, becoming very popular kids in Green Bay, but also unfortunately, make enemies as well, such as Joel Gonzales and James Johnson.
Personality[]
Packie considers himself as a "normal" person. He loves to look fancy and stay clean, and hates to get sweaty and dirty (as seen in The Big Trade-Off, although he gets dirty anyway). As seen in The Football Faker, he is very popular at school, and he enjoys bragging to the girls.
Most of the things Packie likes are shown to him from Francis. He is a video gamer; his favorite type of game are open world shooters such as Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row, and since Season 7, he is also into battle royale games. His favorite TV channels are MTV and Nickelodeon. Packie also loves rap music; his two favorite rappers are Eminem and Drake, but he also likes many more, such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, and NF to name some.
Packie loves all of his siblings (especially Francis) and his mother. Although at first he is seem to be annoyed with his siblings' obsession (such as Gerry with football), it is shown throughout the franchise that he still loves his family with all of his heart, and will do anything for them.
Packie is very attached to Francis, and is upset to be away from him for a long time or vice versa. This is the subject of Season 8 comic "Pack To The Future", where Packie is depressed about Francis moving away to college. This escalates to the point where he lashes out at Francis in front of everyone else at one of San Salvador's party and attack him in anger, as well as saying he hates him. However, a visit from his deceased father convinces Packie that it will be okay, and Francis will return soon, thus Packie apologizes and gives a heartfelt farewell to him before Francis leaves on a plane.
Future Life[]
Packie's definitive future life is currently not known. Aside from always residing with his family in Green Bay, Packie mentions having aspirations for working on video games. Packie was very distraught at the idea of Francis moving out to attend college in California but felt relieved when he learned they would always keep in touch. Packie was also initially upset that Francis did not have the same dream job as him (wanting to pursue music), but he also warmed up to the idea. It can be assumed that, as with the rest of the family, Packie and Francis' brotherly bond will never be broken.
Trivia[]
- Packie speaks with an Irish accent, as said by Michelle Stone in The McRearys Get Schooled!. It is possible the rest of his family have an accent, too, but it is unknown because the comic obviously has no audible dialogue.
- Packie shares some similarities with Niko Bellic: They are both of European background (Niko is Serbian, and Packie is Irish), are new to the country their story is set in (the United States of America), and make friends in their city, as well as enemies who want to get rid of them (for Niko, it is the Russian Mafiya, and for Packie, it is the Wisconsin Warriors). Oddly, Packie's favorite game is Grand Theft Auto IV, which has Niko Bellic as the protagonist, meaning that Packie will obviously know him. However, the GTA IV counterpart of him does not exist in the GTA Nerd Comic Universe version of GTA IV, as neither do any other characters who have a character named after him real in that universe.
- In Sibling Rivalries: Salvador V's Adventures, Packie tells Gerry when he gets to 6th Grade (at this part of the timeline, he is only in 5th Grade), he'll be popular, which foreshadows him eventually becoming popular in The Football Faker.
- Packie loves Francis the most out of all his siblings, as they are both considered "normal", and the fact that they are roommates contributes more to this. The comic Best Brother is centered around their love, which fills Gerry and Derrick with anger and jealousy, because Francis is Packie's favorite sibling.
- He got his love for rap and video games by his older brother Francis.
- Packie gets his looks from his uncle Cameron, who looked just like him when he was around his age (seen in "Pack To The Past").
- In the original version of Sibling Rivalries: Vancouver Vultures, Packie is seen to have a crush on Jason Parker's girlfriend Wendy Delgado, who turns him down as not her type. These interactions are absent from the 2022 remake of the comic, rendering it no longer canon.
- He used to hate working out and getting sweaty/dirty, but as of "My Ma Said Knock You Out" he said he will be happy to continue exercising after building muscle and abs while preparing for his fight with Joel.
- Packie and Gerry are now the only McReary-Wilson family members to have abs, though Francis will have abs by the time he is 18 ("Pack To The Future").
- Packie has a fear of using restrooms in public, notably when toilets have zero privacy. He only uses urinals when nobody else is in the restroom ("The Lockdown"). The only person that he is comfortable going to the bathroom in front of is Francis, and vice versa.
- Packie has a bee allergy, which was briefly mentioned in "Satellite Screw-Up" and encompassed the main plot of "Making Quite The Buzz".
- "Pack To The Past" reveals that Packie gets his nickname from three-year-old Francis being unable to properly pronounce "Patrick" and instead saying "Packie". Maureen thought it was cute and adopted it as his primary nickname.
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Appearances[]
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Other[]
First Generation |
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William and Emily O'Neill • Richard and Sophie MacCaurthy |
Second Generation |
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Paul (†) and Rachel O'Neill |
Third Generation |
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Gertrude and Nicholas Conner • Maureen McReary-Wilson and Hector Wilson (former spouse Aiden McReary†) • Ethan and Chloe O'Neill • Cameron and Brooklyn Andrysiak-O'Neill |
Fourth Generation |
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Note: Italicized indicates this is a step-relative, and a slashed name indicates the character was later written out of the series. Lauren Conner • Amy Conner • Francis McReary • Zachary Marshall • Patrick McReary • Dillon O'Neill •Aaron O'Neill • Gerald McReary • Derrick McReary • Kate McReary • Robert O'Neill • |
First Generation |
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Zachary Wilson I (†) |
Second Generation |
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Yvette (†) and Matthew Wilson (†) • Rosaura and Alfredo Belotti |
Third Generation |
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Fred and Valerie Wilson |
Fourth Generation |
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Louis and Carol Wilson • Hector and Maureen McReary-Wilson |
Fifth Generation |
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Note: Italicized indicates this is a step-relative, and a slashed name indicates the character was later written out of the series. Samantha Wilson • Francis McReary • Zachary Marshall • Adrian Wilson • Patrick McReary • Troy Wilson • Gerald McReary • Derrick McReary • Kate McReary • |