This article is about the federal agency in the PAYDAY universe. For other uses, see FBI (disambiguation).

The Federal Bureau of Intervention, more commonly known as the FBI, is a federal law enforcement agency in the PAYDAY universe and the primary antagonist of the Payday Gang. The FBI's primary purpose in the PAYDAY series' narrative is to oppose and investigate the Payday Gang's heists. Unlike the real-life FBI, the Payday universe's FBI is also involved in actively intervening and thwarting ongoing crimes.

Involved Heists

The following list includes heists performed by the Payday Gang in PAYDAY 2 where either FBI property is raided, FBI operations are sabotaged, or the FBI are otherwise implied to have involvement beyond being among the enemies the Payday Gang faces, listed in chronological order.

• Watchdogs Day 1
• Firestarter Day 2
• Big Oil Day 2
• Rats Day 3
• Framing Frame Day 3
• Transport: Train Heist
• Hoxton Breakout Day 2
• Hoxton Revenge
• Undercover
• Breaking Feds

The Payday Gang also intercept an FBI operation in the original Undercover in PAYDAY: The Heist. Additionally, the FBI New York Field Office has some sort of involvement either with direct intervention or just field investigation for Gold & Sharke.

Known Members

• John P. Jones (Director, alive)
• "Steven" (former Director, presumably deceased)
• Solomon Garrett (Special Commissioner, alive)
• Peter Romises (Special Task Force: Payday Lieutenant, alive)
• James Hunter (IT Specialist, alive)
• Janet Smalls (IT Specialist, alive)
• "Todd" (IT Specialist, alive)
• Hector Morales (Payday Gang Informant, deceased)
• Bodhi (Implied former agent, alive)
• Riker (Mole working for Bain, implied deceased)
• Jordan Griffin (Investigator of the PAYDAY Gang, implied deceased)
• Wesley Smith (Bain's insider, presumably alive)
• Kent (Case archivist, presumably alive)
• West (Agent assigned to protecting Hector, presumably alive)
• Rebecca Stone (Special agent, alive)
• Dana Whitaker (Current spokesperson for the FBI)

Background and Affiliations

Assuming that the FBI in the PAYDAY universe follows the same timeline as its real-world equivalent, the agency was founded in 1908.

It would appear the FBI maintain connections with Murkywater despite being aware of their illegal activities. For example, Murkywater is occasionally employed by the FBI according to Solomon Garrett. In Beneath the Mountain, a handful of FBI snipers were observed to be guarding the entrance to Black Ridge. Even then, Murkywater is reluctant to comply with the FBI's attempts to investigate any heists the PAYDAY gang conduct on the mercenary force. As such, Solomon Garrett mentions in his notes he recommends to politically pressure Murkywater in the hopes of revealing what specific content is stolen from them due to the mercenaries being far too close-mouthed. 

During the events of PAYDAY 3, the FBI New York Field Office has taken lead in investigation and involvement.

Personnel

PAYDAY: The Heist

• FBI Agent

PAYDAY 2

• Office Agent
• FBI Safehouse Guard
• Heavy Response Unit
• Maximum Force Responder
• Hostage Rescue Team

PAYDAY 3

• FBI Van

Trivia

• The FBI is based on the real-life Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • Despite this, the big screens in the operations room of their headquarters still display the full name of the organization as Federal Bureau of Investigation, complete with the real Bureau's insignia.
• The real FBI do not usually handle offenses related to narcotics or the like, it is usually the job of the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, instead. They also do not dispatch any kind of armed forces in the event of bank robberies or armed assaults, it is often the job of the local police or SWAT. Real-life cases warranting FBI intervention usually have to be an end-result of a lengthy investigation (as described verbatim in the full name of the organization), and an assault randomly happening out of the blue does not present a chance to "investigate" (with brute force) at all.
  • FBI armed divisions however, will co-operate with on-site police forces in apprehending assailants during joint operations, though again these activities do not normally extend to common bank robberies or art gallery incursions so the presence of FBI personnel in most heists is still weird.
    • However, seeing as the in-universe FBI acronym stands for Federal Bureau of Intervention, not Investigation, they likely follow directives differently from that of the real Bureau.
    • Another plausible explanation hinted by the tapes in Hoxton Revenge is that the Bureau have been working on the Payday Gang's case for a long time, and sending waves upon waves of armed personnel to the crime scene(s) can be seen as their attempts to bring down the heisters for good.
• The FBI Hostage Rescue Units and the FBI Heavy Response Teams are both based on the real-life FBI Hostage Rescue Team (with the Heavy Response Team also based on the aforementioned FBI SWAT), with the former derived from their Hostage Rescue duties and the latter from their specialized equipment.
• According to their FBI Files entry, all members of the Heavy Response Unit division were outstanding candidates hand-picked from regular SWAT outfits. In order to at least qualify as a recruit, a SWAT officer is required to have served at least ten years in their former regiment.
• There are no on-site command centers or mobile command units to be seen anywhere during an assault, which is an oddity considering the fact that the game features a heavy FBI presence, who in reality are known to make substantial use of such units.

References

v·d·e PAYDAY: The Heist
Heists	Release: First World Bank • Heat Street • Panic Room • Green Bridge • Diamond Heist • Slaughterhouse DLC: Counterfeit • Undercover • No Mercy
Weapons	Primary: AMCAR-4 • Reinbeck • M308 • Brenner 21 • AK Secondary: Mark 11 • Locomotive 12G • Compact-5 • GL40 Pistols: B9-S • Crosskill .45 • Bronco .44 • STRYK
Deployables	Ammo bag • Doctor bag • Trip mine • Sentry gun
Enemies	Regular: Security guard • Cop • FBI • Gangster • Blue SWAT • Heavy SWAT • Murkywater Special: Bulldozer • Cloaker • Shield • Sniper • Taser
Characters	Dallas • Hoxton • Wolf • Chains • Bain • Minor characters
Gameplay	Assault Waves • Civilians • Crew AI • Drills • Environmental hazards • Police Custody • Reputation • Risk Level (Overkill 145+) • Shout • Stealth • Upgrades
Miscellaneous	Achievements • Challenges • Companies (GenSec • Murkywater) • DLC • FBI • Gangs & Mafias • Graphic options • Masks • Overkill Software • Steam Trading Cards  • Timeline • Update history

v·d·e PAYDAY 2

Gameplay • Heists • Skills & Perk Decks • Weapons & Equipment • DLC

Characters & Enemies Game Mechanics Miscellaneous Characters Heisters Chains • Dallas • Duke • Houston • Joy • Sangres • Wolf • Clover • Dragan • Ethan • Hila • Jiro • Rust • Sokol • Sydney • Bonnie • Hoxton • Jacket • Bodhi • Jimmy • Scarface • John Wick Contractor Bain • Hector • The Elephant • Vlad • Locke • The Butcher • The Dentist • Jiu Feng • Shayu • Gemma McShay • Blaine Keegan • The Continental Others Aldstone • Bile • Twitch • Gage • Solomon Garrett • Minor characters Enemies Regular Security & First Responders • SWAT • FBI • Gensec • ZEAL • Alternate Factions • Unique Opponents • Gangs Special Bulldozer • Captain Winters • Cloaker • Medic • Shield • Sniper • SWAT Van Turret • Taser • U.S. Marshal Sharpshooter • U.S. Marshal Shield Other Hostage Rescue Team Mechanics Gamemodes Career Mode • Crime Spree • Holdout • Mutators • Pro Job • Risk Level • Stealth Leveling Experience • Infamy Heists Assets • Doors • Environmental hazards • Keycard • Pre-Planning • Safes • Vehicles Combat Assault Waves • Civilians • Crew AI • Fire • Poison • Police Custody • Shout Rewards Achievements • Coins • Loot • Packages • Payday • Side Jobs • Trophies In-game Graphic options • Hints • Mask Customization • Safe House • Skin Safes Lore Companies (GenSec • Murkywater) • FBI (FBI Files) • Gangs & Mafias • The Guide of Bain • Timeline Meta Community Events • Developers (Dennaton Games • Lion Game Lion • Sidetrack Games • Overkill Software) • Mods & Tools • Secret ARG • Steam Trading Cards • Update history (Console • Pre-Update #100)