Nicholas Hough

Nicholas Hough is a fictional character in the Liberty franchise, appearing as the main antagonist of Liberty and the central protagonist in it's prequel; Liberty: The Criminal Mastermind. He is portrayed as the dark counterpart to the story's protagonist Nicky Christ.

A former habitual offender of Coopa Town, Nicholas later became a self-made criminal mastermind who is the notorious founder of the biggest Londonshire crime syndicate called the NHHAUGHERS Syndicate, making him the overall crime kingpin of the Londonshire criminal underworld.

He started off acting as partners in crime with Nicky Christ ten years prior to Liberty. Later on, however, Nicholas would become Nicky's prime adversary after a botched heist in Coppa Town, during which he betrays Nicky after secretly killing their close accomplice Riddick Hastings.

Biography
Born into a life of gangland, Nicholas grew up in Londonshire where he inevitably became plunged into criminality. As an adult, Nicholas settled into Coopa Town where he committed petty crimes along the border with no particular goal in mind, until he met with Nicky Christ. Having a lot in common, the two grew up to be partners in crime as they performed several heists. Their fruitful partnership continued to increase until the two undertook a heist alongside fellow accomplice Riddick Hastings. As the trio avoids the police, Nicholas' attempt to escape with Nicky and Riddick almost emerged until he decided to secretly betray the two, killing the latter and mortally wounding the former to make it look like a police ambush. At Nicky's apparent dying urging, Nicholas abandons his two fallen comrades and flees in a getaway helicopter.