Isaac

Isaac is an Australian bartender at the Lucky Money in Hong Kong, China.

Background
When JC Denton first talks to Isaac, he can ask to see Max Chen. JC can either tell Isaac that he was sent by Maggie Chow, in which case he'll allow JC to go in the backroom to see Chen, or can ask him about Tracer Tong, in which case Isaac will get upset. JC can also have a conversation with Isaac about the Chinese government and the Triads.

He carries a sawed-off shotgun.

On governmental power
Bartender: "China is the last sovereign country in the world. Authoritarian but willing -- unlike U.N.-governed countries -- to give its people the freedom to do what they want." JC Denton: "As long as they don't break the law." Bartender: "Listen to me. This is real freedom, freedom to own property, make a profit, make your life.  The West, so afraid of strong government, now has no government.  Only financial power." JC Denton: "Our governments have limited power by design." Bartender: "Rhetoric... And you believe it! Don't you know where those slogans come from?" JC Denton: "I give up." Bartender: "Well-paid researchers -- how do you say it? -- "think tanks," funded by big businesses.  What is that?  A "think tank"?" JC Denton: "Hardly as sinister as a dictator, like China's Premier." Bartender: "It's privately-funded propaganda. The Trilateral Commission in the United States, for instance." JC Denton: "The separation of powers acknowledges the petty ambitions of individuals; that's its strength." Bartender: "A system organized around the weakest qualities of individuals will produce these same qualities in its leaders." JC Denton: "Perhaps certain qualities are an inseparable part of human nature." Bartender: "The mark of the educated man is the suppression of these qualities in favor of better ones. The same is true of civilization."