This article researched/written by Alicia Ann Fox.

He appears to be good at his job, in view of the fact that he managed to defeat the Federation on Albian in this episode, and very practical. From his dialogue, he appears to have both compassion and a sense of wry humor.
CAUDER: I always thought they were bluffing. I never thought that when it actually came to it they'd REALLY activate!
GRANT: You'd better believe it, Cauder. Believe it and do something fast. That [bomb] is ticking away the lives of everybody on this planet. I'd say we have less than an hour.
CAUDER: Ralli, get Vetnor up here--I want to know exactly what we're up against. And then put out a general call for anybody who can give help.
RALLI: Right away.
GRANT: [Takes Ralli by the hand] And when you've done that, get this place cleaned up, get a casualty report, and get some Federation prisoners for questioning.
RALLI: And while I'm doing all that, what are you going to do?
GRANT: [Patting her hand] Worry, that's what I'm going to do--worry.
RALLI: You've got good cause. [Exits]
GRANT: Sorry, Cauder. I won you a battle, but I lost you a war.

We learn more about Grant from the Albian rebel, Cauder:
BLAKE: ...Breaking into a Federation stronghold must've taken some doing. How many men did you have?
CAUDER: About a hundred and fifty. They came from resistance groups all over the planet.
BLAKE: But you planned the organization.
CAUDER: Initially, but it didn't take me long to realize I'd need a professional dealer.
BLAKE: You mean you hired a mercenary?
CAUDER: Yes. He organized the revolution on the planet Arcos, others before that. He has a very good record.
BLAKE: Hmph.
CAUDER: I made contact. He agreed to help, but demanded a very substantial sum.
AVON: Mercenaries generally do.
CAUDER: No, I think the price was to satisfy his ego, to prove he's the best in his field.
BLAKE: He's certainly very good at his job to get your men in here. Where is he?
CAUDER: He should be back. I'll fetch him.
BLAKE: Oh, what's his name?
CAUDER: [On his way out] Grant. Del Grant.
[O.O.V., Avon drops something]
BLAKE: What's the matter?
AVON: Nothing. It's not important. I was a little surprised, that's all.
BLAKE: Why? Do you know him?
AVON: I once knew somebody called Del Grant, but it was a long time ago. I doubt that this is the same man.
BLAKE: You don't seem very eager to find out. Why?
AVON: There are matters that remain to be settled between us.
BLAKE: Like what?
AVON: I told you: it's not important.
BLAKE: If it is not important, then why did his name have such a strong effect upon you?
AVON: Because the Del Grant that I knew said that if we ever met again, he would kill me.

Grant appears to be dedicated to the rebellion.
BLAKE: ...We've been hearing about your strikes against the Federation.
GRANT: You've been hitting them pretty hard, too. You keep it up, you'll put us out of business.
BLAKE: [Laughs] That I wouldn't mind.
GRANT: If it meant breaking the Federation, nor would I.

Initially, Grant and Avon are hostile, but immediately move smoothly into a working relationship when they are reminded of the bomb. Speculation: they had worked together before.
AVON: Hello, Del. It's been a long time.
GRANT: I heard you were dead.
AVON: I heard the same about you. Wishful thinking perhaps.
GRANT: I'm glad the stories were wrong. I felt cheated. We have some things to settle.
BLAKE: You two can talk about the old days some other time. Right now we have a problem that's just a little more pressing.
...
AVON: I have found the circuit plans [Holds up plans. Grant joins him]
GRANT: Yes, that's the detonator. A nasty one, tricky to disarm.
AVON: You would have to take out the secondary circuit first, go in under here. [Points to plans]
GRANT: Hmm. Might work. Still, not easy.

For lots of details and speculations on Del Grant's sister Anna and her relationship with Avon, see Avon's biography. Though Grant blames Avon for his sister's death, it does not prevent him from helping Avon with the bomb. Avon apparently trusts Del Grant's motives enough to eventually agree to accept that help, perhaps additional evidence that they knew each other well.
GRANT: I'll come with you.
AVON: No.
GRANT: I can help.
BLAKE: Look, I don't know exactly what it is between you, but there's enough danger without letting personal grudges interfere.
GRANT: That's something we can settle in our own time. Cauder, what matters now is that I can give this man backup. I've worked with timing devices. I know the mechanisms.
BLAKE: All right, it's your decision, Avon. Do you want him?
AVON: Give him a bracelet.

After Avon tells his side of Anna's death to Del Grant, Grant apparently has not forgiven him.
GRANT: She died because of you, that's all that matters. There's nothing changed between us.
AVON: I didn't really expect that it would be.
Avon saves Grant's life at risk of his own.
GRANT: It's no use, Avon. It was a good try. Get out. You haven't got time. Nobody's going to blame you. If the positions were reversed, if it were you under this beam, I might have left you, the way things are between us...Why did you help me?
AVON: Perhaps because Anna was your sister.
Avon's saving Grant's life does not necessarily resolve the conflict; however, at the end of the episode, Grant offers his hand to Avon, and Avon shakes it, perhaps implying that the two men had discussed the subject further and come to an understanding.

Many writers have wondered how Del Grant might have reacted to the fact that Anna, as Security Agent Bartholomew, betrayed Avon and was later killed by him. As a mercenary with rebellious leanings, he could possibly have encountered the Liberator or Scorpio crew again.

Del Grant

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