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A number of recurring characters appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, set in 2008. The characters that appear in Grand Theft Auto IV are relatively diverse and relative to the respective boroughs of Liberty City they are based in, belonging to various gangs and ethnic groups. The player controls Niko Bellic, an immigrant from Eastern Europe^[1]. According to Dan Houser, "virtually none of the characters from the previous games returned, as a lot of them are dead anyway."^[2]

Unlike previous games in the series, the voice actors of Grand Theft Auto IV do not include notable and high-profile celebrities, instead opting for lesser known actors such as Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Anthony Patellis, Moti Margolin, Thomas Lyons, Timothy Adams and Coolie Ranx. However, several high-profile DJs host the various radio stations within the game such as Iggy Pop, Karl Lagerfeld, Juliette Lewis, Daddy Yankee, and real life DJs like DJ Premier, DJ Green Lantern, Lazlow, and real life comedians Katt Williams and Ricky Gervais can be seen at the Comedy Club and also be heard being interviewed on the in-game radio station WKTT.

For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV features "morality choices" in several points of the game, in which the player is forced to choose between killing or sparing a character, or killing one of two characters. In some of these situations the player can choose to carry out execution-style killings, which are played out as cut scenes. The game also has two possible endings, which is determined by a decision the player makes with the main antagonist towards the conclusion of the storyline: Revenge or Deal. Each choice affects the missions the player can partake and the fate of some characters.

For the purposes of this list, missions specific to a particular ending in which a character is killed in are labeled "(Revenge)" and "(Deal)" respectively.

Contents 1 Major Characters 1.1 Protagonist 1.1.1 Niko Bellic 1.2 Other Protagonists 1.2.1 Johnny Klebitz 1.2.2 Luis Fernando Lopez 2 Main Characters 2.1 Roman Bellic 2.2 Mallorie Bardas-Bellic 2.3 Dimitri Rascalov 2.4 Allies 2.4.1 Little Jacob 2.4.2 Packie McReary 2.4.3 Brucie Kibbutz 2.4.4 Dwayne Forge 3 Supporting Characters 3.1 Friends and Allies 3.1.1 Kate McReary 3.1.2 Bernie Crane/Florian Cravic 3.1.3 Phil Bell 3.1.4 Alex Chilton 3.2 Solely Mission Givers 3.2.1 United Liberty Paper 3.2.2 Manny Escuela 3.2.3 Elizabeta Torres 3.2.4 Jon Gravelli 3.3 Mission Givers Turn Villains or Victims 3.3.1 Vlad Glebov 3.3.2 Playboy X 3.3.3 Mikhail Faustin 3.3.4 Francis McReary 3.3.5 Ray Boccino 3.3.6 Gerry McReary 3.3.7 Derrick McReary 3.3.8 Jimmy Pegorino 4 Notes 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Major Characters

[edit] Protagonist

[edit] Niko Bellic

Introduced in: "The Cousins Bellic"

Niko Bellic (1978-), 30 years-old during the events of the game. He is the main protagonist and playable character. Although it is not specified which country in Eastern Europe Niko is from, the language he speaks is Serbian. It is also hinted in a random character mission that Niko is possibly from a country in the Balkan Peninsula because unknown serial killer Eddie Low (on GTA IV's internet news, several killings are reported throughout) asks Niko where he's from and Eddie starts guessing. When Eddie says "Balkans?" Niko replies saying "You're smart Eddie." Niko grew up during the harsh times of the Yugoslav wars, in which he participated as an angry youth. A defining moment in the war, for Niko, was when his army unit of fifteen young men were ambushed by the enemy. Niko barely escaped and most of his friends were killed. He later discovers that two other members of the unit also survived, and concludes that one of those two sold the unit out for money. Niko vows to track down the culprit, motivated not solely by revenge, but a need for closure and to move on with his own life.

Personality-wise, Niko is a very down-to-business person, and is very protective when it comes to his family and loved ones, especially Roman. The most significant aspect of Niko's personality is his cynicism, which he gained in the war. He criticizes his acquaintances for expecting him to have fun amidst his troubled situation. Niko's biggest weakness is his inability to let go of the past - which causes him much aggression when the issue of finding his betrayers comes up; Niko is criticized by many of his friends and most notably Roman, for this weakness. His first girlfriend was Michelle and his second, Kate McReary either dies at the end (if the player chooses Revenge) or feels disappointed in Niko for violating his principles (in Deal).

Niko Bellic is voiced by Michael Hollick.^[3]

See also: List_of_Grand_Theft_Auto_IV:_The_Lost_and_Damned_characters#Niko_Bellic

[edit] Other Protagonists

[edit] Johnny Klebitz

See also: List of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned characters#Johnny Klebitz

Introduced in: "Blow Your Cover" and "Clean and Serene" (The Lost and Damned)

Jonathan "Johnny" Klebitz is the main protagonist and playable character of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, the first of two downloadable episodic packs for the game.^[4]

Johnny is the member of The Lost biker gang and is first met by Niko after they are both entrusted to watch over a heroin deal for Elizabeta and Playboy X. The deal turns out to be an LCPD sting, and Johnny disappears during the ensuing gunfight. He later reappears to assist Niko with a Conflict diamonds deal with Isaac Roth, on behalf of Ray Boccino. The deal is ambushed by members of the Ancelotti crime family, and Johnny escapes with two million dollars in cash. Niko is later sent to find and eliminate his friends. Johnny is 34 years old, and is the oldest of the three protagonists.

Johnny Klebitz is voiced by Scott Hill.

[edit] Luis Fernando Lopez

See also: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Introduced in: "Three Leaf Clover" and "I Luv L.C." (The Ballad Of Gay Tony)

Luis Fernando Lopez is a Dominican street gangster who works as a personal bodyguard for Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince, a nightclub entrepreneur, giving him contacts with others who act as bodyguards at his clubs. Luis Lopez appears at three separate occasions. He is first seen at the bank that the McReary Irish Mob are pulling off, beside Eugene Reaper. He is then seen again at the Libertonian busting a deal between Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, and the Jewish Mob. He also appears in The Lost and Damned storyline when Johnny and The Lost steal some diamonds off mobster Tony 'Gay Tony' Price, which have just been shipped into the city. Later, he is seen again with Tony Prince at the diamond/hostage exchange with the McReary Mob. He is 25 years old.

During the anticipation of the first episodic pack The Lost and Damned, it was hinted that Luis would be part of the second episode due to hints including numerous, yet minor appearances in the game and as well as the "Impossible Trinity" achievement that is achieved after completing the mission "Museum Piece". It was finally confirmed on May 26, 2009 that Luis is the protagonist of the second episode of the game The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Luis Lopez is voiced by Mario D'Leon

See also: List of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned characters#Luis Lopez

[edit] Main Characters

[edit] Roman Bellic

Introduced in: "The Cousins Bellic"

Killed in: "Mr. and Mrs. Bellic" (Deal)

Roman Bellic is Niko's cousin who has lived in Liberty City for 10 years. Roman and Niko's fathers were brothers, and like Niko's father, Roman's father was also an abusive alcoholic. According to Niko, Roman's mother was raped and murdered during the war, although Roman believes she died in a house fire; to this day, Niko could not find it in his heart to tell Roman of his mother's true fate. Roman claims to be living the American Dream to his relatives and that he has two women, four hot tubs and fifteen sports cars. He successfully manages to persuade his cousin Niko to move to the city by using this deception. When Niko arrives, however, he realises that in reality Roman lives in a small, dirty apartment, owns a gritty taxi firm in Broker^[5], he has a gambling problem and owes money to many criminals, such as the Mafia. Despite Niko's frustration with Roman's lie, Roman is optimistic and claims to be in the process of achieving the "American Dream". Niko admits that Roman has indeed found some success in America because of Mallorie, Roman's longtime girlfriend whom he later weds.

During the course of the game, his apartment and business are burned down by Dimitri Rascalov and the Liberty City Bratva. He later sets up another taxi company in Bohan with the insurance money and moves in with Mallorie, but is kidnapped again after a losing streak at a gambling den that is in actuality an unsuccessful trap by Dimitri to lure Niko and have him killed. Roman ultimately buys a penthouse in Algonquin, having achieved the "American Dream". During the game's finale, Roman attempts to persuade Niko into striking a drugs deal with Dimitri Rascalov due to the amount of money involved. If Niko chooses the "Revenge" storyline, Roman is disappointed that Niko does not do the deal but prepares for his imminent wedding. After the ceremony, a furious Jimmy Pegorino shows up and guns down Kate McReary outside the church. Angered that Kate was killed at his wedding, Roman and Little Jacob helps Niko to take down Pegorino. In the "Deal" storyline, Roman is inadvertently killed at his wedding by an assassin sent by Dimitri, in an attempt on Niko's life. In both endings, it is revealed that Mallorie is pregnant with Roman's child. Roman Bellic is voiced by Jason Zumwalt.

See also: List_of_Grand_Theft_Auto_IV:_The_Lost_and_Damned_characters#Roman_Bellic

[edit] Mallorie Bardas-Bellic

Introduced in: "It's Your Call"

Mallorie Bardas-Bellic, is the Puerto Rican girlfriend, later wife, of Roman Bellic. Mallorie is Roman's girlfriend for the first part of the storyline (although she secretly sees Vlad Glebov before Niko kills him) before becoming his fiancée. One of her cousins owns an apartment in Bohan which Niko and Roman seek refuge in after Roman's apartment and taxi depot are set on fire and destroyed. Towards the conclusion of the storyline, Mallorie and Roman wed, however in the "Deal" storyline ending her new husband is gunned down outside the church and she becomes widowed. In both storylines, it is revealed that she is pregnant. Prior to the ending of the "Revenge" storyline, Roman contacts Niko both revealing Mallorie's pregnancy and that he has chosen to name his possible daughter Kate, in honour of Kate McReary.

Mallorie's maiden name is wrongly credited as "Ramos" in the European Xbox 360 instruction manual, but is correctly credited "Bardas" in the Playstation 3 instruction manual and manuals in other regions.

Mallorie Bardas is voiced by Elena Harvey Hurst.

[edit] Dimitri Rascalov

Introduced in: "Crime and Punishment"^[6]

Killed in: "A Dish Served Cold" (Revenge)/"A Revenger's Tragedy" (Deal)^[7]

Dimitri Rascalov (Russian: Дмитрий Раскалoв) is a Russian criminal and serves as the main antagonist of the game.

Dimitri is initially shown as Mikhail Faustin's right-hand man; they are old friends from their army and prison years. Dimitri is the more sensible of the two, although Mikhail claims that Dimitri has an addiction to barbiturates. He and Niko quickly make friends when Dimitri becomes increasingly annoyed with Mikhail's unpredictably violent leadership, which has given their organization more enemies and caused the law to monitor them more closely. He later betrays Mikhail and orders Niko to assassinate him in order to prevent a gang war with Kenny Petrovic - before he is executed, Mikhail warns that America has made Dimitri greedy and that he will betray Niko as well. Niko later meets with Dimitri at a warehouse to collect his reward for the killing, where Dimitri does indeed betray him and reveals his new partner, Rodislav Bulgarin, Niko's former boss in the human trafficking ring, who orders his men to kill Niko. Little Jacob comes to Niko's rescue and mentions that Dimitri has escaped and they can deal with him another time. Fearing a retaliation, Dimitri orders his men to set fire to Roman's apartment and taxi depot, effectively running Niko and Roman out of Broker. The cousins escape to Bohan to avoid any further trouble, after receiving death threats from Dimitri via the phone. Dimitri attempts to kill Niko twice more, once by kidnapping Roman to lure Niko to a warehouse filled with his men, and another time by sending Bulgarin and his men to sabotage a hostage exchange between the McReary crime family and the Ancelotti crime family at which Niko is present. Dimitri calls Niko after both attempts, furious that he was not killed and threatening future attempts on his life. Upon learning that Niko is helping Bernie Crane and Bryce Dawkins, whose double life Dimitri is trying to expose, Dimitri calls Niko suggests that they make friends and work together to expose them.

Towards the conclusion of the main storyline, the Pegorino Crime Family - whom Niko works for - enters an alliance with another organization to find a buyer for a large amount of heroin that they stole earlier in the game, which would finally put the Pegorino crime family on the map. Dimitri's Bratva is the other organization, putting Niko in an awkward position - the player has to make a choice of either picking up the money from the buyers Dimitri found or dealing revenge and killing him. If the player chooses to pursue "Revenge", Niko kills Dimitri in the cargo hold aboard his tanker. If the player chooses to strike a "Deal", Niko and Phil Bell are assigned to pick up the money at one location while Dimitri sells the heroin at another location. Dimitri is seemingly pleased that Niko is working for him again. Deciding to keep the heroin, he betrays and kills the buyers at his end, forcing Niko and Phil to kill the buyers at their location in order to obtain the money. They are successful and Niko gains $250,000 from the deal. Dimitri, aware that Niko has not forgotten his earlier betrayal and worried that he will still attempt revenge, sends a hitman to Roman's Wedding to eliminate him, but Roman is inadvertently killed during a struggle. Niko tracks Dimitri and Pegorino down at an abandoned casino in Alderney and Dimitri executes Pegorino before escaping. Niko pursues Dimitri to Happiness Island, before ensuing in a final confrontation in which he kills Dimitri, before the Statue of Happiness.

Dimitri Rascalov is voiced by Moti Margolin.

[edit] Allies

[edit] Little Jacob

Introduced in: "Jamaican Heat"^[8]

"Little" Jacob Hughes is a Jamaican arms dealer based in Dukes who sells Niko weapons out of the trunk of his car. He and Roman are friends and he appears on cover-art for the game. He assists Niko several times, helping discover who ripped off Elizabeta's drug deal and eventually providing back-up when Niko takes on Dimitri and Pegorino in the finale of the storyline. Once Jacob learns to trust Niko, he offers to sell weapons at a fraction of their street value.

A recurring gag throughout the game is that Jacob always smokes cannabis at inopportune moments, at one point while accompanying Niko in a helicopter chase, much to Niko's dismay. Another recurring joke is his heavy Jamaican accent, which Niko struggles to understand. Little Jacob can also be seen in Team Mafiya Work, who needs to be taken to a contact. Kenny Petrović describes him as Small Jacob.

Little Jacob is voiced by Coolie Ranx.

[edit] Packie McReary

Introduced in: "Luck of the Irish"

Patrick "Packie" McReary is an Irish thug who is also the heir to Liberty City's declining Irish Mob. Youngest of the McReary family, he is siblings with corrupt deputy police commissioner Francis McReary, Derrick McReary, Kate McReary and Gerry McReary. He lives with his mother and sister, who he is protective of, and harbors strong hatred towards his late father. Packie has never ventured beyond Liberty City and wishes to visit Ireland. He admits that he has a drug addiction and cites it as the reason he has had an unsuccessful life. Packie's sister Kate shows interest in Niko - a point that Packie regularly uses to make fun of Niko throughout the course of the game. He is a close friend and associate of Elizabeta Torres, leader of a small-time drug syndicate. When drunk, Packie loudly resents having to always take orders from his brother, Gerry. However, his rants reveal a lot about the background of the McReary family. In the Ballad Of Gay Tony DLC pack the ending credits show that after the GTA IV storyline ends Patrick left Liberty City on a plane.

Packie McReary is voiced by Ryan Johnston.

[edit] Brucie Kibbutz

Introduced in: "Logging On"^[9]

Bruce "Brucie" Kibbutz is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys fine women and cars. He enjoys the attention he gets from being rich and is a steroid user, specifically "bull shark testosterone". Brucie has a cocky attitude towards himself that annoys Niko, but the two manage to become unlikely friends. He sports a tattoo of Chinese character "我", meaning "I"^[10] and a necklace that reads "No. One". On his left forearm is a tattoo meaning "human monster" he also has a tattoo on his stomach which says "Mommy". His personality is supposedly modeled after the popular internet personality, FPS Doug and Scott Alexander, an English business man and socialite who Kibbutz physically resembles and also, amongst other things, has a work out regime, executive lifestyle car business and even his "No One" chain (Alexander refers to himself as No.1 (number one) and has a tattoo of this on his right arm and also used it as his motto and in his business interests) that all reference and relate to Alexander. Brucie owns a garage in BOABO, Broker called "Brucie's Executive Auto Garage", and often appears in in-game radio advertisements promoting his business. He can be found in the police database as wanted for possession of steroids. Niko suspects that Brucie's macho behavior is due to hidden low self-esteem and Brucie mentions that he was bullied for being overweight as a child. When Niko later learns that the assassinations he carried out for Brucie was due to Brucie's roid rage, Niko ends their business relationship, but they continue as friends and Niko continues to steal cars and participate in races for him. Once Niko and Brucie become good friends Niko can call Brucie and be taken across Liberty City in Brucie's helicopter. In the "Deal" alternate ending Brucie sends Niko an email offering him his support after Roman's death.

In The Ballad of Gay Tony, Brucie's insecurities are expanded upon. He has an elder brother named Mori, who is involved in the businesses of Gay Tony, and moves in with his brother. Mori is much more intelligent than Brucie, and achieved his physical fitness without the use of steroids. He constantly taunts Brucie, calling him weak and stupid. Brucie is at one point seen sobbing after this abuse. In a tense conversation between him and Luis Lopez at Maisonette 9, it is also strongly implied Brucie is either homosexual or bisexual. Brucie finally puts an end to his brothers insults (with some help from Luis Lopez) by breaking Mori's nose. The fact that he stood up to his brother possibly boosted his ego and "alpha-male" personality, later shown off in GTA IV.

Brucie Kibbutz is voiced by Timothy Adams.

[edit] Dwayne Forge

Introduced in: "Deconstruction for Beginners"

Can be killed in: "The Holland Play..."

Dwayne Forge is the former mentor of Playboy X. He is an old school African-American gangster who used to be a very influential and feared criminal. However, Dwayne confesses at one point that he wanted to be a police officer as a youth, but the LCPD did not in the '70s and '80s encourage African American police officers. He also had trouble reading and writing due to a learning disability. Dwayne's father was an abusive, small-time criminal that was killed by drug dealers that he tried to rip-off, but Dwayne felt no emotion when he witnessed his death. Dwayne soon learned that a lot of money was to be had in the drug trade and that he was very good at intimidating people. He also found that, despite his difficulties reading, he was very good at the basic mathematics required for his trade. Although Dwayne himself disliked the drugs he was dealing, he soon became the leader of his own drug ring called the North Holland Hustlers. At the height of his power, Dwayne claims he rented out entire apartments just to have someplace to store all the money that his gang was accumulating.

In 1999, Dwayne was arrested and convicted on charges of crack distribution. He is released from prison during the events of the game, but is disturbed by the world of bling and excess he's found in an underworld that was all about straight business when he left it almost a decade ago. He is depressed that his menacing and powerful reputation has been forgotten, even finding out that his girlfriend Cherise left him for a known snitch named Jayvon Simson, even after Dwayne pulled strings from behind bars to pay her rent over the years. Feeling betrayed, Dwayne is also angry that Playboy X ignores him and excludes him from the gang's business, which is resorting to more high-profile crimes. Niko is paid by Playboy to work for Dwayne, and he ends up sympathizing with Dwayne's plight and helps him rebuild his reputation and influence. After Dwayne pays Niko to shut down a club that he used to own that was taken over by associates of Playboy X, Dwayne and Playboy X call Niko to kill one another, giving him a choice of whom to kill. If the player kills Playboy X, Dwayne receives a deed and gives Niko the penthouse of his old protégé and he becomes Niko's friend. A reward for being Dwayne's friend is the ability to call some of his underlings to assist in shooting missions. If the player kills Dwayne, Playboy X pays Niko but lashes out at him for killing his "father figure", calling him "nothing but a cold-blooded killer" and refuses to speak to him again. After Niko has killed Dwayne Niko says to himself that maybe he chose to kill the wrong guy and that money isn't worth the life of a friend. When hanging out with Dwayne, he complains about his hard knock life and comes off as very depressed - when drunk, he admits that he bottles up his emotions to maintain his tough persona. Niko eventually sternly tells Dwayne to stop lamenting about his past. Dwayne lives at the Governor Greg Johnson Projects at Vespucci Circus in North Holland (which he would prefer to live in than Playboy X's penthouse, as it would only remind him of Playboy).

Dwayne Forge is voiced by Devin Richards.

[edit] Supporting Characters

[edit] Friends and Allies

[edit] Kate McReary

Introduced in: "Harboring a Grudge"

Killed in: "Mr. and Mrs. Bellic" (Revenge)

Kate McReary is the only daughter in the McReary family. Packie says she is the only honest and good McReary sibling, and she's one of the few encountered characters in the game who doesn't have a criminal record. Several of Packie's stories about the McReary family have to do with Kate witnessing several violent acts at a very young age, such as watching Gerry and Francis angrily beat each other up or catching Gerry return home with blood all over his clothes. She serves as Niko's primary love interest in the game, at one point kissing him on the cheek, and she can be taken out on dates like all the other girlfriends in the game. However, unlike the other girlfriends in the game, she never invites Niko into her house after a successful date, due to her unwillingness to engage in pre-marital sex (a point that Packie regularly jokes about).

If the player chooses the "Deal" storyline, Kate sees that Niko will compromise his principles for money and refuses to go to Roman's wedding with him. However, after Roman's death, Kate offers her condolences and support to Niko. If the player chooses the "Revenge" storyline, she attends Roman's wedding with Niko and starts to pursue a romantic relationship with him. However, this is cut short when Jimmy Pegorino, who is enraged by Niko's betrayal and the failure of his drug deal, turns up at Roman's wedding and guns her down in a drive-by killing. Roman later says that if he and Mallorie have a daughter together, they will name her Kate to honor her memory.

Kate McReary is voiced by Mary Catherine Donnelly.

[edit] Bernie Crane/Florian Cravic

Introduced in: "Weekend at Florian's"

Bernie Crane, real name Florian Cravic (Serbo-Croatian: Флориан Цравић, Florian Cravić), is the person that Niko tracked down to America. He served with Niko in the Bosnian War and is one of the two men that Niko suspects betrayed his old army unit. In return for Niko's help, Pegorino Crime Family capo Ray Boccino locates a man named Talbot Daniels that knows Cravic, who leads Niko to Cravic's apartment. He accuses Niko of the betrayal of their army unit before Niko can accuse him. As a result, Niko realizes that Cravic is not the culprit and that Darko Brević was the culprit. While Roman references that Florian used to work in an abattoir, after coming to America Cravic changed his name to Bernie and reworked his life, becoming a very flamboyantly effeminate gay man that works as a life coach and an aerobics instructor. He is in a relationship with Liberty City's deputy-mayor, Bryce Dawkins, which Dimitri Rascalov is trying to expose to the public. At first, Niko is annoyed when Bernie begs him for help, admonishing him to 'not be a fag'. However, Niko's friendship with him grows based on their shared experience before coming to America. Bernie is amazed that Niko is still haunted by the betrayal that occurred so many years ago, which Roman says is proof that Niko needs to let go of the past and move on. However, Bernie is more sympathetic to Niko than Roman, as he went through the same experience himself. Bernie eventually gives Bryce's sports car to Niko as a gift of thanks, claiming he 'only power-walks or takes cabs'. Towards the end of the game, if Niko spares Darko Brević, Bernie congratulates him afterwards for finally losing his desire for revenge and is later seen at Roman's wedding. Despite Niko's help, pictures later emerge of Bernie and Bryce exposing their relationship. After the completion of Bernie's missions, Niko is given an bright red "Infernus", as a gift, just parked at the parking lot.

Bernie Crane is voiced by Timothy J. Alex.

See also: Florian Cravic

[edit] Phil Bell

Introduced in: "No Way on the Subway"

Phil Bell is the front operator for the Pegorino crime family in Alderney. Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned Honker's Gentleman's Club based in Tudor. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities that will not implicate him in anything and he is always extra cautious with his planning. His caution often puts him at odds with capo Ray Boccino, who is far more daring with his crimes. Although Don Jimmy Pegorino says Phil is his best associate, he is only 10% of Italian ancestry and 90% Irish and that fact is frowned upon by the Five Families. Phil is divorced and is very bitter at his ex-wife, who won full custody of his children.

Phil also serves as something of a conscience / premonition during the game, engaging in discussions with Niko about decisions and following orders, a few missions before Niko has to decide first whether to kill Darko Brević, and later whether to follow Pegorino's orders or take revenge. If the player chooses the "Revenge" storyline near the end of the game, the Pegorino crime family is dealt a serious blow, so Phil decides to leave the dying organization. Despite that, he tells Niko that he made the right decision by killing Dimitri. If the player chooses the "Deal" storyline, Phil will join Niko for the deal. The two end up shooting their way to the money due to Dimitri killing the heroin buyer at another location.

Phil Bell is voiced by Frank Bonsangue.

[edit] Alex Chilton

Niko can date her via "Craplist.net"

Alexandra "Alex" Chilton is one of five potential girlfriends for Niko. She is 29 years old, and comes from an extremely wealthy family. She is self-centered and believes herself to be an intellectual who will change the world with her ideas. However, she is hypocritical in nature (for example, standing up for animal rights while wearing baby albino gorilla fur). She is the only one of five girlfriends that Niko can view a blog for. She will post reactions to every date they go on, along with details of her life. She reveals that she hates her mother, but receives all of her money from her parents. If the player views the blog before dating Alex, it also shows that she is a bisexual, she has a small Chihuahua named "Valentino" that she carries in a purse and orders weekly Champagne enemas for, and before dating Niko, she was seeing an elderly man with a prosthetic leg and "more money than a third-world country".

Many believe she is somewhat based on Paris Hilton, an American hotel heiress and television personality. The name could also be borrowed from the the male lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star, and/or a song written in his honor by The Replacements.

[edit] Solely Mission Givers

[edit] United Liberty Paper

Introduced in: "Wrong Is Right"^[11]

United Liberty Paper, also known as U.L. Paper or simply U.L.P.C., is a front for a shadowy government agency that denies any affiliation to existing branches such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Niko's contact even expresses disgust when Niko asks him) or National Office Of Security Enforcement. Within the game's architecture, the contact's texture and model are named 'CIA' - a possible clue to the organisation to which the contact belongs. Niko's contact is a presumed government agent who is revealed as Michelle's superior. Niko is given a choice - he can work for him - the work including reconnaissance and assassination missions - or risk exposure to local law enforcements. In return for Niko's services, the contact promises to use his organization to search Europe for Darko Brević, which he knows Niko is unlikely to refuse. The contact never reveals his true name and as such is often referred to synonymously with the organization he represents. The United Liberty Paper finally finds Darko Brević and, after Niko helps the contact's mutual friend, John Gravelli, he has him transported to Liberty City from Bucharest and lets Niko deal with him himself. He says he was in the army, and once addresses Niko in Serbian, saying that America is 'just like the Old Country' (Niko responds (in Serbian) "Just like it.").

The contact's appearance (complete with horn-rimmed glasses) as well as the fact that the agency's front is a paper company may be references to Noah Bennet and Primatech Paper respectively, from the TV series Heroes.

United Liberty Paper is voiced by Milton James.

[edit] Manny Escuela

Introduced in: "Escuela of the Streets"

Killed in: "Have a Heart"

Manuel "Manny" Escuela is a Puerto Rican former hoodlum who has supposedly changed his ways, and wants to clean up the streets.^[12] He operates from a recreational center in a South Bohan housing project where he works as a dance instructor. He is currently recording a documentary explaining his struggles and problems.^[12] Manny hires Niko to kill criminals while Manny takes the credit. He gets upset with the final cut of the documentary, claiming it does not make him look "street." As a result, Niko becomes more annoyed of Manny running his mouth. He is shot in the head along with his cameraman by Elizabeta Torres after he angers her by confronting her for new, more aggressive material for the documentary. The bodies are given to a doctor for the black market organ trade, which Niko finds ironic because Manny will finally help people, but in a very different way. Because Niko gave Manny and Jay's bodies to a black market doctor, they are listed as "Missing" on the LCPD database, and not "Deceased." In "Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony", Troy, the doorman at Tony Prince's nightclub Hercules, says he is going to have a film crew follow him around because their previous subject disappeared.

Manny Escuela is voiced by Berto Colón.

[edit] Elizabeta Torres

Introduced in: "Luck of the Irish"

Elizabeta Torres is a successful small-time Puerto Rican drug dealer in Bohan. She was notorious in her home country after she brutally killed a man that tried to rape her when she was only 14. However, Elizabeta knows an upcoming drug crackdown is going to make her life very difficult^[12] and with her own narcotic use spiraling out of control, she's becoming increasingly paranoid and delusional. She introduces Niko to Packie McReary and later to Johnny Klebitz. In a drugged panic, she shoots Manny and his cameraman Jay^[10] after he tries to film her as part of his documentary about the crime in Bohan. Elizabeta becomes infuriated (because the drugs are already taking effect) and executes both Manny and his cameraman with a handgun. She then tells Niko to drive the bodies to a black market building before the cops find out about it. After Niko eliminates the bodies of Manny and his cameraman, he receives a call from Elizabeta saying that she's cutting off their relationship because the police are closing in on her. By using the police database website, the player can find out she is in police custody. According to news reports, and the in-game radio, Torres is found guilty of 30 charges of cocaine distribution, 10 years per charge, totaling 300 years in prison, and would die during her imprisonment. It is also hinted that she may be bisexual, but she mentions to Johnny Klebitz that she has been married three times.

Elizabeta initially appeared in the third trailer and in the promotional artwork for the game. Although earlier renditions of the artwork depict her as much thinner than her final appearance it is shown on advertisement posters made by Rockstar Games that she is between 170 cm - 180 cm tall and may weigh 110-115 kilograms. Elizabeta drives a pink and white Voodoo. She lives in an apartment block on San Quentin Avenue in Fortside. She is 31 years old.

Elizabeta Torres is voiced by Charlie Parker.

See also: Elizabeta Torres

[edit] Jon Gravelli

Introduced in: "Entourage"

Dies in:A Revenger's Tragedy(Deal)/Out Of Commission(Revenge)

Jon Gravelli was an old school and well connected Mafia boss who took charge of the Gambetti Family in 1978 after the death of Sonny Cangelosi. The Gambetti Family became one of the most powerful of Liberty City's Mafia families under Gravelli's leadership. He had a son, John Gravelli, Jr., who was a former associate of the Gambetti's but was disowned after he developed a cocaine addiction.

Since 2005, he was a patient in Schottler Medical Center. He was charged with racketeering in 2006 and was awaiting trial. In 2008, Gravelli was introduced to Niko Bellic via cell phone through his contact at U.L. Paper who is referred to as a "mutual friend". Gravelli and Niko quickly take a mutual liking to each other, and Gravelli expresses his gratitude by saying "you've given a dying man a last few moments of happiness". It was through his and U.L Paper's assistance that Niko is able to have Darko Brevic delivered to him. After Niko has taken his revenge on Dimitri Rascalov or Jimmy Pegorino, Gravelli passes away peacefully in his sleep, prior to standing trial. His death was off-screen. He might be based on Junior Soprano.

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[edit] Vlad Glebov

Introduced in: "It's Your Call"

Killed in: "Uncle Vlad"

Vladimir "Vlad" Glebov (Russian: Владимир "Влад" Глебов) is a Russian loan shark in Hove Beach, Broker. Vlad also owns the Comrades Bar in Hove Beach, which he frequents. Vlad is an alcoholic and a user of cocaine, for he is seen snorting a vial of cocaine on one occasion. Vlad tries to gain respect from more influential gangsters and is sometimes hypocritical about the citizens of Liberty City. He is also extremely arrogant. Niko despises Vlad from the start, who treats Roman poorly and refers to Niko as a "yokel" and a "peasant." Niko also warns Vlad to stay away from Mallorie Bardas, Roman's girlfriend. All the same Niko does a few jobs for Vlad as a favor to Roman. After Niko learns that Vlad has been cheating with Mallorie behind Roman's back, he is outraged, especially when Roman tries to convince him to let the matter lie. Despite Roman's attempts to talk him out of it, Niko rushes to Comrade's and confronts Vlad. After a furious chase with Vlad, Niko shoots him in the eye under Broker Bridge, with a panicked Roman by his side, which gains the attention of Vlad's Superior, Mikhail Faustin. Roman lies to Mallorie about his death, saying that he killed Vlad in a fit of rage and that Niko merely disposed of the body for him. Vlad is 41 years old. On the LCPD database, Vlad is listed as missing, not deceased because Niko and Roman dispose of Vlad's body into the Humboldt River from a bridge.

Vlad Glebov is voiced by Misha Kuznetsov.

[edit] Playboy X

Introduced in: "Blow Your Cover"

Can be killed in: "The Holland Play..."

Trey "Playboy X" Stewart is a black gangbanger. He was introduced to Niko by Elizabeta Torres and he owns a penthouse in Northwood. He was the protégé if Dwayne Forge, a drug baron and gang leader who was recently released from prison, but Playboy has since moved on without him, fully embracing the new criminal world of materialism that blurs on the legitimate. He aspires to be a property developer and "see [his] name in big, gold letters!". He seeks an alliance with an extremely wealthy condo developer from Dubai named Yusef Amir, by having Niko kill unionized construction workers that have invaded his site. After the situation, Yusef Amir doesn't wish to meet with Playboy, and offers memorials for the killed workers. He often admits that he is damaging his neighborhood with drugs and says that once he is wealthy he wishes to give back to schools and children. However, his penthouse and lifestyle show that he is already a huge success. Playboy is also sorely uneducated, falsely stating that Dubai is located in Africa and that Jesus Christ killed John the Baptist. Playboy eventually pays Niko to work for Dwayne, mainly because he does not want to deal with Dwayne himself anymore. After Niko, on Dwayne's orders, shuts down and kills the managers of a strip club that Playboy owns, Playboy realizes that his old mentor does not understand the new way business is done and that he is a hindrance to his organization. He asks Niko to kill Dwayne. Dwayne, sensing he is a target, asks Niko to kill Playboy. Niko must choose whom to kill. If the player kills Dwayne, Playboy pays Niko a large sum of money but scolds him for killing his "father figure" and refuses to speak to him again. If the player chooses to kill Playboy X, a gunfight occurs when Playboy X orders his gangs to shoot Niko inside his penthouse while he attempts to make an escape through the other building. Once his gang is gunned down by Niko, he is eventually cornered in an alley just as he tries to pull the door open. He attempts to shoot Niko, only to find out that his pistol doesn't have any ammunition. Niko then executes him. After his death, Niko receives Playboy's penthouse in North Holland (Dwayne has the deed to it), and Dwayne becomes a friend.

Playboy X is voiced by Postell Pringle.

See also: Playboy X

[edit] Mikhail Faustin

Introduced in: "Crime and Punishment"

Killed in: "Master and the Molotov"

Mikhail Faustin (Russian: Михаил Фаустин) is a major figure in Liberty City's Bratva and the owner of the cabaret club Perestroika. He is considered one of the richest residents of Broker, with a large house in the suburb of Beachgate and a "Turismo" sports car based on the Ferrari 360 Modena. He is 45 years old and has a wife, Ilyena, and a daughter, Anna, who dates a member of the biker gang "The Lost", much to his displeasure. He is first introduced when one of his henchmen abducts Niko and Roman for killing Vlad Glebov. However, it becomes clear that Mikhail is not happy with this. In his rage, he kills his henchman and shoots Roman in the stomach for screaming too loudly. Although he was far from pleased that Niko killed Vlad, he allows him to walk free as long as he works for him, as he personally believed that Vlad was an idiot himself. Mikhail specifically says "I only keep him around because I fuck his sister", which also reveals he cheats on his wife. Due to alcohol and drug abuse, Mikhail goes through angry mood swings, which causes him to order hits on people for very minor things. He is also quick to physically and mentally abuse his wife. This upsets his partner and old friend, Dimitri, who realizes that the numerous deaths are bad for business and attracts unwanted attention from the law. Things boil over when Mikhail, on a whim, orders Niko to kill Lenny Petrović, the son of another major Bratva boss, Kenny Petrović, as he suspects Lenny was a snitch. Dimitri sets up Niko to assassinate Mikhail, under the promise of protection from Kenny Petrović to prove that the death should be blamed on Mikhail and that Niko was just a hired gun.

When Niko goes to collect the money for the hit, Dimitri tries to sell Niko to his former boss from his Mediterranean human trafficking days, Bulgarin, who believes Niko owes him money after his ship crashed.

Mikhail Faustin is voiced by Karel Roden.

[edit] Francis McReary

Introduced in: "Street Sweeper"

Can be killed in: "Blood Brothers"^[13]

Francis "Frankie" McReary is the middle child of the McReary children. He is the Deputy Commissioner of the Liberty City Police Department, and hopes to replace Mitt Fitzsimmons as Commissioner when he retires. However, blackmailers have emerged with evidence of his corruption. Francis first meets Niko briefly during a publicity shoot with Manny Escuela and later contacts Niko confidentially, wanting to pay him to silence those who wish to expose his corruption. He also knows that Niko killed Mikhail Faustin, but promises to not turn him in as further incentive for Niko's cooperation. Francis is, above all, a hypocrite; he believes that his position automatically makes him a good person and absolves him of all his corruption. The McReary family is fully aware of this - as a youngster, he became an altar server, insisting that he wanted to serve The Lord. However, Gerry knew that he only became an altar boy to pocket the money the church collection plate, but he believed the theft should be overlooked because he was an altar server. Francis attempted to become a priest but was kicked out of the church for cheating on his seminary exam, so he joined the LCPD instead. The only reason why Francis does not take down his own family is because his brother, Gerald, has a lot of dirt on Francis' past and will alert the authorities the moment Francis tries anything.

Francis eventually discovers that his older brother, Derrick, is back in Liberty City and believes that he will alert the press about Francis' corruption. He decides to take Derrick down by having Niko assassinate him while the brothers are talking on a bench in a park, much to Niko's anger and dismay. However, Niko has a choice of whom to kill.

Francis McReary is voiced by Thomas Lyons.

[edit] Ray Boccino

Introduced in: "Harboring a Grudge"

Killed in: "Pest Control"

Raymond "Ray" Boccino is a capo in the Pegorino Family. After being introduced to Niko by Packie McReary, Ray hires Niko for several jobs, mainly revolving around a huge diamond deal with Isaac Roth that ultimately fails. After completing a few missions for Ray, he gives Niko a safehouse in Alderney. In return for Niko's help, he helps locate Florian Cravic, the man Niko had tracked to Liberty City and suspects of betraying his old army unit. The diamond deal is not Ray's first failed large-scale venture, which upsets Don Jimmy Pegorino greatly - he believes that Ray is just a dumb thug that managed to survive long enough to climb the hierarchy and is not very good at organized crime. Ray also becomes slightly jealous of Niko as he gains more favor with the Don. Niko eventually kills him at the request of Pegorino, who thinks he is a rat.

Ray Boccino is voiced by Joe Barbara.

See Also: Ray Boccino

[edit] Gerry McReary

Introduced in: "Three Leaf Clover"

Gerald "Gerry" McReary is the boss of the Liberty City Irish Mob. He gives orders through his younger brother, Packie. Gerry is upset with the McReary Family's weakened state, which has them working as hired guns for the Pegorino family and other organizations, because they used to be the most powerful gang in the city. He does not trust Niko at first because he is not Irish, but changes his mind after Niko helps the McReary Family with a daring bank heist. Gerry then tasks Niko with attacking other criminal organizations to prove that the McReary Family still has power, but which also benefit his employer, Don Jimmy Pegorino. Gerry starts to grow a trust with Niko asking him to help watch over the family while he's in prison. Throughout the course of the game, he is released from prison and subsequently rearrested on charges such as armed robbery and racketeering. Despite being incarcerated, Gerry still gives thinly veiled orders to Niko revolving around the kidnapping of Gracie Ancelotti to barter for diamonds that the Ancelotti family stole from Ray Boccino. Although Packie initially believes that the charges against Gerry will be dropped, Gerry hints to Niko that he will be in prison for a very long time.

Gerry McReary is voiced by P. J. Sosko.

[edit] Derrick McReary

Introduced in: "Three Leaf Clover"

Can be killed in: "Blood Brothers"

Derrick McReary is yet another member of McReary Family and the oldest. He has a drug and alcohol problem, so Packie asks Niko to keep an eye out for his brother's safety. Derrick has recently returned from Ireland where he assisted the Provisional Irish Republican Army in fighting the British, but his other brother, Francis, says that Derrick actually fled there to lay low because he ripped off powerful mobsters in Liberty City. Two of Derrick's old friends, Bucky Sligo and Aiden O'Malley, believed that Derrick snitched on them to the authorities and constantly threatened him and his family as result, despite Derrick's claims of innocence. The accusations from his former friends caused him tremendous grief and fueled his drug addictions. If Niko hangs out with Packie enough, he will eventually reveal that Derrick actually did snitch on Bucky and Aiden (This is also indicated on his record LCPD criminal profile database, accessible on the in-game internet). Derrick McReary was the leader of the Irish Mob but gave the position to Gerry after he left.

Derrick seems to be the most compassionate of all the McReary children, as is shown with the way he tries to calm down the bank staff and customers during the heist. When Francis discovers that Derrick is back in town, he worries that he will reveal Francis' corruption to the press for money. He talks with Derrick in a park as part of an attempt to use Niko to kill him, thinking that he must go outside the law to take down his brother. Niko has a choice of who to kill. If Derrick is killed, Francis then provides Niko with a more detailed version of the LCPD database and the player will also have the option to call Francis to get rid of a wanted level up to 3 stars until the end of the storyline.

Derrick McReary is voiced by George Feaster.

[edit] Jimmy Pegorino

Introduced in: "Pegorino's Pride"

Killed in: "Out of Commission" (Revenge)/"A Revenger's Tragedy (Deal)"

Don James "Jimmy" Pegorino is a mobster heavily involved in drugs distribution, head of the Alderney based Pegorino crime family. The Pegorinos also have a hangout in Little Italy, the Drusilla's Ristorante. Jimmy Pegorino's aims to see his family become part of the Liberty City Cosa Nostra "Commission". The main five families of Liberty City (The Ancelotti, Pavano, Messina, Gambetti and Lupisella Crime Syndicates) think that the Pegorinos are nothing more than a "joke". As the Ancelotti's are the weakest members of the Commission, he uses his hired muscle, the McReary Irish Mob, to attack their hired muscle and hinder them. Pegorino had a son who killed himself, so he considers his bodyguard Anthony Corrado the closest thing he has to a son, which only makes it worse for him when he has to order a hit on him for snitching. Niko quickly becomes his favorite hitman, though Niko later reveals to his U.L.P. contact that he thinks that the Pegorinos are "scum."

Towards the end of the game, Pegorino approaches Niko requesting his help in selling off heroin that his organization has acquired. However, this would mean working with Pegorino's new ally, Dimitri Rascalov, who has found buyers for the heroin. In the "Revenge" storyline Niko kills Dimitri, preventing the deal from taking place and severely undermining the Pegorino family. Pegorino, enraged at the betrayal, kills Kate McReary at Roman and Mallorie's wedding and goes into hiding, thus taking the role of the final boss of the game. Niko tracks him down at an abandoned casino in Alderney. Jimmy escapes in a speedboat and is pursued by Niko to Happiness Island, where Niko confronts him. Niko taunts Pegorino before executing him at the base of the Statue of Happiness. In the "Deal" storyline, the deal goes through and the Pegorino crime family gains power and notoriety. However Pegorino is betrayed and killed by Dimitri, who does not want to share the money gained through the deal.

Jimmy Pegorino is voiced by Tony Patellis.

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

List of minor characters in Grand Theft Auto IV
List of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned characters
List of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony characters

[edit] External links

• Characters in GTA IV article on Grand Theft Wiki

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