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Life is complicated. I killed people. Smuggled people. Sold people. Perhaps here... things will be different.
~ Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV's first trailer, and his most famous quote.
War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other.
~ Niko Bellic.
There is no such thing as a new beginning, Roman. With every day we live, we pick up new baggage, baggage we must carry with us for the rest of our lives. There's no dropping it and pretending we are fresh and clean, just because we get off a boat in a new place.
~ Niko Bellic.

Niko Bellic (Serbian: Нико Белић) is the main protagonist of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV and a supporting antagonist in its 2009 midquels The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Although he committed many heinous deeds, Niko is shown to be very protective and compassionate towards his family and friends, and is one of the more amiable protagonists in the franchise. Aside from his "jobs", he occasionally displays a more affable behavior, such as helping poor NPCs for instance.

He is voiced by Michael Hollick.

Biography[]

Past[]

Niko Bellic was born in Yugoslavia in June 25, 1978 in an area which is now part of Serbia. He had a very difficult childhood; it is implied that his dad was an alcoholic and abusive father. His mother was unhappy that her son grew up in this hellish place, but was unable to protect Niko. Once he reaches his teenage years, he was then forced to fight for the Serbians or at least one of many aligned Serbian paramilitary forces and militias. He served as a helicopter pilot, and several times has drive tanks. It has been heavily implied that Niko served and fought in the Yugoslavian Wars, but he never mentions it directly. His brother was killed in the Bosnian War.

As a soldier, he witnessed many atrocities, either committed by enemies or his own faction. However, his squad was betrayed by Darko Brevic (for a thousand dollars - Brevic was suffering from severe addiction due to the war), and only him, Darko and Florian survived. After this event, the three split up, and Niko has sworn to find the traitor. While Roman Bellic - his cousin - has already move to Liberty City and established a taxi company, Niko, unable to find a job in his devastated country, worked as a criminal for Ray Bulgarin, but eventually became Bulgarin's enemy.

At some point, Niko worked under Ray Bulgarin's orders as an illegal smuggler, involving in human trafficking and it was implied by Darko that Niko and his paramilitary crew might have committed some war crimes during the Yugoslavian war, albeit this is not confirmed. During this time, he was unable to find Florian nor Darko (the one of them have also moved to Liberty City).

GTA IV[]

Following his cousin wishes, and looking for the betrayer, Niko took a place into the Platypus and went into Liberty City as an illegal immigrant. In the boat he met and befriended Hossan and several passengers, who are all immigrants. Once arrived, Niko discovered that Roman not only lied about the "mansion", but also has a lot of debts. He saved Roman several times from Albanians loan sharks who wanted him death, eventually killing them.

One day at Roman's depot, a man named Vlad Glebov is sitting here, flirting with Roman's girlfriend Mallorie Bardas. After leaving, Niko asks Mallorie who he is, and she reveals that he is a "collector of debts". Looking for money, Niko decides to work for Vlad, despite his arrogant and abusive behavior. However, Vlad is secretly cheating with Mallorie and, once Niko learns that, he goes to the Comrade's Bar (where Vlad usually stand) and after a chase, kills him without mercy. However, this awakens Mikhail Faustin's anger, who Vlad was working for and Andrei, one of Faustin's henchman, successfully gets Niko and Roman at the same time. After smuggling them to his basement and tying them, he asks Niko why he killed Vlad, and Niko responds that he is "an asshole". Mikhail agrees and brutally kills Andrei, and then proceeds to wound Roman who was crying.

Niko frees the two and Dimitri Rascalov, who is Faustin's "friend", takes care of Roman so Niko accepts work from Faustin, and befriends Dimitri. In the meantime, he falls in love with Michelle, one of Roman's friends, and the two eventually form a couple. However, Faustin is flipping out, and threatens to create a gang war. Having enough, Dimitri decides to betray his master and asks Niko to kill him. After a short chase, Niko kills Faustin, but the latter warns him about Dimitri's treacherous and greedy nature. Then, Niko meets Roman's friend Jacob Hughes, also known as "Little Jacob", who is one of the head of the Jamaican drug-dealing gang. The two become close friends and they do several tasks, usually involving gunfights.

After killing Faustin, Dimitri tells Niko to meet him around the back of an abandoned warehouse in East Hook to collect the payment for Faustin's assassination. Niko agrees but Little Jacob is suspicious about Rascalov's intentions, and the two go together, albeit Jacob hides behind a wall, observing the scene. Rascalov is here, but doesn't paid Niko; instead, he brings back Niko's old nemesis, Ray Bulgarin. Niko tries to justify but Bulgarin and Rascalov instead are going to kill him but, thanks to Little Jacob, Niko survives and a gunfight ensues in the warehouse, full of Rascalov's and Bulgarin's minions. After defeating their enemies, the duo flee the LCPD and Niko thanks Jacob for his assistance. Niko then works for Brucie Kibbutz, who is also one of Roman's friend. Niko does several for Brucie, and also races for him so Mallorie present Niko to Manny Escuela, a "vigilante" who wants to get rid of the drugs, and the two do several missions, involving the elimination of drug-dealers and pimps. Once Niko has enough of Manny, Mallorie tells him that he can find work to Elizabeta Torres, a female crime lord. His first task is to protect one of Torres' associate, Patrick McReary, during a drug-dealing. Niko successfully protects Packie during the meeting (which was ambushed) and the two became step by step friends.

One day, Mallorie phones Niko, telling him that Roman has vanished so the two start to worry and eventually, Dimitri sends the pic of an tied Roman at Niko. Bursting out of rage, Niko swears to "cut the face" of DImitri; deducing the place where Roman was kidnapped, goes here and kills every of Dimitri's goons (including Roman's kidnapper). However in the meantime, several Dimitri's henchmen have burned the depot, and Niko and Roman are forced to move to Alderney.

Nike then begins to work for the McReary Crime Family; helping Francis McReary, corrupted Police Commissioner and self-proclaimed "vigilante" of the city, to get rid of several pimps, including Clarence Little, but also blackmailers who threat Francis to expose his corruption to the public. Niko kills the blackmailer and the advocate - Tom Goldberg - who intend to sue Francis in court. With the help of Niko, the family also rob the Liberty City's Bank, killing countless cops and NOOSE (National Office of Security Enforcement) agents in the process. He also befriends and falls in love with Packie's sister, Kate. He also meets Trey Stuart, better known as "Playboy X", a drug-dealer and pimp who isn't scared of Francis. The two work together and notably clear several of the rival gang's assets, but then Playboy X asks Niko to get rid of his old "friend" and now current enemy Dwayne, while Dwayne asks the same. It is up for the player to make his choice.

It is revealed that Michelle is actually a federal agent who work for the government who blackmailed Niko to work for an enigmatic contact of the United Liberty Paper - the IAA's branch - and do several tasks. Niko is forced to agree but him and the Contact eventually become associates.

Niko also meets Ray Boccino, a lieutenant from the Pegorino crime's family, which is one of the smallest gang of the city. Ray assigns Niko to oversee a deal between his family and the Jewish mafia, which is foiled by Luis Lopez. Niko survives but the diamonds are stolen by Johnny Klebitz. In retaliation, Ray orders Niko to chase and take down Johnny friend's Jim. Then, Niko destroys the remaining Jewish traffickers, but can spare their chiefs.

Eventually, Ray informs Niko that he may have found one of the potential betrayers: Florian Cravic. Niko immediately went to Cravic's apartment, only to find a terrified and harmless man whose name changed to Bernie Crane. After a brief confrontation, Niko understands that Bernie isn't the betrayer. However, he learns that Bernie is constantly harassed by blackmailers who want to expose his relation with the highly homophobic (and hypocritical) deputy Bryce Dawkins. He protects him and his boyfriend from several attackers, every of them hired, once again, by Dimitri.

In the meantime, Jimmy Pegorino, don of the eponymous crime's family, becomes paranoid and orders Niko to kill Anthony Corrado and Ray Boccino. The contact presents Niko to Jon Gravelli, a former crime lord in his hospital's bed who wants to get rid of the Russians led by Dimitri and Bulgarin. In reward, the two promise to find the traitor, Darko Brevic, and also to leave Niko alone. Niko agreed and destroy several Russian's assets.

Near the end of the game, Darko is dropped by IAA's agents where he appears to be a very dirty, poor and weakened man. He reveals to Niko that he sold the squad for a thousand dollars to buy drugs due to his addictions. Niko has then the choice to kill or spare him. This has no impact to the storyline, as Darko is nothing and eventually die no matter the choice made.

Endings[]

Deal[]

If the player chooses to oversee the deal between the Pegorino's and Rascalov's families, he will take the money at a mafia warehouse. After betraying again, Dimitri leaves Niko to steal the money alongside Phil Bell. Both survive and several days later, Roman announces to his cousin that "tomorrow" is the day his wedding. The next day, Niko goes to the wedding, but one of the guest is actually an assassin hired by Dimitri and Jimmy to get rid of Niko. Niko survives but instead, the assassin kills Roman.

Niko and Little Jacob then follow a group of mobsters who lead them to the place where hide Pegorino and Rascalov, henceforth hated by nearly the whole city. After killing a dozen of henchmen, Niko witnesses Pegorino being betrayed and killed mercilessly by Dimitri, who wants the money for all himself, and try to flee the city. Niko, alongside Little Jacob chase him and his remaining minions for every deeds they did. Dimitri helicopter's is gunned down near the statue of Happiness; after a brief gunfight, Niko finally gets rid of his nemesis.

Revenge[]

If the player chooses to break the deal between the Pegorino's and Rascalov's families, he will wipe out Dimitri and the rest of his gang who are located on the Platypus, destroying for good the nefarious gang. However, the deal being cut, Pegorino's family is definitively reduce to nothingness. Some day later, Roman announces to his cousin that "tomorrow" is his wedding. The next day, Niko goes to the wedding, but Pegorino shows up in a car alongside his capos (lieutenants) and open fire, gunning down Kate.

Niko, Little Jacob and Roman then follow a group of mobsters who lead them to the place where hide Pegorino, henceforth hated by nearly the whole city. After killing a dozen of henchmen, Niko confronts Jimmy. The latter manages to escape from the boat at Happiness Island and run under the Statue of Happiness while Niko safely lands the burning helicopter and goes after Pegorino. After a gunfight, Jimmy is taken down by Niko who gets his revenge.

After Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Niko's journey across Liberty City, and the numerous friends he met, enemies he stopped and schemes he is involved in leave a permanent record on the history of the city, with his exploits being frequently discussed even several years later. He is even known by Lester Crest at the time of the events of Grand Theft Auto V.

It seems that Niko gave up his criminal life and settled down, as Lester mentions to Michael De Santa that there was "an Eastern European guy making moves in Liberty City" until he "went quiet" when the two begin planning The Jewellery Store Job. During The Paleto Score, if he is chosen as the gunman, Packie mentions losing contact with him and presumes him to be dead.

If Michael survives at the end of the game, his son Jimmy De Santa can be seen viewing Niko's Lifeinvader page. Upon observation, the page notes that Niko lives in Broker and works as a driver for Roman's cab company. He is also shown to have recently posted a Happy Birthday note for Roman, indicating that his cousin is still alive.

Appearance[]

Niko is a quite tall Caucasian male in his thirties. He has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a tiny bear. He usually sports a stern, emotionless look. Also, Niko has a scar running through his left brow. He most likely got the scar during the war, but this is just implied. Despite having an average build, Niko is quite strong and several characters call him through the story "big man" or "big guy".

His casual outfit is a brown jacket, dark gray trousers, and brown shoes. However the player has access to several outfits as he/she progress: a medical outfit (which Niko use to kill Anthony Corrado), an expensive suit (which Niko use during official events such as the Roman's wedding), an outfit from the "Statue of Happiness" or even Claude's outfit (from the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III). He also can wear a balaclava (from the bank robbery).

Personality[]

At first, Niko appears to be humble, but a very cold assassin, who take most orders without the slightest redundancy. He is almost emotionless, only expressing anger whenever he faces his enemies. Despite his coldness, he can be friendly and a loving individual (such as with Kate). He is incredibly protective towards his relatives, especially his cousin Roman, whom he saved his life more than one time during the story line. He frequently enters in a terrible anger whenever his cousin or close friends are threatened by somebody (usually criminals), and once this happens, he becomes a reckless, determined and merciless killer. Unlike most protagonists in the Grand Theft Auto series, Niko is not greedy by nature, and does not seek money.

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. However, Packie knows his feelings and often show compassion, as well as Kate. Additionally, one of his main traits is his cynicism and nihilism, which he acquired from the Yugoslavian war. He dislikes politics and the greedy mannerisms of Roman (saying for instance "capitalism is a dirty business" after saving the latter from the Albanians), as well as the American society, which he finds hypocritical and extremely materialistic. However, he does not wish to return to Serbia due to the extreme state of disrepair of his home country.

Deep down, Niko is an insecure and confused man who just seek affection from his relative and peace in his life, as he just wants "Roman back" if the latter die after the Deal. He has absolutely any fear as he is willing to confront dozens of armed henchmen to save Roman or fighting highly trained NOOSE's agents to defend the crew during the robbery. In fact, he is a very wrathful man, and is willing to kill those he considers as traitorous betrayers, threats, arrogant dimwits (such as Vlad Glebov), or anyone who stand in his way, including "innocent" police officers; there are a few characters, however, that the player can spare but also kill as well, like Darko Brevic. He doesn't like to lie, but is sometimes willing to keep the truth to himself, even if such attitude, unfortunately, leads to hypocrisy, which he ironically finds repulsive.

Niko's businesslike and pragmatic manner usually leads him to behave more maturely and cautiously than his acquaintances, although with acquaintances like Brucie Kibbutz, Bernie Crane and Roman, this is no surprise. He has an apparent distaste for illicit drugs, much like Carl Johnson. He frequently turns down Little Jacob's offers for marijuana and warns Packie about his cocaine habit. He also finds it distasteful to traffic in cocaine and particularly heroin, although this may be due to the heavy jail sentences they attract as much as any moral qualms. He is sceptical of American mainstream culture, which he sees as "shallow" and "hypocritical" and has trouble relating to Roman's fascination with the country. However, the reasons that being in America is far better than back in Serbia is due to the country's instability and misery.

He is usually never emotionally disturbed by anyone besides figures from his past, such as Darko Brevic. If Niko kills Brevic, Niko will hesitate for a moment before unloading 12 shots (one for every member of Niko's army unit who was killed) into Brevic's body uncontrollably, even after Brevic's death after about the sixth shot. The only other figure that has visibly disturbed Niko is Eddie Low, who Niko is understandably creeped out by. This can even horrify the player to an extent, such as when Low makes scornful comments about all of the people he has murdered in gruesome ways or Low's clinginess towards Niko for being his "friend". During his encounters with Low, Niko's eyebrows are raised and his mouth is open in disbelief. Otherwise, Niko's face is usually very serious.

Niko almost always refuses alcohol when it is offered to him (he asks for water in the mission Ivan The Not So Terrible) except for the mission The Holland Play where Playboy X pours him a glass. Niko goes to drink it, but changes his mind and puts the glass on a table. There is a scene where Niko does drink a glass of vodka in the mission One Last Thing while talking to Jimmy Pegorino, but this is understandable considering what he had just been through. Niko may enjoy a drink, but knows the time and place for it. He refuses alcohol outright in instances where he needs to keep a sharp mind, such as during missions.

Without player control, he never harms women while carjacking them. In addition, he may be a sadomasochist, as Alexandra Chilton comment that Niko did "kinky" things with her (if Niko dated her). However, it is never stated that Niko is a rapist.

Skills and Abilities[]

  • Great Strength: Although far from the strongest character from the franchise, Niko is still stronger than most NPCs, and possesses a rather terrifying raw power. Brucie even writhes in pain after Niko hits him in his stomach, while withholding his strength. He can also carry and run with heavy weapons such as RPGs like they were nothing.
  • Fast Reflexes: Niko has very good reflexes as he manages to dodge Eddie Low's hit when the latter tried to slay him. However, his reflexes are flawed, as Andrei successfully manages to surprise Niko from behind and knock him out with a shotgun. (Although Andrei is the only character to have successfully done this.)
  • Endurance: Niko has a very high level of tolerance for pain and therefore can sustain much more shots than your average NPC, including a point-blank shotgun blast if Niko has a full health (normally lethal for any NPC regardless of said NPC's health and armor). Headshots also inflict him the same injuries as other hits, while they are lethal to almost every NPCs excluding friends, special targets and enemy bosses.
  • Extensive Military Training : As a former infantryman and helicopter pilot of the Serbian army, Niko Bellic is an incredibly skilled criminal with years of military service. He has a vast array of skills and was trained extensively in armed and unarmed combat, marksmanship, tracking, piloting, and driving.
  • Peak Human Condition: Niko is a man who keeps himself in great shape and maintains a strict level of training. His strength, speed, reflexes, agility, durability, and stamina are in top conditioning for a man of his age.
  • Survival skills: His military background allows him to survive and thrive in hostile territory, including urban areas, which is very useful in the concrete environment that is Liberty City.
  • Great Stamina: Niko can run for a long time, even while carrying heavy weapons. However, he will drown if he swims for too long.
  • Fast Running: Niko is faster than a majority of NPCs, although some can tail him (such as fit cops) or even outrun him (e.g. most gang members provided they are not fat, most taxi drivers on foot...). He's also faster than fellow protagonist Johnny Klebitz.
    • Flinch Immunity: Niko is also immune to flinching when getting shot unlike most NPCs.
  • Expert Combatant : Niko is an extremely skilled hand-to-hand combatantable to beat anyone he faces in hand-to-hand combat. His signature fighting style is Krav Maga which focuses on brutal counterattacks as responses to situations. He can engage unarmed or armed opponents, with and without weapons, and often come out as the victor.
  • Expert marksmanship: Niko is proficient in all types of weapons such as handguns, submachine guns, and assault and sniper rifles. He is able to hit a target from a long distance without wasting a shot.
  • Commandment: Niko has an intense charisma that allows him to command his allies even in the worst of cases. For instance, he convinces the team during the Liberty City Bank's robbery to go into the subway to lose the police. However, he is not a control freak, and mostly refers to his bosses or allies.
  • Skilled Driver/Pilot: Niko can drive or pilot flawlessly virtually all vehicles, including every car, bike, truck, semi-trucks, helicopter. However, Niko seems unable to hijack and pilot a plane.
  • Manipulation: Even if he does not like to use this (unlike his nemesis Dimitri), Niko is a master manipulator and can trick his enemies in order to kill them easily. An instance is when he kills Francis/Derrick, and then hide the truth to Packie (and the McReary's family).
  • Robbing Skills: During the robbery, he was a focused, efficient and above-all, cold-blooded robber, able to steal up to a million dollar in a minute.
  • Fearlessness: The only person Niko seems to genuinely fear is the deranged serial killer Eddie Low but, given his completely unhinged nature, it's understandable most people would be creeped out by him.

Weaknesses[]

  • Outnumbered: Despite his proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, Niko has a much harder time keeping up with several enemies at the same time, unless he's using a bat, in which case, simply walking (or running) around while clicking the Attack button allows Niko to keep at a distance (and eventually wound or even kill) any hostile NPC.

Arsenal[]

  • Fists: Even unarmed, Niko Bellic's military training makes him absolutely lethal in hand-to- hand combat.

Crimes[]

Since his arrival in Liberty City and even before, Niko has committed numerous crimes due to his long involvement with the criminal underworld. He's considered one of the most lethal GTA protagonists (though his bodycount is beaten by Toni Cipriani by a long shot and probably by Carl Johnson and Trevor Philips as well).

And, obviously, like any other protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, the player has the choice and ability to kill hundreds if not thousands of innocent people, making Niko a brutal killer.

Murders[]

Niko Bellic has the highest confirmed amount of kills out of any GTA Protagonist to date thanks to his advanced military training, several people paying him to take out entire gangs and crime families, and several enemies Niko makes during Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko has nearly fifty confirmed murders and over one hundred optional murders.

Non-Optional Murders

Optional Murders

  • Eddie Low
  • Clarence Little
  • Sal
  • Tony
  • Mark
  • Anthony
  • Benny
  • Ivan Bytchkov
  • Cherise Glover
  • Darko Brevic
  • Unnamed Russian Goon
  • Unnamed Jewish Mobster
  • Talbot Daniels
  • Jimmy
  • Mickey
  • Joseph Kaplan
  • Brett
  • Karen
  • Vasily
  • Alonzo
  • Talbot Daniels
  • Frankie Gallo
  • John
  • Dr. Rosem
  • Cherise Glover's boyfriend
  • Sara's Ex-Husband
  • Perseus Manager
  • Perseus Guard
  • "Slimeball"
  • Maxwell Caughlin
  • Scott Guzowski
  • Antonio Rivette
  • Rodrigo Stavnes
  • Fernando Tisdel
  • Tyler Pickrel
  • Preston Pecinovsky
  • Alonso Goralski
  • Bert Reker
  • Freddy Paparo
  • Shon Kikuchi
  • Jimmy Kand
  • Simon Nashly
  • Tommy Francovic
  • Lino Friddell
  • Juan Haimo
  • Darren Covey
  • Leo Brodell
  • Christov Mahonvic
  • Marty Boldenow
  • Noel Katsuda
  • Rodney McEniry
  • Glenn Lushbaugh
  • Phil Bacerra
  • Sergi Szerbin
  • Danny Hatmaker
  • Mervin Eskuchen
  • Frederick Harrison
  • Keenan Burdett
    • Fifty Nine

Overall

  • Total - 101

During free roam[]

All of these villainous crimes are non-canonical and only up to the player choice:

  • Punching and abusing people.
  • Gunning down people.
  • Car-jacking people, stealing parked cars and cars in luxury galleries.
  • Driving recklessly, crushing people.
  • Vandalize cars or buildings.
  • Exploding gas cylinders.
  • Robbing shops.
  • Can assassinate people for The Fixer.
  • Can deal drugs for Little Jacob.
  • Gunning down pigeons.
  • Stealing a police vehicle then committing vigilantism.

During the Storyline[]

  • In the mission Bull in a China Shop, he smashed a shop window and retrieve Vlad Glebov's money from a "poor" Chinese shopkeeper.
  • In the mission Clean Getaway, he stole a car that belonged to Vlad.
  • In the mission Do You Have Protection?, he threatened Joseph Kaplan at a sex shop, then reclaimed the money and go to the gun along Dimitri Rascalov shop to receive a gun after leaving or killing Joseph.
  • In the mission No Love Lost, he assassinated Jason Michaels under Faustin's orders.
  • In the mission Shadow, he followed a dealer to his apartment, then massacred him and his backup.
  • In the mission Rigged to Blow, he destroyed Kenny Petrovic's garage.
  • In the mission Search and Delete, he whacked Lyle Rivas under Brucie's order.
  • In the mission Final Interview, he killed Tom Goldberg for blackmailing Francis McReary.
  • Along Packie, he kidnapped Gracie Ancoletti, then sent this by phone to her father so he was forced to surrender to their blackmail.
  • In the mission Late Checkout, he killed Isaac Roth and all of his bodyguards. However the player has the choice to spare the elderly mobster.
  • In the mission Tunnel of Death, he murdered Aiden O'Malley.
  • In the mission Dining Out, he killed Kim Young-Guk.
  • In the mission Three Leaf Clover, he successfully, alongside Packie, Derrick and Michael Keane robbed the Bank of Liberty City and managed to slaughter every cop who tried to stop the crew from fleeing, wiping an entire NOOSE's team in the process.
    • This is possibly his worst crime as he did not only robbed a million (he later received two hundred-thousand dollars), but also killed countless policemen (albeit he only did this by pure necessity and not malice also the player can let Packie and Derrick kills the cops instead). The player has also the choice to kill a few hostages before leaving the bank, including Luis Fernando Lopez (albeit his death is considered non-canon).
  • In the mission Flatline, disguised as a doctor, he murdered Anthony Corrado by either cutting off his life support or shooting him for betraying Jimmy Pegorino.

Quotes[]

Where's luxury condo? Where's sports car? Where's Barbara with big t*ttes and Stephanie who sucks like a vacuum?
~ Niko confronting Roman when he noticed the latter lied about what he said in his e-mails.
It was before that, two things. You remember, during the war, we did some bad things and bad things happened to us. War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. I was very young, and very angry. Maybe that is no excuse.
~ Niko, explaining how bad war is and his experience in the Yugoslav Wars.
ROMAN! Are you sleeping, you fat f*ck? Come on!
~ Niko when he notices Roman falling asleep whilst he was explaining about his experience in the Yugoslav Wars.
When I was in the army... we were going on a mission... to ambush a squad who had killed a lot of innocent people. They were our enemies... but we never did it. There were fifteen of us. All boys from the village. But one of us betrayed the group. It was a setup... for money! Twelve people died, three escaped. I know the traitor was not me... So for ten years I've been searching for the other two. One of them lives here.
~ Niko explains his experience where his group was ambushed in the war and why he moved to Liberty City to Roman after killing Vlad.
After you walk into a village, and you see fifty children, all sitting neatly in a row against the church wall, each with their throats cut and their hands chopped off, you realize that the creature that could do this doesn't have a soul.
~ Niko explaining to Ilyena Faustin, Mikhail's wife, on why he doesn't worry about himself.
I'm a hitman, who works for organised crime syndicates. My life ended many years ago when I saw my childhood friends butchered on a hillside. I'm a one-man crime wave who has killed indiscriminately since I turned up here, but inside I just want to be loved. Loved or killed, I guess. I don't know which.
~ Niko, to Alex Chilton.
YELLOW CAR!!!
~ Niko calling a taxi whilst drunk.
I hope the cops don't like ice cream as much as donuts!
~ Niko when stealing an ice cream truck.
I suck at life but I bowl like an angel.
~ Niko Bellic's famous line during a game of bowling.
Roman, I should've never read your f*cking e-mails and stayed away!
~ One of Niko's quotes after failing a mission.
So this is what the dream feels like. This is the victory we longed for.
~ Niko after the end credits.

Relationships[]

Allies/Family

Family

Friends

Others allies

Enemies

Main

Secondary

Trivia[]

  • Niko Bellic is the first protagonist from the HD era.
  • Niko had a childhood crush on a girl from his village, named Mila Tadic. Roman will confirm this during friend activities.
  • Similarly to Roman Bellic, Dimitri Rascalov, Mikhail Faustin, and Vlad Glebov, he likes listening to traditional Eastern European music.
  • Niko's last name is actually pronounced 'Bellich' (Belić) which most of the characters and Niko himself pronounces wrong.
  • In Saints Row 3, two idle quotes spoken by The Boss reveal that they are cousins to Niko Bellic, possibly meaning every version of The Boss is partially Serbian.
  • Niko is the first protagonist of the Grand Theft Auto series not to be American, he is instead Serbian, the second would be Trevor Phillips, who is Canadian.
  • He is also the third protagonist who can swim the first is CJ and Victor Vance is second one.
  • Niko was mentioned by Lester, about him making moves in Liberty City and went all quiet. This is possibly a reference to Niko’s voice actor, Michael Hollick, who didn’t return for the episodes of Liberty City expansions, due to how much he was paid for his work in Grand Theft Auto VI, so his voice was just re-recorded for those two expansions. Though Hollick had said that he doesn’t blame Rockstar Games, but instead blames the actor’s union.

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Grand Theft Auto 2
Claude Speed | Billy Bob Bean | Dr. LaBrat | Jerkov | Sunbeam | Hiroshi| Refried Noodle | Johnny Zoo | Red Valdez | Trey Welsh | Elmo | Uno Carb | Chesti-Kov | Yonsi Zoo San | Johnny Rotten | Tetsuo

Grand Theft Auto III
Claude | Catalina | Salvatore Leone | Miguel | El Burro | Joey Leone | Maria Latore | Donald Love | Ray Machowski | Luigi Goterelli | Mickey Hamfists | Leon McAffrey | Carl | Asuka Kasen | 8-Ball | King Courtney | Toni Cipriani | Marty Chonks | Phil Cassidy | Lee Chong | Curly Bob | Kenji Kasen | Mike Forelli | D-Ice | Mrs. Cipriani | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Tommy Vercetti | Sonny Forelli | Lance Vance | Ricardo Diaz | Ken Rosenberg | Phil Cassidy | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Juan Cortez | Alex Shrub | Mitch Baker | Jack Howitzer | Avery Carrington | Earnest Kelly | Gonzalez | Leo Teal | The Psycho | Hilary King | Cam Jones | Donald Love | Victor Vance | Maude Hanson | Mr. Black | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Carl Johnson | Frank Tenpenny | Big Smoke | Ryder | Eddie Pulaski | Sweet Johnson | Cesar Vialpando | The Truth | Ken Rosenberg | Mike Toreno | Wu Zi Mu | Zero | Jizzy B. | T-Bone Mendez | Catalina | OG Loc | Johnny Sindacco | Salvatore Leone | B Dup | Marco Forelli | Claude | Snakehead | Berkley | Ballas | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez | Joey Leone | Tommy Vercetti

Grand Theft Auto Advance
Mike | Vinnie | Colombian Cartel Lieutenant | King Courtney | Asuka Kasen | 8-Ball

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Toni Cipriani | Massimo Torini | Paulie Sindacco | Vincenzo Cilli | Salvatore Leone | Leon McAffrey | Donald Love | Toshiko Kasen | JD O'Toole | Ned Burner | Phil Cassidy | Kazuki Kasen | Jane Hopper | Franco Forelli | Roger C. Hole | Cedric Fotheringay | Uncle Leone | Mrs. Cipriani | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Victor Vance | Jerry Martinez | Diego & Armando Mendez | Marty Jay Williams | Lance Vance | Ricardo Diaz | Phil Cassidy | Bryan Forbes | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto IV
Niko Bellic | Dimitri Rascalov | Jimmy Pegorino | Darko Brevic | Vlad Glebov | Ray Bulgarin | Brucie Kibbutz | Karen Daniels | Manny Escuela | Tom Rivas | Mikhail Faustin | Ray Boccino | Little Jacob | Real Badman | Elizabeta Torres | Packie McReary | Derrick McReary | Francis McReary | Gerald McReary | Playboy X | Dwayne Forge | Johnny Klebitz | Luis Lopez | Roman Bellic's Kidnapper | Clarence Little | Dardan Petrela | Lyle Rivas | Judge Grady | Jim Fitzgerald | Johnny Barbosa | Phil Bell | Joseph DiLeo | Luca Silvestri | The Cook | Tony Prince | Teddy Benavidez | Eddie Low | The Fixer | Jon Gravelli | Michael Keane | Gordon Sargent | Wedding Assassin | Trunchez Brothers | Jeff Harlingford | Adam Dimayev | Eduard Borodin | Isaac Roth | Mori Green | United Liberty Paper Contact | Aiden O'Malley | Bucky Sligo | Kiki Jenkins | Jason Michaels | Frankie Gallo | Frank Garone | Kenny Petrovic | Lenny Petrovic | Mr. McReary | Fernando Martinez | Maxwell Caughlin | Scott Guzowski | Antonio Rivette | Rodrigo Stavnes | Fernando Tisdel | Tyler Pickrel | Preston Pecinovsky | Alonso Goralski | Bert Reker | Freddy Paparo | Ivan Bytchkov | Anthony Corrado | Kim Young-Guk | Shon Kikuchi | Jimmy Kand | Simon Nashly | Tommy Francovic | Barry Lamora | Lino Friddell | Juan Haimo | Darren Covey | Leo Brodell | Christov Mahonvic | Marty Boldenow | Noel Katsuda | Rodney McEniry | Glenn Lushbaugh | Phil Bacerra | Sergi Szerbin | Danny Hatmaker | Mervin Eskuchen | Frederick Harrison | Chan Jaoming | Hsin Jaoming | Keenan Burdett | Gracie Ancelotti | Giovanni Ancelotti | Lazlow Jones | Jack Howitzer

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
The Lost MC
Johnny Klebitz | Billy Grey | Brian Jeremy | Jim Fitzgerald | Terry Thorpe | Clay Simons | Angus Martin | Jason Michaels

Other
Malc | Ray Boccino | James "Jimmy" Matthews | Ed McCornish | Thomas Stubbs | Elizabeta Torres | Playboy X | Niko Bellic | Luis Lopez | Tony Prince | Dimitri Rascalov | Roman's Kidnapper | Ray's Goon | Lester Arnold | Lazlow Jones | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Luis Lopez | Ray Bulgarin | Tony Prince | Rocco Pelosi | Timur | Vince Pelosi | Yusuf Amir | Mori Kibbutz | Giovanni Ancelotti | Gracie Ancelotti | Niko Bellic | Johnny Klebitz | Brucie Kibbutz | Vic Manzano | Margot | Marki Ashvilli | Billy Grey | Dimitri Rascalov | Union Official | Ahmed Khaleel | Tahir Saeed | Evan Moss | Lazlow Jones | Phil Bell | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Huang Lee | Wu Lee | Zhou Ming | Chan Jaoming | Rudy D'Avanzo | Hsin Jaoming | Mini Gun Wonsu Assassin | Lester Arnold

Grand Theft Auto V
Protagonists
Michael De Santa | Trevor Philips | Franklin Clinton | Lester Crest | Lamar Davis | Dave Norton | Ron Jakowski | Jimmy De Santa | Wade Hebert

Antagonists
Devin Weston | Steve Haines | Wei Cheng | Stretch | Molly Schultz | Don Percival | Martin Madrazo | Simeon Yetarian | Andreas Sanchez | Rocco Pelosi | Clay Simons | Terry Thorpe | Dr. Isiah Friedlander | Kyle Chavis | Fabien LaRouche | D | Elwood O'Neil | Ortega | Enzo Bonelli | United Liberty Paper Contact | Ballas | Gianni | Johnny Klebitz | Tracker | Brett Lowrey | Jay Norris

Heist Crew Members
Chef | Christian Feltz | Daryl Johns | Eddie Toh | Gustavo Mota | Hugh Welsh | Karim Detz | Karl Abolaji | Norm Richards | Paige Harris | Patrick McReary | Rickie Lukens | Taliana Martinez

Strangers and Freaks/Random Events
Nigel & Mrs. Thornhill | Ursula | Alonzo | Derrick | Cris Formage | Peter Dreyfuss | Joe and Josef | Beverly Felton | Lost Fugitive | Abigail Mathers | Josh Bernstein | Curtis Weaver | Glenn Scoville | Larry Tupper | Ralph Ostrowski

Other
Brad Snider | Lazlow Jones | Tao Cheng | Jock Cranley | Debra | Merle Abrahams | Brucie Kibbutz | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez

Grand Theft Auto Online
Protagonist
GTA Online Protagonists

Main Characters/Bosses
Lester Crest | Lamar Davis | Gerald | Simeon Yetarian| Lester Crest | Trevor Philips | Ron Jakowski | Martin Madrazo | Agent 14 | Karen Daniels | Malc | United Liberty Paper Contact | Tony Prince | Tao Cheng | Georgina Cheng | Brucie Kibbutz | Miguel Madrazo Franklin Clinton | Chef | Dax | Labrat | Luchadora | Yusuf Amir | Jamal Amir |

Heist Crew Members
Patrick McReary | Eddie Toh | Zach Nelson | Karim Denz | Gustavo Mota | Karl Abolaji | Paige Harris | Rickie Lukens | Taliana Martinez | Chester McCoy | Charlie Reed | Avi Schwartzman | Christian Feltz | Yohan Blair

Duggan Crime Family
Avery Duggan | Thornton Duggan | Mason Duggan

Other Antagonists
Avon Hertz | Cliffford | The Boss | Juan Strickler | Johnny Guns | Steve Haines | P | North Side Vagos Leader | Dr. Isiah Friedlander

Other Characters
Claude | Niko Bellic | John Marston | Bogdan | Los Santos Slasher | Jimmy De Santa | Lazlow Jones | Cris Formage | Steve Haines | Johnny Klebitz | Jack Howitzer | Fernando Martinez | Michael De Santa | Jock Cranley

Organizations
Gangs and Cartels
Albanian Mob | Angels of Death Motorcycle Club | Los Diablos | Uptown Yardies | Yakuza | The Yardies | Ballas | Cholos | Colombian Cartel | Cubans | Da Nang Boys | Diaz's Gang | The Families (GTA V) (Grove Street Families, Seville Boulevard Families) | Fooliganz | Hare Krishna | Haitians | Hustlers | Loonies | Los Santos Vagos | The Lost MC | Luca's Crew | Madrazo Cartel | Mendez Cartel | Marabunta Grande | Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers | O'Neil Brothers | Rednecks | San Fierro Rifa | Skinheads | Southside Hoods | Street Sharks | Varrios Los Aztecas (GTA V) | Vice City Bikers | Vance Crime Family | Trailer Park Mafia | Trevor Philips Enterprises | Vercetti Gang | Costa Rican Gang | European Gang
Mafias
The Commission (Gambetti Family, Pavano Family, Messina Family, Lupisella Family, Ancelotti Family) | Armenian Mob | Bulgarin Family | Duggan Crime Family | Faustin-Rascalov Family | Forelli Family | Sindacco Family | Pegorino Family | Petrovic Mafiya | Trunchez Brothers | Jewish Mob | McReary Crime Family | Kkangpae | Korean Mob | Leone Family | Russian Mafia (Russian Mafia (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)) | Sicilian Mafia | Vance Crime Family
Triads
Liberty City Triads | Los Santos Triads
The Law
Police | C.R.A.S.H. | Liberty City Police Department | Los Santos Police Department | North Yankton State Patrol | Vice City Police Department | National Office of Security Enforcement | Drug Observation Agency | Federal Investigation Bureau | International Affairs Agency
Cults
Altruist Cult | Epsilon Program
Other
Civil Border Patrol | Cliffford Mercenaries | Crack Dealers | Devin Weston Holdings | Counterfeit Syndicate | Liquor Store Bandits | Loco Syndicate | Merryweather Security | SRS | Survivalists | The Professionals | Republican Space Rangers | Zaibatsu Corporation | Zombotech Corporation

See Also
Bully Villains | Manhunt Villains | Max Payne Villains | Red Dead Villains | LA Noire Villains

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