Niko Bellic: Difference between revisions

<h2>Trivia</h2><p _rte_fromparser="true"><img _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ANikoBellic-GTAIV2.jpg%7Cthumb%7CSasha%20and%20Niko%20comparison%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22NikoBellic-GTAIV2.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Sasha%20and%20Niko%20comparison%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Sasha%20and%20Niko%20comparison%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Sasha%20and%20Niko%20comparison%22%7D%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" alt="" border="0" class="image thumb withCaption" height="132" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091117035103/gtawiki/images/thumb/0/0d/NikoBellic-GTAIV2.jpg/180px-NikoBellic-GTAIV2.jpg" style="background-position: 5px 142px;" type="image" width="180" /></p><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>In the opening cut-scene of <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Lost%20and%20Damned%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Lost%20and%20Damned%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Lost%20and%20Damned%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/The_Lost_and_Damned" title="The Lost and Damned">The Lost and Damned</a> during the mission Clean and Serene, Niko can be seen in the background roughly brushing past a pedestrian, right before you hear the LCPD report of the motorcyclists wearing no helmets. Oddly, Niko shouldn't even be seen in <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alderney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alderney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlderney%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Alderney" title="Alderney">Alderney</a>, as this contradicts GTA IV; at the time of the mission, Niko is restricted to the boroughs of <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bohan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bohan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBohan%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Bohan" title="Bohan">Bohan</a>, <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Broker%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Broker%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBroker%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Broker" title="Broker">Broker</a> and <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dukes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dukes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDukes%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Dukes" title="Dukes">Dukes</a>.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Niko may been visually inspired by Sasha from the movie Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Sasha's clothes are even available to buy in the <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Russian%20Shop%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Russian%20Shop%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRussian%20Shop%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Russian_Shop" title="Russian Shop">Russian Shop</a>. If Niko wears the Spyde Track Top in navy (see picture above) and orders food from The 69th Street Diner, the cashier will say that Niko looks famous.</li><li _rte_new_node="true">Further inspiration for Niko, particularly his ties to&nbsp;<a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22internal%22%2C%20%22link%22%3A%20%22Packie%20McReary%22%2C%20%22text%22%3A%20%22%22%2C%20%22noforce%22%3A%20true%2C%20%22wikitext%22%3A%20null%7D">Packie McReary</a> may have been taken from <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%20%22external%22%2C%20%22link%22%3A%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBosko_Radonjich%22%2C%20%22text%22%3A%20%22Bosko%20%5C%22The%20Yugo%5C%22%20Radonjich%22%2C%20%22wikitext%22%3A%20null%7D" class="external">Bosko "The Yugo" Radonjich</a>, the Slavic head of the Westies (Irish mob in New York) during the 1990s.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Niko has a scar on his left eyebrow.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>In artwork and earlier screenshots, Niko is often been seen wearing fingerless gloves. The files still remain in the PC version (confirmed) and can only be used with an Ingame Trainer. unlocking or buying them in the game without modding the game is impossible. The reason why they were been removed from the final version of the game is unknown.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>In early beta versions of GTA IV Niko had slightly thicker hair and sometimes he can be seen with a buzzcut, which doesn't appear in the final GTA IV, but still exists in the game files.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Niko has accrued the highest body count of any protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Niko is very different than most of the other <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22GTA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22GTA%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGTA%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" class="mw-redirect" href="/GTA" title="GTA">GTA</a> protagonists. He seems to be the first non-American. Like <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Claude%20Speed%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Claude%20Speed%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BClaude%20Speed%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Claude_Speed" title="Claude Speed">Claude Speed</a>, he doesn't have any allegiance to any one gang (unlike <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Carl%20Johnson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Carl%20Johnson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCarl%20Johnson%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Carl_Johnson" title="Carl Johnson">Carl Johnson</a> with Grove Street, <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toni%20Cipriani%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toni%20Cipriani%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToni%20Cipriani%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Toni_Cipriani" title="Toni Cipriani">Toni Cipriani</a> with the Leones, etc). Like <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Victor%20Vance%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Victor%20Vance%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVictor%20Vance%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Victor_Vance" title="Victor Vance">Victor Vance</a>, he was once in the army and is reluctant to be a criminal. Niko and <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Carl%20Johnson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Carl%20Johnson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCarl%20Johnson%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Carl_Johnson" title="Carl Johnson">Carl Johnson</a> have used explicit language the most.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Niko, along with <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Patrick%20McReary%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Patrick%20McReary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPatrick%20McReary%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Patrick_McReary" title="Patrick McReary">Patrick McReary</a>, can be fought and killed in <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Ballad%20Of%20Gay%20Tony%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Ballad%20Of%20Gay%20Tony%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Ballad%20Of%20Gay%20Tony%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" class="mw-redirect" href="/The_Ballad_Of_Gay_Tony" title="The Ballad Of Gay Tony">The Ballad Of Gay Tony</a> mission <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ladies%20Half%20Price%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ladies%20Half%20Price%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLadies%20Half%20Price%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Ladies_Half_Price" title="Ladies Half Price">Ladies Half Price</a>. Niko and Packie have a colossal amount of health, and their deaths do not affect the story. <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%5B1%5D%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DsBO7Yu_daI0%26feature%3DSeriesPlayList%26p%3DEF34C450BA94E036%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22autonumber%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.youtube.com%5C%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DsBO7Yu_daI0%26feature%3DSeriesPlayList%26p%3DEF34C450BA94E036%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBO7Yu_daI0&amp;feature=SeriesPlayList&amp;p=EF34C450BA94E036" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBO7Yu_daI0&amp;feature=SeriesPlayList&amp;p=EF34C450BA94E036">[1]</a>.</li></ul><ul _rte_empty_lines_before="1"><li>Vladimir Glebov calls Niko "Yokel" multiple times in the game. Yokel is a derogatory term for people who grew up in poor countries.</li><li>It is been assumed Niko was a speeder and daredevil before he ever even left his home country, as Roman comments that he is still a crazy driver.</li><li>In conversation with <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Manny%20Escuela%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Manny%20Escuela%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BManny%20Escuela%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Manny_Escuela" title="Manny Escuela">Manny Escuela</a> during <a _rte_data="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Escuela%20of%20the%20Streets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Escuela%20of%20the%20Streets%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEscuela%20of%20the%20Streets%5D%5D%22%7D" _rte_instance="4541-9006832194bd5a5c01a24a" href="/Escuela_of_the_Streets" title="Escuela of the Streets">Escuela of the Streets</a>, he claims that he stalked a woman in Europe.</li></ul>