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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In Russia, the nickname for Vladimir is Vova and Vlad is for Vladislav. It may be that "Vlad" is just easier to pronounce for Americans. | *In Russia, the nickname for Vladimir is Vova and Vlad is for Vladislav. It may be that "Vlad" is just easier to pronounce for Americans. | ||
*During the mission [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Dimitri]] mentioned that Vlad was debt collector in [[Faustin Family]]. It could be his official rank. | *During the mission [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Dimitri]] mentioned that Vlad was the debt collector in [[Faustin Family]]. It could be his official rank. | ||
*There is a reference to another Rockstar game in one of his lines, he says "Bang Bang you are dead" ,to Niko | *There is a reference to another Rockstar game in one of his lines, he says "Bang Bang, you are dead" , to Niko. This is a reference to Vladimir Lem in Max Payne who often said this. | ||
*In the startup cinematic of [[It's Your Call]], Vlad threatens Niko by saying that he would cut his head off and post a video of it on the Internet if he wouldn't stop staring. This could be a reference to the graphic video where Russian neo-nazis behead a person. | *In the startup cinematic of [[It's Your Call]], Vlad threatens Niko by saying that he would cut his head off and post a video of it on the Internet if he wouldn't stop staring. This could be a reference to the graphic video where Russian neo-nazis behead a person. | ||
*Also in [[Easy Fare]] he threatens Niko again, saying he will " burst on of his eyeballs", ironically, this is the way is executed in [[Uncle Vlad]]. | *Also in [[Easy Fare]] he threatens Niko again, saying he will " burst on of his eyeballs", ironically, this is the way he is executed in [[Uncle Vlad]]. | ||
*In his pre-release trailer, Vlad is shown firing an AK-47. This is unusual as the weapon is not avaliable when Vlad was alive, and he never fought anyone himself. This particular mission was probably cut out of the final version. | *In his pre-release trailer, Vlad is shown firing an AK-47. This is unusual as the weapon is not avaliable when Vlad was alive, and he never fought anyone himself. This particular mission was probably cut out of the final version. | ||