Niko Bellic - Grand Theft Wiki, the GTA wiki

A screenshot showing Bellic, the protagonist in GTA IV

Niko Bellic is the protagonist (main character) of Grand Theft Auto IV. He has a strong Eastern European accent - possibly Russian, perhaps from St Petersberg, which is well known for human smuggling into the USA. Judging by the surname, it is more likely he is from a former Yugoslav country, such as Croatia, or Bosnia, where surnames ending with -ic (pronounced like 'itch' and simply meaning "child of") are incredibly common.

In the debut trailer he has a brief monologue: "Life is complicated; I killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different."

In his mid-thirties, he travels to Liberty City on the promise of a new life by his cousin Roman, only to be disappointed by his lies - at which point the player of GTA IV takes control.

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GTA 1	Protagonists \| Liberty City \| San Andreas \| Vice City \| Characters \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA London 1969	Protagonists \| London \| Characters \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations

GTA London 1961	Protagonists \| London \| Manchester \| Characters \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations

GTA 2	Claude Speed \| Anywhere City \| Characters \| Gangs \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA III	Claude \| Liberty City \| Characters \| Gangs \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA Vice City	Tommy Vercetti \| Vice City \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA San Andreas	Carl Johnson \| San Andreas (Los Santos • San Fierro • Las Venturas • Red County • Flint County • Whetstone • Bone County • Tierra Robada) \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA Advance	Mike \| Liberty City \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapoms \| Radio stations

GTA Liberty City Stories	Toni Cipriani \| Liberty City \| Characters \| Gangs \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA Vice City Stories	Victor Vance \| Vice City \| Characters \| Gangs \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA IV	Niko Bellic \| Liberty City \| Alderney \| Characters \| Gangs \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

The Lost and Damned	Johnny Klebitz \| Liberty City \| Alderney \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

The Ballad of Gay Tony	Luis Fernando Lopez \| Liberty City \| Alderney \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA Chinatown Wars	Huang Lee \| Liberty City \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA V	Michael De Santa \| Trevor Philips \| Franklin Clinton \| Los Santos \| Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio stations \| Cheats

GTA Online	Characters \| Missions \| Vehicles \| Weapons \| Radio Stations

GTA 6	Grand Theft Auto 6

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