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Character
Florian Cravic
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV; The Lost and Damned]]
Full Name	Florian Cravic
Aliases	Bernie Crane
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	[[Error: Invalid time.\|1978 (Age 30)]]
Place of Birth	Serbia
Age Now
Nationality	Serbian
Home	Liberty City
Main Affiliations	Bryce Dawkins; Niko Bellic; Roman Bellic
Vehicles	Orange Infernus (before giving it to Niko Bellic); Silver Comet; Turismo
Voiced by	Timothy J. Alex
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Bernie Crane, formerly Florian Cravic, is the man that Niko Bellic tracked down to the United States of America.

Biography

Florian was born in 1978, somewhere in former Yugoslavia. In his adolescence he fought in the Yugoslav wars with Niko Bellic, also a childhood friend of Roman Bellic, and was deeply in the closet as a homosexual despite telling people he wanted to be a wrestler. He once worked in an abattoir, which he is ashamed of. Thus he was much less feminine than he became in later years, including having a more masculine voice (which is heard in Weekend at Florian's, when he becomes very angry). In his last days in the war as a teenager, he joined Niko, Darko Brevic, and twelve other soldiers on a mission into enemy territory. Darko had secretly sold information to their enemies, and all twelve were killed with the exception of Niko, Darko and Florian.

As early as 1991, Florian moved to Liberty City, where he changed his name to Bernie Crane (shunning "Florian Cravic" as if it were a split personality) and felt comfortable being an outward homosexual. At a foam party at the famous gay-club Hercules (opened in 1998 by "Gay" Tony Prince), he met Deputy Mayor Bryce Dawkins, who he started dating afterwards. In 2003 and 2004, he was arrested for soliciting sex and holding exstasy. He may have been dating Bryce at this time, as he ordered the LCPD not to harrass Bernie in any way.

In 2008, Niko Bellic traveled to the US to track down Cravic. After much work for many crime syndicates, mobster Ray Boccino pointed Bellic in the direction of Talbot Daniels, an associate of Cravic's. With Roman's help, Niko forced Talbot to direct him to Cravic's residence. When finally arriving, Niko and Roman broke into his apartment, and held Cravic at gun point. Bernie insisted that he is innocent and Niko is convinced, vowing to track down Darko Brevic.

Bernie later asks Niko to help him, as he is constantly harrassed over his sexuality by everyone from common skinheads to Bryce's many blackmailers (Dimitri Rascalov, a major Russian mobster and coincidentally a mortal enemy of Niko's, and to a lesser extent Thomas Stubbs III, another politician who bugged Bernie's Infernus successfully without them knowing). Niko eliminates all of these problems, and Bernie eventually gives him the Infernus, both of them unbeknownst it was bugged. Bernie is seen once more time in person at Roman's Wedding (it doesn't matter which choice the player makes, he appears in both), and throws confetti over Roman and Mallorie.He screams if Kate McReary or Roman get killed during the shootout.

LCPD Database record

Surname: Crane

First Name: Bernie

Age: 30

Place of Birth: Unknown

Affiliations: N/A

Criminal Record:

2003 - Loitering: Prostitution Solicitation
2004 - Possession Controlled Substance: Ecstacy

Notes:

AKA Florian Cravic.
Involved in the gay nightclub scene.
Currently resides in Middle Park West.
Order from Mayor's office not to arrest or harass in any way.

Mission appearances

GTA IV

Trivia

When on a motorcycle with Bernie, he wears a unique pink helmet.
Similar with Niko, Bernie also has a scar on his left eyebrow.
Bernie has a painting "The Creation of Adam" on the wall of his apartment, only instead of Adam, Bernie's face has been painted over it. He also has four paintings of flowers, which are all male parts of a flower.
Bernie's most favorite radio stations are K109 The Studio and IF99 - International Funk. He also sings "Golden" by Jill Scott as heard in the bugged car, which is heard on The Vibe 98.8.
The only occasion, when Bernie prefers his old name, Florian Cravic, is when having sex.
It was widely thought that Bernie would've been prominent in the Ballad of Gay Tony, as it's said in the police records that he's involved in the gay nightclub scene, or at least for him to be seen in some of the cutscenes. This isn not the case, however, as Bernie is nowhere to be seen. A reason could be that his voice actor, Timothy J. Alex, had other arrangements, and couldn't be replaced due to Crane's "unique" voice.

Gallery

Concept Artwork of Bernie Crane

Concept Artwork of Bernie Crane
Bernie during Hating the Haters.

Bernie during Hating the Haters.

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 == Biography ==
-Florian joined Niko, [[Darko Brevic]], and [[Fifteen Man Squad|twelve other soldiers]] on a mission into enemy territory. However, one of the men betrayed the others, thus the unit being sold out to the enemies. Only three escaped, Bellic, Cravic, and Brevic, all others were killed and buried in a mass grave.
-The three separated after the end of the war. Cravic moved to [[Liberty City]] in the USA, where he hoped to be accepted for who he was. At a foam party at the famous gay-club [[Hercules]], owned by [[Anthony Prince]], he met Deputy Mayor [[Bryce Dawkins]], who he started dating afterwards.
+Florian was born in 1978, somewhere in former Yugoslavia. In his adolescence he fought in the Yugoslav wars with Niko Bellic, also a childhood friend of [[Roman Bellic]], and was deeply in the closet as a homosexual despite telling people he wanted to be a wrestler. He once worked in an abattoir, which he is ashamed of. Thus he was much less feminine than he became in later years, including having a more masculine voice (which is heard in [[Weekend at Florian's]], when he becomes very angry). In his last days in the war as a teenager, he joined Niko, [[Darko Brevic]], and [[Fifteen Man Squad|twelve other soldiers]] on a mission into enemy territory. Darko had secretly sold information to their enemies, and all twelve were killed with the exception of Niko, Darko and Florian.
-Niko Bellic traveled to the United States to track down Cravic, who Bellic had thought had moved to Liberty City. After much work for many crime syndicates, Bellic was finally informed by [[Ray Boccino]] of the [[Pegorino Family]] pointed Bellic in the direction of [[Talbot Daniels]], an associate of Cravic's. With [[Roman Bellic]]'s help, Niko forced Talbot to direct him to Cravic's residence. When finally arriving, Niko and Roman broke into his apartment, and held Cravic at gun point. However Cravic questioned Niko if he was the one who betrayed their old unit and said that the Bellics have changed. Realizing that Florian was innocent, Niko leaves his apartment and vows to track down [[Darko Brevic]].
+As early as 1991, Florian moved to Liberty City, where he changed his name to Bernie Crane (shunning "Florian Cravic" as if it were a split personality) and felt comfortable being an outward homosexual. At a foam party at the famous gay-club [[Hercules]] (opened in 1998 by [[Anthony Prince|"Gay" Tony Prince]]), he met Deputy Mayor [[Bryce Dawkins]], who he started dating afterwards. In 2003 and 2004, he was arrested for soliciting sex and holding exstasy. He may have been dating Bryce at this time, as he ordered the LCPD not to harrass Bernie in any way.
-Bellic was later contacted by Crane, who needed his help. Bernie was being threatened and harrased by a biased homophobic man, and Niko traveled to [[Middle Park]] to [[Hating the Haters|try to lure the man out]]. After the man attacked Crane, Bellic killed the gay-hater, and Bernie felt better that Bellic was back in his life.
+In 2008, Niko Bellic traveled to the US to track down Cravic. After much work for many crime syndicates, mobster [[Ray Boccino]] pointed Bellic in the direction of [[Talbot Daniels]], an associate of Cravic's. With [[Roman Bellic|Roman's]] help, Niko forced Talbot to direct him to Cravic's residence. When finally arriving, Niko and Roman broke into his apartment, and held Cravic at gun point. Bernie insisted that he is innocent and Niko is convinced, vowing to track down [[Darko Brevic]].
-Bellic later assisted Crane again after [[Dimitri Rascalov]] of the [[Russian Mafia]] [[Union Drive|threatened to expose Bernie's and Bryce's relationship]], as Bryce led his election campaign on family values, against gay marriage. Bellic and Crane met up with Rascalov's representatives, but they chose to attempt to reveal the story to the media, but were killed before they could even try.
+Bernie later asks Niko to help him, as he is constantly harrassed over his sexuality by everyone from [[Hating The Haters|common skinheads]] to Bryce's many blackmailers ([[Dimitri Rascalov]], a major Russian mobster and coincidentally a mortal enemy of Niko's, and to a lesser extent [[Thomas Stubbs III]], another politician who [[Knowing Me, Knowing You|bugged]] [[Infernus|Bernie's Infernus]] successfully without them knowing). Niko eliminates all of these problems, and Bernie eventually gives him the Infernus, both of them unbeknownst it was bugged. Bernie is seen once more time in person at [[Mr and Mrs Bellic |Roman's Wedding]] (it doesn't matter which choice the player makes, he appears in both), and throws confetti over Roman and Mallorie.He screams if [[Kate McReary]] or Roman get killed during the shootout.
-Crane would later go on a [[Buoys Ahoy|boat ride]] with Niko to South [[Broker]]. The two were attacked by the Russian Mafia, and later chased down and killed the ambushing Russians to send a message to Rascalov, and the point was made clear.
-As a reward for all his help, Niko was rewarded with Bryce's [[Infernus]], however, Bellic had no idea the car had been wire tapped by [[Johnny Klebitz]] on behalf of [[Thomas Stubbs III]].
-Bernie is seen once more time in person at [[Mr and Mrs Bellic |Roman's Wedding]] (it doesn't matter which choice the player makes, he appears in both), and throws confetti over Roman and Mallorie.He screams if [[Kate McReary]] or Roman get killed during the shootout.
 ==LCPD Database record==
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 * When on a motorcycle with Bernie, he wears a unique pink helmet.
 * Similar with Niko, Bernie also has a scar on his left eyebrow.
-* Bernie has a painting "The Creation of Adam" on the wall of his apartment, only instead of Adam, Bernie's face has been painted over it.
+* Bernie has a painting "The Creation of Adam" on the wall of his apartment, only instead of Adam, Bernie's face has been painted over it. He also has four paintings of flowers, which are all male parts of a flower.
-* He also has four paintings of flowers, which are all male parts of a flower.
+* Bernie's most favorite radio stations are [[K109 The Studio]] and [[IF99 - International Funk]]. He also sings "Golden" by Jill Scott as heard in the bugged car, which is heard on [[The Vibe 98.8]].
-* Bernie wanted to be a wrestler when he was young.
-* Bernie will sometimes unconsciously drop his feminine voice when he is angered.
-* Bernie's most favorite radio stations are [[K109 The Studio]] and [[IF99 - International Funk]].
 * The only occasion, when Bernie prefers his old name, Florian Cravic, is when having sex.
-* He might have had an small crush on Niko during the war.
+* It was widely thought that Bernie would've been prominent in the Ballad of Gay Tony, as it's said in the police records that he's involved in the gay nightclub scene, or at least for him to be seen in some of the cutscenes. This isn not the case, however, as Bernie is nowhere to be seen. A reason could be that his voice actor, Timothy J. Alex, had other arrangements, and couldn't be replaced due to Crane's "unique" voice.
-* Niko's mother always thought he was a strange boy in the past before the war, this could implied she suspects he was an homosexual.
-* It was widelt thought that Bernie would've been prominent in the Ballad of Gay Tony, as it's said in the police records that he's involved in the gay nightclub scene, or at least for him to be seen in some of the cutscenes. This isn not the case, however, as Bernie is nowhere to be seen. A reason could be that his voice actor, Timothy J. Alex, had other arrangements, and couldn't be replaced due to Crane's "unique" voice.
 ==Gallery==