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Dimitri Rascalov
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV; The Lost and Damned (mentioned); The Ballad of Gay Tony (mentioned)]]
Full Name	Dimitri Rascalov
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	1969
Place of Birth	Russia
Date of Death	[[Error: Invalid time.\|2008 (aged 39)]][[DOD::2008 (aged 39)\| ]]
Age at Death
Nationality	Russian
Home	Broker, Liberty City
Family	Unnamed female cousin
Main Affiliations	Mikhail Faustin and Faustin Family (formerly); Russian Mafia; Ancelotti Family; Niko Bellic; Ray Bulgarin; Kenny Petrovic; Petrovic Family; Sergei; Andriy Maximov
Vehicles	DF8-90
Businesses	Drug Trafficking
Voiced by	Moti Margolin
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Dimitri Rascalov is the main antagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, aged at 39. Moti Margolin provides the voice of Dimitri.

Biography

Dimitri was born in 1969 in Russia and fought in the Soviet Army during the Cold War as early as 1987, where he befriended Mikhail Faustin. They later spent time in a Siberian prison together, where Mikhail (who is much more aggressive and muscular) protected Dimitri from abuse by other inmates. They have matching tattoos on the palms of their hands, which means that they are "brothers". After the war, they began criminal activity in Russia, where they were both "selling hash to tourists in Red Square" and Dimitri was convicted of murder at least twice.

In the mid 90s, he "explotied a loophole in the US immigration treaty" to move to Liberty City, as did Mikhail. Mikhail moved with his wife and young daughter, while Dimitri remained single his whole life. Dimitri was arrested in 1998 and 2000 for extortion and hijacking, respectively. In following years, Mikhail's addictions to alcohol and cocaine caused his anger and paranoia to spiral out of control. Dimitri abused painkillers, but remained calm. While Mikhail had taken to an extreme level of violence, even by organized crime standards, Dimitri favored reasoning with people to maximize profits (although he could still intimidate people if necessary, as seen in Do You Have Protection?), telling Mikhail time and time again that they had to "play by the rules".

Dimitri first met Niko Bellic when he and his cousin Roman were kidnapped and interrogated for killing Mikhail's employee Vlad Glebov. Mikhail and Dimitri agreed to let Niko begin working for them, while Roman's wounds were treated. While Dimitri shows a kind gesture in having Roman's wounds stitched, he smugly tells Niko that the situation is "a problem for you and your cousin, not me", which foreshadows his betrayal. Later on, Mikhail orders Niko to kill Lenny Petrovic, the son of the country's most powerful Russian mobster Kenny Petrovic, because Mikhail has a vague, unfounded suspicion that Lenny is a snitch. Dimitri tries to reason with Mikhail, saying Lenny Petrovic is dating his cousin, but to no avail.

A few days later, Dimitri meets with Niko privately, claiming that Kenny Petrovic would spare them both if Niko were to kill Mikhail. It's possible that Dimitri lied, but Niko seems to have never gotten any trouble from Petrovic as promised. When Niko was supposed to collect his payment, Dimitri revealed that he was allied with Ray Bulgarin, who employed Niko as a human trafficker across the Adriatic Sea until he blamed him for a sinking ship. Niko escaped with the aid of his friend "Little" Jacob Hughes, but failed to kill Dimitri or Bulgarin -- both would continue to pursue Niko from then on. The same day, his cousin Roman's apartment building and taxi depot were burned down. After they went into hiding in Bohan, he discovered that Roman still frequented a gambling den in Broker; Dimitri had Roman kidnapped to try to lure Niko to his death, but Niko successfully rescued his cousin.

In the next month or so, he allied himself with Italian mob boss Giovanni Ancelotti to profit from mafia rackets. His first action was to extort deputy mayor Bryce Dawkins to help them control construction unions, blackmailing with knowledge of his gay affair with Bernie Crane. Coincidentally, Niko was an old friend of Bernie's and stopped the blackmailers. Niko then allied himself with Jon Gravelli and destroyed their shipment of cocaine

Death

At the end of the game, Dimitri offered to buy heroin from Jimmy Pegorino, who had Niko working for him at the time. Pegorino was made aware of their feud, but still as asked Niko to participate in the deal. The player is then given the choice of whether Niko will participate in the deal and be paid, or rebel and kill Dimitri. Dimitri is killed by Niko in either scenario.

Deal: In the deal, Dimitri was to collect heroin and and sell it to a third party, who would in turn pay Niko and Phil Bell. Dimitri betrays Niko as expected, while Niko and Phil must fight their way to the money and escape the compound. The very next day Niko's cousin Roman was getting married, and Dimitri sent a hitman to kill Niko. He accidentally killed Roman, after which Niko swore revenge on Dimitri more than ever. After Niko and Little Jacob find Dimitri and Pegorino at an Alderney Casino, Dimitri kills Pegorino to claim all the profit for himself. Niko finally kills Dimitri on Happiness Island.

Revenge: Niko immediately kills Dimitri on the Platypus tanker ship, ironically the same ship that bought Niko to America. As a result, Pegorino loses most of his money and influence, and personally attempts to kill Niko at his cousin Roman's wedding. He accidentally kills their family friend Kate McReary, after which Niko swears revenge. He tracks Pegorino to the exact same casino and also kills him on Happiness Island.

Mission appearances

GTA IV

Crime and Punishment
Do You Have Protection?
Final Destination (can also be called during)
Rigged to Blow
The Master and the Molotov (boss)
Russian Revolution (boss, and betrayal)
Roman's Sorrow (On the Phone after)
Hostile Negotiation (On the Phone after)
Union Drive (On the Phone after)
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (On the Phone after)
If the Price is Right (On the Phone)
A Revenger's Tragedy (killed, Deal)
A Dish Served Cold (killed, Revenge)

LCPD database record

Surname: Rascalov

First Name: Dimitri

Age: 39

Place of Birth: Russia

Affiliations:

Known associate of Mikhail Faustin.
Linked to Russian Organized Crime Syndicates throughout Liberty City.

Criminal Record:

1998 - Extortion
2000 - Hijacking

Notes:

Prior murder convictions in Russia.
Exploited a loophole in the immigration treaty to gain US residency in the mid 90s.
Believed to be the right hand man of Mikhail Faustin, the Russian national in control of organized crime in the Hove Beach area.
Reported dealings with Russian mobster Kenny Petrovic and members of the Ancelotti Crime Syndicate.

Trivia

Dimitri is a Russian name, but not spelled correctly. A more exact transcription for the name is Dmitri or Dmitry. This mistake may be due to Rockstar's poor knowledge of most non-English languages or it may be due to out of story reasons.
During the game's final battle in A Revenger's Tragedy, Dimitri has 100% body armor as well as 200% health, allowing him to sustain about 3 times as much damage as a standard enemy. He is also armed with a Carbine Rifle. If the Revenge path is chosen, he will not have the extra health and only have a Sub Machine Gun that he does not use.
Like many other characters, Dimitri features distinctive models for cutscenes and in-game sequences. However, Dimitri's in-game model is inconsistent with that of the cutscenes in that his tie is been fused with his shirt and textured to match its color, when cutscenes depict his tie in pink and capable of swinging in motion. Despite these differences, the shape of the "fused" tie can still be seen on Dimitri's in-game model, particularly during "A Dish Served Cold". After Niko has executed Dimitri in this mission however, the tie does not appear on Dimitri's corpse. The frame of his glasses is also different: Black in cutscenes and yellow in-game.
Dimitri's cousin was a girlfriend of Lenny Petrovic before his death. This is probably the reason why Dimitri could make a deal with Kenny Petrovic after Mikhail Faustin's hit.
As the story progresses, a Weazel News report on the radio will say that Russian businessman Dimitri Rascalov was held by police but released without charges though this event has nothing to do with the story. Although it does show that the police suspect him or know what he's up to and that he knows how to cover his tracks.
If the Revenge option is taken, Dimitri, along with Vinnie, is the only antagonist not to be killed in the final mission.
Dimitri, like Massimo Torini is one of the two main antagonists of the entire GTA series who is not seen in the introduction cutscene for their respective game.
Dimitri seems to have become very powerful after taking control of Faustin's gang as he has managed to set up numerous drug operations in Charge Island and Alderney and has become a serious problem for various powerful criminals and politicians, such as Jon Gravelli, Bobby Jefferson and Bryce Dawkins.
Dimitri was probably born or lived in Moscow, as he says in "Do You Have Protection?": "...Or selling hash to tourists at Red Square."

Gallery

Concept artwork of Dimitri Rascalov.

Concept artwork of Dimitri Rascalov.

Murders committed

Jimmy Pegorino (Deal only); killed because Dimitri didn't work so hard to "share the spoils of a victory" in A Revenger's Tragedy.

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-'''Dimitri Rascalov''' is the main [[antagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], aged at 33.
+'''Dimitri Rascalov''' is the main [[antagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], aged at 39. [[Moti Margolin]] provides the voice of Dimitri.
-[[Moti Margolin]] provides the voice of Dimitri.
+== Biography ==
+Dimitri was born in 1969 in Russia and fought in the [[wp:Red Army|Soviet Army]] during the Cold War as early as 1987, where he befriended [[Mikhail Faustin]]. They later spent time in a Siberian prison together, where Mikhail (who is much more aggressive and muscular) protected Dimitri from abuse by other inmates. They have matching tattoos on the palms of their hands, which means that they are "brothers". After the war, they began criminal activity in Russia, where they were both "selling hash to tourists in Red Square" and Dimitri was convicted of murder at least twice.
-== Biography ==
+In the mid 90s, he "explotied a loophole in the US immigration treaty" to move to [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], as did Mikhail. Mikhail moved with his wife and young daughter, while Dimitri remained single his whole life. Dimitri was arrested in 1998 and 2000 for extortion and hijacking, respectively. In following years, Mikhail's addictions to alcohol and cocaine caused his anger and paranoia to spiral out of control. Dimitri abused painkillers, but remained calm. While Mikhail had taken to an extreme level of violence, even by organized crime standards, Dimitri favored reasoning with people to maximize profits (although he could still intimidate people if necessary, as seen in [[Do You Have Protection?]]), telling Mikhail time and time again that they had to "play by the rules".
-Dimitri was the best friend and second-in-command of [[Mikhail Faustin]]. The two met each other while serving in the [[wp:Red Army|Soviet Army]] during the Cold War, and eventually spent time in a Siberian prison together. The two were "closer than brothers", according to Mikhail; following the move to [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], however, Mikhail became an alcoholic and cocaine addict, and no longer heeded Dimitri's advice. Dimitri himself developed an addiction to painkillers.
-Volatile and paranoid, Mikhail would have people killed on a whim or out of spite and favored murder as the solution to most problems; Dimitri, by contrast, was more of a businessman, willing to use reason and non-lethal methods if such an approach would be more profitable. Dimitri warned Mikhail that their operation should keep a low profile and that they should "play by the rules", but Mikhail would not listen; his intemperance eventually led to bad terms with Kenny Petrovic, after Mikhail had [[Lenny Petrovic]] murdered on the mere suspicion of betrayal.
+Dimitri first met [[Niko Bellic]] when he and his cousin [[Roman]] were kidnapped and interrogated for killing Mikhail's employee [[Vlad Glebov]]. Mikhail and Dimitri agreed to let Niko [[Crime and Punishment|begin working for them]], while Roman's wounds were treated. While Dimitri shows a kind gesture in having Roman's wounds stitched, he smugly tells Niko that the situation is "a problem for you and your cousin, not me", which foreshadows his betrayal. Later on, Mikhail orders Niko to kill [[Lenny Petrovic]], the son of the country's most powerful Russian mobster [[Kenny Petrovic]], because Mikhail has a vague, unfounded suspicion that Lenny is a snitch. Dimitri tries to reason with Mikhail, saying Lenny Petrovic is dating his cousin, but to no avail.
-Dimitri cut a side deal with [[Kenny Petrovic]] to save his own life — in exchange for the murder of Mikhail; Dimitri would live, and continue the operation in Mikhail's place without interference from Petrovic. Dimitri hired [[Niko Bellic]] to kill Mikhail — Petrovic allegedly requested that Niko kill Mikhail as atonement for his prior killing of Lenny.
+A few days later, Dimitri meets with Niko privately, claiming that Kenny Petrovic would spare them both if Niko were to [[The Master and the Molotov|kill Mikhail]]. It's possible that Dimitri lied, but Niko seems to have never gotten any trouble from Petrovic as promised. When Niko was [[Russian Revolution|supposed to collect his payment]], Dimitri revealed that he was allied with [[Ray Bulgarin]], who employed Niko as a human trafficker across the Adriatic Sea until he blamed him for a sinking ship. Niko escaped with the aid of his friend [[Little Jacob|"Little" Jacob Hughes]], but failed to kill Dimitri or Bulgarin -- both would continue to pursue Niko from then on. The same day, his cousin Roman's apartment building and taxi depot were burned down. After they went into hiding in [[Bohan]], he discovered that Roman still frequented a gambling den in [[Broker]]; Dimitri [[Roman's Holiday|had Roman kidnapped]] to try to lure Niko to his death, but Niko [[Hostile Negotiation|successfully rescued his cousin]].
-With Mikhail dead, Dimitri took over the Faustin organization, and became partners with another powerful gangster, the European [[Ray Bulgarin]]. Once it was discovered that Bulgarin held a grudge against Niko, Dimitri lured the latter into an ambush; Niko escaped with the aid of his friend [[Little Jacob|"Little" Jacob Hughes]], but failed to kill Dimitri or Bulgarin -- both would continue to pursue Niko from then on.
+In the next month or so, he allied himself with Italian mob boss [[Giovanni Ancelotti]] to profit from mafia rackets. His first action was to extort deputy mayor [[Bryce Dawkins]] to help them control construction unions, blackmailing with knowledge of his gay affair with [[Bernie Crane]]. Coincidentally, Niko was an old friend of Bernie's and stopped the blackmailers. Niko then allied himself with [[Jon Gravelli]] and destroyed their shipment of cocaine
+== Death ==
+At the end of the game, Dimitri offered to buy heroin from [[Jimmy Pegorino]], who had Niko working for him at the time. Pegorino was made aware of their feud, but still as [[One Last Thing|asked]] Niko to participate in the deal. The player is then given the choice of whether Niko will participate in the deal and be paid, or rebel and kill Dimitri. Dimitri is killed by Niko in either scenario.
-Dimitri put out a contract on Niko and his cousin, [[Roman Bellic]]. Their apartment in [[Hove Beach]] was burned down, as was Roman's taxi depot; the two were forced to flee to [[Bohan]] to escape the attention of the Russian underworld. Dimitri would be seen again throughout the course of the story, at one point successfully finding and kidnapping Roman after his gambling habit lured him back to Broker. Niko mounted a successful rescue of Roman; he would next encounter Dimitri's deputies when the Russian Mafia attempted to extort deputy mayor [[Bryce Dawkins]] over his gay affair with Niko's friend [[Bernie Crane]]. Later, mob boss [[Jon Gravelli]] revealed that Dimitri had made an alliance with the [[Ancelotti Family]], and was attempting to seize control of activities usually conducted by the Italian Mafia; he also spoke of Dimitri's involvement in cocaine imports, a matter of grave concern to [[United Liberty Paper]]'s anonymous representative.
+*'''Deal:''' In the deal, Dimitri was to collect heroin and and sell it to a third party, who would in turn pay Niko and [[Phil Bell]]. Dimitri betrays Niko as expected, while Niko and Phil must fight their way to the money and escape the compound. The very next day Niko's cousin Roman was getting married, and Dimitri sent a hitman to kill Niko. He accidentally killed Roman, after which Niko swore revenge on Dimitri more than ever. After Niko and Little Jacob find Dimitri and Pegorino at an [[Alderney Casino]], Dimitri kills Pegorino to claim all the profit for himself. Niko finally kills Dimitri on [[Happiness Island]].
-== Relationship with Mikhail Faustin ==
+*'''Revenge: '''Niko immediately kills Dimitri on the [[Platypus]] tanker ship, ironically the same ship that bought Niko to America. As a result, Pegorino loses most of his money and influence, and personally attempts to kill Niko at his cousin Roman's wedding. He accidentally kills their family friend [[Kate McReary]], after which Niko swears revenge. He tracks Pegorino to the exact same casino and also kills him on Happiness Island.
-Dimitri and Mikhail Faustin have twin tattoos on the palms of their hands, meaning "brothers for life" according to Mikhail. Dimitri appears to have become "the brains" of the Russian operation, Mikhail's cocaine addiction having eroded his business sense; eventually Mikhail's rashness risks the lives of himself, Dimitri and Niko, and Dimitri conspires to kill him with Niko's help (see [[The Master and the Molotov]]). At the [[Perestroika]] cabaret club, Niko ambushes Mikhail, killing his entourage and confronting him on the roof; Mikhail warns that Dimitri is treacherous, and will betray Niko just as he has betrayed Mikhail; Niko ignores this and shoots Mikhail dead. Although Dimitri's motives were obvious here, Mikhail's prediction turns out to be true when Dimitri allies with a hater of Niko, Ray Bulgarin.
-== Death ==
-Towards the conclusion of the story, Dimitri becomes involved in a [[Heroin|heroin]] distribution ring with the [[Pegorino Family]], for whom Niko is working at the time. [[Jimmy Pegorino]] who knows that Niko has a grudge against Dimitri, and his associates [[One Last Thing|asks]] Niko to be his representative; the player can choose to conduct the deal as Jimmy wishes, thus gaining a sizable cash reward, or to ambush and kill Dimitri, taking revenge.
-===Deal===
-If Niko opts to work with Dimitri again, he meets [[Phil Bell]] in [[Tudor]]. They drive to the meet, and Niko receives a call from Dimitri, who reveals he has killed the buyers for the heroin, and taken the money. Niko and Phil then scramble to reclaim the cash, finally catching up with the goon holding on to it. Niko gives [[Kate McReary]] a call, she is upset that Niko did the deal Roman on the other hand is very happy that he did. Kate refuses her previous invite to Roman's wedding, declaring that she cannot be around Niko. Roman's wedding nonetheless goes ahead, but fearing a retaliation from Niko, Dimitri sends a hitman to dispose of him. A struggle breaks out, and Niko manages to turn the gun on the hitman, but not before a stray bullet was discharged, hitting and killing Roman. A devastated Niko later meets up with Jacob, and both track a couple of Dimitri's henchmen to their hideout in Alderney. After Niko fights his way into the casino, he finds Dimitri holding Pegorino at gunpoint. After a short time Dimitri shoots Pegorino, and attempts to escape the casino in a helicopter while Niko pursues him in a boat. After a lengthy chase down the Humbolt Jacob appears in an Annihalator which Niko boards an air-chase then begins after some shooting flames appear on Dimitri's and your copter. Both crash onto Happiness Island Niko cuts through Dimitri's remaining men and confronts Dimitri at the base of the Statue of Happiness. Niko questions Dimitri on his actions in the past. After a short time Dimitri collapses from his injuries and dies.
-===Revenge===
-If Niko takes revenge upon Dimitri He travels down to East Hook and boards the Platypus the very ship on which the game started. Niko then cuts through many waves of guards until he reaches the Bridge of the ship. Once there he opens the cargo hold and makes his way to Dimitri. Niko then cuts through some more guards and finally confronts Dimitri after a brief gun battle Dimitri is fatally wounded and is left to Nikos mercy. Dimitri begs for forgiveness but is kneecapped then shot in the head.Leaving the ship, Niko receives a call from Phil, despite Niko's decision, he understood why, though he says Niko's actions have destroyed the Pegorino family and they cannot talk anymore. Niko then calls Kate, who is very happy that Niko didn't take the money. She is delighted to attend Roman's wedding. Unfortunately, at the wedding, an angry Pegorino performs an inaccurate drive-by among the guests in a bid to kill Niko for ruining the Pegorino's. Instead, it is Kate who is fatally caught in the hail of bullets. Devastated, Niko, Jacob and Roman follow Pegorino's goons to his hideout in Alderney, where he flees in a speedboat towards Happiness Island. Both the helicopter, and speedboat crash upon the island, where Niko kills Pegorino.
 ==Mission appearances==