Murders by Niko Bellic

There are many hit missions in Grand Theft Auto IV, and Niko Bellic has accrued the greatest body count of any GTA protagonist thus far, most likely because he works as a hired gun instead of a creating a criminal empire. Here is a list of his intended targets ("collateral" murders such as those of unidentified gunmen, pedestrians, or police are not included). Enemy-friend kills are choices that the player can make. These include characters who play a role in the storyline. When given the choice an arrow that blinks red (for enemy), or blue (for friend) will appear. Possible murders are murders of people that don't have a major role in the game. They are listed below:

Murders

• Kalem Vulaj and Bledar Morina – They are the first murders by Niko in Liberty City. Niko beat both to death the defense of Roman Bellic.
• Dardan Petrela - Murdered for assaulting Roman Bellic.
• Vladimir Glebov - Niko shoots him in the eye for sleeping with Mallorie Bardas.
• Lenny Petrovic - Murdered on orders of Mikhail Faustin.
• Jason Michaels - Murdered on Faustin's order for "messing around" with Anna Faustin.
• Lyle Rivas - Chased and killed on orders of Bruce Kibbutz.
• Mikhail Faustin - Murdered on orders of Dimitri Rascalov, and to appease Kenny Petrovic.
• Tom Rivas - Murdered for not paying off his debt to Brucie Kibbutz.
• Charlie - Murdered for having attempted to arrest Niko Bellic, Trey Stewart and Johnny Klebitz.
• Jayvon Simson - Murdered for ratting on Dwayne Forge.
• Tom Goldberg - Murdered for giving Francis McReary potential legal trouble.
• Marlon Bridges - Murdered on Playboy X's orders.
• Trunchez Brothers - Murdered so that Dwayne Forge can get the Triangle Club back.
• Oleg Minkov - Murdered on orders of The United Liberty Paper.
• Adam Dimayev - Niko can kill him or leave
• Teddy Benavidez - Murdered for failing to pay Ray Boccino.
• Kim Young-Guk - Murdered on orders of Jon Gravelli for devouring the value of US currency.
• Aiden O'Malley - Murdered for trying to testify against Derrick McReary.
• Bucky Sligo - Murdered on Derrick McReary's orders for threatening the McReary family.
• Anthony Spoleto - Murdered on Gerald McReary's orders, to sour the relationship between the Ancelotti Family and the Albanian Mob (who were framed for the killing).
• Frank Garone - Same as Anthony Spoleto. Murdered to damage the Ancelotti relationship with the Albanians.
• Charles Matteo - Murdered for discovering Phil Bell's role in sabotaging a cocaine deal between the Ancelotti Family and the Russian Mafia.
• Isaac Roth - Murdered for threatening Ray Boccino.
• Luca Silvestri - Murdered for stealing diamonds from Ray Boccino.
• Joseph DiLeo - Murdered in a shootout with Niko Bellic.
• John Barbosa - Murdered in a shootout with Niko Bellic.
• Jim Fitzgerald - Murdered after causing trouble to Ray Boccino.
• Ray Boccino - Murdered for being a potential rat on Jimmy Pegorino's orders.
• Anthony Corrado - Murdered for leaking information to the FIB via wire, for James Pegorino.

Ending Murders

• James Pegorino - Murdered for killing Kate McReary (only in "Revenge" storyline).
• Unnamed Assassin - A Hitman sent by Dimitri to kill Niko at Roman's wedding but Kills Roman instead. (only in "Deal" storyline).
• Dimitri Rascalov - Murdered for betraying and trying to kill Niko. Also for the responsibility of Roman's Death (only in "Deal" storyline).

Random Encounter Kills

• Eddie Low - Murdered by Niko in self-defense (Eddie Low is a random character, so killing him or even encountering him in the first place is optional).
• Clarence Little - Can be spared, although in a later random encounter, he must be killed anyway, unless the encounter is avoided altogether.

Enemy-Friend Choices

• Ivan Bytchkov - Niko can let him fall from the building, on Vlad's orders, or help him up.
• Cherise Glover - Niko can shoot her in Ruff Rider, or let her live.
• Clarence Little - Niko can kill him, on Francis McReary's orders, or let him live.
• Unnamed Russian - Appears during Portrait of a Killer. Can be spared or killed.
• Unnamed Jewish Mobster - Niko can kill him in the Majestic Hotel or walk away.
• Darko Brevic - Niko can either take revenge by shooting him multiple times, or spare him.

Kill One or the Other

• Playboy X or Dwayne Forge - Both characters ask Niko to kill the other.
• Francis McReary or Derrick McReary - Niko can shoot either with his sniper rifle; again, both have asked Niko to kill their opposite number.

Possible Murders

• Jimmy - Niko can kill him during the mission Clean Getaway. It would change the dialogue with Vlad through the phone.
• Vasily - Niko can kill him in a drive-by in the mission Wrong is Right.
• Luis Fernando Lopez - Can be killed during Three Leaf Clover. Not programmed to be an in-game target.
• Karen - Can be killed during Final Interview.
• Johnny Klebitz - Can also be murdered during Museum Piece. Same as Luis, not programmed to be killed.
• Alonzo - Niko can kill him, or let him warn Teddy.
• Frankie Gallo - Can be killed by either Niko, or the LCPD during To Live and Die in Alderney. Either way this will cause dialogue to change with Phil.