22
edits
(Quote) |
TheBearPaw (talk | contribs) (→Trivia: Max Payne is a Remedy game) |
||
Line 86: | Line 86: | ||
*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 Rascalov|Dimitri]] mentioned that Vlad was the debt collector in [[Faustin Family]]. It could be his official rank. | *During the mission [[Do You Have Protection?]], [[Dimitri Rascalov|Dimitri]] mentioned that Vlad was the debt collector in [[Faustin Family]]. It could be his official rank. | ||
*There is a reference to | *There is a possible reference to the Remedy ''[[:wp:Max Payne|Max Payne]]'' games (sort of) in one of his lines: he said "Bang Bang, you are dead" to Niko. The character Vladimir Lem 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 one of his eyeballs". Ironically, this is the way he is executed in Uncle Vlad. | *Also, in [[Easy Fare]] he threatens Niko again, saying he will "burst one of his eyeballs". Ironically, this is the way he is executed in Uncle Vlad. |
edits