Vladimir Glebov

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Character

Vladimir Glebov
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV]]
Full Name	Vladimir Glebov
Aliases	Vlad "Vladdy Boy"
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	1967
Place of Birth	Russia
Date of Death	[[|2008 (aged 41)]][[DOD::2008 (aged 41)| ]]
Age at Death
Nationality	Russian
Home	Liberty City
Family	Unnamed sister
Main Affiliations	Mikhail Faustin Ivan Bytchkov Niko Bellic Roman Bellic Dimitri Rascalov Mallorie Bardas
Vehicles	Marbelle, Blista Compact
Businesses	Comrades
Voiced by	Misha Kuznetsov
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Vladimir "Vlad" Glebov (Russian: Владимир Глебов) is a character in Grand Theft Auto IV, appearing as a Russian loan-shark in Hove Beach, Broker.

Description

Vlad's behavior may be considered feudalistic, grouping people into social classes and treating lowly people as "serfs" who are obligated to do his bidding; Vlad particularly refers to Niko Bellic as a "yokel" or "Fatty Roman's Cousin", but fails to successfully dominate Niko due to Niko's witty defiance. Glebov owns a Russian bar called Comrades in the neighborhood, and also drives a sky blue Marbelle, as seen in the cut-scene for Clean Getaway and the chase sequence in Uncle Vlad. It is implied that Vlad is a heavy drinker, abuses cocaine, and is a womanizer. Early during his appearance, Glebov is depicted attempting to coax Mallorie Bardas to abandon Roman in favor of him, with very limited success.

Glebov also attempts to increase his status with the other Russian gangsters like Mikhail Faustin by doing collections for them. He also employs Niko, initially to help enforce his protection racket but also for low-level assassinations, including that of Ivan Bytchkov. He also threatens Roman constantly and regularly fails to protect him from the Albanian Mafia, despite promises to the contrary.

After Niko learns that Vlad has been having an affair with Mallorie Bardas behind his cousin Roman's back, Niko confronts Vlad at Comrades Bar. After a brief chase through the neighborhood, Niko shoots Vlad in the left eye under the Algonquin Bridge before tossing his corpse into the Humboldt River, ignoring the fact that his boss, Mikhail Faustin, will certainly track down the man responsible for his murder. Mikhail later admits that Vlad was an idiot, and the only reason he was still employed in his organization was because Mikhail "fucks his (Vlad's) sister." Since Vlad is not found after being killed, the LCPD database lists him as "missing".

Mission appearances

GTA IV

• It's Your Call
• Easy Fare
• Bull in a China Shop (Boss)
• Hung Out to Dry (Boss)
• Clean Getaway (Boss)
• Ivan the Not So Terrible (Boss)
• Uncle Vlad (Killed)

The Lost and Damned

• Credits (TLAD) (Killed)

LCPD database record

Surname: Glebov

First name: Vladmir

Age: 41

Place of Birth: Russia

Affiliations: Known associate of Mikhail Faustin.

Criminal record:

• 2002 - Public Lewdness
• 2003 - Sexual Assault
• 2004 - Extortion

Notes:

• Recently arrived in Liberty City from Russia.
• Owner of Comrades bar in Hove Beach.
• Connections with Mikhail Faustin and Dimitri Rascalov.
• Believed to be well below Faustin and Rascalov in the criminal food chain.

Gallery

• A GTA IV game art of Vladimir Glebov.

  A GTA IV game art of Vladimir Glebov.

• A second GTA IV game art of Vladimir in a more serious pose.

  A second GTA IV game art of Vladimir in a more serious pose.

• Vlad being executed by Niko during "Uncle Vlad", GTA IV.

  Vlad being executed by Niko during "Uncle Vlad", GTA IV.

Trivia

• In Russia short name for Vladimir is Vova, Vlad is for Vladislav. May be "Vlad" is just easier to pronounce for Americans.