Plot in GTA IV: Difference between revisions

[[File:NikoBellic-GTAIV.jpg|thumb|[[Niko Bellic]] the protagonist of the game.]]

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The [[protagonist]] of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] is [[Niko Bellic]], an Eastern European. In the very first [[cutscene]], Niko is with a friend on a ship, the [[Platypus]], preparing to dock at [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. After Niko's friend, Hossan (later a [[Random Character]]), says that he would like to stay in Liberty city, and ''live the dream'', Niko explains that his cousin, [[Roman Bellic]], is ''already'' living the American dream.

When Niko meets Roman, it turns out that he isn't living the dream at all. In fact, he is at the bottom of what he calls the ''food chain''. Roman insists that he ''will'' become rich some day, and all he need is one man, one good man. He believes that this man is Niko. It turns out that Niko has his own problems. Niko starts to tell his story, but Roman fall to sleep. All that Niko gets to say is, "''During the war, we did some bad things, and bad things happened to us. War, is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. And I was very young, and very angry. Maybe that is no excuse''". He also mentions the ''two things'' that brought him to Liberty City, but does not elaborate.

Eventually, Roman begins to expect that Mallorie is cheating with Vlad. When he finds out that Niko already had his suspicions, he is angry, and questions Niko's loyalty. Niko proves his loyalty by killing Vlad, right in front of Roman.

After killing Vlad, Niko tells Roman the second of the two reasons that he is in Liberty City. In the war, his unit, of fifteen people was ambushed. It was a setup, for [[money]]. Someone from the unit gave them up. 12 died, three survived. Niko knows that he is not the betrayer; he has spent the past ten years looking for the other two. [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic]], and [[Darko Brevic]]. One of them lives in Liberty City.

Vlad's boss, [[Mikhail Faustin]] is angry that Niko killed Vlad. He has his men kidnap Niko and Roman. Faustin asks Niko if he thinks its okay to kill his employees. Niko replies, "''If he's an a**hole, then yes''". Faustin agrees, kills [[Andrei Utraniyev|the kidnapper of Niko and Roman]], and says that he only kept Vlad around for his sister. Faustin decides that Niko has to work for him, to make it up to him.

Faustin is on drugs, and drinks. His best friend, [[Dimitri Rascalov]] can't talk any sense into him. He has Niko kill many people, including [[Lenny Petrovic]], the son of the very powerful Russian gangster, [[Kenny Petrovic]], which leaves Mikhail, Dimitri and Niko in trouble. Dimitri sees this and negotiates with the [[Petrovic Family]] behind Mikhail's back. The Petrovics agree to lay off on one condition: [[Mikhail Faustin|Faustin]] must die; Dimitri cannot run because he says "''no matter where you go, people will find you''" so he is left with no choice. Dimitri tells Niko that he told Petrovic that Niko was a hired gun, so Petrovic agreed he would be spared, if Niko was the one to kill Faustin. Niko kills Faustin, and after a short period of time goes to collect his payment from Dimitri accompanied by Little Jacob (Jacob suspects Dimitri).

Niko goes to pick up Roman and tell him about the situation. Roman says that they should move to [[Mallorie Bardas|Mallorie]]'s [[South Bohan Safehouse|flat]] in [[Bohan]], to escape Dimitri's manhunt. They go to Roman's apartment to collect some stuff, where they find that Dimitri has had the safehouse and Roman's taxi depot burnt down; this greatly upsets Roman, launching him into a fit of rage. Partly because he had worked hard for the depot and the apartment, partly because he had had an engagement ring in the apartment so he could propose to Mallorie.

Niko does errands for Mallorie's friends: community leader [[Manny Escuela]], and drug baroness [[Elizabeta Torres]]. Elizabeta introduces Niko to [[Packie McReary]], [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Playboy X]]. Manny introduces him to a crooked police officer, [[Francis McReary]].

In Elizabeta's penultimate mission Niko must retrieve some cocaine for Elizabeta, that some friends of Little Jacob's stole, from an old hospital on [[Colony Island]]. After retrieving the cocaine, Niko meets Jacob in a Bohan alleyway where Niko's girlfriend Michelle appears and confiscates the cocaine. Michelle, or [[Karen]] has been working undercover for a shady government agency , (known to the civilian population as [[United Liberty Paper]]), an agency that wants Niko has to work for. Niko has no choice in this, if he refuses, his file, containing all of his crimes, will be handed over to the authorities and he will be prosecuted. But in addition to Niko's retaining his innocence, the agency will help Niko find the traitor who gave Niko and his unit up for money. Niko is reasonably happy with his current situation until Roman is kidnapped by gangsters he owes money to and is offered to Dimitri as bait to draw out Niko. Niko rescues his cousin, then Roman begs Niko to forget about Dimitri. Niko agrees, as long as Roman will not try to talk him out of finding Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic. Roman agrees and goes on to spend a the proceeds of the old taxi depots insurance on a new luxury [[Middle Park East Safehouse|apartment]] in [[Algonquin]] and a fleet of new [[Cavalcade]] taxis.

Packie introduces Niko to [[Ray Boccino]]. Niko does a lot of errands for Ray, who doesn't pay very well. Eventually Niko threatens to leave if Ray doesn't help find the man that Niko is looking for. Ray agrees to help, he finds a man that knows [[Bernie Crane|Florian]]. Niko threatens the man to lead him back to Florian, when he gets inside it turns out that Florian was not the one who betrayed them. He came to Liberty city and changed his name to [[Bernie Crane]].

Niko gets a call from Mallorie, Roman proposed. He also told her that ''he'' was the one who killed Vlad.

Eventually Niko gets a call from the contact of that crooked organisation that Michelle (or "Karen") works for. He has a friend. [[Jon Gravelli]] is the leader of the [[Gambetti Family]]. He can help Niko find Darko, if Niko does some work for him. Niko does alot of work for Gravelli. After a few missions, Niko gets a call. Darko has been brought into Liberty City.

Niko and Roman go to the airport. A van drives past and drops Darko out the back, and then it drives off. Niko finds out that Darko set them up for only $1000. Darko is a drug addict who has had a very bad life. He says thank you to Niko for killing him. The player gets a choice. If the player kills Darko, Niko puts 12 bullets into him, one for each friend who died, and then he leaves not feeling any better. If the player spares him, Niko feels better, knowing that living was the best punishment for Darko.

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