June 24th, 2008

GTA 4 Characters

Goood...so we started with Niko Bellic, continued with his cousin, Roman, and ended up right in the middle of the McReary family. Now, we have to move on, and finish revealing all those GTA 4 characters helping this game to have the best story in the GTA series so far. OK, these being said, let's see who's left, shall we?

Kate McReary, with Mary Catherine Donnelly's voice "under the hood," is considered to be the only genuinely good member of the clan. After meeting Kate in the second section of the storyline, introduced by Packie, things are moving on to the point where she becomes Niko's girlfriend. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any picture with her, but if you'd like to help with that, please don't hesitate to write us or drop a comment!

The corrupt police officer of the family is Francis. Francis McReary, voiced by Thomas Lyons, has some information about Niko's past, threatening to expose the past if Niko doesn't work for him when needed. Despite this, being a cop created a distance between him and his brothers - Gerry, Packie and Derrick, so Francis is a very independent member of the McReary clan.

The head of the McReary family is Gerry, pictured above. Voiced by P.J. Sosko, Gerry calls all the shots, currently working for the Pegorino family in Alderney - sabotaging a rival clan, known as the Ancelottis, to be more precise.

Berto Colon's voice was borrowed to Manny Escuela, a retired gangster from South Bohan, who managed to leave the past behind and now is trying to help others do the same. He's currently leading the "St. Mary's Community Project," having a documentary made about himself, during his struggle to turn the streets of Liberty City into crime-free areas.

Elizabeta Torres, pictured above, has been a successful drug dealer for over a decade. Voiced by Charlie Parker, she has recently become a drug addict, turning into a paranoid and delusional individual.

Playboy X is a hustler who was introduced to Niko by Elizabeta, owning a large penthouse suite in Algonquin, and usually doing business with Dwayne Forge in the past, a guy recently released from prison. In the meantime, Playboy X moved on without Dwayne. He requires Niko to do some jobs for him during the game.

Dwayne Forge, pictured above, is very disturbed by the fact that his old friend, Playboy X, seems to have forgotten him, so there's a growing tension between them as the story goes on.

Ray Boccino, voiced by Joe Barbara, is an Italian mobster working for Jimmy Pegorino, and is trying to help Niko find someone. Introduced to Niko by Packie, Ray only seems to care about himself, but he needs Niko to run some errands.

Phil Bell, the image of Frank Bonsangue's voice, is a mafia goon, close associate of Ray Boccino. He's extremely paranoid and cautios.

At last, we have Jimmy Pegorino, voiced by Tony Patellis. He's the mafia boss in Liberty City, or so it seems. As you can see in the picture above, he looks like a Godfather...so I guess any other comments are pointless.

These are the main characters in the GTA 4 story, but there are plenty of other minor ones, so I will conclude this article here, but I have to ask you something, before the curtain falls. What's your favorite minor character, who wasn't presented here? Tell us a few things about him/her!