June 24th, 2008

GTA 4 Characters

Did you miss GTA 4? Don't worry, today we'll get back to it! So...what's left to say? We had GTA 4 cars, we had GTA 4 bikes, GTA 4 boats, and GTA 4 aircraft. No, I won't give you any new GTA 4 cheats yet, because there's something even better and more interesting to check out for now! Still...no idea? Obviously, you have an idea, because the title is obviously a spoiler. Yes, my friends, today we're going to talk about the men and women that bring the GTA 4 universe closer to reality and help building up the entire story.

To be honest, I have no idea who's more important in this game, because there are plenty of characters that come after Niko and Roman Bellic, so I'll just get into the game now, because that's the best thing to do. The images above and below should be pretty obvious - above, there's Niko, and below, his cousin, Roman.

OK, before we move on, let's see what Niko Bellic has to say about coming to the land of dreams - "Life is complicated. I killed people. Smuggled people. Sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different." On the other hand, his cousin, Niko, has been here for fifteen years, but his taxi business is far from being all right, and to make things even worse, various criminals have put a price on his head, especially because of his debts. Niko is being voiced by Michael Hollick, while his cousin's voice is provided by Jason Zumwalt.

Little Jacob(pictured above), voiced by Coolie Ranx, is a Jamaican arms dealer. As the story progresses, Jacob becomes a trusted friend of Niko's, and can provide weapons for great prices.

Brucie Kibbutz(voice: Timothy Adams) is a fitness enthusiast crazy about cars, and a bit of a megalomaniac. He lives life to the fullest, surrounded by beautiful women, cars and expensive accessories. If Niko gets along well enough with him, he could get a free helicopter service, so don't overlook Brucie!

Mallorie Bardas, backed by Elena Harvey Hurst's voice, is currently dating Roman Bellic, but they don't have a perfect relationship. Early in the game, there are suspicions that she may have an affair with another character, but other than that, she doesn't have any influence on Niko or the flow of the story.

Patron of the Comrades bar, Vladimir Glebov, pictured above, is a Russian money lender, bully, and top international businessman, working for Mikhail Faustin. Voiced by Misha Kuznetsov, Vladimir is less important than he thinks, trying to win the respect of the bigger boys in town.

Voiced by Moti Margolin, Dimitri Rascalov is Misha Kuznetsov's associate, and they have known each other for a very long time, but in the last years, their friendship had to suffer...

...because Mikhail Faustin(pictured above), voiced by Karel Roden, despite the fact he's a powerful and commanding figure in Liberty City, has become a drug addict, and the subsequent paranoia is slowly destroying the relations with the close ones.

Last character in this episode is Patrick "Packie" McReary(voice: Ryan Johnston), an Irish hoodlum who is related to bent cop Francis McReary, living in Dukes with his mother and his sister, Kate. The McReary family had a few more members, and a lot of power, but they slowly got pushed aside. Anyway, we'll get back to them in the next episode...