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In reality, his cousin lives in a small, decrepit apartment in the Broker district, and owes gambling debts across the city, which he struggles to pay through his unprofitable taxi service. Once in Liberty City in 2008, Niko quickly realises that Roman's stories of success were exaggerated. Niko later joined the merchant navy to flee from Bulgarin, befriended the crew of the Platypus cargo ship, and contemplated his cousin Roman's requests for him to come to Liberty City in the United States. He was able to swim to safety, but Bulgarin accused him of sinking the ship intentionally to escape with the money. During one smuggling run into Italy, the boat that Niko was working on sank in the Adriatic Sea. He joined a smuggling and trafficking ring run by Russian crime lord Ray Bulgarin. Knowing only violence, Niko turned to the Balkanic criminal underworld.

He later learned that there are two other survivors, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic, and vowed to search for the traitor.Īfter the war, Niko experienced difficulty leading a normal life, and his brother was killed in action. After his unit of fifteen men from his village were ambushed by the enemy, Niko escaped and concluded that the unit had been betrayed by one of their own soldiers. As a teenager, Niko participated in an unnamed war as an infantryman, tank operator, and helicopter pilot, during which he witnessed numerous atrocities that traumatised him, leading to his cynical view on life. Milica, who possesses a maternal and caring nature, regrets that her sons have been forced to endure the hardships they did as children, including their abusive, alcoholic father. Niko was born to Milica Bellic and an unnamed father in an unknown country in Eastern Europe. In the game, it is suggested by his cousin Roman that Niko can speak Serbian.

Following the game's release, several journalists referred to Niko as Serbian. Executive producer Sam Houser spoke on the matter saying that Niko is "from that grey part of broken-down Eastern Europe", suggesting that Niko's nationality was left intentionally vague or to the interpretation of the player. It was believed by some that he was Russian, Serbian or Croatian. Niko's nationality is never specified in the game, and has been a subject of some debate.

2.3 Searching for the traitor and further criminal ventures.

For his role, Hollick won Best Performance by a Human Male at the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards. Niko's character received critical acclaim for his maturity, moral ambiguity, and personal growth, and has been frequently called the best protagonist in the series. As the game's story progresses, Niko works for various prominent crime figures to this end, as well as in the hopes of finding the traitor who betrayed his unit during the war, while slowly learning to let go of his past and quest for revenge, and that attempting to leave the criminal life comes with major risks. Upon arrival, however, he discovers that those stories were large exaggerations, and attempts to improve his and Roman's financial situation, quickly becoming involved with the local criminal underworld. After becoming involved with a Russian crime syndicate and discovering that his unit was sold out to enemy forces, he decides to move to Liberty City to pursue the American Dream, inspired by the tales of luxury and riches of his cousin Roman, who had been living there for the last decade. Within the game's storyline, Niko is an ex-soldier from Eastern Europe, who was shaped by his experiences in an unidentified war he fought in, developing a very cynical view on life.

Michael Hollick provided the character's voice and motion capture. He also makes non-playable appearances in the game's episodic content The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, both released in 2009. Niko Bellic is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of Rockstar North's 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, the sixth main instalment in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series.