Niko Bellic (Outlaw’s Saga)

Niko Bellic (b. 1978) is a fictional Serbian immigrant turned criminal, who had moved to Liberty City around late September of 2008 in hopes of starting a new life and to put his past away and have closure with his cousin, Roman. However, his past had only caught up to him and he had to do whatever he could to survive. He will serve as the primary protagonist of the unannounced but upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV - The Rockstar Series.
== Biography ==
=== History ===
Niko Bellic was born to Serbian parents Millica Bellic and an unnamed father in Yugoslavia, 1978, making him 30 by 2008. He grew up in the same village as all of his friends, who all grew up to serve in the same squadron together in the Yugoslavian wars. However, one man betrayed the entire group and had them all killed, save for three: Niko, Florian Cravic, and Darko Brevic, with Niko deducing that one or the other was responsible and had become riddled with rage and guilt.
After the war, Niko could not get a job, forcing him to become a criminal: he killed people, smuggled people, and sold people, meaning he had become a human trafficker. He eventually became involved with a Russian mobster named Ray Bulgarian. However, during a smuggling operation to Italy, their boat sank in the Mediterranean, forcing Niko to swim for his life. However, Bulgarian blamed Niko for this and demanded that he owed him money. Niko knew that he did not, but since Bulgarin was too powerful to be killed, Niko had to leave to evade him, leaving his mother alone for good reason. About a decade before that, his maternal cousin, Roman, had moved to America, settling in Liberty City, where Roman emailed to Niko about “living the American Dream,” proclaiming that he now owned sports car, mansions, women, and threw parties. With no other choice, Niko decided to take up Roman’s offer of moving to Liberty City.
=== Arrival in Liberty City ===
Niko boarded an immigrant ship known as “The Platypus” and began his sail to Liberty City, eventually befriending fellow immigrants Hassan and Dave Bosnoy. Finally, around late September of 2008, the Platypus arrived in Liberty City, where the immigrants disembarked and met with their relatives. After waiting for a few minutes, Niko’s cousin, Roman, finally arrived, but contrary to his wild emails, he was only driving a Taxi Esperanto, not a sports car.
Due to Roman having been drinking in celebration, Niko took control of the wheel and drove them to their home, which was not the mansion that Niko had envisioned, but rather, a run-down apartment in a poor neighborhood in Broker. Inside, Niko humorously but disappointedly confronted Roman for his lies and his unbelievable stories. Niko, under Roman’s request, told him a story about his time in the war and back home, but Roman fell asleep during the story, much to Niko’s frustration. Roman quickly left due to his cab being on a shift, with him picking up a call from somebody named Vlad, who possibly threatened to “cut his cock off”. Niko settled in, but was not happy with their living situation.
=== Working for Roman ===
Niko went to visit Roman in the morning, where Roman introduced him to his Puerto Rican girlfriend, Mallorie Bardas. Around that time, Roman's loan shark, Vladimir Glebov, walked in and started to flirt with Mallorie, much to Roman's embarrassment. Vlad eventually left, but not before he threatened Roman that if Niko kept staring at him, "he will have his head chopped off and put a film of it on the internet." Niko and Roman then left on an errand run, with Roman requesting that Niko take them to the hardware store on Dillon Street. It turned out that the hardware store is a front for a backroom gambling card game, which is where Roman tended to gamble, and he planned to win enough money for Niko and himself to get comfortable, but they were playing with some money that were meant to be given to some Albanian loan sharks, much to Niko's concern. The two arrived and Roman went inside to play a few hands, while Niko remained stationary in the car to watch for the loan sharks. After a while, the loan sharks eventually arrived to collect Roman's debt, prompting Niko to warn Roman about the loan sharks. Roman then fled out the back door and got back into the car as quick as he could. The two are then chased and fired at by the loan sharks, but on the way back to the depot, the loan sharks backed off. Niko confronted Roman about his pride and his actions, but eventually dropped him off. 
The next day, Niko received a text from Roman, who was having trouble with the loan sharks at his depot. Niko arrived in time to see the loan sharks, Dardan and Bledar threatening Roman, with Dardan turning his knife on Niko, prompting him to disarm him and break his arm, then intimidated Bledar into assisting Dardan and fleeing the depot. Shortly after, Roman received a call from Mallorie, who needed a lift from the Hove Beach subway station, offering that Niko would do it. Niko took up the offer and took Roman's car to pick her up, who was accompanied by her friend, Michelle. Niko is then told to drive them back to Michelle's apartment in Rotterdam Hill, who decided to give Niko her number for a future date due to their mutual interest in one another. Niko then went to buy new clothes after per Mallorie's advice. 
Niko later decided to give Michelle a call and take her on a date, but on his way over, Roman desperately called him to warn that Dardan and his friends have corned him at the basketball courts in Firefly Island and were about to beat him up. Niko quickly made his way to the courts, where he swiftly beat Bledar and Kalem, two of Dardan's friends, to death. After assisting Roman, Dardan began to flee, with Niko and Roman taking the latter's car and giving chase until they reached a dock area, with Niko cornering Dardan in a small dock office. The two then fought until Niko took his knife and stabbed Dardan enough times until he attempted to recover near a window, giving Niko the window of opportunity to kick the loan shark out of the glass window to his death into the river below, much to Niko's frustration, who desired to avoid killing anybody while in Liberty City. 
=== Vengeance and End ===
After so long, Niko was finally contacted by the agent, who had informed him that Darko Brevic was found in Bucharest and was now brought into Francis International Airport, and some agents will be waiting for him, while also informing him that he has received extra protection for his deeds and here on in, “he is alone,” before telling him goodbye. Niko quickly contacted Roman to inform him that he could finally get his revenge on Darko as he was finslly brought in, but Roman quickly told him to go and pick him up as he could not do this alone. Niko picked Roman up from Firefly Island and drove quickly to the airport, with Roman attempting to keep him calm and try to give him advice on moving on, but Niko was clearly fixated on getting payback. The cousins finally arrived at the loading area, where Darko would be dropped off. As the agents dropped Brevic off from their van, Niko approached him and menacingly asked if he remembered him, with Darko attempting to play dumb, only for Niko to remind him that he was “the one who survived.” After moments of hesitation, Darko simply said “Niko… hello.” Niko, in Serbian, asked Darko why he had all of their friends, Goran, Dmitr, Dragon, Mijo, and more killed, in which Darko stated that Goran and his friends had killed his other friends: his neighbors. Niko yelled out if that was okay for him to stab his friends in the back, in which Darko mentioned that money makes everyone make strange choices, in which Niko angrily asked how much he did it for, which was a paltry sum of $1,000, much to Niko’s grief and agony, in which he yelled “you ruined me, you fuck!” After calling him a hypocrite, he demanded for Niko to kill him then, clearly not happy with life. As Niko considered it, Roman attempted to talk him out of it, telling him that he is suffering from his own actions and should live with them. After moments of consideration and relenting, Niko finally walked away from Darko, allowing him to run away. The cousins then took off, with Niko still angry over what Darko had done, with Roman asking why Niko spared him in the end. Niko initially responded that he did not know, but he revealed that although it took every fiber of his being to spare his life, he did it because he realized that even if he had killed him, nothing would have changed, he would just be another man that Niko would have killed and he would not have felt any different, but rather now, he can finally move on, knowing that although Darko lives, he will suffer a worse fate than death. Niko later dropped Roman off and called Bernie to notify him of his finding of Darko and his ultimate decision to spare him. Bernie expressed happiness and joy over the fact that Niko was finally able to get past his anger and pain, and with this, “he is finally free.”
After having dealt with Darko, Niko was contacted by Jimmy Pegorino to meet him at Honker’s in Tudor, Alderney. There, Niko ordered a vodka on the rocks to help him cope with what had happened. Just as he received his drink, Pegorino walked in and told Niko that he needed another favor, much to Niko’s frustration. Pegorino then demanded that he must work with Dimitri Rascalov, despite what he had done to Niko in the past. After refusing many times, Pegorino then took it a step further: he must do it or “they will have problems.” He then informed him that he would be waiting for him at the docks in Port Tudor. Niko finally relented, much to his own frustration. He then phoned Roman about the deal, in which Roman notified Niko that Dimitri reached out to him and told him that he and Niko were working together now and he was on a boat in East Hook, in which Niko then considered just going there and taking him out once and for all instead. Roman advised against it, telling him to move on from his grudges and take the deal, much to Niko’s disappointment, even reminding him of what he did to him: burning down his home and his business and getting him kidnapped, in which Roman tried to explain that he had moved on because he has a better home and a brand new business. Niko then told him that he would have to think on it. He then called Kate for her guidance, in which she advised not to take the deal and rather stick to his principles, stating that she would not respect him if he took the deal, especially since Dimitri had betrayed him before and put his life at risk. With this, Niko came to an ultimate decision.
Disregarding Pegorino’s warning and demands, Niko decided that Dimitri needed to die for his actions and ultimately traveled back to the same boat that Niko arrived in Liberty City on: the Platypus. There, Dimitri was staying in the cargo hold, awaiting Niko’s arrival. Niko then stormed the ship, killing every henchman that got in his way. After unlocking the hold’s door, Niko made his way down to the cargo hold, where Dimitri awaited his arch-nemesis. The two then engaged in one final shootout and showdown, with Niko injuring Dimitri. While Niko confronted Dimitri, the latter warned that people were not going to be happy with his action, which Niko answered that he was never popular and did not care to start now. After this, Niko shot Dimitri in both legs and then finished him off with headshot to the head in a similar fashion to Faustin’s death. Niko then stated that he should have put him down long ago. Niko then left the hold and disembarked the ship, finally able to move on and not worry about Dimitri ever becoming a problem again. He then called Roman to inform him of his death, much to Roman’s disappointment that Niko did not take the cash deal, but expressed gratitude for Dimitri no longer being a problem, eventually notifying him that the wedding will be soon.
Within a couple of days, Roman called Niko to inform him about the wedding happening soon and told him to get to the church in Suffolk by 10:00 am and wear a suit. Niko then called Kate to notify her about his decision to cut his ties with Dimitri, much to Kate’s happiness and pride. After Niko asked her if she was still coming to Roman’s wedding, she agreed and asked him to pick her up from her mother’s house. Niko dressed in a suit and picked Kate up from her home, then proceeded to drive to the church. On the way, the two discussed the wedding, their pasts, and their futures as well as their relationships, with Niko proclaiming that he would protect her, showing that the two were getting closer. The two eventually arrived at the church and attended the ceremony for Roman and Mallorie. After the two kissed as man and wife, the party was taken outside, showing that Niko, Kate, Little Jacob, Brucie, and Bernie were all in attendance. However, a car suddenly approached the wedding venue, and has Niko and Kate embraced, the car’s back window rolled down to reveal an angry Pegorino, who fired his AK-47 at Niko, yelling “you fucking double-crossing immigrant shit.” When the firing was over, it was revealed that Kate was hit in the stomach and not Niko. As he checked for any signs of life, he yelled out that she was dead. He then angrily and sorrowfully said that she told him to leave the life and he thought he had, but Little Jacob reminded him that it would never be over. As Roman attempted to comfort him and told him that he could not blame himself, Niko shoved him away in a grief-filled rage and told him that he can in fact blame himself. As he mourned Kate, he was promptly told to flee by Roman and Little Jacob as the police would arrive soon and would want Niko’s words on it.
The next day, Niko awoke in his apartment in Bohan, and approached the wall, yelling “DAMN, I was meant to protect her” sorrowfully. He then planned to get revenge on Pegorino, with Jacob texting him to get his hands on some serious hardware. After some time, Jacob called Niko to notify him that he tracked down some of Pegorino’s men to a building in Koresh Square, Alderney., while also informing him that Roman had joined in, much to Niko’s concern, but agreed to meet them there. Niko promptly went to Koresh Square and met with Jacob and Roman in a Cognoscenti. Jacob informed them that Pegorino’s men were in a meeting inside and should be on their way back to Pegorino. Niko thanked both men, but told Roman that this would be dangerous, in which Roman stated that Niko was his cousin and Kate died at his own wedding. The two men then rushed out and into their car, realizing that the three men were tailing them, deciding to try and lose them on the way back to Pegorino as he did not want to be late. Niko then followed the goons across Alderney, barely avoiding incoming traffic and keeping up with them. On the way, Niko expressed more of his anger over Kate’s demise and swore to get vengeance, with Roman stating that they do not have much else to go as the whole city wanted them dead, with Niko remarking that he would be doing everyone in Liberty a favor. The chase went on towards Northern Alderney, with Jacob informing Niko that they were hiding somewhere around there, much to Niko’s relief.
The chase finally ended when the two cars drove down into the beach and under an overpass, on the approach to the old Alderney Casino on the northern dock. However, the three had to take cover behind the car when the rest of Pegorino’s men opened fire on the car. While Jacob and Roman wanted to help Niko assault the casino, he insisted that he would do it alone and did not to risk losing Roman as well, but instead, he wanted them to try and find a getaway vehicle as they knew that he cannot stay for long once Pegorino was dead. Jacob and Roman then ran away to find a getaway vehicle, while Niko stormed the old casino ruins alone, killing every one of Pegorino’s thugs.
After he managed to make it inside, Pegorino confronted Niko on the stairwell, telling him that it was his own fault that everything happened the way it did, in which Niko yelled out that he wanted out and he took someone that he cared for away from him. Niko then chased him down all the way to the dock, only for him to start escaping on a boat, with Niko taking a nearby dirtbike and chasing him along the shore. When Pegorino seemed to nearly escape due to Niko nearly running out of shore to follow on, Roman and Jacob suddenly arrived in an Annihilator helicopter, with Roman yelling out that they were going after the boat, but Niko yelled for them to wait. In a desperate move, Niko did a stunt off of a jetty and jumped onto the landing skid of the helicopter. Niko pulled himself up and finally took control of the helicopter. The three then followed the helicopter, with Niko firing its machine guns at Pegorino’s boat. Niko then stated that he “smelled his blood” and that now it is only a matter of tracking him down. However, during the chase, one of the thugs finally got a lucky hit on the helicopter with an RPG, damaging it. Although their helicopter was damaged, Pegorino’s boat was as well. Both parties ended up being stranded on Happiness Island. The trio survived the crash landing, with Niko rushing ahead to finish off Pegorino. After a lengthy gun battle, Niko finally critically wounded Pegorino.
As Pegorino laid down, bloody and injured, Niko approached him, aiming his AK-47, telling him that he told him to leave him alone. Niko then angrily but calmly asked what did Kate ever do to him, in which he responded that he wanted Niko, and that Kate’s death was an accident and collateral. Niko then humorously remarked that he knew some of the Commission and the Old Families and revealed that they all thought he was “a fat fucking joke.” As Niko laughed about it and prepared to walk away, Pegorino raised his gun to try and finish off Niko, Niko instinctively turned around and fired his gun right into Pegorino’s forehead, ending his reign and terror once and for all. As Niko kept his gun aimed at Pegorino’s body, Roman and Jacob approached Niko, in which they watched over Pegorino’s corpse, with Roman having stated to Niko that with Dimitri and Pegorino gone, they could start making money freely now and that they have won. Niko only plaintively acknowledged this and walked away in silence, still grieving over Kate’s death and his thoughts heavy with all that he had done and whether he truly won or not. Jacob and Roman followed behind Niko, leaving Pegorino’s body near the Statue of Happiness to be found by police.
=== Aftermath ===
The trio left Happiness Island, with Niko narrating “so this, is what the dream feels like. This is the victory we had longed for.” Some time later, Niko received calls from some of his friends:
* Roman called Niko to check up on him, with Niko asking how his new married life was, in which Roman replied that it was okay, but it would be hard to be happy after the tragedy that struck their wedding and that Kate’s demise was unfortunate, telling Niko that he cannot blame himself. Niko then stated that there was no-one else to blame for her death as it was his fault that he refused to do the deal for Pegorino, and it was his fault for getting close to her, in which he resigned to never getting close to anyone, in which Roman told him that he should stay close to people, especially Mallorie and himself, as they are his own family. Roman then gave the news that Mallorie was pregnant and that if it was a girl, they would name her Kate in McReary’s memory. Niko gave his congratulations and said goodbye.
* Packie called Niko, crying over Kate’s death, stating that it was the McReary men who were the sinners and she did not have to pay for their sins neither. Niko agreed and explained that he was there when it happened. Packie then mournfully notified Niko that he needed to be with his mother as Packie is the only son she has left who can help her mourn. He bids him farewell, with Niko bidding his farewells as well.
After this, Niko stayed in Liberty City from that day onward, still burdened with his guilt about Kate’s death and his actions, but still moving on with life. By 2013, Niko had quit his life of crime and has “disappeared” from the criminal world, being assumed dead by some of his colleagues, and settling into a life of peace with Roman, Mallorie, and their son.
In July of 2013, Lester Crest, a fellow criminal, living in Los Santos, San Andreas, considered hiring Niko, whom he described as an “Eastern European,” who was “making moves in Liberty City.” on the robbery of the Vangelico Jewel Store Job, but he decided not to as he remembered that he “went quiet.” A few weeks later, Packie, who also had moved to San Andreas since Kate’s death, mentioned Niko as one of the men who went on the Bank of Liberty heist with him, mentioning not only Niko, but Derrick, who had died by 2013, and Michael, who had died during the robbery back in 2008, while he was about to rob the Blaine County Savings & Loan with a new crew that was led by Michael De Santa, but he believed that Niko himself was possibly dead by that time too, implying that possibly due to his own guilt over Kate’s death as well as the fact that Niko wanted to end his criminal ways, he cut off his contact with Packie, leading the latter to presume that he was killed sometime ago.
However, it was later revealed that Niko was in fact, still alive by 2013, as according to Jimmy De Santa’s Lifeinvader, Niko was living back in Broker, now working as a cab driver for Roman’s business, while having left a post saying “Happy Birthday, Roman,” implying that Roman’s birthday had just been celebrated recently. It can be strongly implied that Niko and Roman were now co-owners of the Bellic Car Service and had possibly set up another depot back in Broker once more, with Niko having successfully escaped his criminal life to work as a legitimate cab driver. His Lifeinvader page shows Roman, Brucie, and Little Jacob as his friends, implying that he is still in contact with them. As of present-day, Niko’s current whereabouts are unknown, but it can be implied that he is still living his life normally in Liberty City.
== Appearance ==
== Personality ==
== Killed Victims ==
* Bledar
* Kalem
* Dardan
* Vladimir Glebov
* Jason Michaels
* Lenny Petrovic
* Mikhail Faustin
* Charlie
== Relationships ==
=== Roman Bellic ===
Niko and Roman are cousins. It is heavily implied that Roman comes from Niko's paternal side of the family due to them sharing the same surname. The cousins are incredibly close, even before they immigrated to America. Niko recalled the two having found a bar that was razed to the ground, with the entire place having everything smashed, save for one bottle of vodka, which the two sat down to drink together. When Niko discovered how Roman's mother died, he did not tell him about it, not wanting to hurt him more than it already did, claiming that she died in a house fire when in reality, she was brutally raped and murdered. Eventually, Roman moved to Liberty City, U.S.A., but has kept in contact with Niko via e-mails, eventually starting a big, wild lie where he had everything a man could dream of: mansions, women, sports cars, and the beaches, much to Niko's excitement.
When Niko was forced to leave Serbia due to his conflicts with his former employer, Ray Bulgarin, as well as intending to track down two of his former comrades to confront them about what they have done during the war, he had decided to move in with Roman, much to his excitement. However, he got there and it turned out that Roman hardly had anything he claimed to have: a cab depot, a run-down apartment, and an old taxi cab, a Puerto Rican girlfriend, and lots of debt, much to Niko's disappointment, but he decided to assist him with whatever he could. Niko discovered that Roman had a gambling addiction and he tried to confront him about it, but Roman refused to listen. Roman then offered Niko a job in delivering people around Liberty City in exchange for cash, and even offered him to call for free cab rides around the city.
Their relationship was strained momentarily when Niko had decided to kill Vlad, Roman's Russian loan shark when he kept sleeping with Mallorie, Roman's girlfriend, who was working for Mikhail Faustin, the leader of the Russian Mafiya, and got kidnapped, but Roman, who had recovered, moved past it, especially when the two were spared under the condition that Niko does some work for Faustin, as Vlad was simply a foot soldier who was used by Faustin in his own way. However, their relationship was strained a lot when Dimitri Rascalov had betrayed Niko and burned down Roman's home and business, much to his sadness and anger, blaming Niko for all of the situations they were put in. When the two moved to Bohan, although they still had some strain in their interaction, the two decided to make the best of whatever they could.
When Roman was kidnapped by the Russian mob under Dimitri's orders, Niko risked his life to get Roman back, murdering every mobster that got in his way, showing how dedicated Niko is in keeping Roman alive. But when they returned home, Niko angrily confronted Roman about his gambling problems and demanded that he must stop gambling away all of their money, in which he agreed, but on the condition that he leaves the Russian mob alone or things could get considerably worse. Roman was thankful for his intervention however, and even presented Niko with an apartment in Algonquin, fulfilling the dream of having a penthouse in Liberty City, although Niko was skeptical of how Roman bought the home.
Niko even brought Roman along in confronting Florian Cravic, one of Niko's old comrades. Roman was willing to come along, likely to act as a person who can keep Niko calm. He expressed how he felt about how Niko's situation often led to his predicaments of being put in bad situations, while receiving scarring injuries, but moved past this topic and tried to convince Niko to move on from the hate and let it go. When Niko discovered that Florian was not the traitor that Niko was hunting for, Roman offered his support while Niko hunted for Darko Brevic, the true traitor.
Roman eventually revealed to Niko that he was finally going to get married to Mallorie after he proposed, much to Niko's happiness, but when he himself revealed that he had an interest in a girl named Kate McReary, Roman excitedly planned to invite her to his wedding, much to Niko's embarassment.
When Niko finally got the chance to confront Darko, Roman requested for Niko to bring him along, knowing that he could not handle it alone. On the way, Roman tried to convince Niko to let go of the hate and keep his humanity, while Niko confided in Roman that he wished he would have died with his comrades and that he believed his humanity was gone. When it came time for Darko to face his fate, Roman tried to convince Niko to spare Darko's life as he had observed that Darko did not enjoy life in the slightest. Roman's words finally had meaning when Niko decided to simply walk away from Darko, much to Roman's surprise but enjoyment.
When Niko was hit with the predicament that he must choose between either taking Dimitri's deal or kill him, Roman clearly voiced his opinion, stating that he should take the deal and the money, while also revealing where Dimitri was, claiming that with the money, they could take a private jet down to Vice City. However, much to Roman's disappointment but relief, Niko killed Dimitri instead. Roman still invited Niko to his wedding.
Roman assigned Niko to be his best man at the wedding, which Niko attended alongside his girlfriend, Kate, and their friends Brucie Kibbutz, "Little" Jacob Hughes, Real Badman, and Bernie Crane. However, when Kate was gunned down by accident by a vengeful Jimmy Pegorino, Roman tried to comfort Niko by telling him he could not blame himself, but this further angered and saddened Niko, who shoved Roman away, but this was just grief. In Niko's plan for revenge, Roman came along to assist Niko, proclaiming that he was his cousin and because Kate died at his own wedding, he is determined to help. During the final chase against Pegorino, Roman, alongside Little Jacob, stole a helicopter, which Niko jumped onto. After Niko had finally murdered Pegorino, Roman realized now that with Pegorino and Dimitri dead as well as any loose ends tied up, they can now make money freely, stating that they have won. Although Niko found a little bit of solace in Roman's words, his grief for Kate was beyond imaginable. Some time after, Roman tried to comfort Niko over the phone, telling him that he should stay close to him and Mallorie as they were his family, while even revealing that she was pregnant, even deciding that if their child was a girl, they would name her Kate in honor of McReary's death, which Niko expressed his congratulations.
By 2013, Niko is still working with Roman in his cab business, even wishing him a "Happy Birthday" on Lifeinvader. The Bellic cousins are still close, perhaps even more than ever.
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