Niko Bellic

Niko Bellic, also known as Nikolai, Nicky, Nick and Niko Boy, is one of the main protagonists from the Grand Theft Auto series.
==Charactah Account==
Raised in Serbia during the Bosnian and Yugoslav Wars, Niko came from a background of poverty and non-stop violence, and his family was tormented by the horrors of war. As a teenager, he fought in the Yugoslav People's army as a helicopter pilot and infantryman, along with several other youths from his village. Unfortunately, they were betrayed by one of their number, led into an ambush which only Niko and two others survived.
Once the war ended, Niko turned to a life of crime, running drugs and human cargo across the Adriatic Sea for Russian mafioso Ray Bulgarin, though the partnership ended on bad terms. Motivated by both a desire for revenge and for a better life, Niko decided to come to Liberty City on a cargo ship to live with his cousin, Roman, whose stories of mansions and sports cars gave hope to Niko.
Unfortunately, the reality of the situation turned out to be very different - the "mansion" was a dockside slum, the "sports cars" taxi cabs. On top of that, Roman was heavily indebted to Russian mobster Vlad Glebov, and Niko soon found himself returning to a life of crime to work off Roman's debts. 
==Appearance==
===Video Games===
*Grand Theft Auto IV
*Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
==Trivia==
*Niko is referenced in an episode of the TV Series Criminal Minds. In the episode, a missing child is reported as being named "Niko Bellic". The senior agent Rossi immediately catches on: "Niko Bellic is the name of the main character of Grand Theft Auto IV". His co-workers stare at him in disbelief, to which he replies, "What? I know things".
*In the movie Hostage X, while the protagonist is looking through a list of phone contacts, one of the mentioned names is "Niko Bellic".
*Niko has unique quotes for when failing missions. Some quotes include "Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!", "I have got to stop fucking this shit up!", "This place is not much of a fucking holiday!", and "Roman, I should have never read your fucking emails and stayed away!".
*Niko had a childhood crush on a girl from his village, named Mila Tadic. Roman will confirm this during a conversation in a friend activity. He will also point this out while bowling, as well as darts if Niko is close to winning (such as "Niko, remember Mila Tadic? I fucked her!").
*Vladimir Glebov calls Niko "yokel" multiple times in the game. "Yokel" is a slang term for people who grow up in rural areas.
*According to Roman, Niko was a reckless driver in his home country. When destroying Roman's cab during Easy Fare, Roman will joke on how Niko always blows up normal cars but doesn't crash "the tanks from back home".
*In a conversation with Manny Escuela during Escuela of the Streets, he claims that he stalked a woman in Europe and knows the correct distance to keep behind a target vehicle. The reason for this is never stated, but he could've been joking.
*One of Niko's girlfriends, Alexandra Chilton, frequently reveals on her blog that Niko has a very large penis, comments refer to his "bulging package" and how "well-hung" he is. After Niko sleeps with her for the first time, she writes on her blog that she is to discuss this with her friends, Heidi and Paige. Alex also comments that he can be rough and kinky, including a session where he "bullfrogged" her over a washing machine, which she recorded and spanked her with a frying pan, among others. She also writes how she once had to steam clean her whole flat after he left. Alex wonders if all Europeans are like that, which also ties in with Niko's cousin, Roman, and his attitude towards sex, as someone is often on the prowl for young college girls.
*Niko is seen a couple times on the commercial for VIP Luxury Ringtones. As he is seen wearing a yellow Perseus jacket, the Russian cap from the Russian Shop, and a pair of white sunglasses, which never made it into the game, but do exist in the files and can be spawned with trainers, in a similar fashion to the fingerless gloves.
*According to the LCPD database, Niko was arrested in 2008 for Grand Theft Auto; this is a nod to when GTA IV was released and obviously a nod to the title of the series.
**His file will remain in the database even if the player goes the whole game without getting arrested at all.
*During the "Got Your Back" private taxi fare in Grand Theft Auto V, an Emperor sedan may spawn with the license plate "NIKOB".
*In GTA V, one can find a wanted poster for Niko on a table near a trailer in the Grand Senora Desert.
*As Niko is the protagonist of GTA IV, he doesn't have a defined favorite radio station and might comment on any radio station that "it's great" when switching the station in a Taxi. Niko does, however, state his opinions about some music genres, for example, he mentions that he "likes rap a bit, but is not a "crazy fan" during Pathos' first random encounter. During friendship activities with Little Jacob, Niko mentions that "this city has some powerful music", and tells Jacob that he likes Bobby Konders, the DJ on Massive B Soundystem. From the start of the game, Tuff Gong Radio is Niko's least favorite station, but as he does more friend activities with Little Jacob, he will state that he likes the station. During friendship activities with Roman Bellic, Niko will tell Roman that he likes The Vibe 98.8. When asking a taxi driver to tune to WKTT Radio, Niko calls it "that stupid right-wing station," though this likely stems from Niko's distaste of politics in general. Radio stations played in his safehouse include Liberty Rock Radio, IF99 - International Funk, The Beat 102.7, Electro-Choc and K109 The Studio, however, Niko's favorite station is ultimately down to the player.
*After stealing money from the cash registers found in various places around Liberty City, there will be a delay before Niko says something like "forgive me" for stealing the cash.
*In GTA V, inside the Yellow Jack Inn, one can find a picture that appears to be Niko driving a Tow Truck.
*Niko is the most combat-trained protagonist of the entire series at the start of a game.
*In GTA V, a homeless man can be found holding a sign that begs for money and it says that "some Serbian men" robbed him, this could be a reference to Niko.
*The surname Belić is derived from the word "belo", which means "white" in the Serbo-Croatian languages; if Niko's name is directly translated into English, it would be "Nicholas White".
*Lester Crest's mention of Niko "going quiet" could be a reference to Niko's voice actor Michael Hollick's dispute with Rockstar Games, resulting in his refusal to voice Niko in further games.
==Gallery==
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==External Links==
*Niko Bellic at GTA Wiki
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