Who is Niko Bellic modeled after?

(Fact) Niko Bellic, the playable protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, is modelled after Russian actor Vladimir Mashkovs portrayal of Sasha from Behind Enemy Lines.
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Who is Niko Bellic based off of?

Niko Bellic, the lead character of Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) is based on Vladimir Mashkov's character from Behind Enemy Lines (2001). In fact, Mashkov was offered the chance to voice the character, but turned it down because he didn't take it seriously at the time.
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What character inspired Niko Bellic?

Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov claims he was in discussions with Rockstar Games to voice the character, and that the character's appearance is based on him, specifically from his role of the Tracker, Sasha Ivanic, in the 2001 movie Behind Enemy Lines, but he ultimately turned down the offer.
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Who was Niko Bellic looking for?

Ever since the wars ended, Niko's main goal in life was to find and kill one of two men: Florian Cravic or Darko Brevic, for one of them betrayed his military unit during the wars and nearly killed him.
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How much did Niko Bellic get paid for his voice?

Actor Michael Hollick spent 15 months providing voice work and motion-capture efforts for the wildly popular, award-winning Grand Theft Auto IV video game. For his efforts he earned a flat fee of $100,000. Given the $600 million the game earned, he may wish he had negotiated residuals or royalties.
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Was Niko Bellic a human trafficker?

At some point, Niko worked under Ray Bulgarin's orders as an illegal smuggler, involving in human trafficking and it was implied by Darko that Niko and his paramilitary crew might have committed some war crimes during the Yugoslavian war, albeit this is not confirmed.
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What language does Niko speak?

This probably isn't of concern for most of the GTA audience, but Niko/Roman and everyone else in GTA 4 who is supposed to speak Serbo-Croatian sounds absolutely terrible. Most of the phrases that are spoken in the cut scenes are completely butchered.
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Who is Niko Bellic's wife?

Mallorie Bardas-Bellic | GTA Wiki | Fandom.
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How tall is Niko Bellic?

Niko is most likely 5'11" (based on Yugoslavia average male height and by comparing Niko's height to other characters in game) making Niko about as tall as the American characters in game but shorter than Yugoslavia average height.
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Does Niko Bellic have depression?

During the war, Niko both witnessed and committed numerous atrocities, which led to his cynical perspective on life, and a certain degree of regret, depression, and emotional detachment.
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What military was Niko Bellic in?

Yugoslav/Bosnian Wars

At only age 14, Bellic was forcefully enlisted into the People's Army of the Serbian Republic by his father. Niko would be enlisted as a Vojnik (Private) and served throughout the year of 1992. From there he joined the Republika Srpska Army In 1994 and sevred till the end of the 20th century.
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Why is Niko Bellic so good?

GTA 4's Niko Bellic Is Grand Theft Auto's Best Protagonist

The protagonist of Grand Theft Auto 4 offers an extreme amount of depth, realism, wit, and combat prowess that together make him the peak example of what a Grand Theft Auto character should be.
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Who was Niko Bellic girlfriend?

Niko Bellic has a total of five possible girlfriends in GTA 4. Two of them are story-related (Michelle, Kate), while three are entirely optional (Carmen, Kiki, and Alex).
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What country was Niko Bellic born in?

His past plays a role in how he sees the world and makes decisions, and players can learn about Niko's origins through bits of dialogue in the game, as well as his relationships with other characters, like his cousin, Roman. Niko hails from Yugoslavia (which is now Serbia) and was born in the late 1970s.
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Can Niko speak Russian?

AFAIK no, he speaks serbian, that's why people think he's from Serbia. But in game it is said that he is from some East European country. And he was supposed to be russian, but they changed it for some reasons. Because I dunno Russian and Eastern Europen language.
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How many girls can Niko date?

Thankfully, GTA 4 lets you have girlfriends, which is a mechanic that makes its return from San Andreas. There are five potential girlfriends in the game that Niko can date. Some are unlocked by progressing through the story while others have to be met on the in-game internet.
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Was Niko Bellic a child soldier?

As a former Serbian army soldier , Niko is a highly skilled and experienced criminal with years of military service. He served as an infantryman and helicopter pilot during the Yugoslavia Wars as a child soldier. Niko has expertise in hand-to-hand combat, firearms, helicopters, explosives and survival skills.
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How good is Niko Bellic's accent?

Was the voice actor good enough to represent a Serbian? No. I actually went to YouTube to listen to him talking in Serbian and I can honestly say that his accent is way off, intonation isn't any better either.
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What is the full name for Niko?

The given name is sometimes a short form of Nikola, Nikolas, Nikolaos or others.
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Why did Dimitri betray Niko?

After he lost his friend and associate, Dimitri had to fend for himself. Feeling weak and especially vulnerable, he couldn't trust anyone else enough to ally with them, so his only choice was to betray (and kill) people he was done with, once they got too close to him.
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How many people did Niko Bellic killed?

Niko has the most murders in the entire series, most likely due to being a hitman, with a body count of 47 (not counting optional murders).
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Why did Roman lie to Niko?

Roman was always envious of Niko's personality during their childhood, and he was sick of it. He decided to lure his cousin into a deathtrap. Firstly he would lie about living in a large mansion so that Niko would come and see him, which clearly worked well.
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Who is Niko from GTA 4 in real life?

Michael Hollick is an American actor. He is known for providing the voice and motion capture of Niko Bellic in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Hollick at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008.
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