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GTA 4 Characters: The Cast of Liberty City
The people who make GTA 4: Niko and Roman Bellic, Little Jacob, Brucie, Dimitri, the McRearys and the fixers who run Liberty City.
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GTA 4 is remembered for its cast as much as its city. This file covers the people who matter most, in the order the Grand Theft Auto IV APK story introduces them, with what each one actually wants from Niko.
The family: Niko and Roman
Niko Bellic arrives with a war behind him and a talent the whole city ends up renting. Roman, his cousin, is the opposite energy: a debtor, a dreamer and the owner of a taxi firm held together by optimism. Their relationship is the emotional spine of the game; nearly every tragedy lands harder because Roman believes, loudly, that things are about to turn.
Roman also anchors the friend system: keep him happy and his free taxi perk quietly saves you thousands across the story. His full file is in Roman Bellic.
The friends worth keeping
Little Jacob, the Jamaican dealer with the impenetrable accent and the game's warmest loyalty, sells guns from his car boot at a discount once he likes you. Brucie Kibbutz is a steroid fuelled car thief whose races and energy are exhausting and, somehow, endearing. Packie McReary brings the Irish family's chaos and one of the game's best heist missions.
Each friendship is a small economy of perks, detailed in GTA 4 Friend Activities and Perks: taxis, guns, backup, helicopter rides. The cast is a system, not just a script.
The weight: Dimitri and the dons
Dimitri Rascalov is the coldest character Rockstar had written to that point: reasonable, soft spoken and utterly without a floor. His betrayal is the story's hinge, and his voice on the phone afterwards is the sound of the game's second half.
Around him orbit the employers: Mikhail Faustin's paranoia, Ray Boccino's smirk, Phil Bell's professionalism, Jimmy Pegorino's desperation and the shadowy United Liberty Paper contact, who pays Niko in the only currency he truly wants. Information.
Quick Answers
Who is the villain of GTA 4?
Dimitri Rascalov carries that weight for most of the story, with Jimmy Pegorino rising late. The game argues the real villain is the cycle Niko cannot leave.
Who voices Roman Bellic?
Jason Zumwalt. His hopeful, wheedling Roman is the perfect counterweight to Michael Hollick's tired Niko.
Which character gives the best perk?
Little Jacob's discount gun car, for value across the whole game. Roman's free taxi is a close second and arrives earlier.
Are the episode heroes in the main cast?
Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez both cross Niko's story in the main game before headlining their own episodes.