But where did Niko come from? 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 s.
According to the Fandom GTA Wiki , Niko's unnamed father is implied to be an abusive alcoholic, and his mother, Milica Bellic, regretted her son's rough upbringing but was unable to prevent it.
His family was also poor, and the house he grew up in didn't have electricity until he was 12 years old. As a teenager, Niko joined the military.
Although which military Niko joined is never specified, it's implied to either be the Yugoslav People's Army or some other paramilitary branch aligned with the Serbs, according to the GTA Wiki.
Niko's cousin, Roman, had already moved to America to start a new life in Liberty City while Niko spends the next decade working in the European criminal underworld, leading to a period of incarceration in a European penitentiary. After his release from prison, he began working for a human trafficking ring led by Ray Bulgarin ; when a boat involved in the operation sank in the Adriatic Sea during a smuggling run into Italy, Niko swam to safety, but everything and everyone else was lost.
Bulgarin believed that Niko had intentionally scuttled the ship and stole his money; the gangster's reach was too great within Europe, so Niko joined the merchant navy to escape Bulgarin's influence. During Roman's Sorrow , Niko reminds Roman of an occasion in Europe where they encountered a bar which had burned down and there was only one bottle of vodka left, so they sat down and finished it off. Niko spent seven months on the cargo ship Platypus , which eventually smuggled Niko into Liberty City.
During the game, Niko says he moved to Liberty City because he wanted a new life by living the American Dream, but when he does arrive in Liberty City, he has nothing except Roman. Niko parted ways with Hossan and the Platypus crew there, partly to reunite with his cousin , and partly to track down Florian Cravic, who had moved to Liberty City after the war.
Roman had been boasting of great success in Liberty City, but in truth, his assets amounted to a small, gritty taxi depot and a derelict apartment, and he was saddled with heavy debts due to his gambling habit. Niko would ass ist Roman in his taxi business, and protect his cousin from the loan sharks who were harassing him. Roman's connections eventually led to Niko making friends with Little Jacob , and taking work from the Russian Mafia , setting in motion the events of the game.
After killing Mikhail, Dimitri reveals his connections with Ray Bulgarin and turns against him, even trying to kill him. Niko and Roman flee Hove Beach when their apartment and Roman's taxi depot were burned down. It is at this point that Niko becomes a hitman and an associate of many. In an attempt to lure Niko into an ambush, Dimitri kidnap s Roman, who is rescued by Niko. Niko eventually becomes in forced contact with an International Affairs Agency front under the name of United Liberty Paper , who blackmails him into doing some "country-protecting" work.
When Niko confronts him, Florian, who now calls himself Bernie Crane, begs for forgiveness and claims he is not only a homosexual but that he is not the one who betrayed Niko despite escaping. Niko forgives him and actually begins helping Bernie with his life. As a sign of gratitude towards Niko for his work with them, the U. Enraged at the fact his unit were betrayed for such a paltry sum, Niko holds Brevic at gunpoint. Whether Niko kills Brevic or not depends on the player's actions.
After his confrontation with Brevic, Niko meets Jimmy Pegorino again. Pegorino asks Niko to do a heroin deal with Dimitri Rascalov. Niko is reluctant to do so, because of the bitterness between himself and Rascalov. The conclusion of the storyline depends on the player's decision. If the player chooses to take revenge on Rascalov, Niko fights his way onto the Platypus ship, which Rascalov is loading with heroin, and confronts Rascalov over his earlier betrayal of Niko.
Niko executes Rascalov, which leads to the downfall of the Pegorino family. Angered at Niko's betrayal, Pegorino attempts to assassinate him in a drive-by shooting at Roman Bellic's wedding, but instead kills Niko's girlfriend Kate McReary.
To avenge Kate's death, Niko, along Little Jacob, chase Pegorino throughout the city before confronting and killing him on Happiness Island. If the player chooses to do the deal with Rascalov, he will betray Niko again and send a hitman to assassinate Niko at his cousin's wedding.
Niko survives and kills the assassin, though his cousin Roman is accidentally shot and killed during the shootout. Enraged by this, Niko and Little Jacob chase Rascalov, who kills Jimmy Pegorino, throughout the city before confronting and killing him on Happiness Island. At the end of the game, a Weazel News report states that Niko is wanted for questioning by the police although not as a suspect for the events of his cousin's wedding.
Although Niko often protests that he "has his papers" while fleeing police, Roman says that Niko does not have a visa. This is further evidenced in a Liberty Tree article about the death of the Platypus's captain, Zorba Philippidis , which states that none of the crew possess visas.
If Niko chooses to do the deal with Dimitri, Niko most likely gives up his life of crime and stays close to his friends as they are there for him. Also, Niko says to Mallorie that her child will need not to worry about being fatherless, hinting Niko will help take care of her child and assume a fatherly role. If Niko chooses to seek Revenge on Dimitri, Niko's love interest, Kate is killed though he is still able to have a date such as Alexandra Chilton , Carmen Ortiz or Kiki Jenkins and keep in contact with his cousin and friends.
He most likely gives up his life of crime and tries to live a normal one with Roman, as is hinted by the comments made about him in Grand Theft Auto V. It is hinted that he has completely given up a life of crime, and has now retired. While setting up for the first heist , Lester Crest mentioned to Michael De Santa that he knew "an Eastern European guy making moves in Liberty City", but dismissed the idea as "he went quiet".
This would hint that he'd continued his life as a career criminal for a few more years before leaving it, especially if he was able to gain such notoriety as recently as of Later while on a heist , if Packie was chosen for the job, he begins talking about his most successful job in Liberty City, and then mentions Niko, revealing that he doesn't even know what became of him, and that he is "probably dead".
It is possible though that Niko has cut all ties to his previous criminal lifestyle and is retired. If Michael survives the game, one potential scenario in his house sees his family gathered around the dining room table. Jimmy , Michael's son, is viewing a Lifeinvader page on a laptop. By using a camera to zoom in, the page is revealed to be that of Niko Bellic, complete with an image of the character.
He now lives in Broker, still working as a taxi driver for Bellic Cab Service, and still in contact with Mallorie Bardas, Little Jacob , and Brucie Kibbutz who all liked his latest status, and a Happy Birthday note for Roman which was dated as being posted 40 minutes ago.
A wanted poster for Niko can be seen on the porch of a house just west of Sandy Shores. This, with his Lifeinvader activity, leaves the possibility that Niko may still be alive. Niko has brown hair and hazel eyes. He has facial hair that resembles a "scruffy" looking 5 o'clock shadow, which fits his 'thug' appearance very well.
Niko isn't as heavily muscled as Luis or Johnny and he's more slender than both of them. Still, Niko has enough physical strength to hold his own in a fistfight and he's capable of pulling himself up on a ledge after hanging by his straight arms.
He is also strong enough to twist Brucie's arm with ease. Niko has a scar running through his left brow. He most likely got the scar during the war, however, this has not been confirmed. Niko's body is of 'average' build, but characters like Bernie Crane mention that "Niko is still in great shape. People consider him to be "above average" build despite his slender appearance.
In GTA Online as a parent model, he looks similar to his GTA IV counterpart, but he now has a buzz cut and wears a polo shirt which can also be purchased by the player in clothing shops.
During early development, Niko had longer hair, longer bristles and brighter eyes. In artworks and earlier screenshots, Niko had often been seen wearing finger-less gloves.
But, his mother was unhappy that her son grew up in such a harsh place and claims that it is the reason why Niko is the man he is during the start of the game.
Niko and his family grew up in an extremely poor environment, as they didn't have an electricity until Niko was twelve. During his time as a child, Niko became friends with Darko Brevic , Florian Cravic , Dragan, Goran, Dmitar, Mijo and 8 other boys, though he said to Roman that only 8 of the boys were his personal friends. Niko joined the army as a teenage soilder since the Yugoslav Wars took place between and this means Niko was only years old at the time , alongside Darko, Florain and the other 10 boys, and they all served in the same squad.
Niko served as a helicopter pilot, an infantryman and was even able to drive tanks during the war. At some point, Niko's brother was killed, though it is unknown how. His father and uncle's fate after the war is unknown. 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.
In one mission during the war, Niko's squad was ambushed by there enemy forces, and all but Niko himself, and two other soldiers, were killed.
After the ambush, Niko heard that someone of the squad sold it, and thats how their enemies knew the squad's location. Niko found that the two other soldiers who survived where Darko and Florian , but didn't know where they were.
At another point during the war, Niko oversaw the execution of many children in a village by enemy soldiers. During that time. Roman fled to Liberty City, in order to escape the war, while his mother stayed and sent him every money she had. One day Niko found Romam's mother raped and murdered. Knowing that it would too hard to say to Roman, Niko told that she died in a house fire.
Niko kept that secret for over 10 years, until he told what really happened in to his girlfriend, Kate McReary. Niko worked in the European criminal underworld, leading to a period of incarceration. However, in one mission one ship was sank. Niko forced to leave it and according to him "swim for his life". Bulgarin lost a lot of money because of that, and blamed Niko for his loss, and begun to hunt down Niko.
In early , Niko escaped from Bulgarin via a ship called the "Platypus", and joined the merchant navy. After seven months in ship, Niko arrived to Liberty City.
In , Niko finally arrives to Liberty City, after spending seven months in the ship. After a brief talk with his Egyptian friend Hossan Ramzy , Niko took his bag and went off the ship to the docks. After waiting a few minutes, Roman arrives to the place; the two cousins were very happy to see each other. After a short talk about each others language problems and Roman being slighty drunk, Niko drives Roman and himself to Roman's house, though he suprised to see that Roman arrived with a cab, and not a sport car.
Niko stops the car near a building in Hove Beach, Broker , Niko discovers that all of what Roman told him and his mother - is a lie. In Roman's apartment, Niko confronts Roman about his lies that he wrote to Niko and his mother. Roman, instead, asks Niko why did he arrive to the United States after a long time in their home country.
As Niko begins to explain, Roman fell in sleep. Niko angrily wakes up Roman, who has to go right away to the taxi depot and gives Niko the directions on how to find it. A while later, Niko enters to Roman's car depot, where he meets Mallorie Bardas , Roman's secretary and girlfriend, and Vlad Glebov , a loan shark whom Roman owns him money.
Roman later tells Niko to drive them to the hardware store on Dillon Street in Schottler, a front for a back-room gambling racket. Roman also reveals that the money he uses to play is the money he owns to Albanian mobsters. Before entering to the store, Roman gives Niko a phone, and tells him to call him if the Albanians will come.
As the Albanians arrive, Niko calls Roman, and the two escape from the area. Hours later, two Albanians named Bledar Morina and Dardan Petrela enter Roman's office at his depot and try to kill him. Niko arrives, who received a text message from Roman a few hours before the attack even took place , breaks Dardan's arm and both men cowardly escape before Niko could get his hands on Bledar as well.
As they head out Niko yells out that if they ever come back, he will kill the two of them.
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