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Niko ends up doing work for Vlad, as a way for Roman to pay off his debt. Michelle says she's new in Liberty City, yet she seems to know a lot about the place. On dates, Michelle won't tell anything about her life, or past, and Niko can't tell her about his criminal life either. Niko takes her to the fun fair, but it is closed. He also picks up Mallorie and one of her friends, Michelle. Niko picks up a friend of Roman's, named Little Jacob. It is one of the reasons that Niko came to Liberty City. Rodislav Bulgarin, he had too many connections, Niko had to flee.
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The player learns that Niko had his own loan shark back in the old country. This involves saving Roman from some loan sharks that are beating him up. Niko runs a few errands for Roman while he settles into the city. When Niko goes to meet Roman at his taxi depot, he meets Roman's girlfriend, Mallorie Bardas, and one of his loan sharks, Vladimir Glebov. He also mentions the two things that brought him to Liberty City, but does not elaborate. War, is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. All that Niko gets to say is, " During the war, we did some bad things, and bad things happened to us. Niko starts to tell his story, but Roman fall to sleep. It turns out that Niko has his own problems.
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Roman insists that he will become rich some day, and all he need is one man, one good man. In fact, he is at the bottom of what he calls the food chain. When Niko meets Roman, it turns out that he isn't living the dream at all. After Niko's friend, Hossan (later a Random Character), says that he would like to stay in Liberty city, and live the dream, Niko explains that his cousin, Roman Bellic, is already living the American dream. In the very first cutscene, Niko is with a friend on a ship, the Platypus, preparing to dock at Liberty City. The protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV is Niko Bellic, an Eastern European. Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details are in the text which follows. For the entire plot, you must read each mission article separately. This page details the main points of the plot of Grand Theft Auto IV.