Liberty City

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Russian Kidnapper: Your woman here owes Dimitri Rascalov a lot of money.

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Johnny: Well, I'm not in the kidnapping business, dude.

Russian Kidnapper: And I'm not in the dude business, dude.

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“The name of the man we want is Roman Bellic.” - Russian Kidnapper

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Johnny: She's a friend and she's in trouble. I believe in looking out for people you've been close to. You and your boys might ride, but you don't know nothing about brotherhood.

Malc: Shit. I know about brothers, but I know about bitches as well. And this here job - smells like a BITCH to me. It got bitch-stink all over it, son.

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- Roman’s Holiday. • 2008

Dimitri’s efforts to catch Niko prove to be more drastic.

Johnny Klebitz delivers Roman Bellic to Dimitri’s men. Keeping Ashley out of harm’s way with her own debts to Rascalov.

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Malc: Just so you know who you dealing with, Mr. Bellic. This is one screwed up dumb redneck motherfucker.

Roman: Oh lord, please help me.

Malc: Hey now listen, I do mean motherfucker in the most literal sense. Serious incest motherfucker. Fucking you up the ass with a barb wire dick would be a pleasure for this man.

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Roman: Lord, I am sorry for shitting myself, and for laughing at Brucie's balls.

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Johnny: Somebody looking for a fat Slav with a bladder problem?

Russian Kidnapper: So this is Roman Bellic? Not such a tough guy, eh? What is all this fuss about his cousin?

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Niko: I got your message Dimitri, you piece of shit. You are a dead man. A dead man. Before you die I'm going to cut your face off. Then I'm going to hang it on my wall to remind me what a lying, cheating, treacherous scumbag looks like. Goodbye, friend.

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Niko: I’m leaving here with Roman!

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Niko: You will pay for what you’ve done!

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“No one fucks with my family!” - Niko Bellic

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- Hostile Negotiation. • 2008

Niko Bellic arrives alone at the derelict warehouse with assault rifle in hand. Heroically wiping out all of Rascalov’s men who even thought about harming Roman.

Dimitri always being absent from danger.

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Roman: Thank you, cousin! You’ve saved my life.

Niko: We should get out of here.

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Roman: I'll never marry Mallorie. I won't be able to sleep with another college girl. There is a knife hanging over me. A clock is ticking!

Niko: How would you like to die?

Roman: Having a threesome on my hundredth birthday... I don't fucking know! I'm scared, you cold bastard.

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Dimitri: I nearly ran into your cousin the other day. My friends were hanging out with him. The party got busted up though before I got there.

Niko: I wish you had been there. We could have had some fun.

Dimitri: Not as much fun as I would have had with Roman, believe me.

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... • 2008

Roman was dealt a good hand after all.

The Bellic cousins have acquired a luxury apartment in Algonquin to get away from Bohan.

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“FIB? Do I look homosexual? Do you think I care about the size of your johnson?” - United Liberty Paper contact

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- Wrong is Right. • 2008

Niko’s had the right eyes on him before even arriving into the country.

To erase his rap sheet, keep his immigration status out of question, and track down who betrayed him in the war... Niko must do the bidding of the International Affairs Agency.

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Niko: Minkov is dead, the country is safe.

U.L. Paper: Not by a long shot, smartass. Nothing is safe, no one is safe.

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Roman: You are looking at a reformed man, Niko. 

Niko: Who? Where? Point him out, will you?

Roman: I've come through the tunnel and seen the light. My gambling problem is under control.

Niko: Really? I bet you ten dollars it isn't.

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Niko: You know a lot.

U.L. Paper: Yes. You're looking for some people.

Niko: We're all looking for that special someone.

U.L. Paper: But most of us don't want to kill them when we find them.

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“Most murderers are committed by people you know. Most wives are killed by their husbands.” - Niko Bellic

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- Portrait of a Killer. • 2008

After subduing an Oleg Minkov writing questionable things online, Niko’s second task for the government was ending a criminal ring of Russians financing terrorism.

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U.L. Paper: Did you serve your purpose?

Niko: Yes.

U.L. Paper: Then you are that much closer to finding the man you are after.

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Niko: How did the big real estate deal go?

Playboy X: That cat ain't got no vision, wants to shut down the site and shit. Make it a memorial to Union workers who've died in accidents. Man, fuck Yusuf Amir. I got bigger problems. Come see me now.

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Playboy X: Jesus? He did some crazy shit, too. He killed people. He killed that John the Baptist cat. He did what he had to do.

Niko: I don't think you're correct about that...

Plaboy X: Dwayne... it’s like he thinks it’s 1992, and the best thing you can hope for is a gold chain and a pager.

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- The Holland Play. • 2008

Playboy X has asked Niko to rid himself of Dwayne Forge. The man who taught him everything.

It’s an act Niko objects to, and is all around abhorred by. He doesn’t even think of how high the pay will be.

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Playboy X: But it's killed or be killed out there. And you got a lunatic after you? Man, you dumb.

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Niko: You didn't change the game, the game changed you.

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Niko: You should know that he asked me to end you first. He was going to pay me a lot of money to do it.

Dwayne: Shit, man. He was a good kid back in the day. Always hungry though, always wanted more.

Niko: You can't predict what people will become.

Dwayne: You right. I can't give you no money for helping me, son. But I got the deed to Playboy's fancy silk sheet loft. You can have it.

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Roman: Niko, shit, I hope this guy is paying you good for saving his ass.

Niko: He just got out of prison and he hasn't got much but... I made the right decision.

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... • 2008

Niko carried on the urban legend of Claude Speed in the Liberty underworld. 

Everyone knew Niko as the guy to get a job done professionally.

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