GTA 4 Characters
The characters that appear in Grand Theft Auto IV are relatively diverse and relative to the respective boroughs of Liberty City they are based in, belonging to various gangs and ethnic groups. The player controls Niko Bellic, a Serbian veteran of the Bosnian War. A number of other recurring characters appear in Grand Theft Auto IV, though, according to Dan Houser, virtually none of the characters from the previous games are returning, as “most of the characters we liked were dead,”[17] further evidenced by in-game graffiti bidding farewell to these characters.
Unlike previous games in the series, the voice actors of Grand Theft Auto IV do not include notable and high-profile celebrities, instead opting for lesser known actors such as Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Moti Margolin, Thomas Lyons, Timothy Adams and Coolie Ranx. However, several high-profile DJs host the various radio stations within the game such as Karl Lagerfeld, Iggy Pop, and Lazlow Jones. Katt Williams and Ricky Gervais also have their likenesses and comedy depicted in an in-game comedy club.
For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV features “morality choices” at several points throughout the game, in which the player is forced to choose between killing a character or sparing their life or killing one of two characters. The game also has multiple endings, which is determined by a decision the player makes with the main antagonist towards the conclusion of the storyline: Take Revenge or strike a Deal. Each choice affects the final missions the player can partake, and the fate of some characters.
