Milica, who possesses a maternal and caring nature, regrets that her sons have been forced to endure the hardships they did as children, including their abusive, alcoholic father. Niko was born to Milica Bellic and an unnamed father in an unknown country in Eastern Europe. In the game, it is suggested by his cousin Roman that Niko can speak Serbian. Following the game's release, several journalists referred to Niko as Serbian. Executive producer Sam Houser spoke on the matter saying that Niko is 'from that grey part of broken-down Eastern Europe', suggesting that Niko's nationality was left intentionally vague or to the interpretation of the player. It was believed by some that he was Russian, Serbian or Croatian. Niko's nationality is never specified in the game, and has been a subject of some debate.

2.3 Searching for the traitor and further criminal ventures.

For his role, Hollick won Best Performance by a Human Male at the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards. Niko's character received critical acclaim for his maturity, moral ambiguity, and personal growth, and has been frequently called the best protagonist in the series.

As the game's story progresses, Niko works for various prominent crime figures to this end, as well as in the hopes of finding the traitor who betrayed his unit during the war, while slowly learning to let go of his past and quest for revenge, and that attempting to leave the criminal life comes with major risks. Upon arrival, however, he discovers that those stories were large exaggerations, and attempts to improve his and Roman's financial situation, quickly becoming involved with the local criminal underworld. After becoming involved with a Russian crime syndicate and discovering that his unit was sold out to enemy forces, he decides to move to Liberty City to pursue the American Dream, inspired by the tales of luxury and riches of his cousin Roman, who had been living there for the last decade. Within the game's storyline, Niko is an ex-soldier from Eastern Europe, who was shaped by his experiences in an unidentified war he fought in, developing a very cynical view on life. Michael Hollick provided the character's voice and motion capture. He also makes non-playable appearances in the game's episodic content The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, both released in 2009. Niko Bellic is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of Rockstar North's 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV, the sixth main instalment in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series.

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