kieranefc Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elpartizan88 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it ya srsly, i dont see why there are still ppl out there who still think Niko isnt russian he even speaks russian in the 3rd trailer ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylovesGTA Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it nobody cares OK, its not like you care,I bet you don't even know Russian, like I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidny Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 ahhhhhhhhh forget about it hes russian we all know im 100% sure he his Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsacic Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 OMFG Niko is NOT Russian and will never be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_bevis Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 yeah i noticed that although i don't know why i never posted a topic about it but there could be a possibility that he's not (perhaps the guys in the trailer are just guessing his nationality) but he probably is russian although i don't think R* want to give niko a nationality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattizahn Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it nobody cares OK, its not like you care,I bet you don't even know Russian, like I do. HA! Sorry, it just sounded like we were back on the 4th grade playground... "Well, I know Russian, so you're an idiot, and I'm better than you" Oh yeah, well I know Italian and Egyptian!!!! And my dad can beat up your dad!!!! ...seriously? Seriously.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimumPx Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I believe that Rockstar said that Niko was 'a man without a country' meaning he's probably from a fictional Eastern European country or a fictional former Soviet state. And on that note, what does it matter? He's left the 'old country' and moved to America where the game takes place. That's all we need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidny Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it nobody cares OK, its not like you care,I bet you don't even know Russian, like I do. why such rudeness? i bet you woulnt have guts to say it to his face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletproofShooter Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I believe that Rockstar said that Niko was 'a man without a country' meaning he's probably from a fictional Eastern European country or a fictional former Soviet state. And on that note, what does it matter? He's left the 'old country' and moved to America where the game takes place. That's all we need to know. This. Also, there have also been comments by R* that Niko is not Russian. One more thing, I don't think the Russian military teaches Krav Maga to its soldiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylovesGTA Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 "Well, I know Russian, so you're an idiot, and I'm better than you" thats so true, but in a way ur right I should had ended the sentence differently. but I DO have a greater chance to survive WW3, because when the Russians come Ill be able to communicate with them and they will think I'm one of them (well I am, actually my dad is Russian,but I never considered myself russain) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieranefc Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 andylovesGTA you have just made yourself look like a little kid i mean i wont be able to sleep at night cos you speak russian and i dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylovesGTA Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 you have just made yourself look like a little kid mate of course, but I'm not ashamed of my heritage OR the paranoia I face everyday while looking east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vovopok Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Lots of people thinks he's from Russia - ofcourse some people in GTA could mistake him for being Russian too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MISTO Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is Russian, Tony Montana is from Liban, Genghis Khan is Canadian and The Prince Charles is Turkish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QwertyAAA Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Exactly. Niko did not speak Russian. The dudes just stereotyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattizahn Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I couldn't give a sh*t where Niko is from...he's Eastern European and that's all I need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerball34 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When Roman gets grabbed by the two fellas in the trailer they say to him "your russian freind cant help you now" something like that so they can only be talking about Niko so will this mean hes russian and id its already been posted lock it are you slow or something how did you not heard about this till now and yes he is russian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheeno Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Why is everybody saying that they don't care where he's from and dismissing this guy's thoughts? I mean, it may be the case that you don't care, but the fact is he's just speculating. If we didn't speculate about this game, this particular forum would be very empty (excluding the Official News & Info). Either way, I hope he is Russian. He could be from one of many Eastern European countries. To people like the guy above me, if it has been confirmed he's Russian, then please give some evidence rather than making yourself sound like a hubristic arse. Edited March 4, 2008 by Sheeno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiagoDomingo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is also called a pole, a slav, and a meatball . . . according to the New York Times hands-on preview and during their hands-on multiplayer preview they claimed to hear a number of other racial slurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is Russian, Tony Montana is from Liban, Genghis Khan is Canadian and The Prince Charles is Turkish. But Platty isn't English. And like many have said before, Niko is Eastern European, not Russian. Not like it matters. You've talked about picking culturally different neighborhoods. Can you reveal any of the gang cultures apart from the Russians? I can't reveal gangs too much yet, but one of things that appealed to us about a) this character (who isn't actually Russian, he's eastern European, although there will be plenty of Russian gangsters in there) and b) the story and the world, was that New York definitely feels like the world's capital and once you're used to being there, you get ethnic enclaves of all kinds of people, even more than London and certainly more than anywhere else. It's just so many different people still living in their original way. Capturing that variety of behaviour and appearances is something we really spent a lot of time doing. http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=277703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad~Boy#17 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 he even speaks russian in the 3rd trailer ffs That isn't really Russian. Slovenes, Croats, Serbs and Bosnians can understand that quite nice. I will belive he is from Balkan 'till the game gets out and someone confirm that I am right/wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattizahn Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 he even speaks russian in the 3rd trailer ffs That isn't really Russian. Slovenes, Croats, Serbs and Bosnians can understand that quite nice. I will belive he is from Balkan 'till the game gets out and someone confirm that I am right/wrong The whole, "I choose to ignore your reality and replace it with my own" type thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I was right about this all along. I said that the term "Russian" was used as an insult. And who was doing the insulting? The Albanian. I was right all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocho Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 i suggest automatic ban for those who attempt to create a topic with "nationality", "russian", "serbian", "croatian", "albanian", or any similar word in the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaa6565 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is caucasian it says so on the Wanted poster here http://media.gtanet.com/images/3913_gta_iv.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockteur Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is caucasian it says so on the Wanted poster here http://media.gtanet.com/images/3913_gta_iv.jpg LOL! Proof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sattizahn Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is caucasian it says so on the Wanted poster here http://media.gtanet.com/images/3913_gta_iv.jpg ...like that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taste Of Chaos Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Niko is NOT Russian and will never be. Of course he won't...Thats like saying "I'm english but when I grow up i'm going to be french!" This has been covered hundreds of times In cum all you need to do is search for it. Didn't rockstar already say that he is NOT Russian? Opportunity knocks once in a lifetime, temptation will lean on the doorbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Didn't rockstar already say that he is NOT Russian? Yep, read the quote from the interview with Dan Houser I posted. Yet somehow this discussion continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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