Smash Bandicoot 201 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 -Both are Serbian -Both are named Niko -Both are heavily tied to Automobiles in some way. -They both look somewhat alike. ThatBenGuy, JaeDan 101, Honker1944 and 8 others 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites
billiejoearmstrong8 5,843 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Tesla cars were only just starting out and not well known when GTA IV came out so the car thing isn't relevant (and the company is only named after Tesla because of his work with electricity, he had nothing to do with cars). And Nikola is just a common Serbian name, so I don't think there's really a link. It's possible that whoever was coming up with the name thought "hmm what's a good Serbian name, oh yeah Nikola Tesla was Serbian, that would be a good name" but that's about it. Edited March 13 by billiejoearmstrong8 Link to post Share on other sites
ThatBenGuy 3,003 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Also, Niko Bellic is an awesome character and Nikola Tesla is an awesome inventor! Jeansowaty, RyanDri3957V, The Tracker and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Mindshower 119 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Both fed pigeons and died in obscurity too. Jeansowaty and billiejoearmstrong8 2 Link to post Share on other sites
billiejoearmstrong8 5,843 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Just realised they both moved from Serbia to New York too lol. Maybe there is a link after all Edited March 13 by billiejoearmstrong8 The Tracker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryo256 1,876 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) 16 minutes ago, billiejoearmstrong8 said: Just realised they both moved from Serbia to New York too lol. Maybe there is a link after all Didn't Nikola Tesla also face betrayal (from Thomas Eddison)? Edited March 13 by Ryo256 DR:BUSTA and billiejoearmstrong8 2 Link to post Share on other sites
billiejoearmstrong8 5,843 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I apologise for doubting @Smash Bandicoot, he is definitely on to something! Link to post Share on other sites
Americana 6,100 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Tommy Vercetti were based on Ace Ventura. ThatBenGuy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Mayhem 532 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) I would doubt it, but it can be made to work after the fact, with selective use of some bits of information. So legitimate points for creativity for @Smash Bandicoot. My issues: Mostly that Nikola Tesla popularized the use of Alternating Current (AC) as an efficient way to transmit electrical power, but electric motors operate on Direct Current (DC). That's it. Why the theory holds up: All the other points (taking it on faith that they looked alike). A similar theory could be devised to say Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a parody of Rudolph Diesel (EDIT: a position first advanced by a friend of mine) : -The glowing red nose is analogous to the glow plug system of pre-warming a Diesel engine's combustion chambers. -The ruminant was excluded from the Reindeer games by the other players as the inventor was from the industry by other contemporary engineers or those involved in the energy resource sector. -Both are named Rudolph. -Both became associated with the movement of large amounts of cargo over long distances. I'm not saying the Tesla / Bellic thing is balderdash / piffle / twaddle, or other words Nero Wolfe might use, since I admire the use of spin in forwarding an hypothesis. And, hey, it's all about fun here on the forums, and this idea is fun. Please post more examples of why this works, folks. There could be grant money in this. Edited March 14 by Lance Mayhem Credit where credit is due, Tony Link to post Share on other sites
NikoLiberty2008 55 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I can confirm that. Link to post Share on other sites
The Tracker 226 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Whats next? John Marston is wild west's Tony Montana? DR:BUSTA 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Algonquin Assassin 51,035 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I can totally see where Niko gets his resemblance from *sigh*. DR:BUSTA, billiejoearmstrong8, RyanDri3957V and 2 others 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
JaeDan 101 640 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Stupid ass thread... If they have the same name and the same country, it doesn't mean that it's already a parody Link to post Share on other sites
Rhoda 7,219 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Please just do what everybody else does and make inane YouTube videos. These comparisons are getting ridiculous. JaeDan 101 1 Link to post Share on other sites
