GTA 4 - Mission #84 - That Special Someone (1080p) 

Niko shot him 12 times , for his 12 dead friends...

that storm and thunder made this mission 10 times more dramatic and better.

"You killed my friends for one thousand dollars?" Niko's voice actor deserves some appreciation for this line alone

For such a comedic character, Roman really knew how to tone everything back and talk to Niko in this moment of stress and upset. Roman's more mature and understanding than he let's on. The acting in this game is immaculate

I loved it when the thunder strikes when Niko says: "I'm the one who survived"

The story line for this game is better than some films. And the voice actor of Niko, should have gotten more recognition for his performance. He did a very good job capturing the intensity of this character.

Gotta give credit to UL Paper man. A good man and a man of his word. Other government agents would’ve seen niko as a loose end. But he kept his end of the bargain till the end.

Love the way he calls Florian "Bernie" in the "Spare Darko" outcome final phone call. It means he's done with his past and that he's time to look at the future. Best GTA game, even to this day...

Roman is a good man,truly...

Did anyone notice the symbolism during the phone call if Niko spared Darko? He started the phone call by calling him Florian and then ended it by calling him Bernie. That is a phone call I will never forget.

4:51 "You ruined me, you fuck!" That clap of thunder that sounds perfectly in time with that line really emphasises Niko's fury.

I just wanna point out; this guy's name is 'Darko.' He has a pretty close resemblance to Niko when you look at him, same hair cut, similar jacket, similar facial features. He killed out of revenge and was a hired killer. "How much do you charge to kill someone?" Darko is the *dark* mirror of Niko. He is Niko if he keeps on the path he was on. This is why the mission gives you a choice to kill him it not. Let go, and prove Niko can find life beyond revenge and a life of killing, or become like Darko, and continue the cycle of revenge. This is a fucking GTA game, and it's hitting us with this level of imagery and moral story telling. Absolutely, the best GTA narrative we've gotten.

"You killed my friends for a thousand dollars" "How much do you charge to kill someone?" Ghost Francis: FIVE FUCKING G's!

That line at 4:48 had a larger impact that most realize. While Darko was in the wrong, Niko was kind of like Darko in a way. Niko, like every GTA protagonist, has killed MANY people. While some of these people were assholes, they were still people. They all had friends, family, etc. The only apparent difference between the two was the price they charge. Darko killed 12 of his own friends for $1,000, while Niko will kill anybody for $5,000. This is what I loved about GTA IV's storyline, it was gritty and really made you think carefully about your choices. V was a great game, but I feel that it's story wasn't nearly as strong and compelling as IV's.

Mike Toreno and the ULP Contact, one of the few GTA characters who kept their word.

“I’m the one… who survived.” Best line in the game. You could always tell Niko boy waited too long to say that, which is seriously just so sad.

The dialog in the car was very intense. Love this game.

*"How much do you charge to kill someone?"* That is such a powerful quote. It identifies Niko Bellic absolutely dead on as he betrays and kills almost every person he worked with in Liberty City. Mikhail Faustin, Kim-Young Guk, Ray Boccino, Francis/Derrick McReary, all because Niko gets his paycheck at the end of the day. This is why I let Darko Brevic live, not only that he must live with what he has become, but because it would be too hypocritical to kill someone because they have done the exact same thing that Niko has done.

"Only those who die get closure, the living do not" Powerful phrase, just when you think this game has offered you everything it has to give, you rediscover things like this

Roman’s little speech was pretty heartfelt and inspiring actually.

3:26 that thunder fit in so well...

the part where he said he sold them out for $1000 made me tear up

When I first played this mission I choose to kill him. The execution lasted almost 45 seconds, and it honestly didn’t feel that satisfying, and Niko seemed to agree. I played it again and I choose to spare him, and I felt like I made the right choice. I think that experience kind of changed my view on revenge. Before that I was a very vengeful, vindictive, and angry person because people (including my own father.) wronged me in several ways when I was very young. If I could kill all of those people who committed those crimes It would probably change nothing. As Roman said “Think about your future instead of the horrible things that have happened to you in the past.” I will never forget the impact that this level in a video game on one of my world views. Wow I just learned a good moral in a fucking Grand Theft Auto game.

This whole mission, from start to finish, is a masterpiece. From the dialogues (Niko and Roman's convo in the car on their way to the airport, his conversation with Darko and Darko's confession) to the emotions felt through out especially the tremble in Niko's voice when he said: "you killed my friends for 1K dollars" and when Niko shot Darko 12 times, one bullet for each of his fallen friends.. And not to mention the "Mission Passed" track at the end, which differs from the usual track that is played when getting done with a mission. It just gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it. This mission just proved why GTA IV has the best story mode in GTA games.

When I did this mission, it was sunny as hell and it didn't feel as intense as this

3:30 that thunder timed in just right wow it fits the scene perfectly I'm just mind blown

The fact that rockstar only paid Michael Hollic (Nikos VA) $100,000 is absolutely disgusting. If they didn’t make such amazing games I wouldn’t even support them.

"Vengeance is a fool's game."- Arthur Morgan

The part where he says ''thank you'' after you shoot him is just the creators of the game telling you that you chose the wrong ending.

Notice how in the beginning, Niko calls him Florian, then at the very end of the call, he calls him Bernie.

3:06 - 5:35 This cutscene feels so realistic, Niko's voice actor did a really good performance here, you can clearly hear the sadness and emotion in Niko's voice

4:42 u can hear him about to cry after Darko told him he did all this for a thousand dollars.

Best written GTA story ever. Exploring complex themes of morality and doing it so well. A masterpiece.

im the one who survived!...*thunder*

I think this is the only game in the entire series where someone tells the protagonist that "all the killing has to stop" and "begin to forgive". Says a lot about the story.

"Only those who die get closure, the living do not" -Niko Bellic

Niko uses a gun that carries 9 bullets *Shoots Darko 12 times*

When Niko executes Darko, he feels empty. When Niko spares Darko, he feels as if the past is finally behind him. Revenge and redemption are two totally different, yet very powerful things.

4:49 That Thundercrack came at the perfect time.

When he said “I’m the one who survived “ you had the most perfectly timed sounds of thunder ever

I wish GTA 4 was made into a book, I'd read the shit out of it.

other games need this kind of situation with more dark background story , and persona

As serious, powerful and captivating as this scene is, I can’t help but to laugh at this 4:18 Roman was genuinely disgusted as darko😭😭

Back when rockstar was caring about story mode

I hope Niko is alive. Goddammit they should bring him back. I don't care if they find a new voice actor. It's the character that i want to know more about.

4:46 - "You know the price. Five.""

4:46 cements this game as the best in the series. Niko hunting down a man for what was possibly years for killing his friends, finding out he killed them all for $1000 and acting like it's so terrible. When Niko himself has killed multitudes of people for less his entire journey. Deep shit man...

In his dying breath Darko said Thank You, and Thunder rumbles, man this is Hollywood shit 6:41

I always thought GTA IV was meant more for "mature" adult players because only that kind of audience would understand & appreciate Niko's deep & dark story...with GTA V they went back to a basic "fun" story, targeting to win back the carefree teen generation, hence characters like Trevor, Franklin, Jimmy De Santa etc.

Choice A: Kill Darko, sparing him the guilt and depression of him killing him and Niko's friends? Choice B: Spare Darko, leaving him to break down and succumb to his self-hatred, guilt and depression of the realization that he killed 12 of him and Niko's best friends for $1000, a temporary satisfaction? It's like looking at a mirror, only that Darko is more depressed and Niko is more angered. Both of them killed a lot of people, only that Niko kills anyone for a large sum and Darko kills his war comrades for a small sum of money. A thousand dollars seems small in America, but in Eastern Europe, a small fortune in those conditions. "Killing people that don't deserve it seems satisfying for a while, but sparing them and let them suffer is satisfying for a lifetime." I can just imagine Darko breaking down, yelling at Niko to kill him but ignores him and keeps on walking. Breaking down, yelling profanities, bringing up of what he did, trying to provoke Niko but no avail. He finally cries and screams at himself for what he did and the question is in his mind: I killed my friends, our comrades in that hellish war....for a thousand? A small satisfaction?! Then he gets up and runs away, crying and screaming, trying to find some way to get rid of the shame and self-hatred for his actions.

I’ve seen a lot of revenge plots since this one, but this one still slaps HARD. The best bit was after he spares Darko, he doesn’t get instantly enlightened or feel this sense of peace. He’s still broken. He’s still fucked up. He’s still angry and confused. But he’s taken the first step away from the demons that haunted him. I’ve said it before, GTA 4 is the best in the series.

Man, definitely the thunderstorm should be the default weather for this moment

This mission so... cryable.

That was intense; The dialogue in that scene alone was better than GTA 5's story alone. That was creepy that Darko said Thank You after he shot him 5 times.

13:05 notice Roman's shadow in the cutscene. Incredible detail for a 13 year old game.

It's amazing how it builds up the entire game up to this point, and then... we feel empty. There's no shootout, no boss fight, no car chase. Just a soulless husk wanting to get out of his own misery...

GTA V: Better gameplay GTA IV: Better and dramatic storyline

GTA 4's story combined with everything available in GTA 5.....the world would implode.

Niko needs his own movie. From his time in the war in yugoslavia, being betrayed by Darko

This mission brought a tear to my eye. I spared him because killing him would've done him a favor. All of his sins where already in his life so he already got what he deserved. Sometimes revenge can be the thing you don't want to do.

Niko Bellic is not Russian, he is Serbian.

12 shots for the 12 friends that darko had killed. Now it makes sense!

I love how there’s only the sound of jet engines on the background after killing him. That silence has portrayed the emptiness niko had after having his revenge. What a masterpiece.

If Darko killed his friends for $1000, doesn’t that mean he valued all there’s lives at only $83?

"Only those who die get closure the living do not" probably the most powerful quote in the game

the writers at R* Really do not get enough credit i love their attention to detail the depth of their characters and the witty/ funny and at times very clever dialogue.

9:36 Man that theme.Who else felt goosebumps

"You ruined me, you fuck!" You can hear the pain in Niko's voice. Bro's been traumatized

Thumbs up if you think Niko and Roman should've brought Bernie Crane with them

I really like how weather emphasizes emotion further. When I originally started the mission it was broad daylight and even though the mission turned out to be dark and emotional, something was not right that is misses something. Then I decided to replay the game again and waited for the rain then I got a call from ULP agent. Somehow it made it more epic, the same thing with Revenger's Tragedy.

“You killed my friends for $1000?” “How much do you charge to kill someone?” That’s really impactful. Probably the only GTA that shows the story of how the life of someone who’s been killing people for money should have gone. Out of all the GTA MCs, Niko was also the one who actually showed remorse towards his victims because it actually takes a lot of guts to kill someone irl. The other GTAs always treat it like games as we know. This is why IV will always be special.

Dying is easy. Living is hard.

I spared him. Because killing him would've been an easy way out. He would suffer more alive than dead.

Darko: "How much do you charge to kill someone?" Niko: "Five thous- I mean, you ruined me, you fuck!" XD

you see neil fuckmann? this is how you make a "revenge is bad" story.

The best choice is to spare Darko: You kill Darko: nothing changes. Darko was litteraly a walking dead man, killing him is doing Darko a favor. That's why Niko feels empty if he kills him You spare Darko: Darko will suffer a little more, a best punishment for his sins. Or maybe he will get a better life (or at least a less shitty one). Niko understands that he isn't better than Darko and by sparing him he forgives himself too.

Perfect mission for a perfect story. If only they had spoken Serbian the entire time, I would have felt it even more. Great fucking game, though. EDIT: It's been 4 years since I commented this, and after a lot of replies and personal thoughts, I'll add to this comment. I know the language/translation spoken by these actors isn't that good in the context of knowing the language they are speaking, and I know why they speak English for the sake of the player. Obviously they want to give the information and emotion in English so that the target audience can understand, and the English acting in this cutscene is amazing and memorable. And as pointed out by most, they are really butchering the characters' native tongue, but when I wrote this comment I was in the mindset that Darko probably wouldn't know English well enough to converse with Niko on this level, and Niko's clouded rage would most likely have him speaking directly in his native tongue that he is comfortable with. I was also thinking that I, an English speaking player, wouldn't know they are butchering the language as I myself don't speak it, so it comes across fine to an uneducated person like me. Who knows, maybe they are really speaking Serbian and the narrative of the game is letting us hear the conversation but just in English, like a subtle perspective shift, but that's just a fun theory. So that's what I was originally thinking, although it came across a bit ignorant. I do apologize, and I still love this whole scene with all of my heart.

When niko says " You killed my friends for 1000 dollars?? "... it's so sad. damn

This is the only moment in GTA that made me cry. Because I can imagine how unimaginably terrible thing is being betrayed during the war, seeing someone who killed your friends for $1000, dealing with your troubled past.... This mission makes GTA IV storyline so outstanding.... so sad... so impactful ....

It'd be more dramatic that when Niko shoots Darko 12 times, each shot should've shown a flashback image of each of his dead comrades

6:13 that fits so well

Best game ever

"Everything that was good and innocent in me died along with them" Damn

10:04 The way Niko says "sometimes I think my past is all I got", makes me feel sad and nostalgic:(

I let him live, then as he became an npc, ran over him in my car. Doing that interrupted the kill spare darko dialogue and the kill darko dialogue started.

For some reason I just couldn't kill darko it was like niko looking at a mirror

I keep coming to watch this legendary mission, day after day, month after month and year after year. I don’t know why, but it gives me so much strength. It brings me back to the outstanding journey of Niko. Niko, you are my hero❤️

That part when Niko says : you killed my friends for one thousand dollars. That change in Michael Hollick's voice and tone deserves a reward. This one of my favorite missions in the whole franchise. Dialogs are just amazing

Man when i was watching this i was like."Don't kill him he has already suffered enough" than i get the game and get to this point.And then i see that the moment is much more powerful when you actually play the game.I almost fucking pulled the trigger.

I'm always come back to this game.

A revenge plot better executed than The last of us part 2. That's a lot saying when a game from 2008 is better written than a "masterpiece" from nowadays. Niko has an internal struggle about the weight of everything he has been gone trough, gaining SOMETHING as a person, contrary to the nothingness he feels. The same nothingness which that other game is filled with. Revenge is bad, but if you don't gain anything from it it's just that: NOTHING. Ain't that right Abby? "Only those who die get closure, the living do not"

7:00 Damn that’s a good line.

Rain made this mission more special.

Roman's reaction at 4:21 😂😂😂

This is a revenge story and gave u a choice not from Last of us 2

The Fact that without Darko there is no gta 4.

epic mission isn't it? there's a storm in the background and Niko is interrogating Darko..

5:06 The carton is a coffin shape.

I think the thing I appreciate most about GTA 4 is that the characters feel like legitimate human beings. Niko isn't a good person no, but if you play him the right way, he tends to hold back more often than not. There's a good person in there, he's just hiding underneath a scummy criminal. And that's *good* writing. Nobody is perfect. Very few people are purely evil on that same note.

11:11 “shit, someone hand me the keys to the fucking city” LOL