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Dan Houser Wanted To Kill Niko Bellic At The End Of Grand Theft Auto IV – Should He Have Died?

Dan Houser has revealed in a recent interview that he wanted to kill off Niko Bellic at the end of Grand Theft Auto IV.
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Rockstar Co-Founder Reveals Iconic Grand Theft Auto Protagonist Was Almost Killed Off

Well, I would like to have, at the end of GTA 4, killed Niko, but you couldn’t do it. You know, the game doesn’t work out like that.

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser couldn't kill GTA 4's Niko Bellic as fans needed to be able "to play forever," so he killed Red Dead Redemption's John Marston instead

Rockstar Games co-founder and the studio's former lead writer Dan Houser has revealed that he originally wanted to kill off Niko Bellic at the end of GTA 4, but the team abandoned the idea due to ...
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GTA 4 Was Destined for a Darker Ending, but Rockstar Didn’t Have the Nerve to Kill Niko Bellic

Dan Houser, a former co-founder of Rockstar, has recently revealed that Niko from GTA 4 was meant to die at the end. Here's why it didn't happen.

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan is his "best lead character," but it's a "toss-up" with GTA 4's Niko Bellic

Rockstar Games co-founder and writer behind many of the studio's best games, including Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 3, 4, 5, ...

GTA 4 character was nearly killed off reveals writer

One of the best GTA protagonists almost met a grisly end, as Rockstar's former lead writer reveals why the series is ...