GTA IV canon choices.
Niko is a highly complex character. He regrets the bad things he’s done but will still kill indiscriminately—innocent or guilty all for a few thousand dollars so any choice the player makes can feel consistent with Niko's character. Imo, he was either a cold, selfish bastard throughout the game, making questionable choices like killing Dwayne for money, Derrick for money and advantage, and Darko and Dmitri for revenge, without sparing a single life as he was a contract killing hitman OR he could be viewed as someone on a path to redemption, making moral choices like killing Playboy, Francis, and sparing as many lives as possible, including Darko's. This perspective would make the deal ending more fitting. However, given that Derrick is dead by 2013 and the Revenge ending is canon, my personal headcanon is that he was more of a cold pragmatist. That said, his side missions, where he saved lives, add another layer of complexity. What do you think? What decisions did Niko likely make in your view?
Niko is a highly complex character. He regrets the bad things he’s done but will still kill indiscriminately—innocent or guilty all for a few thousand dollars so any choice the player makes can feel consistent with Niko's character. Imo, he was either a cold, selfish bastard throughout the game, making questionable choices like killing Dwayne for money, Derrick for money and advantage, and Darko and Dmitri for revenge, without sparing a single life as he was a contract killing hitman OR he could be viewed as someone on a path to redemption, making moral choices like killing Playboy, Francis, and sparing as many lives as possible, including Darko's. This perspective would make the deal ending more fitting. However, given that Derrick is dead by 2013 and the Revenge ending is canon, my personal headcanon is that he was more of a cold pragmatist. That said, his side missions, where he saved lives, add another layer of complexity. What do you think? What decisions did Niko likely make in your view?