what happens to niko? - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

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• SAY HELLO TO "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV"S GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY LYLE MASAKIMAY 12, 2008/11:27 AMBY LYLE MASAKIMAY 12, 2008 / 11:27 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SAY HELLO TO \"GRAND THEFT AUTO IV\"S GAY CHARACTERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-05-12T15:27:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-05-12T15:27:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE INTER. WHILE I DON'T EXPECT THAT I'LL PLAY GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ANYTIME SOON, I AM VERY TERTED HOW WELL THE GAME'S GAY-THEMED STORYL ARE HANDLED. AND NOW, THANKS TO THE HANDY VIO WALKTHROUGHS OF THE GAME, I N GET A BETTER FEEL FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST GAY THEMED MISSN, TLED "OUT OF THE CLOSET", FDS THE GAME'S PROTAGONIST, MOBSTER NIKO BELLIC, TASKED WH ASSASSATG A GAY MAN NAMED "FRENCH TOM" WHO OW MONEY FO BCIE, NIKO'S BOSS (MORE OR LS). IN ORR TO LURE FRENCH TOM OUT, BCIE POSTS A "MEN SEEKG MEN" PERSONALS AD FOR NIKO, WHICH NIKO TO PLAN A DATE WH FRENCH TOM. AT THE DATE, NIKO KILLS HIS TARGET:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INIALLY I WASN'T SO THRILLED WH THE MISSN. I ULD SEE THAT THE GAME WAS TRYG TO EMPHASIZE THAT FRENCH TOM IS AN UNEMPLOYED, EGOTISTIL ADBEAT AND HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN HAS NOTHG TO DO WH HIS MURR, BUT 'S STILL ANNOYG TO SEE WHAT A STEREOTYPE HE IS AND A PART OF ME WONRS IF FRENCH TOM'S EFFEMATE QUALI ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE HIM MORE ANNOYG AND, THEREFORE, ADD TO THE SATISFACTN OF KILLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FRENCH TOM ISN'T THE ONLY GAY CHARACTER THE GAME. MEET HIM AFTER THE BREAK...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A LATER MISSN HAS YOU SEEKG FLORIAN CRAVIC. YOU'RE IALLY TRYG TO KILL HIM, BUT HE TURNS OUT TO BE AN OLD IEND OF NIKO AND NIKO TSTS FLORIAN WHEN HE SISTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKG FOR SOMEONE ELSE. ONCE NIKO PUTS HIS GUN WAY, FLORIAN EXPLAS THAT HE GO BY THE NAME BERNIE CRANE NOW AND THAT HE ME TO LIBERTY CY LOOKG FOR A NEW START AND A CHANCE TO GIVE HIMSELF A "PLETE CHANGE". BERNIE IS EVEN MORE OF A STEREOTYPE THAN FRENCH TOM: NOT ONLY IS HE MORE EFFEMATE HIS MANNERISMS AND SPEECH, HE WORKS AS A LIFTYLE ACH/AEROBICS STCTOR AND HAS A WELL-RATED APARTMENT (WH A TOM OF FLAND MEETS PATRICK NAGEL PATG OVER HIS BED). BERNIE IS ALSO HAVG AN AFFAIR WH BRYCE DAWKS, LIBERTY CY'S MARRIED "FAY VALU" PUTY MAYOR. SCE BERNIE, A CHARACTER WHO STICKS AROUND THROUGH THE GAME, IS EVEN MORE EFFEMATE (AND, POTENTIALLY, ANNOYG) THAN FRENCH TOM WAS, DO THIS NTRALIZE ANY NEGATIVE MSAG THE GAME MIGHT HAVE MA WH "OUT OF THE CLOSET"?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CLIP BELOW ALSO SHOWS A TASTE OF GTA IV'S SOCIAL HUMOR WH AN AD FOR THE "VDITN ANGEL CURSE BTER BC" FEATURG AN IRRPONSIBLE PARENT WHO HAS "PETNED CONGRS TO OUTLAW EVERYTHG THAT ISN'T SUABLE FOR CHILDREN" BUT WHO, CLEARLY, DON'T LIVE THE CLEAN LIFE SHE EXPECTS OUT OF THE RT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER, BERNIE ASKS NIKO FOR HELP WH SOME "HATERS" WHO HAVE BEEN HARASSG HIM THE PARK WHERE HE WORKS OUT. BERNIE HAS A HARD TIME TALKG ABOUT BEG GAY, HE PLENTY OF PHEMISMS SAYG HE ME TO THE USA "TO BE HIMSELF" AND WHEN NIKO ASKS BERNIE WHY HE'S BEG HARASSED HE PS BEFORE EXPLAG THAT 'S BEE HE'S "FABULO". NIKO TAK BERNIE TO THE PARK SO HE N FD THE HATER AND WHILE BERNIE HAS TROUBLE SAYG WHY HE'S BEG TARGETED, HIS ATTACKER THROWS OUT ANTI-GAY SLURS, MAKG HIS MOTIVATN CLEAR. YOU GET TO MAKE SURE THE GUY NEVER ATTACKS BERNIE (OR ANY OTHER GAY MAN) AGA BY CHASG HIM DOWN A BIKE AND GUNNG HIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE NEEDS HELP AGA AS BLACKMAILERS THREATEN TO OUT HIS LOVER, A HYPOCRIL, MARRIED NSERVATIVE POLICIAN. BERNIE LOOKS STCTIBLE THIS VIO AS HE SEEMS TO SURVIVE BEG ACCINTALLY SHOT BY NIKO SEVERAL TIM AND BEG SET ON FIRE WHEN THE VAN HE WAS RIDG BLOWS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE MAK ONE MORE APPEARANCE A MISSN, THOUGH HE'S ENTIRELY A BYSTANR THIS ONE. BERNIE V NIKO TO GO OUT BOATG WH HIM. AFTER TALKG ABOUT THEIR IENDSHIP AND WHERE THEIR LIV ARE NOW, THEIR LEISURELY AFTERNOON IS TERPTED WHEN THEY CHANCE UPON SOME MOBSTERS WHO ARE TRYG TO KILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE IS EVEN MORE EFFEMATE THIS ONE, WHICH IS TERTG SCE THIS IS A SCENE WHERE NIKO CIS TO SPEND TIME WH BERNIE WHOUT ANY GREATER TASK AT HAND - THERE NO FAVORS TO PERFORM FOR BERNIE, SAVE BEG A IEND TO THE MAN. THIS HAS ME WONRG EVEN MORE IF BERNIE AND HIS IENDSHIP WH NIKO IS SUPPOSED TO UNDO ANY THRILL KILLG FRENCH TOM. IT'S NOT HARD TO FD THE HOMOPHOBIC SEGMENT OF GTA'S DIENCE, SO I N EASILY IMAGE GTA IV PLAYERS FDG PLEASURE FRENCH TOM'S ATH (FOLLOWED BY TOO-FAAR CRI OF "I DIDN'T ENJOY KILLG HIM BEE HE WAS GAY, I ENJOYED KILLG HIM BEE HE WAS ANNOYG.") HOWEVER, GTA IV FOLLOWS UP ON FRENCH TOM'S MURR WH AN EVEN MORE FLAMBOYANT GAY MAN, ONE WHO YOU HAVE TO BEIEND AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, I ULD PLA THAT BERNIE'S STORI -- SAVG A GAY MAN OM GAY BASHG AND BEG BLACKMAILED TO STAY THE CLOSET -- ARE CLICH THAT HAVE BEE RATHER TIROME. HOWEVER, AS MUCH AS I MIGHT BE TIRED OF THOSE STORYL ON TV, THEY'RE NEW GROUND THE LANDSPE OF VIOGAM. JUDGG BY WHAT I'VE SEEN THE WALKTHROUGHS (WHICH, SHOULD BE NOTED, PROBABLY DON'T PROVI A FULL NTEXT) THE LATT GTA MANAG TO TREAT THE GAYS OF LIBERTY CY WH SOME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAY GIRLS WHO GAME VIO BLOG AT AFTERELLEN RECENTLY REVIEWED GTA IV OM A LBIAN PERSPECTIVE. OVERALL, TRACY AND ANGELA'S REACTN TO THE GAME WAS THAT THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF HOMOPHOBIA AND MISOGYNY, BUT THAT WAS TEMPERED BY A LACK OF ADMIRABLE CHARACTERS GENERAL, AND THAT THE MERCIALS THE GAME MOCKED RIGHT WG EXTREMISM WH A VICNS THAT TURNED THE GAME TO A POSIVE SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THE BALLAD OF GAY TONY

SAY HELLO TO "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV"S GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY LYLE MASAKIMAY 12, 2008/11:27 AMBY LYLE MASAKIMAY 12, 2008 / 11:27 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SAY HELLO TO \"GRAND THEFT AUTO IV\"S GAY CHARACTERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-05-12T15:27:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-05-12T15:27:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THIS IS WHY I LOVE THE INTER. WHILE I DON'T EXPECT THAT I'LL PLAY GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ANYTIME SOON, I AM VERY TERTED HOW WELL THE GAME'S GAY-THEMED STORYL ARE HANDLED. AND NOW, THANKS TO THE HANDY VIO WALKTHROUGHS OF THE GAME, I N GET A BETTER FEEL FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST GAY THEMED MISSN, TLED "OUT OF THE CLOSET", FDS THE GAME'S PROTAGONIST, MOBSTER NIKO BELLIC, TASKED WH ASSASSATG A GAY MAN NAMED "FRENCH TOM" WHO OW MONEY FO BCIE, NIKO'S BOSS (MORE OR LS). IN ORR TO LURE FRENCH TOM OUT, BCIE POSTS A "MEN SEEKG MEN" PERSONALS AD FOR NIKO, WHICH NIKO TO PLAN A DATE WH FRENCH TOM. AT THE DATE, NIKO KILLS HIS TARGET:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INIALLY I WASN'T SO THRILLED WH THE MISSN. I ULD SEE THAT THE GAME WAS TRYG TO EMPHASIZE THAT FRENCH TOM IS AN UNEMPLOYED, EGOTISTIL ADBEAT AND HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN HAS NOTHG TO DO WH HIS MURR, BUT 'S STILL ANNOYG TO SEE WHAT A STEREOTYPE HE IS AND A PART OF ME WONRS IF FRENCH TOM'S EFFEMATE QUALI ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE HIM MORE ANNOYG AND, THEREFORE, ADD TO THE SATISFACTN OF KILLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FRENCH TOM ISN'T THE ONLY GAY CHARACTER THE GAME. MEET HIM AFTER THE BREAK...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A LATER MISSN HAS YOU SEEKG FLORIAN CRAVIC. YOU'RE IALLY TRYG TO KILL HIM, BUT HE TURNS OUT TO BE AN OLD IEND OF NIKO AND NIKO TSTS FLORIAN WHEN HE SISTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKG FOR SOMEONE ELSE. ONCE NIKO PUTS HIS GUN WAY, FLORIAN EXPLAS THAT HE GO BY THE NAME BERNIE CRANE NOW AND THAT HE ME TO LIBERTY CY LOOKG FOR A NEW START AND A CHANCE TO GIVE HIMSELF A "PLETE CHANGE". BERNIE IS EVEN MORE OF A STEREOTYPE THAN FRENCH TOM: NOT ONLY IS HE MORE EFFEMATE HIS MANNERISMS AND SPEECH, HE WORKS AS A LIFTYLE ACH/AEROBICS STCTOR AND HAS A WELL-RATED APARTMENT (WH A TOM OF FLAND MEETS PATRICK NAGEL PATG OVER HIS BED). BERNIE IS ALSO HAVG AN AFFAIR WH BRYCE DAWKS, LIBERTY CY'S MARRIED "FAY VALU" PUTY MAYOR. SCE BERNIE, A CHARACTER WHO STICKS AROUND THROUGH THE GAME, IS EVEN MORE EFFEMATE (AND, POTENTIALLY, ANNOYG) THAN FRENCH TOM WAS, DO THIS NTRALIZE ANY NEGATIVE MSAG THE GAME MIGHT HAVE MA WH "OUT OF THE CLOSET"?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CLIP BELOW ALSO SHOWS A TASTE OF GTA IV'S SOCIAL HUMOR WH AN AD FOR THE "VDITN ANGEL CURSE BTER BC" FEATURG AN IRRPONSIBLE PARENT WHO HAS "PETNED CONGRS TO OUTLAW EVERYTHG THAT ISN'T SUABLE FOR CHILDREN" BUT WHO, CLEARLY, DON'T LIVE THE CLEAN LIFE SHE EXPECTS OUT OF THE RT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER, BERNIE ASKS NIKO FOR HELP WH SOME "HATERS" WHO HAVE BEEN HARASSG HIM THE PARK WHERE HE WORKS OUT. BERNIE HAS A HARD TIME TALKG ABOUT BEG GAY, HE PLENTY OF PHEMISMS SAYG HE ME TO THE USA "TO BE HIMSELF" AND WHEN NIKO ASKS BERNIE WHY HE'S BEG HARASSED HE PS BEFORE EXPLAG THAT 'S BEE HE'S "FABULO". NIKO TAK BERNIE TO THE PARK SO HE N FD THE HATER AND WHILE BERNIE HAS TROUBLE SAYG WHY HE'S BEG TARGETED, HIS ATTACKER THROWS OUT ANTI-GAY SLURS, MAKG HIS MOTIVATN CLEAR. YOU GET TO MAKE SURE THE GUY NEVER ATTACKS BERNIE (OR ANY OTHER GAY MAN) AGA BY CHASG HIM DOWN A BIKE AND GUNNG HIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE NEEDS HELP AGA AS BLACKMAILERS THREATEN TO OUT HIS LOVER, A HYPOCRIL, MARRIED NSERVATIVE POLICIAN. BERNIE LOOKS STCTIBLE THIS VIO AS HE SEEMS TO SURVIVE BEG ACCINTALLY SHOT BY NIKO SEVERAL TIM AND BEG SET ON FIRE WHEN THE VAN HE WAS RIDG BLOWS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE MAK ONE MORE APPEARANCE A MISSN, THOUGH HE'S ENTIRELY A BYSTANR THIS ONE. BERNIE V NIKO TO GO OUT BOATG WH HIM. AFTER TALKG ABOUT THEIR IENDSHIP AND WHERE THEIR LIV ARE NOW, THEIR LEISURELY AFTERNOON IS TERPTED WHEN THEY CHANCE UPON SOME MOBSTERS WHO ARE TRYG TO KILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BERNIE IS EVEN MORE EFFEMATE THIS ONE, WHICH IS TERTG SCE THIS IS A SCENE WHERE NIKO CIS TO SPEND TIME WH BERNIE WHOUT ANY GREATER TASK AT HAND - THERE NO FAVORS TO PERFORM FOR BERNIE, SAVE BEG A IEND TO THE MAN. THIS HAS ME WONRG EVEN MORE IF BERNIE AND HIS IENDSHIP WH NIKO IS SUPPOSED TO UNDO ANY THRILL KILLG FRENCH TOM. IT'S NOT HARD TO FD THE HOMOPHOBIC SEGMENT OF GTA'S DIENCE, SO I N EASILY IMAGE GTA IV PLAYERS FDG PLEASURE FRENCH TOM'S ATH (FOLLOWED BY TOO-FAAR CRI OF "I DIDN'T ENJOY KILLG HIM BEE HE WAS GAY, I ENJOYED KILLG HIM BEE HE WAS ANNOYG.") HOWEVER, GTA IV FOLLOWS UP ON FRENCH TOM'S MURR WH AN EVEN MORE FLAMBOYANT GAY MAN, ONE WHO YOU HAVE TO BEIEND AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, I ULD PLA THAT BERNIE'S STORI -- SAVG A GAY MAN OM GAY BASHG AND BEG BLACKMAILED TO STAY THE CLOSET -- ARE CLICH THAT HAVE BEE RATHER TIROME. HOWEVER, AS MUCH AS I MIGHT BE TIRED OF THOSE STORYL ON TV, THEY'RE NEW GROUND THE LANDSPE OF VIOGAM. JUDGG BY WHAT I'VE SEEN THE WALKTHROUGHS (WHICH, SHOULD BE NOTED, PROBABLY DON'T PROVI A FULL NTEXT) THE LATT GTA MANAG TO TREAT THE GAYS OF LIBERTY CY WH SOME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAY GIRLS WHO GAME VIO BLOG AT AFTERELLEN RECENTLY REVIEWED GTA IV OM A LBIAN PERSPECTIVE. OVERALL, TRACY AND ANGELA'S REACTN TO THE GAME WAS THAT THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF HOMOPHOBIA AND MISOGYNY, BUT THAT WAS TEMPERED BY A LACK OF ADMIRABLE CHARACTERS GENERAL, AND THAT THE MERCIALS THE GAME MOCKED RIGHT WG EXTREMISM WH A VICNS THAT TURNED THE GAME TO A POSIVE SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Niko Bellic (Serbian: Нико Белић, Niko Belić) is the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV and a supportg character The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. When Niko nonts him, Florian, who now lls himself Bernie Crane, begs for fivens and claims he is not only a homosexual but that he is not the one who betrayed Niko (spe pg).

An example is Bryce Dawks, whom Niko says is a "bullshter" for givg homophobic speech and preachg about fay valu to ga polil power when he himself is bisexual.

THE BALLAD OF GAY TONY

The Ballad of Gay Tony. Killg the homophobic man stalkg Bernie Crane.

v • d • eThe Ballad of Gay Tony charactersStat† not Deceased, Italics not a stat termed by the player's choiceProtagonistLuis Fernando LopezCentral charactersTony Prce • Yuf Amir • Armando Torr • Henrique Bardas • Roc Pelosi† • Ray Bulgar†Ma charactersMori Kibbutz • Bcie Kibbutz • Adriana Yanira Lopez • Timur† • Uncle Vce† • Evan Moss† • Gracie AncelottiSupportg charactersRoman Bellic • Patrick McReary • Derrick McReary† • Dsie • Troy • Gala Bulgar • Abdul Amir • Joni • The Celebator • Niko Bellic • Johnny Klebz† • Al Di Napoli • Alfonso Vasquez Jr. Lopez • Nick Lanster • Roy Zo • Suphot Paci • Tony Arms • Willy ValerOther charactersJase • Miranda Cowan • Terrorism Expert • Rob • Vikky • Zack Adhem • Steve • Kelly • Mallm ForthrightCharacters The Ballad of Gay Tony • Category:Characters The Ballad of Gay Tony • The Ballad of Gay Tony • Category:Characters.

The Ballad of Gay Tony[].

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