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{{quote|There were fifteen of us, all boys from the village. But one of us betrayed the group. It was a setup... for money! Twelve people died, three escaped.|[[Niko Bellic]].}}
==The Fifteen Man Squad==
 
The "'''fifteen man squad'''" was a squad (proper name unknown) of child soldiers during the [[wp:Bosnian War|Bosnian War]]. Members of this squad included [[Niko Bellic]], [[Florian Cravic]], [[Darko Brevic]], [[Goran]], [[Mijo]], [[Dragan]], [[Dmitar]], and eight other unnamed members. All had grown up together in the same village.
 
   
 
The "'''fifteen man squad'''" was a squad (proper name unknown) of soldiers during the [[wp:Kosovo War|Kosovo War]], in 1998. Members of this squad included [[Niko Bellic]], [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic]], [[Darko Brevic]], [[Goran]], [[Mijo]], [[Dragan]], [[Dmitar]], and eight other unnamed members. All had grown up together in the same village.
Sometime during the war, the squad was ambushed by enemy forces; Niko escaped. He believed that the squad could not have been ambushed unless someone within the group had sold them out; he travelled back to where the ambush had taken place, and saw a large pit with the squad members dead inside. After picking through the bodies, Niko realised that two others were missing: Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic.
 
   
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==History==
Concluding that one of the two had been the traitor within the squad, Niko vowed to track down and kill the culprit. Unknown to Niko, Florian would flee to [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]], and Darko to Bucharest, Romania.
 
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===Background===
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According to Darko and not denied by Niko, the squad killed civilians of which some were Darko's neighbours which was his motivation to betray them.
   
 
Sometime during the war, the squad was ambushed by enemy forces. Twelve members of the squad were killed, but Niko, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic survived and escaped. Niko believed that the squad could not have been ambushed unless someone within the group had sold them out. He travelled back to where the ambush had taken place, and found a large pit containing the squad members' bodies. Niko identified the bodies, but did not find those of Florian or Darko.
Roughly ten-to-thirteen years later in [[2008]], Niko arrived in Liberty City, both to visit his cousin [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], and to track down Florian Cravic, whom he had learned was living there. Eventually, Niko [[Weekend at Florian's|tracked Florian down]] — the latter had come out as homosexual, and was having a fling with Liberty City's closeted deputy mayor, [[Bryce Dawkins]]. He protested his innocence, and Niko was angered to know that he would not get his revenge any time soon he had no idea where Darko Brevic could be.
 
   
 
Concluding that one of the two had been the traitor within the squad, Niko vowed to track down and kill the culprit. Unbeknownst to Niko, Florian would later move to [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]], and Darko to Bucharest, Romania.
Later in the game, an agent of the [[United Liberty Paper]] Company located Darko as a favour to Niko, and had him kidnapped from Bucharest, and left at [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]]. Niko [[That Special Someone|confronted]] Darko, and discovered that Darko had sold the squad out for $1,000 to fund his heroin addiction. Niko was all the more appalled that he and his friends were sold out over such a paltry sum; Darko called Niko a hypocrite, knowing that Niko had frequently killed for money too. He also told Niko that Goran had killed Darko's friends and neighbours, giving Darko another reason to betray the unit.
 
   
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===Events of ''GTA IV''===
The decision to kill Darko or let him live is then left to the player.
 
 
In [[2008]], Niko arrived in Liberty City, both to visit his cousin [[Roman Bellic|Roman]], and to track down Florian Cravic, whom he had learned was living there. Eventually, Niko [[Weekend at Florian's|tracked Florian down]] — who had come out as homosexual and was in a relationship with Liberty City's deputy mayor, [[Bryce Dawkins]]. He protested his innocence, and Niko was angered to know that he would not get his revenge any time soon as he had no idea where Darko Brevic could be.
   
 
Later in the game, an [[The Contact|agent]] of the [[United Liberty Paper|United Liberty Paper Company]] located Darko as a favor to Niko, and had him kidnapped from Bucharest and left at [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]]. Niko [[That Special Someone|confronted]] Darko, and discovered that Darko had sold the squad out for $1,000 to fund his heroin addiction. Niko was all the more appalled that he and his friends were sold out over such a paltry sum. Darko called Niko a "hypocrite", knowing that Niko had frequently killed for money. He also told Niko that Goran had killed Darko's friends and neighbours, giving Darko another reason to betray the unit.
==Script==
 
   
 
The decision to kill Darko or let him live is then left to the player.
''(Darko is thrown out of the back of a van by United Liberty Paper informants. The van drives off, and Niko and Roman approach the bound Darko)''
 
   
 
====Conclusion====
Niko: You remember me?
 
 
If the player chooses to kill Darko, Niko will shoot him 12 times, one shot for each fallen squad member. Before dying, Darko will thank Niko. Roman, who is with Niko during the confrontation, says that it is over now and Niko says he feels empty for killing Darko.
   
 
If the player lets Darko live, he runs off, never to be seen again. Niko is angry with himself for letting Darko live, but eventually decides that it was the best choice, and feels better. He lets Florian know, and Florian tells Niko that he is "proud" of him, and that both men now have the closure they desire.
Darko: Пусти ме. Не познаја те. '''(Leave me alone, I don't know you). '''I don't know you.
 
   
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If the player decides to spare Darko by walking away, but then manages to kill him while he is fleeing, the game will act as if Niko had chosen to kill him, but the cutscene will not play.
''(Niko leans down and grabs hold of Darko)''
 
 
Niko: Yes you do. I'm the one, who survived.
 
 
Darko: ''(chuckles)'' Niko... hello.
 
 
Niko: Рећи ми зашто''' (Just tell me why).'''
 
 
Darko: Зашто?''' (Why?)'''
 
 
Niko: Зато што сво били пријатељи. Сви смо одрасти заједно. Дмитар, Драган, Горан, Мијо... могу да настави свијо, ха? '''(We were friends. We were all friends. We all grew up together... Dmitar, Dragan, Goran, Mijo... should I go on and name them all, huh?)'''
 
 
Darko: We were friends, but I had other friends!
 
 
''(Darko rolls away from Niko and struggles to stand with his hands still bound behind his back)''
 
 
Darko: Friends that Goran and his guys killed. My fucking neighbours!
 
 
''(Darko approaches Niko and gets in his face)''
 
 
Darko: Because of what? Because of shit!
 
 
''(Darko turns and walks towards Roman getting in his face)''
 
 
Darko: Lies. Fucking lies!
 
 
Niko: So that makes it ok. To stab your friends in the back?
 
 
''(Darko stumbles back)''
 
 
Darko: When eveything you believe is shown to be shit, you make strange choices I guess.
 
 
''(Niko grabs Darko and pulls him closer)''
 
 
Niko: Fuck you! Strange choices? How much?
 
 
''(Darko laughs and stumbles back)''
 
 
Darko: A thousand.
 
 
''(Niko lets go and steps back, distraught)''
 
 
Niko: You killed my friends for one thousand dollars?
 
 
Darko: How much do you charge to kill someone?
 
 
Niko: You ruined me, you fuck!
 
 
Darko: I needed the money... I had problems.
 
 
Niko: You're a fucking junkie!
 
 
''(Darko falls to his knees)''
 
 
Darko: ''(shouting)'' Kill me then! You fucking hypocrite. Trust me, you'll be doing me a favour! (''Screams'')
 
 
Roman: Niko -- come on, let's go. Let him suffer... he knows what he did. He doesn't look like he enjoys life too much. Come on.
 
 
''(Darko continues crying, struggles and stands again)''  
 
 
 
==Conclusion==
 
If the player chooses to kill Darko, Niko will shoot him 12 times, one shot for each fallen squad member. Before dying, Darko will thank Niko.
 
 
If the player lets Darko live, he runs off, never to be seen again. Niko is angry with himself for letting Darko live, but eventually decides that it was the best choice, and feels better. He lets Florian know, and Florian tells Niko he's proud of him. Niko finally has closure on that part of his past.
 
   
 
== Trivia==
 
== Trivia==
 
*In a conversation with [[Dwayne Forge]] during a friendship activity, Niko reveals that eight of the twelve squad members who died were friends of Niko, with the other four merely being acquaintances from the village.
 
 
*If the player decides to execute Darko with a [[Desert Eagle]] (which holds a capacity of 9 bullets) Niko will still shoot Darko 12 times without reloading.
*In a conversation with [[Dwayne Forge]] during an activity, Niko reveals that eight of the twelve squad members that died were friends of Niko, the other four merely being acquaintances from the village.
 
*If the player decides to execute Darko with a Desert eagle (which holds a capacity of 9 bullets) Niko will still shoot Darko 12 times without reloading.
 
 
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Revision as of 15:27, 5 February 2015

There were fifteen of us, all boys from the village. But one of us betrayed the group. It was a setup... for money! Twelve people died, three escaped.

The "fifteen man squad" was a squad (proper name unknown) of soldiers during the Kosovo War, in 1998. Members of this squad included Niko Bellic, Florian Cravic, Darko Brevic, Goran, Mijo, Dragan, Dmitar, and eight other unnamed members. All had grown up together in the same village.

History

Background

According to Darko and not denied by Niko, the squad killed civilians of which some were Darko's neighbours which was his motivation to betray them.

Sometime during the war, the squad was ambushed by enemy forces. Twelve members of the squad were killed, but Niko, Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic survived and escaped. Niko believed that the squad could not have been ambushed unless someone within the group had sold them out. He travelled back to where the ambush had taken place, and found a large pit containing the squad members' bodies. Niko identified the bodies, but did not find those of Florian or Darko.

Concluding that one of the two had been the traitor within the squad, Niko vowed to track down and kill the culprit. Unbeknownst to Niko, Florian would later move to Liberty City, and Darko to Bucharest, Romania.

Events of GTA IV

In 2008, Niko arrived in Liberty City, both to visit his cousin Roman, and to track down Florian Cravic, whom he had learned was living there. Eventually, Niko tracked Florian down — who had come out as homosexual and was in a relationship with Liberty City's deputy mayor, Bryce Dawkins. He protested his innocence, and Niko was angered to know that he would not get his revenge any time soon as he had no idea where Darko Brevic could be.

Later in the game, an agent of the United Liberty Paper Company located Darko as a favor to Niko, and had him kidnapped from Bucharest and left at Francis International Airport. Niko confronted Darko, and discovered that Darko had sold the squad out for $1,000 to fund his heroin addiction. Niko was all the more appalled that he and his friends were sold out over such a paltry sum. Darko called Niko a "hypocrite", knowing that Niko had frequently killed for money. He also told Niko that Goran had killed Darko's friends and neighbours, giving Darko another reason to betray the unit.

The decision to kill Darko or let him live is then left to the player.

Conclusion

If the player chooses to kill Darko, Niko will shoot him 12 times, one shot for each fallen squad member. Before dying, Darko will thank Niko. Roman, who is with Niko during the confrontation, says that it is over now and Niko says he feels empty for killing Darko.

If the player lets Darko live, he runs off, never to be seen again. Niko is angry with himself for letting Darko live, but eventually decides that it was the best choice, and feels better. He lets Florian know, and Florian tells Niko that he is "proud" of him, and that both men now have the closure they desire.

If the player decides to spare Darko by walking away, but then manages to kill him while he is fleeing, the game will act as if Niko had chosen to kill him, but the cutscene will not play.

Trivia

  • In a conversation with Dwayne Forge during a friendship activity, Niko reveals that eight of the twelve squad members who died were friends of Niko, with the other four merely being acquaintances from the village.
  • If the player decides to execute Darko with a Desert Eagle (which holds a capacity of 9 bullets) Niko will still shoot Darko 12 times without reloading.