Shadow is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given to protagonist Niko Bellic by Rastafarian Little Jacob from his apartment on Dillon St in the Schottler district of Broker, Liberty City.
Mission
As Niko enters Jacob's apartment, he gets a surprise introduction to Badman by being pinned down by him, threatened with a box cutter. Jacob assures Badman that Niko is friendly. Jacob explains that there are dealers dealing drugs in their turf and they are not getting any profits from them. Badman wants Niko to head to Wallkill Avenue in Fortside and follow a dealer to the supplier. Niko follows the dealer as he heads back for more product to sell. Niko can quietly tail him without being seen, or he can initiate a running chase in which the dealer will leg it and narrowly avoid being hit by a car, and make a few attempts to stop Niko from catching him. When Niko reaches the dealers apartment the door will either be unlocked or locked, depending on whether or not you spooked the dealer. If the door is locked, Niko will have to shoot the lock to open the door. There are 3 men in the apartment that must be taken down. When the job is done, Niko will call Jacob to inform him that the competition is finished.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to find the dealer in South Bohan.
- Follow the dealer to his supplier on foot. Stay behind him and try not to be seen.
- You spooked the dealer. Keep following him to the supplier. (if he detects you)
- The dealer is in the apartment block. Follow or chase, but don't attack him.
- Damage the lock to break open the door. (if he detects you)
- Take down the dealer and his suppliers.
Enemies
- Dealer
- Suppliers
Reward
The reward for completing this mission is $250. The mission Russian Revolution is unlocked. (only if The Master and the Molotov is completed first) Also, you can now do friend activities with Jacob.
Video Walkthrough
Trivia
- When entering Little Jacob's apartment, he is seen lying on the couch. It appears that he is watching scrambled porn on the TV with Tuff Gong radio playing over it.
- This mission is the first to involve traveling outside of the Broker-Dukes island.
- Roman Bellic will call during this mission asking if Niko wants to play pool with him, but Niko says that this is not the best time since he's following the dealer. The call serves no purpose other than as an ironic joke, similar to Little Jacob's calls in Have a Heart and I'll Take Her..., Brucie's call in Undress to Kill and Dining Out and Roman's other call in Rigged to Blow.
- When Roman calls this alerts the dealer. To avoid this go to options on your phone and select silent. The phone will vibrate and not draw any attention to yourself.
See also
- Mission walkthrough