Dmitry Raskalov in the game "GTA 4" appears already in the role of the main antagonist. The character is mysterious, with many secrets, prominent and secretive motives. Such a villain is remembered for a long time. To find out his entire biography, you should familiarize yourself with the material in the article.
Meeting a best friend
Dmitry Raskalov was born in 1969 in the USSR, there is no exact information about his childhood. It is known that after adulthood he joined the ranks of the Soviet troops, where he met with Mikhail Faustin. Together they get into exile in Siberia. The prison did not change them, they decided to continue to engage in criminal affairs after the release. Here, the characters made tattoos that testify to their blood friendship. It should be noted that Michael always defended Dmitry in prison. After the release, the newly-made bandits sell drugs on Red Square, sell goods to tourists. Even before the collapse of the USSR and after Raskalov, he was repeatedly condemned for murders of various degrees of severity, but he quickly went free.
Relocation
Around 1995, Dmitry Raskalov and Faustin moved to the United States. They found a way to do this thanks to a flaw in migration law. After the move, friends took up the same thing in a new place - they tried to build their own criminal empire. Step by step they managed to do it. In 1998 and 2000, Dmitry Raskalov went to jail already in the United States. The reasons were car theft, as well as extortion from honest citizens. This did not stop two immigrants from the USSR from taking root in Liberty City. They created their own mafia, gained significant influence. Soon, Michael ceased to control himself because of cocaine with alcohol. Every day, Dmitry’s friend took huge doses, and his cruelty reached unprecedented limits. Raskalov always tried to restrain him, urged him to play by the rules of the criminal world, although he himself had problems. He became dependent on analgesics, was not ashamed of dirty tricks in his work, but always saw the limit of possible actions.
The first meeting with the main character
Dmitry Raskalov told his people to bring the perpetrators of the murder of Vlad Glebov to him. They turned out to be Nico Bellic and his cousin Roman. Representatives of the Russian mafia seized them, threw them into the van and brought them to the leaders. Dmitry wanted to kill them on the spot, but Mikhail dissuaded him. He said that it would be more beneficial to keep them alive and make them work for themselves. The brothers agreed, because for them the only alternative was death. The first task for Nico from the new bosses was to steal a van with TVs. Soon after, Faustin gives the order to the main character in GTA 4 to kill the son of the most influential Russian gangster Kenny Petrovich. Michael unreasonably suspects that Lenny is leaking information about the affairs of the mafia. Dmitry is trying to dissuade him, but this had no effect. His cruelty and thirst for blood reached unprecedented limits, and therefore it was useless to talk with him.
New order
In GTA 4, after the murder of Lenny Petrovich, Dmitry Raskalov meets in private with Niko. He tells him that Kenny is ready to have mercy on them if the protagonist kills Mikhail Faustin. It looks like a betrayal, but against the background of his actions, the decision of the chief antagonist is quite understandable. It is not known for sure whether Dmitry lied about mercy, but Petrovich really did leave the brothers Bellik alone. Nico even promised a reward for Faustin, but when he came for her, an unpleasant surprise awaited him. Raskalov all this time was at one with Ray Bulgarin. He was the boss of Nico back in the days when Bellick was involved in trafficking in human beings across the Adriatic. Ray holds anger at the protagonist, because he considers him guilty of the wreck of one of his ship. To escape from two criminal authorities Nico helps baby Jacob. After some time, they set fire to the taxi park and the huge house of Roman.
Abduction attempt
In GTA 4, Dmitry Raskalov managed to become a major criminal authority. He even found a way to import cocaine, but he was caught on it. Soon the man was released, since no charges were even brought against him. At this moment, Raskalov finds out that Roman in the Broker often goes into one gambling club. The desire to kill Nico did not disappear, and through a cousin you can go out on him. Dmitry calls Ashley Butler, who owes him a lot of money. For partial reckoning, she will have to organize the abduction of Roman. She calls Johnny Klebits from the motorcycle club The Lost MC. At this time, Raskalov sends his people to her apartment, who should pick up Bellik. Joni agrees to help the girl, because she is dating one of his familiar bikers. Together with Malk, they successfully carry out the abduction in a gambling house in Broker. Only now they did not take into account that Nico would not sit idle. The main character manages to save a cousin and hide from persecution.
New affairs
Nico wants to kill Dmitry Raskalov, but getting to him is becoming more difficult. A month later, he becomes the most influential Russian gangster and even dictates his terms to the leader of the Italian cell Giovanni Ancelotti. He must put pressure on the deputy mayor Bryce Dawkins. He must help the mafia gain control of the builders' union. If this does not happen, then the press will become aware of the affair of the deputy mayor with a certain Bernie Crane. Suddenly, Niko Bellik again invaded Raskalov’s plans, who already tired of the leader of the Russian mafia. The main character was friends with Bernie and agreed to help him stop this blackmail. Raskalov is once again trying to lure Bellick into a trap, but the attempt was in vain.
At this time, the Pegorino family received information that it was the Russians who supplied cocaine to Ancelotti. They decide to steal one van for their needs, which they manage to do. This small event played an important role in the plot of the game.
Final stage
The choice whether to kill Dmitry Raskalov or not is not provided to the player in GTA 4. When the van with a huge batch of drugs is in the hands of Jimmy Pegorino, the boss of the Russian mafia will contact him. He will offer to sell the prohibited substances to some third party. Jimmy agrees and asks Nico, who was working for him at that moment, to participate in the deal. The head of the family Pegorino knew about his enmity with Raskalov, but nevertheless made him such an offer. The player in this situation may refuse or agree. This will not particularly affect the plot, since Dmitry Niko will kill in any case. The decision of the developers not to provide a choice in this regard is understandable. The protagonist has accumulated a huge amount of anger at Raskalov for his betrayal, the abduction of Roman, constant attempts to kill. Leaving him alive would not be according to the canon of the series, because Dmitry is the main antagonist.
In any case, the players met an interesting character who has come a long way in creating his own criminal empire in Liberty City.