Ilyena Faustin

Background

Ilyena Faustin, often called Lena, was born in 1970 in the Soviet Union. She married Mikhail Faustin and had a daughter, Anna, and the family later moved to Liberty City, settling in a mansion in Beachgate, Broker. She is associated with the DF8-90.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV

Ilyena meets Niko Bellic while he works for her husband. In No Love Lost she is seen screaming and crying during an argument with Mikhail. In Rigged to Blow, while waiting for Mikhail, she calmly tells Niko about their old life and says Mikhail used to be a much gentler man before his temper became so erratic. She urges Niko to keep faith and hope when they talk about souls, while Mikhail mocks her as a superstitious old crone.

After Mikhail is killed, Niko can find a far more despairing Ilyena on Firefly Island. She asks him to deal with Anna's new boyfriend, who is pushing Anna to become a stripper. The outcome depends on Niko:

• Killing the boyfriend earns an angry call in which she blames Niko for another violent death.
• Beating him up earns a warmer call.
• Letting him escape leads to a sad call: Anna has run off and Ilyena has no family left.

Trivia

• She is voiced by Marcy McGuigan.
• After Mikhail's death, his phone number plays a voicemail from Ilyena telling his enemies to leave her and Anna alone.
• Her name is a nonstandard spelling of the Russian name Yelena.