CharacterMinor characters
Kalem
Albanian Mob enforcer who helps Bledar Morina beat Roman Bellic over a debt to Dardan Petrela, then gets beaten by Niko in Bleed Out.
- Member of
Albanian Mob- Nationality
- Albania
- Occupation
- Loan Sharking; Extortion
Background
Kalem is an Albanian criminal based in Broker who provides muscle for the Albanian Mob's loan-sharking and extortion business. He works with two higher-ranking members, Dardan Petrela and Bledar Morina, and drives a Willard.
Events of Grand Theft Auto IV
When Roman Bellic cannot pay back what he owes Dardan, Bledar and Kalem drag him to the basketball courts in the Firefly Projects and start beating him, ignoring Roman's pleas that he never meant for Dardan to be attacked. In Bleed Out, Niko Bellic arrives soon after. Bledar tells Kalem to watch Roman while he takes care of Niko, but Niko beats Bledar, and when Kalem joins the fight Niko beats him as well. The player can then kill Kalem or leave him, so his fate is undetermined.
Trivia
- He has no LCPD record, so while his associates are later listed as deceased, Kalem's fate is never confirmed.
- During the fight he may claim to be Dardan's brother, though it is unclear whether he means it literally.
- He makes an offscreen cameo in the end credits of The Lost and Damned.
- His name means "pen" or "pencil" in several Middle Eastern languages.
