Vladimir Glebov

Background

Vladimir "Vlad" Glebov is a Russian loan shark and small-time mobster in Hove Beach, Broker, in Grand Theft Auto IV. He runs the Comrades Bar and works under the protection of Mikhail Faustin's organisation. Roman Bellic owes him money, which Vlad uses to pressure the cousins.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV

Vlad hires Niko for collection and theft jobs. In Bull in a China Shop Niko smashes a shop window to collect protection money, and in Hung Out to Dry he chases down a laundromat owner who has been avoiding payments. Clean Getaway has Niko steal a car Vlad wants, and in Ivan the Not So Terrible Niko chases the informant Ivan across rooftops.

Vlad is arrogant and openly disrespectful toward Niko and Roman, and he is sleeping with Mallorie. When Niko learns of the affair, he confronts Vlad in Uncle Vlad, chases him through Broker to the docks and kills him. The killing draws the attention of Faustin and Dimitri, who kidnap the cousins and then recruit Niko.

Personality

Vlad is crude, greedy and smug. He likes to remind people that he has powerful friends and treats Niko as hired muscle, which proves to be a fatal mistake.

Relationships

• Mikhail Faustin and Dimitri Rascalov are his bosses.
• Roman Bellic owes him money, and he has an affair with Mallorie Bardas.

Trivia

• Vlad is voiced by Misha Kuznetsov.
• His death in Uncle Vlad is the first major turning point of the story.
• His bar in Hove Beach remains in the game world after his death.