  == Vladmir Mashkov ==  Is there a reliable source that says Niko was inspired by Mashkov? There wasn't one on the list of GTAIV characters page, so I removed it from there assuming here would be the best place to discuss it. A quick google search only shows that it's been frequently discussed by fans on forums... but in doing so I also found one where someone suggested he was inspired by Zinedine Zidane (to be fair I can see the point). If there isn't a more reliable source I suggest it's reworded to say something like the fandom has drawn similarities between the two characters, not that Niko was inspired by Mashkov, otherwise surely it falls under WP:OR?   