GTA 4's Derrick Or Francis Choice: All Pros & Cons Explained

main character Niko Bellic has to make a lot of tough decisions during his adventures in Liberty City. Developer Rockstar includes moments like choosing death for Dwayne or Playboy X to highlight the harsh realities of living a life of crime and how these decisions weigh on Niko throughout the story. Niko gets presented with another moment like this later in the game, being asked to choose between two brothers: Derrick and Francis McReary.

Both Derrick and Francis were raised in an Irish Catholic home prior to the events of with each brother choosing different paths in life. Derrick found himself in trouble with the law and moved to Ireland in the late-1980s, getting involved with the IRA and eventually being arrested in the United States after committing a number of violent robberies with friends from Ireland. The eldest McReary brother was set free after snitching on his two partners, allowing him to return to Ireland to continue his criminal activities. Derrick returns to Liberty City in where he meets main protagonist Niko during a bank heist and later recruits him for other jobs.

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Niko's fateful decision in takes place during the mission «Blood Brothers,» which starts with Niko meeting Francis at a club to talk. Francis explains that he wants Derrick dead to keep Liberty City safe, with the actual reason being Francis' desire to prevent Derrick from leaking incriminating evidence against Francis to the media that would destroy his career in the police force.

Francis crafts a plan to meet Derrick at a park, which would give Niko a chance to take him out. Things become more complicated for Niko when Derrick calls him later, voicing his concerns that Francis wants him dead and urging Niko to kill Francis in the park instead. When the day of the park meeting arrives, Niko climbs onto a nearby roof at Francis's request and