

The Mafiya's founders, Mikhail Faustin and Dimitri Rascalov, met whilst serving in the Soviet Army, with both spending time in a Siberian prison. The foundation of the Faustin Mafiya dates back to the late-1980s/early-1990s. They will eventually turn hostile after Russian Revolution. They are armed with knives, pistols, Micro Uzis, AK-47s and shotguns. Like almost every gang in Grand Theft Auto IV, if the player walks or runs into a member, hits a member with a car, starts a fight, aims a weapon at them or shoots a weapon in their territory they will often react with hostility. However, during the time Niko Bellic works for Faustin, Russians will defend him, like members of the Jamaican Mafia. Members of the mafiya can be encountered in Hove Beach, Firefly Island and Beachgate, wearing suits, leather jackets, casual clothes and sport attire and driving Rebla, Schafter, Uranus and Ingot. 2.2.1 Early connections with Niko Bellic.
