Ilyena Faustin

Type	CHARACTER
Ilyena Faustin
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto IV
Voiced by	Marcy McGuigan
Biographical information
Full name	Ilyena Faustin
Also known as	Lena
Nationality	Russian
Status	Alive
Date of birth	1970
Place of birth	Soviet Union
Home	Mansion in Beachgate, Broker, Liberty City A one room apartment in Firefly Island
Family	Mikhail Faustin (Husband) Anna Faustin (Daughter)
Main affiliation	Faustin Mafiya Niko Bellic
Vehicle(s)	DF8-90
Physical description
Gender	Female

“

The land of opportunity? I'd rather be back in Russia. At least there people don't pretend life has any pleasure.

— Ilyena to Niko Bellic during her random encounter.

Ilyena Faustin (Russian: Елена Фаустина) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV.

She is voiced by Marcy McGuigan.

History

Background

Ilyena was born in the Soviet Union in 1970. At an unknown point in time, she met and married Mikhail Faustin and they had a daughter, Anna, in 1988. They later moved to Liberty City, settling in the Beachgate area of Broker.

Events of Grand Theft Auto IV

Ilyena first meets Niko Bellic whilst he works for her husband. On one occasion while waiting for Mikhail, she tells Niko of their life before moving to Liberty City, and she explains that Mikhail was a much kinder man back then, in contrast to his unstable and volatile temperament now.

Ilyena appears to be very religious, as she encourages Niko to have more faith and optimism when they discuss souls. Mikhail, however, dismisses her beliefs by calling her a "superstitious old crone".

Random Encounter

Later, after Mikhail's death, Niko can find her at Firefly Island and she asks him to see Anna's new boyfriend, who is trying to convince her to become a stripper.

Niko can either kill Anna's boyfriend (resulting in an angry phone call from Ilyena, scolding Niko for bringing another man to a violent death), beat him up (resulting in a friendlier phone call from Ilyena), or let him escape (resulting in a sad call from Ilyena stating her daughter has run away and she has no family left at all).

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto IV

• No Love Lost
• Rigged to Blow
• Ilyena Faustin - Unique Encounter (Boss)

Gallery

Artwork of Ilyena Faustin.

Ilyena's portrait in the living room of her home.

Ilyena and Niko talking.

Random Encounter

Trivia

• Ilyena is a Russian name, but not spelled correctly. A more exact transcription for the name is Elena.
• If the player calls Mikhail's phone number after his death, the voicemail message changes to one from Ilyena, stating that Mikhail is dead and his enemies should leave her and Anna alone.
• Ilyena's voice is different during her Random characters than it is in her two appearances in missions, as in No Love Lost, she is only seen screaming at Mikhail and crying, and in Rigged to Blow, she speaks very calmly to Niko. Her tone changed considerably between the last mission for Mikhail and the encounter, further alluding to Ilyena's despair.
• Ilyena somewhat has a similar facial structure as Sara, another random character.