Play as Niko Bellic’s son in GTA Online

The GTA Online character creator is looking to be more robust than anything we’ve seen to date, particularly for a GTA game. Rockstar has confirmed that not only can we pick our clothing, hair styles, tattoos and other such superfluous options, but we can also choose who our parents are and inherit their traits. Fans who dig a bit deeper into their wallets will in fact be able to choose Niko Bellic and Claud Speed as their father. 

If you want Claud Speed and Misty as your parents you’re going to have to fork out $150 for the privilege as these parent-option are exclusively for the Collector Edition with a price tag of $150.

From the official Press Release:

GTA Online introduces a new spin on traditional character creation with the hereditary-based creation system. Select your character’s appearance by choosing your parent’s heritage, then use the gene dominance meter to dial-in which parent your appearance favors more. Additionally, you’ll customize your character’s daily activities – everything from family time to illegal work and sports to couch potato hours all have an impact on your character’s appearance and skill set (and you can always rank up your skill stats more via gameplay). As part of the Collector’s Edition package, you’ll get Niko Bellic, along with both Claude and Misty from Grand Theft Auto III to use as parent options within the character creation system.

GTAV launches to PS3 and 360 on September 17th.