Ericsson "Eric" Borlinghathen is a character who appears as number one of the three main antagonists in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's Serbian (BC), along with his relatives, William Borlinghathen and Vance Borlinghathen. Eric is an American mobster who is also a part of the Borlinghathen Family. From his younger years on, he choose to serve Mikhail Faustin, and was a major and former partner to many people, including Mikhail, his brother-in-law William Borlinghathen, Niko Bellic, his godfather Vance Borlinghathen and Paul Fortunato. Eric is known for betraying his friends and partners, showing disloyalty to almost everyone.