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    Ivan

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    The protagonist of Devil's Third.

    Short summary describing this character.

    Ivan last edited by abra_kapocus on 10/13/23 11:58AM View full history

    Overview

    Codenamed Ivan the Terrible, his real name is lost to the ages. A former terrorist who is trying to atone for his past sins, Ivan now works for the US government.

    History

    Ivan was born into a terrorist cell known as the School of Democracy (SOD), with the expectation that he would become a fully fledged member through training from birth. Before he was even born, Ivan's parents failed a crucial mission that would have allowed SOD to dominate the world. As recompense for their failure, the leader of SOD, Isaac Kumino, killed them both and excised the unborn Ivan from his mother's womb. From that point on, Ivan was raised as Kumano's son, along with the rest of his future terrorist teammates.

    The years passed, an Ivan quickly displayed an aptitude to become the most effective agent of SOD, excelling in reconnaissance, firearms, explosives, hand-to-hand combat, and even piloting vehicles. In time, he came to mentor new members of SOD, including C4, who he would grow to see as the daughter he never had.

    This sudden emotional attachment to another person began to affect Ivan's conscience. He began to wonder if the violent tactics of his comrades were truly the solution to creating a perfect world. Some months later, his mind was made up when he participated in a chemical attack on a town of unarmed civilians. It was then that Ivan made his stand to oppose his remorseless allies, and nearly lost his life in the process. To his horror, C4 had been killed instead.

    Barely surviving the encounter, Ivan turned himself in to the American Special Forces and willingly assisted them in eradicating the various terrorist cells that he knew about around the world. All the while serving an 850 year sentence in one of the most secure cells in Guantanamo Bay. As one of the few prisoners with privileges to leave his cell for mercenary duty, Ivan has since turned his life around to fight for the forces of good.

    Personality

    Whatever he is feeling, Ivan never lets it on. Outwardly, he appears, cool, calm and confident, coming off as an almost jovial fellow, even when under heavy fire. But no matter where he goes, what he sees or what he does, the ghosts of his past always seem to haunt him.

    His anger for the deeds he and his former comrades committed never leaves him. Nor does his sadness for the death of C4. He shows no remorse for killing enemy soldiers, and seems to derive great catharsis for killing anyone from his own past. Whether it be through alcohol, cigarettes, or losing himself in playing music, Ivan's foremost objective is to put his murderous past behind him.

    In his spare time, Ivan is know to practice martial arts, but his true passion is music. He is shown to be a talented musician who is versed in playing many different instruments. His favorites to play are guitars and drums.

    Appearance

    Ivan is a tall, muscular, bald man in his early forties. Despite his advancing years, he is exceptionally well toned and carries himself with a proud, upright posture. He wears minimal clothing, wearing only a pair of cargo pants, combat boots and black sunglasses. Besides that, his entire upper body is covered with tattoos of Sanskrit characters. It is possible that these tattoos cover the rest of his body, but it is never seen.

    Skills & Abilities

    His life as a terrorist and a mercenary has given Ivan a set of skills that are at once impressive and terrifying. Some of these abilities do not appear to be natural.

    Firearms Expert

    Ivan is adept in the use of several different types of firearms, including handguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles and launchers.

    Melee Weapons Expert

    Whether they are forged, constructed or improvised, Ivan is able to expertly use a wide variety of close range weapons. He is particularly skilled the use of swords, favoring the katana.

    Hand-To-Hand Combat

    Ivan is trained in defendo.

    Agility

    Ivan is surprisingly light on his feet. He is able to jump over objects nearly as tall as himself, cross treacherous terrain with ease and run up vertical surfaces.

    Acute Senses

    Despite being blind, Ivan is able to sense the world around him as though he were able to see it perfectly. Even if he is shown a picture of a person, place or thing, he appears to know what it is down to the exact detail.

    Enbaku

    When the particles in his tattoos react with the magnetic forces of the world, Ivan enters a state known as 'enbaku.' Under enbaku's influence, Ivan becomes superhumanly strong, fast and durable for a limited time.

    Trivia

    • Ivan's entire character is a reference to the Japanese ghost story, Mimi Nashi Hoichi, (Hoichi the Earless). The story describes a blind musician whose body is tattooed with Sanskrit characters to ward off the ghosts who come to haunt him. Since his ears are not marked, the ghosts rip them off and take them to the netherworld. If one looks closely, they will see that Ivan's ears are not tattooed.
    • Ivan's habit of always wearing sunglasses is not only a hint that he is actually blind. It is a habit of the director of Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, who is almost never seen without a pair of sunglasses.
    • Though it is not spoken within the game, Ivan's full codename is Ivan the Terrible, named after the Russian warlord.
    • Ivan's favorite instrument is a twelve string guitar that is named after himself.
    • Enbaku is defined in Buddhism as the moment that an important truth is discovered. A second definition is that it is the Japanese word for a wild oat.
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