Pathaan

*This is about the character. For the film, see Pathaan*

> Ek Soldier Ye Nahi Puchta Desh Ne Uske Liye Kya Kiya. Puchta Hai Wo Desh Ke Liye Kya Kar Sakta Hai
> (English: A soldier never asks what his country can do for him. He asks what he can do for his country.)
>
> **Pathaan**

**Pathaan** is a RAW agent and the current head of JOCR.

## Biography

Nothing much is known about Pathaan, and his parentage except he was found abandoned in a cinema hall. He was then taken to an orphanage then to juvenile centre and then to remand home. The love and care he got, motivated him to join the Indian Army and better serve the country he believed raise him.

### First Mission

In early 2000s, Pathaan joined Indian Army to serve the country that grew him up. Then in 2002, the Indian Army and United States Army joined hands for a joint mission to take down a Taliban leader, Salauddin Husseini. This marked as Pathaan's first mission. After tracking Husseini to Afghanistan, the U.S. Army launched a missile to that location but it was pointed to an aged teacher who is also named Husseini, via his phone. who were teaching 30 kids at that moment. Knowing this, Pathaan ran to him and took his phone and threw it as far away from the madrasa as possible. Despite saving many innocent lives, Pathaan was injured by shrapnel from the missile's blast and was rendered comatose for a month. He was then taken care by the same people whose lives he saved. After receiving their love and respect, he considers them as his Pathaan family since Sabba named him their "Pathaan" (Hero of the village), who pledged to celebrate Eid with them every year.

### Creating JOCR

In 2020, Pathaan heavily injured while on a mission in Myanmar. He was hospitalised for weeks. He was implanted with a metal plate in foot, Titanium Disc in neck and Bio-Degradable screws in shoulders. After the Myanmar Mission, during the rehabilitation, when he went through the phase of breaking and rebuilding himself, he presented an idea to Nandini Grewal about creating a special unit for those soldiers who were broken in the past but still have that dedication and passion for the country. He wanted to give a meaning to their lives. The unit was known as the Joint Operations and Covert Research department, or JOCR for short, with Shweta Bajaj, Joseph Mathews, Rishi Arya and Raza serving as its first operators.

### The Raktbeej Conspiracy

#### Beginning at Dubai

Through the information gathered through dark web, Pathaan and his team learned of the existence of a private terrorist/mercenary group that commits acts of terrorism on behalf of various organizations all around the globe, and that their next attack was targeted towards India at the Asian Scientific Conference in Dubai, where the President of India was supposed to give a keynote address. The President would have traveled with to the conference with two scientists - Dr. Farooqui and Dr. Sahani, but Colonel Sunil Luthra tripled the President's security and changed their travel route at the last moment regarding security concerns, leaving the scientists without additional protection.

By the time, the Indian agencies realized that the main targets were the two scientists and not the President, it was too late. The leading member of Outfit X had already attacked their convoy and abducted the scientists. Pathaan tried to track down the scientists but his car was wrecked by Jim. Pathaan was shocked as Jim was supposed to be long dead. Jim told Pathaan that he no longer serves because he felt that his country wasn't worth sacrificing for. Jim proceeds back to his vehicle and lights up Pathaan's wrecked vehicle. Pathaan and Raza managed to get out of the burning vehicle but Rishi was unable to escape and died in the ensuing explosion. Pathaan and Raza follow Jim in a chopper where they safely retrieve Dr. Farooqui. Pathaan engages in a fight with Jim to get Dr. Sahani but Jim overpowers him and brings down Pathaan to a tough situation. With no way out, Pathaan orders Raza to disengage and Jim then escapes with Dr. Sahani.

After their defeat, the team returns to India. Colonel Luthra tells Pathaan about Jim's past. Pathaan and team searched the dark web for Outfit X's trails but they got nothing. The only thing they got to know was "Raktbeej" - a term that was frequently popping up. They identified the dead bodies from Dubai and learned that that all of them were ex-soldiers or secret agents who recently received money transfers from a Pakistani doctor, Dr. Rubina "Rubai" Mohsin. Pathaan tracked her down to Spain, where he encountered Jim and his team, learning that Rubai was actually ex-ISI and one of Outfit X. Jim offered Pathaan to join Outfit X but he rejected the offer. Jim orders his men to terminate Pathaan saying that if he can't give him a friendship then he can't afford to have an enmity and then leaves his compound with Raafe. Rubai eventually betrays Outfit X and helps Pathaan in escaping the place but gets shot in the process.

#### The Russia Heist

After recovering from the bullet wound, Rubai tells Pathaan that they can achieve their goal faster if they work together - Raktbeej was securely kept in a vault in Russia, and since Pathaan was once posted there for three years, he was familiar with every corner of the country. As the Raktbeej was acquired, Rubai betrayed Pathaan. Pathaan gets captured and tortured by Russian officials. Nandini Grewal goes to Russia for Pathaan but denies to negotiate, as per Pathaan's request. She secretly tells him through Morse Code that Tiger is on the way. Pathaan is then taken in a Gulag train where he was to be secretly terminated but Tiger comes to the rescue and gives him an iced coffee and painkillers. Later, both agents fight the Gulag train prisoners on the train. After running from the train, Tiger and Pathaan talk about who would replace them in the future, both decide to keep on saving the world from universal threats and not letting the young people take over. Later, Tiger tells Pathaan to stay alive because Tiger was going on a big mission and he may require Pathaan. Both walk down the train tracks and Pathaan goes to exile while staying at a secret hideout.

#### Comeback from Exile

During his exile, he constantly kept an eye on Jim and Outfit X through dark web. He came to know that Jim was buying two Saber missiles from an illegal weapon dealer Fayyad. Jim sent Raafe to an unspecified African country for the payment of the missiles, but only Jim knew where the shipment would be delivered. Pathaan went to Fayyad's men and said that, he was Raafe and he wanted to meet their boss but Fayyad's men detained him and took him to the VIP area, as the real Raafe was already there, talking with Fayyad. When Raafe and the weapon dealer went on to check the imposter, Pathaan skillfully escaped captivity and fought off Fayyad's men, destroying his hideout in the process and escaped in a helicopter with Raafe in tow, for interrogation.

#### Confronting Rubai

At the JOCR Headquarters, Rubai came came under the JOCR radar. She was sighted in Paris, taking walks and cafes indicating that she wanted to meet Pathaan. After reuniting with Nandini, Pathaan traveled to Paris with Raza, where they encountered Rubai. She told him about Jim's plan - Raktbeej. Pathaan also got to know that the Outfit X was outsourced by General Qadir to terrorize India. Pathaan joins back RAW after he got clear leads on Outfit X.

#### Raid at CIRG

According to Rubai's intel, Jim mutated the small pox such that it shows its **symptoms within 5 minutes of infection** and made it **highly lethal and painful**. The virus was mutated at a french lab - "Centre d'innovation et de Recherche Génétique", under the supervision of Dr. Sahani. Colonel Luthra suggested to blow up the lab so as to destroy the virus and Outfit X all together but Pathaan told that it was a bad idea. After studying the geography of the location, he concluded that if the virus isn't completely destroyed then it can come down as rain into three continents - Asia, Africa and Europe. So their only option to invade the lab was by skydiving at the top of the lab and eliminate all the threats.

At the day of the raid, the JOCR team was successful in entering the lab and they successfully eliminated all the threats, but Jim escaped the lab with the Raktbeej Orbs but was pursued by Pathaan who managed to get one of the orbs. Colonel Luthra sent the Orb to the Indian Institute of Contagious Diseases to analyze the virus and create a vaccine, despite Pathaan insisting on destroying it. Luthra later had Rubai, who was there after the raid, arrested for interrogation purposes.

#### Raktbeej Demo

At the IICD, Dr. Farooqui **forcefully tried to open** the orb. There was a **central core containing a liquid** enclosed inside three layers. On further experimentation, he found out that the **liquid was just water**. Nandini entered the lab to check on Raktbeej, that's when Jim hacked into the systems of the facility and told them that he foresaw that situation so he specially designed the orb for the virus. The Orb had three layers: **1'st layer had vaccum**; **2'nd layer had an acid that corrodes plastic on contact** and the **3'rd layer had Raktbeej**. The acid damaged the protection suits of the researchers present at the lab and the virus entered their body. To prevent further contamination, the **lab was blown up in a controlled explosion**, while Nandini, Dr. Farooqui and the IICD scientists took their own lives.

Having instilled fear into the hearts and minds of Indian authorities, Jim brought India to its knees and demanded for Kashmir. He demanded the removal of the Indian Army's presence in Kashmir within 24 hours. The time limit being too small, it was impossible for Indian authorities to complete Jim's demand (Jim himself knew that he made an impossible demand). Jim then gave an ultimatum to attack a random Indian city with his Saber Missile armed with Raktbeej.

#### Launch from Afghanistan

After interrogating Raafe, he confessed that the missile will be launched somewhere from Afghanistan. Pathaan forcefully took away Rubai and set off to Afghanistan with his JOCR team. Using the holographic projection system that Rishi invented before his death, he set up an act and spread the news that an orb fell from sky and an unknown disease started infecting and killing every one in an Afghan village. At the meantime, General Qadir saw the local news and ordered Jim to find out, how the other Raktbeej was at the village. Jim sent a team to the village in a helicopter but JOCR captured Jim's team and returned to Jim's base, disguised as Jim's team where they got Outfit X and General Qadir at gunpoint. Jim indicated General Qadir to tap the missile launch button through morse code. The Saber Missiles started firing up which startled the JOCR team.

Jim took the opportunity to turn the tables and killed Raza and escaped the hideout in a jetpack. Pathaan too took a jetpack and followed Jim. While both were airborne, Rubai informed Pathaan that Jim tricked them and Raktbeej wasn't in the missile. Pathaan and Jim both crashed in a remote village where Jim revealed that the virus was in a plane that was circling New Delhi. Jim had the remote for deactivating the Raktbeej. Jim seeking vengeance from his Lover - India while Pathaan trying to protect his Mother India both engage in a decisive battle. Pathaan managed to deactivate Raktbeej at the final moment and killed Jim by throwing him off the perishing cabin which was at the side of a high rise cliff.

### New Position

After the prevention of Raktbeej pandemic, Pathaan is reinstated into RAW and made as the head of JOCR, while Nandini is posthumously awarded with the *Vir Puraskar* for her bravery.

### Prison Break at Pakistan

After learning of Tiger's extradition to Pakistan, he traveled there in order to break him out as per Zoya's request. He planted bombs on the bridge as a backup plan. Then at appropriate distance, Pathaan signals Tiger for a prison break. As Tiger blasted his way out of the prison, Pathaan arrives at the Army Prison via material ropeway to distract the guards using a timed smoke bomb that was also equipped with a speaker playing his song "*Jhoome Jo Pathaan*", much to Tiger's disapproval. He then fires at the distracted guards and pulled up Tiger to the ropeway. As the rope breaks as planned by Pathaan, they hold onto the carrier as it slides its way to the bridge. Pathaan takes the motorbike with sidecar where Tiger gets seated and the weapons are kept. The prison warden Shakeel and the guards started to show up near the bridge. When the time was right, Pathaan pulls out the detonator to blast the bridge. Despite the delayed response, the backup plan worked, killing the few guards. Then helicopter with mounted gun showed up, which Pathaan took over, as Tiger was taking care of Shakeel and the remaining guards using LMG and mounted gun. Shakeel throws the grenade at Tiger, who falls back due to the impact and hangs by the edge. To make the final escape, Pathaan yells at Tiger to jump. He takes the parachute from the helicopter and makes the jump towards Tiger in mid-air. The helicopter crashes at the guards, killing all of them including Shakeel. Pathaan and Tiger are sharing one parachute via hanging. Pathaan told Tiger that he promised Zoya a dinner party and a plane is waiting for them to leave Pakistan. Tiger said he might have to save Pakistan. Since he's marked as Pakistan's enemy No.1, he also denied Pathaan's help for the mission by saying he would be risky. Tiger then jumps to the ocean, so that Pathaan lands safely with one parachute.

## Abilities

* **Master Tactician**
* **Arms-to-Arms Combat**
* **Escape Artist**
* **Physical Will**
* **Skilled Marksman**
* **Multilingual**

### Implants

His body contains metal parts, titanium discs, and biodegradable screws. Due to this, he faces a lot of inconvenience at the airport security checks.

* Metal Plate In Foot
* Titanium Disc In Neck: His neck is severly injured which led to a surgery where a titanium disc has been implanted.
* Bio-Degradable Screws In Shoulders

## Personality

Pathaan is shown to be a person who always listens to his heart rather than his head, unlike an ideal RAW agent. Due to this, his decisions are always morally right but ends up getting tricked. But he always learns, he returns back, stronger than ever. He is shown to also be quite carefree and witty.

Pathaan always wears a sacred thread tied by Sabba, indicating how much he cares about his foster family. Even with the implants, he still manages to get in shape.

## Relationships

Allies* Indian Army
* United States Army - Joint Mission Allies
* RAW
	+ Sunil Luthra - Superior
	+ JOCR Unit - Subordinates
		- Dr. Nandini Grewal ✝ - Superior & Close Friend; Predecessor
		- Shweta Bajaj
		- Joseph Mathews
		- Rishi Arya ✝
		- Raza ✝
		- Amol
* Rubina Mohsin -Enemy turned Ally
* Tiger - Saviour
* Zoya Humaimi
* Dr. Farooqui ✝
* Dr. Sahani ✝
* Leonid - Pilot
* Fedor - Pilot
* Outfit X
	+ Jim - Attempted Victim
	+ Raafe
	+ Sergei ✝
	+ Begio
	+ Dietrich ✝
* FSB
	+ Grigor Ivanov
	+ Karen
* Russian General
* Russian Guards ✝
	+ Dante
	+ Fadeyka
	+ Alex
	+ Olga
	+ Zigor
	+ Dinala
* Gulag Inmates ✝ - Victims
* General Qadir ✝
* Shakeel ✝
* Pakistani Army ✝
* General Haq ✝

## Trivia

* While fighting, Pathaan has a habit of pulling pins from the grenades held on the enemy, according to Tiger.
	+ This is a slight reference to *Main Hoon Na*, another Shah Rukh Khan film, which was also co-written by Abbas Tyrewala.