Ivan Ivanovich Ivanovsky

Lyudmila Ivanovsky (deceased sister)

Spetsnaz (formerly)

The Hub (formerly)

Federation of Civilized Worlds (currently)

*“No matter what happens, I will always find you.”*

One of the rare foreigners that somehow made their way into the Hub under New York City, Ivan was an operator of the Russian Confederacy. He and the other human survivors had aligned themselves with the Federation of Civilized Worlds in a losing war against the invading Ragon Empire.

## Equipment

**Yashcheritsa** (Lizard Gutter): This melee weapon is a pilfered Ragon energy blade fused with a long polearm, giving it a long effective reach. It is about 7 feet long, though the energy blade could be lengthened a little bit to make its range a little longer.

**Magnum Mk. VII**: A single shot 2 millimeter pistol that uses tungsten bullets... when its available. It has very high accuracy and could be used to destroy a Ragon’s eyes.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

Skills

* Fighter: Ivan is trained in Krav Maga and is very proficient with it as per his background in the Russian Spetsnaz. He is also proficient in using long weapons due to "private hobbies", hence his preference for Yascheritsa to be a polearm.
* Marksman: As a trained, professional soldier, he is proficient in using firearms of most kinds, though he prefers to use a pistol or assault rifle.
* Good memory: He remembers passwords and dates better than most.

Weaknesses

* Terrible talker: He isn't known for tact and diplomacy. He also mumbles when talking with people he isn't familiar with; when it comes to enemies, he prefers to punch them at the face and be done with it.

## Personality

The Russian Bear is more than what meets the eye. He is fierce, with a glaring look that exudes a serious demeanor. However, for all intents and purposes, he is a flamboyant person with a personality that switches on and off depending on whether or not there is a mission at hand. Ivan has the foresight of seeing the good side of people, though this part of him is seemingly absent when on a mission; clearly, he does not allow anything to compromise the goals of the team. He is quite protective, and for good reason; he is the one that is good at martial skills. Ivan is quite socially awkward and is bad at expressing himself.

## Backstory

Ivanovsky was born in the Russian colony of Novo Petrograd on the moon of Triton. Ivan was the oldest of four siblings. He was seen as having a special interest for martial arts and often had "special classes" simply because he liked it. The military was an attractive prospect, so at 23, he signed up for the Russian Intelligence Agency as a Spetsnaz, where he would be trained further. At 25, he would participate in the skirmishes between Russia and the NATO, crippling a French flotilla by sabotaging the ships on the docks of the New Burgundy colony in Enceladus with explosive charges in what would be his last mission.

After that, the Ragon scouts entered, and then their main fleet. Triton quickly fell after brutally one-sided fighting in the colonies on that now blood-stained moon, but not before several ships managed to flee to Earth. One of them was Ivan, having barely escaped being eaten as two divisions of soldiers and tanks fought and were destroyed with terrifying ease. However, they managed to kill an extremely small number of Ragon, and Ivan could snatch the weapon of one of their slain enemies; an energy blade he would later call Yashcheritsa; a lizard gutter.

It was also at the battle of Triton where he, as he had described to Hannah Brown, 'failed in his promise' to his commanding officer and friend, Grisha Izmaylov. He had previously promised to keep the latter's two children safe, but both were taken by the Ragons to an unknown fate.

The battle of Earth was swift and brutal, but when it did, Ivanovsky was in New York, and was amongst the lucky ones that got away before they could be devoured by the invaders. Within hours of going underground, he found an eerily familiar person. A French Captain , surrounded by his subordinates armed with military grade weapons, with their apparent leader being armed with a recognizable anti tank rifle. However, when they spotted him, they did not point their guns at him, nor did they issue any threats. Instead, their captain held out his hand to the lone Russian, and told him to come with them to find other survivors.

He could continue to be a security detail for the underground as well as one of its foremost combatants, though it is easier to simply evade enemy attention. He had since a romantic fixation for the American woman known as Hannah, and had a close and fervent friendship with Jean-Luc Lafayette.

## Adventures after Meeting the Travelers

After five years of hiding in the New York subway, he and the rest of the Hub met Tariq al Zubi and Rebecca Cohen during a salvage mission. They would eventually go into a mission to save the world by travelling to a facility in Denver said to hold a working time machine. Along the way, he would develop a romantic relationship with Hannah Brown. However, they were betrayed by Davin Blackmore, who had joined them in the middle of the journey, and Hannah, who was outed as half Dhasath, sacrificed herself in order to save what remained of their group.

Having been drawn to their location by the transponder repaired by Nicholas Ward, Federation forces took Ivan and most of the other survivors off the planet.

## Trivia

* His nickname is a reference to the anime character Ivan Ivanovich Ivanovsky from Patlabor: Mobile Police.

## Relationships

### Hannah Brown

Ivan has a confirmed romantic attraction to Hannah. However, as relationship studies were never part of his background, he has no idea how to court her. However, he does do things for her in his own subtle way. After a rather awkward confession in the bunker, they became a couple.