Ivan Radek

> *"This time it's me who doesn't want to lose you."*
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Major **Ivan Radek** is a supporting character in *Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle.*

## Official description

Major Ivan Radek is the leader of the H.A.D.E.S. unit who reports directly to Commander Foster. He follows orders without considering the consequences and never shows emotions, except when Agent Reyes is by his side.

## Biography

### Early life

Radek became known for being one of Foster's most loyal men, as he follows orders without question, and for having a short temper, which made him unpopular among his subordinates, save for Reyes, the only person he could be honest with. He typically spends his free time getting drunk at the Black Jack Pub in Keen Sight.

### Operation Sandcastle

On March 11, 1994, he and Reyes are assigned to take part in the Area 51 infiltration mission under Commander Foster's direct supervision. Before they leave, Reyes gives him a prototype of her invention, a tracking device called the D.I.D, to test on the field. Radek is informed that the mission's objective is to find their contact, Noah Anderson. With Reyes' help, he enters the facility with Foster, while Reyes ends up navigating the base on her own. The two eventually reunite when Reyes discovers Radek lying wounded next to the dead Section 8 soldiers. Radek reveals the soldiers and their contact were killed by Foster, who got off pursuing the soldiers he recognized as "Gora", the one who wounded the Major. Giving Radek's condition, Reyes ignores the Major's orders and chooses to complete the mission in his place, telling him she doesn't want to lose him.

At some point breaks free from the warehouse where Reyes had locked him in and confronts her and Gora in front of the entrance to the Castle. He warns Reyes not to trust Gora and threatens her with a gun when she refuses to obey his order. Radek ends up dragging Gora inside the Castle with him, which makes Reyes realize she doesn't know the Major as well as she thought she did.

Radek returns after restablishing the contact with Volken, the helicopter pilot, and shoots Ogre Helen with a rocket launcher, saving Reyes. It is revealed the Major's primary motivation was to protect Reyes, as Foster used her as a collateral against him. Radek was secretly working with Helen Reyes behind Foster's back to stop him, as the Commander was planning to sell Ogre's blood to Kuronosu. He gives back Reyes her original D.I.D. (prototype "D") containing the last message from her sister. Shocked by Radek's distrust in her, Reyes doesn't manage to hold on and falls down back to the self-destructing facility. Radek tries to force Volken to wait for Reyes on the surface, confessing that he cannot lose her as well, but is knocked out by the pilot, who refuses to land in the middle of a sandstorm. Reyes is left behind against the Major's wishes but, unknown to him, she manages to survive.

In the aftermath, Radek is ordered to be executed by the President to be used as a scapegoat. To escape his execution, the former Major assumes a new identity and is demoted to the rank of a special agent of unit Delta. Radek, now known as Liev, promises to avenge Reyes one day.

## Gallery

* Radek character profile
* Concept art close-up
* Concept art
* Radek with Foster
* Helping Reyes up
* Radek with Reyes
* Reyes locks up Radek
* Confronting Reyes and Gora
* Taking Gora hostage
* Radek with a rocket launcher
* Catching Reyes
* Radek with Reyes' D.I.D.
* Last goodbye

## Trivia

* He has possible Slavic origin: "Ivan" is a common Russian first name and "Radek" has Polish and Czech roots.
	+ His name appears to be a reference to General Ivan Radek from the 1997 political thriller *Air Force One*.
* As shown in *Daymare: 1998,* losing Reyes affected him deeply and he never forgave Volken for abandoning her.

## References

1. ↑ There's a graffiti found in the Lair Dam saying "Fuck the Major".
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radek