Kliment Novikov

Klemetti Novikov

# Up the Moscow FUCKING Guards.

> *“I don’t think that Katyusha would love such a coward…. someone who brings her down… So, what is your choice, Dekervij? Fight with your Red Allies, or continue to hide… showing again and again that you are not just a weak man, but a weak lover as well….?”*
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> - Kliment to Sasha Derkevij
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> *"You are not a hero, you are a coward."*
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> *"You know, if I were to go back to Russia and complain to my mom, she could probably get this whole ship scuttled! She's like,, minister for Transport you know. Stupid fucking...."*
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> -Kliment
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## Profile

Kliment is a member of the Pravda High School Sensha-Do team. He has held high government positions, and has pushed forward countless pro-Katyusha revolutions in his time there. It is rumoured that he was once a soldier for the Russian Armed Forces.

He is Minister for the Interior for Pravda's Council of Ministers. He operates a T-34/76, despite his Voroshilov namesake.

## Appearance

Kliment is a young boy with blue eyes, brown hair, and of short stature. He wears the Pravda green and reds, as well as the chestnut ushanka regularly, despite his main profession being in the Naval Studies. Otherwise, he can be seen wearing the blue and black sailors uniform that many of the Naval Studies students wear under the decks, especially for ceremonial events.

He also wears a pair of golden glasses. Usually, they're circular in shape, but may change in style depending on the time of day, and activities he has planned.

When first arriving at Pravda, it's noted that he was wearing the uniform of the Nakhimov Naval School in St. Petersburg. It can be inferred that Kliment was a member of the academy before his involvement in the Pravda Civil War.

## Personality

Kliment is a self centered bastard. That's all that needs to be said about this godforsaken menace. He only likes to make friends with people he knows are competent enough not to ask him for too much, and maybe hang out a little with him when he has the time. He's like the stereotypical battlehardened sergeant that you seen in WWII video games, who just couldn't care anymore.

In the theme of personal relationships, it seems that the only person that he's close with includes his inner circle of Katyusha, Matvei, Natasha, Pavel, and Nikolai. He often calls them diminutive nicknames, like Katya for Katyusha, Natyushka for Natasha, Pavelshka for Pavel, and so on.

Despite his superiority complex, Kliment is an intelligent being, pulling ingenious plans of encirclement around his enemies, and planning attacks with little thought in his head. He claims that his tactical skill is a direct inheritance from his grandfather, who had used the same methods in his book years prior.

## Background

Born in Rakvere, Estonia, Kliment had come from a long lineage of Russian and Estonian tankers, dating back as far as the Spanish Civil War. His grandfather, and his great grandfather before that had both been generals for the Red Army, both serving in Spain and in the Great Patriotic War as commanders for tank units. His grandfather had even been awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for his development in tank tactics used by Soviet forces during the Great Patriotic War.

Kliment's grandfather is apparently one of the founders of Modern Tankery in Russia, having brought back the technology from Germany in the early 1950s, after the war had ended. He had discovered it at an East German tankers convention, in where the sport of Panzerfahren had originated from. From that, he founded the first high school level tankery team, out of the Moscow Suvorov Artillery School (which would be later known as the Moscow Guards Suvorov School), with 2 converted T-34/85s, 2 T-34/76s, and 1 T-44. His father would attend the school in the early to mid-1970s.

His mother, Alyona Novikova, is the Minister for Transport back in Russia, and holds a position in the SovFed. His father is Kaspar Novikov, Hero of the Soviet Union, Afghan War veteran, and now Ambassador for Russia to the Republic of Estonia.

### Early Education

Kliment was a mid-achieving student, getting mediocre grades. It may be due to the fact that Kliment is often written off as lazy and a shortcut taker.

Kliment attended School No° 241 in St. Petersburg for his primary education. As it was a generic primary school, Kliment did not receive training in order to enter the field of Panzerfahren from the institution. Instead, Kliment attended tankery classes for girls, despite attempts by the Moscow Girls League to restrict him from attending the program, as he was not a girl.

He was placed as the driver of a T-70 when he was 8 years old, but quickly grew up to the position of commander when he turned 10.

Kliment was transferred to an all-boys team when he turned 11, participating in the Russian Solo competitions. As the gunner of a T-50, he competed under the St. Petersburg Naval School’s junior team. Kliment participated at the regional and national competition level multiple times, winning silver at 12, bronze at 13, and finally, gold at 14, as commander of his platoon of 5.

Kliment is somewhat considered a legend at the sport in Russia. Though not many know his name or face, hidden under his helmet and goggles, he is an ace at what he does, at the cost of his ability to understand the severity of certain topics, and his general lack of sensitivity.

### Pravda

Kliment was roped into White Pravda when he first joined the school. Barely out of his old uniform, he was detained by supporters of Anya Kolchak, the great grandaughter of Alexander Kolchak, leader of the Provisional Government of White Russia. Surrendering his identification, he volunteered on a mission to kill Katyusha in order to bring an end to the battle.

After failing to shoot his target while distracted by Sasha, he burned down the Dekervij household in the forest.

Kliment was tranquilized by Astrid von Hohenzollern, and subsequently treated by members of the Moscow Guards later on. Kliment changed his affiliation to the Moscow Guards following the incident.

A moving force for intervention in the current Pravda Civil War, he brought in the Russian Government in order to attend to the problem, which later informed their Japanese counterparts. During this time, he became close to Katyusha, working in her government in order to fend off the White Pravda forces. The JSDF and Russian Army relieved Kliment and Katyusha of their positions, as they went and pushed out the White forces themselves.

In the current situation where Pravda is being rebuilt, Kliment now holds a position on the Council of Ministers, as Minister for the Interior, alongside a handful of other students that remained loyal to Katyusha during at least the end of the war. He is in charge of the Katyusha General Security Brigade (KGB).

## Trivia

* His name, Kliment, is a reference to Kliment Voroshilov.
* His last name is a reference to Nicolai Novikov, Nonna's father from the Yukiyukite Senshadou doujin series.
* Kliment plays the accordion.
* Kliment's voice claim is Vasily Stalin from The Death of Stalin.
* His birthday is February 24th, the same as his grandfather, Artyom Novikov. This is a reference to Estonian Independence Day.
* His parents, and people in his close family, call him Klemetti, the Finnish version of his name.
* His favourite food is sült, known in Russia as kholodets.
* He has a patch of white hair under his bangs, as well as above his ear.
* He is the same height as Joseph Stalin.
* It is said that he may be related to Alexander Novikov, Chief Marshal of Aviation. He believes this as well, but is unconfirmed by the rest of his family.
* His grandfather, however, was Deputy Minister for Defence in the late 1950s, and was apparently close with Marshal Georgy Zhukov.
* He lived in Canada for a year, when he was in elementary school.