Rodion

*"Spetsnaz, Special Weapons Company, selected for technological skill and familiarity with Western culture (Hollywood action movies). Has skill in interrogation and Martial Arts."*
— Character Information
**Rodion** was a major character in Chapter 1 and Chapter 3, and a minor yet pivotal character in Chapter 2.

He is a Spetsnaz operator specializing in interrogation and hand-to-hand combat, and is best friends with Minotaur having known him for three years.
He also has a relationship with Jasmine Stuart. Despite his personality that may seem like a psycho interrogator, he has a sort of limit, like bringing in someone's family into an interrogation is something Rodion is not fond of.

## Biography

### Chapter 1

In Detroit, He and Minotaur interrogated Jamal Rahar, manipulating him to give up the location of the main mission target Anslo Garrick, they succeeded.

After Woods dropped in exfil, Rodion and Minotaur jumped out and attacked the rest of the merceneries to assist their escape from Greece after the recent death of Anslo Garrick

A day later, Rodion assisted the team in capturing Marco Guzman, providing air support from a helo. After getting overrun, he and minotaur were rescued by the team.

### Chapter 2

Later, after the team captured an associate of Al-Qatela, rodion and minotaur went through a brutal interrogation and were able to find information on a possible rogue agent and other high value targets.

### Chapter 3

Rodion is first seen in the mission cutscene, Old News, chatting with Minotaur about interrogation tactics.

He is later seen in the mission apart of the Spetsnaz Unit tasked to assist Task Force 141 and CTSFO. Saving Mason from a terrorist in Piccadilly Square. He and Mason later progress up the stairs of The Tanto Building, and seeing a hostage with a bomb vest, with no chance to save him, Rodion throws him over the ledge, killing him. He and Mason later regroup with the rest and Rodion goes to help more civllians.

He is seen after Hudson recruited Jasmine Stuart, his highschool love, who he got off on a bad note with. They later reconcile and accept eachothers presence.

Rodion is again seen in the mission The Manhunt Ends, leading the spetsnaz squad into the factory and helping Task Force 141.

He is again seen with Minotaur and Jasmine Stuart, having recently captured CAJ operative, Marcus "Lerch" Ortega and are now waiting for Task Force 141's arrival. They interrogate him briefly about the CAJ, but a rescue force led by Velikan breaches the gates, sending the Outpost into a frenzy. As the extraction helicopter gets shot down, they have to go on foot, which Rodion decides to send Lerch down to the basement. The Task Force 141 Rescue squad arrives shortly after, and knowing that Velikan was enroute, they take Lerch to the safehouse nearby, later defending the compound from several waves of CAJ and Local Insurgents, this was merely a distraction, which allows Velikan and his men to sneak up on them to rescue Lerch, while relocating to the safehouse, Jazz gets shot and Rodion risks his life, saving her. He, Jazz and Roach stay outside as the rest go inside to retake Lerch, but it is too late as Lerch was already rescued.

Rodion and Minotaur assist Roach and Ghost in capturing Velikan, he took part in the interrogation of him alongside the other three. After Velikan's wife and kid came in, Rodion blindfolds them but expresses discomfort with the situation, he is then dismissed from the interrogation.

Rodion, alongside Phylax, Woods and Mason raid a CAJ stronghold to find Martin Li and Lerch, but instead find an armory filled with weapons, notably a rail gun. After CAJ reinforcements arrive, they get extracted out of the area.