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Ivan is a Corporalnik Heartrender and one of the Darkling's oprichniki.

Biography[]

Traveling with the Sun Summoner[]

After General Kirigan confirms that Alina is indeed the Sun Summoner, he tasks Ivan and Fedyor with escorting her to the Little Palace. On the road to the Little Palace, Ivan and Fedyor introduce themselves to Alina and explain that her bulletproof kefta will protect her from attack. Given what Alina can do, Fedyor questions how is it they’re just now discovering her. Ivan then informs Alina that General Kirigan built the Little Palace to protect Grisha. And now with the arrival of a Sun Summoner, just maybe they’ll be able to destroy the Shadow Fold. Suddenly, they are attacked by Fjerdans. Ivan, Fedyor, and the others fend them off long enough for the Darkling to arrive and take off with Alina. However, Fedyor does suffer minor injuries during the ambush after being shot.[1]

After learning that 13 Grisha were killed, six Healers, four Inferni, and three Heartrenders, Ivan asks Alina why she’s not spending every waking moment getting stronger to tear down the Fold.[2]

Winter fete[]

Ivan and Fedyor attend the winter fete at the Little Palace, where many of their allies have come to see Alina’s powers on display. There, Fedyor convince Ivan to enjoy himself and feeds him a sweet.[3]

Hunting down Alina and the stag[]

Ivan assists General Kirigan with his interrogation of the Conductor, who murdered Marie while attempting to assassinate Alina. With Ivan at his side monitoring the man’s heart rate, he detects when the prisoner is lying. After Kirigan realizes that Visser struck a deal with the West Ravkan General to kill Alina in order to keep the Fold intact, the Darkling kills Visser.

Ivan joins General Kirigan in the search for Alina. They track her and the three criminal gang members who who abducted her to Ryevost, where Ivan follows Jesper into a laundry room. Given that their kefta is bulletproof, Jesper shoots Ivan in the exact same spot three times, thus piercing the kefta and wounding Ivan. Before he kills Ivan, Jesper leaves because he notices a small child watching.[4]

Ivan, General Kirigan, and Zoya track Alina to a clearing, where she had found the stag. They shoot both the stag and Mal with an arrow, forcing Alina to choose between saving her friend and taking the stag's power for herself as planned. When Alina chooses Mal, the Darkling kills the stag.

They return to camp with Alina and the deserter Mal, but the day they intend to cross into the Fold, Ivan reports that Mal had escaped some time last night. General Kirigan orders Ivan to kill Mal if he gets anywhere near Alina.[5]

Crossing through the Fold[]

The skiff enters the Fold. When the volcra approach the skiff, General Kirigan uses Alina’s power to create a tunnel of light for safe passage. He then reveals that he has no intentions of destroying the Fold, rather, he intends to expand it to protect Ravka. Both Mal and Alina attempt to stop the general after he expands the Fold into Novokribirsk, but Ivan slows them down with his abilities. However, after Alina regains full control of her powers, Ivan is shot and killed by Jesper. His body is sent over the edge of the skiff.[6]

Personality and traits[]

Ivan is a hard-working and efficient soldier. He's a loyal right-hand man and a leader who's more reserved when around strangers, although he’s said by those he's close with that he can be "quite funny" and is seen more relaxed when around Fedyor. He was a loving son and brother who openly shared his grief about the senseless death of his whole family to the King's war. He is passionate about the welfare and protection of his fellow Grisha and is loyal.

Physical description[]

Ivan has short brown hair that he keeps shaved close to the head. He has brown eyes and a short beard. He only ever wears his red Heartrender kefta with the occasional addition of a dark fur hat.

Powers and abilities[]

He is a Heartrender.

Equipment[]

Amplifier[]

Ivan amplifier Netflix

TBA

Relationships[]

Fedyor Kaminsky[]

Ivan is in a romantic relationship with Fedyor, who refers to Ivan as "his better half," and later feeds him a sweet at the winter fete.

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. Season 1, Episode 2: We're All Someone's Monster
  2. Season 1, Episode 3: The Making at the Heart of the World
  3. Season 1, Episode 5: Show Me Who You Are
  4. Season 1, Episode 6: The Heart is an Arrow
  5. Season 1, Episode 7: The Unsea
  6. Season 1, Episode 8: No Mourners
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