Lieutenant Bohdan (Netflix)

Lieutenant Bohdan
Biographical Information
Status	Alive
Physical Information
Gender	Male
Hair Color	White
Eye Color	Blue
Affiliation
Nation	Ravka
Occupation	Lieutenant
Organizations	First Army
Appearances
Played by	Hugo Speer
Seasons	1 • 2
First seen	A Searing Burst of Light
Last seen	No Shelter but Me

"When I was drafted, my sergeant schooled us about Grisha. He said we would win this war because one of them was worth 50 of us. Then the revolver pistol came in from the west, and I was told a Grisha was worth two dozen soldiers. When I lost half my company to the Fjerdans with a repeating rifle and one in ten of our casualties was Grisha, they said it was an acceptable ratio. How long before they are just as useless as the rest of us?" — Lieutenant Bohdan to Malyen Oretsev, We're All Someone's Monster

Lieutenant Bohdan is an officer of the First Army overseeing Alina Starkov and Malyen Oretsev's units.

Biography

At some point, Bohdan joined the First Army and became a Lieutenant.

Crossing the Fold

Lieutenant Bohdan addresses his unit and tells them most will continue to the Fjerdan frontlines in the north, while others will go south to the Shu Han borders. The Second Army had plans, however, to send a sandskiff the following day to Novokribirsk due to food shortages. If the mission was successful, it would mean a full meal for everyone for the next week, and also bullets for the guns. Some soldiers were assigned to go to Novokribirsk and bring the supplies back. For this supply run across the Shadow Fold, Bohdan calls Sergeant Yure Teplov, Malyen Oretsev, Masyelentov, Valek Tapenyov, and Nolech Barenovsky. After he finishes the brief announcement, he tells them that dinner will be in an hour, then dismisses them.

After Alina secretly burns the maps in order to go on the mission with Mal, Petya finds the burned remains of the maps. Bohdan asks her how it happened, but she replies that she doesn't know, as they were extra careful to secure all the lanterns. She also tells him that the destroyed maps include records of the other side of the Fold, which upsets Bohdan, as that information is crucial for them. Petya says that the First Army on the other side must have the same records, but Bohdan says he doesn't trust them, so someone has to cross the Fold and redraw the maps. Alina was listening to their conversation outside the tent and offers to go herself. Bohdan tells her that her whole unit of cartographers will, which shocks Alina as she didn't want to put her colleagues at risk.

Afterward, Alina is discovered to be the Sun Summoner, and she is taken to the Little Palace. Bohdan is in his tent talking to another officer about the fact that they cannot afford any losses, also considering sending a small unit to look for any survivors of the sandskiff that was attacked by volcra. Mal abruptly interrupts their conversation, demanding they go after Alina. Bohdan is annoyed by Mal's impertinence and tells him that Alina is not their problem anymore. Mal asks him what he means by this and Bohdan replies that Alina is Grisha now, thus Second Army. Mal keeps trying to convince Bohdan, who refuses to cave in.

Hunting Morozova's stag

Bohdan leads his unit to an outpost in Chernast. When they've arrived, he distributes the mail amongst the unit, to Sasha, Ksenya, Koshin, Valok, Mikhael, and Lenora. Bohdan then announces that a new open assignment has come down from Os Alta: Every unit north of Chernast is tasked with volunteering a tracking party, and General Kirigan is offering a visit to the Little Palace for the person who can find Morozova's stag. Most of the unit laughs, as Morozova's stag is a mythical creature, and Bohdan says they are wasting First Army soldiers in "Second Army nonsense". Bohdan asks for volunteers, and Mal says he will do it.

After Mal returns from tracking Morozova's stag, he is badly hurt. While Bohdan is in his tent telling a soldier to deliver a letter he wrote to Kirigan, Mal interrupts him and Bohdan tells him he should be resting. Mal asks the soldier if he is riding to Os Alta, to which he replies he is in no condition to go. Mal says that since he is the one who found the stag, he should be the one to deliver the news to Kirigan. Bohdan lets him go but tells both soldiers they will ride together.

In Novyi Zem

On the lookout for Mal and Alina after they flee Ravka, Bohdan goes with his unit to Novyi Zem. There, Mal runs directly into him, knocking them both over. Bohdan recognizes the soldier upon helping him up and tells him that he has a court-martial to attend back in Ravka. However, Mal distracts him by pretending to see Dubrov, then punches Bohdan when he turns.

The First Army have cornered Mal and Alina when the Zemeni people create a barrier between them. Bohdan tells his soldiers to stop them before they board a ship out of the harbor, but they stand down once the shipworkers threaten the First Army with a fight.

Physical description

Lieutenant Bohdan has white hair and blue eyes.

Appearances

Season 1

• A Searing Burst of Light
• We're All Someone's Monster
• Otkazat'sya
• Show Me Who You Are

Season 2

• No Shelter but Me

Trivia

• At the beginning of Otkazat'sya, Lieutenant Bohdan is singing: "Mighty young captain, bold on the sea. Soldier and Sailor and free of disease..." This tune was sung by Nina Zenik to Inej Ghafa aboard the Ferolind in the book Six of Crows.
• Lieutenant Bohdan only appears in the Netflix series, not in the books.