History ComicBook / PlagueDoctor

* TheSwarm: Between room one and room two, Razumovsky activates sprinklers that spray Igor with a substance that agitates his flock of crows. They swarm the major, who escapes by dipping in the decorative pool outside room three (which washes off the spray).
* UndressingTheUnconscious: In Issue #9, Igor awakens naked and bound in the basement of Razumovsky's mansion. Razumovsky explains that he needed to make sure Igor wasn't equipped with any hidden weapons or microphones. However, [[AmbiguouslyGay he]] makes it clear that he thoroughly enjoyed the process (and compliments Igor's physique, while stroking his body -- stopping just shy of his crotch).

Saint Petersburg is being terrorized by a SerialKiller who wears the mask of a medieval PlagueDoctor. Unorthodox police Major Igor Grom and his [[NaiveNewcomer naïve rookie partner]], Dmitry Dubin, are attempting to identify the terrifying criminal and bring him to justice. However, the case proves more difficult than either of them anticipated: the Plague Doctor is targeting wealthy, powerful individuals who are otherwise untouchable; as such, he quickly amasses a great many enamored fans -- who are willing to do ''anything'' to help him achieve his twisted goals.

!!Tropes relevant to "Major Grom: Plague Doctor" include:

* Corrupt Corporate Executive: Albert Bekhtiev is a construction mogul, and one of the wealthiest men in Russia; he made his fortune building shopping malls on historical sites -- which he acquired by [[BribeYourWayToVictory bribing public officials]] -- and gentrifying low-income neighborhoods. The Plague Doctor claims to have murdered him for this. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that Sergey Razumovsky helped grease the wheels for Bekhtiev with his power and influence, and that he was actually the one making the bribes; Bekhtiev thanked him by selling him the land to build his mansion and constructing the house — and the Garden of Sinners.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Albert Bekhtiev is a construction mogul and one of the wealthiest men in Russia; he made his fortune building shopping malls (on historical sites -- which he acquired by bribing public officials) and gentrifying low-income neighborhoods. [[spoiler: He also sold Sergey Razumovsky the land to build his mansion and constructed the house -- and the Garden of Sinners]].
** Razumovsky himself also qualifies, as he's both the founder and CEO of Vmeste and a deranged SerialKiller.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: This is the real reason why [[spoiler: the Plague Doctor is murdering wealthy and powerful people in Saint Petersburg: they're secretly his accomplices in the operation of the Garden of Sinners, and he doesn't want them to rat him out (or their crimes to lead the authorities back to him)]].

* KarmicDeath: The Plague Doctor's victims are seemingly killed in a manner befitting their crimes. [[spoiler: However, this is actually a smokescreen; in reality, Razumovsky couldn't care less about their crimes against society, and was only killing them so they didn't rat him out.]]
** [[NouveauRiche Kirill Gretchkin]] is burned alive in the sports car he was driving when he accidentally killed two teenagers.
** [[DirtyCop Ivan Sorokin]], who beat a crowd of protesters and called them "rats", is tied up and left to be eaten alive by rats.
** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Construction magnate Albert Bekhtiev]], who was known for demolishing historical sites to build shopping malls, is stabbed and left to bleed out crucifixion-style at the construction site of the London Mall: a dying monument to his corrupt empire.
* KillItWithFire: The Plague Doctor takes out his first victim, Kirill Gretchkin, by burning him alive in his sports car (which he was driving when he accidentally ran down two teenagers a year earlier).

* SnobsVersusSlobs: There is an element of this in the final act of the story, with wealthy, sophisticated businessman Razumovsky pitted against blue collar bruiser police detective Igor Grom. It's downplayed, however, as Razumovsky is NouveauRiche (and overestimates his own sophistication), while Igor himself is a sharp intellect.

* SnobsVersusSlobs: There is an element of this in the final act of the story, with wealthy, sophisticated businessman Razumovsky pitted against blue collar bruiser police detective Igor Grom. It's downplayed, however, as Razumovsky is NouveauRiche (and overestimates his own sophistication), while Igor himself is highly educated.

* UndressingTheUnconscious: In Issue #9, Igor awakens naked and bound in the basement of Razumovsky's mansion. Razumovsky explains that he needed to make sure Igor wasn't carrying any hidden weapons...though [[AmbiguouslyGay he]] made sure to enjoy the process, and makes a point of stroking and complimenting Igor's physique when he awakens (though [[EveryoneHasStandards he stops at his crotch]]).

** The third key is hidden in "Crudelitas" ("[[CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption Cruelty]]"), a room adorned with [[{{Gorn}} violent imagery]] which the prisoner must

* DeathTrap: Razumovsky kills the people he deems the "dregs" of the society in the "Garden of Sinners": a giant garden behind his mansion, laden with [[DeathTrap death traps]]. In order to escape, the prisoner must both survive standard booby traps (such as pits full of spikes and bladed pendulums) and pass [[SecretTestOfCharacter tests of character]], thus proving that they are fit, sober, and free of the vices that plague most of society.

** The second key is hidden in "Fatuitous" ("[[IdiotBall Stupidity]]"), an aquarium room where a ping pong ball is hidden at the bottom of a steel pipe; the prisoner must make the ball float to the surface by filling the pipe with liquid -- with a needle and catheter provided for the task. Grom realizes that the human body doesn't contain enough blood to fill the pipe, and instead breaks open one of the tubes feeding into the fish tank. He successfully obtains the second key, but the tank breaks and floods the room with water. Razumovsky explains, with exasperation, that it wasn't necessary to destroy the tank: there was a jug provided to scoop water out of a nearby pond (which Grom had ''just waded through'' minutes earlier).

* TheSwarm: Between room one and room two, Razumovsky activates sprinklers that spray Igor with a substance (presumably pheremones, though it isn't stated) that agitates his flock of crows. They swarm the major, who escapes by dipping in the decorative pool outside room three (which washes off the spray).

* {{Hallucinations}}: Sergey warns Igor that he'll experience hallucinations from the Premedol. Indeed, he does, seeing the g,arden statues come to life and attack him (and innocents), while reminding him of his personal and professional shortcomings.

* ShamefulStrip: Razumovsky strips all of his prisoners naked, depriving them of any potential weapons (and potential hidden microphones) before they're forced to navigate the Garden of Sinners. In the case of Igor Grom, [[AmbiguouslyGay he]] made sure to enjoy the process--and makes a point of stroking and complimenting Igor's physique (though he [[EveryoneHasStandards draws the line at groping him]]).

* TheSwarm: Between room one and room two, Razumovsky activates sprinklers that spray Igor with a substance (presumably pheremones, though it isn't stated) that agitates his flock of crows. They swarm the major, who escapes by dipping in the decorative pool outside room three (which washes off the spray).

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Promedol -- the drug Sergey injects into his prisoners -- does not cause hallucinations. (At ''most'', it can cause feelings of euphoria, mild disorientation, and lightheadedness.) It also causes itching, nausea, and vomiting -- none of which Igor experiences in the comics.

* DeathTrap: Razumovsky kills the people he deems the "dregs" of the society in the "Garden of Sinners": a giant garden behind his mansion, laden with [[DeathTrap death traps]]. In order to escape, the prisoner must both survive standard booby traps (such as pits full of spikes and bladed pendulums) and pass [[SecretTestOfCharacter tests of character]], thus proving that they are both fit and free of the sins that plague most of society.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Promedol -- the drugs Sergey injects into his prisoners -- does not cause hallucinations. (At ''most'', it can cause feelings of euphoria, mild disorientation, and lightheadedness.) It also causes itching, nausea, and vomiting -- none of which Igor experiences in the comics.

* BaitAndSwitchGunshot: During the ride to the police station, Razumovsky points out that Grom has no solid evidence tying him to the Plague Doctor's crimes or the many deaths at his mansion, adding that he will frame Grom for his own crimes. Igor replies that he's left him no choice; dragging Sergey out of the car, he puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger...only to play Sergey's confession from earlier. The gun wasn't loaded; Igor only carried it so he could hide Yulia's recorder, and get Sergey's EngineeredPublic

* AmbiguousSituation: Was Sergey Razumovsky [[PrisonRape sexually assaulted in prison]]? While the writers have stated that he wasn't (and that it isn't "that kind of story"), the evidence seems to suggest otherwise: Sergey is roughly manhandled by a much larger prisoner, who looks at him with [[SayItWithHearts a heart symbol in his speech bubble]], calls him "pretty" and "sugar", and asks if he's been "claimed" yet (stating that he will personally be "first in line"); when Sergey tries to fight him off, the prisoner gives him a beating and hauls him to his feet, proclaiming, "I'm not finished with you!" When next we see Sergey, he's disheveled and sports a bruised face, a split, bleeding lip, and rage-filled eyes... with [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden undertones]]. That Bird emerges shortly after this, and takes control for the first time, lends further credence to the theory.[[note]]Sexual trauma is one of the main causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder.[[/note]] However, "The Game" arc reveals that Sergey's condition might not be DID, and there are hints that Bird existed ''long'' before Sergey's arrest, throwing this into question.

* BaitAndSwitchGunshot: During the ride to the police station, Razumovsky points out that Grom has no solid evidence tying him to the Plague Doctor's crimes or the many deaths at the mansion, adding that he will from Grom for his crimes. Igor replies that he's left him no choice; he throws

** Averted with the Rainbow Orphanage gala: Grom attends as an invited guest (he donated money to the cause six months earlier, which puts him on the guest list), after he's already been TakenOffTheCase. Ironically, he ends up identifying the Plague Doctor at the event purely by accident (after matching Razumovsky's body language to the Plague Doctor's).

* {{Backstory}}: Sergey provides his to Igor (and the readers) in Issue #8: he grew up an orphan, and was always a loner, finding serenity and solace in the beauty of classical art (which, as we further learn in the Issue #10 story "Metamorphosis", caused him to be bullied by his peers and teachers alike). He also realized that he cared little for the hedonistic activities in which most young people indulge. As such, he hates the common folk and those he deems "beneath" him.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: The Bird (i.e. Razumovsky's evil side) claims to have been alive in the seventeenth century and caused the Great London Fire of 1666. He states that he did it to purge the city of the corrupt religious authorities and lawmen and give London society a "fresh start" -- and that he intends to do the same to Saint Petersburg.
* BlackTieInfiltration: Igor Grom and Dima Dubin attend Deputy Mayor Kamenny's birthday jubilee, believing that The Citizen will crash the event. Much to Grom's surprise, Yulia turns out to have infiltrated the same event.
** Averted with the Vmeste Orphanage gala: Grom attends as an invited guest (he donated money to the cause six months earlier, which puts him on the guest list) after he's already been TakenOffTheCase. Ironically, he ends up identifying the Plague Doctor at the event purely by accident (after matching Razumovsky's body language to the Plague Doctor's).

* CompromisingCall: Dima's mother calls him on his cell phone just as he's attempting to pass through the Neo-Nazi boxing club undetected -- right as Igor is in a bout with one of the club members. As punishment, Dima's forced to fight a member of the club himself. (Fortunately for him, he's actually skilled martial artist.

* MistakenForMurderer: In Issue #6, Igor bursts into the Deputy Mayor's office and loudly accuses him of being The Citizen. His logic is that each of The Citizen's victims had a personal connection to the man.

* CensorShadow: After his clothes are removed by Razumovsky, Igor's nether regions are conveniently obscured by shadows during

** The second key is hidden in "Fatuitous" ("[[IdiotBall Stupidity]]"), an aquarium room where a ping pong ball is hidden at the bottom of a steel pipe; the prisoner must make the ball float to the surface by filling the pipe with liquid -- with a needle and catheter provided for the task. Grom realizes that the human body doesn't contain enough blood to fill the pipe, and instead breaks open one of the tubes feeding into the fish tank. He successfully obtains the second key, but the tank breaks and floods the room with water. Razumovsky explains, with exasperation, that it wasn't necessary to break the tank: there was a jug provided to scoop water out of a nearby pond (which Grom had ''just waded through'' minutes earlier).

* EngineeredPublicConfession: Razumovsky strip searches Grom after taking him prisoner, looking for a wire. All he finds is Grom's standard issue firearm, which he waves around while monologuing about his plans for St. Petersburg -- not realizing that the hidden microphone is actually inside in the barrel of the gun itself.

* {{Hallucinations}}: Sergey warns Igor that he'll experience hallucinations from the Premedol. Indeed, he does, seeing the garden statues come to life and attack him (and innocents), while reminding him of his personal and professional shortcomings.

* {{Backstory}}: Sergey provides his to Igor (and the readers) in Issue #8: he grew up an orphan, and was always a loner, finding serenity and solace in the beauty of classical art (which, as we further learn in the Issue #10 story "Metamorphosis", often caused him to be bullied by his peers and teachers alike). He also realized that he cared little for the hedonistic activities in which most youth people indulge. As such, he hates the "common folk" and those he deems "beneath" him.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: This is the real reason why [[spoiler:the Plague Doctor is murdering wealthy and powerful people in Saint Petersburg: they're secretly his accomplices in the operation of the Garden of Sinners, and he doesn't want them to rat him out (or their crimes to lead the authorities back to him)]].
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: While Igor, Dima, and Yulia are escorting Sergey back to the poice station, the latter begins gloating that Igor has no way of proving his guilt, and that he will frame Igor for his crimes. Igor orders Dima to pull over, drags Sergey out of the car, and shoves him to the ground, and putting his gun to the killer's head; Yulia and Dima are horrified, reminding him of his personal oath

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Dima and Yulia arrive at Razumovsky's mansion, Igor is completely naked and has Sergey (who is clad in nothing but a dressing gown) pinned to the ground, straddling him and shouting, "YES! YES!" While Dima and Yulia stare in shock, Igor says this verbatim.

* ShamefulStrip: Razumovsky strips all of his prisoners naked, depriving them of any potential weapons (and hidden microphones) before they're forced to navigate the Garden of Sinners. In the case of Igor Grom, [[AmbiguouslyGay he]] makes it clear that he enjoyed the process--and makes a point of stroking and complimenting his physique (though he [[EveryoneHasStandards draws the line at groping him]]).

* TheSwarm: Between room one and room two, Razumovsky releases

* {{Hallucinations}}: Sergey warns Igor that he'll experience hallucinations from the Premedol. Indeed, he does, seeing the garden statues coming to life and attacking him (and innocents) while reminding him of his own personal and professional shortcomings.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Was Igor's dream in Issue #6 a legitimate supernatural vision, or just a stress and head injury-induced nightmare? The dream does seem to correctly spell out Razumovsky's motivations and his plans for St. Petersburg (which Grom didn't know previously), and other BUBBLE publications (as well as future issues of the series itself) verify the existence of the supernatural, as well as hint that Razumovky's dark side has supernatural origins. However, Grom is an excellent analyst, and already knows that Razumovsky has a fixation with the Middle Ages (and that the Plague Doctor recently burned the "London City Mall"), so it's entirely possible that he made the connection on his own and inferred Razumovsky's intentions whilst his mind was being refreshed in a deep sleep.

* MistakenForRacist: Dubin trails Grom, and catches him exchanging information with a Neo-Nazi. Later, he also catches Grom engaging in bare knuckle boxing at an underground fighting ring run by the man. Much to Dubin's relief, it turns out that Igor had just agreed to a fight in exchange for information.
* MotiveRant: Once he has Igor Grom captive, Razumovsky proceeds to lay out his ''entire'' ''[[{{Backstory}} life story]]'', from childhood to the present. Grom encourages him, in order to [[spoiler:make sure his confession is recorded, in full, by the bug he planted in his firearm]].
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Dina and Yulia arrive at Razumovsky's mansion, Igor is completely naked and has Sergey (who is clad in nothing but a dressing gown) pinned to the ground, straddling him and shouting, "YES! YES!" While Dima and Yulia stare in shock, Igor says this verbatim.
* PresidentEvil: Discussed: Razumovsky's [[EvilPlan grand scheme]] is to provoke a StagedPopulistUprising, overthrow the president, and rally his supporters on social media to vote for him en masse in the next election; once he's secured the presidency, he will use his authority to reshape society on a grand scale -- starting by rounding up society's riffraff and herding them into [[TheGulag prison camps]].

''Plague Doctor'' is a 10-issue story in Creator/BUBBLEComics' series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom''. It was written by Artem Gabrelyanov and Evgeniy Fedoyov and illustrated by Konstantin Tarasov, with cover art by Anastasia Kim. The debut story of the series (and the Franchise/MajorGrom franchise as a whole), it introduced many of the characters associated with the property, including Igor Grom, Dima Dubin, Yulia Pchyolkina, and Sergey Razumovsky.

Saint Petersburg is being terrorized by a SerialKiller who wears the mask of a medieval PlagueDoctor. Unorthodox Police Major Igor Grom and his [[NaiveNewcomer naïve rookie partner]], Dmitry Dubin, are attempting to identify the terrifying criminal and bring him to justice. However, the case proves more difficult than either of them anticipated: the Plague Doctor is targeting wealthy, powerful individuals who are otherwise untouchable; as such, he quickly amasses a great many enamored fans -- who are willing to do ''anything'' to help him achieve his twisted goals.

* AmbiguousSituation: Was Sergey Razumovsky [[PrisonRape sexually assaulted in prison]]? While the writers have stated that he wasn't raped (and that it isn't "that kind of story"), the evidence seems to suggest otherwise: Sergey is roughly manhandled by a much larger prisoner, who looks at him with [[SayItWithHearts a heart symbol in his speech bubble]], calls him "pretty" and "sugar", and asks if he's been "claimed" yet (stating that he will personally be "first in line"); when Sergey tries to fight him off, the prisoner gives him a beating and hauls him to his feet, proclaiming, "I'm not finished with you!" When next we see Sergey, he's disheveled and sports a bruised face, a split, bleeding lip, and rage-filled eyes... with [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden undertones]]. That Bird emerges shortly after this and takes control for the first time lends further credence to the theory.[[note]]Sexual trauma is one of the main causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder.[[/note]] However, "The Game" arc reveals that Sergey's condition might not be DID, and there are hints that Bird existed ''long'' before Sergey's arrest, throwing this into question.

** Averted with the mayor's birthday gala: Igor just barges in and shoves the mayor's face into his birthday cake.

* CompromisingCall: Dima's cell phone rings as he's attempting to pass through the Neo-Nazi boxing club undetected -- right in the middle a bout between Igor and one of the club members. As punishment, Dima's forced to fight a member of the group.

* BlackTieInfiltration: Averted: Grom attends the Vmeste Orphanage gala as an invited guest (he donated money to the cause half a year earlier, which puts him on the guest list), after he's already been TakenOffTheCase. Ironically, he ends up identifying the Plague Doctor at the event purely by accident (after matching Razumovsky's body language to the Plague Doctor's).

* AmbiguousSituation: Was Sergey Razumovsky [[PrisonRape sexually assaulted in prison]]? While the writers have stated that he wasn't raped (and that it isn't "that kind of story"), the visual evidence seems to suggest otherwise: Sergey is roughly manhandled by a much larger prisoner, who looks at him with [[SayItWithHearts a heart symbol in his speech bubble]], calls him "sugar", and asks if he's been "claimed" yet (stating that he will personally be "first in line"); when Sergey tries to fight him off, the prisoner gives him a beating and hauls him to his feet, proclaiming, "I'm not finished with you!" When next we see Sergey, he's disheveled and sporting a bruised face and a split, bleeding lip -- and glowering with rage. A short time later, Bird emerges, takes control, and makes quick work of two thugs who try to kill Sergey in his cell. Some readers noted that sexual trauma is one of the main causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder, which further supports the theory that Sergey was raped. However, it is hinted that Bird was already present before Sergey's arrest, and "The Game" arc reveals that Sergey's condition may not even ''be'' DID, both of which throw this aspect of the theory into question.

* BlackTieInfiltration: Grom attends the Vmeste Orphanage grand opening gala with Yulia, believing that The Citizen will crash the event. Conveniently, he donated money to the cause half a year earlier, giving him a legitimate reason to attend (despite being TakenOffTheCase).
** Averted with the mayor's birthday gala: Igor just barges in and shoves the mayor's face into his birthday cake, loudly accusing him of being The Citizen; much to his embarrassment, he turns out to be wrong. The incident results in Igor being [[TakenOffTheCase forced to take an extended vacation]].

* DeathTrap: Razumovsky kills the people he deems the "dregs" of the society in the "Garden of Sinners", a giant garden behind his mansion laden with [[DeathTrap death traps]]. In order to escape, the prisoner must both survive both standard booby traps (such as pits full of spikes and bladed pendulums) and pass [[SecretTestOfCharacter tests of character]], thus proving that they are both fit and free of the sins that plague most of society).
** The first key is stored in "Avaritia" (Latin for "{{Greed}}", an open room stocked with weapons and supplies; if a prisoner attempts to take any of the items along with the key, it triggers an explosion. Grom tries to take the handgun, surviving the explosion only because of [[MadeOfIron his speed and strength]].
** The second key is hidden in "Fatuitous" ("[[IdiotBall Stupidity]]"), an aquarium room where a ping pong ball is hidden at the bottom of a steel pipe; the prisoner must make the ball float to the surface by filling the pipe with liquid -- with a needle and catheter seemingly provided for the task. Grom realizes that the human body doesn't contain enough blood to fill the pipe, and instead breaks open one of the glass tubes feeding into the aquarium tank. He successfully obtains the second key, but the tank breaks and floods the room with water. Razumovsky explains (in exasperation) that it wasn't necessary to break the tank: there was a jug provided to scoop water out of a nearby pond (which Grom ''just waded through'').

* SpreadWingsFrameShot: Razumovsky (appropriately enough) gets one as he begins monologuing to Grom, courtesy of his pet raven, Margo, casting a shadow in the wall behind him.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Dina and Yulia arrive at Razumovsky's mansion, Igor is completely naked and has Sergey (clad in nothing but a dressing gown) pinned to the ground, straddling him. As Dima and Yulia stare in shock, Igor says this verbatim.

Saint Petersburg is being terrorized by a SerialKiller who wears the mask of a medieval PlagueDoctor. Unorthodox Police Major Igor Grom and his [[NaiveNewcomer naïve rookie partner]], Dmitry Dubin, are attempting to identify the terrifying criminal and bring him to justice. However, the case proves more difficult than either of them anticipated: the Plague Doctor is targeting wealthy, powerful individuals who are otherwise untouchable; as such, he has quickly garnered a great deal of support from enamored fans -- who are willing to do ''anything'' to help him achieve his twisted goals.

* AmbiguousSituation: Was Sergey Razumovsky [[PrisonRape sexually assaulted in prison]]? While the writers have stated that he wasn't raped (and that it isn't "that kind of story"), the visual evidence seems to suggest otherwise: Sergey is roughly manhandled by a much larger prisoner, who looks at him with [[SayItWithHearts a heart symbol in his speech bubble]], calls him "sugar", and asks if he's been "claimed" yet (stating that he will personally be "first in line"); when Sergey tries to fight him off, the prisoner gives him a beating and hauls him to his feet, proclaiming, "I'm not finished with you!" When next we see Sergey, he's disheveled and sporting a slightly-bruised face and a split lip -- and glowering with rage. A short time later, Bird emerges, takes control, and puts a stop to two thugs who try to kill Sergey in his cell.[[note]]Sexual trauma is one of the main causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder; it's very possible that being raped could have triggered Bird's emergence. However, it is also hinted that Bird was already present before Sergey's arrest, throwing this aspect of the theory into question.[[/note]]

* CensorShadow: After he's stripped naked by Razumovsky, Igor's nether regions are conveniently obscured by shadow.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: Razumovsky strip searches Grom after taking him prisoner, searching for a wire. All he finds is Grom's standard issue firearm, which he waves around while monologuing about his plans for St. Petersburg (under Grom's encouragement). He doesn't realize that the hidden microphone is actually inside the gun itself.

* DistressedDude: In Issue #7, Igor is rendered unconscious by Razumovsky [[TapOnTheHead hitting him on the head with a shovel]]. In the following issue, he wakes up in the basement of Razumovsky's mansion naked, and is injected with a lethal dose of Promedol, and then forced to navigate Razumovsky's maze of [[DeathTrap death traps]].

* DeathTrap: Razumovsky kills the people he deems the "dregs" of the society in the "Garden of Sinners", a giant garden behind his mansion laden with [[DeathTrap death traps]]. In order to escape, the prisoner must prove they are free of the sins that plague most of society:
**

* GullibleLemmings: Razumovsky says this verbatim during his MotiveRant

* InfoDump: Once he has Igor Grom captive, Razumovsky proceeds to lay out his ''entire'' ''[[{{Backstory}} life story]]'', from childhood to the present. Grom encourages him, in order to [[spoiler:make sure his confession is recorded in full by the bug he planted in his firearm]].

* PresidentEvil: Discussed; Razumovsky's grand scheme is to provoke a StagedPopulistUprising and rally his supporters on social media to vote for him en masse in the next presidential election; once he's secured the presidency, he will use his authority to reshape society on a grand scale -- starting by rounding up the riff raff and herding them into death camps.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Razumovsky's lower-class victims are injected with a massive dose of Promedol, which will kill them in 15 minutes if they cannot retrieve the antidote from a triple-padlocked chest on the opposite side of his DeathTrap-laden garden. Only Igor Grom manages to successfully navigate the "Garden of Sinners" -- and it turns out [[spoiler: he was never in any danger (having taken an antidote before he arrived at Razumovsky's mansion)]].
* SnobsVersusSlobs: There is an element of this in the final act of the story, with wealthy, sophisticated, businessman Razumovsky pitted against blue collar bruiser police detective Igor Grom. It's downplayed, however, as Razumovsky is NouveauRiche (and overestimates his own sophistication), while Igor himself is highly educated.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Razumovsky's lower-class victims are injected with a lethal dose of Promedol, which will kill them in 15 minutes if they cannot retrieve the antidote from a tripple-padlocked chest on the opposite side of his DeathTrap-laden garden. Only Igor Grom manages to successfully navigate the "Garden of Sinners" -- and it turns out [[spoiler: he was never in any danger.

Saint Petersburg is being terrorized by a SerialKiller who wears the mask of a medieval PlagueDoctor. Unorthodox Police Major Igor Grom and his naïve partner, Dmitry Dubin, are attempting to identify the terrifying criminal and bring him to justice. However, the case proves more difficult than either of them anticipated: the Plague Doctor is targeting wealthy, powerful individuals who are otherwise untouchable; as such, he has quickly garnered a great deal of support from enamored fans -- who are willing to do ''anything'' to help him achieve his twisted goals.

* AmbiguousSituation: Was Sergey Razumovsky [[PrisonRape sexually assaulted in prison]]? While the writers have stated that he wasn't raped (and that it isn't "that kind of story"), the visual evidence seems to suggest otherwise: Sergey is roughly manhandled by a much larger prisoner, who looks at him with [[SayItWithHearts a heart symbol in his speech bubble]], calls him "sugar", and asks if he's been "claimed" yet (stating that he'll be "first in line"); when Sergey tries to fight him off, the prisoner gives him a beating and hauls him to his feet, proclaiming, "I'm not finished with you!" When next we see Sergey, he's disheveled and sporting a slightly-bruised face and a split lip -- and glowering with rage. A short time later, Bird emerges, takes control, and puts a stop to two thugs who try to kill Sergey in his cell.[[note]]Sexual trauma is one of the main causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder; it's very possible that being raped could have could triggered Bird's emergence. However, it is also hinted that Bird was already present before Sergey's arrest, throwing this aspect of the theory into question.[[/note]]
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Issue #6 repeatedly states that the Great London Fire occurred in the 16th century, and that the loss of human life was incalculable. The Great London Fire actually happened in 1666, (i.e. the 17th century), and the number of deaths is widely believed to have been rather small.[[note]]While the exact number is disputed, most current historians believe that the body count was no higher than six.[[/note]] These are particularly odd mistakes, as the same issue gets many other facts about the event right (such as that the fire burned for four days, that St. Paul's Cathedral was destroyed, and that the conflagration is credited with ending the Bubonic Plague).
* {{Backstory}}: Sergey provides his to Igor (and the readers) in Issue #8: he grew up an orphan, and was always a loner, finding serenity and solace in the beauty of classical art; as such, he hates the "common folk" and the people

* BlackTieInfiltration: Grom attends the Vmeste Orphanage grand opening gala with Yulia, believing that The Citizen will crash the event. Conveniently, he donated money to the cause half a year earlier, giving him a legitimate reason to attend.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Albert Bekhtiev is a construction mogul and one of the wealthiest men in Russia; he made his fortune building shopping malls (on historical sites -- which he acquired by bribing public officials) and gentrifying low-income neighborhoods. [[spoiler: He also sold Sergey Razumovsky the land to build his mansion and gave him the permits to construct the Garden of Sinners]].
* DeathTrap: Razumovsky kills the people he deems the "dregs" of the society in the "Garden of Sinners", a giant garden behind his mansion laden with [[DeathTrap death traps]] that force the prisoner to prove they are innocent of "society's great sins:

* InfoDump: Once he has Igor Grom captive, Razumovsky proceeds to lay out his ''entire'' ''[[{{Backstory}} life story]]'', from childhood to the present.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Razumovsky's lower-class victims are injected with a lethal dose of Promedol, which kills them in 15 minutes if they cannot retrieve the antidote from a tripple-padlocked chest on the opposite side of a DeathTrap-laden garden. Only Igor Grom manages to successfully navigate the "Garden of Sinners".

''Plague Doctor'' is a 10-issue story in Creator/BUBBLEComics' series ''ComicBook/MajorGrom''. It was written by Artem Gabrelyanov and Evgeniy Fedoyov and illustrated by Konstantin Tarasov, with cover art by Anastasia Kim. The debut story of the series, it introduced many of the series' main characters, including Igor Grom, Dima Dubin, Yulia Pchyolkina, and Sergey Razumovsky.

Saint Petersburg is being terrorized by a SerialKiller who wears the mask of a medieval PlagueDoctor. Unorthodox Police Major Igor Grom and his naïve partner, Dmitry Dubin, are attempting to identify the terrifying criminal and bring him to justice. However, the case proves more difficult than either of them anticipated: the Plague Doctor is targeting wealthy, powerful individuals who are otherwise untouchable; as such, he has quickly garnered a great deal of support from enamored fans -- who are willing to do ''anything'' to help him achieve his goals.