Line #87 Characters/MajorGromPlagueDoctor


1	The characters of the ''Film/{{Major Grom\|PlagueDoctor}}'' film series.
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3	For the characters from the ComicBook series, see [[Characters/MajorGrom here]].
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5	!!Due to the movies' heavy reliance on plot twists, '''[[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned spoilers on this page are UNMARKED.]] Thus will give away what happens in the movies.'''
6	[[foldercontrol]]
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8	!!Introduced in ''[[Film/MajorGromPlagueDoctor Plague Doctor]]''
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10	[[folder:Major Igor Grom]]
11	!!Igor Konstantinovich Grom
12	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f_6.jpg]]
13	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I am no superhero. I can't fly or shoot lasers from my eyes."'']]
14	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''A Rough Childhood'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/major_grom_special_574472949_large2.jpg ''"My name is Igor Grom, and I'm in sixth grade."'']][[/labelnote]]
15	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Kay Aleks Getts (young)
16
17	The protagonist of the series. A Saint Petersburg criminal investigator with a keen sense of justice, who follows a strict moral code.
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19	* TheAce: Between his athletic prowess, hand-to-hand combat skills, and brilliant analytical and deductive capabilities, Grom is the best detective in the city -- and he knows it.
20	* ActionHero: While Grom is an investigator, this is his primary operating procedure: chases and restraining are right up his alley, and when he needs information, he prefers to beat it out of people.
21	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the films, Igor watched his police officer father, whom he loved dearly, die when he was twelve years old (due in part to his own actions) and lived with the guilt for ''years''. No such events transpired in the comics.
22	** The alternate opening to ''Plague Doctor'' also reveals that Igor once had a partner who died or disappeared on his watch; because of this, [[IWorkAlone he works alone]]. Again, this never happened in the comics.
23	* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the comics, Igor had a fairly stable childhood, attending school with his peers, making top marks, and studying chess and hand-to-hand combat under the encouragement of a ChildhoodFriend. In the films, by contrast, Igor was an unruly child who (though a brilliant student) frequently skipped class, hung out with ruffians, and rarely saw his police detective father before he was killed in the line of duty died (causing Igor to be adopted by Prokopenko). Film!Igor also didn't study martial arts or hand-to-hand combat until adulthood, when he joined the police force himself.
24	* AlwaysGetsHisMan: Grom ''never'' lets a criminal get away -- even if it's his day off.
25	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Think, think!" He says this as he imagines and rewinds possibilities before jumping into a fight.
26	* CombatPragmatist: Grom's M.O. is "just beat people up", and he will use [[ImprovisedWeapon anything]] in a fight: bricks, broken glass, a garbage truck...
27	* CowboyCop: He is a CombatPragmatist who's fond of JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and openly disdainful of rules. He gets away with this because he ''is'' the best, and because his disregard for procedure makes him the only one who is actually able to bring criminals to justice.
28	* DarkAndTroubledPast: When he was a boy, Igor's father was never around. When he tried to earn money so that he and his dad could go on vacation together, his efforts ended up contributing to his father's demise--which happened in front of him. He was twelve years old at the time.
29	* DoesntLikeGuns: One of Prokopenko's many grievances against Grom is that he never carries his assigned firearm (as [[HeroesFightBarehanded he prefers to use his fists]]). His dislike of firearms may stem from gun-related trauma from his childhood: a mishap involving a cartridge from his father's gun, getting caught in a shootout, being grazed by a bullet, being threatened with a gun, and ''watching his father die from a gunshot wound'' -- all of which occurred within the span of 24 hours.
30	* GenerationXerox: He's almost the spitting image of his father, Konstantin -- and, like he, is a CowboyCop who prefers to work alone. Yulia even remarks on the striking similarities between the two.
31	-->"Is this your father? ''[gestures to photo]'' Two peas in a pod!"
32	* GeniusBruiser: As a boy, he was the city's top student in mathematics ''and'' physics; as an adult, he remains a brilliant analyst, and is also a skilled fighter.
33	* HappilyAdopted: Averted; while Prokopenko and his wife gave Igor a good home after his father's death, he spent most of his childhood in a state of unhappy numbness (due to grief and the role he played in his father's demise).
34	* HeCleansUpNicely: Grom is rather striking when he dons a tuxedo for the grand opening of the Golden Dragon casino (in ''Plague Doctor'').
35	* HellbentForLeather: He's rarely seen without his worn, brown leather jacket (which is hinted to have previously belonged to either his father or Prokopenko).
36	* HeroesFightBarehanded: Igor almost never carries a firearm, preferring to chase down and subdue criminals with his own hands -- usually by beating them unconscious.
37	* HeroInsurance: Subverted: the cost of Igor's collateral damage comes directly out of his paycheck -- and that of every other member of the police department. Grom isn't bothered by this. (Prokopenko, however, ''is''.)
38	* HiddenDepths: Underneath his gruff, CowboyCop [[IWorkAlone loner persona]], he's an expert strategist and analyst. He's also good at chess--and a good dancer (as is shown at the casino grand opening).
39	* {{Hunk}}: He is a ruggedly handsome manly man.
40	* IneffectualLoner: At the start of Plague Doctor, he's a perpetual loner who, while he AlwaysGetsHisMan, is undermined by his own careless, reckless behavior and inability to work with others. In ''Plague Doctor's'' final act, after being framed and arrested for the Plague Doctor's crimes, he's forced to rely on others and learns that he ''can't'' always go it alone; by the end, he, Dima, and Yulia have become TrueCompanions.
41	* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for his father's death, because he removed a single cartridge from Konstantin's gun on the night he was killed. It isn't truly his fault, but he continues to torment himself over it, even as an adult.
42	* IWorkAlone: Initially, Grom doesn't like working with others, and isn't thrilled when he's partnered with Dubin. By the end of '"Plague Doctor'', he moves past this.
43	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's reckless, aloof, likes to [[PoliceBrutality beat information out of suspects]], and often gives little thought to how his actions effect others. He also has a soft spot for the downtrodden and a drive to "fix" things when he hurts others.
44	* LonelyBachelorPad: Grom lives in a run-down studio apartment, with no food in the fridge except for a rotten apple and a can of whipped cream. Pchelkina even points out that the bathroom has no door. ''A Rough Childhood'' reveals that it was the apartment where he was raised by his father, and that he never renovated because he wants to keep everything as it was when his father lived there.
45	* MeaningfulName: "Grom" means "thunder".
46	* MajorlyAwesome: ''Major'' Grom, who is awesome.
47	* ManlyTears: After Razumovsky destroys the police station by remotely detonating his fuel canisters, Igor believes that Prokopenko has been killed, and sinks to the floor in tears. When the two are reunited at Razumovsky's arrest, Igor tearfully hugs Prokopenko.
48	** The end of ''A Rough Childhood'' sees him weeping as he looks at his old childhood sketchbook -- and a Polaroid of his father.
49	* PetTheDog: Literally: he feeds a stray dog who hangs around his favorite shawarma stand.
50	* SignatureHeadgear: His brown tweed flat cap, which was given to him by Fedor as a boy for beating him in a game of chess.
51	* SmartPeoplePlayChess: As a boy, he was taught to play chess by his father and Prokopenko; the game helped to teach him strategy and concentration.
52	* StreetUrchin: While Igor was neither an orphan nor homeless, he was very much a child of the streets: due to his father always working, he was often left to his own devices, and spent his days hanging around ruffians, spray painting public property, staying out late, and generally getting into trouble. Ironically, it came to an end after Konstantin died and he became an orphan for real (as Prokopenko took him off the streets and put him in a good school).
53	* {{Superhero}}: Discussed at the end. Grom says that he's not a superhero because he doesn't fly or shoot EyeBeams. Yulia says that "a superhero is not the guy with superpowers, but the guy who defeats the supervillain".
54	** ''A Rough Childhood'' also shows that as a boy, he sometimes fantasized about being an anime-style hero.
55	* ThouShaltNotKill: While he is a CowboyCop fond of JackBauerInterrogationTechnique, he draws the line at killing people. This is what separates him from the criminals he helps prosecute.
56	* TrademarkFavouriteFood: He loves shawarma. ''A Rough Childhood'' shows that he's loved it since he was a boy.
57	[[/folder]]
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59	[[folder:Dmitry "Dima" Dubin]]
60	!!Dmitry Evgenievich Dubin
61	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f_6.jpg]]
62	[[caption-width-right:350:''"What do you know about twelve missing refrigerators?"'']]
63	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Aleksandr Seteykin
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65	A trainee at the Police of the Russian Federation, and Igor Grom's partner.
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68	* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed: in the comics, he looks to be a young, naïve, defenseless bookworm, but [[BewareTheNiceOnes is actually a skilled martial artist]] capable of taking down a man much larger than himself in one punch; in the film, while he's brave enough to face the Plague Doctor and resourceful enough to defend himself in a dangerous situation, Dima lacks virtually any combat skills.
69	* AffectionateNickname: "Dima" counts as one; it's an abbreviated form of his name.
70	* AlliterativeName: '''D'''ima '''D'''ubin.
71	* BadassBookworm: He knows every law and crime statistic by heart, and he isn't afraid to take on a flamethrower-wielding serial killer.
72	* BlueIsHeroic: He consistently dresses in blue tones, representing his disciplined nature and his dedication to law and order.
73	* ByTheBookCop: Contrasting [[CowboyCop Grom]], Dima is concerned with paperwork and enthusiastically investigates the bizarre refrigerator theft he is assigned to.
74	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's the only blonde character in the cast, and is the kindest and most good-hearted.
75	* HiddenDepths: He is introduced as a NaiveNewcomer cop. He turns out to be a rather skilled artist, and he is the one to correctly guess the Plague Doctor's motivation and origins. Grom initially dismisses his guesses as unrealistic, then follows up on them straight to the perpetrator.
76	* TheIntern: In the film's opening, Dima Dubin comes in for his first day at the police station.
77	* ManlyFacialHair: Grows a mustache in ''The Game''.
78	* NaiveNewcomer: He is fresh out of the police academy, and chooses to think the best of others (even when they're criminal lowlifes).
79	* NiceGuy: He's a genuinely kind, decent young man.
80	[[/folder]]
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82	[[folder:Colonel General Fyodor Prokopenko]]
83	!!Fyodor Ivanovich Prokopenko
84	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/_66.jpg]]
85	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Who do you think you are, a superhero?"'']][[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''A Rough Childhood'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/960_4_2.jpeg ''"Grom, have you lost your mind?!"'']][[/labelnote]]
86	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Aleksey Maklakov (''Plague Doctor''), Alexey Vedernikov (''A Rough Childhood'')
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88	Igor Grom's boss, the head of the Saint Petersburg police.
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90	* AdaptationDyeJob: In the comics, his hair is blonde; in the films, his hair is brown (and later, gray). This was done to give the character a softer, more "fatherly" appearance.
91	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the comics he's DaChief incarnate, receiving little characterization beyond "overworked boss who's tired of Grom's antics". In the films he's Igor's adoptive father, and genuinely cares about him--and [[AFatherToHisMen the rest of the men under his command]].
92	* AffectionateNickname: Konstantin used to call him "Fedya" (the informal form of his name). Igor calls him "Uncle Fedor".
93	* ArsonMurderAndLifesaving: Subverted; he gives Igor a ''huge'' dressing-down, yelling about the collateral damage he caused, the expense of it all, and how it reflects poorly on himself and the department; the positive -- that a gang of dangerous thieves was apprehended -- never comes up.
94	* BeleagueredBoss: Prokopenko ''hates'' Grom's CowboyCop ways and how they reflect poorly on the rest of the department -- and himself.
95	* DaChief: By the time of ''Plague Doctor'', Prokopenko is the chief of the police department and Grom's superior, and frequently threatens to fire the CowboyCop. The rest of the Department has bets riding on when his patience will finally give out. (It doesn't.)
96	* FatherToHisMen: He genuinely cares about the well-being of each and every one of his officers--especially Igor.
97	* HappilyMarried: While she doesn't appear much in the films, he and his wife, Lena, are an old married couple, and he cares about her very much (even refraining from using rough language in front of her and discouraging others from using it, as she dislikes it).
98	* HonoraryUncle: He was partners with Igor's father in the 1990s, and spent a lot of time with Igor as a boy, teaching him how to play chess and giving him his signature hat. Off duty, Igor still calls him "Uncle Fedor".
99	* LargeAndInCharge: As an old man (i.e. by the time he's become chief of police) he's a rather rotund fellow.
100	* LikeASonToMe: Though he hides it in front of the rest of the department, it's strongly hinted that Prokopenko sees Igor as the son he never had. ''Rough Childhood'' reveals that Fedor and his wife, Lena, actually became Igor's legal guardians after Konstantin's death (while the prequel comic for ''Rough Child'' reveals that Lena lost a pregnancy shortly before Konstantin died), which all but confirms this.
101	* ManlyFacialHair: He wears a paintbrush mustache.
102	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Though he frequently loses his temper with Igor, he knows that Grom solves cases and catches criminals, so he mostly just yells at him, then leaves him be. Some of his tolerance is likely due to the sense of affection he feels for Grom.
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105	[[folder:Sergey Razumovsky / The Plague Doctor]]
106	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f_4.jpg]]
107	[[caption-width-right:350:''"My purpose is to change life for the better."'']]
108	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as the Plague Doctor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20220706_155249_8.png ''"Our city is eaten alive with a plague of lawlessness...I will purge this disease with fire."'']]
109	[[/labelnote]]
110	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Sergei Goroshko, Makar Martyanov (young)
111
112	A billionaire philanthropist and creator of the Vmeste social network. He has a split personality who acts as the Plague Doctor.
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114	* AffectionateNickname: Oleg calls him "Seryozha" and "Seryozh", both familiar forms of his name.
115	* TheAlcoholic: As the Plague Doctor's influence becomes stronger (to where he feels he's losing control), he tries to [[DrowningTheirSorrows drink his sorrows away]]. It doesn't work--and, in fact, seems to make The Bird even ''bolder'' (causing Sergey to behave more recklessly out of costume).
116	* AnimalMotifs: Ravens. As a boy, he drew pictures of ravens and raven-like creatures, and his alter ego is the Plague Doctor, whose costume evokes a raven (with the mask based directly on a raven's skull). His internal manifestation of the Plague Doctor even appears briefly as a humanoid raven.
117	* BlackCloak: The Plague Doctor wears a leather one, similar to the robes a medieval Plague Doctor would have worn. It adds to his GrimReaper vibe.
118	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's the head of a tech company, and his alter-ego is a serial murderer, the Plague Doctor (who, [[{{Irony}} ironically]], targets Corrupt Corporate Executives himself).
119	* EvilCounterpart: The Plague Doctor (as Oleg) explicitly compares himself to Franchise/{{Batman}}; both are costumed vigilantes in armored, all-black costumes -- with the crucial difference being that Batman doesn't kill. Additionally, Sergey is, like Batman, a wealthy philanthropist with access to high-tech gadgets (with his vigilante side being a split personality instead of a carefully cultivated SecretIdentity).
120	* EvilGenius: He's a brilliant technological innovator, and he's a vigilante serial killer who burns people alive.
121	* EvilIsHammy: As the Plague Doctor, he's larger than life.
122	* EvilOrphan: While he was never adopted, Sergey was extremely troubled as a boy, to where he burned three bullies alive when he was eight years old.
123	* EvilRedhead: He has sleek, chin-length red hair, and his alter-ego is [[SerialKiller the Plague Doctor]].
124	* EvilWearsBlack: The Plague Doctor costume (save for his mask) is pitch black. Notably, Sergey starts out wearing half-black, half-white outfits; as the Plague Doctor's influence becomes stronger, however, his wardrobe gradually shifts to ''all'' dark colors -- until the film's climax, when he's revealed in the Plague Doctor's signature all-black costume.
125	* FamedInStory: As the Plague Doctor, he amasses quite the fanbase InUniverse because common folk sympathize with [[WellIntentionedExtremist his goals]] and even [[PayEvilUntoEvil his methods]].
126	* FieryRedhead: The Bird reveals himself to be this (in contrast to The Doormat, who is nervous, geeky, and soft-spoken).
127	* HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath: When he's in the middle of unveiling Vmeste 2.0 at a press conference, the news breaks that Kirill Grechkin has been acquitted of killing a young girl from the same orphanage where Sergey (and Oleg) grew up. Sergey is so shocked that he drops his phone, stumbles offstage, and runs to his private elevator, where he begins having a panic attack. This is the incident that causes the Bird personality to take up the Plague Doctor mantle.
128	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Oleg Volkov (who has been his friend since childhood).
129	* IronicName: His last name is Razumovsky. "Razum" means "mind" in Russian -- for someone who's lost his mind.
130	* JekyllAndHyde: Sergey is a shy, nervous, geeky philanthropist; the Plague Doctor, by contrast, is a cocky, violent, bombastic serial killer.
131	* KillItWithFire: The Plague Doctor costume is equipped with flamethrowers; his preferred method of dealing with {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s is burning them alive.
132	* MeaningfulName: His last name is Razumovsky. "Razum" means "mind" in Russian. This suits a genius and a shrewd villain; this is also an IronicName for someone who's lost his mind.
133	* NervousWreck: Razumovsky is very nervous when he has to present his invention to the public. He becomes even more jittery after he learns that Oleg is a maniac using Sergey's social network as his tribune, and gets worse still when he realizes Oleg was only a manifestation of his own SplitPersonality, so he himself is the Plague Doctor. By the stinger in the asylum, he is a frightened, sobbing wreck.
134	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Razumovsky is an obvious stand-in for a real-life entrepreneur Pavel Durov, the creator of the most successful Russian social network Vkontakte/"In contact" -- compare Vmeste/"Together" -- who later launched the messenger Telegram, one of the main selling points of which was similar untrackability of the information. (Notably, the teaser for the movie heavily focuses on paper planes, which is literally Telegram's logo.) Obviously, besides their business projects, there are no further similarities between the two.
135	* PlagueDoctor: He wears the mask of a medieval plague doctor, uses the concept of a plague in his MotiveRant, and bases his killing method on an actual plague doctor practice (i.e. burning the victims of a disease).
136	* PrettyBoy: Razumovsky is a slender, well-groomed, attractive young man.
137	* RagsToRiches: From a penniless orphan to one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world.
138	* ReluctantPsycho: Near the climax, he realizes that the Plague Doctor is his alter-ego and tries to fight him. [[SplitPersonalityTakeover He loses]].
139	* SerialKiller: As the Plague Doctor, he murders the corrupt, wealthy elite of the city.
140	* SlasherSmile: He pulls off a rather [[https://at.tumblr.com/matthew-s-j/705330994492948480/5fbr7rdksfsv impressive one]] in TheStinger of ''A Rough Childhood''.
141	* SplitPersonality: Razumovsky is both Sergey ("the doormat" or "the softie") and the Plague Doctor ("the bird").
142	* SplitPersonalityTakeover: In the movie's final act, The Bird reveals himself to Sergey in full. Sergey tries to will him away; he fails, and his alter ego seizes control.
143	-->"You will not ruin my plan! You will be with me all the way. You will be in the front row, my friend!"
144	* StartOfDarkness: His dark, vengeful side ("The Bird") was born in childhood when he was bullied, and fully realized when he witnessed a trio of boys tormenting a stray dog and threatening to burn it alive -- which inspired him to commit his first murders, and burn ''them'' alive.
145	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: When The Bird is in control, Sergey's eyes seemingly turn golden yellow, [[ShapedLikeItself like a bird's]]. ''Plague Doctor'' suggests that this change only happens in his mind; however, in TheStinger of ''A Rough Childhood'', Dr. Rubenstein reacts as if the change is externally visible, throwing this into question. This is in contrast to the comics, where Sergey wore yellow contact lenses as part of his villain gear.
146	* VigilanteMan: The Plague Doctor hunts down the {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s that evade justice thanks to their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney money]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections]].
147	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Razumovsky isn't really worried about being revealed as the Plague Doctor: he has "money, technologies and the power" and frames himself as the victim and Grom as the Plague Doctor.
148	* VoiceOfTheLegion: When The Bird speaks, his words echo in distorted whispers.
149	* WealthyPhilanthropist: Sergey spends huge sums of money on funding the orphanage he grew up in and many other things.
150	* WellIntentionedExtremist: {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s evade justice thanks to their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney money]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections]]; the Plague Doctor burns them alive.
151	* WickedCultured: Razumovsky is a ruthless serial killer; he's also rather cultured and sophisticated, with an office full of fine art and sculptures (including a giant recreation of Creator/SandroBotticelli's ''Art/{{The Birth of Venus\|Botticelli}}'') and a love for fine wines, charcuterie boards, and silk dressing gowns.
152	* WouldHitAGirl: As the Plague Doctor. His second victim is a corrupt female bank president; he burns her alive. He also burns the wife of a corrupt land developer alongside her husband (and tries to kill Yulia Pchelkina via the same method).
153	* WouldHurtAChild: As the Plague Doctor, he burns a CorruptCorporateExecutive along with his wife and teenage son. He says he's avenging countless other kids who suffered because of what the executive did.
154	** The flashback also reveals that he burned three young bullies when he was a kid himself.
155	* YouAreWhatYouHate: On two levels:
156	** Razumovsky is shocked and horrified by Oleg's crimes as the Plague Doctor. Eventually, he realizes that Oleg has been dead for a while, and the one he sees is a manifestation of his own insanity, so ''he himself'' is the Plague Doctor.
157	** Both of his personalities hate {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s that get away with murder; as "The Doormat", he is a corporate executive himself, and as "The Bird", he is the Plague Doctor who burns people alive and very nearly gets away with it by framing up a good guy.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Oleg Volkov]]
161	!!Oleg Volkov
162	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ebe78b2458887f9847134338f3eee02d_8.jpg]]
163	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Seryozh, this is your life's work. This is a revolution."'']]
164	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Dmitry Chebotaryov
165
166	Childhood friend, advisor, and bodyguard of Razumovsky.
167	----
168	* AnimalMotifs: Wolves. The root of his name, "Volk", means "wolf", and he wears a silver pendant with a wolf's head and claw.
169	* BeardOfEvil: As envisioned by Sergey, Oleg sports a sinister-looking beard, and is unmasked as the Plague Doctor; the ''actual'' Oleg (who appears in the second post-credit scene) also has a beard, but he is much less sinister.
170	* ChildhoodFriend: He and Sergey have been close friends since childhood, when they were growing up in the same orphanage.
171	* DarkIsEvil: In ''Plague Doctor'', Oleg is dark-haired, invariably dresses in black, and is revealed as the Plague Doctor. This representation of him also turns out to be a hallucination representing Sergey's own dark side.
172	* DeadAllAlong: Zig-zagged. In the movie's climax, it's revealed that Oleg was killed in combat a year earlier, and what Sergey has been "seeing" is actually an internal manifestation of his own SplitPersonality. In the mid-credit scene, however, Oleg is shown to be alive in Syria and watching a news story about Sergey's arrest on TV.
173	* FromCamouflageToCriminal: From military special operative to serial-murdering terrorist. (At least, that's how it ''appears''.)
174	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sergey Razumovsky. The news of his alleged death in combat was the catalyst that pushed Sergey into full-blown madness.
175	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: The real Oleg was Razumovsky's OnlyFriend, his confidant, and his biggest supporter, and while he was around, Razumovsky's [[SplitPersonality evil alter-ego]] was dormant.
176	* MeaningfulName: The "volk" in his last name means "wolf", which is appropriate given his [[PapaWolf protective tendencies]].
177	* MoralityChain: He acted as one to Razumovsky, helping to keep Sergey's dark, violent impulses at bay.
178	* OnlyFriend: He is the only friend Razumovsky has ever had.
179	* TheScapegoat: In ''Plague Doctor'', Sergey imagines his [[SplitPersonality dark side]] taking Oleg's form, allowing him to further distance himself from the Plague Doctor's horrifying crimes.
180	[[/folder]]
181
182	[[folder:Yulia Pchelkina]]
183	!!Yulia Pchelkina
184	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3f3f3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f_3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f_1_8.jpg]]
185	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"What, did you think I'd be down on my knees begging for forgiveness? It's every man for himself."'']]
186	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Lyubov Aksyonova
187
188	A blogger and journalist, who is drawn to Grom by the Plague Doctor case.
189	----
190	* ActionGirl: Yulia isn't afraid to get her hands dirty while chasing a story, and can hold her own against street thugs (including the Plague Doctor's followers).
191	* AdaptationalBadass: In the comics, she's a defenseless (if brave) DamselInDistress who often needs to be saved by Grom. Her film incarnation, by contrast, is a street smart [[MasterOfDisguise mistress of disguise]] who is definitely ''not'' in need of rescue.
192	* AdaptationalCurves: Inverted: in the comics, her figure [[https://moviecomicswhoswho.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/yulia-pchelkina/#jp-carousel-25276 could rival Jessica Rabbit's]]; in the film, her figure is far more realistic.
193	* AdaptationalModesty: In the comics, Yulia's evening wear consists of [[FormFittingWardrobe impossibly tight]], slinky dresses that [[AbsoluteCleavage leave little to the imagination]]; in the ''Plague Doctor'' film, Yulia wears a black, long-sleeved evening gown that (despite having an off-the-shoulder top and a deep slit in the skirt) is far more modest in design.
194	* DarkIsNotEvil: She frequently dresses in black, and uses dishonest, underhanded tactics (both in chasing news stories and in breaking Grom out of jail). However, Yulia is on the side of good.
195	* FieryRedhead: Her hair is dyed bright, fiery red--and she has the personality to match.
196	* {{Foil}}: To Sergey Razumovsky. Both are intelligent, attractive, wealthy, sophisticated redheads who work in a social media-related field, wear disguises, are fond of the color black, and use unethical, deceptive tactics to achieve their goals. However, Yulia is on the side of good and only uses violence in self-defense, whereas Sergey is a murderous criminal vigilante.
197	* IntrepidReporter: She is a Website/YouTube journalist, and she gets into the thick of the action to further her investigations.
198	* [[MasterOfDisguise Mistress of Disguise]]: She's accustomed to assuming other identities during her investigations. Over the course of the film, we see her take on the roles of a victimized prostitute, a socialite, and a lawyer.
199	* RelationshipUpgrade: Implied with Grom at the end of ''Plague Doctor''. Confirmed in ''Rough Childhood'', where she is shown spending the night at Igor's apartment (and referred to as his "girlfriend").
200	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman amongst the main characters in ''Plague Doctor''. (The later films introduce other female characters, with ''A Rough Childhood'' bringing in Elena Khmurova and ''The Game'' introducing Maria Arkhipova.)
201	* WoundedGazelleGambit: She poses as a prostitute and has her male associates pretend to assault her in Igor Grom's vicinity, knowing that he will assist her and she will have the chance to get inside his apartment -- and take pictures of his classified documents about the Plague Doctor case.
202	[[/folder]]
203
204	[[folder: Ignat Shpunko]]
205	!!Ignat "Buster" Shpunko
206	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/polish_20230109_212753991.png]]
207	[[caption-width-right:350:''"The hell are you doing, my mustached friend?"'']]
208	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in ''A Rough Childhood'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_f0da3438b232b06a22e1f7c20bf89826_66e35185_12802.jpg "Keep in mind that Ignat is not a freeloader. Ignat is a partner."]][[/labelnote]]
209	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Albert Vasiliev (''Plague Doctor''), Vladimir Yaganov (young)
210
211	Grom's friend and informant. He's the manager of a boxing ring, and the leader of a gang of sports fans.
212	----
213
214	* AdaptationalHeroism: The character he's based on from the comics is a vicious Neo-Nazi whose establishment was sponsored and frequented by Kirill Gretchkin. In the film, he's just an unscrupulous character with questionable business practices (and [[HiddenHeartOfGold a good heart]]).
215	* AffectionateNickname: He's referred to as "Buster" or "Booster".
216	* BigEater: As a child, he was constantly nibbling on candy. He once ate his entire stock of Snickers bars, and after having all his money taken by a gangster and being strung up by his collar on a fence, his first priority was to make sure he still had his toffees.
217	* TheBigGuy: He's easily the biggest (and fattest) character in ''Plague Doctor''. ''Rough Childhood'' shows that he has always been husky.
218	* ChildhoodFriend: He and Igor have been pals since they were boys.
219	* FriendInTheBlackMarket: As a boy, he was the go-to guy for Western goods, from candy and small toys to cigarettes and sunglasses. As an adult, he helps provide Grom with whatever he needs for investigations -- be it a lead, tickets to an invite-only event, a [[BlackTieInfiltration tuxedo]] to wear to said event, or a dubiously acquired sports car to drive there.
220	* KnowsAGuyWhoKnowsAGuy: Grom doesn't ask where Ignat gets anything.
221	* LoveableRogue: He's a petty criminal, and is always getting into trouble or breaking the law in one way or another. However, he always comes through for Igor, and helps defend the citizens of Saint Petersburg against the Plague Doctor's followers.
222	* SequelNonEntity: While he's a major supporting character in ''Plague Doctor'' and ''Rough Childhood'', he doesn't receive so much as a mention in ''Game''.
223	[[/folder]]
224
225	!!Introduced in ''[[Film/GromARoughChildhood A Rough Childhood]]''
226
227	[[folder:Major Konstantin Grom]]
228	!!Konstantin Igorevich Grom
229	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5byjmxmzrlzjitzdi4ms00zwrhlwizzdmtyza0zdllmwflnzrixkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymjuwnjy5mza_v1_2_9.jpg]]
230	[[caption-width-right:350:''"We are both bad. One is worse than the other."'']]
231	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Sergey Marin (''A Rough Childhood''), Aleksandr Udalov (cameo; ''Plague Doctor'')
232
233	A major in the St. Petersburg Petersburg police. Honest, uncompromising, and open, he is nonetheless a loving and caring father to his son Igor.
234	----
235
236	* AffectionateNickname: His associates sometimes call him "Kostya".
237	* BadassNormal: Unlike his son, he isn't brilliant or athletic. However, he is clever, determined, and brave.
238	* TheCameo: He appears briefly during a flashback in Plague Doctor, as a uniformed officer (self identified as "Uncle Kostya") who questions Sergey Razumovsky about the murder of three boys on a beach. The character was recast for the prequel, and [[{{Retcon}} reconned]] from a ByTheBookCop to a CowboyCop.
239	* CassandraTruth: Konstantin discovered that 8-year-old Sergey Razumovsky burned three boys alive, and realized that the orphan was a budding serial killer; his superiors dismissed his report because they were convinced that no child could commit such heinous acts.
240	-->"That kid's going to give us Hell one day!"
241	* CharacterDeath: When Smirnov tries to take a duffle bag of the cult's ill-gotten money for his own use, Grom turns on him -- only to find that his firearm is empty, because Igor removed the last bullet. Smirnov shoots him, and the two end up fighting to the death in front of his son.
242	* CowboyCop: Like son, like father. Konstantine Grom has the same disregard for authority and violent methods his son demonstrates in ''Plague Doctor'' (though he generally tries to trick or threaten suspects before getting physical).
243	* DaddyDidntShow: In the first act of the film, he misses Igor's academic decathlon. It's hinted that this has happened many, many times.
244	* HiddenDepths: As shown in the film, he's an excellent chef, with presentation worthy of a fine dining establishment.
245	* MajorlyAwesome: Igor definitely inherited his father's badass nature. The man is ''fearless''.
246	* MirrorCharacter: To his son, Igor: both dark-haired, aloof [[CowboyCop cowboy cops]] who dress in earth tones, are fond of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and disdainful of authority and rules, but with [[JerkassWithAHeartOfGold hidden hearts of gold]] (and the determination to fix their mistakes).
247	* SmokingIsCool: He smokes cigarettes as part of his "tough guy" image.
248	* TakenOffTheCase: Khmurova forces him to take a two week vacation for the sake of his mental health. Naturally, it doesn't stop him from continuing the investigation into Anubis.
249	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: A divorced single dad, he often buries himself in his work, and as such misses out on most of his son's milestones and accomplishments. After he misses Igor's academic olympics, Igor is hellbent on making money so the two of them to go on a vacation to Disneyland.
250	[[/folder]]
251
252	[[folder:Major Yuri Smirnov]]
253	!!Yuri Smirnov
254	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/960_9.jpeg]]
255	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I love this city. This is a city of endless possibilities. After all, here in one day you can become a rich man... or a beggar."'']]
256	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Daniil Vorobyov
257
258	An undercover cop from Konstantin Grom's department. He assists Konstantin with the Anubis case.
259	----
260
261	* DirtyCop: He helps Grom disobey direct orders, has in-roads to all the corrupt businessmen of the city (thanks to his undercover work), and tries to steal evidence for personal gain.
262	* DualWield: He carries a pair of Makarov semi-automatic pistols.
263	* FaceHeelTurn: In the film's climax, Smirnov shoots his boss dead before Konstantin has a chance to finish questioning her, then seizes the opportunity to fill a duffle bag with money from the cult's stash. When Konstantin protests, Smirnov shoots him as well – with Igor watching from the doorway.
264	* FatalFlaw: Avarice. He yearns for the finer things in life, and is tired of working hard for little payoff.
265	-->"I don't plan to live in poverty. The money is right under our feet. We just need to learn how to pick it up."
266	* GunSpin: He considers this his signature move. In fact, his [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introductory scene]] shows him practicing it (while the other officers time him).
267	* OpportunisticBastard: Konstantin notes that he only shows up when he wants to brag or needs money. In the film's climax, after he finds out that Konstantin has unmasked their boss as Anubis, he shoots her dead and then tries to steal from the cult's stack of money, assuming that Konstantin won't rat him out. (Unfortunately for him, he underestimated the strength of Konstantin's moral code.)
268	[[/folder]]
269
270	[[folder:Colonel General Elena Khmurova / Anubis]]
271	!!Elena Alexandrovna Khmurova
272	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/960_6.jpeg]]
273	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Final warning. You're lucky there are no decent courts in this city."'']]
274	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her as Anubis]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/960_7.jpeg ]]
275	[[/labelnote]]
276	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Irina Rozanova
277
278	The tough and domineering police chief of Saint Petersburg in the 1990s. She moonlights as Anubis, a powerful and mysterious cult leader.
279	----
280
281	* BigBad: The central antagonist of ''A Rough Childhood''.
282	* BoyishShortHair: Appropriate to her station and the 1990s setting, Irina wears her hair in a close-cropped style.
283	* CastingAShadow: In a sense: the drugs she uses on her victims cause hallucinations in which they're attacked by (and of the life being drained from her victims in the form of) shadows and black smoke.
284	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: A contrasting ''prequel'' antagonist, in this case. While she is similar to the Plague Doctor in some ways, like wearing a black suit with an animal mask and [[VigilanteMan working outside the law to eliminate powerful criminals]], she is, unlike PrettyBoy WealthyPhilanthropist Razumovsky, an older policewoman, and she gains money from her vigilantism. While the Plague Doctor [[KillItWithFire burns his victims alive]], she uses guns and drugs that make them see [[CastingAShadow shadows attacking them]]. Also, unlike ReluctantPsycho Razumovsky, she doesn't appear to have any internal conflicts or regrets over what she does.
285	* DaChief: Between being understaffed and underfunded, [[CowboyCop Konstantin's reckless behavior]], and the general lack of a functioning court system in the city, she's at her wit's end trying to hold the police department together -- and she isn't afraid to let people know it, or give others a piece of her mind.
286	* DarkActionGirl: She's a military commander-turned chief of police, and as Anubis she hunts down and massacres the gangs of the city.
287	* DarkIsEvil: As Anubis, she wears a coal black suit, with only a few red and gold accents to break up the darkness. She also uses hallucinogens that make her assassins (and herself) appear as black shadows.
288	* TheDreaded: As Anubis, she is feared by every gang in the city, due her brutal efficiency, stealth, and apparent supernatural abilities.
289	* EvilSorcerer: Anubis is presented as possessing dark magic, including [[OffscreenTeleportation teleportation]], [[SuperSmoke incorporeal shapeshifting]], and the power to [[LifeDrain drain the life from a human body]]. Khmurova bolsters the image with a group of hired "acolytes" and a sinister-looking "herald" who perform fake rituals.
290	* FakeWizardry: Anubis's "black magic" is actually accomplished by hallucinogens (and highly skilled assassins).
291	* LifeDrain: Anubis's staff can allegedly drain the life from his enemies. It's all an illusion, of course.
292	* MagicStaff: Subverted: Anubis's black, winged [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crook_and_flail crook]] lacks any true magical powers; however, Khmurova's drugs create the illusion of it possessing life-draining abilities.
293	* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her method of dealing with the city's wave of crime and corruption is to murder the crime lords herself, while frightening the low-level criminals and blackmailing the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive oligarchs]] and [[{{Ponzi}} scammers]] into submission through Anubis's cult.
294	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Anubis costume is pitch black with red (and gold) detailing.
295	* SignatureScent: Konstantin identifies her as Anubis almost immediately thanks to the familiar scent of her cigars (and the "old lady" perfume she uses to disguise it).
296	* VillainousCrossdresser: Downplayed; Anubis is traditionally depicted as a male deity, and no one (aside from Konstantin) ever questions the cult leader's gender.
297	* WellIntentionedExtremist: She believes the only way to control crime in the city is to ''literally'' control crime in the city. While she claims her methods are "a hundred times" more effective, we don't see life in St. Petersburg improve in any significant way.
298	[[/folder]]
299
300	!! Introduced in ''[[Film/MajorGromGame Game]]''
301
302	[[folder: August van der Holt]]
303	!!August van der Holt
304	[[quoteright:360:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20231016_214154_36.png]]
305	!!!'''Portrayed by''': Matvey Lykov
306
307	The CEO of Holt International, a multinational weapons manufacturer. He has a cybernetic life support system, owing to a near-fatal childhood accident.
308	----
309
310	* AdaptationalDyeJob: In the comics, he has black hair; in the film, his hair is light brown.
311	* {{Cyborg}}: He has high-tech electrodes implanted in his spinal cord, which help regulate his vital functions with an electric current. (He hides them under his clothes, leaving the general public unaware of his special "enhancements".)
312	* MegatonPunch: The trailer shows him using the power afforded by his implants to punch his sparring partner [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom across the room]].
313	[[/folder]]
314
315	[[folder: Lieutenant General Maria Arkhipova]]
316	!!Maria Arkhipova
317	[[quoteright:241:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s0ivfqd3kwa_8.jpg]]
318	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Olga Sutulova
319
320	A lieutenant general who arrives from Moscow to carry out reform in the St. Petersburg police.
321	----
322	[[/folder]]
323
324	[[folder:The Ghost]]
325	!!The Ghost
326
327	A mysterious criminal hired by August van der Holt to carry out terrorist acts in Saint Petersburg. He has a major grudge against Igor Grom.
328	----
329	* SpreeKiller: Murders countless civilians with his explosives.
330	[[/folder]]
331
332	!!Others
333
334	[[folder:Misc.]]
335	* AssholeVictim: Most victims of the Plague Doctor are {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s that evade justice thanks to their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney money]] and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections connections]]. For [[PayEvilUntoEvil burning them alive]], he amasses quite the fanbase.
336	* TheProudElite: The Plague Doctor's victims are all wealthy and powerful, caring little for how their actions effect others.
337	* PerpetualSmiler: Strelkov constantly shows off his unnaturally perfect teeth. Even other characters refer to him as the one with the smile.
338	* UpperClassTwit: Kirill Grechkin, the Plague Doctor's first victim, is a brainless, soulless offspring of the rich.
339	** Olga Isayev, the Plague Doctor's second victim, is the unscrupulous bank president who defrauds her customers while living and acting as if she were royalty (right down to commissioning a portrait of herself in the style of Catherine the Great).
340	[[/folder]]

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