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2[[folder: FES Administration]]
3!! Colonel Galina Rogozina
4->'''Played by''': Olga Koposova
5[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_220506902.png]]
6Head of Federal Expert Service
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8* TheAce: Galina Nikolaevna is an excellent cop and has a doctorate in Law and Medicine.
9* AgentScully: It's impossible to get away from Rogozina with paranormal explanation. This quote explains her attiltude best:
10--> '''Rogozina''': I'll believe in Bigfoot only if you get him to FES in handcuffs!
11* AlwaysGetsHerMan: There is basically '''no case''' the FES (under her leadership) can't solve.
12* BadassInDistress: She gets kidnapped for surgery (in "Hippocratic Oath"), has to wear an ExplosiveLeash (in "Blasted City"), and suffers a from booby-trap explosion [[spoiler: which wasn't destined for her]] in "Deadly Place".
13* BenevolentBoss: She is a strict boss, but very devoted to her underlings.
14* DaddysGirl: She is shown to be very close with her father, a retired judge.
15* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Antonova (they have known each other since university).
16* HiddenDepths: She sings very well and plays the violin.
17* IronLady: She has all traits of one: iron will, dedication to her work.
18* OfficeRomance: It's heavily hinted that she's in a relationship with Kruglov.
19* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Many episodes end with Rogozina giving one to criminals.
20* TeamMom: She may be strict, but she is very protective towards the rest of the FES. It even gets lampshaded by the FES squad members (for example, Lisitsyn).
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22
23!! Major Nikolay Kruglov
24->'''Played by''': Vladimir Tashlykov
25[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_220601502.png]]
26Deputy head of the FES and right hand of Rogozina.
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28* CoolOldGuy: A police officer who was over 50 at the beginning of the series (and it was in 2007) and still works as a field detective and keeps his will and attitude.
29* DirtyHarriet: Gender-Inverted. It's a RunningGag that Kruglov works as mystery shopper in brothels.
30* DrowningMySorrows: Kruglov leaves the FES and goes to the countryside in "End of the World". All he does there is drinking. The reason is the death of his friend (Kruglov wrote off his suspicions as paranoia). A serious effort (a fictional murder case) was undertaken by the FES to bring Kruglov back to normal life.
31* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Mayskiy.
32* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Early episodes show him to be prone to press on the suspects. For example, in first four-parter "Bite of the Lancehead", he put barrel of the gun in suspect's mouth.
33* NumberTwo: If Rogozina isn't in charge of the case for some reason, Kruglov will replace her for a while.
34* OfficeRomance: It's heavily [[ShipTease teased]] that he and Rogozina are in relationship.
35* SilverFox: He is silver-headed, looks good for his years and has a beautiful voice.
36* TakingTheBullet: In the first episode, four-parter "The Pit Viper's Bite", he pushes Rogozina away when they are attacked by the Organist and is hit with the poison dart intended for her.
37* TeamDad: To Rogozina's TeamMom.
38* TookALevelInKindness: In early episodes (like "Bite of the Lancehead starting four-parter), he is shown as abrasive, quick-to-anger KnightInSourArmour who was prone to JackBauerInterrogationTechnique. He was very hostile towards Rogozina and Tikhonov. Now, he is a mild-mannered (for a policeman) CoolOldGuy, supportive of all squad members.
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40[[/folder]]
41
42[[folder: FES detectives]]
43!! Major Sergey Mayskiy
44->'''Played by''': Pavel Shuvaev
45[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_18_155933526.png]]
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47* BadassBiker: His love for bikes and hard rock is an important part of his character.
48* BigGuy: Standing at roughly 2 meters and being raspy-voiced, Mayskiy plays this archetype well.
49* TheCasanova: Mayskiy is frequently shown flirting with women (or being in relationship with them).
50* DisappearedDad: He had never seen his father until "The Chemists", where it turns out that he is [[spoiler:a recognized and dangerous mobster]].
51* EpicFail: Mayskiy once tries to claim he is absent from work due to getting stuck in a traffic jam... while he's speaking on a ''residential telephone''.
52* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kruglov.
53* NoodleIncident: According to Antonova (in "Absinth Admirer"), Mayskiy once lost control on New Year's Party. Mayskiy doesn't want to recall it.
54* TheUnintelligible: Sometimes his words are ''really'' hard to understand.
55* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Mayskiy (due to his military background) hates fireworks and explosions. It can be seen in "Water", where Kruglov, Antonova and Tikhonov decided to make him a surprise with a firework. When Mayskiy heard the first shots, he had suddenly taken "Fire in the Hole" position.
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57
58!! Major Konstantin Lisitsyn
59->'''Played by''': Georgy Teslya-Gerasimov
60[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_15_154339580.png]]
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62* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: It's usual communication mode for Lisitsyn and Sokolova.
63* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Konstantin is one of five siblings.
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65
66!! Captain Konstantin Kotov
67->'''Played by''': Andrey Lavrov
68[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_18_163811602.png]]
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70* AlliterativeName: '''K'''onstantin '''K'''otov.
71* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be rude from time to time, but he is a very loyal and brave police officer.
72* KavorkaMan: He is not the most handsome man, yet still manages to hook up with a number of women.
73* MommasBoy: Konstantin still lives with his mother.
74* UndercoverAsLovers: He visited Dunaeva (as her husband, according to their cover story) in "Mokosh".
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76
77!! Major Yuliya Sokolova
78->'''Played by''': Yuliya Vayshnur
79[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_215751775.png]]
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81* ActionGirl: Yuliya is trained very well. Running and climbing are among her main skills.
82* ClingyJealousGirl: She thinks that Lisitsyn ''may need'' some control.
83* FieryRedhead: She is red-haired and has quite the temper.
84* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: She can never stop bickering with Lisitsyn.
85* MindRape: She goes through one in "Falcon Hunt", where she is [[spoiler: turned into fighter in gladiator-like fights]].
86* RankUp: Yuliya spent her first stint as captain, but, many years later, she returned in rank of major. She was promoted after some secret assignment to Middle East ([[NoodleIncident there's still no further explanation]]).
87* VitriolicBestBuds: Her relationship with Amelina evolved from being outright hostile (as shown in "Frame Fixing") to this.
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89
90!! Captain Tatyana Belaya
91->'''Played by''': Olga Zeiger
92[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_222840045.png]]
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94* BrainyBrunette: She is a brunette and educated enough to work as forensic expert.
95* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was nearly raped at her teenage years and killed a man during self-defence [[spoiler: though she didn't. It was part of a plan orchestrated by her [[WickedStepfather stepfather]] to make her leave their hometown to leave him with her sister who [[DrivenToSuicide committed suicide because of sexual abuse by him]].]]
96* DrivesLikeCrazy: Her first scene ''ever'' is failing her driver's test. She is a decent driver now, since CharacterizationMarchesOn.
97* FairCop: She looks really young and beautiful (despite being now in her late 30s).
98* InSeriesNickname: '''Птичка''' (birdie) given to her by Mayskiy.
99* IronicName: "Belaya" means "white" or, in some contexts, "blonde". Zeiger is a brunette (though [[SubvertedTrope she had blonde hair for some time]]).
100* JackOfAllTrades: She is one of the two FES squad members to work both as detective and forensic expert (other is Shustov).
101* KillerRabbit: She is the tiniest of the FES detectives with a face of a young girl. It doesn't stop her from being very dangerous fighter (the best example is "Too Many Killers", when she overpowered and tied the man, who was nearly a foot taller than Tanya).
102* MotorMouth: Tanya usually speaks ''very'' quickly.
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104
105!! Captain Igor Shustov
106->'''Played by''': Sergey Pioro
107[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_220007637.png]]
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109* FootballHooligans: He claims to be one in his teenage years.
110* JackOfAllTrades: He is one of the two FES officers (besides Belaya), who works both in the lab and in the field.
111* PapaWolf: It's best seen in "The Gardener", where one of the subplots is his relationship with his son, Pavel.
112* SerialSpouse: He is married for the third time.
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114
115!! Captain Stepan Danilov
116->'''Played by''': Sergey Kovalenko
117[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_19_002533740.png]]
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119* BerserkButton: ''Never'' insult orphans in front of him.
120* TheCasanova: He is sometimes seen in the bedrooms of women involved in FES cases.
121* DeusAngstMachina: Let's see: his parents died in a road accident, he was sent [[UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars to Chechnya]] after ''culture classes'', one of his fiancees [[spoiler:[[WidowedAtTheWedding was shot during their wedding]]]], other left him after being saved by FES (she thought it will be too dangerous to live with police officer), and, finally, [[spoiler: his sister and niece die in a shopping mall fire]]. Though, maybe, he finally got something nice in form of [[spoiler: relationship with Vlasova]].
122* FriendToAllChildren: He is very nice to kids, mainly because of his DarkAndTroubledPast.
123* HiddenDepths: One of the episodes shows that Danilov knows sign language (he studied it while dating a deaf woman).
124* IronWoobie: Despite all his troubles, he still has a good sense of humour and peaceful mind.
125* ParentalAbandonment: His parents died in a car crash whe he was 11.
126
127!! Captain Margarita Vlasova
128->'''Played by''': Nina Gogaeva
129[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_215458781.png]]
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131* ActionMom: She has a teenage son. His name is Gleb.
132* DeadpanSnarker: Rita is a most notable one in FES. Her replies are really loved in the fandom.
133* FairCop: She has very interesting combination of hazel hair, brown eyes and Latin-Mediterranean looking face. Just look ath the photo.
134* GoodIsNotNice: She is a very good detective, but definitely not the most pleasant person on Earth.
135* HairTriggerTemper: Never make Vlasova angry. She will backfire, and you will not like it.
136* LethalChef: Rita burns duck to coals in New Year's Day episode "Lion in A Mousetrap".
137%%zce* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: To Amelina's Light Feminine.
138* MyGreatestFailure: Abduction of her daughter, Liza, continues to haunt Rita even 20 years after.
139* PassiveAggressiveKombat: She has black belt in such type of communication. Tikhonov and Amelina know it best.
140* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Rita is very afraid of snakes. When she sees Danilov with a natrix in his hands in "Best Intentions", she points a gun at him.
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142
143!! Captain Pavel Granin
144->'''Played by''': Stanislav Erklievskiy
145[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_19_004234286.png]]
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147* FairCop: Maybe the closest one of male FES detectives to qualify
148* MissingMom: His mom was shot when he was 12. The killer wasn't found.
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150
151!! Major Roman Aristov
152->'''Played by''': Vladislav Malenko
153[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_06_19_005603199.png]]
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155* GlorifiedSpermDonor: PlayedForDrama. He has an illegitimate daughter from a businesswoman who bars them from meetings.
156* KnightInSourArmour: He is the bitterest member of FES squad so far.
157* NobleBigotWithABadge: Despite all the ValuesDissonance, seeing female boss as a nuisance is outright petty for all cultures. Despite this, he is very brave and capable detective.
158* OpenMouthInsertFoot: He once told about the death of his colleague... by calling his wife '''his widow'''.
159* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He poured the oil in fire of Tikhonov's jealousy in "Right to Trust", which could end with Danilov's resignation and big tragedy for whole FES.
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161
162!! Senior Lieutenant Olga Dunaeva
163->'''Played by''': Alexandra Sobotkovskaya
164[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_220235855.png]]
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166* FairCop
167* HiddenDepths: According to her official profile, she is very fond of stories about Medieval knights.
168* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler: Strangling with plastic bag in "Beyond"]]
169* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She is definetely a replacement for Vlasova, although with less tough demeanor.
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171
172!! Captain Roman Berezin
173-> '''Played by''': Alexey Moiseev
174[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_221020930.png]]
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176* MasterOfDisguise: He is good-suited for undercover work. He can play various characters (from jocks to homeless alcoholics), and he likes it a lot.
177* PluckyComicRelief: He is always ready to crack jokes and entertain his colleagues.
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179
180!! Senior Lieutenant Leonid Subbotin
181->'''Played by''': Anton Vozmischev
182[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_221634295.png]]
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184* AttractiveBentGender: Subbotin is disguised as woman (due to need for physical force during arrest) in "Secret Mission" and looks pretty good.
185* PrettyBoy: He looks surprisingly cute for the policeman (even the young one). Amelina even once compared him to teddy bear.
186* WouldHitAGirl: He was forced to do it in "Don't Believe Your Eyes". It led to Kruglov's backfire.
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188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder: FES forensic experts]]
191!! Ivan Tikhonov
192->'''Played by''': Evgeny Kulakov
193[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_214219386.png]]
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195* AgentMulder: Surprisingly, he has a passion for paranormal activities and unsolved mysteries. "End of the World", on the other hand, shows him exploiting this trope to have sex with Amelina. We can only guess if he scored (Amelina was absent from the episode, and his wish was mentioned only once in the start of the episode).
196* BigEater: According to Antonova, he can eat a plywood without jam.
197* CrazyJealousGuy: He has many suspicions about Amelina being in relationship. Usually it's PlayedForLaughs, but some episodes (like "Female Instincts" and "Right to Trust") [[PlayedForDrama play it absolutely serious]].
198* DarkAndTroubledPast: His sister, Larisa, died of drug overdose. He became TheCracker, donating the money to the drug rehabs, and went to jail for wire fraud.
199* FromBadToWorse: In "Right to Trust", when he understood that Amelina wasn't cheating on him with Danilov. [[spoiler: She was kidnapped]].
200* {{Manchild}}: Ivan is a geek with very interesting sense of humour.
201* MotorMouth: Ivan can speak very fast when he is stressed (or excited).
202* MyGreatestFailure: His sister, Lara, died of drug overdose. It made him to become TheCracker and donate all stolen money to drug rehabs.
203* OhCrap: Vanya is genuinely scared after hearing news about Amelina returning from her Interpol assignment (because he wrote a report to Rogozina, asking to return her to Moscow) in "Property". It turns out that Oksana decided to return earlier without even knowing about the report.
204* ThePrankster: Who else can greet new colleague by '''hanging''' at his workplace? (He scared Kholodov tht way in "Game Over").
205* RecruitingTheCriminal: Ivan was doing time for wire fraud, when Rogozina got him out of jail for "The Organist" case (in starting four-parter "Bite of the Lancehead").
206* SiblingRivalry: His relationship with Kholodov looks just like that.
207* SweetTooth: Chocolate and cakes are the main fuel type for him.
208* TechnoWizard: He is one of the best hackers in Russia, so he is often referred this way.
209* TheWorkaholic: It's really hard to make Ivan leave his workplace. And his colleagues are not always successful in it (since he frequently stays at FES office for night).
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211
212!! Senior Lieutenant Oksana Amelina
213->'''Played by''': Anastasia Gulimova
214[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_214918854.png]]
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216* BerserkButton: Sexual violence is her hot button. Not surprising, since she is the rape victim. It can be seen in "Private Justice", where she is visibly triggered by child pornography evidences.
217* BoundAndGagged: In "Right to Trust".
218* DirtyHarriet: If FES needs a woman to work undercover as a sex worker (or simply use her sex appeal), Oksana is the primary choice.
219* DisappearedDad: Her policeman father was killed a few days after her prom (as stated in her WelcomeEpisode, "Tantra").
220* DumbBlonde: She is a complete aversion.
221* FairCop: She is a beautiful blue-eyed blonde, who wears bright clothes.
222* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Fashionista IT expert with model look who likes playing billiards... Well, you get it.
223* HiddenDepths: Oksana is a pro-tier billiards player.
224%%zce* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: To Vlasova's Dark Feminine.
225* MsFanservice: She constantly wears short skirts with high heels and bright clothes.
226* RapeAsBackstory: It was shown in DarkerAndEdgier episode "Night Witness"
227%%zce* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: To Sokolova's Tomboy.
228* VitriolicBestBuds: Her relationship with Sokolova evolved from being outright hostile to said trope.
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230
231!! Captain Andrey Kholodov
232->'''Played by''': Ruslan Sasin
233[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_214414732.png]]
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235* BigFun: He is notably overweight. He also has a very notable sense of humour.
236* GenreSavvy: After being taken hostage during shop robbery in "Boniface's Holyday", he gives advices to shop personnel, other hostages '''and robbers'''.
237* HiddenDepths: Andrey is fluent in Spanish. After being asked to call to Peru (for suspect's interrogation) and talking about Spanish language, Kholodov says to Tikhonov: "Eres un tonto, pero yo te amo". (You're a bonehead, but I love you).
238* NerdGlasses: Kholodov is the only squad member constantly wearing glasses.
239* ThePrankster: At first, he was a ButtMonkey for Tikhonov's pranks. Later, he developed that skill and can be considered equal to Ivan.
240* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: His father-in law is a police general. However, he never goes further than jokes about this trope.
241* SiblingRivalry: His dynamics with Ivan looks just like that.
242* SignatureLaugh: His sarcastically-self-confident laughter is his trademark.
243* StandardCopBackstory: He is one of few characters to ''avert'' this trope. He lives a healthy family life, his parents are still alive and healthy, and he likes his life overall.
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245
246!! Sergey Belozerov
247->'''Played by''': Oleg Osipov
248[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_221310960.png]]
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250* DrowningMySorrows: DarkerAndEdgier episode "Anonymous Alcoholics" starts with him accidentally killing a person during criminal's arrest. It makes him slip into drinking.
251* PapaWolf: "Last case of FES" is built around him being forced to kill Rogozina after his son's kidnapping [[spoiler: Of course he told Rogozina first]].
252* ShipperOnDeck: He will never miss a chance to joke about other FES squad members' sympathies. Ask Lisitsyn and Tikhonov.
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254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder: FES medical examiners]]
257!! Valentina Antonova
258->'''Played by''': Anna Dankova
259[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_222309948.png]]
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261* BoundAndGagged: Antonova holds a record for being in this position. She was restrained five times (including that one in "Fire with Fire", when she tied herself to explain Rogozina how suspect got into car trunk).
262* TheCoroner: She is a medical examiner with relevant sense of humour.
263* DamselInDistress: She was kidnapped, drowned, shot to the chest... She suffered a lot during the time of FES existence.
264* DumbBlonde: She is a complete aversion.
265* FriendToAllChildren: Any cases of child abuse and (oh, no) death of children are pain in her heart. Given that she is mother of four, it's not surprising.
266* FriendToAllLivingThings: Valentina definetely likes animals. Most of them find a temporary place in morgue with her.
267* HappilyMarried: Zig-zagged. "Bite of the Lancehead" show her husband, Stepan to be strongly disappointed by Valentina's decision to work in FES (she was "a desparate housewife' sitting with kids), but he (or they, since [[TheOtherDarrin actor playing Stepan was replaced and appears in four episodes overall]]) is shown to be loving and caring husband.
268* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rogozina.
269* MamaBear: She would do ANYTHING for her children's health and safety. "Safety Margin" is the best illustration.
270* MeaningfulName: Zig-zagged. Valentina means "healthy" in Latin, which is suitable for team medic... but not so suitable for medical examiners.
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272
273!! Boris Selivanov
274->'''Played by''': Oleg Valkman
275[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_221543313.png]]
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277* DadTheVeteran: He served in both Afghanistan (where he was a POW) and Chechnya.
278* DeadpanSnarker: He is very calm but still can outsnark Vlasova.
279* ADayInTheLimelight: "Stolen Face", which tells the story about Selivanov joining FES.
280* ObnoxiousInLaws: His mother-in-law once orchestrated a plan based on his son's disappearance (he was at his friend's house). Why? She wanted to fix his relationship with her daughter amidst the bitter divorce.
281* PapaWolf: "Banks and Jars" shows him really good and brave father who decidies [[spoiler: to play double game with his son's kidnappers and involve FES to arrest them]].
282* ShipTease: There was some between him ''and Rogozina''. [[CreatorBacklash Both actors hadn't bought it.]]
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284
285!! Artyom Tukaev
286->'''Played By''': Kirill Byrkin
287[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2022_05_07_214139138.png]]
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289* CreepyMortician: His sense of humour can turn really bizarre. And not only sense of humour. For example, in "Head Hunters", while Tikhonov was [[NauseaFuel disgusted by decapitation video]], Artyom praised the maniac for being professional.
290* DisappearedDad: His father (military attorney) diappeared during [[UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars the Second Chechnya War]].
291* EarlyBirdCameo: He was one of the students in "Interns" before becoming an AscendedExtra many years after.
292* MilitaryBrat: Both his parents were connected with Armed Forces (his father was a military attorney, while his mother served as a surgeon at Burdenko Main Military Hospital in Moscow).
293* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Artyom likes to speak this way (and annoy the detectives, too).
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