After seeing Boris's kind nature first hand, he joined Maverick to help out any way he could. He had worked in DDR * Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration at a non-governmental organization affiliated with the United Nations. and a member of Raiden's mission control team. Token Good Teammate: If Sundowner is of any indication, he's one of the most benevolent PMC leaders out there.Ī non-combatant responsible for research and strategic planning at Maverick Inc.

Unofficially, he ups the encryption on the codec so that he, Kevin, and Courtney can assist Raiden as much as they can alongside Doktor, Blade Wolf, and Sunny. Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Officially, he recognizes that Raiden going after World Marshal is illegal.Retired Badass: He's ex-Soviet military and still proficient in a wide range of weapons.Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite being the president of a PMC, he treats Raiden more like a friend than an employee, and even puts himself at risk to save Raiden in the opening chapter.Poirot Speak: Uses the Russian word for comrade, ' tovarich', uses the Russian cuss words and occasionally drops articles despite otherwise speaking exclusively in English.

Though to be fair, Raiden just did everything he could to protect Maverick's best interests.

Da Chief: Goes ballistic when Raiden tenders his resignation.

Mission Control: Serves as Raiden's CO in Rising.

Husky Russkie: Big, loud, and not afraid to step into the battlefield personally.

He also tries to shoot down Desperado's VTOL with Stinger missiles, but didn't count on the aircraft having counter measures (or that the missiles were outdated enough for flares to fool them). 50 cal machine gun, forcing him to retreat.

Big Damn Heroes: When Sam has Raiden dead to rights, Boris rolls in firing a.

Benevolent Boss: While he can't aid Raiden's assassination mission officially, he does all he can to help unofficially.

Badass Normal: As he isn't a cyborg or enhanced, it takes a lot of gravitas for him to take on Sam with a.

The Atoner: He regrets some of the 'gray area' jobs he took after being discharged.

In 2014, after the fall of the Patriots, Boris founded Maverick Security Consulting and strove to make a PMC that would keep its actions clean. After the Soviet Union dissolved, Boris was discharged from the army for letting his emotions get the better of him on the battlefield and forced to take up work as a mercenary doing 'gray area' jobs, something he deeply regrets.

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