Vladimir



Vladimir is one of the main characters in Mother Russia Bleeds.

He is a friend and neighbor of the protagonists who, with the rest of his neighbors, forms a crew of revolutionary rebels who are close allies of the protagonists.

He wears a green jacket & beret, as well as a pair of glasses.

He usually informs the protagonists of something they need to know and sometimes directly intervenes by helping the protagonists out, like in the boss fight against the Government Officer or in Chapter 6, where he provides some Kalashkinovs to the protagonists.

Description
Vlad is a born leader, and he is highly politically-minded. And as a militant communist, he's devoted his life to the cause. He'll do anything to achieve his goals, although he remains a pacifist.

Role in Story
He first appears in the Tutorial Level, talking to Mikhail about his conspiracies and how he is pushing the community apart with his pit fights, but is brushed off by him.

He is then mentioned briefly by one of the community members in Chapter 3: The Squat, who tells the protagonists that he is heading to a train station.

He makes his first appearance proper in the story mode in Chapter 4: The Train, where he makes four appearances throughout the level, one in the beginning alongside his rebels, another in the train cars, where he tells the protagonists that he and his rebellion have hijacked the train, the third on the roof of the train, and his fourth in the boss fight with the Government Officer, where he tosses Flash Grenades to use against him.

He makes his second appearance in Chapter 6: The City, where he and his rebels join forces with the protagonists for a civil war of epic proportions, and even assists the protagonists personally by providing them with Kalashkinov's.

He makes his last appearance in Chapter 8, after the protagonist defeats Nekro. If they achieve the good ending, he will get them to a hospital to flush the Nekro out of their system, and if they achieve the sad ending, he mourns the protagonists.

Trivia

 * He might be inspired by Che Guevara, given that he is a leader of a revolution who's most notable features are his beret and beard.