John Wick (character)

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John Wick is a male film character who features in John Wick.

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Biography

Jardani Jovonovich (Russian: Джордани Йованович, Belarusian: Ярдані Іовоновіч) was a male human born in Padhorje, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union on September 1964. He came to be orphaned at a young age before being taken in by an old friend of his father who would eventually become Wick's mentor.

He came to be adopted and recruited by the Ruska Roma organized crime group, then mentored by one of its leaders, a woman known as the The Director, in New York City. Jardani became associated with many members from the other branches of the Ruska Roma around the world, including Katia, who became his surrogate sister. Under the Director's supervision, Jardani was extensively trained from youth to become a lethal hitman and learned multiple skills which included martial arts, marksmanship, melee combat, tactical and defensive driving, stealth, infiltration, and escapology. Jardani would later adopt the name "Jonathan Wick", or "John Wick" for short as the anglicized form of his birth name.

Years after leaving the Ruska Roma, John became a professional hitman who earned the nickname Baba Yaga (Russian: The Boogeyman) for his unparalleled lethality. He joined the Continental in New York City, a hotel chain catering exclusively to criminals. His reputation for peerless efficiency and reliability earned him considerable respect and fear within the criminal underworld, as well as his persistence to go after those who earn his anger, making him a legendary figure, known to the leaders of virtually all criminal organizations as someone never to be crossed.

John eventually joined a Russian criminal organization known as the Tarasov Mob, becoming one of the main executors of its leader, Viggo Tarasov, who valued and respected John's exceptional abilities, and once saw John kill three men in a bar with a single pencil. During this time, Wick developed relationships with various other criminals working for the High Table, the highest known power in the international criminal underworld, comprised of delegates representing each controlling mafia family. However, John also made a considerable array of enemies - unsurprising, given his profession - including Ms. Perkins, Cassian, and Ernest. In spite of this collection of enemies, John developed valuable friendships with fellow assassins like Sofia Al-Azwar, Caine, and Koji Shimazu, forging a brotherly bond with the latter two. During this time, he even helped Sofia rescue her daughter from the mob, and consequently received a blood oath marker from her, symbolizing her debt to him.

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Personality and attributes

He later came to go by the name of Jonathan Wick. John was shown to have a tattoo across his back with the Latin phrase "Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat" (English: "fortune favors the bold").

He was said to be a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will.

After the death of Helen, John came to had lost everything except for the dog that was the final gift from his wife. Upon getting the pet, he said that he received some semblance of hope and an opportunity to grieve without being alone.

Powers and abilities

He came to be an incredibly skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand fighter. Among the fighting styles known to him included Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Jiu-Jistu, Sambo, Aikido and Krav Maga.

In the past, he was noted for his fondness for German weapons.

As a hitman, he came to join the ranks of the Continental that was a hotel catering exclusively to criminals.

Notes

  • John Wick was created by Derek Kolstad where he was portrayed by actor Keanu Reeves and featured in the John Wick universe.

In other media

Video games

Appearances

  • John Wick: (2014)

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