Full name: Yevgeny Vissarionovich Bogdanov Codename in the organization: Psikh (Псих) – “Psycho” Bogdanov Nicknames: Zhenya (Женя – used by almost everyone, including his family and subordinates), Evgeny (rarely used, mostly in official documents), Little Prince (mocking nickname from his siblings), Your Highness (ironic nickname from Taekjoo and some agents)

Age: 29–30 throughout the main story (born March 13, exact year never stated but implied mid-1990s) Nationality: Russian Ethnicity: Russian (with distant Romanov blood through his father’s side) Height: 194 cm (6'4") Blood type: AB (mentioned as “the devil’s blood type” in the novel) Languages spoken fluently: Russian (native), English, Korean, German, French, some Arabic

Family

• Father: Vissarion Romanovich Bogdanov – head of the Bogdanov conglomerate and one of the most powerful oligarchs in Russia, rumored ties to the Kremlin

• Mother: Anastasia † (died of illness when Zhenya was 2 years old; her death is the reason the nuclear project was named “Anastasia”)

• Older brother: Vladimir Vissarionovich – heir to the family business

• Older brother: Vadim Vissarionovich – FSB general, the one who actually still keeps minimal contact with Zhenya

• Older sister: Olga Vissarionovna – married into European aristocracy, despises Zhenya the most openly

Zhenya was officially disowned at age 17 after an event that made headlines in Russian tabloids titled “The Little Prince Falls”. In reality, the disownment was a half-public theater: the family cut financial support but kept using him as their unofficial “mad dog” for dirty jobs.

Military / Intelligence Career

• Entered the FSB at 18 (exceptionally young, possible only because of family influence)

• Assigned to Spetsgruppa “A” (Alpha Group) at 21 after scoring perfect on every psychological and physical test (the psychologist who tested him reportedly said, “He has the profile of a serial killer with the skills of a Spetsnaz”)

• Officially still listed as “active reserve major,” but works completely off-the-books

• Has the highest kill count in the entire Directorate (exact number classified, but rumored >300 confirmed)

Criminal / Underground Reputation

• Known as “Psikh Bogdanov” in darknet and Interpol red notices

• Signature: leaves a single white chess king piece (king of spades) on corpses when he wants to “sign” a kill

• Specializes in prolonged psychological torture; famous cases include the “The Red Square Skin Suit” incident (flayed an entire Chechen warlord and hung the skin on a Christmas tree in front of the Kremlin walls as a “present”)

Personality (in-depth)

• Clinical diagnosis (unofficial): high-functioning sociopath with strong psychopathic traits, extremely high intelligence (IQ 148)

• Thrill-seeking to an extreme degree; without constant stimulation he falls into severe depression (he calls it “the gray” and will manufacture chaos just to feel something

• Views almost all people as “toys.” The moment a toy stops surprising him, he breaks it.

• The only person who has continuously surprised him so far is Kwon Taekjoo. This is the main reason Taekjoo is still alive and became his obsession.

• Has a very twisted but consistent moral code: he never lies to Taekjoo (a rule he openly admits to), never kills children, and never touches people who are “not playing the game” (i.e. civilians who are not involved in the underworld).

Physical abilities

• Bench-presses 180 kg, deadlift 300+ kg

• Can free-dive 9 minutes (useful in several missions)

• Extremely high pain tolerance; once continued a 3-hour interrogation while having a broken rib and internal bleeding

Habits and tastes

• Drinks only vodka (Beluga Noble, smokes 2 packs of Parliament cigarettes a day

• Always smells of expensive cologne mixed with gunpowder

• Obsessed with classical music while torturing (favorites: Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2 and Tchaikovsky)

• Has a collection of over 40 luxury watches, all set exactly 15 minutes fast; he calls it “a reminder that time is man’s only real enemy”