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Fictional character in the John Wick franchise

Fictional character

John Wick
John Wick character
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Affiliate 2 (2017)
Showtime advent	John Wick (2014)
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Portrayed by	Keanu Reeves Dave Fouquette (Payday 2)
In-universe information
Total name	Jardani Jovanovich
Aliases	Jonathan Wick Baba Yaga The Boogeyman
Gender	Male
Occupation	Professional person hitman Vigilante
Affiliation	Ruska Roma Tarasov offense syndicate The Continental The High Table
Fighting manner	Japanese Jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu Judo Gun Fu Sambo
Spouse	Helen Wick (deceased)
Origin	Belarus
Nationality	Soviet American

John Wick is a fictional character created by Derek Kolstad, and the titular protagonist of the neo-noir action thriller film serial John Wick, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. John is a legendary hitman who had retired until a gang invades his house, steals his car, and kills the puppy that his late wife Helen had given him. This sets him on a path of revenge, returning to the criminal underworld and eventually coming into conflict with the international organization of assassins of which he was one time a part.^[1]

Fictional character biography [edit]

John was born Jardani Jovanovich (Russian: Джордани Йованович, Belorussian: Ярдані Іовоновіч) in Padhorje, Belarusan SSR, Soviet Union on September 12, 1964. He was orphaned at a young age before being taken in past an sometime friend of his father, who would somewhen become John's mentor.^[2] It is revealed in the John Wick comic book mini-series that he spent a meaning portion of his adolescence in El Sauzel, United mexican states.^[3] At ane point, he was recruited past a Ruska Roma organized crime group and trained by its leader, a adult female known as "the Director", in New York City. Under the Manager'due south supervision, John was trained as a hitman and learned skills including martial arts, firearms and other weaponry, tactical driving, infiltration, escapology and more. After leaving the Ruska Roma organization, he was arrested for an unspecified crime and incarcerated.^[4] Upon release, he was manipulated into joining the underground crime world operating out of the Continental Hotel chain.^[v] John eventually became the peak enforcer for the New York Russian crime syndicate, condign a feared and ruthless hitman that people draw every bit "a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will". He was afterward nicknamed "Baba Yaga", being further described equally the homo one would send to "kill the Apparition". His prowess was such that he once unmarried-handedly killed iii men in a bar with a pencil.

Eventually, John fell in love with a woman named Helen. Hoping to leave his past as a contract killer backside him and pursue a normal life, he met with Viggo Tarasov, boss of the Tarasov mob, who agreed to grant him his liberty if he could acquit out what was described every bit an "impossible task", implying that Wick wasn't expected to survive the mission. In society to reach his goal, Wick requested assistance from crime boss Santino D'Antonio and after ended upwardly owing him a claret oath called a "mark". John eliminated all of Tarasov's major rivals, thus enabling him to become one of New York's about powerful offense bosses. John retired and settled down with Helen, his reputation now legendary, and the 2 lived happily together for five years.

Returning from retirement [edit]

Following Helen's expiry from a terminal illness, John largely remains isolated from society. He spends his days driving his prized 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1,^{[ citation needed ]} and caring for his new dog, a beagle named Daisy, the last souvenir from his deceased wife. When Iosef Tarasov, Viggo's son, breaks into his domicile, assaults John, steals his automobile and kills Daisy, the vengeful John goes on a violent rampage. Knowing that John will probable stop at nothing to kill Iosef, Viggo attempts to protect his son and sends numerous assassins to cease John, but he kills them all. John somewhen kills both Iosef and Viggo. Afterwards, John rescues a pit balderdash puppy scheduled to be euthanized from an fauna shelter and returns dwelling.

Completing his blood adjuration [edit]

After taking revenge on the Tarasovs, John retrieves his prized car from Viggo'south blood brother, Abram, and forms a truce with him. Wick'southward hopes of returning to retirement are ruined by Camorra crime boss Santino D'Antonio, who demands he complete his blood oath and assassinate Santino's own sis, Gianna D'Antonio, allowing Santino to have her place at The High Table. John refuses, and Santino retaliates by destroying his house. John reluctantly travels to Rome and fulfills the adjuration, only to realize that Santino is targeting him to tie upwardly loose ends. Santino sends his babysitter Ares and Gianna'due south former bodyguard Cassian after John, but ultimately John kills Ares and wounds Cassian.^[6] Santino places a $7 one thousand thousand bounty on John's head, after which John enlists assistance from the Bowery Rex. John, after massacring hordes of assassins, eventually finds Santino in the Continental, where no bloodshed is permitted. John breaks the dominion past killing Santino on the hotel premises, forcing Winston to declare him "excommunicado", meaning that he has been thrown out of the Continental without whatever fashion to call on it again for help. Winston, however, gives John one hour to flee before the excommunicado becomes agile and the bounty on his head is doubled and offered globally by The High Table.^[7]

Excommunicated and reuniting with Sofia [edit]

Excommunicated, wearied, and wounded, John prepares to escape from New York as assassins gather to impale him after learning of the enaction of the $xiv meg compensation on his head. Fleeing to Morocco using his former allegiances, John meets with Sofia, an one-time friend, manager of the Moroccan Continental, and someone whose marker John holds for rescuing Sofia'due south daughter. Sofia helps him find the Elderberry, the one man who's above the High Tabular array itself. The Elderberry agrees to rescind the excommunicado in return for John killing Winston and serving the High Tabular array for the residue of his life. John severs his ring finger and offers his wedding ring to the Elder to evidence his fealty. John so returns to New York and is pursued past assassins until he reaches the safe haven of the Continental. John reunites with Winston but decides to spare him. Instead, John and the hotel'south concierge, Charon, fight confronting the High Tabular array and their enforcers. Successfully defeating waves of attackers, Winston and High Table representative, The Adjudicator, accept a parley on the hotel roof. Ultimately, Winston knowingly shoots John in his bulletproof jacket multiple times to restore his continuing with the High Table, while not wanting to betray him, and John tumbles from the roof into the street. The Bowery Rex, recovering from grave wounds inflicted past The Adjudicator's assassin named Goose egg, retrieves the badly injured John in his hideout, where he tells John that he plans to declare war confronting the High Table and John agrees to join him.

Characterization [edit]

The character and franchise has been described equally a "central boogeyman character who can't be killed" and a "modern, action-oriented equivalent of '80s horror franchises", and reportedly has a kill count of 306, exceeding Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers combined.^[8] ^[nine] Wick'due south trigger-happy one-human being crusade has been described as an extreme case of workplace revenge.^[10] He is largely seen wearing night colored, tailored suits outfitted with ballistic armor. He is a deadly combatant and proficient with handguns, rifles, knives, and diverse other forms of weaponry as well every bit with manus-to-mitt fighting. He has a large tattoo on his back with a Latin phrase written across praying easily holding a cantankerous that reads, Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat .

Reception [edit]

Since the franchise's inception, the character of John Wick and his development in subsequent sequels have been seen equally a reinvigoration of Keanu Reeves's career. The films take a massive cult following and Reeves'due south portrayal of the graphic symbol has been wildly praised.^[eleven]

In other media [edit]

John Wick appeared in Payday two as part of free tie-in content and later on the John Wick Heists DLC.^[12]

John Wick appeared equally a crossover skin in the battle royale game Fortnite.^[13] ^[14] This was the effect of immature children and teens mistaking Reeves for a skin named The Reaper.^[14]

A parody of John Wick, simply referred to as "the Boogeyman" and "the Living Blade", and visually based on a beardless Keanu Reeves, is featured in a Marvel Comics Black Widow storyline published in Jan 2022, written by Kelly Thompson and illustrated past Rafael T. Pimente.^[15]

References [edit]

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^ Matadeen, Renaldo (May 15, 2019). "How the John Wick Comic Book Prequel Reveals His Secret History". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December xviii, 2020.
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^ "John Wick Book of Rules Office Five". Dynamite Entertainment.
^ "John Wick 3: Common Not Returning Equally Cassian". Looper. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ Alexander, Bryan (May 24, 2019). "' John Wick iv ' underway, just don't expect a happy ending for Keanu Reeves". USA Today . Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ Squires, John (May 23, 2019). "In Just Three Movies, John Wick Has Killed More People Than Jason and Michael's Combined Total". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved July 20, 2019.
^ Eisenberg, Eric (May 17, 2019). "John Wick Kill Count: All The Kills In All three Movies". CinemaBlend . Retrieved July twenty, 2019.
^ Hutchinson, Sean (February 13, 2017). "John Wick Suffers Farthermost Workplace Rage, Psychologist Says". Inverse . Retrieved July 20, 2019.
^ Ide, Wendy (May 19, 2019). "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum review - The Art of Action". The Guardian . Retrieved September seven, 2019.
^ Graser, Marc (October 21, 2014). "Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick' Becomes Playable Character in Payday 2 Video Game". Variety. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Hernandez, Patricia (May 17, 2019). "Fortnite'southward official John Wick skin has made things kinda awkward". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved September three, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cuthbertson, Anthony (June 12, 2019). "Keanu Reeves was called ' Fortnite guy' and then much that he decided to make a John Wick Skin". www.contained.co.great britain. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved September iii, 2020.
^ Connolly, Spencer (Jan sixteen, 2022). "Marvel Comics Proves Black Widow is No Friction match for John Wick". Screen Rant . Retrieved Jan sixteen, 2022. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links [edit]

"John Wick (2014) - Trivia - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on Apr nine, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
Bean, Travis (September 12, 2019). "The Reason People Connect And so Securely With John Wick". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved October xi, 2019.
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