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| “ | Ah, hello, Henry. Welcome... to The Wall. Some of the most cunning and notorious criminals are kept here, and now we have the infamous Henry Stickmin. You're going to be here for a long time. Grigori, take him. | „ |
| ~ Dmitri Petrov's first and most famous words to Henry. |
| “ | You've taken everything from me. My reputation is ruined. Now I will ruin you! | „ |
| ~ Dmitri Petrov's last words to Henry Stickmin in the Toppat Recruits ending. |
Dmitri Johannes Petrov, also known as the Warden, is a major antagonist in the Henry Stickmin series.
First appearing as the main antagonist of Fleeing the Complex, then as one of the four secondary antagonists (alongside Sven Svensson, Burt Curtis and Mr. Macbeth) of Completing the Mission. He is the head of the Canadian prison complex known as The Wall and the boss of Grigori Olyat, his right hand man. Although in most routes Henry escapes without Dmitri noticing, there have been times when he's alarmed of Henry's escape.
Appearance[]
| “ | He lost quite a few teeth in the escape incident so now he speaks with a lisp. | „ |
| ~ Dmitri's bio in Completing the Mission. |
Dmitri's appearance is of an adult character and is in charge of The Wall for fifty years, showing that he's very old. He also wears black shoes. When he returns in Completing the Mission, he is seen with his teeth visibly damaged by the hit Ellie delivered him back in The Wall.
Personality[]
Dmitri shows to be impressed of Henry's skills, even admiring how he managed to cause a breakout despite The Wall has never suffered anything like that in the fifty years he's been in charge. However, Dmitri is also a very arrogant individual who is concerned about his reputation.
After he reappears in Completing the Mission, he's become more vicious and vengeful on his goal to recapture Henry and Ellie for the incidents caused in The Wall, going as far as knocking out Ellie from behind and personally wanting to kill Henry by himself. He mentions having a reputation as the warden of The Wall, but all of it was ruined because of Henry's breakout, swearing to ruin Henry's life as revenge.
It's clear he's not into upholding the law. Three prisoners, Lil Mikey, who was simply in a bad moment, Pierre Francois, who's just a baguette thief, and Ooba, who's a thawed-out caveman, are clearly not deserving of being sentenced in maximum security prison. However, he seems to track on actual criminals as well, given that Gastro is wanted by the government, showing that he will go after a criminal, not caring how serious their crimes are, implying he will treat each and every criminal equally. But since the government isn't aware of Gastro's location, it's clear that Dmitri is a self-serving individual without concern of international government bodies. It's shown even more by the fact that his workers will attack Charles Calvin, a member of the government.
Dmitri is very skilled as a warden, as since he's been in charge, there wasn't any breakout.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
| “ | The Warden of The Wall. There hasn't been any sort of breakout in the 50 years he's been in charge. | „ |
| ~ Dmitri Petrov's bio in Fleeing the Complex. |
Not much is known about Dmitri's backstory besides the fact that he was the Warden for 50 years and that before the events of Fleeing the Complex, he imprisoned hundreds, if not thousands of criminals, including a few members of the Toppat Clan and Ellie Rose.
Fleeing the Complex[]
| “ | Dmitri: What is this? Grigori: I have found potential asset. Dmitri: "Henry Stickmin". Why does he belong here? Grigori: He was arrested for breaking into a bank. Dmitri: We already have very many thieves in here. Grigori: Yes, but he also escaped from prison. Dmitri: Interesting. Grigori: That, he is also the one responsible for the disappearance of the Tunisian Diamond. Dmitri: I did hear about that. Grigori: There is more. You know the Toppat Clan? Dmitri: Of course. Grigori: Apparently, he had some sort of incident with them as well. Dmitri: What do you mean by incident? Grigori: There are conflicting reports. One report says he brought down the Toppat Clan. Another say he joined them. Another report talks about him teaming up with his government. And there is something about a teddy bear. I do not know what actually happened. Dmitri: I guess whatever makes the most sense depending on the decisions he makes. Grigori: Does that mean you want to bring him in? Dmitri: Yes. |
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| ~ Dmitri talking to Grigori about capturing Henry in the trailer for Fleeing the Complex. |
At the start of the game, Dmitri shows interest on Henry's previous crimes as he speaks with Grigori, his right hand man. Dmitri welcomes Henry to the prison and threats him that he will meet the most cunning criminals on the world. Dmitri is the main antagonist of every route except The Betrayed. Despite this, he plays a major role in only two endings, due to being unseen in others.
Convict Allies[]
In this ending, Henry teams up with Ellie to escape the Wall, and the two accidentally break out all the prisoners in the complex, starting a massive riot. At the end of the ending, after Grigori was defeated, Dmitri appears to tackle Henry off his bike, while Ellie escapes. As he starts ranting about recapturing Henry and how he causes a massive riot the day he shows up, he's suddenly hit by Ellie with a stop sign, knocking him out cold and costing him a few of his teeth. Henry and Ellie then escape the complex.
Presumed Dead[]
After being notified of Henry's escape, he informs the guards about Henry and tells them that Henry is likely heading for the surface, and warns them to not make him take care of the problem himself.
He reappears at the end of the ending, where Henry is trapped inside a truck hanging over a ravine. He tells Henry that he can either return to The Wall, or stay in the truck and die. When Henry does not answer, Petrov kicks the truck over and assumes Henry died after hearing the truck crash. He then angrily returns with his men to the complex, not knowing Henry grabbed on the cliff and survived.
Completing the Mission[]
Pardoned Pals and Toppat Recruits[]
Dmitri makes his only physical appearance as the main antagonist of both the Pardoned Pals and Toppat Recruits endings, which are combinations of the Pure-Blooded Thief and Convict Allies endings from the previous two games.
Both begin with Petrov, Grigori and dozens of Wall guards chasing down Henry and Ellie with tanks to recapture them (more specifically Henry, Dmitri not even remembering Ellie's name), and come into conflict with the Toppat Clan and the Government. Henry and Ellie are trying to reach the Toppat leaders in hopes of joining their clan, infiltrating their orbital station, which they are planning to use to reach space and get out of the Government's reach.
Henry and Ellie manage to get to the top of the orbital station, where they meet the Toppat Leader, Reginald Copperbottom, and his Right Hand Man. Reginald claims that he will let the duo join, but he's stopped by Dmitri and Grigori, claiming the two criminals belong to them. At the same time, helicopter pilot Charles Calvin fires a rocket at the orbital station, making a hole through which he can see everyone; recognizing Henry, he gives him a second chance to redeem himself and take down the Toppat Clan. Having the choice to join either the Toppats, the Government, the Wall or go rogue, only the first two end in an ending:
- Pardoned Pals: Henry and Ellie choose the Government. They hop onto Charles' helicopter, and using the equipment on it, shoot down the rocket's support beams, causing it to topple and explode, killing everyone on it; including Dmitri.
- Toppat Recruits: Henry and Ellie choose the Toppats. Given machine guns by Reginald and RHM, the two start shooting at Dmitri and Grigori, killing the latter and injuring the former. Once Charles is dealt with and the orbital station launches, Dmitri lunges at the duo, knocking out Ellie and choking Henry. Claiming that he will ruin Henry just like he ruined his reputation, Dmitri prepares to sock him in the face, but the criminal dodges the attack and picks the Warden up. Using the hole made by Charles, Henry throws Dmitri off the rocket, sending him to his death.
Triple Threat[]
Dmitri himself doesn't appear, but the Toppat Orbital Station landed back at The Wall, which makes it likely that Dmitri arrested all the Toppats.
Quotes[]
Fleeing the Complex[]
Convict Allies[]
| “ | Well, if it isn't Henry. There has not been an incident here in 50 years, and the day you show up, this happens. You are going to regret every- huh? | „ |
| ~ Petrov strangling Henry before being knocked out by Ellie. |
Presumed Dead[]
| “ | Yes, go ahead. | „ |
| ~ Dmitri before learning Henry escaped. |
| “ | Attention. We have an escaped convict. He was last seen heading towards the surface. Don't make me do this myself. | „ |
| ~ Dmitri announcing Henry's escape. |
| “ | I have to say, Henry, I'm impressed. Really, I am. You're the first person to escape The Wall, but this is the end for you. You got two options here, Henry: you stay in there, or you return with us back to the complex. What's it going to be, Henry? (Henry doesn't answer) Hmm, well that's just too bad (pushes Henry's truck over). Alright everyone, back to work! I will not forget about this. This is coming out of your paycheck, all of you. | „ |
| ~ Petrov pushing Henry's truck over a cliff in the Presumed Dead ending. |
Completing the Mission[]
| “ | I'm on the way. Send in the entire squad! | „ |
| ~ Petrov ordering his squad to move towards Henry and Ellie's location. |
| “ | Don't worry about them. Focus on Henry, and the girl. | „ |
| ~ Petrov orders his squad to ignore the government and the Toppat Clan, and focus on capturing Henry and Ellie. |
| “ | Dmitri: Don't move! Those two belong to me! Grigori: You are coming with us. |
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| ~ Dmitri and Grigori after managing to catch up to Henry and Ellie. |
| “ | You two will never see the light of day again! | „ |
| ~ Petrov to Henry and Ellie if the player chose The Wall during the final confrontation. |
Trivia[]
- Dmitri serves as the overall main antagonist of the entire Toppat Recruits/Pardoned Pals storylines.
- Dmitri's death in Completing the Mission is similar to Reginald's death in one of the fails in Infiltrating the Airship and Henry's "death" in Fleeing the Complex.
- Dmitri is the most serious character in the series, having almost no comedic moments.
- Dmitri is the only major villain in the franchise who is always hostile toward Henry, regardless of the player's choices. Even if the player sides with him in the Toppat Recruits/Pardoned Pals pathway, he responds by promising Henry and Ellie that they will never see the light of day again, after which a fail screen appears in which Henry and Ellie are both frozen in ice in The Wall.
- Despite being mostly non-action, he's surprisingly tough.
- In Fleeing the Complex, he's hit with a stop sign at what is possibly highway speeds, and he only gets knocked out and loses a few teeth.
- In the Toppat Recruits ending of Completing the Mission, he manages to survive getting shot with two AK-47's and enter a fist fight with Henry, dying only when Henry throws him off the rocket.
- In the Master Bounty Hunter route, it is seen that Henry is after someone known as Gastro the Toilet Wizard. However, Gastro is a prisoner at The Wall. The Master Bounty Hunter route takes place after International Rescue Operative, so unless Gastro broke out off-screen, it can be presumed that Dmitri has apprehended some criminals without even telling the government.
- Dmitri is the only villain in the series that has no redeeming qualities. The only thing close to this is the fact that his workers are mostly well-treated.
- It seems like Dmitri wanted to kill Henry and Ellie only after the duo shot Dmitri and Grigori, killing the latter and injuring the former. However, some of Dmitri's workers already wanted to kill Henry and Ellie.
- Despite not being the main antagonist, Dmitri is without a doubt the most evil character in the series.
- He is arguably the mascot of Fleeing the Complex.
- The Government and The Wall don't know eachother. A worker of The Wall calls them "some other government", and the Government questions who The Wall is.
- Despite The Wall knowing who the Toppat Clan is, their leader learns about them only in the The Betrayed ending. Ironically, there is at least one mole for the Toppats inside The Wall.
- Dmitri managed to ally himself with the Center for Chaos Containment.
- The CCC have a liason inside The Wall that will alarm the organization if chaos is happening inside the complex.
- The Wall and the CCC will attack the Government. However, the CCC never appears in any chaotic situation that involes The Wall, possibly because the CCC often contains chaos by making even more chaos, which would hurt The Wall.
- Despite The Wall being set in Canada, a clear majority of the workers, including Dmitri, are Russian, which made fans think The Wall is placed in Syberia.
- Dmitri has a certificate for achieving a diploma at the fictional University of Troika. Troika is a Russian folk dance.
- This was also the only way to know his name before The Henry Stickmin Collection was released.
- Dmitri and Gregori both have Russian accents. However, Gregori has an thicker accent then Dmitri.
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