| “ | Why did you betray us Solotov!? It was all a NEVEC trap. | „ |
| ~ Gale Holden upon being betrayed and lured into a trap set by Ivan Solotov. |
Doctor Ivan Solotov was a mentioned character and antagonist of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.
The Clones of Ivan Solotov in Lost Planet 2 was voiced by Andrew Kishino who also voiced Yuri Solotov in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.
Biography[]
NEVEC and betrayal[]
Ivan Solotov was a NEVEC employee and was stationed on E.D.N. III. He had one son, Yuri who would go on to become the head researcher for the Frontier Project, a terraformation device that'll transform E.D.N. III from a frozen icescape into a lush and Earth like planet, but NEVEC' motives are to exterminate all life on the planet surface, both snow pirates and native Akrid.
Ivan was once a trusted ally of Gale Holden, Basil and her husband. He was initially a covert agent for NEVEC. NEVEC saw Gale as a liability and his research and work with the VS (Vital Suit) technology posed a threat to their control over E.D.N. III. Ivan was likely ordered to eliminate Gale as part of NEVEC’s larger agenda to dominate the planet and its Thermal Energy. Gale, his son Wayne and a band of Snow Pirates were lured into the Domed City and were attacked and defeated by a category-G Akrid called Green Eye. Wayne manages to escape but Gale was killed by Bandero and his squad of NEVEC soldiers. 30 years later his betrayal motivates Basil to hunt Ivan down for killing both Gale and her husband.
Ivan’s downfall was his attempt to play both sides. While he was useful to NEVEC for a time, his mercenary nature made him untrustworthy in the long run. Once NEVEC considered him a risk, they had no reason to keep him around, leading to his own betrayal at their hands. His betrayal was part of NEVEC’s larger plan to eliminate resistance and secure control over Thermal Energy (T-ENG), the planet’s primary resource.
Legacy[]
Task Force First Descent, a NEVEC special operations unit made up of clones of Ivan.
| “ | They're (Task Force First Descent) an experimental team cloned from that rebel Ivan Solotov. They carry the genes of a proven traitor. | „ |
| ~ NEVEC Higher-up |
10 years after the downfall of Isenberg and the Frontier Project at the hands of Wayne Holden, NEVEC conducted an experimental project to create supersoldiers by making clones of Ivan Solotov, possibly through his combat skills and expertise. One such elite unit, Task Force First Descent, a squad of clones of Ivan were sent on constant suicidal missions by a NEVEC Commander to thin their ranks incase of possible betrayal.