Vikhor ‘’Stitch‘’ Kuzmin
Surprisingly, I haven’t seen much any trivia for Stitch on tumblr yet so, here are a few interesting facts and storyline info bits. Enjoy X3
X Vikhor was born on August 14th, 1938 in Moscow, Russia. (Russian)
X His blood type is B+
X His eye color is bright blue (or pale/white in the case of his left eye)
X His signature weapon of choice is the ‘’Streetsweeper’’ (Striker) alongside the MAC-10
X Stitch is a prominent member of the Perseus faction and is affiliated with the Warsaw Pact.
X Born in the Soviet Union on the cusp of World War II, Vikhor Kuzmin was a bright child and a promising student. He graduated from the Faculty of Technology of Organic Substances and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology in 1959. He joined the Operations and Technology Directorate of the KGB the same year and was assigned to the Laboratory 12 R&D facility. Unknown to the West until much later in the Cold War, this laboratory was notorious for developing poisons and bioweapons, often testing them on human subjects.
X Six years later, Kuzmin was assigned to manage production facilities on Rebirth Island and reported directly to Colonel Lev Kravchenko. Becoming an expert on chemical weapons during the six years he worked at the facility, Kuzmin helped discover how to re-synthesize deadly Nova 6 gas based on the samples recovered by the Red Army toward the end of World War II.
X For three years, he reported directly to Colonel Kravchenko as the island toiled to manufacture and test the deadly gas. But in early 1968, Rebirth Island’s facilities and their purpose were discovered by the CIA.
X Acting swiftly, the CIA raided the remote complex in February of 1968 and despite mounting a fierce defense of the island, Vikhor was captured. Kuzmin was interrogated by Russell Adler, who frustrated and eager to send a message to Kuzmin’s boss Kravchenko, stabbed him in his left eye. But he still would not break; he divulged only his name and rank. He was later retrieved by Kravchenko who after following a brief hearing upon his return to Moscow, stripped him of his rank for failing to repel the CIA operation and sent him to the Petropavlovsk Gulag.
X In captivity, a dark desire for vengeance against Adler and Kravchenko grew in Kuzmin; he was given the nickname “Stitch” by the gulag guards after the angry scar on his face. The State to which he had been loyal had abandoned him, and the American had cost him everything. Over the next five years, Stitch had plenty of time to nurture that rage – to focus and fan the embers into a fiercely incandescent flame.
X Two years after arriving in the gulag, Kuzmin was contacted by Perseus, who found him a broken man questioning his loyalties to a state that had betrayed him. Driven by a hatred for Adler and Kravchenko, Kuzmin was receptive to Perseus' vision of Greater Russia. His first-hand knowledge of Nova 6 was deemed invaluable in achieving Perseus' goals.
X In 1976, a small team of operatives launched an attack on the prison leaving many guards and prisoners dead. In the aftermath, Kuzmin was reported missing. After breaking free from the gulag, Kuzmin continued to work with Perseus, making use of his Project Nova knowledge.
X Vowing revenge on Adler, Kuzmin leads a small team of Perseus soldiers to raid a CIA safehouse in West Berlin, Germany. There, he leaves a flyer for Adler to later find, leading him to the Mall at the Pines in New Jersey. On January 21, 1984, Adler conducts an operation at the mall, where he discovers Nova 6 being manufactured and stored. Just as this discovery is made, Kuzmin’s soldiers reveal themselves from their hiding places, cornering Adler's team in a standoff. Kuzmin himself appears from within an elevator and commands his soldiers to kill everyone except for Adler, who he plans on handling personally. A gunfight emerges in the mall, and Adler is captured by Stitch and transported away by helicopter.
X Three months later, on April 19, 1984, a rescue team led by Frank Woods arrived in Laos in an attempt to find Adler. Naga, another Perseus operative, informed Stitch that Adler was secure and headed to him in Verdansk. Stitch then ordered Naga to make the team believe they cared about their Nova 6 supply lines.
X On June 2nd, Stitch orders Freya "Wraith" Helvig and Roman "Knight" Gray to infiltrate a base in Mount Yamantau and recover the numbers data gathered by Nikita Dragovich. After being contacted by Wraith, Stitch informs her that his work with Adler is almost complete, and that what Perseus does in Verdansk will pave way for a "Greater Russia" as the base on Yamantau is nuked.
X Stitch’s Warzone Bio:
X On the evidence board in the CIA safehouse shown in the Season One intro cinematic, Stitch's picture is seen on a King of Spades playing card.
Fittingly, a King of Spades in cartomancy is used to describe "a widower, a man in anger or difficulty, and one given to inebriety". It also represents "a wicked man, and, through induction, wickedness".
..which is kinda cool cause the King of Spades is my second favorite playing card (I’ve always liked the Ace of Spades because it kinda seems lucky somehow plus it looks cool and can usually be found in a winning hand depending on the game)
X As of currently, he has a total of 13 skins.
Redacted (Season One Battle Pass Instant Reward)
Spectre (Operator Mission)
Storm Diver (Operator Mission)
Siberian Ghost (Operator Mission)
Toxic Terror (Operator Mission)
Prisoner (Unlocked at Tier 100 of Season One Battle Pass)
New Warden (Operator Mission)
Stripes (Operator Mission)
Carbon Sentinel (Bundle Gilded Age III: Pro Pack | $19.99)
Forest Sentinel (Bundle Stitch Sentinel | 2,400 CP)
Petrol (Bundle Road Rage | 2,400 CP)
Disciple (Bundle Golden Lamp | 2,400 CP)
Corrupted Cranium (Bundle Corruptive Enigma | 2,400 CP)
Main source: Vikhor ‘’Stitch’’ Kuzmin
