Captain Dmitrei Ivanov-Wilheim

"'5 to 1? Not a problem, we can...ah, what is the word...redact them easily.' - Dmitrei to Joseph, trying to boost his lover's morale when their unit was outnumbered."Captain Dmitrei Redacted Ivanov-Wilheim is a veteran of many wars, as he has fought for the EU since 2004 leading to his involvement in most major wars and many minor ones during this time.

History
Dmitrei’s parents (Olga Ivanov and Franz Wilhielm) first met and fell in love during a conference in Britain in 1979, where they were both posing as museum curators while involved in political subterfuge. They met again two years later in the USA, where Olga was acting as a hotel inspector and Franz as a door-to-door salesman. In 1984 they ran into each other in Russia, as Olga was home for debriefing while Franz was acting the part of a confused tourist. At this point they came to realise that they shared a profession (albeit for different governments). However, they loved each other, and so they did not let their professions get in the way. Instead, they requested (and were approved) permanent assignments in Great Britain, with Olga being stationed in Ireland and Franz in Scotland.

They continued meeting covertly every few months until August 1985, when Olga got pregnant from one of their ‘business meetings’. In 1986 their young angel was born, who they graced with the name Dmitrei (a name shared by Olga's grandfather and Franz's grandmother), and the middle name Redacted as a joke about their unusual situation which caused them to shield his existence from their respective governments. He spent the next 12 years being shuttled back and forth between Scotland and Ireland, as his parents each had him for two weeks at a time. This has left Dmitrei with a distinct Irish-Scottish accent and an interesting view on the world, as he has been brought up learning German, Irish, Russian, and Scottish mythologies and traditions. He also has an interesting view on love, romance and family, as his parents never got married and his ‘extended family’ were a mixture of his parent’s friends and their spy compatriots. In 1998 Dmitrei was packed off to a military boarding school in Britain, and in 2002 he signed up to fight for the EU’s army. In 2004 he was put onto the active combatant roster, and his career in the army began in full.

From the minute Dmitrei entered active combat he has been on one battlefront or another, fighting for the EU in both clandestine and publicly-acknowledged operations. As a result much of his time in the military is redacted, however it is known that he was involved in the Defence of India and African War. Dmitrei's list of medals is also public knowledge, consisting of many Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medals, the Victoria Cross, the George Cross, the Distinguished Service Order (Gold Bar), the Conspicious Gallantry Cross (Silver Bar), the Distinguished Service Cross (Silver Bar), the Military Cross (Silver Bar), the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the Meritous Service Medal, the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Award, the Queen's Commendation for Bravery, the Defence of India Operational Service Medal, and a General Service Medal. It is also known that Dmitrei was given a battlefield promotion to the rank of lieutenant during the Defence of India, and had then been promoted to the rank of Captian by the beginning of the African War.

During the Defence of India Dmitrei met Sapper Joseph Pfornik, beginning a battlefield romance that lasted until Joseph's untimely death at the rank of Sergeant during the early days of the African War. Pfornik gave Dmitrei many nicknames over their time together, with the most widely used being 'Redact', a nickname which poked fun at both Dmitrei's trouble remembering words and his middle name. Since Pfornic's death Dmitrei has thrown himself into his work, swearing vengeance on the unknown soldier who killed his lover, swearing that the soldier must be alive, because Dmitrei feels like he would know when he finally killed the correct soldier. Dmitrei has made an Oath over Pfornic's grave that he will continue fighting until either he is reunited with Pfornic in the afterlife or their shared dream of a completely happy, equal, and inclusive world has been realised.