Dimitri Mayakovsky

"We can avert war between our nations. Just the two of us; no politicians, no money changing hands. Just two soldiers speaking the truth."

- Dmitri speaking with Henry Blackburn about the nuclear threat near the end of the mission Kaffarov.

Dmitri "Dima" Mayakovsky (Дмитрий Маяковский) is a playable character and secondary protagonist in Battlefield 3. He is a Russian agent that attempts to stop People's Liberation and Resistance operatives from detonating a nuclear bomb in the heart of Paris. According to articles, Dmitri is a "cleaner" for the Russian intelligence agency, GRU. He'll do whatever it takes to complete the mission. Mayakovsky used to be part of the Russian Spetsnaz and was part of the Vympel Unit.

On November 8, 2014, Dima, Kiril, and Vladimir participated in a GRU operation in Northern Iran to capture Amir Kaffarov, a Russian arms dealer, who stole three suitcase-sized nukes from the Russian government and sold them to a man named Solomon. After infiltrating Kaffarov's villa and battling through his bodyguards, Dima manages to capture Kaffarov as he was about to make an escape via a Ka-60 Kasatka. Dima was able to extract from him information about Solomon's plan to bring the United States and Russia to war with each other, by detonating the nukes in Paris and New York, which would happen "very soon".

Dima later encounters Sgt. Henry Blackburn, who was too late to capture Kaffarov alive, and tells him about Solomon and the nukes. He convinces Blackburn to work together to stop the attack in New York, while Dima and his comrades attempt to stop the attack in Paris. Dima's mission in Paris ends in failure, and as a result, he is diagnosed with radiation poisoning.

Trivia

 * Dima's character model or likeness is portrayed by Oleg Taktarov and his voice, Andre Sogliuzzo.


 * Overwhelmed with what he had to do in the Russian military, Dima writes a suicide note and is believed to have shot himself. However, a knock was heard on the door and the screen goes black before the shot is heard, leaving it a mystery whether he shot himself, or whoever was at the door.

Дмитрий Маяковский