Russian advisor

Russian advisor
Biographical Information
Place of birth	Earth
Nationality	Russian
Affiliation	Soviet Union
Status	Deceased as of 1987
Physical Description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	6ft 5 (195.6 cm)
Hair color	Light brown (Graying)
Eye color	Blue
Other Information
Notable facts	Executed at least one CIA agent
Portrayed by	Sven-Ole Thorsen

An unnamed Russian advisor from the Soviet Union was sent to Guatemala in 1987 to assist local communist guerrillas in their fight against the country's government. The advisor was involved in the interrogation of several CIA agents captured whilst conducting surveillance on rebel movements.

Biography

Guatemala

The advisor after executing one of the hostages.

The Soviet advisor's true purpose in Guatemala remains unclear, although it seems likely he was there to provide the guerrillas with military hardware, including surface-to-air heat-seeking missiles, and train them in the equipment's use.

Hostage execution and ambush

The advisor was first spotted by Dutch's team as they observed the guerrillas' jungle encampment from afar; he was seen executing one of the hostages they had come to rescue. He was ultimately killed during the team's assault on the camp by Dutch himself, who blew the advisor through the wall of a straw hutch with the M203 grenade launcher attached to his rifle.

Equipment

The advisor was armed with a Walther PP pistol.

Behind the scenes

The actor who played the Russian advisor, Sven-Ole Thorsen, is an old bodybuilding partner and good friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Dutch. To date, Thorsen has appeared on-screen (usually in minor non-speaking roles) in no less than twelve Schwarzenegger movies, including Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Red Sonja, Raw Deal, Predator, The Running Man, Red Heat, Twins, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Last Action Hero, Eraser, End of Days and Collateral Damage. He has also worked behind the scenes as a trainer on several more Schwarzenegger films.

Trivia

• The Walther PP used by the advisor is likely intended to stand in for the Makarov PM pistol, which looks somewhat similar and was standard Soviet issue at the time.

Appearances

• Predator/novel