Ruska Roma

Lore & Background

The Ruska Roma is a crime syndicate with a Berlin headquarters. John Wick, raised as an orphan by the organization, seeks readmission to challenge the Marquis to a duel under High Table tradition. His adoptive sister, Katia Javanavič, leads the syndicate. To regain his status, Katia tasks John with killing Killa Harkan, a High Table member who murdered her father. John succeeds with help from Caine and Mr. Nobody, killing Harkan at his nightclub. Klaus Shields, a henchman, escorts John to the nightclub. Later, Shields appears at John's graveside in New York alongside Winston and the Bowery King.

Reader's Guide

The Ruska Roma is a crime syndicate within the High Table network. Key members include Katia Javanavič, John Wick's adoptive sister and leader, and Klaus Shields, a henchman. John Wick, a former member raised as an orphan, seeks readmission to challenge the Marquis to a duel. To regain his status, he must kill Killa Harkan, a High Table member. The syndicate's Berlin headquarters serves as a base for operations. After John's death, Klaus Shields attends his graveside in New York alongside Winston and the Bowery King.

Did You Know?

• To regain his status in the Ruska Roma, John Wick must kill Killa Harkan, a High Table member who murdered Katia's father.
• The Ruska Roma's Berlin headquarters is where John Wick seeks readmission to challenge the Marquis to a duel.