Sukhoi
A military officer who raised Artyom as his son.
Sukhoi is a character in the 2002 post-apocalyptic fiction novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. He is a military officer who saved the protagonist Artyom from a horde of carnivorous rats that killed Artyom's mother and the inhabitants of his station when Artyom was a baby. Sukhoi raised Artyom as his son and is one of the authorities of VDNKh, one of the stations in the Moscow Metro.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Military officer and authority of VDNKh
- First appears
- Metro 2033 (2002)
Lore & Background
Sukhoi is a military officer who rescued Artyom as a baby from a horde of carnivorous rats that had killed Artyom's mother and the other inhabitants of his station. Following this, Sukhoi raised Artyom as his own son. By the time of the novel's events, Sukhoi has become one of the authorities of VDNKh (Exhibition), a station in the Moscow Metro. When a man named Hunter arrives at VDNKh looking for Sukhoi, the three meet to discuss the station's situation. VDNKh is facing increasing attacks from mysterious creatures known as 'The Dark Ones', who inspire terror throughout the station. Later in the story, after Artyom's journey to deliver a message to Polis, he stops at VDNKh on his way to Ostankino Tower. There, he finds the station has been almost overrun by Dark Ones and has a brief reunion with Sukhoi.
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