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Do you really think that little of me? No, I gave him a reasonable, non-grimdark backstory. If anything, his backstory is disturbing in how not grimdark it is, considering that he did actually grow up outside the kingdoms and sleep on the ground.
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Ivan's dad is actually a pretty chill and passive guy, and his younger siblings haven't gotten their older brother's rather angry outlook on life. In fact, Ivan probably shouldn't have turned out the way he did if he didn't take everything so seriously.