Ivan was a quiet and solitary figure, a loner who kept to himself and trusted no one. His childhood had been rough and he had been bullied by his friends, who often mocked him for his shyness and reticence. When the zombie apocalypse hit, he managed to survive by hiding in abandoned buildings and foraging for food. In the aftermath of the apocalypse, he knew he could not rely on anyone but himself, so he kept to his lonely ways and stayed to himself, as a lone survivor