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Boris
Boris
Before his drug addiction
Overview
Gender Male
Race Human/European
Status Deceased
Powers N/A
First Appearance Mind Pollution (only appearance)
Voices Jeff Bennett

Boris was Linka's cousin. He lived in Washington, DC with his father Dimitri, who worked as a Soviet ambassador to the United States. He served as a secondary antagonist in the episode Mind Pollution.

Biography[]

At the beginning of the episode Mind Pollution, it's evident that Boris is troubled. Verminous Skumm is quick to take advantage of the fact Boris is alone in a new city with very few friends. Boris turns to Skumm's drug, Bliss, in order to cope with his problems.

Linka refers to Boris as her favorite cousin, describing him as "charming" when Wheeler prompts a slight comparison. When he wanted more supply for the drug, Boris would bring the ring that Linka was wearing to Skumm but he ordered him to bring her to him. At first, Boris refused to do that to Linka because he loved her and would've never betrayed her to him. However, wanting more supply of the drug from Skumm, Boris hides some pills in Linka's food, prompting the Wind Planeteer to become addicted to the drug.

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The death of Boris.

As a result, Wheeler has little to no sympathy for Boris in his final moments. Gi is more sympathetic, claiming Boris wasn't himself when he hurt Linka and that the drug made him do it. Wheeler, however, points out that no one made Boris take the drug; he did that by himself.

Boris dies of a drug overdose, possibly hastened by his loss of blood via the wounds on his arms, on top of the Capitol in Washington DC.

Personality[]

Boris was at heart a troubled teenager. He was extremely dependent on Bliss in order to cope with the angst of having just moved to Washington D.C. and not having many people to call friends instead of making friends naturally. While he did truly love his cousin Linka, this was unfortunately not enough for him to give up his drug addiction and decided to drug Linka in order to make sure he gets more Bliss. Ultimately, Boris' dependency ended up costing him his life as he died from a drug overdose.

Appearance[]

Boris was of a similar age to Linka, and shared her looks, with blonde hair and blue eyes. In his first scene, he was wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Although he later on, his shirt changed to black with the image of a skull wearing a party hat. He went back to his red shirt before his final scenes. He also wore mirrored sunglasses in order to hide the symptoms of his drug addiction - his eyes turned a reddish-brown whenever he was feeling the effects of the drug.

He often appeared disheveled and tired, due to his drug addiction.

Significant episodes[]

Quotes[]

  • Boris: These pills can make you happier than you've ever been in your life.
  • Linka: Drugs! Boris, have you lost your mind? (She attempts to wrestle the bag of pills from him.)
  • Boris: Give those back! (The bag tears and the pills disappear down a drain.) You stupid cow! I needed those!
  • Boris: I need more Bliss...
  • Skumm: Sorry, kid, but the price of Bliss has gone sky-high. This isn't even enough to buy one pill.
  • Boris: Please, give me some! I am in agony!
  • Skumm: Now that's the funny thing. When you're used to Bliss, anything else is real pain.
  • Boris: What if I bring you a ring? With fantastic powers? A ring that controls the wind itself?
  • Skumm: A ring!? You mean you know one of those Planeteers!?
  • Boris: My cousin Linka.
  • Skumm: Forget the ring! Bring me the girl and you can have enough Bliss to last you the rest of your life!
  • Boris: No! I love my cousin - I will never betray her to you!
  • Skumm: Then go ahead and suffer.
  • Linka: Boris! I was afraid you were in that Blissed-out mob.
  • Boris: I have seen now that Bliss is bad news, so I have stopped using it. Thank you for setting me straight.
  • Linka: You should never have used drugs in the first place. I am so glad you've stopped.
  • Boris: Now, isn't that the best thing you ever ate?
    • After handing Linka a blintz contaminated with Bliss.
  • Boris: Anything! But give it to me now!
    • Boris' last words.
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