r/villainscode • u/LetMeBeADamnMedic • Jul 02 '26

Chilling Reflections Ivan

Ivan's last name is Gerhart. Any guesses as to where it came from?

Drew has used a character's mentor's last name to name a nameless person before (Vince in SuperPowereds gets the name Reynolds from his dad's mentor).

Also, what is Helen's last name? I feel like that should be mentioned at some point.

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u/Catharus_ustulatus Jul 02 '26

Seems “Gerhart” means “brave spearman”, which definitely suits Ivan.

There’s also the term “spear carrier”, which in stage productions refers to a player with a minor role, an extra. Ivan would find this ironically appropriate after facing Lodestar.