Kira Roskova

Kira Roskova is a polar bear and the operations commander of Mikhail Icener's Vladifrostok-based network in We Can Fix Pawbert. Introduced in "Soft Target", Roskova is a military-trained operative who oversees the infiltration of Zootopia's weather wall infrastructure. She is killed by Luther in "Tundratown Requiem".

Background

Roskova serves as Icener's field commander in Zootopia, overseeing the six-year infiltration campaign targeting the city's weather wall systems. Her military training is evident in her combat ability, tactical awareness, and operational discipline. She coordinates operatives across multiple districts and reports directly to Icener.

Personality

Roskova is ruthless, disciplined, and tactically brilliant. She speaks only when her words serve a purpose—during her initial capture, she endures twenty minutes of interrogation in total silence before delivering a single chilling warning. She treats every situation as an intelligence-gathering opportunity, allowing herself to be captured in order to reconnoiter ZSI procedures from the inside. As the crisis escalates, she begins to show signs of doubt about Icener's increasingly destructive methods, though this never translates into defection.

Series History

Season 5

• "Soft Target": Roskova is captured during the joint ZSI-ZPD raid on the Meridian Shipping warehouse in the Canal District. She fights through five agents before being subdued, establishing herself as command-level and physically formidable. During interrogation at ZSI, she speaks only one sentence—a cold warning that ZSI has no idea what is already in place. Her transport convoy is ambushed ninety seconds later by her own people; agents Cackwell and Tuftridge are wounded in the extraction. The entire capture was deliberate—Roskova functioned as a reconnaissance asset, gathering intelligence on ZSI procedures and response times during her brief captivity.

• "Traceback": Roskova is spotted at a Tundratown warehouse but escapes before ZSI can apprehend her.

• "Fieldwork": In the tag, Roskova orders acceleration of the network's operations after ZSI captures staging areas and relay points, declaring that they won a battle but the war remains hers.

• "The Network": Roskova communicates with Icener by phone as the MV Frost Crown approaches Zootopia.

• "Misdirection": Reports to Icener at the Grizzly Falls summit that all eighty operatives are accounted for; later briefs him on 83% network coverage across 56 stations. After the coordinated weather wall attack, she issues the stand-down order using authorization code "Aurora" on Icener's command.

• "Inferno": Reports the Rainforest District fire results to Icener—thirty-four dead, significant infrastructure damage—and informs him the ZCF visitors were arrested. When Icener orders the destruction of ZSI headquarters, Roskova notes it is a heavily fortified target requiring significant forces; Icener commits them without hesitation.

• "All Paws": Present at Icener's pre-assault briefing with a visible flicker of doubt about the mission. In the tag, she delivers the casualty report—thirty dead, including commanders Vostokoff, Dreykov, and Oksana—and confronts Icener directly: "We came here to save our people. Instead, we've spent our people. Burned them like fuel." When she asks how many more they will spend, Icener replies "As many as it takes." For the first time since Vladifrostok, real doubt crosses her face—the first visible fracture in Icener's command structure.

• "Tundratown Requiem": Personally commands the Reptile Ravine assault—the real target behind the Tundratown feint—directing teams to search every building for Agnes's documentation and The Root codes. Her forces massacre civilians including a gecko child and an old tortoise. When Luther reaches the Ravine and encounters her at close range, both fire and miss before Roskova charges using her polar bear mass. She disarms Luther and gets a paw around his throat, nearly killing him, but Luther bites through her tactical sleeve forcing her to release him. He scrambles for his dropped weapon and fires two shots center mass. For one moment, something like professional respect passes between them before she falls—the polar bear who was always one step ahead, finally stopped.

Key Relationships

Mikhail Icener

Roskova serves as Icener's most trusted field commander. She executes his orders with precision but begins to question the mounting cost as the campaign escalates toward mass casualties.

Luther Pawthorne

Roskova and Luther recognize each other as predators from their first encounter during the interrogation. Luther ultimately kills her in combat during the Tundratown battle.

Yuri Volkov

Volkov serves under Roskova's command. When he surrenders during the warehouse raid, she shows contempt for what she perceives as weakness, though Volkov's warning that she is not the one to fear suggests complex dynamics within the network's hierarchy.

Key Quotes

Trivia

• She is one of five major character deaths in Season 5.
• Luther kills both Roskova (E19) and Icener (E21), making him responsible for eliminating the network's two top leaders.