Ian

Ivan Papov · イワン・パホーフ

Rival Demolition Boys Beyblade (2000)Beyblade: G-Revolution

Bit-beast: Wyborg · Serpent
Style: Attack
From: Russian
First seen: Beyblade: 2000, Episode 42

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Ian Papov — Ivan Pakhov in Japan — is the smallest Demolition Boy and the team's mouthpiece, cold in much the way Kai is and usually somewhere near Tala without the two of them saying much. His serpent Wyborg, a gift from Boris, burrows under the dish and strikes from below, and he blades defensively with it. He is the first Abbey blader Tyson meets in Moscow, in a street match that is really Biovolt's opening probe of Dragoon; he beats weaker opponents like Steve and throws his matches with Max and Tyson deliberately, to serve the team's plan. Left out of the final line-up, he is the only Demolition Boy not to blade for the title, and he drops out of the story when the team reforms, reportedly losing his place to Kai and going home to Russia — though the Japanese ending brings him back.

Appearance and personality

What They Look Like, and How They Behave

The shortest of the Blitzkrieg Boys, with a long nose and goggles wider than his face.

Cool and cold, much as Kai is. In the first season he is usually somewhere near Tala, though the two barely speak.

Blader Profile

Ian, rated

Attack 6/10
Defense 5/10
Stamina 6/10
Technique 7/10
Spirit 5/10

beybladewiki.com editorial rating — based on on-screen performance, not official stats.

Tricky underground attacks, but the weakest link on a strong team.

On file

The record

Blading style: Attack
Nationality: Russian
English voice: Shannon Perrault
Team: Demolition Boys / Blitzkrieg Boys
Beyblades: Wyborg
Bit-beast or avatar: Wyborg
First appearance: Beyblade: 2000, Episode 42
Japanese name: イワン・パホーフ
Romaji: Iwan Pahōfu
Occupation: Blader
Gender: Male
First anime appearance: Drawn to the Darkness
First manga appearance: Invasion of the Russian Army Corps, Borg!!
Voice (Japanese): Aya Sakaguchi
Voice (English): Shannon Perreault

Bit-beast & Beyblades

Wyborg, form by form

Wyborg S1 · ep 42

Special moves

Called shots

Sand Bind

Story by season

Where the seasons take them

Beyblade (2001)

Demolition Boys

Ian first blocks the Bladebreakers alongside Tala at the gates of Balkov Abbey, then picks a street fight with Tyson purely to buy Biovolt time — a battle he throws once it's served its purpose. In the World Championships proper he brushes past Steven without much effort, then tags along when the Demolition Boys go after Kai and helps tear Black Dranzer apart once it's handed back. His last real job is losing on purpose: in the ambush on the Bladebreakers' bus he goes down deliberately to Max, clearing the way for Bryan and Spencer to strip Draciel from him. Left off the final roster, Ian never blades for the title at all.

Briefing

What to know

Raised at Balkov Abbey alongside fellow Demolition Boys Tala, Bryan, and Spencer.
Wields Wyborg, a defensive bit-beast modeled on a sidewinder snake's distinctive side-winding movement.
Deliberately forfeits against Tyson and later loses on purpose to Max to help Bryan and Spencer draw out Draciel.
Helps destroy Black Dranzer after the Demolition Boys retrieve it during their pursuit of Kai.
Disappears when the team reforms as the Blitzkrieg Boys; the manga reveals he lost a spot-deciding battle to Kai and returned to Russia.
Rejoins the Blitzkrieg Boys by the Japanese-exclusive ending of G-Revolution.

Notable battles

vs Tyson Granger in Beyblade: 2000, episode 42 — Forfeit
vs Steven in Beyblade: 2000, episode 43 — Win
vs Max Tate in Beyblade: 2000, episode 46 — Lose (deliberately)
vs Kai Hiwatari in Beyblade Vol. 10, Chapter 2 (manga) — Lose

Key episodes

Watch these first

S1E42 Drawn to the Darkness Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Oct 22, 2001
S1E43 Live and Let Kai! Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Oct 29, 2001
S1E46 First Strike Beyblade (2001) · Russian World Championship · Nov 19, 2001

Also on record

Where they first appear

Resolved against our own episode records, so the pointer the entry carries as text is a link you can follow.

Beyblade (2001) episode 42: Drawn to the Darkness First anime appearance · 2001-10-22

Sightings

Episodes they appear in

Taken from the episode records rather than this entry’s own. A blader who appears once can have a full episode list here while their own entry runs to three lines.

Rivals & bonds

Known associates

Tyson Granger Ian's Moscow street match against Tyson is really Biovolt's first look at Dragoon, and he throws the fight the moment it's told him enough.
Tala Bryan Spencer Demolition Boys
Boris Balkov Boris gives Ian his serpent Wyborg and uses him as bait and distraction rather than a real title contender, and Ian is the one Demolition Boy dropped before the final.