"Was once named Jardani Jovonovich , born in Padhorje, Belarus to parents who were of Romani, Russian and Koryo saram descent. He was orphaned at a young age for unknown reasons before taken in by his father's old friend, who would eventually become his mentor.
He was adopted by the Ruska Roma organization from Belarus and raised by their leader The Director in their New York headquarters. Under the supervision of The Director, Jardani was trained as an assassin; he learned multiple skills including martial arts, firearms, edged weapons, improvised weapons, tactical driving, infiltration, escapology and more. At some point Jardani took the name "John Wick" and left the Ruska Roma. He became a feared and ruthless hitman his targets would call "Baba Yaga"."