John Wick's Entire Backstory Explained

Every time he thinks he's out, they pull him back in. So why is the man known to the criminal underworld as Baba Yaga so bad at staying retired? Here's what we know so far about the backstory of film's greatest assassin, John Wick.

It isn't until the third installment of the John Wick franchise that we learn anything about the early life and upbringing of everyone's favorite dog-loving hitman. In many ways, even the small bits of information we do get are coded with symbolism meant to lead the audience to draw their own conclusions. Here's what we know: Born Jardani Jovanovich in Belarus, he was orphaned as a child and adopted by the Ruska Roma, which is the name of both an ethnic group and a criminal syndicate. He then began training as an assassin under a woman known as the Director in the guise of studying at a performing arts institute in New York City. We're not sure when he changed his name, but "Jardani" is the equivalent name to John in the Romany language.

We also don't know when exactly John received all of his tattoos, but as we get a short tour of the Director's institute we see that the older students are already heavily tattooed with Catholic imagery similar to John's, possibly indicating they've gone through a similar initiation into the assassin underworld. We also see the students in the process of various kinds of training, from dancing to wrestling, and so much more. Given that our boy John is an expert marksman and driver, a skilled martial artist across a number of different styles, experienced in hand-to-hand combat and with virtually every weapon, and resilient enough to walk off a back alley surgery with no anesthetic, they've probably got more going on there, too.

Before settling down with his wife, Wick was an incredibly proficient and prolific assassin who quickly earned the nickname of "Baba Yaga" for being the hitman so lethal that he terrified the other hitmen. After leaving the Ruska Roma, John joined the Tarasov Mob as one of the main enforcers for its leader, Viggo Tarasov. During this time John developed different relationships with people at various levels of the High Table, the ruling body of this criminal underworld, with delegates from each of the 12 families in charge of, it seems, all crime everywhere. John developed a friendly relationship with a few allies, including the staff of the assassin-friendly Continental Hotel, particularly its stickler for the rules manager Winston. Keep watching the video to see John Wick's entire backstory explained!

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The Ruska Roma | 0:15
The Assassin Years | 1:40
Be seeing you | 3:36
It wasn't just a puppy | 4:50
Not vengeance, justice | 6:21
Excommunicado | 7:57
Prepare for war | 9:38
Reconsecrated | 11:17

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