Ivan Drago

Ivan Drago (left) with Rocky Balboa (right)

Ivan Vasilyevich Drago (Russian: Иван Васильевич Драго, pronounced ɪˈvan vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈdraɡə) is a fictional Soviet Russian boxer from the Rocky movie series, created and played by Dolph Lundgren. He first appeared in the 1985 movie Rocky IV opposite Sylvester Stallone as the main antagonist, and in the 2018 movie Creed II as a protagonist to his son Viktor.