That being said, however, it is clear Ian also tried to be as good a father and uncle as he could possibly be. He and Alex spent many an outdoor-adventure outing together, often for weekends and holidays, he enrolled Alex in martial arts classes, and he even openly lied to Alex about the truth of his work. Ian initially trained Alex to take over from him, in the event of his death. His death leads Alex to become entangled with MI6. In the TV series, Ian Rider dies during the early events of Point Blanc, but is still killed by Yassen Gregorovich to prevent him from discovering any further information. Stormbreaker ends with Alex telling Yassen Gregorovich that he’ll kill him one day to avenge his uncle.ĭifferences in the TV series Season One He later finds Ian’s bullet-ridden car in a breakers yard, and when he is sent to finish Ian’s mission traces his footsteps and finds clues left by Ian along the way. Stormbreaker begins with Alex being woken up at three in the morning to be informed of his death. Later on, Ian saves him from Da Silva, though they don’t talk about what happened afterwards.Īfter being sent on a mission to Cornwall to investigate middle-eastern billionaire Herod Sayle, Ian is shot and killed by Yassen Gregorovich, who was working for Sayle. After Alex sees the daughter of the government employee being kidnapped, he tries to find Ian, and fails. In their room, Ian tells Alex not to worry about it, though in the morning finds out that Da Silva had disappeared. After a brief scuffle, snow falls on top of Da Silva, burying him. After dinner Ian goes outside for some fresh air and Alex soon finds him struggling with Da Silva for the control of a gun. After a trip out, Alex returns to see Ian seemingly disturbed at the arrival of a man, Mr Da Silva. They book into a hotel, and Ian later challenges Alex to find out the names of two bodyguards accompanying a government employee before the end of the week. Because of his job, he traveled a lot, and sometimes took Alex with him on his trips.īiography Alex Rider: Christmas at Gunpoint įour months before the beginning of Stormbreaker, Alex and Ian are spending Christmas at a skiing resort in Gunpoint, Colorado. It is said that he was proficient in Thai-boxing and karate, and that he spoke three languages fluently (presumably French, Spanish and German, the three that Alex is fluent in). He was an extremely private man, who was quiet and liked good wine, classical music, and books. He didn’t smoke, didn’t have any friends, didn’t eat anything fried, and dressed expensively. Ian is described as being in perfect physical shape, and was thin with fair hair and dark brown eyes. He successfully completed assignments in Iran, Washington, Hong Kong and Cairo, among others, during 19. Whilst working for MI6, he claimed he was an overseas finance manager for the Royal & General Bank as a cover. He was recruited by MI6 in 1988, a year after he became the guardian of his nephew Alex Rider due to the death of his parents. Prior to working for Special Operations, it is said that Ian attended Cambridge University, though the subject(s) he studied are unknown.
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