Mikhail Akulov

Mikhail Sergeievich Akulov is a fixer of the Soviet Union who travels to Night City in 2077.

Biography
Mikhail Akulov was the top fixer in the Soviet Union and, as such, represented their interests abroad. In 2077, Akulov officially traveled to Night City for a diplomatic business trip, however he was rumored to have been seduced by the freedom and capitalism the city brings.

Akulov's arrival in Night City was related to the Soviet Union and China competing to secure a major arms deal with Arasaka that would put the losing country at a severe military disadvantage. The Secretary General of the Soviet Union hired Akulov to personally spearhead negotiations with Arasaka on his behalf. The fixer brought Shelma to monitor Chinese activity on the local Net, conceal his purpose in Night City, and check the status of China's talks with Arasaka, but the Chinese were prepared and burned Shelma without Akulov knowing and thus leaving him exposed. As he stayed in Night City, the weeks of negotiations with Arasaka had hit a wall, and Akulov was soon seeking permission from the Secretary General to sweeten their offer.

Regina Jones, a fixer in Watson, hired a mercenary named V on behalf of a client to investigate why Akulov was in Night City and to monitor him by bugging his car.

Sometime after the car was bugged, Regina tasked V with stealing an encrypted datashard from Akulov's penthouse suite at Hotel Raito where, upon entering, V overheard a conversation between Mikhail and Nadezhda Tiurina regarding their situation and stalled negotiations with Arasaka. Once V retrieved the shard, they then took it directly to the client: a Chinese military personnel who was keenly interested in the negotiations going on between the Soviet Union and Arasaka.

Database Entry

 * Officially, the Soviet fixer is on a diplomatic business trip in Night City, but most take that explanation with a heap of salt. Unofficially, one rumor has it that Akulov has been seduced by Night City's capitalist, libertine charms. Still, the million eurodollar question remains - what is he really doing here? Many would pay handsomely for the answer. After all, this is a man who represents the interests of the entire USSR.

Associated Quests

 * The Heist
 * Gig: Welcome to America, Comrade
 * Gig: Fixer, Merc, Soldier, Spy