The Last Warrior (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Varvara is a sorceress who views the legendary Bogatyrs as the main obstacle to her dominance over Belogorie. By petrifying Alyosha Popovich and casting him into the sea, she eliminates the last standing warrior she considers a threat, clearing the path for her and her allies to seize control of the realm.

• varvara
• bogatyrs
• petrification
• belogorie
• alyosha popovich

Ivan is unexpectedly pulled into Belogorie while fleeing from an angry client's husband on the streets of Moscow. The transition happens suddenly and without any ritual on his part, suggesting that the magical realm reaches out to claim him once he is identified as Ilya Muromets' hidden son.

Foreshadowing: His earlier doubts after being asked to help a comatose boy foreshadow that he is being watched and drawn toward a more meaningful purpose.

• ivan naydenov
• moscow
• belogorie
• portal
• transport

The volkhv reveals Ivan's lineage to convince him that he has a prophesied role in Belogorie's survival. Since the Bogatyrs have been defeated and Ilya himself is petrified, Ivan's hidden bloodline makes him the only one who can claim the Sword Kladenets, revive magical beings, and challenge the villains.

• volkhv
• ilya muromets
• ivan
• lineage
• prophecy

Dobrynya pretends to be a friendly prince but is actually working alongside Varvara and Koschei. He hides Ivan in the dungeon without his wife's knowledge because he needs Ivan alive to eventually lead him to the Sword Kladenets, which Dobrynya plans to seize for his own immortality.

• dobrynya
• dungeon
• varvara
• koschei
• imprisonment

Dobrynya reveals his motivation during the final duel: he harbors deep envy toward Ilya Muromets and resents living in the shadow of a greater hero. His desire to surpass Ilya drives him to side with Koschei and Varvara, and to seize the Sword Kladenets in order to achieve immortality.

Foreshadowing: His suspiciously warm behavior toward Ivan and his secretive handling of the prisoner hint that his loyalty is not genuine.

• dobrynya
• betrayal
• bogatyrs
• envy
• ilya muromets

Koschei pretends to be a helpless, disembodied prisoner who guides Ivan toward the Sword Kladenets, while secretly feeding information to Varvara. Their shared goal is to manipulate Ivan into retrieving the sword so Dobrynya can use its power, with Koschei hoping to reclaim his lost immortality in the process.

Foreshadowing: Koschei's overly detailed knowledge of the sword's location and his immediate willingness to help should have signaled that his motives were not what they seemed.

• koschei
• varvara
• alliance
• sword kladenets
• betrayal

After seizing the magical stone, Koschei witnesses Ivan's selfless bravery and the loyalty of his companions. Moved by their willingness to risk everything for one another, he chooses to shatter the stone rather than continue his cycle of manipulation, taking both himself and the immortal Dobrynya down with it.

• koschei
• sacrifice
• magical stone
• dobruyna
• redemption

Varvara, jealous of Vasilisa the Wise and her people, cursed the entire village and turned its inhabitants into frogs. Baba Yaga then smuggled the transformed Vasilisa into the dungeon in frog form, which allowed her to secretly aid Ivan and the others in their escape.

• vasilisa
• varvara
• curse
• frogs
• baba yaga

After his second trip, Ivan falls in love with Vasilisa and realizes that his old con artist life in Moscow no longer fits him. With peace restored, Ilya Muromets restored to life, and a new family waiting for him, he chooses love and purpose over his previous world, only briefly returning to Earth to help the comatose boy.

Foreshadowing: His earlier unease about his fraudulent life in Moscow foreshadows that he is searching for something more authentic.

• ivan
• vasilisa
• belogorie
• ending
• choice

The Sword Kladenets is a legendary magical weapon capable of granting its wielder a path between worlds and even immortality, as Koschei once discovered. Because of its power, every faction in Belogorie wants to control it, which is why Ivan's mission to retrieve it becomes the central conflict of the story.

• sword kladenets
• magical sword
• immortality
• koschei

The mid-credit scene reveals that Varvara fled Belogorie after its liberation and ended up on Earth, where she meets Galina, Ivan's housekeeper and likely her mother. With their previous scheme to enthrall Dobrynya having failed, the two plot new ways to pursue power, setting up a potential sequel conflict.

• varvara
• galina
• post-credits
• sequel
• earth

Although Ivan uses the Sword Kladenets to flee back to Moscow to escape Dobrynya and Koschei's betrayal, he realizes he cannot abandon Vasilisa and his friends. His growing feelings for Vasilisa and his sense of responsibility push him to find the volkhv again and return to confront the villains.

• ivan
• return
• vasilisa
• belogorie
• sword kladenets

Ivan releases Zmey Gorynych to create a distraction that will buy him time to reach Dobrynya, who has now achieved immortality and is preparing to execute Vasilisa and Baba Yaga. Without a diversion, Ivan would have no chance of surviving long enough to challenge the prince to a duel.

• zmey gorynych
• ivan
• dobruyna
• distraction
• duel