Character Relationship Map: Vice

Characters

• Denis (played by Maksim Matveev) — supporting

  A young DJ struggling to pay rent, Denis is drawn into drug trafficking after a supposed car-theft job leads to a forced partnership with Werner. He becomes a nightclub manager and dealer, while Duday...

• Krot (played by Anton Shagin) — supporting

  Krot is one of Denis’s friends and, together with Pulya, invites him to join what appears to be a car-theft job, drawing him into the events that lead to drug trafficking. Later, at a meeting between...

• Masha (played by Ekaterina Vilkova) — supporting

  Masha is Denis’s girlfriend, and their relationship deteriorates as he grows secretive while working in the drug business. When she discovers his involvement in trafficking, she leaves for Moscow. The...

• Pulya (played by Igor Voynarovskiy) — supporting

  Pulya is one of Denis’s friends and joins Krot in inviting him to take part in a job that begins as an apparent car theft and escalates into drug trafficking. Later, Pulya is killed by a drug-addicted...

• Taya (played by Evgenia Brik) — supporting

  Taya is Werner’s sister and falls for Denis, though he tells her he does not love her. She continues visiting him, and after she has a breakdown at his home, Werner calms her. Dudaytis later tells Den...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Denis → Masha (Romantic Boyfriend) — Masha is Denis's romantic partner at the beginning of the story.

  Denis has a girlfriend named Masha, but their relationship deteriorates as he becomes increasingly secretive.

• Denis → Taya (Romantic Unrequited Love) — Taya develops romantic feelings that Denis does not return.

  Taya falls for Denis, while Denis rejects her and insists that he does not love her.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Krot → Pulya (Alliance Teammate) — They function as cooperating members of the same crew.

  Krot and Pulya jointly invite Denis into the car theft and remain connected to the same criminal group.

• Denis → Pulya (Alliance Criminal Partner) — Pulya works alongside Denis during the group's criminal operations.

  Pulya participates with Denis and Krot in the initial theft and later remains involved in their drug-related activities.

• Denis → Krot (Alliance Criminal Partner) — Krot is one of Denis's initial partners in crime.

  Krot invites Denis to join a car theft that escalates into stealing drugs, and the two continue operating within the same criminal group.

Story Analysis

A financially desperate nightclub DJ is pulled into drug trafficking and struggles to escape its violence and moral corruption.

Plot Progression

1. A Stolen Car's Hidden Cost — Denis joins Krot and Pulya in a theft that unexpectedly exposes them to the drug trade. Their attempted sale ends in an ambush and forced service for a local criminal organization.
2. Nightclub Under Pressure — Denis is placed in charge of a nightclub while a police major pressures him to cooperate. His criminal obligations begin to damage his relationship with Masha.
3. The Cost of Addiction — A large drug deal brings Denis into closer contact with law enforcement. Seeing addicted children makes him want to quit, but he is instead pushed deeper into the criminal network.
4. Broken Bonds and Betrayal — Masha leaves after discovering Denis's trafficking, while Pulya is killed and Taya suffers a breakdown. Denis is then forced to kill Ptica after a betrayal is exposed.
5. The Last Shootout — A revenge shooting at a meeting between rival groups produces a deadly gun battle. Denis survives, the police major commits suicide, and Denis leaves for Moscow with Taya.