Like Wick before her, Eve is driven by a personal vendetta: the brutal murder of her father when she was still a child by highly trained and heavily armed assassins. Winston (Ian McShane) brings her to the Ruska Roma, where Eve excels at her training as a "Kikimora," serving as an assassin or a bodyguard, as the situation requires.

For those who don’t care about spoilers, here's a breakdown of how John Wick fits into the Ballerina story. Much of Ballerina takes place at the same time as the 2019 film John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.