In Creed II, Ivan Drago trains his son Viktor Drago.
Ivan returns to the boxing world through Viktor, whom he prepares for a series of fights against Adonis Creed. Their storyline is shaped by the consequences of Ivan’s loss to Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV and by his desire to restore the Drago name.
Ivan’s training relationship with Viktor is both professional and personal. He pushes Viktor intensely and treats the fight with Adonis as an opportunity to repair the family’s damaged reputation. The film also explores how those expectations affect Viktor.
Ivan is not merely a former opponent in this installment; he is Viktor’s corner figure and father. Rocky trains Adonis, creating a deliberate parallel between the two older fighters and the younger boxers they guide.