Ruslan Erzhanov

Asad Ishaqzai (Pashto: اسد اسحاقزی) is a supporting fan character in the Big Hero 6 universe.

Early Life
Asad Ishaqzai was born in San Fransokyo, California, to parents Hamidullah and Gulalai. His parents were ethnic Pashtuns who arrived in the United States as refugees from Afghanistan.

Name Etymology
Asad (اسد) is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "lion", taken directly from the word أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion".

Ishaqzai (اسحاقزی; also spelled Ishakzai) is a Pashtun tribal name meaning "son of Ishaq". The name is formed from the Arabic personal name Ishaq (إسحاق), a form of the Hebrew name Issac  (יִצְחָק‎‎) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice" combined with the Pashto word زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)". This is the name of a real Afghani Pashtun tribe of the Durrani confederation.

Trivia

 * His parents named him Asad (meaning "lion"; see etymology above) because they believed it would provide him with a sense of power and strength whenever he felt weak or hopeless.
 * He is fluent in Pashto and English.