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| “ | He looked a normal buddy. Big and robust, you'd never think him one of the eggheads | „ |
| ~ Local Folklore |
Scientists or Ecologists are major characters in the Ukrainian FPS Survival Horror franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Scientists are government-funded researchers operating into the Zone. Much like the Loners or Bandits, Ecologists as a fraction exist only by name, as they are just different groups operating in different places.
History[]
Scientists were send by the Ukrainian government to research and explore the Zone for scientific and medical purposes. The Scientists are the most harmless of all the fractions in the Zone using weapon only in self-defense. They usually hire people to work for them, finding artifacts, limps of mutants or just guarding the territory.
In some point in 2011 they hired a stalker, Strelok to test the psi-protection, but the latter escaped and used it in his own goal, enter the central of the Zone. His actions caused Emission which resulted in the deaths of a Ecologists' team in the swamps that were delivered by a Mercenary, Shram. Shram, survived in no other way but pure luck. During the Shram's absence, the Scientists hired Loners to stabilize the psy-emission on the factory nearby. However all the Loners died only succeeding in bringing back the documents. Shram, in search for Strelok, finds his way to the Yantar, where the Scientists are located. Out of mutual need, he helps them to stabilize the psy-emisstion before heading to the Red Forest
In 2012, they hired Prizrak, an experienced stalker to escort Vasiliev to the X-16 laboratory to research. However, the mission resulted in the death of both of them, due to Vasiliev's cowardice. Eventually, Mechenyj on Barkeep's request finished what Prizrak and Vasiliev started.
After the way to the center was opened, two professors, Hermann and Ozersky started to research the origins of the Zone, and the flora and the fauna. Their research may succeeded or not, depending on the player's actions
Membership[]
- Professor Sakharov
- Vasilev
- Assistant Semenov
- Kruglov's Group
- Professor Kruglov (Leader)
- 9 scientists
- Professor Hermann
- Professor Ozersky
- Novikov
- Team "Iskra" (Might become)
- Topol' (Leader)
- Bulava
- Dukh
- Snake
- Brenter
- Piotr Ilyitch Kalugin
Powers & Skills[]
- Vast Scientific Knowledge: Throughout the game we meet scientists from various scientific fields, Biology, Genetics, Ecology and more.
- Researching Expertise: The Scientists main goal is to research and explore the nature of the Zone. Where did it came from? How it functions? Can the Zone's anomalies help modern science?
- Limited Funding: Despite being governmentally-funded fraction, the government doesn't really thrusts them so their budget is limited, which usually results in Scientists hiring stalkers to their work, despite their illegal presence
- Immense Funding: If the player decides to help the Scientists then their experiment will successful which will result not only in more funding but also in opening a university about the Zone
- Military Units: Unlike any other fraction, Scientists are the only ones(Besides the Military) that use military vehicles. Even though, the vehicles belongs to the Military
Trivia[]
- Shadow Of Chernobyl is the only game where we can meet non-unique member.
- Kruglov's Group are the only NPCs whose randomizer is not «Reduced name + Nickname» but «Full name + Surname».
- In Clear Sky, Sakharov is the only member of the Scientists (Except for the unnamed team that Shram was escorting in the first cut-scene).
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