| “ | Your last fight didn't mean shit. You're still the same piece of meat you were before and no self-respecting person will bet a single mag on you. If you wanna earn some proper cash you're gonna have to make a few more appearances in the arena. Your new opponent also got through the first round and his fight was a lot harder than yours. I don't like him, to be honest - he kills too quickly and the crowd doesn't like that. So, go and show us what you can do! The stakes will increase after this fight - all you gotta do is stay alive. Move it! | „ |
| ~ Arnie at the beginning of round two of the Arena |
Arnie is a minor character in the Ukrainian FPS Survival Horror video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl.
Arnie is the owner of the Arena at the Bar location of Duty's territory.
Personality[]
Arnie is a nice and charismatic yet sadistic and cruel person. He is the owner of the Arena where people fight to death for his and public's amusement. He openly despises the rookies who participates in the fight, calling them "pieces of meat" and "pussies", going as far as sadistically suggesting to kill one of the arena mercs because the latter was killing too quickly, and the audience doesn't like it. Not only that, he completely disregards those who had been killed during the fights, taunting that their bodies would been feed by dogs.
Arnie introduce the opponent in the first fight, saying that he is in big debt and will do anything to pay them off, which suggests that Arnie is a opportunist, who manipulates people to his advantage. Arnie also appears as a tricky individual who loves to put people in nearly fatal dead-end situation, as he effectively, puts Mechenyj in danger by leaving to fight with a knife against a fully armed man.
However, Arnie seems to respect those who were able to fight through the arena. He calls Mechenyj a "pro" and praises him for finishing the last challenge.
Appearance[]
Arnie is a man in his early 40s with white stubble facial hair wears a widely-used among Loners Sunrise Suit, consisting of light military bulletproof vest and a jumpsuit made out of rubberized fabric with the gasmask on his chest. It is reinforced with inserted kevlar plates and provides low levels of protection.
Biography[]
Arnie was a experienced smuggler, who earned his fame by smuggling hundreds of items out of the restricted area within a short period of time. Eventually, he settled at the Duty's territory, Bar, and, supposedly was the one who founded the Arena.
The player meets Arnie right next to the bar "100 Rads". Arnie offers Mechenyj to fight in the arena for money, which the latter can either refuse or accept. The player can fight in the arena up to 8 rounds, in which he will subjected to battle different enemies from captured criminals to fully armed soldiers.
After finishing all the rounds at the Arena, Arnie will praise Mechenyj, and will refuse to let him fight further, because he is already a "pro".
Powers & Skills[]
- Charisma: Arnie's charismatic personality, is witnessed during his introduction at the Arena, where he enthusiastically speaks of the participates.
- Manipulation: While introducing the participates, Arnie will speak of several of them, implying that he used their situation to his advantage.
- Vast Connections: Arnie has connection with both Duty and the Military. His Arena is popular amusement zone between Duty fighters. In round number 5, Arnie was able to brought fighters from Military. Also, due to Arnie being a experienced smuggler in the past, it implies that he still has some sort of connections.
Trivia[]
- Arnie has his own stash hidden west of Duty Base. However, in the translated version it was misspelled.
- In the original, the stash is named "Тайник Арни" - "Arnie's Stash", but in the official translation it is named "Arny's Secret Stash", misspelling Arnie's name as "Arny".
- The fighters in the Arena are labeled as a Mercenaries, but technically it's a fraction on their own.
