| “ | All my bros were right next to me all this time... now your dumb ass is gonna get the pluckin' the stalkers woulda gotten! What the hell you looking at - empty your pockets now, bitch! | „ |
| ~ Knuckles's violent breakdown when he doesn't find the stalkers on Shevchenko |
| “ | Listen up! Sultan wants to see you. | „ |
| ~ Knuckles |
Knuckles is a supporting character in the Ukrainian FPS Survival Horror video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat.
Knuckles is Sultan's henchman, and a leader of his own gang He not only serves as Sultan's henchman, but plays a major role in the whole gang's plans, serving as a hitman, enforcer and negotiator. Formerly free stalker and one of Beard's men.
Personality[]
Knuckles is a ruthless and violent enforcer of Sultan's Gang, who, along with his men doesn't hesitate to kill under Sultan's orders. Knuckles is very loyal to Sultan, the leader of the named gang. He not only works as his bodyguard and worked as his hitman, but also participates in huge operations, masterminded by Sultan: The ambush on Spartacus's Group or the arms deal with Morgan, where Knuckles played a huge, if not of the main roles.
Despite having a sophisticate side, Knuckles also have a rather violent and impulsive side: If the player warns Spartacus's Group about the ambush. During the ambush itself, when Knuckles didn't find any stalkers he will immediately assume it was the player and will rob the player in a rather violent way. Even though he was right about the player snitching to the Loners, he had no reason to be this violent, or immediately assume it was them.
Appearance[]
Knuckles wears the bandit variant of a merc suit, with a brown jumpsuit, an European-pattern tactical vest and a face mask.
Biography[]
Nothing is known about Knuckles's past before the Zone or during it. It is known that he once was a free stalker who worked with Beard, and after joining Sultan worked as a hitman. At some point prior the events of the game, Knuckles became Sultan's right-hand, and a leader of the strike team, which regularly attempts to complicate things for Loners all over Zaton
Knuckles is the first one to greet the player upon entering Skadovsk, saying that Sultan wants to see them. Sultan offers the player a job, involving cooperating with Knuckles and his crew in a night-time ambush on a group of Loners led by a stalker named Spartacus.
Knuckles's fate is depends on player's actions. Knuckles can die during the ambush on Spartacus's Group, or can die a bit later, during the arms deal with Morgan.
In case Knuckles survived everything, he will stay on the Ranger Station, where the deal between the Bandits and the corrupt Duty officer was.
Powers & Skills[]
- Leadership: Knuckles is the leader of Sultan's enforcers, who commanded the raid on the stalkers on Shevchenko, and was in charge of securing the arms deal with Morgan.
- Robbery Skills: During "The Hit", in case the player decided to snitch to the stalkers and still came along Knuckles. Knuckles after not finding the stalkers, will immediately threaten the player and will rob him of 75% to 100% of their money.
- Assassination Skills: It's known that Knuckles was a hitman for Sultan's Gang, but more info about his past as a hitman is unknown.
- Loyalty: Knuckles is completely loyal to Sultan, participating in every his scheme, working as his bodyguard and even getting more angry about failing Sultan's quest than Sultan himself.
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