| “ | Pecunia non olet - Money does not smell. | „ |
| ~ Mercenaries' motto |
Mercenaries or the Mercenary Fraction are major antagonists in the Ukrainian FPS Survival Horror franchise S.T.A.L.K.E.R..
Mercenaries are private contractors who completes different tasks in the Zone, from contract killing to searching documents nevertheless. However they also don't shy away from other jobs.
History[]
The most mysterious fraction in the Zone, some people even refuse to believe in their existence. The Mercenaries don't let anybody to near them and kill everyone on their way.
Contrary to popular believe, Mercenaries aren't only contract killers. They preform tasks from assassination to aiding in researches. The main difference from stalkers-for-hire are their professionalism and the quality of the job, which they are appreciated for. Mercenaries never have anything personal or informative on them, but, if they do have something like this, it's highly appreciated by the Merchants
Membership[]
- Scar
- Wolfhound's Squad
- Wolfhound (Leader)
- 25 members
- Ara's Team
- Ara (Leader)
- Pavlik (In-fact)
- 7 members
- Leshiy's Group (Formerly)
- Leshiy (Leader)
- 4 members
- Hog's Group
- Hog (Leader)
- 4 random members
- Jackal's Troops
- Jackal (Leader)
- Black's Group
- Black (Leader)
- Skull
- Koschei
- Surgeon
- Kol
- Doublet
- Corpse
- Tesak's Group
- Tesak (Leader)
- Goblin
- Tank
- Pianist
- Kirzach
- Gazon
- Oak
- Mug
- Kryuk's Group
- Kryuk (Leader)
- Ridge
- 5 members
- Grif's Group
- Grif (Leader)
- 2 assassin-leaders
- 15 members
- Serbin's Team
- Serbin (Leader)
- Barchuk
- 2 Serbin's guards
Powers & Skills[]
- Firearm Proficiency: Mercenaries are professionals in their job. They have huge experienced of working as a soldier-for-hire and are one of the biggest threats to any fraction in the Zone, due to their professional handling of firearms.
- Assassination Proficiency: Mercenaries' most common job in the Zone is taking down big threats. For example, Freedom was targeted in every game by mercenaries; In Call Of Pripyay, the player himself can be targeted by mercenaries(Optional), who will use sophisticated ways to take them down.
- Smuggling Expertise: Mercenaries' second common job after assassinations. Mercenaries are engaging in smuggling of artifacts and other goods to the Big Land.
- Thievery: From time to time, mercenaries are spotted robbing stalkers
- Loyalty: Mercenaries are completely and utterly loyal to those whom they work for
- Connections To The Black Market: Almost every firearm the Mercenaries have is from the Black Market.
Trivia[]
- Mercenaries' gear is similar to SAS's
- Mercenaries are one of the three fractions that use abusive language. The other two are Bandits and Renegades.
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