NOTE: This article is ONLY about the Trader's Renegades/Monolith role. To see his Duty and Freedom role, click here. |
Mine Trader is a minor antagonist in the Ukrainian FPS Survival Horror video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
The Trader is located in the Red Forest in the Old Mine to be exact. He is the Trader of the Renegades and theoretically, can become of the Monolith.
Personalities[]
Trader suffers from lack of characteristics, since he is not a unique character from the game's perspective. However, he, just like his more heroic version was shown to be quite tired and sleepy. When he is left alone, the Trader will slowly fell asleep, up until the arrival of a another costumer or when he is attack.
However, as a Renegade, it is implied that he either committed a crime so disturbing that made the fraction was in to kick him out, or was simply to greedy and egoistical to share with the others. And as a Monolithian, it is known that he just like the others is a fanatical believer.
Appearances[]
Trader's appearance is completely randomize, but not unique. Because, when the trader dies, he will be just replaced by another member of the fraction he is part of.
Biographies[]
The Trader's biography is non-existent, since he isn't a unique or essential character. And he will be replaced by another after his death. However, from the fractions' nature, we can assume that: As a Renegade, he was outcasted for a unknown reason, since Renegades contains the most vile people in the Zone, the Trader himself is no better then any other Renegade; As a Monolithian, he was brainwashed into becoming a fanatic, and so he is most likely as fanatical as the others.
Originally, the Barracks In Mine in the Red Forest is under the Renegades' control. As the game progress, Scar will need to take an artifact called Compass from the Old Mine by either destroying all the renegades, or if Scar is a bandit simply take it from them, either way the Old Mine will be stormed by Duty or Freedom, and, theoretically, can also be stormed by Monolith, resulting in the Trader being replaced by either Duty or Freedom or, very, very rarely by Monolith.
Powers & Skills[]
- Limited Wealth: Unlike many other Traders, this one is the only one with limited money, which means the player can just empty his pockets.
- Limited Resources: Due to his location, the Mine Trader posses difficulties with resources, as his assortment won't change even a bit throughout the game.
- Exoskeleton (Only as a Monolithian; Sometimes): When the Monolith takes over the Old Mine(Which happens rarely), the Mine Trader may become an exoskeleton user.
- Trading Skills: The Trader is the only member of his fraction to be a trader so far, which tells that he do has some sort of skills in trading.
Trivia[]
- Despite his role as a antagonist, if Scar is a bandit, and the trader is a Renegade, then he will be neutral to the player.
- He is, in-fact the only essential character of the Renegades, and, if the Monolith took the place, then the only trader of the Monolith.
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