Despite this, the other Stalkers shelter with the Military unit holding out inside the Laundromat. Most of the team is shocked in particular, Zulu leaves in disgust. They are immediately confronted by Captain Tarasov and other Military survivors, forcing Degtyarev to reveal his identity to diffuse the standoff. Once assembled, the squad makes their way through the underpass, where they fight through waves of Snorks and Monolith forces before finally surfacing in Pripyat itself. His team can be made up of as many as four men depending on his actions up until this point: Zulu, an ex- Duty hermit Vano, a happy-go-lucky Loner Sokolov and Strider, a Monolith defector. After discovering a vast underground tunnel network underneath the Jupiter Factory, he assembles a squad to assist him in the journey alongside equipping himself and his squad-mates with closed-circuit respiratory suits. He does this while at the same time aiding the local Ecologist mission, putting him into direct conflict with the Mercenaries operating in the northern sector of the Zone. His next mission is to discover a traversable route through to Pripyat itself. Sokolov, the Major realizes that remaining survivors have somehow made their way to Pripyat, opting to be evacuated from there. Finding the sole survivor of Stingray 4, Lt.

From the moment the game begins, what Degtyarev does is up to the player - unlike the preceding games, much of the plot is left up to the player's actions.Īfter identifying the causes of the helicopter crashes, the player learns of three pre-planned evacuation locations - one in Zaton, Yanov, and Pripyat. To maintain his cover, Degtyarev is inserted into the Zone with little more than the atypical Sunrise bodysuit, a weathered AKM-74/2U assault rifle, and two weeks worth of food and supplies. This leads him to identify the causes of Operation Fairway's failure as a whole. His initial mission in the Zone is to find out what happened to the five Military Stingray helicopters that were involved in the initial stages of Operation Fairway. Unfortunately, he is unable to communicate with his superiors, prompting him to conduct his investigation independently.Īt the end of the game, he is promoted to the rank of Colonel but turns down the desk-work position in favor of being stationed at the Zone as a 'permanent observer.'ĭegtyarev is the only playable character for the entirety of the game. His mission is to investigate the failure of Operation Fairway. SBU).ĭuring the events of Call of Pripyat, Degtyarev is operating in the Zone as an undercover Free Stalker. His experience and skills significantly contributed to his being recruited as an undercover agent of the USS (Rus. After the Second Disaster, he returned to the Zone as a Stalker. Alexander Alexandrovich Degtyaryov was born in Pripyat in June of 1978 and hence was among those forced to evacuate and leave his hometown at the age of seven years due to the Chernobyl accident.

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