I'd shake your hand, but mine isn't moving that well yet. Bandit ambushes are bad for your health.

Scoutmaster

Scoutmaster is a character who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl as a loner, and in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat as a mercenary named Surgeon.

He was added to S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 with Patch 1.8, Stories Untold. Scoutmaster is first mentioned in the optional quest Dark as a Dungeon, and meets Skif during the optional quest Banzai's Tools. He belongs to a small party of Stalkers called the NK-5 Research Group including Medulin, Banzai and Rascal.

It is revealed near the end of the NK-5 Research Group quest line that he used to be known as Surgeon, a mercenary who previously worked with Black and Skull.

Background (Call of Pripyat)

Surgeon and the rest of Black's group first appear in the area around Yanov, guarding the scientists' bunker. He appears in the quest Last developments: After Degtyarev retrieves the administrative documents for Hermann at the Jupiter factory, a group of mercenaries ambushed him - Surgeon included.

Surgeon survived this encounter and continued working with Skull for some time, until eventually deciding to quit life as a mercenary.

Background (Heart of Chornobyl)

He is re-introduced during Heart of Chornobyl as a member NK-5 research group along with Banzai, Rascal and Medulin.

After Skif retrieves Banzai's tools at the sunken barge north-east of the Chemical Plant during the Banzai's Tools quest, Banzai directs Skif over the radio to meet Scoutmaster at Kazkovyi Camp.

When he first meets Skif, he is injured and requests help clearing Kazkovyi camp of threats. This starts the quest Once Upon a Time at Kazkovyi.

Scoutmaster introduces himself as a guide, but the player must complete part of the quest line for him to be hired.

Banzai's Tools (Quest) and Once Upon a Time at Kazkovyi (Quest)

During the quest Once Upon a Time at Kazkovyi. He provides Skif with a key to the Kazkovyi camp's side building and explains the mission objectives. He praises Skif once the quest is complete.

Trivia

• He says "bandit ambushes are bad for your health after turning forty," when first meeting Skif. The subtitles do not include the "after turning forty," part of the sentence.

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Locations	Cordon Garbage Agroprom Dark Valley Bar Yantar Army Warehouses Red Forest Zaton The area around Jupiter Pripyat Kazkovyi Camp
Notable members	Clear Sky Amit Aydar Drifter Father Valerian Forester Hound Lefty Orest Shilov Strelok Stringov Thrush Van Valka Squint (mentioned-only) Vasyan Wild Napr Wolf Shadow of Chernobyl Arnie Baldy Bes Clumsy Dark Valley scammer Doctor Fanatic Fang Father Diodor Fox Freeman Garik Ghost Guide Hunter Journeyman Master Mole Nimble Oleg "Fiend" Gusarov Otter - (Mentioned Only) Petruha Rookie bar stalker Scarecrow Seriy Smartass Snitch Sparrow Stalker commander in Pripyat Tolik Trenchcoat bar stalker Vampire Yurik Zhorik Call of Pripyat Awl Barge Beard Bonesetter Cardan Crab Crest Danila Garry Garmata Grizzly Hawaiian Joker Mace Mitay Nitro Noah Owl Petruha Pilot Topol Senka Sledgehammer Sliver Snake Snag Spartacus Spirit Torba Trapper Tremor Tuna Vano Heart of Chornobyl Gaffer Hamster Lens Multitool Mykolayich Richter Warlock Whale Scoutmaster Medulin Rascal Banzai
Equipment	Armaments PMm Noiseless pistol (PB1s) Fora-12 HPSS-1m Martha Walker P9m Kora 919 Shotgun Hunting Rifle Chaser 13 SPSA-14 Eliminator Viper 5 AKm 74/2U Akm-74/2 AC96/2 Vintar BC SA Avalanche Tunder S14 IL 86 TRs-301 SGi 5k GP-37 FT-200m RGD-5 Grenade F1 Grenade Armour Gas mask Curtain helmet Leather jacket Trenchcoat Stalker suit SEVA suit Radiation suit Exoskeleton