Wolf (Ru. Волк, Ua. Вовк) is a Loner appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Background

Head of the rookie camp. An old stalker planning to bail out.^{[non-game. 1]}

Wolf takes care of rookie stalkers at the rookie village in the Cordon. He plans to get out of the Zone one day, but never makes it out since there is always something holding him back, such as an emission or a military raid.^{[quote. 1]} He has several right hand men, including Petruha. He also has a brother named Hound, who is also a stalker.

He seems to despise mercenaries.^{[quote. 2]}

Appearances

Shadow of Chernobyl

I'd bop you one, but what's the use? It's not that simple. I got too few people, and even those I got are mostly rookies. I can't take that risk. If we lose this camp, things will get even worse for all the stalkers out there. And what about yourself? If you aren't too scared, I won't let my pride make me say no to a helping hand. So, will you help me deal with these thugs?

Wolf to the Marked One

Wolf is found in the rookie village at the beginning of the game. After the player takes Sidorovich's mission to rescue Nimble from bandits, he will provide the player his starting loadout, including a hunting knife, a PMm pistol along with ammunition for it, and will point the player towards Petruha and his squad. If the player talks again after rescuing Nimble, he will give the player a Jellyfish artifact.

After bringing the Documents from Lab X18, part 4 to Barkeep, Wolf will vanish from the village. According to Fanatic, he got a message from a stalker passing by, packed his things, along with a box of dynamite, and went off, leaving Fanatic in charge.^{[quote. 3]} After that, Wolf can be found at the Crooked beam in the Army Warehouses along with Smartass, Father Diodor, and possibly Master, or random Loners in case the named stalkers were killed. If spoken to, he will muse about possibly joining Freedom. He cannot provide missions at this point, and will remain at the camp for the rest of the game.

Related missions

• Get information from the scout: The player must talk to Wolf regarding the Bandits camp. He will provide the player with their first weapon - a PMm and other basic supplies.
• Destroy the boar lair: Wolf wants the Marked One to eliminate the boars near the rookie village.
• Destroy the mutants at the farm: Wolf wants the Marked One to eliminate fleshes in the northern farm so that stalkers can establish an outpost there.

Clear Sky

Some of the folk you see around here... damn hippies with their slippers and mesh bags looking for "adventure" or friggin' nerds that ain't never held nothing but a microscope in their girlie little hands. Such posers don't last long around here.

Wolf

Wolf assumes a lesser role and simply provides information to Scar, either about Sidorovich or about the rookie village or about himself. He also greets Scar upon his first time visiting the village. He gives one stash coordinate containing two medkits and three bandages in exchange for 450 rubles. The stash is found in a green crate near the left side fence of the army outpost at the fallen tree. There is also a crate of Energy drinks behind him, which are free.

Related missions

• Help the stalker: He asks the player to help a rookie stalker fight off mutants near the village.
• Rescue Wolf's brother from captivity: Wolf asks the player to rescue his brother Hound from a group of Bandits.

Heart of Chornobyl

I’d rather not risk it. I gather information. I prep. Then everything goes as planned, nice and smooth. The Cordon is the best place to learn the ropes. But do those rookies listen to me? Nope. They all wanna get to Prypiat right away. I’m fed up with the Zone's charms. Where I am is where I wanna be. I don’t give a damn about the great unknown.

On a raid deep into the Zone, Wolf was sniped by Wardens and used to bait his squad into a trap where they all died ^{[quote. 4]}. He despises the Ward, and is gleeful about their downfall following the Signal ^{[quote. 5]} . He's fed up with the Zone's charms and decides to stay at Rookie Village, helping overzealous rookies.

Wolf acts as the Cordon region's guide, and can be found at Rookie Village in the same house as Multitool.

Related Quests

• Legends of the Zone: Provides Skif information about Dark and the Oasis.

Guide Service

Dialogue

Shadow of Chernobyl

Quote	Condition
Come over here, we need to talk.	First time approaching Wolf.
Guys, I'm sending someone your way, so wing it. You may attack if necessary. Over.	After obtaining the mission to meet Petruha.

Clear Sky

Quote	Condition
Hey, merc! What brings you here? Come over and we'll talk.	First time approaching Wolf.

Glitches

Shadow of Chernobyl

• After he moves to the Crooked beam, he is almost guaranteed to be found dead in the central campfire. This is due to a well-known error in the game's spawning system, which has a tendency of spawning Wolf directly on top of the fire. Sometimes, he will not be found dead but injured, and one may help him out by giving a medkit, but this is fairly pointless since upon the player's return to the Army Warehouses he will be injured again or dead. This can be averted if Smartass (or the stalker replacing him) is dead by the time Wolf reaches the Army Warehouses, after what he will be standing at Smartass' position, sparing him from the campfire.

Clear Sky

• Wolf speaks with an unfiltered voice in-game. This is because he is assigned the voice of a regular stalker without headwear, despite wearing a gas mask.

Development

Shadow of Chernobyl

	This article or section is based on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl cut content and may contain inaccurate information or speculation.

• Wolf has a number of unused dialogue lines, in which he namely tells the player more about himself^{[non-game. 2]} and the center of the Zone.^{[non-game. 3]} These lines are found in the game's string tables but not actually implemented in his dialogue.
• In Build 1935, his face model was the same as Skinflint.

	End of information based on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl cut content.

Trivia

Shadow of Chernobyl

• For some reason, attacking stalkers at Wolf's camp in the Army Warehouses will not result in Wolf becoming hostile to the player.
• Within the Army Warehouses, one can find a grave bearing various names, including that of Wolf with the dates "1989 - 2014". While 1989 could refer to his actual date of birth, it is likely this is not canon since Shadow of Chernobyl is set in 2012, two years before Wolf's presumed "death". Ironically, this grave is found atop a hill just beside the camp where he is found.

References

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Quotes

v · d · e Loners
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

v · d · e Guides
Clear Sky	Ivan Trodnik List of Clear Sky Base Guides
Call of Pripyat	Garry Pilot
Heart of Chornobyl	Bonkers Ducat Garry Telegraph Jager Toad Scoutmaster Toadstool Uncle Lyonya Wolf Viktor Kishka Machine