Deer

Deer
General Characteristics
Type	Mutated deer
Statistics
Health	High
Attacks	Charge, Claw, Jump
Abilities	Summons mutants
Locations	Burnt Forest, Prypiat

If you’re going on a hunt, make sure you’re packing the right piece. For dogs or Fleshes, a regular AK will do. If you’re after a boar or a deer, bring along a shotgun. And if you spot a chimera or a pseudogiant, ditch everything and run for it.
― Tip #61

The Deer is a mutant appearing in Heart of Chornobyl.

Overview

Not much is known about the Deer. It's assumed like the other mutated animals in the Zone, the deer adapted and evolved following the Second Disaster. Deers are solitary, and are seldom seen near other mutants.

Physical Appearance

It has four brown eyes with horizontally slit pupils, with two eyes in each eye socket. It's antlers that flair in an "x" pattern that are wide, thick, and end in sharp points. It has reddish-gray matted fur, with armored growths on most of the torso and flank.

Gameplay

Deer spawn locations will sport an overwhelming amount of flowers, which can warn the player that a deer is nearby.

When aggravated, they can charge, claw, jump, and knock the player down. They have slightly more health than a Controller, and high damage weapons like shotguns are recommended to kill it quickly. At any point while fighting a Deer, it can summon a Blind dog, Boar, and a Rodent to its aid multiple times. These mutants are not psi-illusions, and can overwhelm the player if not dealt with.

Appearances

Heart of Chornobyl

Deer can be encountered in two locations, at the Helicopter Base in the Burnt Forest, and the Zustrich Canteen in Prypiat. It also has three scripted encounters:

• In Search of a Guide: A Deer interrupts Skif and Trapper's conversation about Nimble.
• Gray’s Last Hunt: The player is required to kill a Deer to complete the quest.
• The Scanner found in southwest Yaniv, when activated, summons a Deer. The player must kill the deer to obtain the Devil's Mushroom within the scanner.

Trivia

• Due to how common the species is in Europe and wildlife observations in the real-world exclusion zone, the deer in-game likely belong to the red deer (Cervus Elaphus) species.