You can't go there!
― Garik
Garik was a character who appeared in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Appearances
Shadow of Chernobyl
He appears in Shadow of Chernobyl as a bouncer who guards a hallway in the 100 Rads Bar, which is located in Rostok. The cut bio's from Shadow of Chernobyl indicate that Zhorik, the other bouncer at 100 Rads is his twin brother.
Garik in Shadow of Chernobyl
Call of Pripyat
He also appears in Call of Pripyat, as a loner working for the scientists in Jupiter. He gives one job: to find two artifacts so that he can get out of the contract with the scientists. There are three different outcomes to this quest:
- The player does not give Garik any artifacts - he charges a high price for trips to Pripyat. He also suggests he had to worm his way out of his contract with Hermann.
- The player gives Garik one of the artifacts - his price is 3000-4000 for one trip. He mentions he found the last artifact on his own, but does not reward the player for his partial assistance.
- The player gives Garik both artifacts - he charges even less for trips, and also awards the player with a rare Balloon artifact.
Once the player makes it to Pripyat, regardless of whether or not he assisted Garik, he appears in the Laundromat along with the military unit, having guided some of them to Pripyat himself. After eliminating the first Monolith garrison, he confronts the player and confesses he escorted Mercenaries into Pripyat, barely escaping with his life, setting up an important sidequest.
Notes
- In Shadow of Chernobyl, Marked One cannot engage in any conversation with Garik.
- In some translations of Call of Pripyat, his name is Garry.
- Garik is one of the more important secondary characters in Call of Pripyat - the player's actions towards him influences at least three quest lines (the Researchers, Mercenary, and Military quest lines). He and Yar also become the player's only constant link to the outside world while he's in Pripyat.
- Garik can take the player from Pripyat to Yanov for free, however going from Yanov to Pripyat costs 5000 RU.
- It costs only 4,000 RU if you arrange a direct trip from Skadovsk to Pripyat, compared to spending 5000 RU if one were to travel to Yanov first.