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The subject of this article appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

I'm Gonta, leader of the hunting crew. We destroy mutants for cash. We can also capture them alive - for scientific experiments or if anyone needs an exotic pet... As Trapper used to say, "To each animal its own bullet..."
― Gonta

Gonta (Ru. Гонта) is a Loner who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background[]

Gonta is the head of a hunting crew comprised of himself, Garmata, Crab and Danila, who eliminate mutants for money or capture them for the Ecologists. He knows Trapper well and respects him, as he can be heard quoting him multiple times in dialogue with the player.

Prior to the events of the game, he and his crew moved to Zaton to hunt down a chimera that was responsible for killing Trapper's friend, Fox[quote. 1]. Although the crew successfully tracked down the chimera, they were one man short to carry out their mission as Danila had gone hunting for bloodsuckers on Grouse's behalf. He was eventually approached by a stalker, Magpie, who requested that the hunters deal with a Controller that was preventing him from recovering his loot. Gonta and the hunters accepted to deal with the mutant and in exchange asked Magpie to help them deal with the Chimera[quote. 2]. Magpie's mission was to keep a lookout for the chimera, but he eventually betrayed the hunters and ran away with his loot and the hunters', which resulted in the chimera severely injuring Crab[quote. 3]. Gonta has been on the search for Magpie for revenge ever since.

Appearances[]

Call of Pripyat[]

He is first encountered in Tremor's office in the Skadovsk with Garmata and Crab, the latter being badly injured. After a quick dialog with Garmata, he tells the player about Magpie and asks them to find him and let him know his whereabouts. After that, he and Garmata will move to the bar and stay there. He can tell the player about hunting tricks for some of the most commonly encountered mutants in the game such as fleshes, boars, blind dogs, pseudodogs and even bloodsuckers.

After either Magpie has been dealt with or Gonta has been informed of Danila's fate, he will ask the player to help him and Garmata take down the chimera for once and for all. Following the successful completion of this mission, Crab will recover from his injuries and the three men will remain at the Skadovsk bar. Provided Gonta and Garmata survived the hunt unscathed, they can be hired to work as field researchers for Hermann's expedition if Topol and his crew were eliminated.

Related missions[]

  • In Search of Magpie: Gonta asks the player to track down Magpie and inform him about his whereabouts.
  • Hunting the Chimera: Gonta hires the player to eliminate the chimera that he and his crew came to Zaton for in the first place.
  • Research group: Gonta is one of the potential candidates that can be hired as Professor Hermann's research group in case Topol and his team have been eliminated.

Dialogue[]

Quote Condition

So, did you find anything out about Magpie?

Played in conversation in the Skadovsk medic office

That son of a bitch is going to regret running away!

Hang in there, buddy. The doc said you'd be on your feet in a couple of days, you might as well use this time to rest up and chill.

Hey, stalker, come here! I've got a question for you.

Careful. We've got to be real quiet. We can't let it hear us.

Played during the hunt for the chimera

We're there. It's close. I can sense it. If you see it, aim for the head. Don't get too close, though. Chimeras can smell you a mile off, even when they're sleeping.

That bastard is sleeping! Crab says hello. Fire!

Nicely done! You should look into hunting chimeras as a professional!

Played if the player kills the chimera in one shot

It's over. Our job is done, let's head back. Remember to pop in to see Trapper at Yanov, and tell him the wounded chimera is done with, to get your share.

Played after killing the chimera

Alright people, it's time to head back. You're useless, so don't expect a reward!

Played if Gonta and Garmata kill the chimera without the player intervening

Trivia[]

  • Gonta has an unused spoken line of dialogue where he lays out his plan to kill the chimera. The file can be found in the game files:
  • Gonta's name may be a reference to Ivan Gonta, a 18th century cossack rebellion leader.

References[]

  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Trapper: "The wounded one went to Zaton. Gonta's group is following it..."
  2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Gonta: "OK, he comes up to me once and says he can't get his loot out 'cause of a controller. My crew was one man short right then. Our pathfinder Danila went off to track bloodsuckers to their lair. So, we decided to help Magpie get his loot and took him hunting with us."
  3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Gonta: "What happened next was - the bastard ran away, taking his loot and pocketing ours, too. It was a hell of a surprise when the chimera finally showed up. Garmata, for one, had no time to react. I mean, who would?... Instead of hunting our game, I ended up defending my crew. In the end I wounded the chimera, but it managed to rip Crab a good one and made off."
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