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

Interception is a faction mentioned in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

Overview[]

You guys heard about "Interception" yet? Rumor has it they're real pros, top notch, like! Man, you should have seen them at work! The things they do! Nothing like those old farts at cordons! Not only do they go into every stinking hellhole, they stay in the Zone for months on end! Swear to God! They've got bases, and many of them, and some nice hideouts, and choppers dropping food for them right by the perimeter. Their commander is some guy named Gromov… now I reckon the name's fake, they call him "Major" or "Grom". You don't believe me?! Pakhomych taped them once! He taped them and buzzed off a minute later. Didn't want to catch lead poisoning, if you know what I mean... Top secret stuff, damn it! Y'all know Pakhomych, eh? Yeah, that's the guy! Real thing, these guys. True elite. Who knows what the heck are they really doing here? And the loot they get! If I could just get one third, no, ten per cent of what they have! I'd already have a mansion in Sochi and live in clover… They say they've got this one gadget that detects monsters from two hundred yards away. Any stinking creature! If I had such thing I'd be picnicking left and right in the Zone… And you know what else they say? There are these other chaps, not dogs of war, but sort of like stalkers… Anyway, some of them got through to the center of the Zone. And not only did they get there safe and sound, but they say they learned to tame them beasts! They never even go past the perimeter, to the Big Place, and no one ever goes to them… well, except maybe those who're destined to reach the Sarcophagus… And some artifacts they've got, too!.. Duty know about them alright… those slimeballs, they know about them and fight them, but won't leak a word! You try asking one of them, and they just say "horsefeathers!" Some bastards, eh?
Shadow of Chernobyl PDA entry, "Interception, the inhabitant from the interior."

According to a story, Interception is rumored to be a special task force of either elite Military personnel or closely affiliated with the Military, performing operations deep within the Zone. They are under the command of a man known as 'Major' or 'Gromov' or 'Grom' (meaning "thunder" in English). They are supported by choppers and have established many bases and hideouts, which allow them to operate independently for prolonged periods of time without ever leaving the Zone.

They are subject of many rumors among Stalkers. Some even claim that they acquired the knowledge of taming wild mutants when they broke through the center of the Zone. Although they are likely affiliated with the Military, they fight Duty.

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