Laugh all you want! If you're here to find out where I hid the case with the loot you're in for a disappointment. Go back to your beloved Zone! My boys are gonna obliterate your pathetic posse soon enough! And as for your ringleader - we'll hang him on the bridge, so everyone can see what you get for messing with the military!
― Khaletskiy
Major Khaletskiy (ukr. Халецький) is the Commanding Officer of the military outpost in the Cordon in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
Background[]
Khaletskiy is the corrupt commander of the Military checkpoint in the Cordon. He shows strong disdain towards the Zone, the stalkers and even Sidorovich, a hatred which is further exacerbated by the behavior of the military hierarchy and their indifference towards the hardships suffered by soldiers deployed in the Zone[1].
He eventually began to cooperate with Father Valerian's Loners, using his position to facilitate the stalkers' smuggling of goods through the checkpoint, something he justifies with his low salary and the fact he's profiting off of the Zone just like his bosses are[2]. Unbeknownst to the stalkers however, Khaletskiy was also dealing with Bandits, selling them the Loners' positions within the Cordon and eventually selling two of them into slavery[3]. To make matters worse for the stalkers, Khaletskiy's men also stole a valuable case belonging to Sidorovich.
In response, Valerian's Loners ambushed the Major while he was being driven towards the railway bridge, capturing him and holding him hostage at their base[4], while Khaletskiy's driver Semyon Lambee managed to escape. The Major had however hidden Sidorovich's loot in an undisclosed location, which the stalkers have yet to get him to reveal.
Appearances[]
Clear Sky[]
Khaletskiy can be found in a prison-like cell in the main Loner base at the Cordon. Upon talking to Father Valerian when reaching the Loner base for the first time, the player will be prompted to talk with the Major in a vain effort to learn the location of Sidorovich's loot.
Valerian is persuaded that the only way to get Khaletskiy to reveal the location of Sidorovich's loot is to kill two of his close associates, General and another military commander, who were part of the Major's schemes. Scar and the Loners eliminate the two commanders and their squads in the Cordon. Khaletskiy, backed into a corner, realizes that no one will be coming for him and tells Scar the location of the loot.
Afterwards, he disappears from the game, presumably having been executed by the stalkers. However, if the player talks to him before he disappears, he will beg the player for a pistol. If the player does so, Khaletskiy will also disappear, but there will be additional dialogue with the stalkers and Valerian revealing that the Major managed to break free and shot two men before disappearing in the forest[5]. In addition, giving him a pistol unlocks a dialogue in which Khaletskiy reveals that interference from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is strong enough to destroy military satellites in orbit[6].
His fate is ultimately unknown. By the events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, a new commander has taken over the checkpoint, suggesting that he was effectively killed by the stalkers, or survived but was either discharged or demoted from his position as the checkpoint commander.
Related missions[]
- Meet the stalkers beyond the embankment: The player must interrogate Khaletskiy over the location of Sidorovich's loot.
- Interrogate the military commander: After eliminating Khaletskiy's subordinates, the player must interrogate him once more so that he can finally disclose the location of Sidorovich's goods.
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Development[]
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The developers initially planned to allow the player to side with Khaletskiy and assist the military into capturing the stalkers' base and rescuing him[7]. At some point in his dialogue tree, Khaletskiy attempts to bribe Scar into assisting him rather than the stalkers. In the final version of the game, Scar can only decline, but it was initially possible for the player to accept the bribe[8], giving the player a new mission that required them to meet up with one of Khaletskiy's subordinates, eliminate the stalker snipers on the bridge and then capture the stalkers' base. Although this path was cut from the game, a number of unused dialogue lines and references can be found in the game files.
A unique character, Major Khaletskiy's agent, also appears in the Cordon; although he doesn't have any role in the game, his designation in the game files - "military secret trader" - implies he had a larger role in early development.
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Trivia[]
- Major Khaletskiy is the highest ranking Military Officer that can be seen in Clear Sky.
References[]
- ↑ Khaletskiy: "Think you're funny? Man, if we were talking under different circumstances I would give you a different answer... I am tired of this shit, buddy... The guys I started out with in the military have all got their shiny stars and decent outfits to run in better places than this. You think I've got nothing better to do than chase people like you around the Zone? I've had enough of this - this shithole, the friggin' Zone, the bastard stalkers, and that Sidorovich cocksucker... and let's not forget the mutants... we lay down our lives to stop them but they just keep on coming. And everyone on the outside just goes on and on about how "We have to protect the world from the horrors of the Zone" and "We won't let it happen"... Generals, those morons on TV... you could drown in their bullshit! And how many of these top brass have ever been on a raid in this place, crawling on their damn bellies in between anomalies, huh? How many of those lazy sons of bitches have cleared a sector or spent a day chasing stalkers through the Swamps? Those bastards are always using the army to plug the messiest holes!"
- ↑ Khaletskiy: "So what if I let loot through the Cordon for some cash? I live and let others live, understand? Do you know even what my official salary is, asshole? Exactly, you try living on that! They pay me nothing and expect me to feel pride in my job and in my country... The bosses are making a killing out of the Zone, just like everyone else. Why shouldn't I? My job is to do what I'm ordered and survive. So, I'm surviving as best I can. Curse this whole place and all the assholes in it... I don't know whether to shoot them all or to blow my own brains out."
- ↑ Valerian: "But then we found out that jerk of a commander worked for both sides - he supplied the bandits with our whereabouts! Then he went and sold two of our guys as slaves at the Garbage!"
- ↑ Valerian: "When Khaletskiy sold us out to the bandits, we decided we've had enough of their shit and took him hostage. The rest of the army goons shat their pants - they haven't been bothering us since, seeing as we have their commander."
- ↑ Valerian: "He escaped! The cocksucker killed two guards and made off into the forest! We weren't able to find him! I've got no idea how he managed to get hold of a weapon."
- ↑ Khaletskiy: "Well, I owe you, man. Let me tell you something - I know that stalkers are trying to reach the center of the Zone. I've seen old military maps, and it turns out that the center of the Zone is where the Chernobyl nuclear power plant used to be. It might be a coincidence, but I'd keep that in mind if I were you. Trouble is, even military satellites can't view that area in any spectrum. They don't even fly over it anymore, because the interference is so strong that they spontaneously combust. Obviously, this is all top secret, but a buddy of mine in the missile forces told me about it at a booze-up. If you want my advice - stay away from the center of the Zone."
- ↑ TCRF page
- ↑ Unused dialogue: "Daaamn... I bet my left nut it was Sidorovich! I knew he'd eventually try pulling deals behind my back. And he sure picked a good time to stab me in the back!... Oh, well, life's never been fair and never will. Listen, two army squads are ready to attack, one at the depot and another at the mill. They are under the command of Sokolov from the depot. Go to him and let him know I'm alive and well because stalkers don't have the guts to kill me. Tell him to begin the assault."
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