Don't shoot! I'm Lieutenant Sokolov, co-pilot of Stingray 4. I'm on my way to B28, the emergency position.
― Sokolov announcing himself to Captain Tarasov
Senior Lieutenant Sokolov is the co-pilot of Stingray 4 in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
Previous history[]
Sokolov was one of the pilots involved in Operation Fairway. His helicopter, Stingray 4, was the first one to go down: it crashed through the roof of the Jupiter factory, killing everyone on board except him.
After making his way out of the factory, he eventually went to the Volkhov AA Complex, which was designated as evacuation point B205 before the start of the operation. He remained there for two days until he realized that the army would not organize an evacuation at this site. He left behind a handwritten note and tried to make his way out, eventually being rescued from a certain death at the hands of Zombified Stalkers by Garry, who took him inside Professor Hermann's mobile lab. The two appear to have become fast friends in their time inside the mobile lab.
Appearances[]
Call of Pripyat[]
Sokolov wearing his SSP-99M Suit for the Pripyat underground.
Sokolov is found inside the Mobile Lab. Sokolov does not inform the player how or why he is there and not at the other evacuation zone, stating his mission is classified. He only changes his stance briefly if the player explores the Volkhov AA Complex (his evacuation zone) finding Sokolov's Note and returning it to him. He will give the player an army medkit in exchange for the note and tell them to let him know if they see any more soldiers around the area.
When the player gets ready to enter the Pripyat Underground, he can ask Sokolov for assistance, and must go into a new anomaly field called the Rotten (or Anomalous) Grove in order to bring back a specific plant specimen for the Ecologists. Then, they will give him one of their vaunted SSP-99M suits, and he will join the player.
His durability inside the Underground is suspect. While he tends to last longer than Zulu or Strider when left unattended, he is nearly useless against the zombies in the later areas if the Monolith snipers don't kill him. He'll also immediately grab any of the dropped weapons if Vano doesn't beat him to it. After he gets out of the Underground however, he gets outfitted by his fellow Military men and becomes a valuable fighter, trading his carbine for an AC-96/2.
If the player does not recruit him for the trip to Pripyat, then he appears regardless at the Laundromat after the first part of the mission Unidentified weapon has been completed, having been guided there by Garry. If he is still alive at this point of the game, he takes part in the assault against the Monolith garrison in the Book Store; if he was killed beforehand, Lieutenant Skelya will replace him. He also takes part in the final mission if still alive.
Related missions[]
- Pripyat 1: Sokolov is one of the potential recruits for the player's team to go through the Jupiter Underground.
- Monolith forces: If Sokolov is still alive at this point, he will take part in the raid.
- Evacuation: If Sokolov survived the events of the game until the finale, he takes part in the final evacuation.
Endings[]
Sokolov has two possible ending slides depending on his fate during the events of the game.
- If Sokolov survives all the way through the game and survives the evacuation, the ending reveals that he took part in more recon missions over the Zone, leading to his aircraft getting shot down by Mercenaries over Limansk. He was eventually rescued by a patrol at the Cordon, and left the army to join a civil airline.
- If Sokolov is killed at any point during the game, the ending simply mentions that the list of casualties in Operation Fairway was amended with another entry: "Senior Lieutenant O.N. Sokolov. Died in the line of duty".
Trivia[]
- He is referred to as V.I. Sokolov in his handwritten note and O.N. Sokolov in his bad ending slide.
- There's a rather convenient, though rarely appearing glitch in the final evacuation that Sokolov won't leave laundromat when the evacuation commences. Regardless of whether this glitch happens, the player will still get the good ending for Sokolov (assuming he's still alive).
- When exiting the Pripyat Underground, Sokolov draws out an AKM-74/2U with a silencer, despite the fact the weapon cannot equip this attachment in-game.
- He is the only character in Call of Pripyat to use an army outfit which can be seen when he is inside the mobile lab and in Pripyat.
- There is a rare glitch, where Sokolov might not return to the Laundromat after examining the antenna in the Book Store, however his appearance does not vanish from Pripyat, indicating he is wandering around the city aimlessly. What causes this glitch is uncertain, but it might be because of the player not following him back to the Laundromat after the battle for the Bookstore.
Gallery[]
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