Remember. I'm Sultan. Everything that goes down here is either under my control or will be soon. If you want to live the good life, you gotta work for me. If you don't, you'll live the shitty life. That's how we roll, bro.
― Sultan
Sultan (Ru. Султан) is the leader of the Bandits in Zaton in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Background[]
According to himself, Sultan has been through a lot of trouble. When he was in high school, Tolyan, his closest friend, became addicted to narcotics, quickly going from cannabis to heroin and, finally, cocaine[quote. 1]. Apparently, he eventually overdosed, due to taking drugs of a very low quality. Sultan decided to avenge him, by tracking down and killing his dealers. He was soon caught by the police and imprisoned. While incarcerated, he took part in the more violent prison gang wars where he was, apparently, stabbed in his stomach with a shiv[quote. 2].
After being released, he tried starting a "business", but was soon rearrested. After being freed, he decided to "leave all that shit behind" and set his sights on the Zone. There, he joined the Bandits, rising through the ranks rapidly, eventually becoming the kingpin[quote. 3].
His direction is quite different from that of his predecessors, Yoga and Borov. In general, Sultan's Bandits are less chaotic and aggressive, and are even open to negotiations. Sultan espouses his ideal of the Bandits being more than petty thieves and murderers, instead viewing them as enforcers for his peculiar brand of order[quote. 4]. In his own words, the Bandits' main job is to watch over stalkers, especially those who severely underestimate the Zone's dangers[quote. 5].
Since his arrival in Zaton, Sultan and his Bandits had been trying to take over the Skadovsk from Beard and his stalkers, using tactics ranging from shady dealings to outright violence. Sometime after (or during) the events of Call of Pripyat, Sultan managed to wrest control of the Skadovsk, exiling Beard to the Shevchenko. To further his agenda, Sultan often leverages his connections, most notably Owl and Kalyna.
Appearances[]
Call of Pripyat[]
Sultan resides at all times inside the Skadovsk, under the watch of his bodyguard Knuckles. He provides the player with a number of jobs to assist his takeover of the Skadovsk, such as eliminating a group of Beard's stalkers taking refuge in the nearby Shevchenko, or buying a large shipment of weapons from the corrupt Duty quartermaster, Morgan.
Later on, Degtyarev may choose to help Sultan take over Beard's business on Owl's advice, which enables him to force Beard to work for him and wrap up his takeover of the Skadvosk. Alternatively, he can choose to side with Beard against the Bandits, which causes Sultan to quickly lose power, and bandits in Skadovsk or in the wild in Zaton will become a rare sight.
Related missions[]
- The Hit: Sultan hires the player to help Knuckles eliminate Spartacus and his group at the Shevchenko.
- Transaction: If the mission The Hit has been completed for the Bandits, then Sultan will hire the player to provide security for an arms deal between his men and Morgan.
- Shady Business: Sultan asks the player to bring Beard's business under his control, which requires the player to deliver the Compass to Sultan and eliminate Beard's artifact hunters.
Endings[]
- Main article: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Endings § Zaton
Sultan has two possible endings depending on the player's actions during the course of the game:
- If the achievement Boss has been obtained, then the ending reveals that Sultan's "order" has settled firmly on the Skadovsk, which prompted Beard to leave the ship and explore uncharted regions of the Zone with a group of stalkers. This is likely the canon ending due to the events of Heart of Chornobyl.
- If the achievement One of Ours, then the ending reveals that Sultan was forced to leave the Skadovsk following his foiled takeover attempt, prompting Beard's business to flourish even more and his bar to become almost as popular as the 100 Rads.
Dialogue[]
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Sultan: "I guess it goes back to high school. I had a good buddy, a best friend, if you will. We hung out together, smoking, drinking and whatnot. Only he wanted more and more thrills. He got into drugs: some weed at first, then smack and then coke, when he started getting some coin. I told him, "You gotta get off this shit, Tolyan, before it's too late." "
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Sultan: "But he didn't listen. He scored some bad shit one day and that was that. I found his dealers and got even for my buddy... Got my picture took and all hell broke loose - the slammer, the gang fights, the shiv in the belly..."
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Sultan: "Got out, started a business, got busted again... When I got out again, I left all that shit behind and set my sights on the Zone. Spent a couple months toughing it out, then got promoted. So now I'm in charge here, upholding the local law."
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Sultan: "Without us around to keep order it's sheer goddamn chaos. You loot it, you keep it, sure, but who's gonna pay your taxes? You know, the peace and security tax. Like if one of youse is milking an anomaly while we're on the lookout, keeping mutants at bay. If he comes out fine, we take a cut... for maintaining order, you understand"
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Sultan: "We watch over stalkers. You have to admit that a good half of you are more like little kids than men. You come to the Zone with some silly dreams, or to play heroes, or just because life's treating you badly. You don't realize all that's waiting for you in here - the grim reaper, mostly. That's the kind we look after."
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