Changes: Tuna

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Just you keep walking, you'll remember this moment, that's for sure.
― Tuna

Tuna is a minor character who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Call of Pripyat

He and his 2 other companions appear outside the dredge station after the Altered Wheel artifact is obtained during the Strange Phenomenon side mission. He asks the player to give him the artifact, claiming that it has healing capabilities that could save his friend from a life-threatening sickness. Tuna's story is obviously false as he claims he got it out of a chemical anomaly but dropped it. This would be impossible since the dredge wheel is not a chemical-based artifact nor is there a chemical anomaly nearby.

Giving him the artifact makes him run straight to Skadovsk, where he can be seen giving it to Beard and claiming the reward for finding it. If one refuses to give him the artifact, his squad draw their weapons and give you a last chance to give it to him peacefully. If you still refuse to give it to him, he stuns you and opens fire.

Notes

Giving him the artifact and killing him just before he reaches Skadovsk wont interfere with the mission in any way, and his team will still be neutral to you so long as they didnt see you shoot him. This is a good way to avoid the firefight outside the dredge station, yet still be able to complete the quest.
Another way to refuse giving him the artifact is by shooting Tuna in the head and quickly running back inside the dredge. His friends are only armed with low-tier weaponry and so the fight isn't especially hard if one uses cover properly.
Finally, it's possible to avoid the fight all together and keep the artifact by throwing a grenade through the back window of upper deck where the artifact is found and onto the right side of the ship where Tuna waits. If the grenade is well thrown, the explosion will cause Tuna to comically run away into the distance. You can then leap over the railings onto the metal platform when outside of the ship and avoid the encounter with Tuna's goons and head back to cash in the artifact. Going near Tuna still triggers the usual conversation, however.

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 *Giving him the artifact and killing him just before he reaches Skadovsk wont interfere with the mission in any way, and his team will still be neutral to you so long as they didnt see you shoot him. This is a good way to avoid the firefight outside the dredge station, yet still be able to complete the quest.
 *Another way to refuse giving him the artifact is by shooting Tuna in the head and quickly running back inside the dredge. His friends are only armed with low-tier weaponry and so the fight isn't especially hard if one uses cover properly.
+*Finally, it's possible to avoid the fight all together and keep the artifact by throwing a grenade through the back window of upper deck where the artifact is found and onto the right side of the ship where Tuna waits. If the grenade is well thrown, the explosion will cause Tuna to comically run away into the distance. You can then leap over the railings onto the metal platform when outside of the ship and avoid the encounter with Tuna's goons and head back to cash in the artifact. Going near Tuna still triggers the usual conversation, however.
 [[File:Tuna artifact.jpg|thumb|left|Tuna giving the artifact to Beard.]]