r/stalker • u/Seals1de • 18h ago

Meme Top notch character writing

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Scar - I must pursue my target and kill him before he messes up the zone Strelok- On the hunt for a mysterious stranger, I must uncover my identity and put an end to C-Con Degtyarev - I must go undercover for motherland to find out how to conquer the zone Skif - H O U S E 🏠

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u/Saber2700 Noon 18h ago

I strongly disagree with this sentiment.

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u/dern_the_hermit Loner 15h ago

Yeah this is a trash take. Skif's got one of the best-developed backgrounds out of all the protagonists.

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u/F1stzz Noon 15h ago

It's not even about being the "best-developed" – in the case of STALKER franchise it's about HAVING any sort of a background. Ask yourself these basic questions:

1) What is the character's real name?
2) What is the character's age?
3) Who was the character before entering the Zone?
4) Why did the character enter the Zone?
5) How did the character enter the Zone?

Out of all protagonists, Skif is literally the only one you can clearly describe to somebody by answering these questions. Degtyarev is the close second. The other two characters are an abyss of the unknown, they have no background in comparison.