It attempted to bring about world peace through global mind control by directly interacting with the noosphere however, these attempts resulted in the unintentional twisting of the physical terrain around Chernobyl as well as the mutation of resident life forms, creating the Zone. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the self-aware C-Consciousness took control of the Zone and continued its research. Results included enhanced ESP, psychic weapons, and the eventual formation of a hivemind of seven neurally linked scientists known as the C-Consciousness. In the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, the Soviet Union decided to use the Exclusion Zone for special research into the human mind. It readily answers Strelok's questions, revealing what it is, who Strelok is, and the events prior to his amnesia. Inside the heavily defended lab is a large holographic terminal, through which an entity calling itself the "C-Consciousness" communicates. After fighting his way through both Monolith and military troops, Strelok discovers the giant Wish Granter artifact inside the sarcophagus as well as a secret laboratory underneath it. Strelok eventually makes his way to the Chernobyl facility, also held and viciously fortified by Monolith forces. Pripyat is in chaos as stalkers of multiple factions, including the military, clash with the heavily armed and numerous Monolith forces. Strelok makes his way through a dense forest south of Pripyat and deactivates the second Brain Scorcher, re-opening the path to the abandoned city. However, the journey to Chernobyl itself has been all but impossible due to the presence of another, larger Brain Scorcher south of Pripyat, as well as the "Monolith" faction of extremely fanatical stalkers who worship the Wish Granter, referring to it as the Monolith, and kill anyone attempting to access it. However, before Strelok can fully recover, Doc leaves.įurther leads send Strelok towards the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, where the Wish Granter is believed to be located.
While he is incapacitated Doc speaks to the Marked One about the rumor of a giant artifact known as the "Wish Granter" located somewhere in the center of the Zone, but also indicates that the Marked One is Strelok, calling him by that name. In an attempt to reach him in Strelok's underground base, the Marked One inadvertently triggers an explosive booby trap and is nearly killed, only to be rescued by a man named Doc. Information taken from a body in the lab directs the Marked One to track down a member of Strelok's group named Doctor. Scientists studying the phenomenon determine that it is man-made and recruit the Marked One to enter a secret laboratory underneath the factory to disable it. Yantar is the home of a Brain Scorcher, a field which effectively destroys the mind of anyone who comes within its range, zombifying and turning them violent and hostile. Eventually, the Marked One follows a lead to a factory in Yantar. With no other leads to his past or the cause of his amnesia, the Marked One follows the information from contact to contact, tracing Strelok's past movements and learning more about his supposed assassination target the more he learns about him, the more he recovers scattered memories. The Marked One repays Sidorovich by performing certain tasks, and in the process receives information about Strelok's possible whereabouts. Sidorovich is able to save his life, but the wounded stalker is amnesic the only clues to his identity are a tattoo on his arm of the acronym "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." and his PDA which contains only one entry in the to-do list: "Kill Strelok." The amnesic stalker is dubbed "Marked One" by Sidorovich. The game begins with an unconscious, wounded stalker (the player character) being brought to Sidorovich, a black-market trader operating inside the Zone of alienation (or simply "The Zone"). This section assumes the player achieves the most complete ending. The game offers multiple endings based on the player's choices throughout the game.
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