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The subject of this article appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

That son of a bitch is going to regret running away!
― Gonta

Gonta (Гонта) (also called Gaunt in some translations) is a Loner who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background[]

Gonta is the head of a hunting crew comprised of himself, Garmata, Crab and Danila, who eliminate mutants for money or capture them for the Ecologists. He knows Trapper well and respects him, as he can be heard quoting him multiple times in dialogue with the player.

Prior to the events of the game, he and his crew moved to Zaton to hunt down a chimera that was responsible for killing Trapper's friend, Fox. Although the men tracked down the chimera, they were one man short to carry out their mission as Danila had gone hunting for bloodsuckers on Grouse' behalf. He was eventually approached by a stalker, Magpie, who requested that the hunters deal with a Controller that was preventing him from recovering his loot. Gonta and the hunters accepted to deal with the mutant and in exchange asked Magpie to help them deal with the Chimera. Magpie's mission was to keep a lookout for the chimera, but he eventually betrayed the hunters and ran away with his loot and the hunters', which resulted in the chimera severely injuring Crab. Gonta has been on the search for Magpie for revenge ever since.

Appearances[]

Call of Pripyat[]

He is first encountered in the Skadovsk medic's office with Garmata and Crab, the latter being badly injured. After a quick dialog with Gonta, he tells the player about Magpie and asks them to find him and let him know his whereabouts. After that, he and Garmata will move to the bar and stay there. He can tell the player about hunting tricks for some of the most commonly encountered mutants in the game such as fleshes, boars, blind dogs, pseudodogs and even bloodsuckers.

After either Magpie has been dealt with or Gonta has been informed of Danila's fate, he will ask the player to help him and Garmata take down the chimera for once and for all. Following the successful completion of this mission, Crab will recover from his injuries and the three men will remain at the Skadovsk bar.

Related missions[]

  • In Search of Magpie: Gonta asks the player to track down Magpie and inform him about his whereabouts.
  • Hunting the Chimera: Gonta hires the player to eliminate the chimera that he and his crew came to Zaton for in the first place.
  • Research group: Gonta is one of the potential candidates that can be hired as Professor Hermann's research group in case Topol and his team have been eliminated.

Trivia[]

  • Gonta's name may be a reference to Ivan Gonta, a 18th century cossack rebellion leader.
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