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

Nimble (Ru. Шустрый) is a stalker who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background[]

A very resourceful and lucky person, Nimble is a survivor - he always seems to live to fight another day. Thus far, he has survived the destruction of the Clear Sky faction, being captured by bandits and managed to establish a profitable gun running business. Part of that is thanks to his two talents: staying unseen and remaining useful.

Nimble is well connected to the underground market thanks to his time with Sidorovich. He has also worked for other traders, establishing a reputation as an indispensable agent who can be trusted with truly sensitive missions[non-game. 1].

Connections he made while working with Sidorovich will later allow him to start his own business, stating he's not interested in working for people anymore.[quote. 1]

Appearances[]

Shadow of Chernobyl[]

Yeah I got it... Those morons can't even do a proper search. Well, what the heck, take it! After all, you saved my life. It was well hidden, but these thugs can't frisk for shit.
― Nimble

Nimble works in the Cordon for Sidorovich. One such mission required recovering information from the military in Agroprom. However, he, along with Tolik and another unknown stalker, were ambushed by Bandits near the trailer at the bridge in the Cordon. The Bandits wounded Tolik and left him to die, but spared Nimble because as claimed to know about a stash of artifacts.

The player rescues him from the Bandits at the request of Sidorovich for his USB flash drive. He is initially held captive at the Vehicle station by the bandits, but the area is assaulted by the Marked One and optionally Petruha and his team. Upon his rescue, he gives the location of a "stash" for free.

After his rescue, he proceeds to go off sleeping like in Clear Sky in one of the cabins in the village center until the mercenary assault on the village, after that he can be found sitting alone at the campfire, or in some cases still sleeping.

Related missions[]

Clear Sky[]

Trying to get some rest. Assembling pieces of information the guys bring me. Consulting our valiant leader. You see, we guides are Clear Sky's eyes and ears at the Swamps.
― Nimble

Nimble is a guide/information collector in Clear Sky. He does not do much apart from sleeping on a chair outside Lebedev's office, claiming he hasn't slept for three or four days. Before Scar goes out to help Clear Sky reinforce the Swamps, Nimble briefs him about the faction wars and his PDA.

Nimble gives a variety of stash coordinates around the Swamps, most notable ones is a rare OG-7V warhead for 2000 rubles, a stash with a Chaser 13 for 1500 rubles, and a USB flash disk containing upgrades for the Viper 5 for 800 rubles.

Nimble can be asked for information about Clear Sky's situation in the Swamp; his dialogue will change depending on how much the player has progressed in the faction war.

Call of Pripyat[]

Hello. I'm Nimble. People come to me for unique weapons. Rare models, prototypes, unique shooters - stuff like that. Plus elite equipment, the latest modifications of protective and combat suits. I check every item personally, so quality is guaranteed.
― Nimble

Nimble appears as a rare equipment dealer and can be found in the upper levels of Skadovsk. He supplies stalkers with powerful but expensive weapons and armor, who then hand over a generous amount of money. Some of the wares include a Clear Sky battle armor designed by Novikov, a SVUmk-2 previously owned by Max, and Wolfhound's signature UDP Compact, as well as weaponry from a failed UN expedition.

He explains his change of occupation as originally being one of Sidorovich's runners, eventually assembling his own list of contacts within the Zone and outside of the Zone in order to begin his own business securing high-quality gear for the wealthy and well-to-do stalkers. A curious note is that Nimble insists that his goods are fairly gained and are never salvaged from the deceased or stolen from the living. Despite this however, he sells gear supposedly belonging to Wolfhound, who died at the hands of Strelok during the events of Shadow of Chernobyl. He seems to have an over-abundance of UN equipment, as he mentions both the GP37 and FT-200M as being taken from failed UN expeditions[quote. 2]. Although when one orders another exoskeleton, he says that the places that made these suits are closed and the only other way to obtain an exoskeleton is to salvage it from the dead, which he strongly opposes doing[quote. 3].

However, while Nimble may not be totally truthful about not taking items from deceased Stalkers, the people of the Skadovsk all testify for his character when Snag accuses the player of having a stolen weapon[quote. 4]. Owl, his only competition, admits that Nimble might have the best gear, but refuses to compromise his integrity by associating with the shadier side of business[quote. 5]. Cardan states that he was only able to start up his technician business thanks to Nimble, who helped him set up the workshop[quote. 6].

Related missions[]

  • Special order: A repeatable side mission associated with Nimble's orders.
  • Reputation: If the player buys a weapon from Nimble and approaches Snag with one in their holster, he will accuse the player of having a stolen weapon. The player can then confront Nimble, who will refute Snag's accusation.

Dialogue[]

Quote Condition

Hey! Anybody alive? Do I still have to sit here? Can I get out of here?

idle, after killing all the bandits in the vehicle station

Hello? You guys still alive? What the heck is going on?

Stalkers, I'm right here! Help me!

Man, what a day... Damn, is somebody going to save me, or what?

I owe you, brother. I could never thank you enough.

Approaching Nimble after killing all the bandits in the station

Quote Condition

Your main guide is the Objectives section.

PDA tutorial

Your main objective is displayed here...

Together with a selected additional objective.

There can be several additional objectives, which you can cycle through using these buttons.

Most objectives are also displayed on the map, with the exception of rare occasions when your objectives cannot be located.

We will need your help with not only destroying the enemy, but also capturing key positions. In these situations our fighters will be grateful if you provide covering fire as they capture a position. By the way, don't ignore calls for help - our boys' lives could be at stake.

Hovering over a mark on the map will display additional information.

In addition to your objectives, friendly units and identified enemies will also be displayed on the map.

OK, as I'm sure you understand, our main objective is to establish control over the Swamps, and that means a war against the aggressor.

This section allows you to access tactical information about combat operations at any time.

Information about your current faction is displayed on the left. Right now that's us, Clear Sky.

Information about the main enemy is displayed on the right.

This shows our approximate combat strength.

This shows how many fighters we have.

And this is our equipment supply.

Right at the bottom you'll find symbols indicating the special features of our combat equipment.

Similar indicators are also shown for our enemy.

Finally, this field allows you to see the current strategic mission, as well as tactical objectives that must be achieved in order to complete the strategic mission.

Completed strategic missions will be displayed at the bottom.

The last tab allows you to view your current relations with all factions, as well as each faction's combat strength.

Your personal stats are also displayed here.

That's pretty much it.

Quote Condition

Hello stalker. Thinking of placing an order?

Approaching Nimble without an active order

What's up? Decided to order something?

Hey! You need something?

Don't worry, you'll get the goods a bit later.

Approaching Nimble with an active order

Come back later, I don't have the goods yet.

Drop by later, I'll have your order by then.

That's your order complete. Collect your goods.

Approaching Nimble with an order waiting for retrieval

I have the goods. Take them.

Take your goods, stalker. As you can see, I keep my word.

The job's done. You can collect the goods.

When outside Skadovsk and Nimble returns with the ordered item

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Alongside Strelok, he is the only character to have appeared in all games of the series so far.
  • In Shadow of Chernobyl, he wears a hooded jacket patterned in T-Block camouflage, an extremely rare and unusual American pattern only used in "Operation Urban Warrior" in 1999.
  • Interestingly, in Clear Sky, he appears much more well built in physical appearance. This is because Nimble uses a generic Clear Sky model, whereas in the other games he uses a generic Loner model (with his own face).
  • In Call of Pripyat, behind where he sits, there is an unobtainable, silenced Black Kite even though the weapon cannot accept this attachment in-game.

References[]

  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R stable_bio_name.xml, id=esc_shustryi_bio
  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Nimble: "Nothing much to tell. I've had it good and I've had it bad, like most people. Stepped into a few anomalies, been a hostage to bandits... I came to the Zone a young lad, a long time ago. I was a gofer at first - antirads, armor-piercing ammo, that sort of thing. Then I worked for Sidorovich... paying him back for saving my ass. As I pulled chestnuts out of the fire for him, I made some useful connections and branched out on my own as soon as I could to start delivering exclusive orders. So far I've been able to dodge everything life has thrown at me, but I've a feeling my luck is running out. At the same time, I've no desire to bust my ass for pennies anymore."
  2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Nimble: "GP37, a new-generation assault rifle. Accurate, reliable, and convenient with a built-in optical scope. It was previously owned by a UN observer. Their group was sent to the Zone to investigate. However, the situation turned for the worse..."
  3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Nimble: "No way. Since they closed the manufacturing plant, vacant exoskeletons are typically found only on corpses... That's just not my method."
  4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Gonta: "Stolen goods? What made you think that? I've known Nimble for a long time, been ordering weapons from him on a regular basis. Great stuff at good prices. First time I've heard that. I suppose he's got new competitors who are getting desperate, spreading rumors and all..."
  5. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Owl: "We don't do business together. While he's out combing the Zone for a super-dooper shooter, I manage to sell a hundred regular ones. He's pretty big-headed, too, refuses to deal with the local thugs. So he's a lousy trader, which is a good thing for me, really."
  6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R Cardan: "When I was building my workshop it was none other than Nimble who helped me. Didn't charge me a penny, either... No matter what anyone says, I know that Nimble is a good man."
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