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

Well, I'm Trapper and until recently I hunted mutants that were a danger to stalkers... Nowadays, I take orders and give them to younger hunters. I train them and teach them hunting tactics...
― Trapper

Trapper (Zveroboy / Зверобой) is a former mutant hunter who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background[]

He used to keep the mutants at bay around Yanov, but while he was out hunting with his partner Fox, they were attacked by two chimeras. The chimeras killed Fox before fleeing; Trapper managed to wound one of them. He barely made it back to Yanov alive and has technically retired from hunting. Feeling his age, he now spends his time training the younger stalkers to be hunters like him.

Appearances[]

Call of Pripyat[]

Trapper is found in the basement of Yanov station, in front of the staircase near where the bed and the player's personal locker are found. He offers the player information on how to kill most types of mutants. He also offers a number of jobs that require the elimination of mutants around the area of Yanov. After both jobs are completed, he hires the player to eliminate the chimera that took Fox's life.

After completing his missions the player earns the Mutant Hunter achievement and Trapper will hand over his unique Chaser 13. Consequently, the ending slides will state that the area around Yanov has become a safe, mutant-free area for stalkers (whilst achieving the Mutant Hunter achievement ironically increases mutant spawns in Yanov).

Related missions[]

Endings[]

Although Trapper does not have an ending proper, he is mentioned in the bad ending slide for Yanov which is unlocked by beating the game without completing Trapper's missions. It reveals that Trapper left the station to hunt for the chimera that killed Fox, never to be seen again.

Trivia[]

  • The St. John's Wort (also known as Tutsan) comment comes from the translation of his Russian call-sign Зверобой (Zveroboj, or "Beast Killer"). It actually originates from the Russian title of James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Deerslayer, a more appropriate title.
  • Trapper dispenses some rather poor advice on fighting burers. Engaging a burer at mid-range is only advantageous when there are multiple Burers and not enough cover to rush in with a knife.
  • Although Trapper is clearly positioned in front of the stairwell that leads to the basement of the Yanov station, he doesn't remember anyone near the personal box when Snag steals the player's goods.
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