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What do you think, we're here for fun? Why so trigger happy? Can't you see that we're all friends here? Me and Agent D... have been through a lot, trust me on that!
― Vano to Captain Tarasov

Vano (Вано) is a Loner and potential companion who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background[]

Vano is not only a loyal, optimistic and trustworthy individual, but also a gullible one, being easily manipulated, with him having been taken advantage of by Bandits one too many times, forced to sell off most if not all of his equipment and belongings in order to pay off his debt to a Bandit ringleader. In the past he found himself acquainted with Zulu back at the 100 Rads Bar in Rostok.

Appearances[]

Call of Pripyat[]

Vano appears in the Yanov train station, standing at a table behind Flint. Most of the other stalkers seem to avoid him despite his jovial attitude, and after speaking with the player for awhile he confesses he's in debt to Jack, the local Bandit leader, starting the quest Debts. The player is given 5000 RU, and told to do what they can to ensure the bandits cease harassing Vano so he can get back to his stalking. The player can pay Jack what Vano has given him, with interest, or threaten him into ceasing his harassment. Alternately, the player can slaughter Jack and his second-in-command, and Vano will let the player keep the 5000 out of gratitude, usually saying he owes them one.

Later, the player can call in this favor with Vano and ask him to come along with them and Zulu to Pripyat. Vano requests his money back so he can get his SEVA Suit back from Hawaiian and gladly suits up. In the Underground section, he makes devastating use of his shotgun, especially against mutants, and seems unusually durable compared to the rest of the team - perhaps to counter his nearly suicidal means of attacking most threats. He also leads the team through the anomaly fields and seems to be the most experienced in this area. If anyone else dies during the trip, he will usually swap weapons with them - almost always making a beeline for Zulu's RP-74.

Once the player makes it to Pripyat, Vano hangs out in the Laundromat, lending his assistance to the player along with Lieutenant Sokolov (or Lieutenant Skelya if Sokolov is dead) in taking down a Monolith garrison. If he was killed beforehand or was not recruited to go to Pripyat, he is replaced by Sergeant Merkulov. He vanishes shortly before the emission that marks the beginning of the final quest and does not reappear.

Related missions[]

  • Debts: The player must settle the issue of Vano's debt with Jack.
  • Pripyat 1: Vano is one of the possible squad members that can be recruited for the trip through the Jupiter Underground.
  • Monolith forces: If Vano is still alive and well at this point of the game and has been recruited for the trip through the underpass, he will be one of the two people accompanying the player for the assault on the Monolith hideout.

Endings[]

Vano has two possible endings depending on his fate during the events of the game.

  • If Vano was recruited for the trip to Pripyat and survives, it is revealed he journeyed back to the Freedom-controlled Army Warehouses for an unspecified reason where he earned the trust of many stalkers there with his cheerful personality and eventually chose to use his anomaly-exploring skills to aid the Ecologists faction as a guide.
  • If Vano was killed during the trip to Pripyat or against the Monolith in the Book Store, the ending reveals that stalkers at Yanov Station sometimes fondly remember him, and agreed that looking for Pripyat was a big mistake from him.

If the side mission Debts was not completed or Vano was not recruited for the trip to Pripyat, then his ending slide will be skipped.

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Trivia[]

  • Due to a glitch, occasionally Vano and Lt. Sokolov will become hostile during the fight for the bookstore - this can be solved with a simple quickload, and is most often due to ricochets or friendly fire with shotguns.
  • Vano is most likely of Georgian nationality, as his name is Georgian and his face has South Caucasian features, as well as speaking with a distinct Georgian accent in the Russian version of the game.
  • Vano's facial features were taken from photos of GSC's animator — Yevgen Yablon
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