Original artwork, not a still
Duty guard at the Bar
Get out of here, Stalker!
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl · 2007
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line is a bouncer's dismissal in a world where everyone is armed and nobody wants you hanging around. That the guard is a nobody whose only line is rudeness is part of the charm: the Zone's cold shoulder in six words. Fans spliced it into videos and remixes until it became shorthand for being shown the door.
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In context
Spoilers for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of ChernobylShow the scene
This is not Sidorovich. The line belongs to a nameless Duty guard in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007), who patrols a hangar in the Bar, between the Arena and Kitsenko's checkpoint. His name and face are randomised, and apart from this one spoken line he offers only generic dialogue. Sidorovich is the trader in the Cordon bunker, a different character. Fans later turned the guard's single sentence into an internet meme on game forums, in image macros and in remixes. In the Russian version he says something else, roughly "go your own way, Stalker."
Sources (2)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki: "Get Out Of Here Stalker" Guardwhole articleReference checked
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki: SidorovichBackground and QuotesReference checked
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