Artyom Flint

## Sviatoslav Mel'nikov

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Dushman, we're 10 minutes out, get ready, we will need some artefacts to heal up your man, he lost a lot of blood! RPG! RPG! Get DOWN! FUCK! SOMEONE SHOOT THIS GUY!

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-Flint during an Abandoned Hospital raid, 2022.

#### Background

Born in 1980 in Moscow, Russia. His mother, Valentina was an accountant, father, Vladimir, was a special forces operative. Sviatoslav lived a happy life until his father died during the Second Chechen War. After his fathers' death his mother became alcoholic and soon commited suicide. Left alone Mel'nikov chose his career path - he wanted to be just like his father. He joined the army and quickly started climbing ranks due to his connections earned thanks to his father. He earned his Spetsnaz operative status in 2010. In 2015 he realized how corrupt the russian army really is and decided that he doesn't want to be the part of it anymore. He made contact with his friend in Kyiv who owned a few flats and quickly moved there in the search of a new life, away from the demons of the past. He picked up a job as a military instructor, but after 2 years he left, because he grew interested in the secrets of the Zone.

#### The Zone

With his advanced military training he quickly made a reputation for himself. His first weapon was an old Kar98k looted off of an already dead Bandit. Although rusty and beat up, he managed to get it into working condition. His name originates from the name of his friend in Kyiv - Artyom. Surname Flint comes from an old flintlock pistol his father used to have on his wall. A true Loner at heart, Flint was known for his good attitude and a vicious disdain for all Monolith.

#### World War II Time-Space Anomaly

Flint was caught in the middle of the events that changed the Zone. During an artifact search in Red Forest he noticed people dressed in WWII-era Wehrmacht uniforms. Turns out that a time anomaly occured and those people were teleported straight from WWII front. As confused as he was, the German soldiers were hostile at first. After a Freedom strike squad arrived, it turned out that one of the Freedom soldiers was speaking German. The soldiers quickly surrendered and allowed themselves to be escorted into Army Warehouses. After a quick chat with Lukash, Artyom decided to join the ranks of Freedom. It was then when he made contact with one of the Mercenaries known as [REDACTED]. The Mercenaries noticed that some of the Germans joined the ranks of Monolith and created a concentration camp in the ruins of the Deserted Hospital. Coincidentally, one of the Mercenaries was missing and presumably was moved to the camp. A bold plan of extraction was created. The Mercenary was to be extracted silently.

#### Deserted Hospital Raid

An extraction team under the command of Artyom Flint made their way through Limansk silently. When approaching the Hospital, they were shocked by the conditions in the camp. Sneaking into the prisoner area, Flint quickly killed two Monolith guards using his Spetsnaz switchblade. Everything was going according to plan until one of the Mercenaries slipped and fell from a balcony. The whole hell broke loose, the extraction team was under heavy fire. Flint decided to stay behind to ensure the safety of the prisoners. After a firefight that lasted a few hours, Monolith forces grew impatient and called for heavy support. Mi-24 helicopter arrived, but was quickly brought down by a well-placed grenade launcher shot of one of the mercs. This created a time window which was used to extract the prisoners. The last obstacle was a square without any cover. By a miracle the POW was extracted, but during the last few meters of ground to cover, Flint was hit by an RPG. It landed a few meters from him, so he managed to run away with only a few shrapnels stuck in his body. Unbeknownst to him, some of the shrapnel were dangerously close to his heart.

#### The Capture

Making his way from a Hospital back into Military Warehouses, he decided to take a shortcut through Red Forest. After crossing the bridge checkpoint, he felt dizzy and needed to sit down for a while. He thought that it was dehydration, but actually shrapnel did a lot of damage to his internal organs and he started to feel it, now that adrenaline rush has ended. He collapsed. He was found by a Monolith squad and he wasn't heard of ever since.

#### The Comeback

A year after, Artyom Flint woke up in Cordon wearing Monolith SEVA Suit with AK-12 Monolith in hand. Slowly remembering the past events, he made his way to Xenotech's repair shop to exchange the suit for something that will not get him shot on sight.

#### Death

The comeback didn't last long. Troubled by the things done while being brainwashed and fighting the effects of it, his mentality was unstable. After an encounter near Military Warehouses, tired of running from his fate, he took the opportunity. He was done dealing with his past. The witnesess tell the story about a man who commited suicide without a clear reason - just sitting in the middle of the road and shooting himself with his pistol.

## Strengths and weaknesses

#### Strengths

+Has a special military training

+Accomplished marksman

+Skilled repairman

+Has a reputation of a stand-up guy

#### Weaknesses

-Emotional, likes to scream orders during battles, losing focus

-His endurance is worsened after the shrapnel incident

-Temporary problems with memory

-Ironically has a pretty bad sight, has to import contact lenses to compensate