
Hunter also started to hurt himself as a form of self-punishment for whom he had been and had become. The man fled from them and avoided people, feeling remorse and fear of his new self. Unfortunately by showing him his " real reflection", the dark ones had awaken the evil within him, that didn't subdue but started to consume him. The encounter with the Dark Ones " broke" him by showing him his true colors: how savage and rotten he had always been as a human and how he used his position of a ranger to quench his thirst of blood. Illustration of Hunter from the Metro 2034 book That's why Hunter is so eager to get to Tulska - both of his sides are! We have to separate one from another. One is tormented by hunger the other by longing. It tells him, that he has no other choice. One wants blood, the other to protect people!(.) Simply the one inside, who kills people, is deceiving the other one. Read at your own risk, or skip the spoiler by clicking HERE. This article contains plot information that may spoil major story aspects for the reader. After not returning, he is considered missing, and Artyom begins on his journey to Polis per Hunter's request. Hunter seeks to close the barrier, and goes after the Dark Ones that attacked the station. Artyom tells Hunter of his childhood expedition to the Surface and its outcomes. Later that day Hunter asks Artyom to meet him near his tent and offers the young man an exchange of secrets. He then sees Hunter again as he talks with Sukhoi about the Metro's fate. It's also noted that he has animal-like instincts, doesn't need much light, and has great hearing.Īrtyom first meets Hunter after returning from guard duty. Hunter is depicted as a man with a bear-like frame. He is only mentioned in Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus. Hunter appears on the following levels (note that in the levels after Hunter he only appears in Artyom's visions): In Metro Exodus Artyom is saved from taking a bullet by Hunter's ranger token, which he had started wearing.

The Statue of Liberty postcard that Hunter gave to him is there too, alongside Hunter's ranger token from the first game. In Metro: Last Light, it can be seen that Artyom transferred all his old postcards in his new room in D6. Activating the tape recorder again will play an instrumental song known as 'Market'.

If I'm not back in a couple of days gather our men and tell the Colonel. They are having huge problems with our old friends. "Red, I took the heavy gear with me and went north to Exhibition. This tape was recorded approximately a few days before the invasion of the dark ones while Hunter and possibly other Rangers, on account of his transmission, was heading to Exhibition in response to the frequent Dark One attacks. There is a tape player on the table that has a recorded message from him. This area is not suitable for staying for a long time as the room is exposed to the surface and need a gas mask to survive. There is a ranger hideout in a crumbling building on " Dead City 1" above a haberdashery shop, to the right of stairs leading to " Dead City 2", that apparently was frequented by Hunter and other rangers.

It's likely that Hunter survived in the video game continuity as he is one of the protagonists of Metro 2034. In Metro: Last Light, Khan mentions that Hunter is M.I.A. He may have been killed, or he may have been taken by the Dark Ones as he is seen by Artyom during the Dark One's mind game in " Ethereal". Hunter's fate is currently unclear in the continuity of the video games. He does not return, and thus, Artyom's journey begins. He tells Artyom that if he is not back by morning, Artyom must take his ranger token to Melnik in Polis and report the current situation at Exhibition. At the end of his titular level he goes after the Dark Ones that attacked the station. His arrival sets into motion the storyline of the novel and the video game. He seems to be well known around VDNKh and by Artyom, whom he hands a postcard with the Statue of Liberty on it upon his arrival at the station. When the Dark Ones begin to attack Exhibition, he travels to the station. He vehemently supports trying to counter the threats that could destroy the entire metro system. Hunter lives by his codex of: "If it's hostile, you kill it". As a ranger, Hunter is high-ranking and one of the best the Order has to offer, being trusted enough to traverse the surface alone with heavy gear.
