Grouse

Hello stalker. How would you like to earn some cash and help out our camp at the same time?
― Grouse

Grouse (Ru. Глухарь) is a Loner stalker appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Background

Grouse used to work as a police detective before coming to the Zone. He was one of the first people to arrive in Zaton alongside Beard, after the Brain Scorcher was shut down. Grouse eventually chose to stay around, becoming the Skadovsk's self-designated sheriff^{[quote. 1]}.

Shortly before the events of the game begin, Grouse started investigating the suspicious disappearance of stalkers in the area. When the local medic, Tremor, confirmed that bloodsuckers were responsible for the deaths, he hired a hunter, Danila, to find the bloodsuckers' lair^{[quote. 2]}.

Appearances

Call of Pripyat

Grouse initially resides in the Skadvosk, where he offers the player to help him in his investigation. One may also alert him of Sultan's impending raid on the stalkers in the Shevchenko, which will prompt him to warn Spartacus. He may also provide Snag's potential whereabouts if the player is looking for him.

Accepting Grouse's offer will later have the player meet him in the vicinity of the Krug antenna complex, where he suspects the bloodsucker lair is hidden. While investigating the basement with the player, Grouse confirms his suspicions as he discovers a large number of sleeping mutants within the complex. After escaping the lair, Grouse tells the player to warn Beard and the stalkers about the bloodsuckers, while he attempts to find Danila.

Afterwards, Grouse disappears from the premises. Eventually, the player receives a clue from Beard that Grouse is waiting for them at the nearby Dock cranes. There, the player can find Grouse's body in a shack alongside Tremor, who confesses being the mastermind behind the disappearance of stalkers, and killing Grouse when he grew suspicious and came after him.

Related missions

• The Hit: Grouse can be informed about the Bandits' impending raid on the Shevchenko, after what he will alert Spartacus and his men.
• Reputation: Grouse may direct the player towards the Dock cranes if they are looking for Snag.
• Missing Stalkers: Grouse hires the player to help him investigate the disappearance of Danila. Later on, Grouse is killed by Tremor after discovering about his involvement in the crimes.
• Bloodsucker Lair: After discovering a large bloodsucker lair underneath the Krug Antenna Complex, Grouse tells the player to warn Beard about it so that something can be done.

Dialogue

Gallery

Grouse in the Skadvosk

Grouse in the bloodsucker lair

Grouse's body and Tremor

Trivia

• In the Russian version of the game, Grouse is known as "Глухарь", which translates to capercaillie. In the English localization of the game however, this name was rejected for a simple transliteration of the name (Glouchar). For this reason some guides/forums refer to him as Glouchar. The developers eventually chose to go for a similar bird more commonly known in the West and settled for Grouse.
• A bug occurs when the player sleeps before accepting the mission in which Grouse turns hostile. This will not affect the bloodsucker lair mission. He will, however, open fire at the player as soon as he exits the drainage pipe leading to the swamp. Grouse will remain hostile until killed.
• Grouse may be a reference to the main character of the Russian TV series Glukhar (Grouse's name in the Russian version of the game) which aired on Russian television in 2008-2011; the protagonist of this series is also a police investigator.
• In Russian criminal police's slang, "глухарь" means a crime that is very difficult to solve or remains unsolved^[1][2].

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v · d · e Loners
Locations	Cordon Garbage Agroprom Dark Valley Bar Yantar Army Warehouses Red Forest Zaton The area around Jupiter Pripyat
Notable members	Clear Sky Amit Aydar Drifter Father Valerian Forester Hound Lefty Orest Shilov Strelok Stringov Thrush Van Valka Squint (mentioned-only) Vasyan Wild Napr Wolf Shadow of Chernobyl Arnie Baldy Bes Clumsy Dark Valley scammer Doctor Fanatic Fang Father Diodor Fox Freeman Garik Ghost Guide Hunter Journeyman Master Mole Nimble Oleg "Fiend" Gusarov Otter - (Mentioned Only) Petruha Rookie bar stalker Scarecrow Seriy Smartass Snitch Sparrow Stalker commander in Pripyat Tolik Trenchcoat bar stalker Vampire Yurik Zhorik Call of Pripyat Awl Barge Beard Bonesetter Cardan Crab Crest Danila Garry Garmata Grizzly Hawaiian Joker Mace Mitay Nitro Noah Owl Petruha Pilot Topol Senka Sledgehammer Sliver Snake Snag Spartacus Spirit Torba Trapper Tremor Tuna Vano Heart of Chornobyl Gaffer Hamster Lens Multitool Mykolayich Richter Warlock Whale
Equipment	Armaments PMm Noiseless pistol (PB1s) Fora-12 HPSS-1m Martha Walker P9m Kora 919 Shotgun Hunting Rifle Chaser 13 SPSA-14 Eliminator Viper 5 AKm 74/2U Akm-74/2 AC96/2 Vintar BC SA Avalanche Tunder S14 IL 86 TRs-301 SGi 5k GP-37 FT-200m RGD-5 Grenade F1 Grenade Armour Gas mask Curtain helmet Leather jacket Trenchcoat Stalker suit SEVA suit Radiation suit Exoskeleton