Mikluha

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Myklukha (Ukr. Миклуха), also spelled as Mikluha, is Chekhov's successor, and the leader of Freedom in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. He is mentioned in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

Appearances

Shadow of Chernobyl

Mikluha is absent from the game, however, members of Freedom and Duty talk about him and his deeds. He is referred to as "the main guy from Freedom", implying that he was the leader before Lukash. He and his group were found a month after disappearing. He made it past the Brain Scorcher, prior to it's disabling, and managed to keep every single one of his men alive.

This dialogue talks about Mikluha and his team surviving after sneaking past the Brain Scorcher:

Imagine this - they found our Mikluha! And the guys that were with him also survived. They sneaked past the braineraser, and then spent a month just killing time, couldn't get back out. Did you understand what's going on here? Well I just gained new respect for Mikluha! Imagine - to survive four weeks in this shit, and not to lose any of your guys either!

This dialogue implies that he used to be the leader of the Faction:

We found a hero - the main guy from Freedom. Everyone thought that he went back to the Big Land, but actually he took a small team and somehow made it past the scorcher. Now there's a man.

The first stalkers to reach Pripyat, who see the harsh conditions of the city, are surprised by his actions:

I don't get one thing: how could the members of the Freedom faction hold out for a month here? Do they have invisible cloaks or something? There's no way!

Even Duty fighters are impressed by his accomplishments

In the formerly inaccessible zone one of the Freedom detachments was discovered. How did they manage to get through unharmed and then survive a few weeks here? Can't even imagine. I guess we underestimated these guys.

Heart of Chornobyl

Trivia

Despite the fact that Freedom members say that Mikluha was found and later returned to their base, it is impossible to find him in the game. However, it is possible to meet a detachment of Freedom Masters during the battles in Pripyat, possibly Mikluha's fighters.
The description of the stash Supplies of the leader of Freedom say that Mikluha was the sole survivor of the Scorcher campaign, yet stalkers say that he survived. This is most likely a plothole.
His nickname could be a reference to the explorer Miklukho-Maclay of the Russian Empire, who, just like Mikluha, was a pioneer. The former in New Guinea, and the latter in Radar and Pripyat.