Spark

	For the ecologist-aligned stalker team in Call of Pripyat, see Iskra Scientific Research and Investigation Team.

Thieves rule, wardens drool!
― Snake's last words

Spark (Ukr. Іскра) is a faction of wandering stalkers. It appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Background

Spark is a ragtag faction of stalkers who follow Scar's ideal view of the Zone. They strive for the so-called Shining Zone, the opposite of the current "Dark side of the Zone". Part of Spark's stalkers assist the scientists at Malachite, led by Prof. Ozersky, in carrying out field research.

It was formed after the original Iskra Scientific Research and Investigation Team was wiped out by Ward. While Spark uses the same name (translated into English), none of the surviving members joined the new faction.

Under Scar, Spark would fight a shadow war within the zone. Initially against Ward, the war would boil over into Scar waking up Monolith and using emitters to spread his ideals of the Shining Zone.

Equipment

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Stalker clans and groups	Clear Sky Duty Silence Freedom Free stalkers Strelok's Group Diggers Monolith Crystal Noontide Spark The Corps
Government-sanctioned groups	Military Military stalkers IPSF Ecologists Iskra Scientific Research and Investigation Team SIRCAA Ward
Other groups	Bandits Brood Commissary Mercenaries Serbin's Group Renegades Zombified Stalkers
Mentioned only	Final Day Interception The Group
Cut from the game	Sin International Scientific Group