It turned out that 3 people killed by Russian forces in the past days were dressed as STALKER characters and pretended. Moreover, the findings that led to these people being described as spies were actually part of the game.
The Federal Security Service (FSB), responsible for Russia’s internal security, announced on November 23 that it had killed three people described as “terrorists”. “The people killed in the operation in the Voronezh region”sabotage of military and energy facilities in the region“It was suggested that he could.
The images from the scene after the operation revealed a completely different picture. These people are not a threat to Russia, but the famous video game Bringing STALKER’s concept to real lifewere role-playing cosplayers wearing the same costumes and insignia.
It turned out that the people who were killed were actually pretending to be game characters:
- Left: The flag found at the place where the people were killed is displayed by the Russian forces. Right: Symbol representing the Svoboda Group in the STALKER game
The flag found at the scene was associated by Russian forces with Ukraine’s ultranationalist Volia party. The footage of the operation was even projected on Russian television. But that flag is actually STALKER represented one of the fictional groups found in the game.
Other images from the scene:
However, the three people killed in the operation When social media accounts are examined, The same table appeared. One of the murdered names, Vladimir Kotovsky, was managing the VK account under the name of his character ‘Stalker Fosgen’. In the account, it was seen that he and his friends were dressed as the characters in the game and posing with Airsoft guns.
These three people were also part of the community acting with the game characters. The Moscow Times, who communicated with this community, also died. that three people are members of the community confirmed. Russian officials did not share a new statement on the subject.
Communities consisting of such people, defined as ‘LARPer’ globally, can take the job to a higher level in the role-playing process. In addition to games, we can find examples of LARPers, especially in medieval-themed events, as follows:
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