Sergei Gurlukovich
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| Sergei Gurlukovich Сергей Гурлукович | |
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 Sergei Gurlukovich, on August 8th, 2007. | |
| Biographical information | |
| Nationality |  Russian
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| Born | 1930s to early '40s[1] Chelyabinsk-70, Soviet Union |
| Died | August 8th, 2007 USS Discovery, Manhattan |
| Age | Late 60s to 70s[1] (2007) |
| Physical description | |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | White |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Career and family information | |
| Affiliations | Spetsnaz Gurlukovich Mercenaries |
| Occupation | Mercenary commander |
| Notable family | Olga Gurlukovich (daughter) Sunny Emmerich (granddaughter) |
| Metal Gear series information | |
| Appearances | Metal Gear Solid (mentioned only) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (mentioned only) |
| Created by | Hideo Kojima |
| Designed by | Yoji Shinkawa |
| Voiced by (English) | Earl Boen |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Osamu Saka |
Sergei Gurlukovich (Russian: Сергей Гурлукович) was a former commanding officer in the Spetznaz GRU and later became the leader of a Russian mercenary group. He was also the father of Olga Gurlukovich.
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Biography 
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Early life and career Edit
Sergei Gurlukovich was born and raised in Chelyabinsk-70, Russia, now known as Snezhinsk. He served as the head of the Spetznaz GRU during the Cold War, where he met Revolver Ocelot. He also was a war buddy of Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sergei brought together former Soviet soldiers who had nowhere left to go, forming a mercenary army of at least a thousand strong. Carrying an utmost sense of patriotism to his country, Sergei's ultimate ambitions were to restore Mother Russia to her former glory.
Shadow Moses IncidentEdit
In 2005, Sergei allied himself with Liquid Snake and the Sons of Big Boss terrorist group, via Ocelot, with the intention of joining Liquid's revolt against the United States Government, on Shadow Moses Island.
Hungry for the power that Metal Gear REX would offer him and thus its capability to restore Russia, Sergei provided the terrorists with a Hind D gunship and most of the Sons of Big Boss's heavy artillery, as a down payment for data on the REX project.[2] Liquid, however, had very different aims, referring to Sergei as more of a politician than a warrior. Liquid was to arrange for Sergei's troops to assist the Genome Soldiers, though this plan was never carried out, due to REX's destruction at the hands of Solid Snake. Likewise, Sergei, while hungry for REX's power, also had some doubts about whether it was indeed as powerful as it is claimed to be, stating that Ocelot and Liquid contact him again only after REX successfully launches a nuke.[3]
The Manhattan IncidentEdit
See the Tanker Incident and the Big Shell Incident
In 2007, Sergei received word that a new type of Metal Gear was scheduled for transport, via the Hudson River, and planned to steal it, believing it to be the key to reviving Russia to its former glory. On August 8, his troops seized the dummy oil tanker that was transporting the new Metal Gear, with Sergei personally joining the mission, along with Ocelot and his daughter Olga. Sergei did, however, sense that the mission may not go according to plan, after seeing the full moon during the storm. He told Olga that, once everything was set up, she must leave the mercenary unit, despite her protests, and stay in America, assuring her that it was a "country of liberty."
Sergei later made his way down to the tanker's holds, where Metal Gear RAY was stored, though he was angered to learn that Ocelot had different intentions with RAY, assuming that he was still taking orders from Solidus Snake. After realizing Ocelot's true allegiance to the Patriots and Ocelot threatening, Sergei attempted to shoot him; however, Ocelot shot and mortally wounded him via several shots to the chest, and also killed the U.S. Marine Commandant Scott Dolph. Four of the Gurlukovich soldiers, confronted with evidence of Ocelot's betrayal, attempted to avenge their former leader, but were shot by Ocelot. The rest of Sergei's men were then wiped out as Ocelot hijacked RAY and proceeded to destroy the tanker and the Marines on board. As the flooding grew worse, he finally expired from drowning while weakly saying the name of his daughter.
After deathEdit
Ironically, Sergei's advice that Olga go to America placed his granddaughter, later named Sunny, in grave danger when the ruling organization, the Patriots, kidnapped her shortly after birth, and threatened her life to force Olga to aid Raiden in the S3 Plan, which ultimately resulted in Olga's death. Raiden, after breaking ties with Rosemary due to a relapse in his PTSD dating back to his days as a child soldier in Liberia, later allied himself with the Paradise Lost Army to save Sunny, which led him to meet Sergei's war buddy, Boris, who aided Raiden with his former expertise as an ex-Soviet soldier.
Personality and traitsEdit
Sergei was a very patriotic man who dreamed to have Russia restored to its former glory and power by any means necessary including working with terrorists such as Liquid Snake and the rest of the Sons of Big Boss. He was, as Liquid put it, a very prudent man who had doubts of Metal Gear REX's power. He also had a bad feeling about the outcome of the Tanker Incident.
Sergei was a very charismatic person who was able to gain the loyalties of over a thousand former Russian soldiers who had no where else to go. They were so loyal to Sergei that they were willing to die for him and tried to avenge him when he was gunned down by Ocelot.
Sergei had a lot of love and care for his daughter Olga as he made her promise to live in America once the Tanker Incident was complete in order to give her unborn child a better life. He asked his soldiers to keep Olga safe from harm and was enraged when Ocelot said that Olga would die in the tanker with him. His last word was his daughter's name.
Behind the scenes Edit
Added by Hoe HunterIn director Hideo Kojima's "Grand Game Plan" for Metal Gear Solid 2, Sergei's death at the hands of Ocelot was to be portrayed in a slightly different fashion; as Ocelot would have already boarded RAY when revealing his true colors, Sergei was to be killed by RAY stepping on him.
Snake TalesEdit
Sergei Gurlukovich was also the antagonist of the story "Confidential Legacy" in Snake Tales, included in the Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance expansion.
In the story, Sergei Gurlukovich was involved in hijacking a Marine-controlled tanker containing a Metal Gear from Eldera, when the latter was rediscovered six months prior to the events of the story. Wanting revenge on Roy Campbell, of whom his constant battles against him in the Cold War resulted in a lot of widows and orphans in his group, he also had his niece, Meryl Silverburgh join by tricking her into thinking that Matt Campbell helped the communist-backed rebels and that the Marines executed him. He then encounters Snake by faking taking Meryl as a hostage. After Snake defeated Meryl in a fight, Sergei Gurlukovich then confirms Snake and Campbell's suspicions that it was in fact he who killed Matt Campbell, not the Marines, as well as revealing that when he was going to steal Metal Gear, he wasn't going to give it to the rebels before preparing to execute Snake. However, Meryl, being conscious enough to hear Sergei's confession, managed to avenge her father by shooting Sergei, killing him.
Notes and referencesEdit
- ^ a b Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (script), Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001).
Snake pans the camera until his eyes come to rest on an older (late 60’s-70’s) man. He wears a fur coat and is giving orders to the soldiers, gesticulating with his arms. Though the rain continues to beat down, the man appears utterly indifferent to its force, and clearly belongs to the same class of men as the camouflaged figures. Snake zooms into the man’s face. He wears a fur hat instead of a balaclava, his coat collars are up framing a conspicuous moustache. This is Colonel Gurlukovich. - ^ Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2004)
Revolver Ocelot: Maybe so, but he's the one who gave us the Hind and most of our other heavy firepower. - ^ Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2004)
Liquid Snake: In any case, have you heard from your friend Colonel Sergei Gurlukovich at Spetsnaz yet? // Revolver Ocelot: He still has doubts about the ability of Metal Gear. He said we can talk after Metal Gear's test launch is successful. // Liquid Snake: He is a very prudent man.
See alsoEdit
| Metal Gear Solid characters |
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| Solid Snake — Meryl Silverburgh Roy Campbell — Naomi Hunter — Mei Ling Liquid Snake — Revolver Ocelot — Psycho Mantis — Sniper Wolf — Decoy Octopus — Vulcan Raven Nastasha Romanenko — Master Miller — Hal Emmerich Donald Anderson — Kenneth Baker — Johnny Sasaki — Jim Houseman Cyborg Ninja — Sergei Gurlukovich — Big Boss — U.S. President George Sears |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty characters |
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| Solid Snake — Otacon — Revolver Ocelot — Sergei Gurlukovich Olga Gurlukovich — Scott Dolph — Liquid Snake — Colonel Raiden — Vamp — Iroquois Pliskin — Fortune Fatman — Peter Stillman — Richard Ames — Solidus Snake Cyborg Ninja — Rosemary — Emma Emmerich — James Johnson — Johnny Sasaki |
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