Some examples of these are Polis, which will commission the Spartans to bring pre-war technology from the surface, and the Nazis who capture Artyom in the level ' Ashes' are Stalkers. Political factions, however, have also been known to commission large Stalker groups. One example being the Protagonist and his friends found in the Developer Pack (DLC) mission Spider Lair. While many Stalkers are known to work independently, stalking to support themselves or their families, some Stalkers have acknowledged that working together on Stalking mission can be beneficial. Very few Stalkers are ever seen in the games - most are desiccated corpses that Artyom can search for supplies from, again alluding to their deadly profession. Equally though, everyone relies on them for everything, giving them an almost godly status. It is implied that a Stalker's life expectancy is very low, so those who venture to the surface must be either thrill-seekers or suicidal - in the lawless Metro, either is possible. Stalkers are often considered insane by most other inhabitants of the metro, with Bourbon referring to them in the video game as ' crazy devils'. They tend to wear armoured vests, hazmat suits and long trench coats. They are also very often well-armed, similar to rangers and soldiers. Many Stalkers are mentioned as having pre-war military backgrounds. Stalkers often work alone, or in small teams, but they universally aid each other by leaving supply drops on the surface, leaving brightly coloured markers as guideposts in the swamps, and having flashlight signals to communicate. They sometimes have small hideouts on the surface, built into ruined apartments or office buildings where they stash their findings, though most live in stations, bringing them their findings.

Stalkers search for fuel, ammunition, and other salvageable materials on the surface to sell in the Metro or keep for themselves.

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