Zabu is a minor character in ArmA 2's Silver Lion campaign.
Background[]
Zabu is a German Shepherd military working dog (MWD) that serves under the command of Sergeant Bohuslav Kouba.
Silver Lion (2010)[]
Zabu was one of the many MWDs assigned to the Czech military's counterinsurgency force based in the semi-autonmous Bystrica region of Chernarus. Assigned to Sgt. Kouba's squad, Zabu assisted in the capture of three criminals working with Colonel Radan Miyović's Bystrican militia: Borz Kazbekov, Dragan Kasun, and notorious Chechen arms smuggler Aslan Radayev.[1][2]
| « | Radayev: OUCH! Call off the beast! Kouba: Zabu, get back! Stay! Here you are, you bastard. Lie down! Hands behind your back! Zabu "catches" Aslan Radayev and his associates
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Thanks to Zabu being able to pick up their scent with ease[3], Kasun, Kazbekov and Radayev are all quickly tracked down one-by-one and are subsequently brought into Czech custody.[4] The Czech commander praised Zabu for the dog's fundamental role in locating the fugitives.[5]
Trivia[]
- Zabu is unique for being the first named, non-human character in the entire series.
- He will not stray more than 30 metres away from the player unless they deliberately "block" the dog's AI pathing.
- Whenever a criminal is within range, Zabu will always lunge towards them and begin barking loudly. Due to the lack of dog attack animations however, Zabu will not actually harm the suspects.
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References[]
- ↑ ARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic 2012 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Silver Lion, Man's Best Friend, "Everything is clear after Radan Miyović's interrogation. Names and descriptions have been confirmed. According to available information Aslan Radajev is a Chechen weapons dealer. Other important subjects are Dragan Kasun and Borz Kazbekov. It is assumed their escape from the country is planned for this night and it looks they will try to go down the river in the south."
- ↑ ARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic 2012 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Silver Lion, Man's Best Friend, "Recent intel revealed a possible escape attempt of several wanted criminals. These are: * Aslan Radajev - weapons dealer * Dragan Kasun - Andrej Kasun's brother * Borz Kazbekov - training camp chief These three are supposed to try to escape this morning. The area will be patroled by dog handlers and helicopters. Our objective is: - to catch Aslan Radajev - weapons dealer - to capture Borze Kazbekov and Dragan Kasun - two "officers" of Miyović's organization"
- ↑ ARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic 2012 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Silver Lion, Man's Best Friend, "Tohohle odveď. Zabu větří dalšího. Jdu po něm. [ Get this one out of here. Zabu is on the scent of another one. I'm on him. ]"
- ↑ ARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic 2012 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Silver Lion, Man's Best Friend, "RADAYEV: Áách...Odvolejte tu bestii! KOUBA: Zabu zpátky! Zůstaň! Tady seš, ty bastarde. Lehni na zem! Ruce za záda! [ RADAYEV: Oow! Call off the beast! KOUBA: Zabu, get back! Stay! Here you are, you bastard. Lie down! Hands behind your back! ]"
- ↑ ARMA 2: Army of the Czech Republic 2012 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Silver Lion, Man's Best Friend, "Well done, gentlemen. Zabu deserves praise. Get back to base."