Garik

 is a minor character who appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha.

"Bouncer at the bar. Or the Barkeep's bodyguard if you wish. Nothing is known about his present or his past."

- PDA contact biography

Overview

 * Actually there are three NPCs with the name Garik:

Garik the bouncer

 * This Garik is located in the 100 Rads Bar, guarding the way to the back of the bar where you can Meet Petrenko.
 * He can not be interacted with.
 * This is not the to-be-relocated Garik the protector as they are on the board simultaneously (1.4005).

Garik the protector

 * This Garik is located in a basement in Military Warehouses, behind the bar next to Ugrymiy.
 * He can not be interacted with.
 * This is not the relocated Garik the bouncer as they are on the board simultaneously (1.4005).
 * His PDA bio is identical to that of Garik the bouncer, so assumption is that this is just a "re-use" of Garik the bouncer.

Garik the damned

 * This Garik can be found in Pripyat Underground, but seldom alive.
 * His name is not defined correctly in the game files, so he is tagged as damn_garik_name.
 * He is the objective of the side mission An old friend of Maj Griboyedov.
 * He can be interacted with, but it's not worth the effort.
 * As this poor lad wears a Stalker suit and not a Mercenary suit like his namesakes it may be assumed that this was intended to be a different character.