They opt for the complete destruction of the Zone through brute force, effectively attempting to 'kill' the Zone. With superior equipment and fervently dedicated members, they fully intend to achieve their goal.ĭuty is at odds with everyone seeking to exploit the Zone and, as Duty sees it, spread its corruption. Duty also fights against other factions such as the Bandits and Mercenaries, who extort Stalkers for personal gain. They achieve this by killing all of the Zone's manifestations, namely Mutants, in the process bringing them into conflict with factions such as Freedom, who believe the Zone is something beneficial. Duty sees the Zone as an ulcer in the world that must be purged at all costs, as they believe that if left unchecked, mutants will soon break out of the Zone and attack the outside world.
Other members are ordinary stalkers who have seen enough of the Zone's horrors, and have decided to do something about it. The founding members of Duty, as well as many of its subsequent members, were originally Ukrainian Military troops and Special Forces units sent into the Zone and left to die there after being nearly killed by the Zone's mutants and anomalies.
