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The Spartan Order is the Metro series' elite brotherhood of Rangers, who protect the Metro's people under Colonel Miller and leave Moscow with Artyom in Metro Exodus. In Metro 2039 its first Spartan, Hunter, rules the Metro as Fuhrer, and the hero, the Stranger, is a former Spartan.
The Spartan Order is the elite band of Rangers who keep the peace in the Metro, and in Metro 2039 it has turned on itself: Hunter, whom Deep Silver calls "the first Spartan", now rules almost the whole Metro as Fuhrer of The Novoreich, wearing a decorated Novoreich version of Spartan armor, while the hero, The Stranger, is "a former Spartan warrior with a dark past" who believes Hunter has become what the Spartans fought. In the earlier games the Order is led by Colonel Miller, Artyom joins it in Metro: Last Light, and in Metro Exodus its Rangers leave Moscow on The Aurora. Metro 2039 is out Feb 4, 2027; the ending of Exodus is touched on below. The clip is ACG's Aug 2026 hands-on preview, from a preview build.
Quick facts
| Also called | The Rangers, the Spartans, the Order (GameRevolution writes "SPARTA Order") |
| Purpose | An elite group protecting the Metro's people |
| Commander in Last Light and Exodus | Colonel Miller |
| Best-known members | Hunter, Artyom, Miller, Anna |
| In Metro Exodus | Leaves Moscow aboard the Aurora |
| In Metro 2039 | Its first Spartan, Hunter, is Fuhrer; the Stranger is a former Spartan |
| Collector's item | A wearable replica of the Stranger's Spartan Helmet (Metro 2039 Collector's Edition) |
Sources: Deep Silver: Metro Exodus; Game Informer, Feb 17, 2019; GameRevolution, Feb 13, 2019; Deep Silver, Jun 7, 2026; 4A Games, Aug 24, 2026.
What is the Spartan Order?
An elite squad protecting the Metro's people, led by Miller, standing apart from the station powers of Metro Factions. Hanza, the trading league, is its natural ally. The Rangers' code is Hunter's line "If it's hostile, you kill it.", which Metro 2033 Redux gives as the achievement for becoming "a true ranger". The series' modes carry the name too: Ranger Mode, the no-HUD way to play first added to Metro 2033 in Aug 2010, and the Spartan style of the Redux games (see Metro Difficulty Modes). The clip is Gaming Harry's retelling of the Metro 2033 game.
Polis
Polis is the legendary heart of the Metro that Artyom sets out for in the novel Metro 2033, to warn the others and seek help. Readers often search for the Rangers of Polis; the sources read for this page as of Nov 3, 2026 do not describe how the Order and Polis are linked, so this page leaves that to the novel's own page.
The Spartans in Metro 2033 and Last Light
In Metro 2033 Hunter is the Ranger whose words sum up the Order. In Last Light, set in 2034, Artyom joins the Spartan Order and must choose a side in the Metro's civil wars, while the stations fight over the doomsday device of D6. Miller lost his legs at D6. Last Light's Faction Pack let players fight as a Ranger specialist, alongside missions for the Red Line and the Fourth Reich. The clip is Gaming Harry's retelling of Metro: Last Light.
The Spartans in Metro Exodus
By 2036 Artyom is "a Ranger of the SPARTA Order", respected throughout the Metro. When the Rangers learn that Hanza's leaders hid the survival of other cities, they leave on the Aurora, and Artyom leads them east across Russia for a new life. Rangers who ride the train go on missions of their own. The good ending's achievement reads "Assume command of the Order". The clip is Gaming Harry's retelling of Metro Exodus.
The Spartans in Metro 2039
Four years after the Rangers fled the Moscow Metro, the Order's legend has been taken over by the Metro's ruler. Hunter's image fills the Metro on posters, propaganda and statues, and his regime uses his old Ranger creed as its own. The Stranger, a former Spartan, narrates the Hunter trailer, blaming Hunter for lies and hypocrisy; its tagline is "Protect the Metro, from you." Artyom and the Rangers he led away "aren't coming back," GamesRadar+ wrote. Which Spartans, if any, remain in the Metro, and why the Stranger left the Order, are not told as of Nov 3, 2026. The clip is GameSpot's Aug 2026 hands-on preview, from a preview build.
The Spartan Helmet
The Metro 2039 Collector's Edition comes with a wearable replica of the Stranger's Spartan Helmet, with gas mask parts, revealed on Aug 24, 2026 and sold at selected retailers. Prices are on Metro 2039 Editions and Price.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Spartan Order in Metro? The Spartan Order is the Metro series' elite brotherhood of Rangers, who protect the Metro's people and are led by Colonel Miller in Last Light and Exodus.
Are the Spartans and the Rangers the same in Metro? Yes. The Metro games use the Rangers, the Spartans and the Spartan Order for the same elite group.
Is Hunter a Spartan? Yes. Hunter is the first Spartan, the Ranger of Metro 2033, and in Metro 2039 he rules the Metro as Fuhrer of the Novoreich.
Is the Stranger a Spartan in Metro 2039? The Stranger is a former Spartan with a dark past who never wanted to return to the Metro.
Who leads the Spartans in Metro Exodus? Colonel Miller commands the Spartans in Metro Exodus; in the good ending Artyom assumes command of the Order.
Sources
- Hunter Gameplay Trailer: There is a liar in these tunnels, Deep Silver, Jun 7, 2026
- Metro 2039 launches February 4, 2027, PS5 Pro gameplay revealed, PlayStation Blog, Sep 3, 2026
- METRO 2039 Collector's Edition, First Look, 4A Games, Aug 24, 2026
- Metro 2039 is a "journey back into Hell", GamesRadar+, Aug 27, 2026
- Metro 2039: The Big Preview, GamesRadar+, Sep 1, 2026
- Metro Exodus and The Metro story so far, Deep Silver, undated
- Metro Is Gaming's Most Interesting Post-Apocalypse, Game Informer, Feb 17, 2019
- Metro Exodus Cover Story: Leaving The Rails, Game Informer, Jan 25, 2019
- Metro Exodus Review, GameRevolution, Feb 13, 2019
- Metro 2033 DLC Hitting Steam And Xbox Live Next Week, Game Informer, Jul 30, 2010
- Metro: Last Light gets Faction Pack DLC July 16, Polygon, Jul 10, 2013
- Metro 2033, Hachette UK (Gollancz), undated
- Games, glukhovsky.com, undated
- METRO 2033 Redux achievements and Metro Exodus achievements, Steam Community
- I Spent 20 Hours in Metro 2039 - Hands on Preview, ACG, Aug 26, 2026 (video)
- The ENTIRE Metro Story... So Far..., Gaming Harry, May 14, 2022 (video)
- Metro 2039 Might Be Peak Metro | Hands-On Preview Impressions, GameSpot, Aug 26, 2026 (video)
Moments
I Spent 20 Hours in Metro 2039 - Hands on Preview
ACG
The ENTIRE Metro Story... So Far...
Gaming Harry
- An elite squad protecting the Metro's people, led by Miller, standing apart from the station powers of Metro Factions…
- In Metro 2033 Hunter is the Ranger whose words sum up the Order. In Last Light, set in 2034, Artyom joins the Spartan…
- By 2036 Artyom is "a Ranger of the SPARTA Order", respected throughout the Metro. When the Rangers learn that Hanza's…
Metro 2039 Might Be Peak Metro | Hands-On Preview Impressions
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SevastopolskayaSevastopolskaya is the independent Moscow Metro station that serves as the Stranger's base in Metro 2039, one of the biggest surviving colonies and under threat of a Novoreich takeover. In Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel Metro 2034 it is Sevastopol station, cut off from the rest of the Metro, where Hunter appears.
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The AuroraThe Aurora is the armored steam locomotive of Metro Exodus, the moving base on which Artyom, Anna, Colonel Miller and the Spartans cross Russia for a year after leaving Moscow. It has not appeared in Metro 2039 as of Nov 3, 2026.
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The Dark OnesThe Dark Ones are the mind-invading beings from Moscow's surface in the Metro novel and games, the threat of Metro 2033 and the hidden saviors of Metro: Last Light, who told Artyom they would return. They return in Metro 2039, where Hunter calls them an enemy to be destroyed.
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AnnaAnna is Colonel Miller's daughter, the Spartan Order's best sniper, met in Metro: Last Light and married to Artyom by Metro Exodus. She has not been shown or announced for Metro 2039 as of Nov 3, 2026.
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KhanKhan is the mystic of the Metro series, a shamanic guide to the tunnels' unseen side in Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light and the hero of the VR prequel Metro Awakening. Metro 2039's creative director quoted him to explain why souls cannot leave the Metro.
See also
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HunterHunter is the Spartan Ranger of Metro 2033 whose creed is "If it's hostile, you kill it", missing from the games after it and back in Metro 2039 as the Fuhrer of the Novoreich, the regime that rules almost the entire Moscow Metro. In the novel Metro 2034 he turns up at Sevastopol station a year after Metro 2033.
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The NovoreichThe Novoreich is the regime that rules almost the entire Moscow Metro in Metro 2039, led by its Fuhrer, the former Spartan Hunter, and held together by propaganda, misinformation and fear. It echoes the Fourth Reich, the Nazi faction of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, but the makers have not said how the two are connected.
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Colonel MillerColonel Miller is the commander of the Spartan Order in Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus, Anna's father and Artyom's father-in-law, who loses his legs at D6 and commands the Aurora. He stars in The Two Colonels; Metro 2039 has not shown him as of Nov 3, 2026.
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ArtyomArtyom is the hero of the Metro novels and of Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light and Metro Exodus, a young man of VDNKh station who becomes a Spartan Ranger. He is not the protagonist of Metro 2039, and no return has been announced as of Nov 3, 2026.
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Metro: Last LightMetro: Last Light is 4A Games' 2013 sequel to Metro 2033, published by Deep Silver after THQ's bankruptcy, in which Artyom, now a Spartan, hunts the last Dark One while the Metro's factions fight over the D6 bunker. It had four DLC packs and two endings, and its remake is Metro: Last Light Redux.