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* WordOfGod: The writer of ''Conviction'' said that [[spoiler:Emile executing her]] is her canon fate.

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* WordOfGod: The writer of ''Conviction'' said that [[spoiler:Emile executing her]] is her canon fate.

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* WordOfGod: The writer of ''Conviction'' said that [[spoiler:Emile executing her]] is her canon fate.
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* ApologeticAttacker: He hates having to fight his own countrymen, but he does it anyway.


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* BlondesAreEvil


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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Has a Ph.D. Decidedly Evil.
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Grim's inside man in Third Echelon HQ, Fryman gives Sam the upgraded [[GogglesThatDoSomethingUnusual sonar goggles]].

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Grim's inside man in Third Echelon HQ, Fryman gives Sam the upgraded [[GogglesThatDoSomethingUnusual [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual sonar goggles]].
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Grim's inside man in Third Echelon HQ, Fryman gives Sam the upgraded [[GogglesThatDoSomethingUnusual sonar goggles]].
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* BigFun: Subtly implied.

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* PutOnABus

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* PutOnABus
PutOnABus: Hasn't been mentioned since ''Chaos Theory''.



* PutOnABus

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Sam's second field runner, Redding supplied him with kit recommendations and weapons and equipment for his missions.
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* PutOnABus
RetiredBadass: He used to be a [[SemperFi US Marine]] interrogator.
* TheSmartGuy: While Grim was Sam's technical support ally in Third Echelon, Redding gave him his weapons and kit recommendations before missions.
* PutOnABus: Forced out of Third Echelon by the new Director [[BigBad Tom Reed]] before ''Conviction''. He spent some time working for Vic Coste at Paladin Nine, but does not do so anymore.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: In-universe, he is this for a Splinter Cell, with Voron being essentially Russia's Third Echelon.
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* TheDragon

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* TheDragon
TheDragon: Of the first game.



* TheDragon

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* TheDragonTheDragon: To Dufraisne.
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The CEO of Black Arrow and several other companies. Lucius is a member of Migiddo, a NebulousEvilOrganisation with major influence that opposes President Patricia Caldwell.

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The CEO of Black Arrow and several other companies. Lucius is a member of Migiddo, Megiddo, a NebulousEvilOrganisation with major influence that opposes President Patricia Caldwell.



* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:He gives orders to both Reed and V.P. Samson on behalf of Migiddo.]]

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* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:He gives orders to both Reed and V.P. Samson on behalf of Migiddo.Megiddo.]]
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* [[spoiler:BigBad]][[spoiler:BigBad: Of Chaos Theory.]]



* BigBad

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* BigBadBigBad: Of Double Agent.



* TheDragon

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** RetiredBadass: When he was initially picked to be a Splinter Cell, he was a retired Navy SEAL.

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** RetiredBadass: When he was initially picked to be a Splinter Cell, he was a retired Navy SEAL. And as of the end of Double Agent, he's also out of Third Echelon.



* TheCombatPragmatist: Especially in ''Conviction''.



* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:Fakes betraying Sam in order to let him get close to Reed in the White House.]]



* TheLancer: As well as some levels in TheSmartGuy, to Fisher's TheHero in ''Conviction''.



* TheSmartGuy: Or rather Smart Girl, not to mention TheLancer, to Fisher's TheHero in ''Conviction''.



* Expy: Pretty clearly one of Hilary Clinton.

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* Expy: ComicBookFantasyCasting: She has MerylStreep's face.
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Pretty clearly one of Hilary Clinton.



* HeelFaceTurn: He was a former CIA agent before going rogue.

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* HeelFaceTurn: FaceHeelTurn: He was a former CIA agent before going rogue.



* BigBad: [[spoiler:He is really TheDragon.]]

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:He [[spoiler:Subverted. He is really TheDragon.]]

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!!Samuel "Sam" Fisher (MichaelIronside) (Eric Johnson in ''Blacklist'')

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!!Samuel Leo "Sam" Fisher (MichaelIronside) (Eric Johnson in ''Blacklist'')



* BaldOfAwesome: Shaves his head after the first level in ''Double Agent''.

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** RetiredBadass: When he was initially picked to be a Splinter Cell, he was a retired Navy SEAL.
* BaldOfAwesome: Shaves his head after the first level in ''Double Agent''.Agent'', though he grows his hair back after the game.



* ShootTheDog: She implies that she has done so many times while talking with Sam in ''Conviction''.

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* RedheadedHero: Though judging from how she is [[BrainyBrunette brown haired]] in earlier installments before ''Conviction'', it's probable that one of the two variants is [[DyeOrDie dyed to keep undercover]].
* ShootTheDog: She implies that she has done so many times while talking with Sam in ''Conviction''. [[spoiler:Confirmed when she kills Reed if Fisher doesn't in the finale.]]
* TheSmartGuy: Or rather Smart Girl, not to mention TheLancer, to Fisher's TheHero in ''Conviction''.



* BashBrothers: With Kestrel.
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Kobin, who then brought his body back to his mansion.]]
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Kestrel's Blue.
* [[spoiler:ShootYourMate: Kills Kestrel in self-defense after being ordered to kill him by Reed.]]



* TheHandler: Though Fisher does personally know Lambert, his real boss.



* TheSmartGuy

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* TheSmartGuyTheSmartGuy: One of them in ''Conviction''.



* StealthExpert

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* StealthExpert[[spoiler:FamousLastWords: "[[IronicEcho Orders are orders, right Chief?]]"]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By [[ShootYourMate Archer]] at the end of the prologue of ''Conviction''.]]
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Subverted. He's plenty badass and Russian, but he's not any of the other things involved in the trope.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Archer's Red.
* StealthExpert: Seeing as he is the Voron equivalent to a Splinter Cell.


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* TheBigGuy: In ''Conviction''.

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The CEO of Black Arrow and several other companies. Lucius is a member of Migiddo, a NebulousEvilOrganisation with major influence that opposes President Patricia Caldwell.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:He gives orders to both Reed and V.P. Samson on behalf of Migiddo.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: When he is mentioned on a news program Sam can overhear, he is described as a well-known philanthropist.




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!!Sarah Fisher

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!!Sarah FisherFisher (Victoria Sanchez)


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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: You play as him during a flashback in ''Conviction'' in which he rescues Sam during the First Gulf War.


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** RetiredBadass
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The main character of the franchise, Sam is a former navy SEAL who is recruited by his best friend Irving Lambert in 2004 to be the first Splinter Cell. Over the next several years he stops multiple world crises, prevents the outbreak of World War III, and shuts down numerous terrorist groups before going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against elements of the U.S. government that betrayed him. As of ''Blacklist'', he is put in charge of Forth Echelon.
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!!Colnel Irving Lambert (Don Jordan) (Dennis Haysbert in ''Pandora Tomorrow'')

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!!Colnel !!Colonel Irving Lambert (Don Jordan) (Dennis Haysbert in ''Pandora Tomorrow'')



The head of Third Echelon, Lambert is an old friend of Sam's and recruited him to be the first Splinter Cell. He helped guide Sam through his missions, using diplomacy and contacts to get him whatever aid he could. [[spoiler:Sam is forced to execute him in ''Double Agent'' to maintain his cover in John Brown's Army.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: If Sam kills anyone when he doesn't need to, Lambert will give him hell about it.

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!!Irving Lambert (Don Jordan) (Dennis Haysbert in ''Pandora Tomorrow'')

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!!Irving !!Colnel Irving Lambert (Don Jordan) (Dennis Haysbert in ''Pandora Tomorrow'')


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* LastNameBasis: Nobody ever calls him Irving.
* MissionControl
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The Director of Third Echelon in ''Conviction''. He attempts to murder President Caldwell when she attempts to cut the power of Third Echelon, [[spoiler:although he is also working on the behest of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Megiddo]].]]
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* [[spoiler:BigBad: Of ''Conviction''. Although he is under the control of BiggerBad [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Megiddo]].]]

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* [[spoiler:BigBad: BigBad: Of ''Conviction''. Although [[spoiler:Although he is under the control of BiggerBad [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Megiddo]].]]
* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot: By either Sam or Grim at the end of ''Conviction''.
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Sam's field runner in the later part of ''Splinter Cell'' and ''Pandora Tomorrow''. Mentioned in ''Chaos Theory'' to be gathering intelligence in Japan.
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The President during the first four games of the series. He is highly supportive of Third Echelon.
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Personable.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure



The Republican President during the events of ''Conviction'' and ''Blacklist''. She is suspicious of the power and latitude given to Third Echelon and other spy organizations and seeks to restrict them.
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: President Iron.



The Democratic Vice President during the events of ''Conviction''. [[spoiler:He is a member of Megiddo and is part of their attempts to take over the U.S. government.]]
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* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Our Vice Presidents Are Different]]: [[spoiler:Vice President Corrupt.]]



* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Robertson is the first of ''Convictions'' villians to die.

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Robertson is the first of ''Convictions'' ''Conviction'''s villians to die.


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* ExplosiveInstrumentation: When Sam sets off an {{EMP}} to stop Robertson from tracking down Grim, the console he is using electrocutes him and then explodes, setting his body on fire.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Robertson is the first of ''Convictions'' villians to die.


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* ScaryBlackMan
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He and his men execute the scientists at White Box once they finished work on the EMP's.

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* BigGood



* BigGood: Of ''Conviction''.



!!Vice President Calvin Samson

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!!Vice President Calvin Samson
Samson (Larry Day)
* [[spoiler:CorruptPolitician]]



!!Lucius Galliard

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!!Lucius GalliardGalliard (Tyrone Benskin)
* CorruptCorporateExecutive



!!Colonel Jeremy Prentiss

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!!Colonel Jeremy Prentiss
Prentiss (Trevor Hayes)

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* [[spoiler:BigBad: Of ''Conviction''.]]

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* [[spoiler:BigBad: Of ''Conviction''. Although he is under the control of BiggerBad [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Megiddo]].]]



* [[spoiler:MoleInCharge]]



* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Sam.




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* CharacterDevelopment: Grim slowly becomes colder and more jaded, and by ''Conviction'' she is refered to as "The IceQueen" of Third Echelon.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Grim slowly becomes colder and more jaded, and by ''Conviction'' she is refered to as "The IceQueen" IceQueen of Third Echelon.Echelon".



* InSeriesNickname: Grim.

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* InSeriesNickname: Grim.Grim, and later "Grim Reaper" and "The IceQueen".




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* [[spoiler:TheMole: For Megiddo.]]
* TyrantTakesTheHelm


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!!William Redding (Thor Bishopric)
* PutOnABus
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* AntiHero: TypeIV.

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* AntiHero: TypeIV.Type IV.



* AntiHero: TypeIV.

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* AntiHero: TypeIV.Type IV.



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* AntiHero: TypeIV.



* PermaStubble



* RogueAgent: During ''Conviction''.




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* StealthExpert



* AntiHero: TypeIV.



* ActionGirl: By the time of ''Conviction''.
* AntiHero: TypeIV.



* CharacterDevelopment: Grim slowly becomes colder and more jaded, and by ''Conviction'' she is refered to as "The IceQueen" of Third Echelon.



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* TookALevelInBadass: Big time in ''Conviction''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: These must have come with the levels in {{Badass}}
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* AntiHero: TypeIV.




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* AntiHero: Type IV.



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* [[spoiler:YouWouldntShootMe: He tells Sam that he wouldn't shoot an old friend. Sam either does shoot him or puts his gun away and stabs him when Shetland tries to kill him.]]


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!!Abrahim Zherkezhi
* ReluctantMadScientist: He is a chronicaly naive computer theorist who only wants to use his [[HollywoodHacking unblockable magic hacker-program]] to promote the course of 'world peace'. Too bad he chose [[spoiler:Shetland]] as a partner.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Shetland]] murders him once Zherkezhi realizes that [[spoiler:Shetland]] is using him.
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* Hero Worshipper: He is a huge fan of Fisher.

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[[folder:Third Echelon]]
!!Samuel "Sam" Fisher (MichaelIronside) (Eric Johnson in ''Blacklist'')
* {{Badass}}
** BadassGrandpa: 57 as of ''Conviction'' and still kicking ass.
* BaldOfAwesome: Shaves his head after the first level in ''Double Agent''.
* BashBrothers: With Victor Coste.
* CoolOldGuy
* DeadpanSnarker: Especially to interrogation targets.
* DeepCoverAgent / DoubleAgent: During ''Double Agent''.
* GoodIsNotNice
* HeroicBSOD: A few, the first major one being after learning his daughter Sarah has died, and the second coming [[spoiler:when he learns she is alive, but his best friend Lambert had faked her death to protect her from a plot by a mole in Third Echelon and give Sam more motivation to be willing to accept extremely difficult assignments since he no longer would have anything to live for.]]
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
* MasterOfUnlocking
* PapaWolf
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Most of ''Conviction''.
* ShootYourMate: [[spoiler:Poor Lambert.]]

!!Irving Lambert (Don Jordan) (Dennis Haysbert in ''Pandora Tomorrow'')
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Although he somehow grows his hair back for ''Double Agent''.
* CoolOldGuy
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: In ''Double Agent'' by Sam to preserve his cover.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Anna Grímsdóttir (Claudia Besso) (Adriana Anderson in ''Pandora Tomorrow'') (Kate Drummond in ''Blacklist'')
* CaptainObvious: When she served as MissionControl.
* DeadpanSnarker
* GoodIsNotNice: In ''Conviction''.
* InSeriesNickname: Grim.
* MissionControl
* ShootTheDog: She implies that she has done so many times while talking with Sam in ''Conviction''.

!!Tom Reed (James A. Woods)
* BadBoss: He shoots a pilot for asking to be paid for the fuel he used while transporting Sam.
* [[spoiler:BigBad: Of ''Conviction''.]]
* [[spoiler:MotiveRant: At the end of ''Conviction'', Reed talks about how the President was going to pull funding from Third Echelon and go soft on terrorism, motivating him to try and overthrow her and place Vice President Calvin Samson.]]

!!Andriy Kobin (Elias Toufexis)
* TokenEvilTeammate: While most of Third Echelon is made up of [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]], Kobin is a major criminal employed by them to carry out some dirty work their operatives can't do.

!!"Archer": real name Daniel Robert Sloane-Suarez
* {{Badass}}

!!Frances Coen
* PutOnABus

!!Charlie Fryman (Graham Cuthbertson)
* Hero Worshipper: He is a huge fan of Fisher.
* TheSmartGuy
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[[folder: CIA]]
!!Ingrid Ruth Karlthson

!!Hisham Hamza

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[[folder: United States Government]]
!!President David Bowers

!!President Patricia Caldwell (Lynne Adams)
* Expy: Pretty clearly one of Hilary Clinton.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!!Vice President Calvin Samson

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[[folder: Voron]]
!!"Kestrel": real name Mikhail Andreyevitch Loskov
* {{Badass}}
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[[folder: Former Soviet Republic of Georgia]]
!!President Kombayn Nikoladze
* BigBad: Of the first game.
* PresidentEvil

!!Vyacheslav Grinko
* TheDragon

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[[folder: Darah Dan Doa ("Blood and Prayer")]]
!!Suhadi Sadono (David Kaye)
* BigBadDuumvirate: With Soth.

!!Norman Soth
* {{Badass}}
* BaldOfEvil
* BigBadDuumvirate: With Suhadi.
* HeelFaceTurn: He was a former CIA agent before going rogue.

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[[folder: Displace International]]
!!Douglas Shetland
* [[spoiler:BigBad]]
** [[spoiler:BigBadFriend]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn]]
* ISurrenderSuckers: Tries to pull this on [[spoiler:Sam]] during their last confrontation in ''Chaos Theory''. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]
* [[spoiler:KnightTemplar]]
* [[spoiler:MotiveRant: He gives a pretty impressive rant on what drove him to fund terrorists and try to start World War III.]]
* RetiredBadass

!!Milan Nedich: real name Milos Nowak
* AxeCrazy
* BigBad: [[spoiler:He is really TheDragon.]]

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[[folder: John Brown's Army]]
!!Emile Dufraisne
* BadBoss: He executes [[spoiler:Enrica]] if the bomb fails to go off on the cruise ship, suspecting [[spoiler:she]] was a mole who sabotaged the device, even though he had no evidence.
* BaldOfEvil
* BigBad
* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: He really likes pulling this, even on operatives who have already proven their loyalty.

!!Carson Moss
* {{Badass}}
* TheDragon
** [[spoiler:DragonTheirFeet]]

!!Jamie Washington

!!Enrica Villablanca (Rachel Reenstra)
* TheMedic
* [[spoiler:YouHaveFailedMe: Emile executes her when the bomb on the cruise ship fails to go off due to Sam's sabotage.]]

!!Stanley Dayton
* EvilGenius
* NonActionGuy
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[[folder: Black Arrow]]
!!Lucius Galliard
* [[spoiler:HeKnowsTooMuch: Mere moments after Sam captures him, a sniper kills Galliard to prevent him from talking about Megiddo, with Sam getting barely any information about the group. The assassin is killed by a car bomb a few minutes later.]]

!!Colonel Jeremy Prentiss

!!Major Shawn Robertson (Danny Blanco-Hall)
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[[folder: Other Characters]]
!!Sarah Fisher
* KilledOffForReal: She dies in a car accident shortly before ''Double Agent''.
** [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Said car accident is revealed to be faked by Lambert in order to keep her safe and provide Fisher motivation to go undercover in John Brown's Army. They are reunited in ''Conviction''.]]

!!Victor Coste (Howard Siegel)
* {{Badass}}
* BashBrothers: With Sam.
* GunshipRescue: Pulls this off in the latter part of ''Conviction''.
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