History Characters / RainbowSix

* OlderThanTheyLook: Several face options you can use for Bishop, to the point of even being able to upload your own face on top of the character in the game's heyday, makes them look as young as if not younger than fresher-faced operatives and rookies alike. The fact that Bishop is an academy teacher that has been doing training for Rainbow operatives for over five years, however, combined with being a respected individual by Ding's own consideration strongly implies that the initial male face with graying hair is meant to be an indicator of Bishop being one of the oldest agents on the book.

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Midway through Vegas 2, Gabe disguises himself as an NSA agent and plays Rainbow like puppets. He gets Sharon shot by a sniper by tricking the team into thinking the penthouse roof was clear, shuts down elevators to slow the team's progress down, cuts off lights to give his men an advantage, and lures Echo Team into an empty penthouse with a bomb, resulting in their deaths]].

[[folder:Roger [=McAllen=]]]
[=McAllen=] is a Canadian Rainbow operative.
* CanadaEh: The only Canadian member of Rainbow.
[[/folder]]

* CanadaEh: She's an ex-member of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service Canadian Security Intelligence Service]], Canada's primary intelligence service.

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:With Bishop, his teacher and field team leader. When Gabriel utterly screwed up his rookie mission in the prologue, Bishop did everything possible to keep Six and the higher-ups from completely canning Gabriel disgracefully, and somehow pulled a miracle job of it since Gabe's still working with them five years later. ''Gabriel'' sees it as Bishop being the one actually holding him back from his rightfully-deserved promotion, trying to manipulate and control him, and being the crux of all of his indignation and problems. So the moment he realizes he can try to get Bishop killed out of sheer DisproportionateRetribution, [[MotiveDecay his plans fall apart rapidly.]]]]

* PurelyAestheticGender

* [[spoiler:DirtyCop]]: [[spoiler:Is secretly a terrorist mastermind, funding and instigating the terrorist attack on Vegas]].
* [[spoiler:EvilIsPetty]]: [[spoiler:He kills hundreds of people in Las Vegas, destroys major parts of the city and betrays his organization, his team and his country-all because he didn't get a promotion years ago.]]

* TheBigGuy: His character model is no larger than anyone else's, but he uses a light machine gun, loves setting off big explosions (when it's to kill terrorists, of course) and has a more boisterous personality than Logan, Park or Bishop.

* TheSmartGuy: If his tech-savviness is anything to go by.

* [[spoiler:SnipingTheCockpit: She gets shot by a sniper while Bishop's helicopter attempts to land on the penthouse roof. She's later reported as being in "stable" condition by Ding, but is not seen again for the rest of the game. The first game's Joanna Torres takes her spot at the end of the game.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

* TalkingToHimself: In the second game, she's voiced by the same actress who voices female Bishop, so if you're playing as a female Bishop in the final stage, this trope is in effect.

* PsychopathicManchild: If his temper tantrums and bragging aren't anything to go by, the whole reason he became a terrorist is because [[spoiler:Bishop defended him from getting kicked out of Rainbow due to his screw-up during the mission in France]].

An intelligence analyst in Rainbow, Joanna co-ordinates with Logan, Park and Micheal from the team's Eurocopter Panther.

* MissionControl: She serves as this in ''Vegas'', routing communications and providing relevant intel to the team.
* TheStoic: She's extremely calm, cool and collected as she assists Logan's team in stopping the Vegas attack.

* [[spoiler:SnipingTheCockpit: She gets shot by a sniper while Bishop's helicopter attempts to land. She's later reported as being in "stable" condition by Ding, but is not seen again for the rest of the game. The first game's Joanna Torres takes her spot at the end of the game.]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The men that the two brothers hired to reinforce their numbers are distinct from Morales' terrorist army, and this causes friction. Miguel's and Alvarez's men snark at how Morales' troops are as good as dead and won't miss them. Then, another instance of this trope: Miguel puts on a HAZMAT suit to escape the cordon around the gym where he set off the chemical bomb, but RAINBOW's team instantly recognize him anyway thanks to the limp he got while fighting the team helicopter.

* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler:There are numerous points in Gabe's plan where he was at a supremely high risk of being killed by random bad luck, his former teammates or his own men. Despite this, he manages to pull off his theft without a hitch.]]

* LeeroyJenkins: When Bishop asks him and Logan questions on how they should handle the prologue operation, Gabriel's responses are typically gung-ho, no silencers, and explosives. Logan handily points out that ''this is a hostage-rescue op''. Despite this, Gabe still decides to get impatient waiting for the Squad B to get into position, and fires anyway, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero getting the negotiator killed and alerting all the terrorists in the compound early.]]

* [[spoiler:SnipingTheCockpit: She gets shot by a sniper while Bishop's helicopter attempts to land, with it heavily implied that Alvarez Cabrero was the one doing the sniping. She's later reported as being in "stable" condition by Ding, but is not seen again for the rest of the game. The first game's Joanna Torres takes her spot at the end of the game.]]

[[folder: John Clark]]

A long-time member of the Central Intelligence Agency and a former Navy SEAL, John Clark is one of the central characters of the ''Literature/JackRyan'' series. He often works with the titular intelligence analyst and has been responsible for taking down many America's most dangerous enemies, often times personally. Later, he founds the multi-national counter-terrorism unit RAINBOW with his long-time partner, Ding Chavez. He first appeared in ''Cardinal of the Kremlin''.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Clark has been an instrumental figure in major events both in the Clancyverse and those we know of [[LikeRealityUnlessOtherwiseNoted in the real world.]] For instance, he once claimed to have [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Nidal Abu Nidal]] in his crosshairs, but was never given the green light to shoot.

[[folder: Domingo "Ding" Chavez]]
Starting out as a member of a U.S. Army light infantry battalion, Ding was a part of the ill-fated [[Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger Operation RECIPROCITY,]] and left to die in Colombia. It was there that he met John Clark, who saved his life. The two eventually became best friends, and later, "Ding" became Clark's son-in-law. He co-founded Rainbow and served as a counter-terrorism operative until he was later appointed director after John's retirement.

[[folder: Andrew Burke]]

[[folder: Roger [=McAllen=]]]

[[folder: Alejandro Noronha]]

[[folder: Renee Raymond]]

[[folder: Tracy Woo]]

[[folder: Nikola Gospić]]

[[folder: Logan Keller]]

[[folder: Bishop]]

[[folder: Knight]]

[[folder: Gabriel Nowak]]

[[folder: Kan Akahashi]]

[[folder: Michael Walter]]

[[folder: Jung Park]]

[[folder: Joanna Torres]]

[[folder: Sharron Judd]]

[[folder: Irena Morales]]

[[folder: Miguel and Alvarez Cabrero]]

[[folder: Marcelo]]

* BerserkButton: Clark ''hates'' [[DrugsAreBad drug dealers]] and anything to due with drugs, largely stemming from [[spoiler: the death of his girlfriend Pam.]]

* Workaholic: Though a family man, Burke's job as a Rainbow operator is his main priority.

->Rainbow Six Vegas voice: Andrew Pifko
->Rainbow Six Vegas 2 voice: Sven Eriksson

->Voiced by: Alain Goulem (Male), Felicia Shulman (Female)

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: After the nearly-botched prologue mission that got a hostage negotiator killed, Bishop defended Gabriel from being kicked off of Rainbow for causing it. [[spoiler: This lets Gabe stay in the prime position for his [[EvilIsPetty self-vindicating revenge]] by playing Rainbow and Mexican terrorists against eachother to his advantage, and personally targeting Bishop for, as Gabriel claims, ''[[UngratefulBastard "trying to manipulate and control him"]]''.]] Given that no one could've seen that one coming, no one holds Bishop to blame for it.

->Rainbow Six Vegas voice: Thomas Michael
->Rainbow Six Vegas 2 voice: Creator/EliasToufexis

[[spoiler: He is also a primary villain in both ''Vegas'' games.]]

* [[spoiler: EvilIsPetty]]: [[spoiler: He kills hundreds of people in Las Vegas, destroys major parts of the city and betrays his organization, his team and his country-all because he didn't get a promotion years ago.]]

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Both in-story and in-game. Gabe goes from being Logan's team member and subordinate and a member of Rainbow [[spoiler: to leading a terrorist attack on a major city and stealing a super weapon.]]
* GambitRoulette: [[spoiler: There are numerous points in Gabe's plan where he was at a supremely high risk of being killed by random bad luck, his former teammates or his own men. Despite this, he manages to pull off his theft without a hitch.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: The entire plot happens because his itchy trigger-finger nearly FUBAR'd an entire operation years prior, and Rainbow was understandably pissed at him. His [[DisproportionateRetribution response]] was to steal Rainbow and national information, work with a Mexican guerilla group gone full terrorists while supplying them with gear, bombs and data, yet fully willing to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness dispose of them in a heartbeat]], and then do everything within his power to try to kill Rainbow from the inside-out.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: He's one of your teammates in the first chapters of both ''Vegas'' titles before Michael and Jung take over. [[spoiler: He's the real BigBad of the ''Vegas'' games after all.]]

->Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 voice: Creator/DenisAkiyama

->Rainbow Six Vegas voice: Creator/IsaacCSingletonJr
->Rainbow Six Vegas 2 voice: Kwasi Songui

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: He has a brief one after the gas attack at the rec center, but Bishop snaps him out of it.]]

->Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 voice: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

->Rainbow Six Vegas voice: Creator/AthenaKarkanis
->Rainbow Six Vegas 2 voice: Felicia Shulman

->Voiced by: Creator/HollyGauthierFrankel

* [[spoiler: SnipingTheCockpit: She gets shot by a sniper while Bishop's helicopter attempts to land, with it heavily implied that Alvarez Cabrero was the one doing the sniping. She's later reported as being in "stable" condition by Ding, but is not seen again for the rest of the game. The first game's Joanna Torres takes her spot at the end of the game.]]

->Voiced by: Amanda Martinez

* TheDragon: To [[spoiler: Gabe]].

->Miguel voiced by: Philip Le Maistre
->Alvarez voiced by: Mark Camacho

* TooDumbToLive: They both die in ways that could have been easily avoided. Miguel [[spoiler: pulls a HandCannon on Bishop after pretending to surrender, and Bishop kills him instantly.]] Alvarez lowers his guard while receiving payment from his employer, who has no reason to leave him alive.

-->'''Irena''': You killed Marcelo - not smart. People liked Marcelo.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: There is little-to-no explanation for why Marcelo was so popular in the underworld. The only explanation is that "people liked him".

->Rainbow Six Vegas 1 & 2 voice: Denis Akiyama