Line #25 Characters/SplinterCellEchelon


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3	Third Echelon was a subdivision of the UsefulNotes/{{NSA}} that dealt with various major threats to the USA, from terrorism to the prevention of global conflicts, by sending agents to gather intel directly from the source. They also occasionally carried out secret black ops when the risks were too high to bring in other agencies/units and time was limited.
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5	Fourth Echelon is an independent special operations unit that was commissioned to be accountable directly to the President of the United States, answering to no other official or parent agency. Unlike Third Echelon, Fourth Echelon is not in the NSA hierarchy and its name is somewhat of an [[{{TheArtifact}} artifact]].
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7	[[foldercontrol]]
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9	!!Third Echelon
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11	Third Echelon is an organization within the NSA protecting America against potential threats. It doesn't officially exist and its existence is a secret even from most of the UsefulNotes/{{NSA}}, which it is a part of and derives the majority of its funding from. Sam Fisher was its first field agent.
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13	The organization was used as part of Megiddo's coup against the United States government in ''Conviction'' and was dissolved thereafter, leading to the creation of Fourth Echelon.
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15	[[folder:The Organization]]
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17	* TheArtifact: Third Echelon was originally created to combat information warfare attacks using human intelligence. While ''Chaos Theory'' later brought this back up, in every other game Third Echelon was a generic covert operations group. Particularly apparent in ''Pandora Tomorrow'', in which the threat was a bioweapon, something way outside the NSA's jurisdiction as a signals intelligence agency.
18	** The nomenclature of Third Echelon is derived from ECHELON, the worldwide NSA signals intelligence and surveillance program. A second echelon was created ([[{{DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment}} named Second Echelon]]) for the Internet era and ECHELON retroactively became First Echelon. Third Echelon was later created in response to the increasing proliferation of communication data encryption technology which ushered in the need for a new NSA organization dedicated to more classical espionage methods of obtaining information and intelligence.
19	* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Third Echelon couldn't operate on US soil as part of the NSA or mount field operations as a whole. This is {{Justified\|Trope}} as everything the agency does is essentially illegal.
20	* BadBoss: Director Williams and Director Reed.
21	* BadassCreed: The Fifth Freedom speech.
22	* CoolPlane: The V-22 Osprey, a U.S. military V/STOL (Vertical and/or Short Take off and landing) aircraft used by Sam Fisher and his team. It houses Sam's gear and computers for a three-way communication between Third Echelon, Grim and Fisher.
23	* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Pretty much goes with the territory.
24	* HeelFaceTurn: The organization underwent one of these between ''Double Agent'' and ''Conviction''.
25	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Many Third Echelon operatives are easily swayed by their new director in ''Conviction'' to perform a terrorist act against the President without questioning his actions.
26	* NecessarilyEvil: The point of the Fifth Freedom is to do whatever it takes to protect America.
27	* NoSuchAgency: Third Echelon has no official existence, and it is unknown to the rest of the United States government.
28	* OvertOperative: Zig-zagged. While Third Echelon's agents are invisible according to their preferred playstyle, their headquarters in ''Conviction'' has their logo stamped on everything. Which is ''ridiculous.''
29	* SpyCatsuit: Its agents tend to wear these in order to better blend in with shadows.
30	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Become this in ''Conviction'' and arguably were this all along.
31	[[/folder]]
32
33	[[folder:Sam Fisher]]
34	->See [[Characters/SplinterCellFisherFamily here]].
35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder:Irving Lambert]]
38	!!Colonel Irving Lambert
39	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scdoubleagentlambert.jpg]]
40	[[caption-width-right:300:Lambert in ''Double Agent'']]
41	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Don Jordan (''Splinter Cell'', ''Chaos Theory'', ''Double Agent'', ''Conviction''), Creator/DennisHaysbert (''Pandora Tomorrow'')
42	!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Antoine Tomé (European French)
43	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCell1'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellPandoraTomorrow'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction''
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45	Third Echelon Operations Coordinator, later Director of Operations and then Director outright, 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:In ''Conviction'' it is revealed that the canonical outcome of the ''Double Agent''/''Essentials'' storyline was Sam shooting Lambert to maintain his cover, and that Lambert subsequently bled out and died of his injuries.]]
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47	* AllForNothing: In his recording in ''Conviction'', he notes that his plan to [[spoiler:fake Sarah's death]] and uncover the mole inside the agency was for nought. He never found the mole and [[spoiler:died knowing he'd ruined his best friend's life.]] Sam doesn't take the news very well.
48	* AlmightyJanitor: During the Second Korean War, he's on par with the Secretary of Defense when advising President Bowers.
49	** AllThereInTheManual: The manual says, "He is a popular and well-connected man in Washington, D.C., though minimally trusted and never publicly acknowledged." Which explains why he's able to get an audience with the President but is not particularly trusted by the Secretary of Defense.
50	* BrokenPedestal: After what happened with Sarah, Sam is never going to look at his friend in the same way again.
51	* BigGood: Subverted by ''Conviction.''
52	* CharacterDeath: In ''Double Agent'' [[spoiler:shot by Sam to preserve his cover]].
53	* ColonelBadass: A U.S. Army Colonel, as well as good enough at coordinating double agents in the field to be able to spearhead the Splinter Cell program, and rises in the ranks of Third Echelon in each game between ''Pandora Tomorrow'' and ''Double Agent''.
54	* CoolOldGuy: Is quite the cool old guy. Like Sam.
55	* DaChief: Occasionally has this role to Sam when he does something he shouldn't have. However, they're good enough friends that it generally doesn't happen.
56	* TheHandler: Often to Sam.
57	* KickTheDog: He [[spoiler: orders Sarah's death faked, possibly having a young woman killed to serve as her body, then manipulates Sam to believe she's dead--taking advantage of his grief. This is, ostensibly, for her own protection but his refusal to tell Sam qualifies him for this.]]
58	* LastNameBasis: He's rarely called Irving.
59	* MissionControl: Is this in the early games.
60	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The PC manual for ''Conviction'' revealed that Lambert was the one who brought Tom Reed into Third Echelon, an action that eventually leads to terrible consequences in both ''Double Agent'' and ''Conviction''.
61	* PragmaticHero: Allows Sam to use the Fifth Freedom when he most needs it.
62	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's the one chastizing Sam for killing people he wasn't meant to kill or triggering alarms but it's also made clear that he has his own superiors in Washington that he has to answer to and he's happy to give Sam Fifth Freedom clearance when his own superiors have authorized it.
63	* SenselessSacrifice[=/=]StupidSacrifice: In hindsight, his death was really rather pointless [[spoiler:if you look at the totality of the situation he and Sam were currently in (although he doubtless thought it was necessary at the time).]]
64	** [[spoiler:Then it turns out that despite risking everything, including his friendship with Sam, he failed to uncover who the mole was within Third Echelon]].
65	* SerialSpouse: In ''Chaos Theory'' Grim says Admiral Otomo is nice when you get to know him in person and Sam replies that people say the same thing about Lambert. Grim asks what he means by that and Sam quips, "How many of his ex-wives have you spoken to?"
66	* TwoFirstNames: "Lambert" can also be used as a first name.
67	* WhatTheHellHero: If Sam kills anyone he doesn't need to (especially a civilian), Lambert will give him hell about it.
68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder:Anna Grímsdóttir]]
71	!!Anna "Grim" Grímsdóttir
72	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scgrimblacklist.jpg]]
73	[[caption-width-right:300:Grímsdóttir in ''Blacklist'']]
74	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Claudia Besso (''Splinter Cell'', ''Chaos Theory'', ''Double Agent'', ''Conviction''), Adriana Anderson (''Pandora Tomorrow''), Creator/KateDrummond (''Blacklist'')
75	!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Nathalie Homs (European French)
76	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCell1'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellPandoraTomorrow'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist''
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78	Third Echelon's Communications Lead and later Chief Technical Analyst, "Grim" serves as Sam's technical support for much of his career during the games, providing technological, cryptographic, and data support. In ''Conviction'' [[spoiler:following the death of Lambert]], she rose to Chief Technical Analyst, aiding Sam from behind the scenes in uncovering Tom Reed's plot. [[spoiler:Following the dissolution of Third Echelon, she is chosen by the President as the technical operations manager for Fourth Echelon.]]
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80	* ActionGirl: By the time of ''Conviction''.
81	* AntiHero: In ''Conviction'' and ''Blacklist''.
82	** PragmaticHero: Will do ''anything'' to serve her cause. Seems to regret this after ''Conviction'' when she realizes Sam does ''not'' forgive or forget.
83	* BadassBookworm: By ''Conviction'', she's taken to field operations instead of just staying at a computer. In the Oval Office, she handles a SIG Sauer very competently while helping Sam kill the final Splinter Cells. She's still a very reliable source for technical information, however.
84	* BitchInSheepsClothing: ''Conviction'' retcons that her mild-mannered personality was a mask for a much more cold hearted woman than previous games let slip. She knowingly concealed information from Sam about [[spoiler:Sarah still being alive]] and pretty much blackmails him into helping her stop Tom Reed.
85	* CaptainObvious: When she served as MissionControl.
86	* CharacterDevelopment: Grim slowly becomes colder and more jaded, and by ''Conviction'' she is referred to as "The IceQueen of Third Echelon". She softens up somewhat in ''Blacklist'', due to trying to regain Sam's trust but is still willing to make very hard decisions firsthand, even to the point of keeping information from her own government to prevent war.
87	* CommunicationsOfficer: The head for both Third and Fourth Echelons.
88	* DeadpanSnarker: Most notably in ''Conviction'' and ''Blacklist.''
89	* DyeOrDie: Her hair color changes sometimes between games.
90	** BrainyBrunette: In ''Splinter Cell'', her hair is auburn, but with a lean toward brown. In ''Chaos Theory'', she changes it to a pure brown.
91	* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:Fakes betraying Sam in order to let him get close to Reed in the White House.]]
92	* GoodIsNotNice: In ''Conviction''. May verge into NominalHero territory.
93	* GoodIsNotSoft: As demonstrated when she shoots Tom Reed without batting an eye.
94	* GuileHero: In ''Conviction'' it becomes very obvious that she's not afraid to use deception and manipulation to get the job done.
95	* IceQueen: Even called as much by ''Conviction''.
96	* InSeriesNickname: "Grim", and later "Grim Reaper" and "The IceQueen".
97	* KickTheDog: The entire ''Conviction'' arc.
98	* TheLancer: As well as some levels in TheSmartGuy, to Fisher's TheHero in ''Conviction''.
99	* TheMatchmaker: According to a conversation in ''Chaos Theory'', Grim has set Sam up on blind dates with women she knows.
100	-->'''Grim''': The ''[[CoolBoat Maria Narcissa]]''.
101	-->'''Sam''': You're not setting me up for [[OhNoNotAgain another blind date]], I hope...
102	-->'''Grim''': The ''Maria Narcissa'' is a boat.
103	-->'''Sam''': [[CrossesTheLineTwice So was the last girl you set me up with.]]
104	-->'''Grim''': [[DudeNotFunny Fisher!]]
105	-->'''Sam''': Sorry.
106	* MissionControl: Serves as this in ''Conviction''.
107	* MoralityPet: Her's is Sam in ''Conviction'' and ''Blacklist''. The fact Sam comes to hate her guts because of events hurts her deeply. [[spoiler: He forgives her in the end, though.]]
108	* TheMole: [[spoiler:''Conviction'' implies her true loyalties were always to the Executive Branch, and that she was inserted into Third Echelon from the beginning to make sure they didn't go rogue.]]
109	* PlayerCharacter: In ''Blacklist'', Grim's playable section occurs in the final portion of Iran's Special Missions HQ, where she provides UAV support for Sam and Briggs's extraction.
110	* ProgressivelyPrettier: She becomes more and more attractive as the series goes on, starting out as a plain, mousy brunette but by ''Blacklist'' she's a redheaded bombshell.
111	* RankUp: After Tom Reed replaces Lambert as director, Grim is promoted to her right-hand woman. In ''Conviction'', she becomes Fisher's second-in-command.
112	* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:She kept the fact that Sarah was not only not dead, but also that the entire faked death was on Lambert's orders, secret from Sam, knowing they needed him for the John Brown's Army crisis, until he was able to go to Third Echelon Headquarters and learn for himself when she let him know after Lambert's demise.]]
113	* 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, which ''Blacklist'' later confirms as the canon outcome.]]
114	* TookALevelInBadass: Big time in ''Conviction'', where she's gone from pure MissionControl to a more field oriented position.
115	* TookALevelInJerkass: These must have come with the levels in badass, though she does seem to still genuinely care about Sam's survival.
116	** TookALevelInKindness: In ''Blacklist'', though still somewhat abrasive at times, she's overall nicer to Sam, probably as an effort to make things up for the events of ''Conviction''.
117	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Tom Reed]]
121	!!Tom Reed
122	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sctomreed.jpg]]
123	!!!'''Voiced by:''' James. A. Woods
124	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction''
125
126	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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128	* BadBoss: He shoots a pilot for asking to be paid for the fuel he used while transporting Sam.
129	* BigBad: Of ''Conviction''. [[spoiler:Although he is under the control of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Megiddo]].]]
130	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:By either Sam or Grim at the end of ''Conviction''.]]
131	* EngineeredHeroics: [[spoiler:Reed's ultimate plan is for Third Echelon to be credited for killing the man who assassinated President Caldwell, to remind the country that Third Echelon is needed to for the safety of America]].
132	* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Part of Reed's plan is to frame Sam for the assassination of President Caldwell]].
133	* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:In ''Double Agent'' despite not appearing until ''Conviction''. Prior to Sarah's "death", Lambert found out about a mole within Third Echelon who planned to use Sarah as leverage against Sam. To prevent this, Lambert faked Sarah's death, which led to Sam taking the JBA assignment and eventually forcing him to kill Lambert. Worse of all, Lambert failed to identify the mole and Reed successfully took over Third Echelon without Sam or Lambert's presence]].
134	* KlingonPromotion: How he became director of Third Echelon.
135	* MotiveRant: [[spoiler: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. Then again, it's all pretty much thrown out when he admits he was trying to help Megiddo take over the USA.]]
136	** It could be he's motivated by both depending on what [[spoiler: Megiddo's]] aims are.
137	* TheMole: [[spoiler:For Megiddo.]]
138	* MoleInCharge: See above.
139	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Reed claims he's assassinating President Caldwell because she's soft on terrorism, and putting the nation at risk by downsizing Third Echelon. ''Blacklist'' shows that the Fifth Freedom includes executing members of the Executive Branch to protect the country, so while Reed's supposed position is ''incredibly'' extreme it is not entirely without merit based on the rules laid out in the series. However, in truth Reed is working for Megiddo, a corrupt and nebulous conspiracy, and is really trying to kill Caldwell because her policies are damaging to ''them''.]]
140	* RememberTheNewGuy: He was apparently a major player in the NSA and Third Echelon in prior games, but ''Conviction'' is his first appearance.
141	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is essentially the same as Assistant Director Williams from the previous games, other than perhaps having a slightly more hysterical personality.
142	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Reed is a ruthless, efficient, and energetic man who is willing to go extreme lengths to defend America from any acts of terrorism in ways that Lambert will never do.
143	* VillainHasAPoint: He says that President Caldwell's decision to shut down Third Echelon would leave the United States open to attack. ''Blacklist'' shows he was right; Third Echelon's decommissioning leaves the door wide open for the Engineers to attack Anderson AFB.
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146	[[folder:Andriy Kobin]]
147	!!Andriy Kobin
148	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sckobin.jpg]]
149	[[caption-width-right:300:Kobin in ''Conviction'']]
150	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Elias Toufexis
151	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist''
152
153	A powerful criminal leader employed by Third Echelon, Kobin [[spoiler:faked the death of Sarah Fisher on then-Director Lambert's orders]]. He serves as one of Tom Reed's top men in the fifth game, surviving its events. Later appears in Blacklist having turned informant to the CIA and joining Fourth Echelon as a TokenEvilTeammate and AcePilot.
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155	* AcePilot: As revealed in ''Blacklist''.
156	* AntiHero: UnscrupulousHero in ''Blacklist'', eventually.
157	* ArmsDealer: His biggest source of income.
158	* BattleTrophy: [[spoiler:Not much of a "battle", but he keeps Archer's corpse hung up in his mansion in ''Conviction'', still in his body suit.]]
159	* BeardOfEvil
160	* DeathFakedForYou: Did this for [[spoiler:Sarah Fisher at Lambert's instruction. Sam was not amused upon finding this out.]]
161	* TheDragon: To Reed in ''Conviction''.
162	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite getting taken down easily in Conviction, ''Blacklist'' reveals he is an AcePilot and when the Paladin is on the verge of crashing, keeps the plane airborne while helping Sam restart it. He's also puts his skills to good use when getting Sam and Briggs into Colorado past the air defenses around Denver to stop Sadiq.
163	* DrugsAreBad: Drug trafficking is among his crimes.
164	* HeelFaceTurn: He was a heel in ''Conviction'', but over the course of ''Blacklist'' he becomes an ally of Sam and Fourth Echelon.
165	* HiddenDepths: Is an extremely skilled pilot as revealed in ''Blacklist''.
166	* OddFriendship: With Charlie Cole of all people. At the end, they're seen getting along extremely well while Kobin explains the finer points on how to operate and shoot Sams FN Five Seven.
167	** FireForgedFriends: Becomes an official Fourth Echelon member after multiple dangerous events on the Paladin.
168	* OhCrap[=/=]YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: His reaction to finding out that his savior in ''Blacklist'' is [[ItsPersonal Sam Fisher]].
169	-->'''Kobin:''' Thank you...thank you! Who are you, CIA?[...]Oh you have got to be ''fucking SHITTING ME!''
170	* RecruitingTheCriminal: DoubleSubverted in ''Blacklist''. He isn't so much "recruited" as he is arrested by Fourth Echelon as an intelligence source, and his "room" is the holding cells. However, once he proves his worth and genuine aid, he appears to be officially recruited to Fourth Echelon, even allowed to handle Sams Five [=SeveN=] on the command deck.
171	* TokenEvilTeammate: While most of Third Echelon is made up of [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]], Kobin is a major criminal employed by them to carry out [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork some dirty work]] their operatives can't do. In ''Blacklist'' he's more of a frienemy and even ends up as part of Sams Paladin team.
172	[[/folder]]
173
174	[[folder:Archer]]
175	!!Daniel Robert Sloane-Suarez / "Archer"
176	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scarcher.png]]
177	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction''
178
179	A Splinter Cell agent who was active prior to the involvement of Sam Fisher in the [[spoiler:Third Echelon Conspiracy]] in ''Conviction'', he worked alongside Voron agent Kestrel against Russian criminal activities.
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181	* AntiHero: Comes with being a Splinter Cell agent.
182	** PragmaticHero: Comes with being a Splinter Cell agent.
183	* BadassBookworm: He has a degree in Economics from [[IvyLeagueForEveryone Harvard University]].
184	* BashBrothers: With Kestrel.
185	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Mortally wounded by Kestrel according to WordOfGod, and has his corpse relocated to Andriy Kobin's mansion]]
186	* TheCombatPragmatist
187	* CodeName[=/=]NomDeGuerre: Archer
188	** OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Justified, considering Archer and Kestrel are covert operatives, and probably shouldn't be able to give away their true identities.
189	* DeadpanSnarker
190	* {{Foil}}: To Kestrel.
191	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Extremely cool, very impossible.
192	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Kestrel's Blue.
193	* ShootYourMate: [[spoiler:Shoots Kestrel in self-defense after being ordered to kill him by Reed. However, Kestrel survives. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Archer doesn't.]]]]
194	* StealthExpert: Almost as good as Sam.
195	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Why Kobin is told to kill him.]]
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:Vernon Wilkes]]
199	!!Vernon Wilkes Jr.
200	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scwilkes.jpg]]
201	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCell1''
202
203	Sam Fisher's very first field runner, who provides the "wings, wheels, and weapons" during Sam's missions in the first half of the first game.
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205	* TheHandler: He is Sam's very first Third Echelon field runner in the games.
206	* SacrificialLion: Being part of Third Echelon is not without risks...
207	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies of gunshot wounds mid-way through the game after a shootout at Kalinatek as he was trying to pick Sam up. Frances Coen replaces him in Myanmar and tells her condolences to Sam, who advises her not to mention Wilkes again.
208	[[/folder]]
209
210	[[folder:Frances Coen]]
211	!!Frances Coen
212	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sccoen.jpg]]
213	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Ellen David (''Splinter Cell''), Adriana Anderson (''Pandora Tomorrow'')
214	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCell1'' \| ''VideoGame/SplinterCellPandoraTomorrow''
215
216	Sam's field runner in the later part of ''Splinter Cell'' after replacing Vernon Wilkes and in ''Pandora Tomorrow''.
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218	* TheGhost: She was mentioned in ''Chaos Theory'' to be gathering intelligence in Japan. Her last appearance was in the previous game, ''Pandora Tomorrow''.
219	* TheHandler: She is brought to Myanmar to become Sam's handler after the death of Wilkes.
220	* InformedJudaism: Her name's Coen, and in ''Pandora Tomorrow'', she mentions that her mother always wanted her to do a pilgrimage to Israel when she and Sam are in Jerusalem.
221	* PutOnABus: Disappears after ''Pandora Tomorrow'', except for a passing line of dialogue in ''Chaos Theory''.
222	[[/folder]]
223
224	[[folder:William Redding]]
225	!!William Redding
226	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sccoen_0.jpg]]
227	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Thor Bishopric
228	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory''
229
230	Sam's third field runner, Redding supplies him with kit recommendations and weapons and equipment for his missions in ''Chaos Theory''.
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232	* TheHandler: Takes up the position after Coen, though, as stated, Lambert does personally know Sam and acts as this as well.
233	* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen or mentioned since ''Essentials''. Official explanation is he was 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.
234	* RetiredBadass: He used to be a [[SemperFi US Marine]] interrogator.
235	* TheSmartGuy: While Grim was Sam's technical support ally in Third Echelon, Redding gave him his weapons and kit recommendations before missions.
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	[[folder:Charlie Fryman]]
239	!!Charlie Fryman
240	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scfryman.png]]
241	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Graham Cuthbertson
242	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellConviction''
243
244	Grim's inside man in Third Echelon HQ, Fryman gives Sam the upgraded [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual sonar goggles]].
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246	* BigFun: Subtly implied.
247	* HeroWorshipper: He is a huge fan of Fisher.
248	* NonActionGuy
249	* TheSmartGuy: One of them in ''Conviction'', though the fact that he only appears in one scene in ''Conviction'' does lower how much he is this.
250	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
251	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Last we saw him, he was inside 3E HQ, you know the same HQ that self-destructed minutes later. He's never mentioned again however.
252	[[/folder]]
253
254	[[folder:Lawrence Williams]]
255	!!Assistant Director Lawrence Williams
256	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scwilliams.jpeg]]
257	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jesse Burch
258	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' \| ''Splinter Cell: Essentials''
259
260	A NSA bureaucrat brought in to oversee Third Echelon and the JBA operation.
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262	* CorruptBureaucrat: An email from an anonymous sender to Emile Dufraisne in ''Double Agent'' leaked that Lambert's cover identity to the JBA as "Wilkes", an arms dealer, was false and taken from a man who died several years earlier. It's heavily implied that the email came from Williams as only he, Fisher and Lambert were aware of the operation to infiltrate the JBA.
263	** In the last mission he sends a Splinter Cell to New York to tie up loose ends and kill Enrica after Fisher had already dispatched everyone else in the JBA and disarmed the bombs.
264	** The end of the game reveals Williams is having the NSA pursue Fisher as a domestic terrorist and fugitive from justice even though he has full knowledge of what happened.
265	* JerkassHasAPoint: For all his other numerous failings, in the second version of ''Double Agent'' Williams is right about Sam Fisher going rogue at the end. Despite Sam's understandable, sympathetic reasons and emotions, he outright murders a fellow Splinter Cell agent who was from his own point of view simply doing his job protecting his country by eliminating a member of a terrorist organization that had been in the process of attempting to murder millions, as Sam Fisher himself had done numerous times in the past, along with carrying out many unethical orders from his superiors. The Splinter Cell agent was also likely influenced by limited intel on the matter from Williams, so may not have known the bombs had already been defused and all the terrorists were dead besides Enrica, or was even told that Fisher had become unstable and unreliable, or that he had even turned traitor.
266	* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He initially obstructs Fisher and Lambert's operation to infiltrate the JBA, believing it to exceed the NSA's mandate.
267	** He's later implied in an email to be the one who leaked to the JBA the fact that Lambert was using a false identity in his dealings with them. With Lambert in JBA custody (and later dead or recovering from a beating), he takes control of the operation in the last two missions.
268	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being a major antagonist in ''Double Agent'' and ''Essentials'', he disappeared from the series and was replaced by {{SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute}} Tom Reed.
269	** The WordOfGod explanation to a fan question about this says Reed found evidence of Williams' corruption against Fisher and Lambert, and used it to blackmail him into resigning as Director of Third Echelon and being exiled to a backwater NSA posting in Montana.
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	!!Fourth Echelon additions
273
274	Fourth Echelon is the successor organization to Third Echelon in ''Blacklist'', founded by the President in the wake of the Engineers' attack on the military base on Guam. It is a "blacker-than-black" special operations unit headed by Sam Fisher, who is also their primary operative, and former Third Echelon members Anna Grímsdóttir and Andriy Kobin also joined it. Unlike Third Echelon, Fourth Echelon was made accountable to the President through a direct chain of command as a result of the events of the Third Echelon Conspiracy, where the leadership of the organization was corrupted because of the agency structure that allowed the Director to stonewall the President.
275
276	[[folder:The Organization]]
277
278	* TheArtifact: The "Echelon" part of the name "Fourth Echelon" is an artifact from Third Echelon being a sub-organization of the NSA; however Fourth Echelon is an independent, mobile special operations unit (as opposed to a whole government agency) that answers only to the President.
279	* CoolPlane: The C-147B Paladin, which is also their HQ.
280	* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The same as Third Echelon.
281	* NecessarilyEvil: Does things which are necessary to preserve world peace.
282	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Probably even more than its predecessors. Throughout ''Blacklist'', Fourth Echelon screws the other agencies several times with their ops, including breaking into Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.
283	* NoSuchAgency: Still in effect. This actually proves to be a hindrance as other secret agencies sneer at them and refuse to share information.
284	* OddlySmallOrganization: It consists of Anna, Sam, Kobin, Charlie, Isaac, their pilots and a handful of mechanics and analysts.
285	[[/folder]]
286
287	[[folder:Charlie Cole]]
288	!!Charlie Cole
289
290	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidReale
291	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist''
292
293	A computer hacker and tech expert who worked at Paladin Nine during Sam's brief stay there between ''Conviction'' and ''Blacklist'', Charlie becomes the technology officer of Fourth Echelon, providing Sam with many custom gadgets to complement Grim's tech savviness, albeit with his own self-deprecative humor.
294	----
295	* TheCracker: A heroic variant.
296	* DeadpanSnarker: Constantly, especially aimed at Briggs.
297	* TheEngineer: For Sam's gear, including his goggles, tri-rotor, and prototype guns. Ironically, he's fighting ''against'' the Engineers.
298	* NewMeat: He's not nearly as well versed in the darker sides of espionage as the rest of the team, and becomes sick when he finds out that they plan to go with ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight over the President.
299	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Twofold. While going through some data, Charlie doesn't follow proper protocols and ended up got Paladin Nine hacked by the engineers. He also contacted a former associate with the cartel who later attacked the plane while they are on the ground in order to collect the bounty on their heads.
300	* NonActionGuy: Charlie is simply a civilian working with an off the books black ops organization and thus, has no experience with a gun.
301	* OddFriendship: With Kobin after everyone else subjects him to a KickTheDog moment.
302	[[/folder]]
303
304	[[folder:Isaac Briggs]]
305	!!Isaac Briggs
306
307	!!!'''Voiced by:''' Dwain Murphy
308	!!!'''Appears in:''' ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist''
309
310	A CIA agent who Sam recruits to Fourth Echelon in ''Blacklist'', Briggs serves as the second player in CoOpMultiplayer.
311	----
312	* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: He’s a former U.S. Army officer with special operations experience.
313	* GeniusBruiser: Graduated from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point. After being commissioned as Army officer, he went into special operations before in turn being recruited into the CIA.
314	* MilitaryMaverick: Shades of this.
315	-->'''Fisher:''' [[WhatTheHellHero Wrestling fan?]]\
316	'''Briggs:''' You said nonlethal. You didn't say how.
317	* PlayerCharacter: In the cooperative gameplay, for the second player. Also in some FirstPersonShooter segments of "Transit Yards", and the occasional UAV segments for the main story missions.
318	** [[spoiler: And it is revealed that you were actually playing as him instead of Sam for the first half of "Site F" when he is unmasked.]]
319	* StealthExpert: Though apparently not quite as skilled as Sam, he's still good.
320	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / SplinterCellEchelon