Sam Fisher

Sam Fisher (born 1957) is the main character in the Splinter Cell series of games and novels created by author Tom Clancy. Throughout the series Fisher is voiced by actor Michael Ironside.

Background

At first glance it may appear that almost nothing is known about his past, but deductions are possible. Given his age of 50 during ', we know that he was born on 1957 and stands at 5'10" tall, weighing 170 lb (77 kg). Ubisoft lead character artist Martin Caya established in early interviews about the game that during his career Fisher had served in Afghanistan, where he had an experience in which he was forced to hide under dead bodies in order to avoid being killed. Caya also established that Fisher had served in East Germany and in "other Soviet satellite countries leading up to the collapse of the USSR." This fact is echoed on the web sites and manuals included with the games. The novel, for its part, establishes that Fisher was "with the CIA in the '80s." Therefore it would seem that this man was a late Cold Warrior.

Related Topics:
Ubisoft - Martin Caya - Afghanistan - East Germany - USSR

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The novel establishes that he hated his time in CIA, and that he mostly had official cover (i.e., he was a "diplomatic aide"). The training mission in the first game established that he served in Kuwait; most likely during the First Gulf War. During the MCAS Bank mission (part of the third game, Chaos Theory), it was established that Fisher served in Operation Urgent Fury. The website for the third game established that by this point he was a SEAL, fully integrated with his team and deploying into the Middle East from a carrier. Other than for anti-terrorist operations, only SEAL Team 3 has a Middle Eastern Area of Responsibility (AOR). Thus the conclusion that he served in ST3. His extreme skill with aimed rifle shots at long range has been demonstrated many times. When he is holding his breath, there is no shaking of the reticuleon the FN F2000 at all. This is even true at thousands of meters. Thus, one can reach the tentative conclusion that he most likely served as the team sniper.

Related Topics:
Kuwait - First Gulf War - Operation Urgent Fury - Middle East - Rifle - FN F2000 - Meters - Sniper

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