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.

Tactics and equipment

Hand-to-hand

The novel establishes that he "exclusively use Krav Maga" for unarmed combat. He has reached the advanced level of 3B. This system is widely used by special operators, police, and similar personnel. It also bears mentioning that even though he is an American and he specifically states that he is not Jewish, he had an excellent working relationship with Israeli security services, and he seemed intimately familliar with Israeli weapons (including brand new ones). Also, he uses very unorthodox climbing techniques (split jumps, half split jumps, drop kick attacks, Inverted Neck Break, difficult techniques to climb pipes, etc.). Speculation points to his having cross-trained with Israeli hostage-rescue rappelling and climbing sections, also known as "Terror Monkeys." These people are widely acknowledged experts in climbing in order to conduct assaults from above.

Related Topics:
Krav Maga - Unarmed combat - Police - Jewish - Israeli - Inverted Neck Break

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In the novel, Fisher's acrobatic manuvers extend to using not only walls, but also furniture and even human beings to push off from in order to escape. Strictly speaking these are not unarmed combat techniques -- they might almost be some form of Parkour.

Related Topics:
Novel - Human - Parkour

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Fisher may have combined these three disciplines together, if so, then he has perfected something very formidable indeed.

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Knife

The player first got the chance to wield Sam's new knife in Chaos Theory. In the novel, it is described as a USMC Ka-bar with a hilt covered in compressed leather of standard design. However, in the game, some close-ups of the hilt suggest that it is custom made. The knife appears to be double-edged, with a blade roughly 5 inches long. It has a central groove called a "fuller" in order to reduce weight, often mistakenly called a "blood groove." It appears unsuitable for throwing. While it is a truly deadly weapon in the hands of former Navy SEAL Sam Fisher, he also uses it as a multipurpose tool in the field. Players can use the knife to interrogate suspects, cut the fabric of tents, break locks, cut wires, and even pry hidden microphones from a wall. It's a handy tool to have, yet, for some reason the blade is a normal metallic color, instead of black, which is standard for SpecOps (A dull-black colored blade tends not to reflect light off the knife, which doesn't reveal your position.)

Related Topics:
USMC - Ka-bar - Weapon

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Weapons

Through the games, Fisher uses two Fabrique Nationale firearms, the Five-seveN 5.7mm Pistol and the F2000 assault rifle. In the games, however, they are called, respectively, the SC Pistol and the SC-20K (SC standing for Splinter Cell), presumably to avoid copyright infringements.

Related Topics:
Fabrique Nationale - Five-seveN - 5.7mm - Pistol - F2000 - Assault rifle

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Five-SeveN

The pistol in the game is a 20-round, semiautomatic weapon with a attached suppressor, a microphone and a OCP (Optically Channeled Potentiator) which gives the pistol the ability to disable electronics. 5.7mm ammo is touted by FN to be able to penetrate NATO kevlar vests and helmets, but in the games the ability to penetrate armour is limited, taking at least three to five shots to the torso to down a foe. The pistol is much more silent than the SC-20K. In the series' third installment, Chaos Theory, the 5-7 is equipped with an OCP, a device that can be used to disrupt electronic devices, including many light fixtures. In the series' second installment, Pandora Tomorrow, the 5-7 is equipped with a laser aiming module.

Related Topics:
NATO - Kevlar - Vest - Helmet - Torso

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SC-20K

In reality this weapon is the FN F2000. The weapon's name was changed to avoid any copyright issues or misrepresentations of the weapon.

Related Topics:
FN F2000 - Name

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It is a 30-round, select-fire 5.56 x 45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle with an integral supressor and a 1.5x reflex sight. SC stands for Splinter Cell, 20 probably means the 20th rifle to be used by Splinter Cells and K is Karabiner, German for carbine.

Related Topics:
5.56 x 45mm - Bullpup

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In the first two games the SC-20K was always in the 'Launcher' configuration (supposedly a 20mm FN-manufactured pneumatic shotgun, but in reality is was a M303 less-lethal launcher, capable of dispensing all manner of useful devices) but in Chaos Theory four configurations are possible.

Related Topics:
Pneumatic - Shotgun - M303

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Foregrip: The standard config, the grip is used to steady firing and counter the effects of recoil.

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Launcher: A 40mm grenade launcher is attached, able to fire sticky shockers, sticky cams, gas grenades and other such items.

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Sniper: A huge modification that chambers the SC-20K for a 20mm APDS (Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot) round that can rip straight through armour and cover alike. This version has a full scope and modified barrel, increasing range and accuracy, though it is rather loud and unwieldy.

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Shotgun: The standard config with a 12-gauge OOO buckshot shotgun instead of the forward attachment. Useful for close-quarters combat.

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