Third Echelon[edit]
Sam Fisher[edit]
An ex-Navy SEAL with all kinds of experience in nearly every field. He's the kind of guy that can (and will) grab you from behind in a dark room and knock you out, but not without a little bit of humor first. Has a daughter named Sarah.
Colonel Irving Lambert[edit]
The head of Third Echelon. He serves as Fisher's main contact throughout the game, dispensing information as the player needs it, giving orders whenever necessary.
"Junior" Wilkes[edit]
Fisher's "runner" - he's the guy that handles Sam's insertions and extractions from various locations.
Anna Grimsdottir[edit]
Third Echelon's information specialist. She handles just about all of the computer-related tasks - whether it's obtaining floor-plans of the buildings that Sam infiltrates, or getting dossiers of the people he's dealing with, she's more than capable of handling the task.
Georgians[edit]
Kombayn Nikoladze[edit]
An oil baron who seized control of Georgia when its former president was assassinated. Apparently has a very strong intent to start a war.
Vyascheslav Grinko[edit]
A former mercenary with an extremely high profile record of war crimes. He was pardoned by Nikoladze and brought into his cabinet.
Philip Masse[edit]
Ex-Canadian hacker who was responsible for breaching the CIA servers. Hired by Nikoladze as a programmer, and largely responsible for a series of "information warfare" attacks.