occasional sarcastic wisecrack at particularly unusual or obtuse instructions. For instance, during the final level in Pandora Tomorrow, Sam is in an elevator that shuts down when his enemies cut the power. Lambert informs him that the elevator has stopped, and Sam retorts with a sarcastic, "Thanks, Lambert." In Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Fisher is blunt, and he appears fairly disappointed when Lambert orders him to avoid enemy fatalities as part of his mission parameters. Frequently holding captured enemies at knife-point, his dialog with them is creative and highly intimidating, though often morbidly humorous to the audience. In Splinter Cell: Conviction, Fisher's personality takes a leap towards ruthlessness. The intimidating threats of lethal force in Chaos Theory become standard practice. Fisher often tortures his subjects of interrogation through creative use of surrounding objects such pianos, fire extinguishers or windowsills. The tie-in novels expand on Fisher's character. They portray him as detached and preferring solitude, buying non-perishables (such as any CDs he wants) online, and living by himself. The first novel explained in a one-sentence paragraph that Fisher "like[s] it that way." He avoids relationships due to the demands of his job, though he eventually engages in a relationship with his Krav Maga instructor Katia in Operation Barracuda but Katia is killed by a sniper shot that was meant for him. However, he does have a close relationship with his daughter, Sarah, which is used to bait him into a trap in the first novel when Sarah is kidnapped in order to get to Fisher. In the novels, Fisher also mentions that he has the ability to fall asleep on command, unlike most people who can only sleep when tired. This, he says, is an asset in his line of work, which often requires him to obtain sleep in the most awkward of places. Appearances Games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials (2006) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (2006) Academy of Champions: Soccer (2009) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (2010) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2018) Far Cry New Dawn (2019) (via easter egg) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (2020) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) Tom Clancy's Elite Squad (2020) Novels Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2004) by David Michaels Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda