Felix Leiter is a fictional CIA (and later DEA) intelligence operative and friend of British Secret Service agent James Bond. He appeared in Activision's 2012 video game 007 Legends, portrayed in voice and likeness by actor Demetri Goritsas. The character is a re-imagining of the literary and film character who first appeared in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel Casino Royale and was subsequently adapted for EON Productions' James Bond film series, beginning with 1962's Dr. No. Goritsas' portrayal is, to date, the only video game appearance of Felix Leiter.
Biography[]
Background[]
Felix Leiter joined the US Marines upon leaving college and saw active duty in a variety of conflicts throughout his twelve years of service.[1] Highly decorated, he rose up to the rank of a senior intelligence officer.[1] Felix transferred out of the Marines into the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) eight years prior to the events of 007 Legends.[1]
007 Legends: Goldfinger[]
When investigating in the office of the duplicitous industrialist Auric Goldfinger at the Swiss headquarters of his metal company, Auric Enterprises, Felix's British counterpart, James Bond, uncovers the megalomaniac's scheme to contaminate the gold supply at Fort Knox and attempts to phone Leiter to warn him. He is thwarted by the sudden arrival of Goldfinger and his Korean manservant, Oddjob.[2] After arriving in the U.S., it is revealed that Bond's ally, Pussy Galore, later called Leiter and told him about the villain's planned Nerve Gas attack; helping the CIA switch the canisters with harmless oxygen. As the raid begins, Leiter and his U.S. Army allies quit playing dead and order Goldfinger's men to surrender. A firefight erupts, during which Bond and Leiter their way into the gold depository. Making their way towards the vault using night vision, explosive charges and rappelling equipment, the pair split up with Leiter gaining access via the service entrance. However, Leiter is severely wounded by Oddjob before Bond arrives and orders the spy to disarm the Atomic Bomb. 007 succeeds and Leiter makes travel arrangements for Bond to meet with the President in Washington, although Goldfinger will take the opportunity to try to kill Bond one last time before his own death.[3]
007 Legends: Licence to Kill[]
Savagely beaten and wounded Leiter in the Licence to Kill mission of 007 Legends (2012).
- Sanchez: "All this? You did all this for an American?"
- James Bond: "No.. all this for my friend."
- ―Bond hurls Felix's lighter at Sanchez, setting him on fire.[src]
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Leiter transfers to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to assist them in dealing with the powerful drug cartels operating out of Mexico.[1] During this time he and his wife Della are brutally attacked on their honeymoon night by Mexican drug lord, Franz Sanchez. Bond arrives to find one of the assailants still in the building, and pummels him, before discovering Della's corpse lying on the bed. Nearby, Leiter is drifting in-and-out of consciousness, having been savagely beaten and wounded on his right side. He sends Bond to warn his operative, Pam Bouvier and provides him with intel stored on a memory card, hidden in his cigarette lighter. Notably, unlike the film, Felix doesn't lose his leg and is instead either shot or stabbed. Nevertheless, Bond still avenges the Leiter massacre by killing Sanchez with the lighter at the end of his mission with Bouvier.[4]
Personality[]
Felix is described as balanced, persuasive and resourceful under pressure. His character is tempered with a dry sardonic humor, and trait no doubt enhanced by years of active service in the field. Leiter is not a natural extrovert, instead choosing is words carefully and will pick the optimum time to take action. Felix is an honest and loyal confidant to those close to him, and forged a strong professional relationship with Bond during a highly classified mission in Western Europe.[1]
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Although 007 Legends is supposed to take place in the continuity of the films of the new timeline as evidenced by the returns of current actors including Daniel Craig (James Bond), Judi Dench (Olivia Mansfield) and Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner), Demetri Goritsas' Leiter is not related to the film version of Jeffrey Wright.
See also[]
- Felix Leiter
- Felix Leiter (Literary)
- Felix Leiter (Jack Lord)
- Felix Leiter (Cec Linder)
- Felix Leiter (Rik Van Nutter)
- Felix Leiter (Norman Burton)
- Felix Leiter (David Hedison)
- Felix Leiter (Bernie Casey)
- Felix Leiter (John Terry)
- Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright)
- Felix Leiter (Lloyd Owen)
- Felix Leiter (Josh Stamberg)
- Jack Wade
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Eurocom. 007 Legends. Activision. PC. Level/area: MI6 Intel Extras; Characters (in English). 24th June 2018.
- ↑ Eurocom. 007 Legends. Activision. PC. Level/area: #1: Goldfinger (in English). 24th June 2018.
- ↑ Eurocom. 007 Legends. Activision. PC. Level/area: #2: Goldfinger (in English). 24th June 2018.
- ↑ Eurocom. 007 Legends. Activision. PC. Level/area: #5: Licence to Kill (in English). 24th June 2018.