Syphon Filter (series) - Characters - Gary Stoneman

Gary Stoneman is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and current member of the IPCA. He served in every war from Vietnam to the Gulf War. He serves as an expert sharpshooter and commanding officer.

In Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Game, he joined the IPCA. His first mission was in Pescara, Italy, where he eliminated Dmitri Alexopoulos after discovering he planned to use the Syphon Filter virus in mob wars. He also commanded IPCA recruits in Mazyr, Belarus, and appears in Ivankov's fortress at the end of the game to help rescue Alima. After the credits roll, a hidden cutscene featuring Mara Aramov shows that Stone was hired to kill her. Stone awards the player with "Stone's Medal of Courage," which is actually a Purple Heart, suggesting that Stone was injured in the line of duty.

In Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Stone is controlled by the player on two of the unlockable secret missions, both of which are set in the storyline of Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain. In the first mission, Stone carries out his hit on Aramov, who is revealed to be having an affair with Elsa Weissinger. Both are killed; the player may decide how Elsa dies depending on their actions. In the second mission, Stone is on the balcony of Taherir Palace (the "Yemen 2" mission of Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain) and has to fend for himself against an army of enemies who attack him from long range.