History VideoGame / SplinterCellPandoraTomorrow

* {{Irony}}: Norman Soth is first identified via the alias "Mortified Penguin", a parody of the names of FOXHOUND in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''. The irony comes in the fact that the game this takes place in is called ''Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow''. While both parts of the name have meaning within the story, they're both cool-sounding codephrases that don't obviously mean anything unless explained (Lambert even notes that the ridiculous sound to the name is probably the point, "like the smiley face on a cobra's hood"). Just like the names of the FOXHOUND members, in fact. Moreover, the subnames for sister Tom Clancy series ''VideoGame/RainbowSix'' included similar things like "Rogue Spear" and "Athena Sword".

* FarEastAsianTerrorists: The Darah Dan Doa, which started out as a grassroots, US-backed anti-Communist militia as a counter against Suharto's regime, then fell to become a lowly drug cartel when the Cold War ended and the US had no further use for them. By the time the game starts, they've evolved into a nationalist terrorist organisation led by a UsefulNotes/CheGuevara-expy named Suhadi Sadono, with the goal of reclaiming East Timor for Indonesia and plan to detonate smallpox bombs all over the US if they try and interfere.

The game expanded the series to multiplayer capabilities, with a versus mode and specially designed [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] levels. For the solo campaign, it added some new moves such as shooting while hanging from pipes and a few new gadgets. Triggering alarms was even ''more'' unforgiving than in the [[VideoGame/SplinterCell1 first game]]. The main theme was composed by none other than Hollywood veteran composer Music/LaloSchifrin.

* CallBack: Sam cannot risk killing Sadono and must capture him alive, because it's stated by Lambert that the last time he killed a BigBad (Nikoladze in the [[VideoGame/SplinterCell1 first game]]), it caused ''much'' diplomatic troubles.

--->''(Elevator stops.)''
--->'''Lambert:''' The elevator's stopped.
--->'''Fisher:''' [[SarcasmMode Thanks, Lambert]].

** On PC, the SC-[=20K=]'s sniper scope doesn't simply activates by rolling the scroll wheel upwards with default settings anymore. The scroll wheel has to be pushed this time around.

* FarEastAsianTerrorists: The Darah Dan Doa, which started out as a grassroots, US-backed anti-Communist militia as a counter against Suharto's regime, then fell to become a lowly drug cartel when the Cold War ended and the US had no further use for them. By the time the game starts, they've evolved into a nationalist terrorist organisation led by a UsefulNotes/CheGuevara-Expy named Suhadi Sadono, with the goal of reclaiming East Timor for Indonesia and plan to detonate smallpox bombs all over the US if they try and interfere.

* MissionPackSequel: As for the solo campaign, not much was added in Sam's moves or arsenal and the game used the same engine as the first one. This would all change for ''Chaos Theory''.

* YouCantThwartStageOne: In the first mission in Dili, you walk right past a room with BigBad Sadono, and can easily put a bullet in his head without endangering yourself or any hostages, even potentially saving one who's about to be gunned down for [[HeKnowsTooMuch knowing too much]] (this all takes place a week ''before'' Sadono implements his "Pandora Tomorrow" scheme to release smallpox bombs if he dies). However, if you do this, you get an instant Game Over for not following orders, as Lambert wanted to leave Sadono alone until more intel could be gathered.
** Short-circuiting the entire plot in this manner does, however, reward you with one of the more memorable Game Over exchanges:

The game expanded the series to multiplayer capabilities, with a versus mode and specially designed [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] levels. For the solo campaign, it added some new moves such as shooting while hanging from pipes and a few new gadgets. Triggering alarms was even ''more'' unforgiving than in the [[VideoGame/SplinterCell1 first game]].

* TooDumbToLive: One of the soldiers in the Kundang Camp mission attempts to fix a wonky landmine while drunk, and gets blown to bits for his troubles. Though the fact that he and his friend chose to get smashed while surrounded by landmines in the first place automatically qualified them for this trope to begin with.

* DeadManSwitch: Sadono's insurance policy is to place smallpox devices on US territory. To delay the activation of the devices, he makes phone calls that postpone the releasing of the pox for one day. Should he get killed or captured, the lack of phone call would release the pox.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Late in the game, it's revealed that the US-based PMC Sadono makes his "Pandora Tomorrow" calls to is [[spoiler:Displace International]]. While not a smoking gun owing to the fact that it's an obvious script error (Grim mentions the name as if she's never heard of it before despite Sam working directly with them one mission prior, nobody comments on [[spoiler:Shetland's outfit]] suddenly having direct ties to Sadono, and the debriefing makes it clear the bad-guy PMC is actually the "Armed Guardian Services" from multiplayer), it does foreshadow [[spoiler:Shetland being the BigBad of ''Chaos Theory''.]]

* InstantThunder: Played so straight it very well may be a parody - the Jakarta level is set during a thunderstorm in which the thunder is heard ''before'' the lightning is seen. This may be because lightning lights up everything, making you visible for a split second when out in the open, and not having any advance warning for it would be unfair.

* LaserSight: Sam's silenced FN Five-seveN is now equipped with a laser sight.

** Similarly, in the Paris-Nice train mission, you can easily kill Norman Soth and presumably foil Sadono's smallpox scheme before it begins since Soth was the one responsible for procuring the smallpox bombs and sneaking them into America. However, if you do this you will similarly be met with a "Mission's over, Fisher!" communication from Lambert. This case is more justified, since when you do meet him the first time all evidence suggests he's CIA, and nobody has a definitive answer on whether he's gone rogue or is just in ''really'' deep cover.

** Similarly, in the Paris-Nice train mission, you can easily kill Norman Soth and presumably foil Sadono's smallpox scheme before it begins since Soth was the one responsible for procuring the smallpox bombs and sneaking them into America. However, if you do this you will similarly be met with a "Mission's over, Fisher!" communication from Lambert.

'''Lambert: ''' [[LameExcuse It's not that simple! We can't work that way! The mission's over!]]

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: The controls for hanging from a pipe or ledge were completely inverted between the first game and this one. Where you once had to press 'jump' to jump down and 'crouch' to "crouch" against a pipe (i.e. pull your legs up), you later press 'jump' to bring your stance ''up'' and 'crouch' to drop ''down''.

* ProductPlacement: Sam's Opsat device was apparently made by Sony Ericsson, and so is the device he uses to read the chip stolen by Shetland.

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* TropicalIslandAdventure: The first mission is set in Timor-Leste, and there are a set of three missions in Indonesia.

'''Lambert:''' The elevator's stopped.\\
'''Fisher:''' [[SarcasmMode Thanks, Lambert]].

From [[UsefulNotes/TimorLeste East Timor]] to UsefulNotes/{{France}}, UsefulNotes/{{Jerusalem}}, UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}} and [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles LAX Airport]], Sam Fisher must thwart a bioterrorist attack plot involving Suhadi Sadono (a Che Guevara-like revolutionary leader) and Norman Soth, a rogue CIA agent who seeks revenge for getting betrayed by the agency he served.