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Not to be confused with Thomas Holman.

"Markinson..."
"Of course! I knew you'd solve the puzzle eventually. I expect only the best from my men. Where is Rhoemer?"
"You're asking ME? How long has Rhoemer been working for you, Markinson?"

- Markinson and Gabe in Missile Silo.

Thomas Markinson was the original director of The Agency in Syphon Filter and distributes orders to Gabriel Logan & Lian Xing on every mission of Syphon Filter.

He was a hidden minor antagonist in the game.

Plot

Syphon Filter

Markinson's first involvement with the Syphon Filter virus was during the botched operation in Guacimo, Costa Rica when Markinson found a way to contact Erich Rhoemer for the purposes of the Agency.

After Erich Rhoemer used his terrorist organization Black Baton to lead a assault on Washington, D.C, Markinson sends Logan and Lian on a mission to find the viral's bombs planted in the city. Logan finds a fake main bomb at a subway, leading to a explosion. He survives and wounds Mara Aramov before finding out the bombs are in the Washington Park. With the help of CBDC, the bombs are disarmed and Logan takes out Jorge Marcos and Anton Girdeux.

Markinson sends Logan to the Pharcom exhibition center to investigate Jonathan Phagan's involvement with Erich Rhoemer but Logan discover that Edward Benton was working forBlack Baton and kills him. Logan tells Benton's betrayal to Markinson only to be surprised when Markinson says he knew it all the time. Markinson takes Logan to Rhoemer's base in Kazakstan and while planting the bombs on every gasoline tank, Logan kills Vladislav Gabrek. After Lian's supposed death Markinson takes Logan out of the base before it explodes.

Markinson sends Logan to infiltrate Rhoemer's stronghold to inject some test subjects with a virus antigen. Deeper in the stronghold, Logan finds Jonathan Phagan who reveals that Lian is alive and she's infected with the Syphon Filter virus. When Logan talks to Lian she reveals there is no universal serum for the virus. With the help of Mara Aramov, Logan and Lian go to PharCom's warehouses in Kazakstan to prevent Rhomer's ambitions to launch a missile to cause a third world war. There they lose all contact with Markinson and anyone from the Agency. Lian analyzes the serum Markinson gave to Logan and discovers that the content was lethal and Markinson was having the test subjects killed. In the depths of the silo Logan encounters Markinson on a walkway near the missile and both begin to talk about the Markinson involvement, when he reveals that his goal was to get the virus to the Agency.

While monologuing about the missile and how Logan has no idea what things are going on, Markinson is violently shot in the back of the head by Rhoemer and falls off the edge of the walkway to the bottom of the missile launch site where he lands dead in the bottom of the missile, his corpse incinerated when the missile launched. At the end of Syphon Filter Lian asks Logan what were they working for and what were Markinson's ambitions, all Logan knows is with him gone they may never know.

Syphon Filter 2

Although not making any appearances, Logan mentions him at certain points in the game, especially when he is communicating with The Agency or talking about it.

He is however mentioned in conversation between Vince Hadden, Lyle Stevens, Mara Aramov and Mr. Cochran. Mara tries to use Markinson against Stevens in their argument, saying a lot of their current problems was due to his actions. Stevens remarks that first he's not responsible for the actions of his predecessor and that Markinson was "not in control" (of the Agency). Hadden then begins to proceed to question Cochran, staying that "unlike Markinson and Rhoemer, you have failed"...before Mara snaps Cochran's neck.

Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain

Markinson is mentioned several times in Zeus Files by Logan, Elsa Weissinger and Teresa Lipan.

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

Markinson is briefly mentioned by Singularity, when he was talking about Gabriel Logan's past.

Description

For most of the 1970s, Thomas Markinson was a soldier in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam, where he received the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor awards. Following the end of the Vietnam War he worked with several intelligence fields in Washington, D.C. and joined the Agency as its new Director in 1997.

Markinson spent the last years of the decade running counter-terrorism operations against forces such as Erich Rhoemer's Black Baton organization. The Agency was under the influences of Vincent Hadden's international arms consortium, which used the intelligence group to aid in its activites. Markinson served Hadden and developed the notion to acquire the Syphon Filter virus for the Agency's uses. Together with Deputy Director Edward Benton, Markinson ended up employing Rhoemer after recruiting him in Costa Rica.

The Agency continued to assign Agent Gabriel Logan to the task of finding Rhoemer under Markinson's command, and Markinson manipulated Logan into destroying evidence of the operation. While in Ukraine, Markinson supplied Logan with a serum of concentrated potassium chloride used in lethal injections to eradicate Rhoemer's test subjects, but lied to Gabe that he had vaccinated them.

Director Markinson was unable to control Rhoemer, who planned a terrorist strike with a Russian missile. He rendered himself incommunicado with Logan and Lian Xing as the situation deteriorated and personally traveled to the PharCom warehouses in Kazakhstan to find Rhoemer. He confessed to his involvement in the Syphon Filter operation and his motivation for obtaining it to benefit the Agency when Gabe was deep within the silo. Rhoemer then shot him in the back of his head and caused Markinson to fall into the missile pit.

Personality and characteristics

Markinson was more of an anti-hero than a villain; despite his involvement in the SF conspiracy, he wanted the virus for Agency use. His affiliation was one of the purest in the game since he sought a weapon that would increase the efficiency of an Agency that protects American national security. Later, he ends up trying to take down the conspiracy from within when he sees just how bad it really is, only to be too late when Rhoemer kills him.

Appearances

Syphon Filter

Syphon Filter 2

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

  • Matter's End (mentioned)



Trivia

  • Despite being the secret antagonist of the game, he is never actually faced in combat and Gabe does not kill him. It's uncertain if Gabe would have killed him anyways.
    • The same trait is shared by Vince Hadden, who was the "Mystery Man" in this game as well as it sequel before it's finally shown in Syphon Filter 3 that he was the man in shadow. He isn't killed by Logan, in fact he was to be arrested but Mara Aramov ended up killing him.
    • Thomas Markinson is the only character in the whole game who never appears during the gameplay but only the full motion video cutscenes.

Gallery

<gallery spacing="small"> Logan_and_Markison.png|Markinson tells Logan about the Syphon Filter virus. Markison-in-silo.png|thumb|Logan meets Markinson on the silo.]] Thomas_Markinson.gif|Markinson on Syphon Filter manual.

Main Characters Anton Girdeux  · Edward Benton  · Erich Rhoemer  · Gabriel Logan  · Jonathan Phagan  · Lian Xing  · Mara Aramov  · Thomas Markinson
Minor Characters Alec Kabanov  · Ellis  · Jenkins  · Jorge Marcos  · Pavel Kravitch  · Richard Erikson  · Vince Hadden  · Vladislav Gabrek
Enemies Georgia Street Terrorists  · Flaming Enemy  · Girdeux's Terrorists  · Pharcom Bodyguards
Organizations Black Baton  · CBDC  · Pharcom  · The Agency
Missions Georgia Street  · Destroyed Subway  · Main Subway Line  · Washington Park  · Freedom Memorial  · Expo Center Reception  · Expo Center Dinorama  · Rhoemer's Base  · Base Bunker  · Base Tower  · Base Escape  · Rhoemer's Stronghold  · Stronghold Lower Level  · Stronghold Catacombs  · Pharcom Warehouses  · Pharcom Elite Guards  · Warehouse 76  · Silo Access Tunnels  · Tunnel Blackout  · Missile Silo
Weaponry 9mm  · .45  · Air Taser  · BIZ-2  · C4 Explosive  · Combat shotgun · G-18  · Gas Grenade Grenade  · HK-5  · K3G4 Assault Rifle  · M-16  · M-79  · Nightvision rifle  · PK-102  · Shotgun  · Sniper Rifle
Gadgets Card Key  · Flak Jacket  · Flashlight  · Viral Antigen  · Viral Scanner
Vehicles UH-60 Blackhawk
Conflicts Washington D.C. Attack  · First Investigation of PHARCOM  · Destruction of Rhoemer's Base  · Sabotage of Rhoemer's Cathedral  · Kazakhstan Missile Incident
Transcipts Georgia Street  · Destroyed Subway  · Main Subway Line  · Washington Park  · Freedom Memorial  · Expo Center Reception  · Expo Center Dinorama  · Rhoemer's Base  · Base Bunker  · Base Tower  · Base Escape  · Rhoemer's Stronghold  · Stronghold Lower Level  · Stronghold Catacombs  · Pharcom Warehouses  · Pharcom Elite Guards  · Warehouse 76  · Silo Access Tunnels  · Tunnel Blackout  · Missile Silo
Main Characters Dillon Morgan  · Elsa Weissinger  · Gabriel Logan  · Jason Chance  · Lawrence Mujari  · Lian Xing  · Lyle Stevens  · Mara Aramov  · Steven Archer  · Teresa Lipan  · Thomas Holman  · Thomas Markinson  · Uri Gregorov
Minor Characters Carter  · Colorado Bridge Bombing Commander  · Davies  · Derek Falkan  · Dobson  · Eschelman  · Ferguson  · Gershon  · Imposter Gregorov  · John Ramirez  · Jonathan Phagan  · Kowalski  · Mr. Cochran  · Shi-Hao  · Thompson  · Unnamed Airman  · Unnamed Doctor  · Vince Hadden  · Vladimir Nedobryi
Missions Colorado Mountains  · McKenzie Airbase Interior  · Colorado Interstate 70  · I-70 Mountain Bridge  · McKenzie Airbase Exterior  · Colorado Train Ride  · Colorado Train Race  · C-130 Wreck Site  · Pharcom Expo Center  · Morgan  · Moscow Club 32  · Moscow Streets  · Volkov Park  · Gregorov  · Aljir Prison Break-In  · Aljir Prison Escape  · Agency Bio-Lab  · Agency Bio-Lab Escape  · New York Slums  · New York Sewer  · Finale
Locations Club 32  · McKenzie Airbase  · Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Terrorists Spooks  · Unit one
Multiplayer Abandoned Bank  · Catacombs  · Kazakhstan Warehouses  · New York Garage  · New York Slums  · Park Hedge Maze  · Park Jungle Gym  · Pharcom Expo Center (multiplayer)  · Rooftops (multiplayer)  · Small Village (multiplayer)
Weaponry .45  · 9mm  · 12 Gauge  · Air Taser  · BIZ-2  · C-4 Explosive  · Combat Knife  · Crossbow  · G-18  · H11  · Hand Taser  · HK-5  · Incendiary Grenade  · K3G4 Assault Rifle  · M-16  · M-79  · Nerve Gas Grenade  · Nightvision rifle  · PK-102  · Sniper Rifle  · Tear Gas Launcher  · The Flame-Thrower  · UAS-12  ·
Gadgets Binoculars  · Camera Scrambler  · Cellular Modem  · Flak Jacket  · Flashlight  · Nightvision Goggles  · Transponder Locator
Vehicles C-130 Hercules  · F-22 Raptor
Conflicts Raid on the C-130 Wreckage  · Escape from Mackenzie Air Force Base  · Second Investigation of PHARCOM  · Meeting with Uri Gregorav imposter  · Rescue of Uri Gregorav  · Search for Syphon Filter antidote  · Escape from New York City
Main Characters Gabriel Logan  · Lian Xing
Minor Characters Ellis  · Nigel Cummings  · Silvers
Missions Hotel Fukushima  · Costa Rican Plantation  · C5 Galaxy Transport  · Pugari Gold Mine  · Pugari Complex  · Kabul Afghanistan  · S.S. Lorelei  · Aztec Ruins  · Waterfront  · Docks Final Assault  · Convoy  · The Beast  · Australian Outback  · St. George Australia  · Paradise Ridge  · Militia Compound  · Underground Bunker  · Senate Building  · DC Subway
Weaponry .45  · 9mm  · Air Taser  · AU300 Heavy Barrel  · BIZ-2  · Combat Knife  · Crossbow  · Falcon  · G-18  · H11  · HK-5  · K3G4  · M-16  · M-79  · MARS  · Nightvision rifle  · PK-102  · Shotgun  · Spyder  · Tear Gas Launcher  · UAS-12
Multiplayer maps Afghanistan  · Computer center  · Izmalavio Park  · McKenzie Air Force Base  · Paradise Ridge  · Rhoemer's Stronghold  · S.S. Lorelei  · Training Simulator  ·
Multiplayer characters Agency operative  · Anton Girdeux  · Bag Lady  · CBDC operative  · Corpse  · Elsa Weissinger  · Erich Rhoemer  · Evil scientist  · Gabe Logan  · John Ramirez  · Jonathan Phagan  · Jorge Marcos  · Lawrence Mujari  · Lian Xing  · Mara Aramov  · Military Police  · Monk  · Ninja Gabe  · Russian Bodyguard  · Spook  · SWAT Officer  · Teresa Lipan  · Terrorist  · Unit One  · Uri Gregorov  · Virtual test subject  · Vladislav Gabrek
Minigame types Assassination  · Biathlon  · Demolition  · Elimination  · Thief
Minigame maps China Exhibit  · Colorado Bridge  · D.C. Subway  · Military Base  · New York Slums  · Phagan's Warehouse  · Rhoemer's Fortress  · Washington Park  · Whispering Woods Mortuary
Conflicts Assassination of Shi Hao  · Costa Rican Incident  · Investigation of Pugari Complex  · Soviet-Afghan War  · First Destruction of the SS Lorelei  · Investigation of Erich Rhoemer  · Abduction of Elsa Weissenger  · Assassination of Commander Silvers  · Paradise Ridge Incident  · Attempted Apprehension of Mara Aramov
Main Characters Gabriel Logan  · Lawrence Mujari  · Lian Xing  · Mara Aramov  · Teresa Lipan
Minor Characters Alima Haddad  · Andre Proust  · Elsa Weissinger  · Gary Stoneman  · Gina Hunter  · Imani Gray  ·Jean Fournier  · Maggie Powers  · Mikhail Pulikovsky  · Mikhas Ivankhov  · Oleg Petrenko  · Rodion Ushakov  · Soren Masson  · Vladik Savin  · Vladimir Zhidkov  · William Crusher  · Yegor Leonov  · Yuschenko
Missions IPCA European Command: Training Centre  · Carthage, Michigan: Quarantine Zone  · Carthage, Michigan: Warehouse District  · Carthage, Michigan: Carthage Mall  · Pescara, Italy: St Cetteo's Square  · Mazyr, Belarus: Krivorozhstal Mill  · Mazyr, Belarus: Belaya Vezha  · Tash, Kumyr, Kyrgysztan: Saydahmat's Village  · Sana'a, Yemen: Arms Bazaar  · Sana'a, Yemen: Taherir Palace  · Minsk, Belarus: International University  · Samaschki, Chechnya: Ivankov's Home  · North Atlantic: Lorelei Salvage Rig  · Tokyo, Japan: Murukawa Tower  · Taguang, Myanmar: Irawaddy Basin  · Zurich, Switzerland: Niculescu Funds Tower  · Budva, Montenegro: Niculescu's Villa Estate  · Kiev, Ukraine: Chechen Terrorist Base
Organizations IPCA
Weaponry Beta Weapons  · C11  · China Type 56  · Combat shotgun  · FAL  · FAMAS  · G 33E  · GAWS 12 gauge  · K-BAR  · M1 Super 90  · Riot shotgun  · Shot Defender  · ShotHammer  · Silenced . 44  · Slug Defender  · SlugHammer  · SPA-12 shotgun  · SPA-15 shotgun  · Stava M70 B1  · SSG 550  · Sweeper 12 gauge
Conflicts ALA Assault on Carthage  · Assassination of Dimitri  · Sabotage of CDP Operations  · Transaction on Kyrgysztan  · Assault on Yemen  · Raid on Jandran's Labs  · Investigation of Chechen Genocide  · Second Destruction of the SS Lorelei  · Assault on Murukawa Industries  · Recovery of Imani Grey  · Raid on Meta Global Headquarters  · Raid on Niculescu's Estate  · Showdown with the CDP  · Assassination of Mara Aramov and Elsa Weissenger
Main Characters Gabriel Logan  · Lawrence Mujari  · Lian Xing  · Teresa Lipan
Weaponry K-BAR  · SG-10 Bolt Pistol  · Silenced . 44  · SSP 90
Missions
Act I. Cargo Hold 5 Pirates of Somalia  · Going Under  · Ocean's Five  · Sea of Darkness
Act II. Terminal Drift What Lies Below  · Depths of Darkness  · Dead Currents  · Drowning
Act III. Crimson Flood Missing Friends  · Found Enemies  · Nowhere To Run
Act IV. Tyorma Redemption Trinidad  · Into The Cold  · Deadly Cargo
Act V. Shifting Sands Operation Canyon Storm  · Our Hidden Past  · Desert Flames
Act VI. Shattered Destiny The Long Descent  · Powerless  · Disintegration  · Leading The Blind  · With Violent Intent
Bonus missions Killing Time  · Lian's First Time  · Shadowed  · Behind The Scenes  · Left Behind
Multiplayer maps Canyon  · Casino  · Depot  · Detroit  · SRefinery  · Shanty town  · Village
Multiplayer modes Free for all  · Retrieval  · Rogue agent  · Team deathmatch  · Sabotage
Conflicts Assault on the St. Helens  · Raid on the St. Helens' Wreckage  · Spetsnaz Incursion on Azerbaijan  · Escape from Gebel Tyorma  · Raid on Bitar's Bunker  · Faceoff with al-Jamil  · Assassination of Qwan Tak
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