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African American |
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Syphon Filter Syphon Filter 2 (Mentioned) Syphon Filter 3 (Mentioned) |
'Edward Benton was second in command at The Agency under Thomas Markinson. He was the man who recruited Gabriel Logan and Agent Ellis into the Agency.
Syphon Filter
Benton first appears in the first mission of Syphon Filter where he and Markinson are briefing Lian Xing and Logan on their mission that is to be carried out on Washington D.C, Georgia Street.
After Logan has carried out the mission, dicovered a fake virus bomb and wounded Mara Aramov, he heads down the street communicating with Lian. As soon as he passes Washington Park, Benton contacts Logan informing him that a fellow agent, Jenkins, and his team have been elimintated by the Black Baton. He orders Logan to go in and disarm the viral bombs in their stead. This leads Logan into suspecting that there is a mole in The Agency.
After Logan has carried out this mission and defeats Anton Girdeux in a battle. Logan requests he investigates the man named Jonathan Phagan, head CEO of Pharcom a bio-chemicals industry as well as the manufacturer of the Syphon Filter Virus. He is granted secret permission to investigate and follows Phagan into a meseum exhibit. Inside he spots Phagan talking with Mara and Benton, with Benton demanding the Syphon Filter virus and Phagan begins stalling. Tired with his excuses, Benton orders Mara to interrogate Phagan while he waits in the exhibit.
Logan talks over with Lian and both decide on taking Benton out. Logan blows his cover and kills Benton, taking his weapon and access card key to enable access further into the museum complex.
Logan makes it through the complex, saves Phagan and incapacitates Mara to take her into custody for questioning. As soon as they return to Agency headquarters Logan and Lian report to Markinson that there was a mole who was leaking information, at the top. Markinson then mentions Benton, leaving Logan questioning Markinson on how he knew.
Syphon Filter 2
Although not appearing Physically or mentioned in-game. A reference is made to Benton in the Multiplayer map "Pharcom Expo"
Syphon Filter 3
Although not appearing Physically, Benton is heard ordering Logan on Mission 2 of Syphon Filter 3 in the Costa Rican forest plantation.
Trivia
- In Syphon Filter 2 a reference to him in a Multiplayer map is made. In the "Pharcom Expo" map in the before battle level brief, it mentions how "Cleaners have tried for weeks to clean Benton's blood off the floor".
- Benton is the first Black character to appear in the Syphon Filter series. The first being Erich Rhoemer and third being Lawrence Mujari.