Tamara Vidal

Don Archibald Yates (Herald Chief; formerly)

Central Intelligence Agency (Employer; formerly)

Eva Vidal (Twin-Niece)

Andrea Vidal (Twin-Niece)

Dyson Vidal (Brother)

**Tamara Vidal** is an ex-CIA asset, political firebrand, a Herald for Providence and Arthur Edwards' top aide who is a target that appears in The Farewell, the fifth and penultimate mission of *HITMAN™ III*.

## Background

*Tamara Vidal is a Providence "herald" in charge of the South American territory. A CIA-trained surveillance expert and former political entrepreneur, she is one of the Constant's best and most trusted aides.*

*Vidal was born to a German-Argentinian family in the early 1980s, at a time when the country was moving out of chaos and into early democracy. Her intellectual upper middle class parents both worked in national intelligence, having actively participated in the Dirty War on the side of the juntas.*

*From an early age, Vidal displayed an elitist view of the world. An extreme meritocrat, she believed in the rule of competence. Those born with superior skills and intellect should lead, the rest should follow, and questioning this natural and global hierarchy only leads to chaos and decline.*

*Vidal never had any doubts as to which tier she belonged.*

*She studied geo-politics in the US and spent some time at the Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis, where her instructor called her the most gifted surveillance specialist of her generation. After graduation, Vidal disappeared into the murky underbelly of CIA black ops and for the next decade, little intel exists. However, in a major 2012 data leak by a Langley whistleblower, Vidal's name surfaced as the leader of a CIA interrogation black site located on an abandoned Hamsun Oil rig--reportedly a testing ground for new types of chemical interrogation, strictly outlawed by the Geneva Convention.*

*In the early 2010s Vidal resurfaced in her native Argentina as the founder of a political party known as "Future Federation"; a characteristically elitist--some say crypto-fascist--movement promoting a bold brand of meritocratic corporatocracy with a dash of transhumanism. The party quickly won a huge national following, creating shocked and astonished headlines across the world.*

*This is when Vidal caught the eye of Arthur Edwards (the Constant). Vidal's political vision was very much in line with his own, and he immediately recruited her for Providence. With Vidal's resignation, Future Federation lost its momentum and was soon resigned to the ash heap of history, much t the relief of the liberal mainstream. Little did they know that Vidal's vision for the future now flourished within the world's most influential power-cabal.*

*Vidal joined the "Heralds"; a small corps of field handlers who carry out Providence's plans on the ground. Heralds are typically recruited among analysts, corporate fixers, lobbyists, and political advisors and Vidal quickly rose to become Edwards' favourite. She was assigned the South American region, becoming a key player and hidden hand in some of the biggest upsets and victories on the continent. She fueled the wars between major drug cartels, such as the Providence-controlled Moreno Cartel and the Delgado Cartel in Colombia. She back-channels promising politicians to places of influence and stokes the fires of conflict in the region to divert attention away from Providence activities. She is a true believer in Providence which is, in many ways, a living embodiment of her meritocratic ideals.*

*Following the deaths of the Partners and Arthur Edwards' ascent to power, Vidal secretly hoped that she would be the next Constant, only to see that honour go to top Providence operative Don Yates of the law firm Morgan, Yates & Kohn--a man whom Vidal considers an opportunistic crony who doesn't embody the true cause.*

*Still, Vidal trusts Edwards unconditionally and has agreed to escort the curious new addition to the Herald corps, former ICA handler Diana Burnwood, to celebrate Yates at his retirement party. Presumably, Edwards considers Diana a valuable asset, but trust must be earned, and until he is certain about her true motives and allegiances, he has asked Vidal to be his eyes and ears.*
*Vidal is highly observant and will be watching events closely. In order to successfully extract Diana, she must be taken out.*

## Trivia

* Her bio indicates she grew up with German ancestry in Argentina. She emigrated to the United States for university.
* Unlike most targets, Tamara is quick to suspect that Tobias Rieper is 47's alias. She will occasionally check in with a guard in the security office, who is unable to find much information on him. If 47 talks to Diana thrice as Rieper, Tamara will lead him to the cinema to have a private word. This turns out to be a trap, as she will be accompanied by five bodyguards and deduce his identity.
* She will talk about previous targets, even if they're not from the World of Assassination trilogy. Such as Alvaro D'Alvade and Blake Dexter.
* Tamara is Straight.