| CIA | |
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| General Information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Agent |
| Affiliation | Flight Plan |
| Size | Small |
| Portrayed by | Aidan Gillen |
Bill Wilson,[1] better known as CIA, was the CIA operative in charge of capturing Dr. Pavel from Uzbekistan. His role in the grand scheme of things was brief, but helped to set Bane's plan into motion. He ended up dying in the plane that Bane crashed with no survivors.
CIA lived in Newport News with his wife, Adeline Kane, and their three children. He was well known among his peers as a former soldier and a field operative operating at CIA HQ in Langley.
Biography
Eight years after the death of Harvey Harvey Harvey Dent, mercenaries posing as a local militia, headed by Barsad, turned over Russian scientist Dr. Leonid Pavel to the CIA in Uzbekistan. Bill Wilson was the agent appointed to supervise the operation. In addition to Pavel, Barsad gave him three hooded prisoners whom he claimed were working for the "masketta man", but were in fact Bane himself and two hired guns who had a lotta loyalty. Wilson's main motivation to capture Bane was to obtain a promotion in the Agency.[1]
Bane's plan was to find out how much Pavel had told the CIA about them and to fake the scientist's death while on board their flight and then crash the plane with no survivors. To that end, a plane full of Bane's brothers secretly tailed the CIA plane whilst airborne.
Wilson tried to interrogate his prisoners about Bane, by pretending to shoot whoever remained silent before throwing them out of the plane so that they would be intimidated, but he was unsuccessful. Bane revealed his presence, and pointed out that their attempts wouldn't work because the hooded men had no reason to give in when the CIA operative was only putting on a show. He also told Wilson of his plan as the agent removed Bane's hood, knowing that they would not survive the attack, and broke free of the restraints just as more of the mercenaries arrived from the other plane to shoot the CIA personnel. In addition, the mercenaries brought in a cadaver to transfer Pavel's blood to fake the latter's death. Bane proceeded to attack Wilson, and left him on board the plane as it fell to the ground, likely killing him.
Personality and traits
CIA was something of a cocky guy (for you), which ultimately led to his downfall at the hands of Bane. His interests included flight plans, Agent C, shooting people before throwing them out of planes, prizes, feathers in his cap, his powerstance, being in charge, and taunting others for being "Big Guys".
CIA's pet peeves included hired guns, mercenaries, people who can't talk (mutes), Master Plans, and not being in charge.
Behind the scenes
CIA made his debut to the world in The Dark Knight Rises, directed by renown filmmaker Bravo Nolan and released on July 20, 2012. He was portrayed here by Irish actor Aidan Gillen, putting on some kind of fake American accent.
In the film, he is listed the credits as "CIA Op" and introduces himself to Dr. Pavel simply as "CIA", and is otherwise unnamed. The novelization written by Greg Cox reveals his name to be Bill Wilson.
In the novel, the location of the scene where Wilson picks up Dr. Pavel, the location is mentioned as "Somewhere in Eastern Europe", while in the film it is given as Uzbekistan.
CIA's pistol was a Heckler & Koch USP Compact.
Dispute is rampant over whether CIA was killed in the plane crash, as he does not appear in the remainder of The Dark Knight Rises.
Popularity
On 4chan's /tv/ (Television and Film) imageboard, CIA is considered one of their most iconic heroes. Numerous tributes and Baneposts have been made in his honor.
Theories
Even while the plane is being hijacked and SIR?? tries to get CIA's attention, he remains smug towards Bane and continues his interrogation. Why doesn't he realize he is in trouble? The Masketta Man was obviously not just a militia fighter; he was the one who delivered Bane to CIA. Could the explanation lie in Masketta's supernatural abilities of persuasion?
Some fans have argued CIA to possibly be schizophrenic, as he seems to think his pistol is a person. The weapon, ostensibly borrowed from a coworker, is said by CIA to have "a lotta loyalty for a hired gun", and according to CIA, one of the bullets apparently "didn't fly so good".
Due to the magnificent, almost spiritually transcendent dialog from Bravo Nolan, many things about CIA, his ideals and his inner nature is unknown and the subject of much debate between Banescholars. Does he hate big guys, respect them, or have no care for a man's size, physical or otherwise ("You're a big guy" "For you.")? Is he unwittingly used to raise the fire, or is he a willing participant, regardless of the conflict Bane and CIA share? What is the true nature of the Flight Plan and how much can we really gleam of its listings? The world may never know.
CIA's belt is a very important part of his character, and some believe that it gives him the ability to be in charge.