Tony Almeida

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Anthony Almeida
Alias	Tony Mr. Almeida
Origin	24
Occupation	Mercenary Agent of David Emerson's mercenary group (formerly) Owner of a private security company Director of the CTU LA (formerly) Deputy Director of the CTU LA (formerly) Systems validation analyst of the Transmeta Corporation (formerly) First Lieutenant of the United States Marine Corps (formerly) San Diego State University student (graduated) Stanford University student (graduated)
Powers / Skills	Leadership Intelligence Military training CTU training Gunmanship Proficiency in explosives and weapons
Hobby	Helping Bauer (formerly)
Goals	Kill Alan Wilson to avenge his wife and unborn child's deaths.
Crimes	Murder Treason Assault Conspiracy Corruption Terrorism Kidnapping
Type of Villain	Fallen Corrupt Extremist

“	Some people are more comfortable in hell.	„
	~ Tony Almeida.

“	But if I could do this, if I could save even...one life on the outside, then maybe I'd feel worthy of my wife's love again.	„
	~ Tony.

Anthony "Tony" Almeida is a major character in the 24 franchise.

Tony is a former CTU agent who worked with and became good friends with CTU's finest agent, Jack Bauer. Tony was formerly a Scout Sniper and First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before being honorably discharged. Following the death of his wife and their unborn child, Tony resurfaced to get revenge against Allan Wilson. However, he was arrested by Bauer and imprisoned for his crimes.

He was portrayed by Carlos Bernard.

Overview

After Tony's wife, Michelle Dessler, and unborn child were killed to cover up a government conspiracy and Tony nearly being killed himself, he went rogue and took action against the people he saw responsible for the tragedies in his life.

Although he is definitely a villain, Tony is still a well-intention and tragic man, which is actually quite unusual for 24 villains. Most of them are vicious, mass murdering terrorists who do it for money, but Tony is genuinely complex and has a compelling motivation, making him one of the few anti-villains in the series (other than Cheng Zhi before he was betrayed by his government, making Tony the only withstanding anti-villain).

Also legitimately affable, Tony could be seen as an evil counterpart to Jack, as both are former U.S. military personnel (Jack in the Army while Tony in the Marines) and government agents who have gone too far, but are still deep down fighting for justice, this is especially evident when Jack himself in a later season becomes tired at his government and decides to go out his way and kill people, making him strictly a villain as well. However, Jack still cares for civilian lives along the path.

Biography

Early Life

Anthony "Tony" Almeida was born in Chicago, Illinois to unnamede parents, and after graduating from high school, attended San Diego State University and Stanford to major in computer science. After getting his degrees, Almeida joined the United States Marine Corps, where he reached the rank of first lieutenant. After his service, Tony got a job at the Transmeta Corporation before being recruited into the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles.

Trivia

• In early drafts, the character's name was originally "Andrew Geller".
• He is the only character from the original series to appear in 24: Legacy.

External link

• Tony Almeida on the 24 wiki.