Tracer Tong

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Tracer Tong as he appears in the original "Deus Ex".

series= "Deus Ex"
firstgame="Deus Ex" (2000)
creator=Warren Spector, Harvey Smith
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voiceactor=John Gault, Alexander Brandon
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Tracer Tong is a fictional character in the computer game "Deus Ex" and its sequel "". Tong is a member of the Luminous Path triad.

Tracer Tong was voiced by John Gault in "Deus Ex" and by Alexander Brandon, the game's musical composer and audio director, in "Deus Ex: Invisible War".

Overview

Tracer Tong is an ally and informant to Paul Denton. He resides in Hong Kong and heads a small laboratory that aids the Luminous Path triad and the global resistance to MJ-12. His laboratory is located underneath the compound of the Luminous Path, one of two triads that vie for control of Hong Kong. Paul first becomes an ally of Tracer via e-mail exchanges leading him down a path towards UNATCO's secrets. Both Paul and JC were assigned to assassinate Tracer Tong, as MJ12 views him as a very powerful threat, but both defect before completing their respective missions.

Tracer Tong is a curious man, and curiosity is what leads him to follow JC's actions upon first meeting him; however, his loyalty is not blind. JC must earn the trust of Tracer, even though his brother is Tong's ally and friend. When JC gains a sliver of Tong's trust, Tong uses his laboratory to deactivate JC's killswitch, thus saving his life.

Tong continues to aid JC (as much as JC continues to aid Tong). He ordered JC to steal the schematic of the Dragon's Tooth sword from the MJ-12 VersaLife facility in Hong Kong so that they could arm opponents of MJ-12. He also aided the research into the cure for the Gray Death virus along with Morgan Everett and Dr Gary Savage. During the game, one of his experiments backfires and infects him with the Gray Death, but Tong's life is saved with the help of Dr. Gary Savage at Vandenburg. He was key in influencing J.C. into initiating the Great Collapse at Area 51 at the end of the game. Tong believed the end of global communications would bring about a new enlightenment age of small government, and local city-states free from the control of secret, global superpowers such as the MJ-12. Instead, the Great Collapse brought about a period of global chaos, anarchy, and warfare. In conversation with Alex Denton, Tracer displays a degree of regret regarding his actions. The Denton brothers would found ApostleCorp with the goal of finding a less destructive route towards the advance of humanity and its freedom.

In the sequel, "", he and Paul Denton have co-founded ApostleCorp. ApostleCorp's purpose is to develop improved nanotech technology so that JC could finish his merger with the Helios AI. The corporation also sought to develop a universal nanite strain acceptable to all humans. The player finds him in a tavern in Trier where he aids the player to first locate the kidnapped Her Holiness and then to find the location of The Black Gate, which enables the player to teleport into Antarctica, the lair of JC Denton. In the final level at Liberty Island, Tong either opposes or helps the player (with a handful of bots-made operational by the player) in the final battle against various factions.