Louis Loiselle is a French RAINBOW operative that appears in several installments of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Franchise.
Biography[]
Louis Loiselle was born in Paris, France on June 6, 1968. His father is a former commercial pilot while his mother is a clerk at a local department store in Avignon. Loiselle was a former member of the French Parachute Division and was detailed to DGSE. He later became part of action group Service 7 and was involved in tactical espionage and counter-espionage throughout Europe. In 1985, Loiselle began training DGSE recruits. In 1996, he married his wife, Elaine.
Rainbow Six[]
In 1999, Loiselle was transferred to the newly formed RAINBOW counter-terrorism unit. He was stationed at Hereford Base in England and was placed on Team 2 under Domingo Chavez. He and his new teammates conducted various training exercises in order to prepare for their first mission.
Three weeks later, a hostage situation erupted at a commercial bank in Bern, Switzerland after what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. Following the execution of a hostage, the official order came down for RAINBOW to handle the situation. Upon touching down at the airport, Team 2 was met by Marius Roebling who gave them a brief overview of the situation. Afterward, Team 2 geared up and disguised themselves as Swiss Police and traveled to the situation. After Eddie Price questioned Hans Richter, Ernst Model and Erwin Guttenach were identified as two of the terrorists inside the bank. Weber and Homer Johnston then perched themselves around the bank to provide sniper overwatch. Due to the layout of the building, Weber and Johnston were unable to see inside the bank, forcing Tim Noonan to plant surveillance cameras around the outside of the building.
A short time later, Noonan's surveillance cameras revealed that the building could only be entered through the front and rear doors. Chavez's plan called for Scotty McTyler and Paddy Connolly to breach from the rear. A second later, Chavez and Price would breach the front left door while Loiselle and George Tomlinson would breach the front right door as the terrorists were facing the wrong way. Weber and Johnston would continue to provide sniper support from their perches while Julio Vega would be on standby with his machine gun incase the raid went south. Shortly thereafter, Model made his final threat to kill another hostage in thirty minutes should his demand for airport transport not be met. Once Model's deadline expired, Chavez signaled Team 2 to breach as they had planned. Model and the other terrorists were killed in the ensuing raid. Their mission a success, Team 2 packed up their gear and returned to Hereford Base for the after-action report.
Personality[]
Loiselle has a sense of humor, and fosters an air of camaraderie wherever he goes. Though he takes his job very seriously, he manages to see the bright side of things, and this keeps morale high. Loiselle is 35, but he is as concerned about his appearance as a man half his age, and cannot pass a mirror without executing a quick appraisal of his good looks. The fact that he is slowly losing hair drives him mad, and he has become the butt of many Rogaine jokes. He's devoted to his wife, but flirts outrageously with every woman he sees, much to the amusement of the other members of Team RAINBOW. During his free time, he reads about history and takes his wife out dancing.
Psychological Profile[]
On assignments, Loiselle is a utility player, and doesn't get shaken easily. He is a marksman with pistols and rifles, although he is experienced in all forms of counter-terrorism. He spends most of his free time reading and spending time with his wife.
Appearances[]
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (Novel)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Urban Operations
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
