Microsoft KB Archive/226537

Countdown: Cast of Characters

PSS ID Number: Q226537 Article last modified on 05-17-1999

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 == Countdown == 

= SUMMARY =

This article describes the cast of characters in Countdown, and how to interact with them to get the information and items you need to win the game.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Always use the available approach sequences (BLUFF, HASSLE, HELP, and PLEASANT) with a character before you attempt to OFFER the character an item or ASK ABOUT a place, event, organization, or character.

Guard (Nirva Toomish)

 * How to Find:
 * He walks past the door to your cell in the Sanctuary.
 * Approaches:
 * HELP, HELP, HELP, HASSLE to learn who sent you here.
 * HELP, PLEASANT, HELP to learn that the doctor will see you in the morning.
 * PLEASANT, PLEASANT, HASSLE to learn that Nirva thinks you killed your supervisor, Frank McBain.
 * PLEASANT, PLEASANT, PLEASANT, PLEASANT to find out that Nirva is interested in entomology.
 * PLEASANT, PLEASANT, HELP to learn that Nirva is missing one specimen to complete his bug collection.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Accident
 * Farouk Hashish
 * Frank McBain
 * Jack Quinn
 * Nirva Toomish
 * Sanctuary
 * OFFER:
 * Bug: Nirva brings food and a knife on his next round.

Leonard Spalding

 * How to Find:
 * He is in the room at the intersection of the main hallway and the hallway on the right on the second floor in the Sanctuary.
 * TALK to the intercom by the window to talk to Leonard.
 * Approaches:
 * PLEASANT, PLEASANT, PLEASANT to learn how he got here.
 * HELP, PLEASANT, PLEASANT to learn about Barney Sacnussen and the escape attempt.
 * HELP, PLEASANT, HELP, PLEASANT to learn what floor Barney’s room is on.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Barney Sacnussen
 * Company
 * Farouk Hashish
 * Jack Quinn
 * Leonard Spalding
 * Nirva Toomish
 * Sanctuary
 * OFFER:
 * Blanket: Leonard answers your specific questions.

Doctor (Farouk Hashish)

 * How to Find:
 * He is on the first floor of the Sanctuary, in a room in the hallway on the left side of the map.
 * USE the scalpel on him to make him talk.
 * Approaches:
 * HELP, HELP, HELP to learn about your amnesia.
 * HELP, HELP, PLEASANT.
 * HELP, PLEASANT.
 * PLEASANT, HASSLE, HASSLE to learn about Fontaine.
 * BLUFF, HELP, HELP, HASSLE to learn that the doctor knows of only one, heavily guarded way out of the Sanctuary.
 * BLUFF, HELP, PLEASANT to learn that someone wants you dead.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Accident
 * Barney Sacnussen
 * Company
 * Farouk Hashish
 * Fontaine: learn that he paid the doctor to kill you.
 * Frank McBain
 * General Leeland
 * Jack Quinn
 * Leonard Spalding
 * Mason Powers
 * Nirva Toomish
 * Sanctuary
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Lisa Loomis

 * How to Find:
 * LOOK at the picture on the floor near the bed in Mason’s (your) apartment.
 * Approaches:
 * Not needed: Lisa is a friend.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Accident
 * Black December
 * Carlos Ramirez
 * Company
 * Earhardt Fleischer
 * Farouk Hashish
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * General Leeland
 * Hakeem Ababash
 * Jack Quinn
 * Jackal
 * Leonard Spalding
 * Lisa Loomis
 * Mason Powers
 * Nirva Toomish
 * Rachel Akure
 * Sanctuary
 * Scorpio
 * Stormbringer
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Rachel Akure

 * How to Find:
 * USE the CAD to ANALYZE the note from McBain’s desk.
 * Approaches:
 * HELP, HELP, HELP.
 * HELP, PLEASANT, HELP.
 * PLEASANT, HELP, PLEASANT.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Black December
 * Company
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * Mason Powers
 * Rachel Akure
 * Scorpio
 * Stormbringer
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Dossier: Rachel answers your specific questions.
 * Cash ($500): Rachel gives you a truth-serum dart.

Hitman (Fontaine)

 * How to Find:
 * TALK to Doctor Hashish: PLEASANT, HASSLE, HASSLE.
 * When Fontaine appears in the list, ASK ABOUT Fontaine.
 * Approaches:
 * None: When you talk to Fontaine, he is under the influence of the truth-serum dart.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Black December: learn the location of their headquarters.
 * Company
 * Farouk Hashish
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * Mason Powers
 * Sanctuary
 * Scorpio
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Hostage (Michael Kirkland)

 * How to Find:
 * He is in the room in the bottom right corner of the map at Black December headquarters.
 * Approaches:
 * Not needed. He’s happy to be rescued at last.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Black December: Michael gives you a photo.
 * Jackal
 * Michael Kirkland
 * Stormbringer
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Carlos Ramirez

 * How to Find:
 * TALK to the hostage at Black December Headquarters.
 * USE the CAD to research the Jackal, and then research Carlos Ramirez.
 * Approaches:
 * BLUFF, BLUFF, PLEASANT, HELP.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Black December
 * Carlos Ramirez
 * Company
 * Earhardt Fleischer
 * Fontaine
 * Golden Desire
 * General Leeland
 * Jack Quinn
 * Jackal
 * Mason Powers
 * Sanctuary
 * Scorpio
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Wine: Carlos answers your specific questions.
 * Cash ($300): Carlos gives you a lockpick.

Bartender

 * How to Find:
 * TALK to Carlos, and ASK ABOUT Scorpio and Golden Desire.
 * The bartender works in the same club as Golden Desire.
 * Approaches:
 * None: He just wants money.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Golden Desire: The bartender sets up your meeting with Golden Desire.
 * Scorpio.
 * Buzz Brehznev.
 * OFFER:
 * Cash ($500): The bartender answers your specific questions.

Golden Desire

 * How to Find:
 * When you TALK to Carlos, ASK ABOUT Scorpio and Golden Desire.
 * OFFER the bartender cash ($500), and then ASK ABOUT Golden Desire.
 * Approaches:
 * None needed.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Black December
 * Carlos Ramirez
 * Company
 * Golden Desire
 * Jackal
 * Mason Powers
 * Scorpio
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Buzz Brehznev

 * How to Find:
 * USE the CAD to ANALYZE the stationery from Golden Desire’s dressing room to find Buzz Brezhnev’s name.
 * TALK to bartender to ASK ABOUT Buzz Brezhnev.
 * Approaches:
 * HASSLE, HASSLE, HELP: Buzz answers your specific questions.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Buzz Brezhnev
 * Black December
 * Company
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * General Leeland
 * Golden Desire
 * Jackal
 * Mason Powers
 * Scorpio: learn his location.
 * Thunderbolt
 * OFFER:
 * Cash ($300): Buzz gives you some knockout capsules.

Scorpio

 * How to Find:
 * Ask Buzz Brehznev about Scorpio.
 * Approaches:
 * None needed.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Accident
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * Stormbringer
 * Golden Desire
 * Buzz Brehznev
 * Carlos Ramirez
 * Sanctuary
 * Earhardt Fleischer
 * Mason Powers
 * General Leeland
 * Thunderbolt
 * Black December
 * Scorpio
 * Jack Quinn
 * Jackal
 * Company
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Jack Quinn and Earhardt Fleischer

 * How to Find:
 * Read your e-mail message from Lisa after your meeting with Scorpio.
 * TRAVEL to ROME ITALY - LISA LOOMIS to set up the meeting with Quinn and Fleisher.
 * Approaches:
 * None needed.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Accident
 * Fontaine
 * Frank McBain
 * Stormbringer
 * Golden Desire
 * Buzz Brehznev
 * Carlos Ramirez
 * Sanctuary
 * Earhardt Fleischer
 * Mason Powers
 * General Leeland
 * Thunderbolt
 * Black December
 * Scorpio
 * Jack Quinn
 * Jackal
 * Company
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Jackal

 * How to Find:
 * He is in the fourth compartment in the sleeper car on the Orient Express.
 * Approaches:
 * BLUFF, HASSLE, HELP to get him to leave for a moment.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Nothing. He’s a very suspicious undercover assassin who thinks you’d be better company if you were dead.
 * OFFER:
 * Nothing.

Gina

 * How to Find:
 * In the day car on the Orient Express, LOOK at the telegram on the floor next to one of the ashtrays.
 * When the train stops in Paris, Gina is waiting for you.
 * Approaches:
 * BLUFF, BLUFF to give Gina the watchword and prevent her from killing you on the spot.
 * ASK ABOUT:
 * Nothing. She has no information, she won’t answer any questions, she’s paranoid, and she has a gun.
 * OFFER:
 * Attache case full of money: Gina takes you to the building where the bomb is located.

For information about how to walk through the game, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q229977 Countdown: Game Walkthrough, Part 1

Q226794 Countdown: Game Walkthrough, Part 2

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