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11 Selina Tan is an MI6 psychology and game theory expert in 007 First Light. She is portrayed by Gemma Chan. Tan designs the Tactical Simulation Mode scenarios as conditioning drills for 00 candidates and serves as Bond's in-fiction psychological assessor. Chan was announced as a cast member on September 25, 2025.
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55 FieldValueActorGemma ChanRolePsychology and game theory expert; TacSim architectCreated For007 First Light (original IO Interactive character)First AppearanceChapter 1 (The Needle's Eye)Cast AnnouncementSeptember 25, 2025 via official partnership post
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88 Tan is presented as an analyst rather than a field operative. Her work shapes how MI6 trains and assesses 00 candidates. The Tactical Simulation Mode loop is her in-fiction creation: she designs the scenarios, sets the modifier rules, and evaluates Bond's performance.
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1212 Across the campaign, Tan serves as the framing voice for Tactical Simulation Mode. Her in-game presence is concentrated around the TacSim terminal at Malta and at MI6 Headquarters; she debriefs Bond on his TacSim performance and explains the scenario design rationale.
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1616 Tan is an original IO Interactive creation. Her psychology and game theory specialty is specific to this game's framing and is not derived from prior Bond canon.
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1818 Bond meets Tan in person at the Q Branch laboratory during the early gadget-tutorial chapter, alongside Q, where her workshop materials establish her psychology and game-theory role. Her Tactical Simulation Mode scenarios are first introduced from the training facility at Malta.
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