Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is the fictional protagonist of Robert Ludlum's spy novels and subsequent film adaptations—a highly trained CIA assassin who loses his memory and must piece together his identity while evading the agency that created him.
The name has become shorthand for elite covert operatives or anyone displaying extraordinary combat and survival skills: He went full Jason Bourne on those guys.
U.S. foreign intelligence service
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- operativeCovert field agent
- agentOne who acts independently
- LangleyIntelligence agency location
intelligence · surveillance · undercover · handler · asset · mission · alias · espionage
Rapid following of quarry
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- explosionsViolent, rapid expansions
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
hand-to-hand · shootout · car chase · pursuit · escape · takedown · adrenaline · fast-paced
One fleeing authorities
- huntedSought to capture
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- disavowedFormally denied association
on the run · manhunt · wanted · turncoat · lone wolf · ghost · untraceable · disappeared
Failure to recall
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- safe deposit boxRented secure bank compartment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
trauma · repression · triggers · nightmares · recovered memory · mental fog · brainwashing · mind control
CIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
Langley · intelligence · surveillance · undercover · handler · asset · mission · alias · espionage · tradecraft
chase
Rapid following of quarry
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- explosionsViolent, rapid expansions
stunts · hand-to-hand · shootout · car chase · pursuit · escape · takedown · adrenaline · fast-paced · gunfire
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
disavowed · on the run · manhunt · wanted · turncoat · lone wolf · ghost · untraceable · disappeared · burned agent
memory loss
Failure to recall
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- safe deposit boxRented secure bank compartment
disorientation · trauma · repression · triggers · nightmares · recovered memory · mental fog · brainwashing · mind control · programming
Matt Damon
- Robert LudlumThe Bourne Identity, espionage, spy fiction
- Spy Fictionspy, secret agent, double agent, MI6, CIA
- Action HeroesJohn McClane, Hercules, John Wick, Indiana Jones, Rambo
- spiesJames Bond, spy, secret agent, Ethan Hunt, Austin Powers
- Fictional KillersAgent 47, The Bride, John Wick, Nikita, Leon
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
Jason BourneJames Bond
British intelligence agent
007 · Austin Powers · Ethan Hunt · Jack Ryan