John Wells/Awesome

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  • In the climax of the Faithful Spy, despite being infected with plague, Wells manages to run across New York and shoots Khadri.
    • Before that, he and Exley dispatches seven terrorists.
  • In Ghost War, Shafer and Exley convince the president to help Wells out of China.
  • In Silent Man, Wells kills three Russian mercenaries with a pen and a credit card.
  • In Midnight House, Wells escapes Egyptian secret police simply by saying his name.
  • In Secret Soldier, there is Hassan, a young jihadi who gets captured by Wells. Wells tries to interrogate him, ask about the kidnapping of American ambassador to Saudi. What happens?

Hassan: It was your mother. She wanted to screw. I said no.

Wells: (squeezing Hassan's ruined face) Tell us where he is.

Hassan: He's in hell. Where he belongs

Wells: (reaching for Hassan's broken foot) What’s in the package?

Hassan: Your father’s balls.

Wells: You're going to make us hurt you.

Hassan: Do whatever you like.

But Wells found he couldn’t do anything.

  • In Shadow Patrol, Wells singlehandedly kills two rogue Delta.