Character Relationship Map: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Characters

• Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise) — protagonist

  Lead IMF agent, highly skilled spy and acrobat who leads missions against global threats.

• Jane (played by Paula Patton) — supporting

  IMF field agent and tactical specialist.

• Benji (played by Simon Pegg) — supporting

  IMF tech specialist and field operative known for quick thinking and gadget mastery.

• Hendricks (played by Michael Nyqvist) — supporting

  Russian intelligence operative.

• Sidorov (played by Vladimir Mashkov) — supporting

  Russian intelligence officer.

• Brandt (played by Jeremy Renner) — supporting

  IMF analyst turned field operative.

• Hanaway (played by Josh Holloway) — supporting

  IMF agent killed in the opening sequence.

• Sabine Moreau (played by Léa Seydoux) — supporting

  Assassin and underworld contact.

• Wistrom (played by Samuli Edelmann) — supporting

  Russian intelligence operative.

• Brij Nath (played by Anil Kapoor) — supporting

  Indian arms dealer.

• Leonid Lisenker (played by Ivan Shvedoff) — supporting

  Russian nuclear physicist.

• The Fog (played by Ilia Volok) — minor

  Underworld contact and informant.

• Bogdan (played by Miraj Grbić) — minor

  Russian underworld figure.

Key Relationships

• The Fog → Hendricks (Professional Informant)
• Jane → Wistrom (Conflict Combatant)
• Benji → Wistrom (Conflict Combatant)
• Ethan Hunt → Hendricks (Conflict Arch Enemy)
• Hendricks → Leonid Lisenker (Professional Exploiter)
• Brij Nath → Hendricks (Professional Client)
• Jane → Brij Nath (Social Manipulator)
• Ethan Hunt → Brij Nath (Conflict Target)
• Jane → Sabine Moreau (Conflict Combatant)
• Wistrom → Leonid Lisenker (Conflict Murderer)
• Sabine Moreau → Leonid Lisenker (Professional Transaction)
• Sabine Moreau → Wistrom (Professional Transaction)
• Hendricks → Sabine Moreau (Alliance Client)
• Hendricks → Wistrom (Alliance Associate)
• Sidorov → Hendricks (Conflict Target)

Story Analysis

A disavowed IMF team races against time to stop a rogue strategist from triggering a nuclear war between the US and Russia.

Plot Progression

1. The Kremlin Fiasco
2. Dubai Deception
3. Mumbai Satellite Race
4. Final Countdown