Sam Fisher: Professional badass. Well, sort of. He's really a professional spy, but I think being a badass is part of the job description. I mean, look at him take suckers out in this Splinter Cell: Blacklist trailer. He's been given license to kill, and he certainly doesn't seem shy about using it. It looks like he's given up on the whole "stealth" thing.
For a series previously so based around sneaking goodness, it's interesting to see a rocket launcher even make an appearance in a Splinter Cell game. Granted, Splinter Cell: Conviction broke away from the previous games a bit in its focus on combat, but I figured once the night vision goggles made a reappearance, so would the emphasis on stealth. Maybe these are just the exciting, things-go-boom moments, however. You never know.
Source: Gamespy