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Metro 2039Nicholas Webb
Spoiler warning. Sir Nicholas Webb, CEO of Webb Industries and creator of MI6's AI THEIA, is the real villain of 007 First Light with his son Damien; Anthony Howell and Bart Edwards play them.
Spoiler warning: this page reveals who the villains of 007 First Light are and how the story ends for them. The real villains of 007 First Light are Sir Nicholas Webb, CEO of Webb Industries, and his son Damien, not the rogue agent 009 the story chases (Beebom). Anthony Howell plays Sir Nicholas and Bart Edwards plays Damien (Shacknews). Webb, an advocate of artificial intelligence, created THEIA, MI6's AI, and planned the bombing that sets the plot going to cover up THEIA's failures (GamingBolt).
Quick facts
| Sir Nicholas Webb | Anthony Howell |
| Damien Webb | Bart Edwards |
| Company | Webb Industries, headquarters in the City of London |
| Creation | THEIA, MI6's artificial intelligence |
| Other project | HYPERION, at a research facility in Antarctica |
| Missions | Uninvited, Knightfall, Time to Die, Wave of the Future, For England |
Who is Sir Nicholas Webb?
He is the CEO of Webb Industries (Beebom), a tech magnate whose company holds a gala at a Kensington museum in Uninvited. There a sniper's earpiece first points Bond to him (Into Indie Games). GamingBolt sums up his plan: THEIA, the AI he built for MI6, had failed, and Webb arranged the bombing to hide it, while his people wrongly marked 009 as a mole (GamingBolt). Two Intel collectibles belong to the family: "Webb's Manuscript (Sir Nicholas Webb)" in Antarctica and "Psych Profile (Damien Webb)" in the Webb penthouse (PowerPyx).
Who is Damien Webb?
Damien is Sir Nicholas's son, "hot-headed yet charismatic" in Beebom's words (Beebom), and the one Bond fights. In Uninvited, Bond wakes tied up beside Isola and hacks Damien's phone mid-conversation. In Knightfall, Bond records Damien and his father in the penthouse while staying out of Damien's sight (Beebom). In Time to Die, Damien has Bond tied to a table at The Pearl until Greenway arrives as a sniper, and Bond chases him through a quarry (Into Indie Games). The credits spell his name "Damien"; some guides write "Damian".
How does the Webb story end?
In Wave of the Future, Bond and Isola go into Webb's research facility in Antarctica to shut down HYPERION. Bond learns of Webb's coup plan, and Isola shoots Sir Nicholas Webb, then tries to flee with the HYPERION core; Bond stops her and HYPERION is destroyed (Into Indie Games; Beebom). Before that, in Man of the Hour, MI6 had granted Webb immunity (Into Indie Games). After his death he receives a public ceremony, and the public never learns what he did (GamingBolt).
In For England, Damien attacks MI6 headquarters in an armored suit, stabs Moneypenny and takes THEIA's core. Bond weakens the suit with explosives and turrets and pushes Damien into the water, which disables it (Into Indie Games; Beebom). Whether Damien drowned is left open, and the THEIA core leaves with Isola (GamingBolt). See Ending Explained.
Is there more Webb story to come?
IO Interactive said on Aug 20, 2026 that players "will uncover new intelligence about Webb Industries" and investigate a technology that "could become one of Bond's deadliest opponents" (IO Interactive). As of Nov 4, 2026, no mission with that story has a name or date; see Year One Roadmap.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the villain in 007 First Light? Spoiler: the main villains of 007 First Light are Sir Nicholas Webb, CEO of Webb Industries, and his son Damien Webb; the rogue agent 009 is not the mastermind.
Who plays Nicholas Webb in 007 First Light? Anthony Howell plays Sir Nicholas Webb in 007 First Light, and Bart Edwards plays his son Damien.
What is THEIA in 007 First Light? THEIA is MI6's artificial intelligence in 007 First Light, created by Sir Nicholas Webb; covering up its failures is the motive behind his plot.
Does Damien Webb die in 007 First Light? 007 First Light does not say. Bond disables Damien's armored suit by pushing him into the water in For England, and his fate is left open.
What happens to Nicholas Webb in 007 First Light? In 007 First Light's mission Wave of the Future, Isola shoots Sir Nicholas Webb in Antarctica; he is later honored in public, and his crimes stay secret.
Sources
- 007 First Light Ending Explained, Beebom (Ishan Adhikary), May 26, 2026
- 007 First Light Ending Explained - The Sequel Setup You May Have Missed, GamingBolt (Ravi Sinha), Jun 5, 2026
- 007 First Light voice actor cast list, Shacknews (Donovan Erskine), May 28, 2026
- All 007 First Light Characters and Voice Cast, Beebom (Ajith Kumar), May 28, 2026
- 007 First Light Knightfall Mission Walkthrough, Beebom (Sanmay Chakrabarti), May 29, 2026
- 007 First Light - Uninvited Walkthrough, Into Indie Games (Mohamed El Ouardighi), Jun 1, 2026
- 007 First Light - Time To Die Walkthrough, Into Indie Games (Mohamed El Ouardighi), Jun 3, 2026
- 007 First Light - Wave Of The Future Walkthrough, Into Indie Games (Mohamed El Ouardighi), Jun 4, 2026
- 007 First Light - For England Walkthrough, Into Indie Games (Mohamed El Ouardighi), Jun 4, 2026
- 007 First Light All Collectible Locations Guide, PowerPyx, May 26, 2026
- 007 First Light reaches 4 million copies sold, IO Interactive, Aug 20, 2026
- 007 First Light Ending Explained And How It Sets Up A Sequel, GamingBolt, Jun 4, 2026 (video)
Moments
007 First Light Ending Explained And How It Sets Up A Sequel
GamingBolt
- Spoiler warning: this page reveals who the villains of 007 First Light are and how the story ends for them. The real…
- He is the CEO of Webb Industries (Beebom), a tech magnate whose company holds a gala at a Kensington museum in…
- Damien is Sir Nicholas's son, "hot-headed yet charismatic" in Beebom's words (Beebom), and the one Bond fights. In…
- In Wave of the Future, Bond and Isola go into Webb's research facility in Antarctica to shut down HYPERION. Bond…
- In For England, Damien attacks MI6 headquarters in an armored suit, stabs Moneypenny and takes THEIA's core. Bond…
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Cast and CharactersPatrick Gibson plays a 26-year-old James Bond in 007 First Light, with Lennie James as his mentor John Greenway, Priyanga Burford as M, Alastair Mackenzie as Q, Kiera Lester as Moneypenny, Gemma Chan as Selina Tan and Lenny Kravitz as the Pirate King Bawma.
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John GreenwayJohn Greenway is James Bond's mentor in 007 First Light, a former 00 agent who runs the revived 00 program's training, played by Lennie James.
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M, Q and MoneypennyIn 007 First Light, Priyanga Burford plays M, the head of MI6 who recruits Bond, Alastair Mackenzie plays Q, who runs the Q-Lab and its gadgets, and Kiera Lester plays Eve Moneypenny, M's right hand.
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Music and Theme Song007 First Light's theme song is "First Light", sung by Lana Del Rey and written by Del Rey with David Arnold, released Apr 16, 2026; the game's score is by the composer duo The Flight.
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Selina TanDr. Selina Tan is MI6's Head of Tactical Simulation in 007 First Light, the character who runs the TacSim training mode, played by Gemma Chan in her first video game role.
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007 First Light vs Hitman007 First Light plays like a more guided, cinematic Hitman: IO Interactive's Glacier engine, social stealth and several routes to each goal carry over, but the levels are more linear, the hero is a named Bond, and set pieces and chases replace Hitman's open sandboxes.
See also
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UninvitedUninvited is mission 06 of 007 First Light (Chapter 11 in PowerPyx's 17-chapter list), set in Bond's Bayswater flat and at a tech industry gala in a Kensington museum. It holds 12 collectibles, the CCTV password "Password12", the maintenance room code 3256 and the bin lorry escape.
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KnightfallKnightfall is mission 07 of 007 First Light (Chapter 12 in PowerPyx's list), in which Bond and Greenway climb Webb Industries' headquarters in the City of London to a fortified structure called the Perch. The penthouse safe code is 1493, and the Missile Pen opens the way out of the data center.
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Wave of the FutureWave of the Future is mission 09 of 007 First Light (Chapter 16 in PowerPyx's list), in which Bond goes rogue and infiltrates a top-secret Webb Industries research facility in Antarctica to stop HYPERION. It is the longest chapter, about 1 hour 45 minutes, and the second to last; For England is the final mission.
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For EnglandFor England is the last mission of 007 First Light, mission 10 in IO Interactive's numbering (Chapter 17 in PowerPyx's list), set at MI6 headquarters in London during an attack. It ends with the final boss fight and earns the Gold trophy For king and country.
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Ending ExplainedSpoiler warning. 007 First Light ends with Sir Nicholas Webb and his son Damien unmasked as the real villains, Greenway dead, M offering Bond the number 001 at his grave and Bond choosing 007, then the gun barrel and the card "James Bond Will Return". No post-credits scene has been reported.