Sasha Banicheck, born April 24, 1969, was a former KGB agent who turned mercenary following the end of the Cold War. She is portrayed by Melinda Clarke. After spending seven years in a Bulgarian prison (without breaking under presumed torture) for supplying weapons to a counter-government insurgency, Banacheck was hired by Fulcrum. She received the Cipher from Mr. Colt, which he swapped with a sabotaged decoy that destroyed the rebuilt Intersect computer system. Her name is a reference to the 1985 movie Gotcha!, taking the name of Linda Fiorentino's character, Sasha Banacheck.