To successfully hack Damien Webb’s phone in 007 First Light, you must cycle the interrogation choices in this exact order: PROVOKE → PROVOKE → STALL → PROVOKE while carefully managing Bond’s health and the distance gauge.
How to hack Damien Webb’s phone in 007 First Light
Step 1: Open by provoking and closing the distance fast
Hit PROVOKE immediately on the first prompt to pull Damien right into close range and start driving up the hack percentage while the bar is still green and your health is full.
Stay locked on him and accept the early hits; this opening is about building a big first chunk quickly.
Step 2: Provoke again to push the hack bar high
When he starts to peel away after round one, select PROVOKE a second time as soon as the prompt appears. This drags him back into your face and pushes the phone-hack percentage higher, but your health will now be dangerously low, so be ready to change tactics next.
Step 3: Stall to regen and milk the timer
On the third prompt, switch to STALL, but don’t mash it instantly. Let the decision timer run as long as possible, then choose Stall near the end to maximize passive health regeneration while he lingers nearby. This pause is your safety window to survive his final, heavier combo.
Step 4: Final provoke to finish the hack at 100%
After that Stall phase, Damien walks away again. When the last prompt pops, wait out most of the timer, then hit PROVOKE one final time.
He will rush back in with a heavy attack pattern, but because you delayed your choice, you’ll have enough restored health to tank the hits while the proximity bar fills to 100% and the phone hack completes.
The interrogation is less about dialogue “morality” and more about distance and uptime in close range. Webb’s position relative to you determines how quickly the hack bar fills, so provoking is essentially a “yank him into the danger zone” button.
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Provoke: Increases aggression, pulls him close, increases hack rate, but spikes your incoming damage.
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Stall: Reduces pressure for a moment, lets you regen, but risks him walking away if overused or timed badly.
The health bar and the hack percentage are in a tug‑of‑war: you trade HP for progress, then buy that HP back during the Stall window, which is why the PROVOKE → PROVOKE → STALL → PROVOKE sequence performs so well across difficulties.
Critical mistakes and pro tips for this interrogation
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Going full “Provoke spam” every time can get you killed before the bar hits 100%, especially on higher difficulty.
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Hitting STALL too early wastes the regen window because you enter the animation while still relatively healthy. Let the timer tick.
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If a choice prompt appears while you’re low health, delay the input rather than panic-pressing; the timer itself is a hidden survival tool.
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If your health is already nearly empty after the second Provoke, your run is essentially decided by how long you stretch the Stall and the last decision timer—greed on regen beats speed here.
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If the final Provoke feels impossible, try slightly adjusting when you confirm Stall (later in the timer) to enter that last phase with just a bit more HP buffer.
Importance of this segment
Hacking Damien’s phone is a crucial beat in the THEIA theft storyline, when Damien returns to MI6 and Bond finally leans on his gadgets to extract incriminating intel. While there’s no flashy loot chest at the end, completing this cleanly:
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Locks in key narrative intel from Damien’s mobile.
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Keeps the pacing of the mission smooth so you’re not repeatedly restarting the interrogation checkpoint.
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Sets you up better for the later stealth and puzzle sequences where phone hacking and watch tools become central.
