History Characters / Hitman2016ElusiveTargets

* AmbiguouslyGay: When Pavel mistakes the security guard's question about enhancing himself, Pavel goes into a discussion about his sexual experimentation. This leads the guard to ask Pavel if he fits into this trope.

* EasyLevelTrick: The most risk-free way of killing Ji-hu is poisoning the glass he drinks from in the bar, and only really requires a waiter disguise to do. The riskiest thing about this is being wrong, and that doesn't count against you here, meaning you can simply reset and try again.

** The labels of the poison pills in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' show they're manufactured by Torvik Research.

%%KarmicDeath: It's possible in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' to kill her with the very poison pills she manufactures.
* LackOfEmpathy: Her company engages in unethical human testing in poorer countries and she describes her experimentations without any emotion or concern.

* PowerHair: She's a cut-throat CEO with a short bob cut, fitting her clinical and minimalistic appearance.

* TimedMission: The mission has no strict timer, but Nila will leave at some point after her conversation with Margolis, which she makes a beeline for at the start of the mission. You can extend it by taking out Dalia (with whom she's meeting with), but even that will only buy you a few minutes.

* TimedMission: The mission has no strict timer, but Nila will leave at some point after her conversation with Margolis. You can extend it by taking out Dalia (with whom she's meeting with), but even that will only buy you a few minutes.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: Wears an all white pantsuit, which gives her sinister, clinical look.

* GreenAndMean: A green-eyed pompous serial killer who happens to be wearing a green cloche with a matching cardigan and skirt.

* SlippingAMickey: Her preferred way of killing her victims is by poisoning their tea, something Diana warns 47 about. She doesn't actually do it in the mission, however.

* EnemyMine: Ji-Hu has caused so much havoc for China, South Korea, and Japan - all mutually animous countries - that all three nations' respective intelligence agencies have placed a combined contract with the ICA specifically to eliminate him. Diana calls it [[DeadpanSnarker "a touching example of international cooperation"]].

** A soldier at his arms exchange mentions turning down a role in the Sigma Unit, the group that the Sarajevo Six are part of. Ironically, one of the group's members, Walter Menard, is working with Zaydan.

** Unlike a lot of other Elusive Targets, the narrative for the target directly links to the main mission instead of acting around it, in that the military buying guns will be helping to transport Strandberg after the coup is enacted.

* ContinuityNod: The labels of the poison pills in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' show they're by Torvik Research.

* DevelopersForesight: The Fixer is the only mission in any of the games that fails you for having previous knowledge of how it works, and has some specific [[NoFairCheating anti-cheesing strategies]] baked into the code so people follow the right paths. For example, The courier will not go near the handoff marketeers or head for the school if you wait nearly at either location. Similarly, pacifying or killing the handoff marketeer, the courier, or Xander too early insta-fails the mission.
* [[FingerGun Finger Guns]]: He has a tendency to do this towards people, especially to the courier.

* StalkingMission: Half the mission is this. While Xander doesn't mind you tailing him, the courier does, and will always double-back and make their path longer if they suspect this.

** Richard Ekwensi (a.k.a The Ex-Dictator) makes an appearance in the in-game cinematic, implying they meet up often to discuss politics at the hotel. She also has a call with him during her cycle. In his mission, Ekwensi discusses her assassination, confirming Oijofor is canonically killed before him.

* DevelopersForesight: This is the only target in any of the games that fails you for having previous knowledge of how the target works, and has some specific [[NoFairCheating anti-cheesing strategies]] baked into the code so people follow the right paths. For example, The courier will not go near the handoff marketeer if you wait there for them. Similarly, pacifying or killing the handoff marketeer, the courier, or Xander too early insta-fails the mission.

* NintendoHard: According to [[https://www.dualshockers.com/hitman-one-year-anniversary-infographic/ this infographic]] from 2017, only 23% of players managed to complete The Fixer. Players tend to kill him before meeting up with the courier, which insta-fails the mission. On his re-run in 2018, [=IOI=] essentially [[https://www.ioi.dk/elusive-target-reactivation-fixer/ had to spell out the fail conditions on the blogpost]] to even give people a chance of succeeding. [[https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/elusive-target-arcade/12548/814 IOI Travis]], one of the [=PR=] managers for [=IOI=], has gone on record saying that part of the reason why Xander hasn't re-ran in Hitman 3, even as part of Elusive Target Arcade, is due to it being "[[ThatOneLevel frustraing for players]]".
* NoFairCheating: As mentioned under DevelopersForesight, the game has multiple measures in place, in order for players to follow a specific path, even if they know how the mission works. The Courier will never go to the handoff if you wait nearby, both Xander and the Courier will intentionally make their routines longer if you're spotted trailing them, and killing the handoff marketeer, Xander, or the courier too early will cause an instant failure to the mission -- A mission that isn't able to be replayed. A common reason for failing is because players kill people too early, thinking they can cheese the Elusive Target, which doesn't work here.

* StalkingMission: Half the mission is this. The courier and Xander will always double-back, and there are specific measures in place by the game to make their paths longer if they suspect you're tailing him.
* SpySpeak: Both him and the initial courier speak like this, referencing a non-existent ongoing football match to identify each other. This is continued with the marketeer handoff, and can also lead into an extended conversation of the marketeer not understanding the courier.

* WhoWritesThisCrap: It's possible for Xander to get into the courier meetup and the latter will immediately lampshade the weird dialog:
--> '''Courier''': ''Thanks. Who came up with this anyway?!''

* StalkingMission: Half the mission is this. The courier will always double-back, and there are specific measures in place by the game to make his path longer if they suspect you're tailing him.

* NintendoHard: According to [[https://www.dualshockers.com/hitman-one-year-anniversary-infographic/ this infographic]] from 2017, only 23% of players managed to complete The Fixer. Players tend to kill him before meeting up with the courier, which insta-fails the mission. On his re-run in 2018, [=IOI=] essentially [[https://www.ioi.dk/elusive-target-reactivation-fixer/ had to spell out the fail conditions on the blogpost]] to even give people a chance of succeeding. [[https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/elusive-target-arcade/12548/814 IOI Travis]], one of the [=PR=] managers for [=IOI=], have gone on record saying that part of the reason why Xander hasn't re-ran in Hitman 3, even as part of Elusive Target Arcade, is due to it being "[[ThatOneLevel frustraing for players]]".

* NintendoHard: Out of the dual-contract Elusive Targets, this is undoubtedly the hardest, primarily because of its unique gameplay setups. The guards' sight-cones instantly spot illegal weapons (instead of gradually becoming suspicious like other guards do), the routines are varied, but also leaves very few opportunities for them to be taken out, and them being a dual-target contract means you have double the chance of screwing up. They can't be poisoned with food as neither have a routine for it, and the rooms that count as trespassing change to follow the room that Richard is in. There's a ''reason'' [=IOI=] held off for so long in re-running these two, [[https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/elusive-target-arcade/12548/814 by their own admission]].

* NintendoHard: According to [[https://www.dualshockers.com/hitman-one-year-anniversary-infographic/ this infographic]] from 2017, only 23% of players managed to complete The Fixer. Players tend to kill him before meeting up with the courier, which insta-fails the mission. On his re-run in 2018, [=IOI=] essentially [[https://www.ioi.dk/elusive-target-reactivation-fixer/ had to spell out the fail conditions on the blogpost]] to even give people a chance of succeeding. [[https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/elusive-target-arcade/12548/814 IOI Travis]], one of the [=PR=] managers for [=IOI=], have gone on record saying that part of the reason why Xander hasn't re-ran in Hitman 3, even as part of Elusive Target Arcade, is due to it being a ThatOneLevel for many players.
* NoFairCheating: As mentioned under DevelopersForesight, the game has specific measure in place so even if players know how the mission works, they still have to follow a specific path. The Courier will never go to the handoff if you wait nearby, he will intentionally make his routine longer if you're spotted trailing him, and killing the handoff man too early will cause an instant failure to the mission. A common failure reason by players is because they kill people too early, thinking they can cheese the Elusive Target, which doesn't work here.
* SpySpeak: Both him and the initial courier speak like this, referencing a non-existent ongoing football match to identify each other.
* SinisterShades: He wears a pair of aviator sunglasses.

* AdamWesting: He’s played by the real Creator/GaryBusey, who’s playing an exaggerated version of himself.

* BlatantLies: Busey has some...questionable claims during his briefing:

* DarkIsNotEvil: In a surprising turn of events for the series, Gary isn’t evil in the slightest, just loud, difficult to work with, and incredibly obnoxious.

* TheDitz: This iteration of Gary Busey is a bit of an idiot, with a strange view on the world solely consisting of InsaneTrollLogic. He also can't tell the difference between France and Italy, thinking he's currently visiting the former.
* DreadfulMusician: His mating song to a woman he has become infatuated with shows he can’t even get close to holding a tune. The woman of his desire is not impressed.

* DevelopersForesight: There's no reason to actually visit the set at the castle as Busey never goes there, but if you do, it's exactly like it’s shown in the briefing.

* InsaneTrollLogic: His insights and anecdotes aren’t even close to being grounded in reality, being formed out of nonexistent logic and nonsensical ideas.
* KilledOffForReal: He doesn't return after his initial appearance due to copyright issues. This mean that he can only be killed once as compared to most other elusive targets who can be killed several times over a period of time.
* LargeHam: He finds excuses to scream at the top of his lungs or simply shout out whatever outrageous stuff that pops into his head. This is especially blatant when he starts yodelling to a horrified Gary Cole.

* EvilVersusEvil: The briefing mentions that the client for the hit is Kronstadt Industries, who in ''Hitman 2'' turn out to be themselves secretly involved in selling arms to ruthless dictators. It seems likely they're just getting rid of competition, considering he's noted to have gained access to and sold one of their combat remotes in 2015, presumably illicitly.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Dylan's only nine minutes younger than Gonzales, yet still counts. His routine consists of him mocking whatever art he sees and bragging about having sex with the girl Gonzales was seeing.

* AntiquatedLinguistics: His dialogue is peppered with PurpleProse and he makes jokes ending with "said the actress to the bishop", an older form of "that's what she said".

* ContinuityNod:
** Moxon messages Sergei Larin (The Forger), who refuses to answer his phone on the status of the Ivory White.

* AffluentAscetic: She's outright stated to live this way and refuses to give interviews. She's also [[AsceticAesthetic dressed in a plain white jumpsuit]] and has her hair short.

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Sergei Larin is the artist trophy-husband of Simone Larin. Their relationship is strained with Sergei presenting himself in public as "Baron Larin, the owner of Palais de Walewska," when in fact, he is nothing of the sort.\\\
A talented artist with an obsession for Napoleon, Larin has been linked to art broker Sir Howard Moxon who specializes in selling perfect forgeries to the rich and famous. As such, the ICA suspected that Larin had been copying and selling his wife's heirlooms for several years, and that almost no originals remain on the palace walls.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Adalrico Candelaria is an ethnically German native of Chile. ICA files link him to the Pinochet regime of the 1980s and the disappearances of opposition members during that period. No concrete evidence of this exists in the public domain, and the Cardinal has successfully distanced himself from that troubled period in Chile's history.\\\
Ecumenically, the Cardinal is a staunch conservative, considered by Vatican insiders to be a strong contender for the next pope. He is well connected among influential cardinals of the Catholic Church and is a highly skilled political animal.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The media sensation Jonathan Smythe has been on the run from the authorities for the last three years. Following a multiple homicide in his late teens, he fled underground where he has built a highly successful music and media career. He actively flaunts his outlaw nature, and uses it to bring new fans to his brand.\\\
He lives in hotels under assumed names, and on yachts in international waters, far beyond the reach of conventional justice. He has been unable to resist the lure of the fashion-event of the year, but will likely only remain in Paris for a few hours.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Among those in the know, Vito Đurić is a celebrity. He is a charismatic arms dealer and sanction buster with the reputation of being able to acquire anything for anyone. The ICA notes his involvement in almost every covert conflict of the past decade.\\\
The target has been the subject of an international arrest order for the past five years but has avoided or escaped arrest thanks to the support of his clients. It seems likely that he is considered useful by various intelligence agencies and thus enjoys a measure of protection from international justice. Such protection does not apply to the attentions of the ICA, however. The contract indicates that the target will be in Marrakesh as part of an arms deal supplying Reza Zaydan's forces in connection with a planned coup.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Dylan Narváez is one of two identical twin brothers. Together with his "older" brother, Gonzales, he made a fortune operating semi-legal tobacco factories and smuggling operations in mainland China. They have a network of factories across Chengdu where they leverage corruption and lax local laws to run what is essentially a feudal empire.\\\
The two are notoriously competitive in all matters, striving to be the first to achieve something or to acquire something that there is only one of. Specifically, Dylan Narváez has acquired the one-of-a-kind, platinum Mangot, a $50,000 wristwatch, snatching it up just ahead of his brother. The two are in Sapienza on a stopover before returning to China and can be expected to be roaming the city.\\\
Note that the Narváez twins are identical and dress in exactly the same way. As such, the platinum Mangot is the only way to correctly identify the target.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Sir Howard Moxon is blue-blooded English nobility from a family that traces its links to the 17th century and the English Civil War. He has connections across the world in the very finest circles where he is welcomed as an art expert and as someone who can find extremely rare pieces for the discerning buyer.\\\
He has increasingly turned to the sale of forgeries to support his expensive lifestyle and the network of houses and estates he maintains around the world. Most recently, he has been linked to the near-mythical Ivory White, which he is currently brokering for sale.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Wagner is a shadowy legend in the modern world of information warfare. A brilliant computer security engineer, his unique skills have been linked to data theft and high-profile intrusions against multinational corporations, as well as nation states, for several years.\\\
ICA files link him to a series of lesser-known hacks in support of the IAGO network. It is not clear whether he is working for IAGO for profit or whether spymaster Dalia Margolis has some leverage over him. Wagner has a long-term partner known as "Whitecap", though this individual is not a target. Additionally, intelligence points to the target having a weakness for a particular style of American-brand jam, most likely acquired while at a university in the United States.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Nila Torvik is brilliant, simply put. The product of a rich and egalitarian society, she has completely achieved her massive potential. She is utterly cynical, obsessed with the effects of pharmaceuticals on humans.\\\
She graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology, and specialized in Psychopharmaceuticals and Psychotropics, founding Torvik Research as a result of that.\\\
Her company, Torvik Research, has been recognized as a Scandinavian tiger, breaking records for patents filed and year-on-year growth. Torvik herself gives no interviews and leads a highly ascetic lifestyle.\\\
Rumors of proxy-testing in the third world have been investigated and debunked by the media and government watchdogs, but it seems entirely in her character that the ambitious and ruthless pharmacist is more than willing to cut ethical corners to achieve her goals.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The target is Xander Haverfoek, a dual citizen of Thailand and the Netherlands. He has an extended history as "The Fixer" for Claus Hugo Strandberg, specializing in dealing with issues that the banker does not wish to involve himself in.\\\
The client indicates that Strandberg as acquired a package of conflict diamonds, and he plans to move them out of Marrakesh. Given that he is now unable to travel the streets of Marrakesh on his own, he will have to use his fixer to hand the diamonds over to a courier somewhere in the city's marketplace. The target is a skilled covert operator and is unlikely to be simply carrying the diamonds himself. The ICA expects, therefore, that he will meet a courier and arrange a covert handoff in the city at some point during the day.\\\
The contract requires both that the diamonds are retrieved and the target eliminated. Make sure to discover the location of the diamonds before moving on to the target.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Brendan Conner has roots back to the pre-internet age of phreakers. He cut his teeth with phone fraud and never looked back. Now he lives on the dark net, trading identities and selling his services as a cyber-criminal to the highest bidder.ICA information and recent traffic intercepts indicate that he is currently working with high-ranking members of the Chinese government, as the internal power struggles of that labyrinthine organization grind up possible rivals and threats.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel (Richard):''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Richard Ekwensi is a dictator in exile. Educated in France as part of the nation's continuing post-colonial links, he became increasingly paranoid after taking up the reigns of power from his father. This culminated in a bloody massacre in the Kanhar Valley where French military equipment was used against civilians.\\\
International opinion turned firmly against the Ekwensi regime, and he was removed from power in a short but decisive military campaign executed by a joint [=Chinese/NATO=] military force. The caretaker government appears stable, but the target no doubt entertains ambitions of a return to the presidential palace.[[/labelnote]]
!!!'''Target Intel (Inez):''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Inez Ekwensi is an up-and-coming dictator-in-waiting who takes sadistic delight in tormenting servants. Her marriage to Richard Ekwensi was originally considered to be merely a cynical grab for wealth and influence.\\\
However, following her husband's fall from power, she has been working behind the scenes to secure an independent political future for herself. With contacts in the finance ministry, the military and the new caretaker government, she is entirely capable of toppling the fledgling regime back into chaos and using the opportunity to seize power for herself.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Gabriel Santos is a celebrity super chef who travels the world with a live-streamed food-and-lifestyle program. He is infamously demanding and capricious and has driven staff to mental breakdowns many times in the past.\\\
A native of Buenos Aires, "Gabe" Santos is a highly skilled chef and has built himself into a major media figure. This cult of personality ensures that no matter how poorly he treats the staff on his team, he can get away with it. To date, physical attacks, beatings and at least two separate (and live-streamed) assaults with a bladed meat tenderizer have only added to his status as the ultimate bad boy chef.\\\
He is known to be very fond of Beluga caviar.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Etta Davis demonstrates that evil can hide in the most unassuming of places. The well-educated and urbane woman is a former nurse, well liked for her soothing beside manner and calm nature. It is unclear when she commenced her career of murder, but is most likely to have begun during her tenure at the Graverslyside Hospice in the 1980s. Under cover of the naturally high mortality rate of such locations, she perfected a range of skills including poisoning and directed sabotage.\\\
Following the death of a former member of parliament while in her care, investigations were opened and are ongoing, but the death is likely to be ruled an accident. However, additional information provided as a part of the contract background indicates a very high likelihood that she in fact sabotaged the former Minister's wheelchair, leading to a precipitous plunge down a flight of stairs. Alarmingly, this information also indicates that her rate of predation has increased.\\\
Her preferred techniques include poisonings, sabotaging fixtures, and in several cases the careful weakening of staircases. While she eschews firearms and physical combat, she is a deadly predator, who is extremely likely to kill again.\\\
The current chaos in Marrakesh would provide extremely good cover for further predations, so her rapid elimination will no doubt save lives.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Wen Ts'ai is a food critic infamous across the Pacific Rim, and beyond. He is urbane, cultured and has a dedication to epicurean perfection that is unmatched. He travels the world, sampling the finest cuisine and writing about it on his much-followed foodie blog, and in various lifestyle media programs.\\\
He prides himself on being above such crass specifics as "texture" and "flavour". Instead, he applies himself to the experience as a whole and does not dirty his palate with plebian things.\\\
His ongoing crusade against "the peddlers of filthy degustation" has earned him a wide following that delights in his biting wit and cruel attention to detail.\\\
During a restaurant visit in Shanghai, he livestreamed an extended diatribe triggered by his ur-glacial water being 2 degrees overchilled (as measured by his trademark IR thermometer). In Auckland he spent an hour berating the kitchen staff for failing to coordinate the colour of his foraged Sicilian truffles to the plate they were served on. In Tokyo he dedicated an entire weekend to meticulously deconstructing every menu item at Kabi Lounge.\\\
He maintains a strict and well managed regime of nutrient consumption to ensure a sufficient calorie intake, and thus avoids "base needs". As such he has never actually tasted any of the food he has so meticulously critiqued.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Richard M. Foreman is a chameleon without compare. An American by birth, he is a highly successful confidence trickster, as well as a very confidence actor. Most recently, he impersonated billionaire Charles Vanderblathe for almost a month. During this time he participated in two annual general meetings and hosted a reception at the Vanderblathe estate in New England. He also siphoned almost a hundred million dollars from the family accounts before vanishing and leaving the family to face charges of insider trading, and a complex legal morass that promises to continue for years to come.\\\
The Client requires that the Target be eliminated in a manner that will resemble a non-suspicious accident. As the Colorado militia camp is a highly alert area, you should avoid using any explosive accidents. You are advised to make use of falls, drownings or other accidental approaches, instead.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Williams is an up-and-coming supermodel. He combines a dangerous charisma with exceptional good looks, and he has left a wake of financially ruined former lovers in his wake. His particular modus operandi is to target and seduce wealthy businesswomen and then obtain highly compromising material on them. He then leverages this to sustain a highly comfortable lifestyle until he either tires or the money runs out.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Adeze Oijofor, operating under the nom de guerre "Nne Obara", is a bloody-handed warlord who controls a sizable chunk of the rare earth trade in East Africa. Over a past sixteen months, a French telecoms company has been making aggressive inroads in areas she control, with some success.\\\
ICA information indicates that the target has withdrawn her paramilitaries to neighboring nations, as a part of a Fabian strategy. Her security is handled by a former Vlakplaas veteran, with whom we believe Oijofor has more than a professional relationship. Although, information to this effect is circumstantial at best.\\\
Her weakest link is her son, Kalu Oijofor. His education at Oxford and connections with the UK have allowed the ICA to track her to her current location in Bangkok. Neither the son nor the security chief are targets, however.\\\
It seems highly likely that Oijofor will have a very sizable paramilitary unit either at the hotel or very close by.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel (Frydel):''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Pavel Frydel is a brilliant transplant surgeon, previously the chief at the Warsaw State Central Hospital. He moved into the private sector, lured by the prospect of astronomical salaries and the freedom to choose his own patients.\\\
Before joining the Gama facility staff he was involved in a transplant operation that went horribly wrong after the organ used turned out to be carrying a strain of EHV. He fled underground, claiming his innocence, and blaming the patient's death on the providence of the organ.[[/labelnote]]
!!!'''Target Intel (Akenawa):''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Akane Akenawa is a focused and meticulous surgeon with a private clinic in Tokyo in addition to her position at the Gama Facility in Hokkaido.\\\
Brilliant, and entrepreneurial, she was also involved in the tragic events that lead to the unlawful death of a patient following an infected liver transplant. She maintains that she wasn't involved in the acquisition of the organ, and protests her innocence. However, her private clinic in Tokyo is listed as the broker for the acquisition of the organ, and a large payment was made from her accounts to Swiss accounts controlled by Doctor Pavel Frydel.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Järnefelt is bookkeeper to the global underworld, an expert at managing finances and transferring money without drawing the attention of law enforcement. As such, he has become the premier facilitator for terrorists and criminal organizations alike.\\\
The 90-year-old Finn is considered to be a criminal myth by law enforcement agencies the world over, which may be because he enjoys a measure of extra-legal protection. Given his meticulous attention to detail, this anonymity may also be due to his careful nature and the simple fact that he has never been caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar.\\\
ICA files show him fleeing within hours or even minutes ahead of raids, a fact which lends credence to possible connections within global law enforcement. The target has lead an unassuming yet comfortable life managing the finances of kleptocracies, terrorists and tyrants for decades, at least since the late '60s. Files retrieved from Russia in the mid-'80s indicate that he may have been a part of the volunteer SS Wiking Brigade during the Second World War, but this link is inconclusive.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Kieran Hudson is a paparazzo of the worst sort, entirely willing to steal, cheat and lie to secure compromising stories about celebrities. He is currently targeting Sebastian Sato with the intent of discovering and revealing whatever scandal it is that has forced the designer to work with Viktor Novikov.\\\
Hudson's strategy is to relentlessly approach security guards and checkpoints where he will attempt to bluff his way past them in the hopes of finding a hole or catching a single, opportunistic picture.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Bartholomew Argus is a celebrity in hiding. Six months ago he was stopped by the London Metropolitan Police in a routine investigation, together with infamous London gangster Tommy "The Hammer" Stoakes. The police discovered weapons and controlled substances in the vehicle and took Argus and Stoakes into custody.\\\
Argus successfully argued, and subsequently testified that he knew nothing of this, and Tommy Stoakes was sentenced to ten years in prison. The client indicates that the weapons and narcotics belonged to Argus, an infamous gangster poseur, and that he successfully shifted the blame to his childhood friend Tommy Stoakes to avoid a prison sentence.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The State Security Department operative known as "Ji-Hu" is notoriously elusive. ICA files link him to a number of hybrid conflict operations in mainland China, South Korea and Japan. In a touching example of international cooperation, the intelligence services of all three nations have placed a combined Contract with the ICA for the target’s elimination.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Philip Giggles, alarmingly, considers himself an artist, continuing the legacy of Grand Guignol. His lavish performance, the Soirée Horrible aspires to create reactions of deep-seated horror in even the most jaded of guest, while eschewing the traditionally horrid.\\\
Little is known of his background, as his assumed role and the tribal facial tattoos that define it have long since eclipsed who he may have been in the time before the Soirée Horrible. When not the aloof master of ceremonies of yet another disturbing display, he travels the globe seeking out his next attraction.[[/labelnote]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: In spite of the above, the briefing implies Ekwensi hails from a former French colony, but the French never ruled Nigeria or Uganda; they were British colonies.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nicholas Boulton

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He served in the SS Wiking Brigade, making him the worst offender of this sort. He doesn't act like a Nazi in-game, but that might just be because his new boss, [[spoiler:Lucas Grey]], wouldn't approve.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nicholas Boulton

* EnemyMine: Ji-Hu has caused so much havoc for China, South Korea and Japan that all three nations' respective intelligence agencies have placed a combined contract with the ICA specifically to eliminate him. Diana calls it [[DeadpanSnarker "a touching example of international cooperation"]].

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/GaryBusey

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Catharina Christie

!!!'''Target Intel:''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Among those in the know, Vito Đuri&#263 is a celebrity. He is a charismatic arms dealer and sanction buster with the reputation of being able to acquire anything for anyone. The ICA notes his involvement in almost every covert conflict of the past decade.\\\

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Alec Newman

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nicholas Boulton

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nicholas Boulton

* OneSteveLimit: Subverted; Creator/GaryCole also appears in the mission as a rival actor. The two were part of a promotional poll in which players voted for which Gary they wanted to kill, with Busey being voted as "The Worst Gary".

* EarlyBirdCameo: This is the first mention of the client "Locksley" in the game. The pseudonym returns again as the client for the Sarajevo Six and Patient Zero campaigns, who gives the ICA evidence of the group's war crimes in the former, and then evidence of a bio-terrorist cult in Bangkok wanting to release a deadly virus upon the city in the latter. It's unknown if it's simply a pseudonym used by two seperate anonymous clients, or if the two clients are actually the same person.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Timothy Watson

* AintTooProudToBeg: When Keith's family sees through his façade, they send their lawyer to retrieve Keith. While he's initially calm when telling Keith not to trust his family, the moment the lawyer threatens to cut off Keith's trust fund, he starts panicking and shows his true colors when trying to convince Keith to stay with him.

* TheCorrupter: Magee makes people emotionally dependent on him so he can cake control of their financial assets. A tactic of his is to make people abandon their families so they can give him control of their money.

* {{Greed}}: What drives him. He almost breaks down when he realizes that Keith's family's lawyer can access his trust fund.

* VillainousBreakdown: He suffers this when his target's trust fund is almost cut off. He becomes noticeably more angry for the rest of the mission.

* JerkAss: Ts'ai in a nutshell. Everything Ts'ai says is scathing, abhorrent insults aimed at people for petty reasons.

* KickTheDog: She plants to kill her son's English girlfriend, a young woman studying to be a school teacher, to show him that the world is dangerous.

* MyBelovedSmother: Plans to keep her son in isolation to protect him from danger and potentially have his girlfriend killed to make sure she stays with him.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:One way to kill Argus is to push him off a cliff when he goes to relieve himself there after investigating his car being blown up]].

* DeadlyDoctor: She killed people while she was a nurse.

* AccentuateTheNegative: Essentially what his criticisms boil down to. He finds petty reasons to hate on the restaurant, all the while not even eating the food served to him. In his bio, it's mentioned that in one restaurant, he deconstructed every menu item '''over the course of a weekend'''. There's a ''reason'' [[HatedByAll nobody likes this guy]].

* ContractualBossImmunity: Foreman must be eliminated in a staged accident. In addition, he can't be killed with explosives.

* PsychoPink: A ruthless warlord who dresses in pink, flower-themed clothing.

** The buyer Moxon is frustrated with is Mike Vogt, the critic who is later seen in "The Author" in the Patient Zero campaign.
** Moxon messages Sergei Larin (The Forger) who refuses to answer his phone on the status of the Ivory White.

!!!'''Citizenship:''' French
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Howard Moxon, Simone Larin

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' U.S. Navy, CICADA, Silvio Caruso

!!!'''Citizenship:''' German / Chilean
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Pinochet Regime, Vatican, Opus Ecclesiae, Himself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Himself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Serbian (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Reza Zaydan, Xander Haverfoek, Crystal Dawn, Claus Hugo Strandberg

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Spanish (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Gonzales Narváez, Chengdu Agricultural Industries

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Gary Cole

!!!'''Citizenship:''' English
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Sergei Larin, IAGO

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Unknown
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' IAGO, Dalia Margolis, "Whitecap"

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Norwegian (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Dalia Margolis, Torvik Research, Ezra Berg

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Thai / Dutch
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Claus Hugo Strandberg, Vito Đurić, Lucas Thorvaldsson

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American (presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Chinese Government, Nicolette, Himself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Ugandan
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Adeze Oijofor, Pertti Järnefelt (Richard Ekwensi), Herself (Inez Ekwensi), Thomas Cross, [[spoiler:Providence]] (Possibly)

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Argentinian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Viktor Novikov, Dalia Margolis, Himself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' English
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Herself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Church of Ascendants, Keith Keeble, Edilio Napolitano

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Chinese (presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' N/A

!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Freedom Fighters, Lucas Grey, Sean Rose, Ezra Berg, Maya Parvati, Penelope Graves

!!!'''Citizenship:''' English (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Sanguine, Himself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Congolese (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Richard Ekwensi, Kalu Oijofor, Unnamed Security Chief, Herself

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Polish (Pavel Frydel), Japanese (Akane Akenawa)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' GAMA

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Finnish
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Nazi Party, SS Wiking Brigade, Richard Ekwensi, Delgado Cartel, Freedom Fighters, Lucas Grey, Sean Rose, Ezra Berg, Maya Parvati, Penelope Graves

!!!'''Citizenship:''' Northern Irish (Presumably)
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' N/A

!!!'''Citizenship:''' English
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Tommy "The Hammer" Stoakes, Dino Bosco

!!!'''Citizenship:''' North Korean or Khandanyangan
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Unidentified State Security Department

!!!'''Citizenship:''' English
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Soirée Horrible, Himself

* NoPronunciationGuide: Like with The Warlord, The Gunrunner has a very odd to pronounce last name (not to mention wreaking havoc on Website/ThisVeryWiki's formatting[[note]]seriously, his last name in this pages' source just a bunch of symbols and numbers[[/note]]), that being "Đurić". If it's any help, Diana in the briefing for the mission, (and Vito in-game) says it like [Jur-rich] while the sergeant in the parking garage says it like [Durr-rich]. It's not uncommon for players to pronounce his last name as [Jur-rick].

* NoPronunciationGuide: The "Nne" part of her name can cause players to incorrectly pronounce it "Neigh" or "Knee". Diana says "Narh" with a long "h". Her first name; "Adeze Oijofor", can also be hard to say, most players say it as "A-Daisy Weejafor", not, as Diana says it, "A-deeze-ay Oh-joe-four".

* NoPronunciationGuide: One can easily mistake Dr. Frydel's name to be said "Fry-dell", when it's actually "Free-dall".

* {{Blackmail}}: His MO, if you didn't catch that his codename is "The '''Blackmail''er". He dates wealthy women, catches them in compromising positions, and squeezes them for money until they run out of cash or he gets bored.

* ChekhovsGunman: He's mentioned in civilian dialogue in "The Showstopper", with a staff member mentioning he wrote the Bare Knuckle Boxer recipe. His speedboat can also be used as a mission exit.

* ItsAllAboutMe: The only thing Davis cares about is herself. She's perfectly fine with manipulating people to suit her own need. Her bodyguards can't stand her. Because of her rambling, insufferable personality, it's not difficult to see why.

* ManipulativeBastard: He's this in spades. He pretends to be a compassionate mentor when he's really leading people to financial ruin for his own personal gain.