History Headscratchers / Hitman2

** To keep it hidden.

** Probably.

* Why do falling kills count as accidents? I doubt many would find it plausible that a target simply fell or jumped to their death, especially if they're with an undercover 47 or they're leaning on a balcony rather than a ledge.
** They "slipped."
* Why do drowning kills count as accidents? Do people seriously believe that the targets fall into a toilet, drown and mysteriously fall out?

* Why do poison kills count as an accident? When someone collapses after eating or drinking something, it's pretty clear that they have been poisoned.
** It's not so much an accident more than it can't be traced back to you, or anyone in particular. CripplingOverspecialisation probably has something to do with it to.

* On a related note, how can 47 incapacitate/eliminate guards while they are radioing in a disturbance and not alert anyone?

* 47 can apparently impersonate specific people and fool those who are already familiar with the person he is impersonating. This is most blatant with the barber in Mumbai: several of the clients 47 can service call him by the barbers name, but fail to notice 47's baldness, paleness and much different voice (to say nothing of there being no language barriers whatsoever). He can also wear outfits designed for people significantly smaller than him and have them fit perfectly. So what exactly prevents him from cross-dressing and impersonating women?
** '''The impersonation:''' This is actually [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Columbia by Rico, but Rico’s wife convinces him that P. Power has a lot of makeup and stuff on him. 47, naturally, runs with this. As for the Mumbai Clients, It's quite possible they're in such a rush to have a haircut, they treat 47 like the normal guy (despite sticking out like a sore thumb).
** '''The Language Barrier:''' Likely TranslationConvention, similar to the ''2016'' NPC's who only spoke in English / American accents. It's likely some NPC's were indeed speaking spanish/ french etc., but 47 was translating for us.
*** Which raises the question of how 47 gets to be fluent in the local vernacular everywhere he goes. In Sapienza he is good enough at Italian to pass as a local to the cook at the mansion at least, in Colombia he can speak the local dialect fluently (otherwise he wouldn't be believable as the Shaman when talking to Andrea Martinez). Yuki Yamazaki would notice if 47 disguised as the Hospital Director suddenly didn't speak fluent Japanese in a style typical of an educated man with a native-level accent. As the barber in Mumbai he would likely have to be fluent in Marathi or Mumbai Hindi. To command soldiers in Marrakech while disguised as an officer he would need Moroccan Arabic, and if he disguises himself as the masseur he would need fluent Swedish as well (Strandberg would notice if his countryman suddenly can't speak his language). It is simply not plausible that he is [[{{Omniglot}} that much of a polyglot]], unless you assume he possesses downright fantastic abilities.
*** I mean, he is is a super-clone, it's quite possible his ability to remember stuff better than a human probably comes in handy. Or, he forgets the language whenever he goes to a new location. Anything not critical to his current mission isn't needed.
** '''The Disguising as a women aspect:''' I'd imagine it's a Balancing reason. Plus it'd be more than likely it'd look a bit out of place. 47 doesn't disguise perfectly, there are always flaws, but it's enough to get the job done. Related to this was a suggestion brought up by a hitman forum member who asked whether guards will be female at any point, with one of the lead level designers responding to it in the May 2019 [=IOI=] Monthly, and she points out that while it is technically feasible, and are very much open to the idea and will look into it, it's not likely to happen for balancing purposes.
* At least two opportunities involve 47 getting photographed. My question -- at least from a [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Watsonian]] perspective -- is why this doesn't count against getting a Silent Assassin rating. Yeah, he's in disguise (at least for the two I know about), but that doesn't matter if he's recorded by a security camera.
** If we're going by the games's logic, the selfies of 47 disguised still have the same persuasive "people only look at uniforms" logic.
*** Except that the "only look at uniforms" logic only applies selectively: Rico does notice that 47 looks different from the guy he's seen on TV, Tyson Williams does recognise that 47 is not his regular doctor, and enforcers presumably work by looking at his face and determining that noone who wears his uniform actually looks like that.

** The sequel states he bribed an unknown crew member to free him.