History Literature / AgentG

The first book ''Infiltrator'' was released on April 1st, 2017.

* {{Transsexual}}: [[spoiler: Lucita]] is revealed to have been this before getting a woman's body as a Shell. In an inversion of this, G finds it to be a humanizing element as he'd previously thought of her as a DaddysLittleVillain.

* TwentyMinutesInTheFuture: According to WordOfGod, ''Infiltrator'' takes place in an AlternateFuture of 2026 where a Hillary Clinton {{Expy}} won the Presidency and has been President for eight years.

* {{Cyborg}}: These are very common as soldiers in the setting, even if the public doesn't know about them. They come in a variety of types with "implants" giving you a computerized brain that can link to the internet or special abilities, "Shells" being whole body replacements containing your brain, and [[spoiler: The Letters who are full on RidiculouslyHumanRobots or Artificial Humans.]]

* HollywoodCyborg: Cybernetics are a source of superpowers in this setting and they are exploited to the max by the characters. One example is a character who actually survives a bomb exploding in his face then a grenade shoved in his pants.

* CrapsackWorld: It's exactly like our world except the governments are all secretly controlled by a variety of corporations who keep advanced technology suppressed so they can maintain their monopoly on power. They employ a variety of cybernetically enhanced super-soldiers and A.I. to keep all dissent in line. It's also stated that if they ''didn't'' do this then the entire world would go to hell and the death toll would be in the millions.

* HitmanWithAHeart: Agent G is a DownplayedTrope example of this. He's killed innocent people before and it haunts him. As such, he doesn't quit being an assassin (he can't anyway as ResignationsNotAccepted) but is a ConsummateProfessional so to minimize innocent casualties as well as trauma by loved ones.

* A peculiar example happens in ''Literature/AgentG'' ''Infiltrator'' by Creator/CTPhipps. There, the titular Agent receives a job offer from TheMole to work for the U.S. Government against his employers, the chance to keep all of the money he's made from assassinations, as well as a pardon for his crimes. [[spoiler: G takes it.]]

* ArtificialHumans: [[spoiler: The Letters turn out to be this. They were created by Karma Corp to be disposable assets for the United States military.]]

* In Creator/CTPhipps' ''Literature/AgentG'', this was the reasoning behind [[spoiler: the Letter project. Regular soldiers have rights, needs, and free will while the Letters were designed to be dispoable SuperSoldier assassins who could be used like drones. It was stated this was LoopholeAbuse even then since they qualified as RidiculouslyHumanRobots. Also, subverted in the Letters are treated quite well in order to avoid a RobotUprising.]]

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: A specialty of the Letters, who prefer not to make waves. Agent G is implied to be very good at this as he prefers to have as few people caught up in the assassination as possible in order to minimize casualties.

The ''Agent G'' novels are a series by Creator/CTPhipps. It is a {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in the near-future as the present day slowly moves to become a technology ravaged dystopia starring a [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetically enhanced]] [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] named G.

* BigBad: Lucio Biondi serves this role, though it turns out [[spoiler: The IRS is a GreaterScopeVillain.]]

** [[spoiler: Marissa Santiago turns out to be one of these too.]]

* BadassAbnormal: All of the Letters are cyborgs and so are the Shells. They have enhanced strength, speed, durability, and intelligence plus ability to interact with technology via HollywoodHacking. Generally, this is treated as making them act like superheroes in a WorldOfCardboard as they slaughter any regular human that they encounter but run into trouble with each other.

* MindWipe: This happens to all Letters when they join the Society to make sure they don't have any reasons to object to killing people for money as well as to sever all ties to the outside world. [[spoiler: There's actually no mind-wipe since the Letters are all ArtificialHuman androids.]]

* NebulousCriminalConspiracy: Subverted by the reveal of who is behind the International Refugee Society. [[spoiler: It's just a collection of corporations using it to make an extremely large amount of money and keep Black Technology all to themselves.]] Possibly played straight by the Society itself.

* AKA47: Rather than use existing weapons, C.T. Phipps uses completely fictious ones which he describes the effects of. {{Justified}} by the fact they're almost all science fiction weapons made by fictional companies.
* AffablyEvil: The protagonists and the majority of the Society are friendly, cheerful, plus all murderers-for-hire.
* AntiHero: Agent G is this, being a HitmanWithAHeart in a FilmNoir Pre-{{Cyberpunk}} CrapsackWorld.

* BadassAbnormal: All of the Letters are cyborgs and so are the Shells.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The conflict is between Agent G and his murderous associates versus a variety of nebulous criminal organizations as well as secret conspiracies.

* ConsummateProfessional: The Letters are all this by reputation. With few exceptions, they seem to be it.
* CorporateSamurai: All of the Letters work for the MurderInc corporate-like environment of the International Refugee Society.
* CrapsackWorld: It's exactly like our world except the governments are all secretly controlled by a variety of secret societies, conspiracies, and criminal organizations who suppress advanced technology for their own power. WordOfGod said, "It's like the world of ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' except the Illuminati won."

** PostCyberpunk: Has a few elements of this as well given technology isn't the cause of mankind's downfall but its restriction.
* {{Cyborg}}: These are very common as soldiers in the setting, even if the public doesn't know about them.
* DoAndroidsDream: [[spoiler: G and the rest of the Letters are all androids as compared to the Shells who are machines with human brains.]]
* EvilVersusEvil: Very common in the story as horrible people fight it out for supremacy.
* FilmNoir: The world is dark, corrupt, and full of conspiracies. The protagonist is a killer and he's arguably the single most honest person around. Even the authorities are neck deep with all of the corrupt elements around them.
* FluffyTheTerrible: The International Refugee Society, until you note it's initials are the same as the IRS.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: A speciality of the Letters, who prefer not to make waves.
* {{Megacorp}}: Karma Corp is an example of this and it's implied to be just one of several. The International Refugee Society also qualifies given its numerous corporate holdings. [[spoiler: This includes some of the companies who helped make it.]]
* MindWipe: This happens to all Letters when they join the Society to make sure they don't have any reasons to object to killing people for money as well as to sever all ties to the outside world. [[spoiler: There's actually no mind-wipe since the Letters are all clones.]]
* MurderInc: The Society is the world's most efficient assassination unit and it's run like a corporation with its chief clients being governments as well as Megacorporations.

* SuperSoldier: Letters were designed to be this. [[spoiler: They're also clones grown from birth with electronic brains.]]

* AxCrazy: The Smiling Killer is one of these as well as being a BadassAbnormal {{Cyborg}} killer.

* TheRival: The Carnivale serves as this for the Society.

* Foil: The Carnivale is this to the Society. [[TechnicianVersusPerformer They're much more theatrical with codenames, cybernetic bodies, and lack of care to collateral damage. The International Refugee Society, by contrast, are invisible ConsummateProfessional types.]] The Carnivale are also a family-run business while Letters are wiped of their memories. [[spoiler: The differences are also stark in that Shells are robots with human brains while Letters are humans with robot brains.]]

* ShoutOut: Shells are one to ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell.'' The series' premise of mind-wiped assassins seems to be one to Film/TotalRecall [[spoiler: but is actually one to ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''VideoGame/DeusEx''.]]

* {{Badass}}: It would be easier to list the characters who aren't badasses.
** BadassAbnormal: All of the Letters are cyborgs and so are the Shells.

* AxCrazy: The Smiling Killer is one of these as well as being a {{BadassAbnormal}} {{Cyborg}} killer.

* Badass: It would be easier to list the characters who aren't badasses.

* TheMole:

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Assistants have this role in the Society.]]

* Cyberpunk: The author describes it as "Pre-Cyberpunk" with Black Technology marking the breakdown of existing social orders as well as the transformation of what it means to be human. It also shows a world run by CorruptCorporateExecutive types, unethical scientific experimentation, and an apathetic populace controlled by the media. Scarily, the first book is set in the present day.
* Cyborg: These are very common as soldiers in the setting, even if the public doesn't know about them.

The ''Agent G'' novels are a series by Creator/CTPhipps. It is a {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in the near-future as the present day slowly moves to become a technology ravaged dystopia starring a [[Cyborg cybernetically enhanced]] [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] named G.

The ''Agent G'' novels are a series by Creator/CTPhipps. It is a {{Cyberpunk}} novel set in the near-future as the present day slowly moves to become a technology ravaged dystopia starring a cybernetically enhanced assassin named G.

* TheCorruptor: G's strategy for dealing with the Carnivale is to play on Lucita's resentments and ambitions.

* DuelOfSeduction: