Line #58 Franchise/Hitman


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6	[[caption-width-right:350:Death is his business,\
7	and business is good.]]
8	->''"This room. This bullet. There's a bullet for everyone... and a time, and a place. An end."''
9	-->-- "Hunter and Hunted", ''Hitman: Contracts''
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11	''Hitman'' is a series of [[ThirdPersonShooter third-person]] [[StealthBasedGame stealth]] games by Danish developer Creator/IOInteractive.
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13	Each title follows the career of Agent 47 (voiced by Creator/DavidBateson), a bald, genetically-engineered super [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]]. Aided by his [[TheHandler handler]], Diana, he works for a clandestine [[MurderInc agency]] while [[IFoughtTheLawAndTheLawWon avoiding the law]] and [[AssassinOutclassin rival assassins]]. ''Hitman'' levels are essentially standalone Film/JamesBond or Creator/JohnWoo movies in of themselves.
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15	Players are [[GameplayGrading scored on stealth]], so ideally, you should only kill your targets and leave without alerting anyone or leaving any evidence behind, like a real assassin. That said, if (hah! ''[[TrialAndErrorGameplay when]]'') you are discovered, or if you become addicted to the RagdollPhysics, you can Rambo your way through everything in your path -- but you won't escape the consequences if you leave a trail of bodies behind you. The missions aren't really designed for cover-based shooting, and you'll soon find that stealth is far more fun and rewarding. Or you can just [[SoMuchForStealth get bored and hack at people with an axe]], that works too.
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17	The games are well known for their replayability and emphasis on variation. Most missions are designed to be replayed multiple times, as there are many ways to achieve a kill. Sure, you can ''just'' shoot that target, but it feels a lot more gratifying to kill them by poisoning their food, putting a bomb in their car, dropping them off of a high place, or perhaps something more unique for the given situation. While certain methods ''must'' be used in order to reach the highest ranking, there is nothing in place to discourage experimenting, and the astute, intelligent, or observant player may find a solution to a problem they thought impossible.
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19	If you're looking for the trope for the hitman character type, see ProfessionalKiller. If you're looking for the comic book by Creator/GarthEnnis that {{Crosses The Line\|Twice}} several billion times, [[Comicbook/Hitman1993 look no further!]] And if you're looking for the short-lived, [[{{Calvinball}} rather confusing]] GameShow, see [[Series/HitMan here]].
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21	!!''Hitman'' media:
22	[[index]]
23	[[foldercontrol]]
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25	[[folder:Video games]]
26	[[AC:Main series]]
27	* The classic series:
28	** ''VideoGame/HitmanCodename47'' (2000)
29	** ''VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin'' (2002)
30	** ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts'' (2004)
31	** ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney'' (2006)
32	** ''VideoGame/HitmanAbsolution'' (2012)
33	* The ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy World of Assassination Trilogy]]'':
34	** ''{{VideoGame/Hitman\|2016}}'' (2016)
35	** ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' (2018)
36	** ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' (2021)
37	\
38	[[AC:Compilations]]
39	[[/index]]
40	* ''Hitman Trilogy'' (2007) -- A box set that includes the [[Platform/PlayStation2 PS2]] versions of ''Silent Assassin'', ''Contracts'', and ''Blood Money''.
41	* ''Hitman HD Trilogy'' (2013) -- A {{compilation\|rerelease}} of all of the earlier games sans the first, but {{remaster}}ed for [[Platform/PlayStation3 PS3]] and Platform/Xbox360. A digital bundle was also released for the 360, titled the ''Hitman HD Pack'', containing just ''Silent Assassin'' and ''Contracts'', aimed at players who already owned the standalone 360 version of ''Blood Money''.
42	* ''Hitman HD Enhanced Collection'' (2019) -- A compilation of ''Blood Money'' and ''Absolution'' for the [[Platform/PlayStation4 PS4]] and Platform/XboxOne, enhanced with 4K graphics.
43	[[index]]
44	\
45	[[AC:Spin-offs]]
46	* ''Hitman [=GO=]'' (2014), a turn-based puzzle game.
47	* ''[[VideoGame/HitmanSniper Hitman: Sniper]]'' (2015), a mobile game similar to the Sniper Challenge included with ''Absolution'' and ''Hitman 2''.
48	* ''[[VideoGame/HitmanSniperTheShadows Hitman Sniper: The Shadows]]'' (2022)[[labelnote:*]]Open Beta in Brazil and Canada was in late 2021, but full release was in March 2022[[/labelnote]], a mobile game that stars not only Agents Knight and Stone, the sniper-assassin exclusive characters from ''Hitman 2'', as well as four other members of Initiative 426; Kolzak, Espelho, Soji, and Kiya. This elite sniping unit is codenamed: The Shadows.
49	[[/folder]]
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51	[[folder:Other media]]
52	[[AC:Films]]
53	* ''Film/{{Hitman}}'' (2007)
54	* ''Film/HitmanAgent47'' (2015)
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56	[[AC:Literature]]
57	* ''[[Literature/{{Hitman}} Hitman: Enemy Within]]'' (2007), written by Raymond Bensen.
58	* ''[[Literature/{{Hitman}} Hitman: Damnation]]'' (2012), written by William C. Dietz.
59	* ''[[Literature/{{Hitman}} Overachievers: A Hitman Expanded Universe Story]]'' (2017), written by Michael Vogt.
60	\
61	[[AC:Comic Books]]
62	* ''ComicBook/Agent47BirthOfTheHitman'' (2017-2018), a comic book mini-series which serves as a {{prequel}} to all of the games in the main franchise, although it more directly connects to the ''VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy''. It explores Diana's upbringing, 47 and 6's missions with The Institute for Human Betterment, as well as the leadup of events to them both working together at the ICA.
63	\
64	[[/index]]
65	[[AC:Cancelled]]
66	* [[http://nordic.ign.com/hitman/6526/news/hitman-tv-series-in-the-works-at-hulu-from-john-wick-creator A TV-series was in the works by Derek Kolstad]] (writer/director of the ''Franchise/JohnWick'' films), but is [[https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/the-hitman-tv-series-is-seemingly-dead/ apparently dead in the water]].
67	[[/folder]]
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69	!!The ''Hitman'' series contains examples of:
70	[[index]]
71	* Hitman/TropesAToC
72	* Hitman/TropesDToL
73	* Hitman/TropesMToZ
74	[[/index]]

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