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* CIAEvilFBIGood: Well CIA evil and Japanese police force cooperative as the case may be. As the series progressed however, Rain cultivated a friendship with an officer who rises to become Tokyo Station chief making this trope more subdued.
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* ActionGirl: Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and very competent in a fistfight. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
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** Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and very competent in a fistfight. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
** Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and very competent in a fistfight. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
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A series of novels by author and former CIA employee Barry Eisler. Deals with HitmanWithAHeart John Rain, who specializes in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident killing in such a way that it looks like natural causes]]. Rain's years of training in the Special Forces, CIA, and as an assassin for hire manifest themselves in a deep-seated paranoia and an inability to trust anyone, which complicates his personal relationships.
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A series of novels by author and former CIA employee Barry Eisler. Deals with HitmanWithAHeart John Rain, who specializes in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident killing in such a way that it looks like an accident or natural causes]]. Rain's years of training in the Special Forces, CIA, and as an assassin for hire manifest themselves in a deep-seated paranoia and an inability to trust anyone, which complicates his personal relationships.
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* HitmanWithAHeart: Two of Rain's rules are "no women, no children," and "[[NeverHurtAnInnocent principal targets only]]" (no hits on family members/etc. to send a message).
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* HitmanWithAHeart: HitmanWithAHeart:
** Two of Rain's rules are "no women, no children," and "[[NeverHurtAnInnocent principal targets only]]" (no hits on family members/etc. to send a message).
** Two of Rain's rules are "no women, no children," and "[[NeverHurtAnInnocent principal targets only]]" (no hits on family members/etc. to send a message).
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Rain's specialty is assassinations that look either like accidents or natural causes.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Rain's specialty is assassinations that look either like accidents or natural causes. For example, he stages a bike accident for a target who's an avid cyclist; he causes another target's pacemaker to fail.
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* PerfectCrime: Any assassin can kill someone; people come to Rain when they don't even want anyone to know that an assassination has taken place.
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** In later books, Livia Lone is another shining example. Despite just being a Seattle cop, she easily keeps pace with a crew of world-class assassins in both combat shooting and hand-to-hand combat. She's one of the very few grapplers in the series on par with ''Rain himself.''
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* GotMeDoingIt: Rain occasionally grumbles that some of Dox's mannerisms are wearing off on him.
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* TrueCompanions: While Rain is solitary in the first few books, the series has him develop a network of friends and associates who he can count on to have his back, and vice-versa.
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* HiddenDepths: In later books, the sociopathic killer Larison is revealed to be a huge Tolkein fan, lampshading it by admitting that there's a lot people don't know about him.
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** Also applies for many of his associates, such as Dox and Delilah. They might be killers for hire, but they're still human and generally try to do the right thing.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Rain and, in later books, Larison both exhibit this over time, mainly due to developing a network of people they can trust. They both blame it on Dox.
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* MotorMouth: Once Dox starts talking, it's ''very'' difficult to get him to stop, much to Rain's chagrin.
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* NotSoDifferent:Remark Rain demands to know what the difference is between Hilger and Kanezaki. Kanezaki replies, "[[TheEndJustifiesTheMeans The ends]]" which are the [[MeaningfulEcho exact words Hilger used earlier]] to justify his actions.
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* NotSoDifferent:Remark NotSoDifferentRemark: Rain demands to know what the difference is between Hilger and Kanezaki. Kanezaki replies, "[[TheEndJustifiesTheMeans The ends]]" which are the [[MeaningfulEcho exact words Hilger used earlier]] to justify his actions.
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* NotSoDifferent: Rain demands to know what the difference is between Hilger and Kanezaki. Kanezaki replies, "[[TheEndJustifiesTheMeans The ends]]" which are the [[MeaningfulEcho exact words Hilger used earlier]] to justify his actions.
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferent:Remark Rain demands to know what the difference is between Hilger and Kanezaki. Kanezaki replies, "[[TheEndJustifiesTheMeans The ends]]" which are the [[MeaningfulEcho exact words Hilger used earlier]] to justify his actions.
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* PowerOfTrust: Invoked by Rain when he suspects (accurately) that Larison is planning to kill them and keep all the diamonds for himself. Knowing they are NotSoDifferent and aware of how his own viewpoint changed due to Dox's actions, [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand he hands Larison a silenced Glock]] and gives him the option of either leaving with his share of the diamonds, or accompanying them to stop a terrorist atrocity. Larison (who was expecting to get shot on the spot) is too stunned to say much, but does end up going with them, despite having refused earlier.
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* PowerOfTrust: Invoked by Rain when he suspects (accurately) that Larison is planning to kill them and keep all the diamonds for himself. Knowing they are NotSoDifferent aren't so different and aware of how his own viewpoint changed due to Dox's actions, [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand he hands Larison a silenced Glock]] and gives him the option of either leaving with his share of the diamonds, or accompanying them to stop a terrorist atrocity. Larison (who was expecting to get shot on the spot) is too stunned to say much, but does end up going with them, despite having refused earlier.
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* CoolOldGuy: In the later novels, Rain is at least 70, but still a suave, massively badass assassin with fine tastes in whiskey and jazz.
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* ActionGirl: Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and formidable hand-to-hand combatant. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
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* ActionGirl: Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and formidable hand-to-hand combatant.very competent in a fistfight. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
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* ActionGirl: Delilah. Thanks to her Mossad training, she's a skilled gunfighter and formidable hand-to-hand combatant. She might not be able to go toe-to-toe with Rain or Dox, but any run-of-the-mill mooks in her way are easily dealt with in short order.
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Yamaoto does this when he discovers that Rain is in his hospital room and about to kill him, because he's just sent his men after Midori and their son.]]
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* WeaponOfChoice: While Rain prefers hand-to-hand combat, his go-to sidearm is the H&K Mark 23. Dox prefers a Wilson Combat 1911 and variants of the M40 Sniper Rifle, befitting his status as a former Marine.
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** Rain realises something is seriously wrong when NoSocialSkills Harry hitches up with a beautiful hostess at an expensive nightclub. [[spoiler:Harry refuses to listen to Rain's warning, and is murdered when she lures him up onto a roof where his death by suicide can be faked.]]
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** Rain realises something is seriously wrong when NoSocialSkills Harry [[NoSocialSkills Harry]] hitches up with a beautiful hostess at an expensive nightclub. [[spoiler:Harry refuses to listen to Rain's warning, and is murdered when she lures him up onto a roof where his death by suicide can be faked.]]
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* WorldOfBadass: Given that the series focuses on clandestine operations and hired killers, it's no surprise that nearly every major character is some form of highly-trained law enforcement agent or special operations veteran.
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* AuthorAppeal: Like John Rain, author Barry Eisler is an accomplished martial artist; likewise, Rain's workout routine (described in depth in the books) is based on Eisler's own.
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** Like John Rain, author Barry Eisler is an accomplished martial artist; likewise, Rain's workout routine (described in depth in the books) is based on Eisler's own.
** Like John Rain, author Barry Eisler is an accomplished martial artist; likewise, Rain's workout routine (described in depth in the books) is based on Eisler's own.
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* BadassCrew: In ''The Detachment'', you have John Rain, Dox, Ben Treven and Daniel Larison. Seriously, you would be scared shitless if even ''one'' of them came after you. When all '''four''' come after you, [[OhCrap oh boy.]]
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* BadassCrew: BadassCrew:
** In ''The Detachment'', you have John Rain, Dox, Ben Treven and Daniel Larison. Seriously, you would be scared shitless if even ''one'' of them came after you. When all '''four''' come after you, [[OhCrap oh boy.]]
** In ''The Detachment'', you have John Rain, Dox, Ben Treven and Daniel Larison. Seriously, you would be scared shitless if even ''one'' of them came after you. When all '''four''' come after you, [[OhCrap oh boy.]]
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* MuggingTheMonster: Happens on occasion, with random thugs often finding out (in the last few seconds of their life) that Rain was ''not'' just another middle-aged salaryman.
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** Happens on occasion, with random thugs often finding out (in the last few seconds of their life) that Rain was ''not'' just another middle-aged salaryman.
** Happens on occasion, with random thugs often finding out (in the last few seconds of their life) that Rain was ''not'' just another middle-aged salaryman.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Part of Rain's standard operating procedure. After learning what he needs from the target of the day, he'll kill them to avoid any potential backlash.
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* SceneryPorn: Eisler delights in describing the intricacies of whatever city the protagonists find themselves in, with particular interest for Tokyo and Paris.
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* OnceAnEpisode: In nearly every book, a significant portion of a chapter will be focused on Rain (or his associates) shopping and picking up a variety of innocuous items. These items will then become a ChekovsArmory for the latest assassination.
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* OnceAnEpisode: In nearly every book, a significant portion of a chapter will be focused on Rain (or his associates) shopping and picking up a variety of innocuous items. These items will then become a ChekovsArmory ChekhovsArmoury for the latest assassination.
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* OnceAnEpisode: In nearly every book, a significant portion of a chapter will be focused on Rain (or his associates) shopping and picking up a variety of innocuous items. These items will then become a ChekovsArmory for the latest assassination.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Despite being a sociopathic killer, Larison believes in this. After being bailed out by Rain, he makes it clear that he will kill anyone Rain askes him to.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dox is constantly the friendliest and most chipper person around, while also being a world-class sniper and formidable hand-to-hand combatant.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dox is constantly the friendliest and most chipper person around, while also being a world-class an extremely skilled sniper and formidable hand-to-hand combatant.
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* ChivalrousPervert: Dox will hit on any attractive woman he meets, but he's generally respectful and doesn't overstep the bounds of decency.
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* MasterOfNone: Ben Treven. While he's a world-class gunfighter in his own right, he lacks a specialty when paired up with the rest of the Detachment. He does not have Rain's martial-arts skills, Dox's sniping, or Larison's pure bloodlust.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dox is constantly the friendliest and most chipper person around, while also being a world-class sniper and formidable hand-to-hand combatant.
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* YouTalkTooMuch: TheStoic Rain is constantly exasperated by Dox's amiable discourse. At one point he even ends up RemovingTheEarpiece so he won't have to listen.
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* YouTalkTooMuch: TheStoic Rain is constantly exasperated by Dox's amiable discourse. At one point he even ends up RemovingTheEarpiece so he won't have to listen.listen.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Happens on occasion, with random thugs often finding out (in the last few seconds of their life) that Rain was ''not'' just another middle-aged salaryman.
** Also done in the Ben Treven novel "Inside Out", with a Florida P.I. being hired to track Larison. It takes a handful of corpses for the P.I. to realize he's outclassed and cut all ties.
** Also done in the Ben Treven novel "Inside Out", with a Florida P.I. being hired to track Larison. It takes a handful of corpses for the P.I. to realize he's outclassed and cut all ties.
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* TheAtoner: Tatsu tries to play on this to recruit Rain for his own plans, but Rain is too cynical to really take it on board.
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* TheAtoner: TheAtoner:
** Tatsu tries to play on this to recruit Rain for his own plans, but Rain is too cynical to really take it onboard.board.
** In ''Redemption Games'', Rain hesitates to kill a target on seeing he has a son [[CommonalityConnection the same age as himself when he lost his own father]]. He eventually kills the man, but gives all the money from that contract to their family, pretending the target left it for them in his will.
** Tatsu tries to play on this to recruit Rain for his own plans, but Rain is too cynical to really take it on
** In ''Redemption Games'', Rain hesitates to kill a target on seeing he has a son [[CommonalityConnection the same age as himself when he lost his own father]]. He eventually kills the man, but gives all the money from that contract to their family, pretending the target left it for them in his will.
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** Biddle, the CIA station chief in ''Hard Rain'', is running an operation that's been officially shut down, and using Kanezaki as the fall guy by arranging to frame ''him'' as a rogue.
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** Biddle, the CIA station chief in ''Hard Rain'', is running an operation that's been officially shut down, and using Kanezaki as the fall guy FallGuy by arranging to frame ''him'' as a rogue.
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* KnifeNut: Both Dox and Rain in later books, with Eisler providing [[GunPorn loving descriptions of the high-quality blades they use]]. When possible, Rain favors a Benchmade folder, while Dox is particularly fond of a Fred Perrin Le Griffe he picked up a few books in.
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* KnifeNut: Both Dox and Rain in later books, with Eisler providing [[GunPorn loving descriptions of the high-quality blades they use]]. When possible, Rain favors a Benchmade folder, while Dox is particularly fond of a Fred Perrin Le Griffe he picked up a few books in. Rain's interest in knives is largely pragmatic; as a frequent international traveler, knives are easy to obtain when he gets to a new location, easy to conceal, and just as deadly as a firearm in close quarters while being much more quiet and discreet. Also, he's had a couple close calls with knife-wielding opponents when he was unarmed.
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