History Literature / Hitman

* EpicFail: Not only did Jaguar and Dolores fail the hit as Jaguar dies by creating a kill to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, but his trap causes so much havoc, that it kills everyone at the Christmas party...except for the target!

The ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' franchise is one which has produced books based on the adventures of Agent 47. There have been two tie-in novels, ''The Enemy Within'' and ''Damnation'', written (respectively) by William C. Dietz and Raymond Benson (best known for his ''Literature/JamesBond'' works).

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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Soders suggests to Diana to use more conventional kill methods for contracts like a silenced pistol, fiber-wire, poison, and an exploding rubber duck. He then immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this when Diana's response sparks confusion, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall and remarks that he doesn't know why he said that]].
* CallForward: Despite being, in Hakan Abrak's own words "official fanfiction", this story gets a surprise reference in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'', as Dolores, the handler for Agent Jaguar, is present in the Mendoza level, and she tells [[spoiler:Diana]] and the player about this exact story, how she was fired, and fakes her own death to avoid petty retaliation from the [=ICA=], solidifying its canonicity. She still despises how 47 and Diana show off with their elaborate kills too.

''[[https://www.ioi.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Overachievers_A_Hitman_Expanded_Universe_Story.pdf Overachievers]]'' is a side-story for the series. It was released and written by the head of IOI; Michael Vogt. It follows an ICA's agent mission to make a spectacular kill to rival 47's penchant for glamourous and accidental kills. It goes...wrong, and the cleaners in the crime scene recount the events, and unfold what happened. The timeline for this story is ambiguous, but it's likely set before the events of ''VideoGame/Hitman2016.''

* AscendedFanFic: Hakan Abrak (the head of IO interactive) considers it this. It was never intended to be anything more than a one-shot story to give to fans, but it was [[InnocuouslyImportantEpisode later canonised]] in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' when you can hear Dolores recite the whole story in full.

* AdaptationalVillainy: 47 is noticeably more cavalier about collateral damage here than in games, poisoning an innocent gardner to take his place.

* DeadpanSnarker: Near the end of the book Agent 47 can't help but inturnally comment about how "Charlie Wilkens is a survivor".
* {{Expy}}: Charlie Wilkens fast-food restaraunt is pretty clearly meant to invoke Chick fil a.

* EpicFail: Not only did Jaguar and Dolores fail the hit as Jaguar dies by creating a kill to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident, but his trap causes so much havok, that it kills everyone at the Christmas party...except for the target!

* RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts: What Jaguar wants to happen, to prove to upper management his skills that he can be as good as 47. It goes '''very''' wrong, and he gets killed by falling and hanging himself with some wires.

* AscendedFanFic: Hakan Abrak considers it this. It was never intended to be anything more than a one-shot story to give to fans, but it was later made canon in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' when Dolores recites the whole story in full.

* CallForward: Despite being, in Hakan Abrak's own words (the head of [=IOI=]) "official fanfiction", this story gets a surprise reference in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'', as Dolores, the handler for Agent Jaguar, is present in the Mendoza level, and she tells [[spoiler:Diana]] and the player about this exact story, how she was fired, and fakes her own death to avoid petty retaliation from the [=ICA=], solidifying its canonicity. She still despises how 47 and Diana show off with their elaborate kills too.

* BreadMilkEggsSquick: Soders suggests to Diana to use more conventional kill methods for contracts like a silenced pistol, fibre-wire, poison and an exploding rubber duck. He immediately Lampshades this when Diana is confused, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall as doesn't know why he said that.]]
* CallForward: This story gets a surprise reference in ''VideoGame/Hitman3'', as Dolores, the handler for Agent Jaguar, is present in the Mendoza level, and exposits all over the player about this exact story, and how she was fired, and fakes her own death to avoid petty retaliation. She still despises 47 and Diana showing off too.
* CleanupCrew: The ICA has their own division made up of this, and they appear to be dispatched whenever a particularly messy hit happens.

** Diana mentions Soders killing a Cuban spy by rigging his ejector seat, a reference to the tutorial of ''2016'', where 47 can do the same to Jasper Knight (or rather, an actor playing as him). The tutorial mission was based on Soders' finest moment.
** Soders calls 47 "Agent blank slate" when chastising Diana, something he calls 47 when he was inducted into the ICA in one of the tutorial cutscenes.
* LowerDeckEpisode: To ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'', and was written in the interim of that game and ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' being made, and only has cameo appearaces of Diana and Soders, and it's mostly focused on Jaguar, the ICA cleaners, and Dolores.

* RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts: What Jaguar wants to happen, to prove to upper management his skills.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Soders suggests to Diana to use more conventional kill methods for contracts like a silenced pistol, fibre-wire, poison and an exploding rubber duck. He immediately Lampshades this when Diana is confused, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall as doesn't know why he said that.]]

* FlashbackCut: When the party is going in Morocco, 47 flashes back to when he killed 6 back at the asylum, and then escapes to the city, but is found by one of the orderlies who congratulates him on it. Not only is this the first mention of the ''hugely'' important character of Subject 6, who later reappears in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy, this specific flashback was later [[Retool changed]] to be a false memory planted by Ort-Meyer into 47 to forget about 6. In actuality, 47 and 6 were actually trying to free the clones back at the Institute, and ''ComicBook/Agent47BirthOfTheHitman'', where those events were later detailed, 6 and 47 were practically inseparable brothers, not enemies in any way.

The ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' franchise is one which has produced books based on the adventures of Agent 47. There have been two tie-in novels, ''The Enemy Within'' and ''Damnation'', written (respectively) by William C. Dietz and Raymond Bensen.

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[[caption-width-right:300: He always fulfills his contract.]]

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[[folder:Enemy Within]]

[[folder:Damnation]]

** Soders calls 47 "Agent blank slate" when chastising Diana, something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA in one of the tutorial cutscenes.
* IHaveManyNames: ICA Analysts call 47 "TheGhost" and "TheChessmaster". Jaguar calls 47 "Number One", while Soders favors "blank slate", something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA.

* NoNameGiven: It's likely "Jaguar" is just an alias.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Soders suggesting to Diana to use more conventional kill methods for contracts like a silenced pistol, fibre-wire, poison and exploding rubber duck. Lampshaded immediately by Soders who doesn't know why he said that.

* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Subverted. The Agency is said to make roughly a billion dollars a year with roughly 50% of its wealth coming from contracts taken by 47. 47 is paid roughly $100,000 per hit. It turns out 47 is just dramatically underpaid for his contracts.

** Averted in Agent 47 doesn't show much more disgust for them than any of the other hundreds of targets he takes down.

** Diana mentions Sodors killing a Cuban spy by rigging his ejector seat, a reference to the tutorial of ''2016'', where 47 can do the same to Jasper Knight (or rather, an actor playing as him). The tutorial mission was based on Sodors' finest moment.
** Sodors calls 47 "Agent blank slate" when chastising Diana, something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA in one of the tutorial cutscenes.
* IHaveManyNames: ICA Analysts call 47 "TheGhost" and "TheChessmaster". Jaguar calls 47 "Number One", while Sodors favors "blank slate", something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Sodors suggesting to Diana to use more conventional kill methods for contracts like a silenced pistol, fibre-wire, poison and exploding rubber duck. Lampshaded immediately by Sodors who doesn't know why he said that.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: The hit Jaguar plans out involves setting alcohol spewing out of barrels on fire while a tumbling Christmas tree burns him and the stage down. It fails because Jaguar climbed on the gas pipes to get up to the railings and let out some gas, which ignited the room when the flames touched the alcohol. It kills about 30 people, but not the target, as the stage acted as an impromptu blast shield.

* RailingKill: Jaguar trips on some wires in reaction to the explosion, and gets tangled in them, which snaps his neck.

There's not been any novels since 2012, but a six-page side story [[https://www.ioi.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Overachievers_A_Hitman_Expanded_Universe_Story.pdf was released online]], as well as the prequel Comic Book series; entitled ''ComicBook/Agent47BirthOfTheHitman'' was made in 2017, which is one to the entire Hitman series (and also makes a point to reference ''Enemy Within'').

** Sodors calls 47 agent "blank slate" when chastising Diana, something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA in one of the tutorial cutscenes.

* CallBack: Diana mentions Sodors killing a Cuban spy by his ejector seat, a reference to the tutorial of ''2016'', whuch 47 can do the same to an ICA actor playing as Jasper Knight.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: The hit Jaguar plans out involves setting alcohol on fire while a tumbling Christmas tree burns him and the stage. It fails because Jaguar climbed on the gas pipes to get up tot he railings and let out some gas, which ignited the room. It kills about 30 people, but not the target, as the stage acts as a impromptu blast shield.

* IHaveManyNames: ICA Analysts call 47 "TheGhost" and "TheChessmaster". Jaguar calls 47 "Number One", while Sodors favors "blank slate", something he referred to 47 as when he was inducted into the ICA.
* RailingKill: Jaguar trips in reaction to the explosion, and trips over some wires that leads to a tumble and his neck snapping.

* AscendedFanon: Many players believed 47 and Diana intentionally set up hits that are needlessly complicated, something at least confirmed here to happen on a semi-regular basis.

There's not been any novels since 2012, but a Prequel Comic Book series; entitled ''ComicBook/Agent47BirthOfTheHitman'' was made in 2017, which is one to the entire Hitman series (and also makes a point to reference ''Enemy Within'').

[[folder:The Enemy Within]]

* TooDumbToLive: Charlie Wilkens faking an assassination plot against him? Fine. ''Faking an assassination plot by actually hiring the deadliest assassin in the world and not telling him it's a fake?'' TooDumbToLive doesn't begin to cover it.