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* in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', Mephistopheles would ask you to assassinate the inhabitants of Nexus. [[spoiler:Should you complete all of her tasks, she immediately turns against you.]]
* In ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', Mephistopheles would ask you to assassinate the inhabitants of Nexus. [[spoiler:Should you complete all of her tasks, she immediately turns against you.]]
* ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' has a number of side quests in which Royal Army officers need to be killed stealthily, sometimes with an added twist such as having to use a certain weapon type, [[StalkingMission follow the officer to a certain location first]], or [[FetchQuest retrieve documents from the officer's corpse]].
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* ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' has a number of side quests in which Royal Army officers need to be killed stealthily, sometimes with an added twist such as having to use a certain weapon type, [[StalkingMission follow the officer to a certain location first]], or [[FetchQuest retrieve documents from the officer's corpse]].
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* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Game in a Story: In Good And Evil Online, Whisper gets a sidequest to kill the leader of the neutral faction.
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* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Game in a Story: Story'': In Good And Evil Online, Whisper gets a sidequest to kill the leader of the neutral faction.
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* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'': In many games, there are sidequests where the main character is asked to assassinate a specific target without being exposed, which often requires taking full advantage of the surroundings as well as hiding spots to succeed.
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** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest. The "Silver Shroud" quest also requires you to build notoriety by taking out several Raider bosses -- one of which was holding a contract of their own to complete against an apparently innocent squatter. You can either [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential collect the bounty on this one by killing the woman]], or [[VideoGameCaringPotential toss the contract and spare her life]].
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** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest. The "Silver Shroud" quest also requires you to build notoriety by taking out several Raider bosses -- one of which was holding a contract of their own to complete against an apparently innocent squatter. You can either [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential collect the bounty on this one by killing the woman]], or [[VideoGameCaringPotential toss the contract and spare her life]].
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Some sidequests across Hyrule consist of characters asking Link to defeat a group of enemies, or even a boss (usually Hinox or Talus, but there's also one involving Molduga), due to safety reasons. One of the toughest sidequests involves defeating a pair of large Guardians in a prairie in Akkala located west of Tarrey Town.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': The Revenge Contracts are sidequests where Amaterasu is tasked by specific characters to get rid of, in each case, five mooks marked with Exorcizing Arrows. The characters who give the sidequests to Amaterasu suffered in some way due to these mooks (one got her father killed, another is being intimidated by them, etc.) The mooks only appear at night.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Some sidequests across Hyrule consist of characters asking Link to defeat a group of enemies, or even a boss (usually Hinox or Talus, but there's also one involving Molduga), due to safety reasons. One of the toughest sidequests involves defeating a pair of large Guardians in a prairie in Akkala located west of Tarrey Town.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': The Revenge Contracts are sidequests where Amaterasu is tasked by specific characters to get rid of, in each case, five mooks marked with Exorcizing Arrows. The characters who give the sidequests to Amaterasu suffered in some way due to these mooks (one got her father killed, another is being intimidated by them, etc.) The mooks only appear at night.
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Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, many quests involving assassination often overlap with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
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Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, attention, many quests involving assassination often overlap with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
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** In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', Royal Sorcerer Navlaan would request you to assassinate several people and present him their belongings as the proof when you are hollowed. Since he's locked behind in a barrier, you can fool him by obtaining the said belongings and resolves the quests non-lethally.
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your path of becoming the Lord of Hollows. [[spoiler:It turns out you don't even have to kill Orberk by yourself. Should you complete Orbeck's sidequest, he dies on his own, and you can still deliver his ash to Yuria for the Morion Blade.]]
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your path of becoming the Lord of Hollows. [[spoiler:It turns out you don't even have to kill Orberk by yourself. Should you complete Orbeck's sidequest, he dies on his own, and you can still deliver his ash to Yuria for the Morion Blade.]]
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** In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', Royal Sorcerer Navlaan would request (or rather, [[DemonicPossession the evil spirit possessing him]]) asks you to assassinate several people [=NPCs=] and present him bring back a specific belonging of theirs as proof of their belongings as the proof when you are hollowed. death. Since he's locked up behind in a barrier, magic barrier and can't exactly go and confirm your kills himself, you can fool him by obtaining the said belongings items non-lethally and resolves complete the quests non-lethally.
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** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your pathof to becoming the Lord of Hollows. [[spoiler:It turns out Like in the previous game, you don't even have to kill Orberk by yourself. Should you can complete Orbeck's sidequest, this quest without killing him. If you find all of the sorcery scrolls in the game and give them to him, and buy out his entire stock of spells, he dies will leave Firelink Shrine and get killed all on his own, and own. After defeating the Twin Princes, you can still deliver find his ash corpse in the Grand Archives containing his ashes, which you can present to Yuria for the Morion Blade.]]as proof of his death. True, Orbeck still had to die, [[ExactWords but at least]] ''[[ExactWords you]]'' [[ExactWords didn't kill him]]!
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your path
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* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', you can find a list of assassination contracts requesting you to eliminate specific people, and the reward ranges from money to new costumes. In order to make the target show up, sometimes you need to do many ridiculous things following the instruction, ranging from taunting pedestrians to calling your mark to ''meet you on an island'', something an assassin normally wouldn't do.
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* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series, you can find a list of assassination contracts requesting you to eliminate specific people, and the reward ranges from money to new costumes. In order to make the target show up, sometimes you need to do many ridiculous things following the instruction, ranging from taunting pedestrians to calling your mark to ''meet you on an island'', something an assassin normally wouldn't do.
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* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': Lester offers Franklin several missions to assassinate people connected to large corporations in order to manipulate the stock market. Savvy players will also take advantage. [[GuideDangIt Although, due to lack of short selling, you need to know who the targets' competitors are maximize profits.]] Only the first assassination is required to advance the plot.
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* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': Lester offers Franklin several missions to assassinate people connected to large corporations in order to manipulate the stock market. Savvy players will also take advantage. [[GuideDangIt Although, due to lack of short selling, you need to know who the targets' competitors are to maximize profits.]] Only the first assassination is required to advance the plot.
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** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest.
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** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest. The "Silver Shroud" quest also requires you to build notoriety by taking out several Raider bosses -- one of which was holding a contract of their own to complete against an apparently innocent squatter. You can either [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential collect the bounty on this one by killing the woman]], or [[VideoGameCaringPotential toss the contract and spare her life]].
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* ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' has a bonus mission that combines this with StealthBasedMission and SnipingMission; your character has [[OneBulletLeft only one bullet]] to carry out his assassination, and must [[BackStab stealth melee kill]] any guards in the way, making sure their bodies are hidden.
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* ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' has a bonus mission that combines of this with StealthBasedMission and SnipingMission; type where your character has [[OneBulletLeft a sniper rifle loaded with only one bullet]] to carry out his assassination, and must [[BackStab stealth melee kill]] any guards in the way, making sure their bodies are hidden.
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* ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' has a bonus mission that combines this with StealthBasedMission and SnipingMission; your character has [[OneBulletLeft only one bullet]] to carry out his assassination, and must [[BackStab stealth melee kill]] any guards in the way, making sure their bodies are hidden.
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Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, many quests involving with assassination often overlaps with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassin guild.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassin guild.
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Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, many quests involving with assassination often overlaps overlap with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassinguild.
guild. If it's a sequence of quests it may fall under GottaKillThemAll.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassin
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* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': Lester offers Franklin several missions to assassinate people connected to large corporations in order to manipulate the stock market. Savvy players will also take advantage. [[GuideDangIt Although, due to lack of short selling, you need to know who the targets' competitors are maximize profits.]] Only the first assassination is required to advance the plot.
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** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', the [[MurderInc Dark Brotherhood]] offers you a series of sidequests that involves killing specific people. It isn't necessary to kill stealthily, but in order to avoid incurring a bounty, it is recommended to eliminate your target through stealth. In some cases, bonuses are offered should your remain undetected and/or kill you target in a specific fashion. (Such as [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it look an accident]].)
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** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', the [[MurderInc Dark Brotherhood]] offers you a series of sidequests that involves killing specific people. It isn't necessary to kill stealthily, but in order to avoid incurring a bounty, it is recommended to eliminate your target through stealth. In some cases, bonuses are offered should your remain undetected and/or kill you your target in a specific fashion. (Such as [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it look an accident]].)
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There are many types of [[{{Sidequest}} Sidequests]], some require you to [[RomanceSidequest date your party members]], and some require you to [[MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest slaughter a set amount of monsters]].
And then there are some quests that require you to kill a specific target stealthily.
Enter Assassination Sidequest, a type of sidequest that requires you to kill someone without alerting the others. In an Assassination Sidequest, your goal is to act like an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]], avoid unneeded attentions, take down the specific target with minimal collateral damages and evacuate before a security guard can discover you.
It often starts with a WantedPoster on a notice board or a contract issued by a MurderInc, and you need to do everything as the contract says and eliminate the listed people.
Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, many quests involving with assassination often overlaps with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassin guild.
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* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'': In the Sakura Samsara game mode (which takes place in an "open world" system), one of the tasks you can take is to stealthily kill a number of roaming monsters. By activating "stealth mode", the monsters are less likely to be aware of your presence, and you also get the BackStab mechanic which can kill said monsters in one hit.
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* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' has a mission in the "Blood" campaign where Morgan and Lizzie have to take control of gold ships. One of the side missions is to assassinate spanish conquistador Francisco Delgado.
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* in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', Mephistopheles would ask you to assassinate the inhabitants of Nexus. [[spoiler:Should you complete all of her tasks, she immediately turns against you.]]
* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'':
** In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', Royal Sorcerer Navlaan would request you to assassinate several people and present him their belongings as the proof when you are hollowed. Since he's locked behind in a barrier, you can fool him by obtaining the said belongings and resolves the quests non-lethally.
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your path of becoming the Lord of Hollows. [[spoiler:It turns out you don't even have to kill Orberk by yourself. Should you complete Orbeck's sidequest, he dies on his own, and you can still deliver his ash to Yuria for the Morion Blade.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has the Trial of Crows, an assassination sidequest series offered by Ignacio in Denerim to get rid of several targets. Notable that he is offering this to the Warden, who was targeted by the Crows but managed to survive an attempt on their lives.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', you can join the Morag Tong, a legal Dunmeri [[MurderInc organization]] of "ProfessionalKiller" style assassins. Given the organization's legal nature, stealth killing isn't necessary. In fact, according to the organization's rules, an assassin is expected to turn themself in to present their "Honorable Writ of Execution" in order to ensure make sure the killing remains above board.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', the [[MurderInc Dark Brotherhood]] offers you a series of sidequests that involves killing specific people. It isn't necessary to kill stealthily, but in order to avoid incurring a bounty, it is recommended to eliminate your target through stealth. In some cases, bonuses are offered should your remain undetected and/or kill you target in a specific fashion. (Such as [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it look an accident]].)
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', choosing to side with the Legion opens up the "Arizona Killer" quest. In it, you are tasked with assassinating NCR president Kimball at the Hoover Dam while he gives a speech to the troops. You are given NCR armor as a disguise, but the area is full of NCR Rangers who can see through disguises if you get too close, so stealth is a must. You have no fewer than 13 different options for the assassination, ranging from sneaking explosives aboard his Vertibird, to planting explosives on a soldier receiving a medal, to sniping him, to flat out running up and killing him in close quarters.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest.
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* ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' has a number of side quests in which Royal Army officers need to be killed stealthily, sometimes with an added twist such as having to use a certain weapon type, [[StalkingMission follow the officer to a certain location first]], or [[FetchQuest retrieve documents from the officer's corpse]].
* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', you can find a list of assassination contracts requesting you to eliminate specific people, and the reward ranges from money to new costumes. In order to make the target show up, sometimes you need to do many ridiculous things following the instruction, ranging from taunting pedestrians to calling your mark to ''meet you on an island'', something an assassin normally wouldn't do.
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* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Game in a Story: In Good And Evil Online, Whisper gets a sidequest to kill the leader of the neutral faction.
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And then there are some quests that require you to kill a specific target stealthily.
Enter Assassination Sidequest, a type of sidequest that requires you to kill someone without alerting the others. In an Assassination Sidequest, your goal is to act like an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]], avoid unneeded attentions, take down the specific target with minimal collateral damages and evacuate before a security guard can discover you.
It often starts with a WantedPoster on a notice board or a contract issued by a MurderInc, and you need to do everything as the contract says and eliminate the listed people.
Due to the nature of avoiding attentions, many quests involving with assassination often overlaps with StealthBasedMission, since you often need to infiltrate into the area where you can take out your target. It may overlap with SnipingMission if you need to snipe your target from afar, or StalkingMission if you need to follow your mark until they reached a designated location.
Compare MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest, which is about slaying a set amount of monsters, TwentyBearAsses, a FetchQuest where you have to kill a certain number of enemies and collect an item they drop, and StealthBasedMission, a type of mission that requires you to sneak around. See also StealthBasedGame, where assassination and stealth are the whole point of the game, ProfessionalKiller when the PlayerCharacter is an assassin, and MurderInc for an assassin guild.
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* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'': In the Sakura Samsara game mode (which takes place in an "open world" system), one of the tasks you can take is to stealthily kill a number of roaming monsters. By activating "stealth mode", the monsters are less likely to be aware of your presence, and you also get the BackStab mechanic which can kill said monsters in one hit.
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[[folder: Real-Time Strategy]]
* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' has a mission in the "Blood" campaign where Morgan and Lizzie have to take control of gold ships. One of the side missions is to assassinate spanish conquistador Francisco Delgado.
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[[folder: Role-PlayingGames]]
* in ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', Mephistopheles would ask you to assassinate the inhabitants of Nexus. [[spoiler:Should you complete all of her tasks, she immediately turns against you.]]
* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'':
** In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'', Royal Sorcerer Navlaan would request you to assassinate several people and present him their belongings as the proof when you are hollowed. Since he's locked behind in a barrier, you can fool him by obtaining the said belongings and resolves the quests non-lethally.
** Downplayed in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', there is only one assassination sidequest. Yuria of Londor would ask you to kill Orbeck of Vinhelm, fearing that he would hinder your path of becoming the Lord of Hollows. [[spoiler:It turns out you don't even have to kill Orberk by yourself. Should you complete Orbeck's sidequest, he dies on his own, and you can still deliver his ash to Yuria for the Morion Blade.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has the Trial of Crows, an assassination sidequest series offered by Ignacio in Denerim to get rid of several targets. Notable that he is offering this to the Warden, who was targeted by the Crows but managed to survive an attempt on their lives.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', you can join the Morag Tong, a legal Dunmeri [[MurderInc organization]] of "ProfessionalKiller" style assassins. Given the organization's legal nature, stealth killing isn't necessary. In fact, according to the organization's rules, an assassin is expected to turn themself in to present their "Honorable Writ of Execution" in order to ensure make sure the killing remains above board.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', the [[MurderInc Dark Brotherhood]] offers you a series of sidequests that involves killing specific people. It isn't necessary to kill stealthily, but in order to avoid incurring a bounty, it is recommended to eliminate your target through stealth. In some cases, bonuses are offered should your remain undetected and/or kill you target in a specific fashion. (Such as [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it look an accident]].)
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', choosing to side with the Legion opens up the "Arizona Killer" quest. In it, you are tasked with assassinating NCR president Kimball at the Hoover Dam while he gives a speech to the troops. You are given NCR armor as a disguise, but the area is full of NCR Rangers who can see through disguises if you get too close, so stealth is a must. You have no fewer than 13 different options for the assassination, ranging from sneaking explosives aboard his Vertibird, to planting explosives on a soldier receiving a medal, to sniping him, to flat out running up and killing him in close quarters.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'', Diamond City offers bounties via the "Most Wanted" sign. While each of the bounties states that you need to clear out all of the hostiles in a particular area, in practice, you only need to kill the one enemy in the area with a quest marker. Using stealth, you can sneak into the location and only kill the one needed to satisfy the quest.
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[[folder: Wide-Open Sandbox]]
* ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' has a number of side quests in which Royal Army officers need to be killed stealthily, sometimes with an added twist such as having to use a certain weapon type, [[StalkingMission follow the officer to a certain location first]], or [[FetchQuest retrieve documents from the officer's corpse]].
* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', you can find a list of assassination contracts requesting you to eliminate specific people, and the reward ranges from money to new costumes. In order to make the target show up, sometimes you need to do many ridiculous things following the instruction, ranging from taunting pedestrians to calling your mark to ''meet you on an island'', something an assassin normally wouldn't do.
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[[folder:Non-Video Game Examples]]
* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Game in a Story: In Good And Evil Online, Whisper gets a sidequest to kill the leader of the neutral faction.
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Index: InteractiveStorytellingTropes, StealthTropes, UnexpectedGameplayChange, VideoGameDifficultyTropes
