History Memes / Hitman

* The TactleNeck[[labelnote:Explanation]]A crossover meme with WesternAnimation/Archer, for all intents and purposes. After the February 2021 patch, completing "The Final Test" will reward you with the "Tactical Turtleneck", which shares its name with a turtleneck ensemble Archer names and wears. It was even picked up on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcherFX/comments/lqsp60/loving_what_they_put_into_hitman_3/ the subreddit for that series.]][[/labelnote]]

* A[=/=]Secretary of State[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "The Farewell", one of the party attendees talks about having been scouted by Providence into doing several jobs, eventually landing the aforementioned role. However, marking him as a target in Contracts Mode causes his name to be listed as "A". [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/l6mbdj/ah_yes_the_world_renowned_secretary_of_state_a/ Many were quick to joke about his name being the result of Allan yet again missing details or trying to justify it as being his actual name]].[[/labelnote]]

* A[=/=]Secretary of State[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "The Farewell", one of the party attendees talks about having been scouted by Providence into doing several jobs, eventually landing the aforementioned role. However, marking him as a target in Contracts Mode causes his name to be listed as "A". [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/l6mbdj/ah_yes_the_world_renowned_secretary_of_state_a/]] Many were quick to joke about his name being the result of Allan yet again missing details or trying to justify it as being his actual name.[[/labelnote]]

* A[=/=]Secretary of State[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "The Farewell", one of the party attendees talks about having been scouted by Providence into doing several jobs, eventually landing the aforementioned role. However, marking him as a target in Contracts Mode causes his name to be listed as "A". [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/l6mbdj/ah_yes_the_world_renowned_secretary_of_state_a/ Many were quick to joke about his name being the result of Allan yet again missing details or trying to justify it as being his actual name.[[/labelnote]]

** ''No, but he is capitalism!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A conversation between a pair of [=NPC's=] in Marrekesh that gets activated when you go past them. They're talking about Strandberg and how he is the epitome of Capitalism, and when one of them denies wanting materialistic things, the other calls BS and claims otherwise.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Massage expert, Konni Engstrom!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As with KAI below, the receptionist in the Marrekesh consulate is on the tannoy announcing the in-house masseur to meet up with her. Naturally, this gets heard quite often by the player.[[/labelnote]]

* Taking the Sawed-Off Shotgun in the Primary Slot.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quirk in the games' code as to how it applies concealable weapons causes 47 to wield the shotgun if he's not carrying anything. The result is 47 entering the level with a shotgun in tow, and immediately getting into a firefight. This most famously happened in Paris, where the scripted intro shows the guards being pretty OK with you waving a shotgun in their face. It was patched out two patches later, so the shotgun could only be in the secondary slots, but the bug still works if you have your loadout saved prior to the update.[[/labelnote]]

* "I AM IMMORTAL!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]"Immortal" by Clutch plays in the biker club in the aforementioned level, and was picked up by fans.[[/labelnote]]

* "Hola, honcho! Say hello to my little friend!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Pablo's [[IncomingHam opening line]] to 47 when he enters his office. The over the top accent and on the nose [[Film/Scarface1983 Tony Montana]] reference made it quote quotable.[[/labelnote]]

* "I AM IMMORTAL!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]"Immortal" by Clutch plays in the biker club in the aforementioned level, and was picked up by fans.[[/labelnote]].

"Get lost, chumley!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Guards would yell this at 47 if they spotted him trespassing. The repeated use made it into a meme.[[/labelnote]]

[[folder:Blood Money]]
* Allan, Please add details.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A note from one of the developers from IOI that was left in the game on a crate of lobster by complete accident. The Allan in question is former [=IOI 3D Artist=] "Allan Hansen", and the community has since ran with the meme. It appears in every game afterwards as a series in-joke (including the remasters, where it's changed to [[AscendedMeme "Any details yet, Allan?"]]). In ''2016'' it can be found on computer post-it notes, in ''Absolution'', it can be found by getting the score of [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] at the shooting range, while in [=Hitman 2=], it's in one of the briefings, written on a neon sign. [[/labelnote]]
* "Lots of Hummus".[[labelnote:Explanation]]A {{Mondegreen}} of the Latin lyrics heard in the music track: [[https://youtu.be/xK5nFTQXbfY "Apocalypse"]][[/labelnote]]

* Anything the Ghost Mode announcer said[[labelnote:Explanation]]The female announcer from Ghost Mode said things in a very stilted voice, and has some amusing lines that get repeated quite often. Should your opponent not be doing that well and keep killing [=NPCs=] and guards while you're in the lead, the Announcer will make sure to remind you of this every time they kill ''yet another'' NPC. The meme died when Ghost mode was shut down.[[/labelnote]]

* ''"The Signature MK.II Look"''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The addition of MK.II Items into the game, which are statistically identical weapons from ''2016'', only with a small red "2" sticker on the side of the weapon/ device. It became a running meme in the community to call anything remotely similar (suits, weapons etc.) the "MK.II" version of said thing. Became an AscendedMeme with the release of the ICA Exectutive Briefcase MK.II, a MK.II variant of the Gold Editions' Briefcase unlock. This MK.II version has a massive worn out "2" sticker on side of the briefcase, and also has slow homing properties, as noted above. Steam also has a MK.II Emoji, added at a similar time, and ''VideoGame/Hitman3'' mentions the Trinity Pack suits as containing "MK.II Variants", which is a riff on this meme.[[/labelnote]]

* ''"That Signature MK.II Look"''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The addition of MK.II Items into the game, which are statistically identical weapons from ''2016'', only with a small red "2" sticker on the side of the weapon/ device. It became a running meme in the community to call anything remotely similar (suits, weapons etc.) the "MK.II" version of said thing. Became an AscendedMeme with the release of the ICA Exectutive Briefcase MK.II, a MK.II variant of the Gold Editions' Briefcase unlock. This MK.II version has a massive worn out "2" sticker on side of the briefcase, and also has slow homing properties, as noted above. Steam also has a MK.II Emoji, added at a similar time.[[/labelnote]]

* "Signature MK.II Look"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The addition of MK.II Items, which are statistically identical weapons from ''2016'', only with a small "2" sticker on the side of the weapon/ device. It became a running meme in the community to call anything remotely similar (suits, weapons etc.) the "MK.II" version of said thing. Became an AscendedMeme with the ICA Exectutive Briefcase MK.II, a MK.II variant of the Gold Editions' Briefcase unlock. This MK.II version has a massive worn out "2" sticker on side of the briefcase, and also has slow homing properties, as noted above.[[/labelnote]]

* Taking the Sawed-Off Shotgun in the Primary Slot.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quirk in the games' code as to how it applies concealable weapons causes 47 to wield the shotgun if he's not carrying anything. The result is 47 entering the level with a shotgun in Tow, and immediately getting into a firefight. This most famously happened in Paris, where the scripted intro shows the guards being pretty OK with you waving a shotgun in their face. It was patched out two patches later, so the shotgun could only be in the secondary slots, but the bug still works if you have your loadout saved prior to the update.[[/labelnote]]

* ''"You made it! Most Impressive 47!"''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Entering the car park or consulate causes Diana to say this one-liner in a congratulatory fashion. However, it used to play every time you did this, and became instantly quotable, and soon comes of as if Diana is being sarcastic toward 47.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for it being a weird line in general. For context, 47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. It's even [[AscendedMeme referenced]] in ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' and in ''VideoGame/Hitman2'', in the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido, and in ''Hitman 2'' the odd pronunciation appears in Whittleton Creek when 47 is showing off a house disguised as a realtor.[[/labelnote]]

* Fanart of Dawood Rangan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Dawood's [[FauxAffablyEvil silly demeanor]] made him a meme overnight with art of him being posted, which mirrors how much art he has of himself in his tower[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://youtu.be/pixvZ5AHLRU?t=139 Look for some kind of quarantine unit.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Diana's response to players entering the field lab underneath Villa Caruso in "World of Tomorrow". On repeated playthroughs however, it comes off as Diana being a ditz, and being totally blind to the otherwise '''very large''' quarantine bay setup in the cave.[[/labelnote]]

* '''ROCCO!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]] In ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'', Craig "Rocco" [=McVeigh=] is a newly hired kitchen hand at Villa Caruso. At the start of the mission, his sister Claudia, a maid at Villa Caruso who personally recommended him to Chef Marcello, shouts at him to get down and get to work. Fans liked his relaxed personality and made him a meme due to his repetitive voice lines being a laugh to listen to.[[/labelnote]]
* ''CARPETS!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There are tons of merchants in the Marrakesh missions, who irritatingly follow you around hawking their products.[[/labelnote]]
* '''MR. JASON PORTMAN'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]KAI, the AI that runs the [=GAMA=] facility, speaks in a semi-robotic voice, and part of the level has her announce to the titular Jason Portman of his checkup.[[/labelnote]]

* So you're the Curator's research aide, right?[[labelnote:Explanation]]A conversation between two morgue doctors that plays every time you pick the starting location of 47 hiding in the morgue. Became memetic due to its inherent WelcomeToCorneria properties.[[/labelnote]]

* Anything the Ghost Mode announcer says[[labelnote:Explanation]]The female announcer for Ghost Mode says things in a very stilted voice, and has some amusing lines that get repeated quite often. Should your opponent not be doing that well and keep killing [=NPCs=] and guards while you're in the lead, the Announcer will make sure to remind you of this every time they kill ''yet another'' NPC.[[/labelnote]]

* Fanart of Dawood Rangan.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Dawood's [[AffablyEvil silly demeanor]] made him a meme overnight with art of him being posted, which mirrors how much art he has of himself in his tower[[/labelnote]]

* So you're the curators research Aide right?[[labelnote:Explanation]]A conversation between two morgue doctors that plays every time if you take a starting location of 47 hiding in the morgue. Became memetic due to its inherent WelcomeToCorneria properties.[[/labelnote]]

* ''CARPETS!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There are tons of merchants in the ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' Marrakesh missions, who irritatingly follow you around hawking their products.[[/labelnote]]

* The Slow Homing briefcase[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Briefcases travel time was initially far too slow, and became memetic because of it, but was tweaked four months into 2019 to stop it looking silly. For example, the following kill in Haven Island against Steven Bradley saw [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/d993u7/briefcase_vs_jet_ski/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x videos of the briefcase]] going viral.[[/labelnote]] Later became an AscendedMeme with the release of the [=ICA Executive Briefcase MK.II=], which restores the slow homing speed.

* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiVRlNKEgew I need to use the bathroom!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]One of 47's first lines in the entire series, famous for its awkward delivery and for it being a weird line in general. For context, 47 is trying to do a Corleone and get a pre-placed gun from a restaurant's restroom. It's even [[AscendedMeme referenced]] in ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' and in ''VideoGame/Hitman2'', in the latter it's an EasterEgg in Hokkaido, and in ''Hitman 2'' the odd pronunciation appears in Whittleton Creek when showing off a house as a realtor.[[/labelnote]]

* Allan, Please add details.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A note from of the developers from IOI that was left in the game on a crate of lobster by complete accident. The Allan in question is former [=IOI 3D Artist=] "Allan Hansen", and the community has since ran with the meme. It appears in every game afterwards as a series in-joke (including the remasters, where it's changed to [[AscendedMeme "Any details yet, Allan?"]]). In ''2016'' it can be found on computer post-it notes, in ''Absolution'', it can be found by getting the score of [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] at the shooting range, while in [=Hitman 2=], it's in one of the briefings, written on a neon sign. [[/labelnote]]

* ''CARPETS!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]There are tons of merchants in the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman2016}}'' Marrakesh missions, who irritatingly follow you around hawking their products.[[/labelnote]]

* "'''''THAT''''' ''is (target name), (optional snide comment)''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Diana's tendency to announce when you've spotted a target by loudly shouting. She did this most famously in [[VideoGame/Hitman2016 the previous game]] with Viktor Novikov ("'''''THAT''''' is Viktor Novikov. Head of Sanguine, and Ringleader of IAGO. Quite the résumé."), where it became a colossal meme. In Videogame/Hitman2, it's expanded upon, and Diana becomes TheSnarkKnight whenever a target is in her line of sight. Became an AscendedMeme as "The Last Resort", "A Bitter Pill" and "A Silver Tongue" all have her target identification quips starts with an uppercase '''"THAT".'''[[/labelnote]]

* Anything Ghost Mode announcer[[labelnote:Explanation]]The female announcer for Ghost Mode says things in a very stilted voice, and has some amusing lines that get repeated quite often. Should your opponent not be doing that well and keep killing [=NPCs=] and guards while you're in the lead, the Announcer will make sure to remind you of this every time they kill ''yet another'' NPC.[[/labelnote]]
* The homing briefcase[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Briefcases travel time was initially far too slow, but was tweaked four months into 2019 to stop it looking silly. For example, the following kill in Haven Island against Steven Bradley saw [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HiTMAN/comments/d993u7/briefcase_vs_jet_ski/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x videos of the briefcase]] going viral.[[/labelnote]]

* '''ROCCO!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]] In ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'', Craig "Rocco" [=McVeigh=] is a newly hired kitchen hand at Villa Caruso, with the shouting coming from her sister. Fans liked his relaxed personality and made him a meme due to his repetitive voice lines being a laugh to listen to.[[/labelnote]]

* Anything Ghost Mode announcer[[labelnote:Explanation]]The female announcer for Ghost Mode says very stilted, and has some amusing lines that get repeated quite often. Should your opponent not be doing that well and keep killing [=NPCs=] and guards while you're in the lead, the Announcer will make sure to remind you of this every time they kill ''yet another'' NPC.[[/labelnote]]