History VideoGame / WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy

* CrazyPrepared: It seems that 47 takes every possible scenario into account, and thus shows off unexpected, but nonetheless impressive, knowledge and skills that many wouldn't expect [[YouDidntAsk a bald assassin to know]]. For a few examples, he knows enough about yoga to teach Yuki Yamazaki, can pull off an impressive drum solo, one so good that surprises Jordan Cross, ''a well-know indie musician!'', can operate almost any and all vehicles when exiting the level, can fix a tattoo of someone, pretend to be an estate agent (albeit in a very dry way), and fix any and all machinery required by circumstance. While some of these moments are obviously made to maintain the RuleOfFunny, the intel ICA digs up for 47 is also pretty detailed, justifying many of these moments.

* RandomEvent: A DefiedTrope for the most part. The great majority of major [=NPC's=], targets, and level events are static and have predictable outcomes that run on a loop, which the player exploits as a part of the gameplay. There are some exceptions to this, some targets have randomised routines that are generated on-the-fly (John Stubbs' routine is not consistent, other than the starting point, but does have places he will always go to). "The Lust Assignation", an escalation in ''3'', is the only mission in the trilogy which directly invokes this as a gameplay loop, as Lust's "Secret Admirer" is functionally randomised upon a restart.

* AnimationBump: The cutscenes in the games are '''''all over the place''''' due to the various publisher switches throughout the trilogy. From the ICA Facility to Hokkaido, there are fully animated cutscenes, and partially animated briefings, whereas the opposite happens between Hawkes Bay and Isle of Sgàil; the story cutscenes are mostly comic book-esque still images with minor animations and with dialogue over them, but the briefings are fully-animated (including Sniper Assassin briefings). From "Golden Handshake" onwards, the cinematics are rendered in-engine, with the cinematics starting from Dubai's briefing being of much higher quality. It's a bit of an interesting concoction of animation styles, to say the least.

** A detonator's wireless relay, the ones accompanying every remote device (like the explosives and the electrocution items) have infinite range on a level. You can be on the other side of the Mendoza vineyard, and as soon as you press the trigger, your target will be killed/ pacified/ electrocuted. The sole exception is in Hokkaido, in which the Curator has his own remote to control his neurochip that can only be activated when within immediate range of him (as it's for his own personal use).

** Beginning from ''2'', but later altered some more in ''3'' getting steadily noticed by an enforcer, then diving into cover ''immediately' after reaching the end of the notice meter makes the enforcer no longer suspicious of you. This is also true of ''2016'' in the context of alerted enforcers running past you.

* HandCannon: The "El Matador" and "The Striker" are M1911 variant chambered in .357 magnum pistols. They kills in one shot, pierces multiple bodies with one bullet, and is so powerful it will cause enemies to fly through the air and flip end-over-end, likely a reference to the broken physics of the Silverballers in the earlier games.

** Beginning from ''2'' [=NPCs=] can see reflections in mirrors, so you have to duck if you want to take out the target washing their hands instead of standing up.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: When NPCs or guards comment on a particularly peculiar 47 disguise, they will always use the same basic description, even if phrased differently. For example, every one of them automatically associates a 19th century outfit, complete with cape, top hat and glasses (but NOT fangs) with vampires \ Dracula. And the first adjective that springs to their minds when discussing 47's white suit is "florescent".

** And of course, there's also the general fact that none of the [=NPCs=] in the game can swim. If you shove them off a ledge into water, even from a small height, they will drown. There is one specific exception: there is a certain body of water Rico Delgado can be thrown into and he'll be shown swimming... the pond his man-eating hippo lives in.

* AnAesop: Throughout the trilogy, various targets get their comeuppances for past transgressions. Silvio for wanting to be a BullyHunter with a bioweapon, Jordan Cross for escaping justice for killing his girlfriend, The Washington Twins for being merciless treasure hunters, Basil Carnaby for being one bastard of a hypnotist. The games and the comics make one thing clear; '''Regardless of rank or standing in life, No one is Untouchable.''' Not Lucas Grey (who was forced to flee The Institute), not 47 (who has gone from taking orders from one handler unwillingly; Ort-Meyer, to another; Diana, albeit willingly), and even Diana (getting tracked down in ''Birth of the Hitman'' after going after several Blue Seed executives while forging a comfy life for herself. Also, after the events of both Hokkaido and Dubai, she is confronted by The Constant, and was later forced to [[spoiler:make a case in working for Providence]]). Diana's Parents; Peter and Nancy Burnwood also suffer from a tragic case of this (Going after Blue Seed Pharmaceuticals to begin with, someone allied with Providence, with a lawsuit was only ever going to end in tragedy, and both getting killed because of it. With enough time, research, resources, and power, people ''will'' go after you for what you've done in the past.

** Most story missions / challenges that require a specific NPC to go to a specific place, that NPC will begin heading there when 47 is ready for them or they will constantly revisit the spot as part of their cycle. This means that very few events in the game are actually time locked, requiring 47 to make it at a specific time to kill someone. Specific opportunities may be time sensitive, however, particularly those involving a one time meeting between the target and another NPC. One notable example of this occurs in the Paris level; should the player wish to use the Sheikh disguise for their infiltration, they must hurry - the Sheikh will pass through security within a couple minutes of the mission start.

* ArmorIsUseless: No guard, despite a fair few wearing armor, are any harder to kill than a civilian. The sole exception is [[spoiler:in Carpathian Mountains, where they are deliberately portrayed as being the best of the best of The Constants' soldiers, and take several gunshots to down]].
* ArtificialStupidity: While there are multiple AcceptableBreaksFromReality in this game, one can laugh at how civilians and guards behave on panic shots, that it has become something important in speedrunning circles as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNprCg14ibk demonstrated in this video]].