"No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible." Wise words are often forgotten. Corruption is created by Power, and Power breeds Corruption. And we have to "handle" those who've fallen too far into the abyss. Then again, if you see someone is trying to climb out. I know you'll give them a helping hand. Good Luck, Rock.
Clera
Black Lagoon: Barcode
is a crossover fanfic written by Fireworks174 between Black Lagoon and Hitman. It also contains elements from Gangsta. and Jormungand. It can also be read on Archive Of Our Own here
Rokuro "Rock" Okajima is a Composite Character with Agent 47. Roanapur beware.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Rock goes from a naive salaryman who tries to solve problems without bloodshed to a stone-cold killer who has no problem holding a gun and pulling the trigger, not that he likes killing.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In canon Black Lagoon, Rock had a fairly normal life before coming to Roanapur, the worst he had to suffer was being estranged from his family and kissing up to his corrupt bosses. Here, his entire family was murdered in front of him while he was only 6, and for nearly a decade, he, along with 200 other boys, were the pawn of a Mad Scientist who wanted to create the perfect killer. By the time he escaped, he was the Sole Survivor.
- Adaptational Backstory Change: In this story, Agent 47 isn't a clone, instead he's a regular boy who was kidnapped and subjected to vicious human cruelty by a Mad Scientist who desired to make a Class One Human, the perfect killer.
- Adaptational Badass: Since Rock is a Composite Character with Agent 47, he's much, much more dangerous than his canon counterpart, so much so that Revy felt like she was powerless against him.
- The Blind Leading the Blind: Clera notes that Rock/47 is doing this with Revy, trying to lead a mentally ill woman to normalcy when he has no experience of being normal.
- Chronic Hero Syndrome: He may be a stone-cold killer here, but as in canon, helping people is Rock's hobby, even if they don't feel like it. Examples include helping Revy improve her mental state and helping a couple escape Roanapur.
- Demoted to Extra: Since Rock is not part of the Lagoon Company, Dutch and Benny haven't made many appearances, nor done much to affect the overall plot.
- Dramatic Irony: Clera, Rock/47's handler, the one who should be encouraging her to stay away from anything that could compromise him, urges him to pursue a romantic relationship with Revy.
- Evil Is Petty: Despite helping out by eliminating a madman who held Roanapur hostage with a nuke, Balaleka gets payback against Rock by making it nearly impossible for anyone to not recognize him.
- For Want Of A Nail:
- Since Rock is a highly trained assassin, he was able to eliminate the mercenary that came after the Lagoon Company single-handedly, removing the whole chase scene from canon.
- He also is the one responsible for killing Chin, a gangster who set up the Lagoon Company, under the cover of Hotel Moscow, who did it in canon. This ends up getting him on the Russians' radar.
- I Choose to Stay: Rock/47 decides to stay in Roanapur, to complete several contracts in the city but also to help Revy improve her mental state.
- Insecure Love Interest: Revy. She was worried given how much of a hot mess she is whether or not Rock would want anything to do with her. Only when she listened to a modified version of his Dark and Troubled Past did she decide to risk it all on a single chance. And when he accepts, she still has a fear that he'll one day leave her.
- Professional Killer: Rock is a Composite Character with Agent 47, the poster boy for this trope, so of course he's one. He'll only kill someone for a contract.
- Real Name as an Alias: 47 uses his real name, Rokuro Okajima, to sneak about Asahi Heavy Industries' boat with the Nuclear Warheads. While it works to get him aboard, it soon becomes what outs him towards the crew, forcing him to kill everyone aboard.
- Shipper on Deck: Clera, 47/Rock's Handler, pushes him to pursue a romantic relationship with Revy.
- "Shut Up" Kiss: Revy gives one to Rock when he begins to rant over all the things he made Rock go through growing up.
- Super-Soldier: Rock is described as a Class One Human on the spectrum of human evolution. To compare, normal humans like Revy are Class 5, and Twilights, another type of super soldier is only Class 4.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Rock/47 tells Revy this, which is the catalyst that causes her to fall in love with him.
- She later repeats this back to him after sharing his Dark and Troubled Past.
