Hitmane: Agent 3.14
is a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfiction parody of the Hitman series with Pinkie Pie playing pranks on ponies via contracts done by a mysterious agency.
Hitmane is the most famous prankster of Ponville, a legend. Somepony capable of pulling off the most contrived and impressive pranks in the blink of an eye and always two steps ahead of the police thanks to her bizarre disguises, deemed too weird and crazy to be considered true. Her pranks always succeed in making fun of her victims, but her services aren't cheap. Agent 3.14 always asks for the same two things: A lot of bits, and some candies.
Hitmane: Agent 3.14 is part of the Rainbow in the Dark universe written by the same author. This story contains a cameo by the main character but there's no spoilers related to the original story nor is it needed to understand the story.
Hitmane: Agent 3.14 provides examples of:
- Affectionate Parody: Hitmane: Agent 3.14 is this to the Hitman series.
- Even the fanfic cover is a parody of this promotional image of Hitman: Absolution.◊
- Even the fanfic cover is a parody of this promotional image of Hitman: Absolution.
- Author Avatar: Brownie is this for the writer.
- Bait-and-Switch: Before Hitmane: Agent 3.14 was released, a few lines were shown on the author's page which depicts Pinkie Pie telling Sweetie Belle about Slendermane, with first impressions making it look like a horror story. When the story was published, this was used to set up a prank.
- Continuity Nod: The story takes place during chapter five of Rainbow in the Dark and manages to avoid any spoilers related to the original story.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Pinkie Pie, obviously.
- Even Hitmane Has Standards: Agent 3.14 would never steal candy from a filly.
- Fainting: Rarity faints a few times in the story due to Hitmane's pranks.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Pinkie Pie used a fake wig, a lab coat and her tongue sticking out to disguise as Einstein. Her Slendermane disguise consisted of two pairs of white socks, an old tuxedo and a white mask.
- Punny Codename: Pinkie Pie's codename, Agent 3.14.
- Refuge in Audacity: Pinkie Pie disguises border in this, as they're too crazy to be real and even the police doesn't believe the eye witnesses.
- Secret Identity: Pinkie Pie as Agent 3.14.
- Sincerity Mode: Pinkie Pie asks Brownie to draw him the famous Slendermane notes. When Brownie asks her why she needs these in the first place, Pinkie Pie explains how she's going to play a prank on Rarity. Brownie seems suspicious at first, but shrugs it off as Pinkie Pie being... Well, Pinkie Pie.
- Shout-Out: This story contains a few.
- The water guns from the fanfic cover have "PNY Waterballer" written on them. This is a parody of the AMT Hardballer (or Silverballer), the iconic weapons of Agent 47.
- Hitmane: Agent 3.14 makes references to Slendermane during Rarity's prank.
- Ponyville's school janitor resembles a certain janitor.
- Pinkie Pie uses some spells to mess with the magic spell linked to Ponyville's school ring bell. She casts Wingardium Leviosa, Expelliarmus and Confundus.
- There was one time Pinkie tried to warn the town about pixies that loved to steal socks and a troll living under a bridge.
- Pinkie Pie gives Sweetie Belle the idea of a Ghostbusters Cutie Mark.
- At the end of Agent 3.14, Pinkie is seen reading a comic strip of a well known monday hating cat.
- One of the items Pinkie Pie keeps hidden in a emergency stash is a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle.
- Rainbow Dash's monologue about pranking Hitmane sounds similar to a certain movie starring Liam Neeson.
- The news-stand pony Ace has one customer more loyal than Pinkie; a pony that claims the world is ending the next day, but still asks him to reserve the paper anyway.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: Pinkie Pie may be crazy, but don't let that fool you, she can plan very elaborated pranks and knows where it hurts.
- The 'Verse: This fic takes place during chapter five of Rainbow in the Dark. Brownie makes an appearance and Mecha is mentioned once.
- Tomboy: Rainbow Dash, obviously.
- You Can See That, Right?: Rumble and Pipsqueak discuss this trope when they watch Pinkie Pie badly disguised as Einstein through the classroom door.
