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While genetically enhanced clones, international
espionage, and brilliantly innovative stealth gameplay may seem like just
another walk in the park with Solid Snake, it's also the domain of Agent 47,
the mostly silent and always bald protagonist of the Hitman Series. While
characters in similar games often have to rationalize and morally justify their
actions, 47 differs in that he is open and unashamed concerning his reason for
killing--money. And with this sole motivation players are allowed to step into
the shoes of a contract killer and travel the world, completing hits contracted
through the mysterious Agency.
But in addition to this, 47 is not a simple, static character. No, he is
dynamic, and after discovering his origins as a genetically modified clone bred
for killing, a change is wrought in him, one that motivates him to find
religion, live a life of peace, and donate his vast illegitimate sums of money
to charity. But when his past catches up to him and his priest and friend is
kidnapped, Agent 47 must again take up his trade and kill again--not for money,
but for those he cares for.
He eventually does this, but in the process concludes that he is unable to find
peace among the virtuous, but must instead subsist in the underworld, purging
it of the corrupt that prey upon the innocent. He is still a man without
remorse or pity, as he was made to be--but he both understands and is disgusted
by this, and through the power of his own will becomes more than the simple sum
of his parts.
The end result, of course, is one hell of a kickass game series that
interchanges brutal lightning-fast gunplay with stealth that emphasizes
disguise and manipulation. And it not only provides a thrilling experience for
the player, but draws out 47's own unique demeanor and peerless style.
"Forget the past. I'll never find peace here. So, I'll seek justice for
myself. I'll choose the truth I like." -Agent 47
(Writeup courtesy of Karma Hunter)
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Agent 47's Contest History
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Win-Loss Record0-2 Summer 2005 ContestGear Division - 7 Seed Gear Round 1 --- Lost to (2) Sora, 25796 [29.27%] - 62348 [70.73%] Extrapolated Strength --- 63rd Place [13.78%] Given that many expected Agent 47 to be the Tanner of the Summer 2005 Contest, Agent 47 "only" eating a 70-30 beating at the hands of Sora caused people to think that Sora was perhaps in trouble against Alucard in the next round. He wasn't, of course, and it left poor Agent 47 stuck getting into the long line of one-and-done characters that we've seen over the years. He may never make another contest again, and his one appearance may be this lone beating. The question is, does anyone really care? Summer 2007 Contest
Division 1 - Fourth Group
Division 1 Round 1 --- 4th place, 22874 [17.56%] - Scorpion, 47724 [36.64%] - Midna, 32182 [24.71%] - Kratos Aurion, 27474 [21.09%]
Nobody was expecting anything out of Agent 47, so really, all he could do was impress. To a certain extent, he did. Most people were expecting him to score in the low teens, but instead, he scored a decent 17.56%. Sure, his competition wasn't that great, but it's something, right? I mean, Agent 47 isn't going to be winning much of anything in these contests, so moral victories are the only kind he'll get. -Ulti |
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