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Agent 47 (or "Mr. 47"
is the protagonist of the Hitman video game series. His name is derived from a barcode tattooed on the back of his head (640509-040147), the last two digits of which are 47.
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Creation
47 is a genetically-enhanced clone, the culmination of decades of secret research into gene augmentation. His creation was funded by a cabal of criminal masterminds who donated their own DNA to the project.
In the 1950s, five men of various nationalities served in the same unit of the French Foreign Legion. After their stint was finished, four of those men returned to their respective countries and founded their own criminal empires. The remaining one, Dr. Ort-Meyer, ran a mental institution, which he used as a cover for genetic experiments. In exchange for research funding, Ort-Meyer provided his former comrades with donor organs harvested from clone bodies, which significantly extended their longevity. (By the events of Hitman: Codename 47, each of Ort-Meyer's accomplices were well into their 60-70s, but appeared 10-20 years younger.)
The "Five Fathers", whose DNA went into 47's creation, were:
Dr. Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer : A discredited German scientist living in Romania, Ort-Meyer's radical theories were deemed insane by his peers. Ort-Meyer believed that genetic recombination and human cloning could be used to produce a perfected version of the human species, superior in strength and mind and unburdened by conscience. His ultimate goal (unbeknown to his associates) was to create an army of flawless and unquestioningly obedient supermen. When Ort-Meyer's associates become suspicious of his motives, he employed 47 to systematically eliminate each of them. When 47 discovered Ort-Meyer's plans, he managed to eradicate his latest line of clones and break his neck.
Lee Hong : A Chinese crime lord, Lee Hong eventually rose to the head of the Red Dragon triad, becoming a powerful ganglord in Hong Kong. Even in his advanced age, Lee Hong is extremely spry and dexterous with a sword.
Pablo Belisario Ochoa : A notorious Latin American drug dealer, Pablo formed his own drug cartel by violently eliminating his rivals. However, his methods earned him great animosity, and he was eventually forced to flee to a compound deep inside the Colombian rainforest. Pablo appears to be heavily-inspired by fictional character Tony Montana from the film "Scarface".
Franz Fuchs : A former member of the Hitler Youth, Franz always resented the collapse of fascism. He developed a career as a professional terrorist-for-hire, organizing attacks such as the attempted chemical bombing of the G7 leadership. He works closely with his brother and partner, Fritz.
Arkadij "Boris" Jegorov : A staunch anti-Communist, Boris became a worldwide arms dealer who smuggled weaponry for his older brother, Russian mafia boss Sergei Zavorotko. At the time of his death, he attempts to traffic in nuclear weapons.
Ort-Meyer's research produced many failed attempts and aborted mutants, but ultimately he managed to perfect the process enough to produce an assembly line of genetically augmented clones. 47 belonged to Ort-Meyer's fourth series of clones, possessing a 47th chromosome, which, combined with DNA harvested from the world's most dangerous criminals, endowed him with levels of strength, speed, stamina, and intelligence significantly above the human norm. (In real life, possessing an extra chromosome can lead to problems such as infertility, Down Syndrome and premature death. However artificial chromosomes are currently being pursued as a method of inserting new genetic material into genetically modified organisms.)
In Hitman: Blood Money, it is explained that American interests have repeatedly attempted to replicate Ort-Meyer's success, but have largely been unsuccessful. 47 is the first and only successful healthy cloned specimen, and nothing has yet come to parallel him; while other attempts have come close, they are plagued by problems such as albinism and extremely short lifespans. Ort-Meyer's research has been distributed among many covert cloning labs, but it is not enough; a sample of 47's bone marrow is needed to fill in the DNA gaps, making him an extremely valuable specimen
Born on September 5, 1964 in Romania and tagged with the identity 640509-040147 (the barcode ID tattooed on the back of his head), 47 was "raised" with the other "Series IV" clones by the asylum's staff. From the very beginning, Dr. Ort-Meyer identified 47 as his most promising creation. While maturing, 47 was quiet and showed little social behavior, his only display of affection being toward a runaway laboratory rabbit he adopted (much to Ort-Meyer's displeasure). 47 also had a fairly negative relationship with the asylum staff, attributed to his chronic uneasiness stemming from his regular medical checkups and frequent injections. On one occasion, 47 stabbed a doctor repeatedly with several needles, prompting Ort-Meyer to double the guards assigned to him.
Along with the other clones, 47 was trained from youth to kill efficiently. Instructed in the use of firearms, military hardware, and more classic tools of assassination, 47 can wield virtually any weapon with ease. During his training, he was noted for his exceptional marksmanship, as well as for attacking the asylum staff with homemade slingshots, all of which were promptly confiscated.
After 30 years of relentless training under the tutelage of Dr. Ort-Meyer, 47 discovered a gap in the asylum's security. After escaping his cell and killing a security guard, 47 disguised himself in the guard's uniform and escaped from the asylum grounds. Unbeknownst to him, 47's escape was deliberately orchestrated by Ort-Meyer, who concluded that 47's escape into the outside world was the final challenge in his training.
47 is soon employed by the International Contract Agency (ICA), a clandestine organization providing assassination and mercenary services. With a lifetime of training and genetically augmented physical abilities, 47 soon rose to become the Agency's top performer. He was retired between the events of Hitman: Codename 47 and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, a span of roughly two years, before returning to work there. As the events of Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money overlap and occur between 2004 and 2005, it is unknown what happened in the life of 47 during 2003
Abilities
While not quite superhuman, 47 is at the extreme end of what a human being is capable of. In several instances, he has survived gunshot wounds to the chest. 47 is very athletic, able to sprint faster and farther than a normal person, climb pipes with ease, and leap across balconies. He is very strong for a man of his build, possessing enough strength to hold and operate a minigun as a man-portable weapon, albeit awkwardly.
47 also has been rigorously trained in the art of assassination. He has an extensive knowledge of murder and of the means to accomplish it. He is skilled in all forms of firearm use, and has nearly perfect aim, limited only by the mechanical inaccuracy inherent in any firearm he uses. This makes him an excellent sniper, as well as a peerless pistol marksman. He is even able to wield two guns at once without any of the usual decrease in accuracy such behavior normally creates. 47 is also capable of improvising deadly weapons from objects he finds during his missions (shovels, pool cues, fire pokers, etc.)
47 has shown proficiency in operating a variety of land, sea, and air vehicles, most often when he has to extricate himself from a mission site. These range from common automobiles and vans, small watercraft such as motorboats, and even aircraft like seaplanes and helicopters.
47 also appears to have a rudimentary understanding of several foreign languages (based on the fact the player perceives subtitles during several conversations between individuals speaking non-English languages), but not to the point where he is conversant in any of them.
Personality
47 is an introverted character who almost always speaks in a calm, formal manner (with the exception of Hitman: Blood Money, where he somewhat understandably shouted "*****!" at Diana when she injected him from behind with a needle). He is not without charm should the situation call for it, notably to manipulate others in order to get closer to his target. In his natural setting, however, he is usually seen alone.
One of his mottos appears to have become "Trust no one." He once demonstrated a high degree of devotion to Father Vittorio, the Sicilian priest who gave him shelter in Silent Assassin, going so far as to rescue Vittorio from the Russian mafia even though there was no monetary reward in it (in fact, according to Vittorio, 47 donated a large percentage of his earnings from Hitman: Codename 47 to the Catholic Church). In the end, 47's work spilled over into the Sicilian church, prompting him to sever his ties with it and become a nomad once more. 47 places some measure of trust in his Agency contact, Diana Burnwood, the person 47 is most regularly seen speaking with. As a rule, however, they never meet face-to-face unless absolutely necessary, especially during a mission.
is the protagonist of the Hitman video game series. His name is derived from a barcode tattooed on the back of his head (640509-040147), the last two digits of which are 47.http://static.blogo.it/cineblog/hitmanmovie.jpg
Creation
47 is a genetically-enhanced clone, the culmination of decades of secret research into gene augmentation. His creation was funded by a cabal of criminal masterminds who donated their own DNA to the project.
In the 1950s, five men of various nationalities served in the same unit of the French Foreign Legion. After their stint was finished, four of those men returned to their respective countries and founded their own criminal empires. The remaining one, Dr. Ort-Meyer, ran a mental institution, which he used as a cover for genetic experiments. In exchange for research funding, Ort-Meyer provided his former comrades with donor organs harvested from clone bodies, which significantly extended their longevity. (By the events of Hitman: Codename 47, each of Ort-Meyer's accomplices were well into their 60-70s, but appeared 10-20 years younger.)
The "Five Fathers", whose DNA went into 47's creation, were:
Dr. Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer : A discredited German scientist living in Romania, Ort-Meyer's radical theories were deemed insane by his peers. Ort-Meyer believed that genetic recombination and human cloning could be used to produce a perfected version of the human species, superior in strength and mind and unburdened by conscience. His ultimate goal (unbeknown to his associates) was to create an army of flawless and unquestioningly obedient supermen. When Ort-Meyer's associates become suspicious of his motives, he employed 47 to systematically eliminate each of them. When 47 discovered Ort-Meyer's plans, he managed to eradicate his latest line of clones and break his neck.
Lee Hong : A Chinese crime lord, Lee Hong eventually rose to the head of the Red Dragon triad, becoming a powerful ganglord in Hong Kong. Even in his advanced age, Lee Hong is extremely spry and dexterous with a sword.
Pablo Belisario Ochoa : A notorious Latin American drug dealer, Pablo formed his own drug cartel by violently eliminating his rivals. However, his methods earned him great animosity, and he was eventually forced to flee to a compound deep inside the Colombian rainforest. Pablo appears to be heavily-inspired by fictional character Tony Montana from the film "Scarface".
Franz Fuchs : A former member of the Hitler Youth, Franz always resented the collapse of fascism. He developed a career as a professional terrorist-for-hire, organizing attacks such as the attempted chemical bombing of the G7 leadership. He works closely with his brother and partner, Fritz.
Arkadij "Boris" Jegorov : A staunch anti-Communist, Boris became a worldwide arms dealer who smuggled weaponry for his older brother, Russian mafia boss Sergei Zavorotko. At the time of his death, he attempts to traffic in nuclear weapons.
Ort-Meyer's research produced many failed attempts and aborted mutants, but ultimately he managed to perfect the process enough to produce an assembly line of genetically augmented clones. 47 belonged to Ort-Meyer's fourth series of clones, possessing a 47th chromosome, which, combined with DNA harvested from the world's most dangerous criminals, endowed him with levels of strength, speed, stamina, and intelligence significantly above the human norm. (In real life, possessing an extra chromosome can lead to problems such as infertility, Down Syndrome and premature death. However artificial chromosomes are currently being pursued as a method of inserting new genetic material into genetically modified organisms.)
In Hitman: Blood Money, it is explained that American interests have repeatedly attempted to replicate Ort-Meyer's success, but have largely been unsuccessful. 47 is the first and only successful healthy cloned specimen, and nothing has yet come to parallel him; while other attempts have come close, they are plagued by problems such as albinism and extremely short lifespans. Ort-Meyer's research has been distributed among many covert cloning labs, but it is not enough; a sample of 47's bone marrow is needed to fill in the DNA gaps, making him an extremely valuable specimen
Born on September 5, 1964 in Romania and tagged with the identity 640509-040147 (the barcode ID tattooed on the back of his head), 47 was "raised" with the other "Series IV" clones by the asylum's staff. From the very beginning, Dr. Ort-Meyer identified 47 as his most promising creation. While maturing, 47 was quiet and showed little social behavior, his only display of affection being toward a runaway laboratory rabbit he adopted (much to Ort-Meyer's displeasure). 47 also had a fairly negative relationship with the asylum staff, attributed to his chronic uneasiness stemming from his regular medical checkups and frequent injections. On one occasion, 47 stabbed a doctor repeatedly with several needles, prompting Ort-Meyer to double the guards assigned to him.
Along with the other clones, 47 was trained from youth to kill efficiently. Instructed in the use of firearms, military hardware, and more classic tools of assassination, 47 can wield virtually any weapon with ease. During his training, he was noted for his exceptional marksmanship, as well as for attacking the asylum staff with homemade slingshots, all of which were promptly confiscated.
After 30 years of relentless training under the tutelage of Dr. Ort-Meyer, 47 discovered a gap in the asylum's security. After escaping his cell and killing a security guard, 47 disguised himself in the guard's uniform and escaped from the asylum grounds. Unbeknownst to him, 47's escape was deliberately orchestrated by Ort-Meyer, who concluded that 47's escape into the outside world was the final challenge in his training.
47 is soon employed by the International Contract Agency (ICA), a clandestine organization providing assassination and mercenary services. With a lifetime of training and genetically augmented physical abilities, 47 soon rose to become the Agency's top performer. He was retired between the events of Hitman: Codename 47 and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, a span of roughly two years, before returning to work there. As the events of Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money overlap and occur between 2004 and 2005, it is unknown what happened in the life of 47 during 2003
Abilities
While not quite superhuman, 47 is at the extreme end of what a human being is capable of. In several instances, he has survived gunshot wounds to the chest. 47 is very athletic, able to sprint faster and farther than a normal person, climb pipes with ease, and leap across balconies. He is very strong for a man of his build, possessing enough strength to hold and operate a minigun as a man-portable weapon, albeit awkwardly.
47 also has been rigorously trained in the art of assassination. He has an extensive knowledge of murder and of the means to accomplish it. He is skilled in all forms of firearm use, and has nearly perfect aim, limited only by the mechanical inaccuracy inherent in any firearm he uses. This makes him an excellent sniper, as well as a peerless pistol marksman. He is even able to wield two guns at once without any of the usual decrease in accuracy such behavior normally creates. 47 is also capable of improvising deadly weapons from objects he finds during his missions (shovels, pool cues, fire pokers, etc.)
47 has shown proficiency in operating a variety of land, sea, and air vehicles, most often when he has to extricate himself from a mission site. These range from common automobiles and vans, small watercraft such as motorboats, and even aircraft like seaplanes and helicopters.
47 also appears to have a rudimentary understanding of several foreign languages (based on the fact the player perceives subtitles during several conversations between individuals speaking non-English languages), but not to the point where he is conversant in any of them.
Personality
47 is an introverted character who almost always speaks in a calm, formal manner (with the exception of Hitman: Blood Money, where he somewhat understandably shouted "*****!" at Diana when she injected him from behind with a needle). He is not without charm should the situation call for it, notably to manipulate others in order to get closer to his target. In his natural setting, however, he is usually seen alone.
One of his mottos appears to have become "Trust no one." He once demonstrated a high degree of devotion to Father Vittorio, the Sicilian priest who gave him shelter in Silent Assassin, going so far as to rescue Vittorio from the Russian mafia even though there was no monetary reward in it (in fact, according to Vittorio, 47 donated a large percentage of his earnings from Hitman: Codename 47 to the Catholic Church). In the end, 47's work spilled over into the Sicilian church, prompting him to sever his ties with it and become a nomad once more. 47 places some measure of trust in his Agency contact, Diana Burnwood, the person 47 is most regularly seen speaking with. As a rule, however, they never meet face-to-face unless absolutely necessary, especially during a mission.