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Player Information

Name: Aisu
Age: 33
Contact details: PMs
Other characters: N/A

Character Information

Name: 47
Canon: HITMAN
Canon Point: post The Last Resort mission
OU/AU/CRAU/OC: OU
Age: Roughly 46-55 years of age

World Information: Modern 21st century Earth. May have slightly advanced technologies in genetics and bio-engineering, or at the least people have secretly performed arts in these fields that are considered immoral and illegal in most countries and produced viable results. A few secret organizations exist that covertly control the world and it's direction to suit their needs. Otherwise, it's pretty standard to the current real world.

Personal History: HITMAN events and HITMAN 2 events.

Personality:

A large portion of 47's personality extends from the fact that he was genetically created in a lab, trained to be a killer from an extremely young age, had his emotions all but stripped from him entirely, and then also had his memories wiped and altered. That's a lot to have done to someone all before they've reached the age of twenty. Most of these alterations have left 47 an apathetic professional killer. There are, however, a few hints of an actual personality left beneath the quiet surface.

On any given normal day 47 comes off as cold, calculating, and professional as he goes through the motions of life. He shows no emotion, not during mundane things like going to restaurants or checking into hotels nor whenever he is on the hunt and killing his targets. The modifications to him were meant to suppress his feelings of fear, guilt, and regret so that he would be the perfect hitman. The modifications worked as he has no fear whenever he dawns a disguise and pretends to be someone he's not in order to get closer to his targets. Nor does he shows signs of distress whenever things go south and he' being shot at by bodyguards or other officials. He simply remains calm and carries on as best he can, usually escaping with little to no harm to himself. Although he has been wounded--no one's hundred percent perfect, even the best assassin in the world--he rarely takes serious damage and even when he does his determination sees him through until he can tend to his wounds one way or another. One could possibly call him stubborn as he will not give up on a target no matter the difficulties. He'll take his time, access the situation, and come up with a plan that will get him what he needs.

The most emotion 47 will ever show while in the field typically comes from his penchant for disguises. For someone with no emotion he plays the part of anyone quite well. He's donned the outfit of bodyguards, government officials, and even businessmen to get where he needs and no one has been the wiser. So it's easy for him to play the tall, dark, and commandeering type, big whoop right? But 47 has also played the roles of hippie, sports mascot (yes, imagine the most ridiculous animal costume possible and that's it), and hotel staff. Roles that require 47 to be more relaxed or deflect questions about how he doesn't seem the type and he manages all the time to sooth people's minds about such things. 47 is willing to play any part to get the job done, even the most ridiculous, and can do so with relative ease. And he can be quite persuasive in some roles as well, going so far as to sell houses as a real estate agent and to get a person to try a new food whenever he's pretending to be a chef. It's surprising how pleasant a pitch his deep voice can hit whenever he's being polite and pretending to care about the interests of another human. His genetically created looks have been known to help him play roles as well. Yes, he was created to look a certain way. He was created from the DNA of several nationalities, giving him a well blended timeless look that helps him fit in whenever he goes. When that isn't enough a toupee, some makeup, and/or a full mask will do the trick when the environment and role allow for the use of such tricks. Again, he isn't above doing such things to get what he wants.

But what about an actual personality of his own, one might ask? It's a good question. 47 rarely displays more than mild interest and fake care in the form of basic politeness whenever he's not playing a part. It's known that he makes a lot of money from performing his contracts so perfectly (people specifically request him since he's so good) and he's not exactly frugal in all things. He has an expensive taste in suits and accessories, has been known to enjoy dining at finer restaurants, and when it comes to gear he'll buy whatever he needs to get the job done. He wants the best not necessarily the most expensive though he he has no qualms if the best is the most expensive. That being said, 47 enjoys a good challenge from time to time. With as much experience as he has in his field there's not much he hasn't done or won't do. It gives him an edge and makes him the best at what he does. It also means that occasionally he'll use unusual methods to kill his targets, either for amusement or to make the death look like an accident. And if it's impossible to smuggle an item into an area to make the kill, that's quite all right as well; 47 will improvise, pick up whatever he needs while on the move, and get the job done no matter the cost.

So most of 47's personality comes down to the job. It is his life. Anytime he's tried to do something else with his life it's always come back to being the best hitman. He's long ago accepted this as his lot in life and he realizes that he knows nothing else anyway. It's what he's best at and what he's comfortable doing. In this respect, 47 has cultivated a life free of attachments and outside weaknesses. Despite this, there is the possibility that 47 has become attached to at least one person that has been a constant in his life from the beginning of his work at the International Contract Agency (ICA): Diana Burnwood, 47's handler. They've been working together for over twenty years and have a peculiar relationship with one another. Diana has never given up on 47 no matter the odds or betrayed him and to that extent she can be trusted with his life. Her intel is also highly accurate and he uses her information given in real time to complete his missions without flaw many a time. He also meets her in person on occasion to discuss certain sensitive matters, something he does not do with other ICA operatives. The Constant even goes so far to speculate that "in his own special way [47] cares about [her] and vice versa" and attempts to use this bond in order to get them to work for his agency. The kicker is that Diana does agree and when 47 asks her why she's doing it, she admits to him that she "knows what it's like to lose everything" and indicates that she's clearly doing this to learn about 47's missing past, even going so far as to say "it's time we break a few rules" in order to get what they want for a change. While this is a high indicator of her attachment to him, 47 doesn't show much in the way of how it affects him. However, he does go along with it and seems interested in learning about his past as well. Later, when given a chance to trust their enemies or not 47 speaks directly to Diana when he says "you have a choice" indicating that while he intends to go along with their plot she doesn't have to. It's implied that he would freely let her walk away without consequence, some indication that he does trust and care for her. Granted, she does in fact decide to stay and help, further cementing their bond with one another. As an additional side note, when they are in the room together with their former enemies, 47 stands on Diana's side of the room and while it's obvious he's keeping track of things outside the window, watching for an ambush or other suspicious activity, it does appear that he chose to shadow Diana in an almost protective manner, often seen in a bodyguard-like stance just behind and to the left of her. 47 also trusts Diana enough to let her do most of the talking and negotiating on his behalf during the whole deal while he watches silently and takes it all in. Somehow, she has garnered his loyalty.

Which seems to be one trait that 47 managed to keep from his youth despite the modifications done to his mind. 47 demonstrates a strong loyalty to those close to him once its established. After more than twenty years have passed by, 47 still remains loyal to his childhood friend and their cause once reminded of them. He was described as a stubborn boy as well by an old operative of the organization that created him. It's what evolved into his determination to see things through and loyalty to even the most lost of causes. And 47 shows an odd amount of trust to his childhood friend once reunited with the man formerly known as Subject 6 even when he had forsaken such things as an adult. The two grew up together and trained together. They performed some of their earliest jobs together, trusting each other's backs. They even pretended to be rivals inside the institute so that the doctor wouldn't think they were getting too close and forming a bond. Sadly, it didn't last due to a failed attempt to escape and destroy the place where they were raised but the loyalty remained. They made a pact to each other that they would "take them all down" and this pact is what drives 47 to trust the man claiming to be Subject 6 when he comes back into 47's life.

For an unemotional killer there is one more thing that seems to oddly define the hitman: a stark sense of justice. Perhaps not the same sort of justice as normal people would view it, but 47 frequently uses the phrase "the contract was just" when describing his completed jobs. When he says it he usually means that everything was done proper and that it fell into ICA regulations. However, there are a few times when 47 seems to be referring to the fact that his target deserved to die. When 47 extracts the Constant, the beleaguered man holds a (mostly) one sided conversation with 47. But when 47 makes the bold statement that "he had it coming" (referring to 47's latest kill), the Constant finds it interesting that 47 would think such a thing and wonders aloud if Diana's sense of justice has rubbed off on 47. Indeed, it seems to have done just that. 47 is determined to get justice for what was done to him and the other boys at the training facility of his youth. He follows Diana's motto of "no one is untouchable" and often his victims are, quite frankly, awful people that deserve to be wiped off the planet for one crime or another.

The last thing of note when it comes to 47 is sometimes it seems like he does have a dark sense of humor. This dry witticism most likely stems from his time with Diana Burnwood as she frequently makes wry comments and small one liners to 47 while he's in the field. Typically they have to do with plays on words on how he might kill a target by proxy. Likewise, 47 often plays with words whenever he's talking directly to a target. If a target is contemplating whether to eat a food or not, 47 will encourage them with a line such as "you should try it, it's to die for"--which, naturally, is actually literal sense 47 has already poisoned said food. 47 uses entendres like this often as he speaks with others, especially those that he's aiming to kill. Occasionally he lets slip a sarcastic comment out as well, such as making the excuse that the rest of his clothing was dirty when he got dressed that day whenever someone asked him about why he was dressed as a mascot.

So there are some hints of a genuine personality to the stoic hitman known as 47. When he's not being completely stoic and unemotional he does manage to get off a dry witted comment or two. He does have a sense of justice, no matter how dark. And he does, despite his own intentions, have a sense of loyalty and compassion towards the constants in his life, naming the only two friends he actually has. Supposedly his emotions were completely wiped and for the most part he remains in such a state; but occasionally a real human being slips past the altercations and stronger emotions can get him to react even if/when he doesn't necessarily realize it. It's what makes him interesting. Perfect at what he does, and yet with the tiniest of flaws that almost make him seem human.

Unemotional, professional, quiet, blends in, play the part.
Genetically altered to feel no emotion. Brainwashed and trained. Altered memories of his youth. Much of it erased further.
Has no attachments.... and yet, perhaps has a sense of loyalty to Diana. And an old memory. Loyalty to Subject 6.
Justice. The Constant wonders if Diana's sense of Justice has rubbed off on 47. 47 has used the phrase "the contract was just" or "the hit was just" more than once.
Dry witticism. Sarcastic comments. Double entendres. Likely also picked up from Diana. Or perhaps he's just bored.
What I didn't add/find a place to put: 47's pride in his work. And code of conduct. He tries to only kill his target, not bystanders. Usually goes out of his way to go unseen and perform a clean kill and get-away. Though he won't feel regret for killing anyone else if they get in the way either.

Key themes: Murder and assassination. Skill. Rediscovery???

Main Motivation: Maintain and strengthen his many skills, and much more recently he has been reminded of his childhood goal to "take them all down" referring to those that held him captive and trained and modified him against his will when he was a child.

Skills:

• Trained in hand-to-hand combat
• Highly skilled marksman with all firearms, rifles, artillery, etc.
• Explosives expert
• Capable driver/pilot of most vehicles, boats, planes, etc.
• Improvised weapon expert
• Talented deception artist (mimicry, disguises, silver-tongue, etc.)
• Silent assassin/stealth expert/spymaster/thief
• Lock-picking, safe-cracking, hacking skills
• Computer and electronic gadgetry knowledge
• Engineering/mechanic knowledge
• Chemistry/poison knowledge
• Capable researcher and strategic planner
• Intuitive and adaptive with decades of experience in his line of work
• Multilingual and extremely well-versed in various cultural, religious, etc practices.

Item: ICA19 Black Lily with suppressor and ammo

Sample:
A wild TDM thread! And also I wrote something before it was up so there down below, too. No sense in deleting a good bit of verbiage!

"There's another one on the rooftop of the Swartz building, southwest corner," the calm, British voice of his handler reported to him.

47 swiveled his gun around to face the direction of his final target. He took a breath, slowly exhaled, and pulled the trigger at the end of his air supply. He felt nothing as the bullet flew through the air and pierced the chest of his target. Nothing but the kick of the gun as it fired. That did not phase him. Autonomously, he adjusted for the movement as if he were going to fire another round. It was like breathing to him; simple, automatic, no thought required. He didn't fire another round. It would have been a waste of ammunition.

He dropped the gun's muzzle to peer at his dead target without the aid of the scope and watched impassively as the body fell to the ground. He imagined a thud as the body hit, but he knew that know no one was around to hear it. The target had gone out alone to smoke a cigarette. A fatal mistake.

"Final target eliminated. Good job, 47." Diana's words came softly to him through the earpiece he wore during most missions. Her voice was as familiar to him as his own. Another person would have said it was a comfort; to him it just was. As in, it was just another part of the job. A constant. A truth. He didn't wonder about it or question it when it wasn't present, and he certainly didn't derive any sort of comfort from it when he heard it. Today, it was simply a confirmation of what he had already known. She continued to speak to him and he thought nothing of it. "Proceed to the designated exit location. The money will be wired to your usual account as always. Until next time, 47."

He didn't bother with a goodbye of his own. The hitman simply began to break down his weapon and place it within the case he'd used to smuggle it into the building. When it was done he locked the case, stood up, and made for the stairwell that would bring him back to the ground floor.

On his way out of the building he was addressed by the concierge of the hotel. "The air conditioning is working perfectly again, sir. That was one of the quickest fixes I've ever witnessed, too. I wish everyone was as efficient as you."

The hitman turned partially around to acknowledge the concierge with a small nod of appreciation. He was dressed in a repairman's outfit. "It's my pleasure," he intoned in his steady baritone. "Thank you for the opportunity to find my objective. It was a quick one."

47 left the building, unconcerned with the funny look the concierge gave his back as he did so.

"What an odd way to speak."

It was the last bit of verbiage 47 heard as the departed. It didn't matter in the least to him.

Notes:

I come bearing muffins?