Apex Predator is the third mission of HITMAN™ III. Agent 47 has travelled to a bus stop in the forested outskirts of Berlin, Germany, in an attempt to contact his last remaining ally: Olivia Hall...
Targets[]
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Eliminate 5 ICA Agents |
Objectives[]
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Contact Olivia (bus stop starting location only) |
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Find Olivia (bus stop starting location only) |
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Pick up ICA earpiece (bus stop starting location only) |
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Search the compound and locate ICA Agents (bus stop starting location only) |
Exfiltrate[]
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Locate the exit |
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Description[]
Following the events in England, Agent 47 has escaped to Berlin, where he plans to meet up with Olivia Hall. At their arranged meeting point, Olivia contacts 47 via phone, to warn him that a group of ICA agents are currently tracking them. The agents have pursued Olivia to Club Hölle, a nightclub operating out of a disused power plant.
47 must infiltrate the club, and identify and eliminate as many ICA Agents as he can, to force their handler, Jiao, to call off their attack.
Mission Stories[]
There are no Mission Stories available for this mission.
Intelligence[]
Other[]
- Astral Grafitti
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Strange symbols on the wall... |
- Bag of "Medicine" Pills
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A small plastic bag filled with nondescript pills. |
- Flyer
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A flyer with the text "FAHR ZUR HÖLLE". |
- ICA Ear Piece
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Standard ICA equipment. Used by the hostile ICA Agents to communicate. Could prove useful to anticipate their next move. |
- Small Camera Stickers
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Small stickers to put on your phone's camera. What happens in Hölle stays in Hölle. |
- Strange Note
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"Eric Torrance. If you want to be picked up, remember to phone home". |
- Unmarked Van
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Something is off with this van. Why is an unmarked van parked behind the bus stop in the middle of the night? |
Light Tree[]
- Light Tree
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The Light Show that's rigged on to the tree trunk seems to have several safety issues. With a bit of tampering, you could probably pull off a spectacular show to die for. |
- Technician's Note #1
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WARNING! Check the volt regulator before the DJs go on tonight! If it is broken or overloaded, the light show rigged on the tree trunk may blow up when the DJ triggers it! IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL! |
- Technician's Note #2
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To all DJs working the mixing desk! Please talk to one of the technicians FIRST, if you want to trigger the "Climax" light show, as it's highly unstable and could be VERY DANGEROUS! |
Juice Bar Ticket[]
- Juice Bar Ticket (Intel 1)
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Apparently Bartenders need a special ticket to gain access to the Juice Bar backstage area. |
- Juice Bar Ticket (Intel 2)
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A Juice Bar Ticket is kept in the changing room lockers. All Bartenders working on the Juice Bar station need one to gain access to the backstage area. |
- Juice Bar Ticket (Item)
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A ticket needed for the Juice Bar Bartenders, to gain access to the backstage area, so they can work their station. On the back it says to "Enter at the back by the canals." |
Guest List[]
- Guest List
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A man outside the entrance claims he can get you into the club if you help him find his missing "medicine". They should be in a basket on a green bike nearby. |
Confrontation[]
- Confrontation
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The Munich Chapter is apparently at the club, having taken over Security detail. The new Head of Security wants to talk to the club owner, Rolf Hirschmüller. This could be an opportunity to arrange a private meeting. |
- Rolf Hirschmüller's Phonebook
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A phonebook, belonging to the club owner, Rolf Hirschmüller. A new entry is made for the new head of security and his posse. Apparently sent from the Munich Chapter. There is a note, saying "Call Him." You can probably contact him via the intercom in Hirschmüller's office? |
Food Delivery Guy[]
- Food Delivery
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A food order is scheduled to be delivered at the biker club. The driver has been instructed to ring the doorbell once he has arrived. |
- Food Delivery Guy
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A food delivery guy is on-site to deliver an order but is currently held up and waiting for a contact. Perhaps someone else needs to deliver the food? |
- The Munchies
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One of the bikers is apparently very hungry and is waiting for a delivery guy to bring him some food but nobody's showing up. What might be taking so long? |
Drug Dealer[]
- Drug Dealer
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The Drug Dealer is apparently supplying to some of the staff and security in the club. This could be an opportunity to lure some of them to a more secluded part of the club... if needed. |
The Agents[]
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A seasoned pro who likes to work alone, Banner is a brutal addition to the ICA. His strength earned him the nickname "The Wall." No one gets past him. Even in death, everyone expects Banner to still be standing. |
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Agent Montgomery's first lieutenant and as a former operative of the S.A.S, he shares a common background with Montgomery. Chamberlin executes his assignments with expert precision and has a flawless track record working for the ICA. |
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Ex-military and the newest member of this bespoke ICA hit squad. He's impatient due to lack of experience but makes up for it by being an excellent shot. He works well in a team. |
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With perfect 20/20 vision, Green is a natural scout. He is the ICA's first choice for recon assignments; nothing in his line of sight will go unnoticed. |
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Lowenthal is a wild card within the ICA. A cold-blooded assassin with an impressive track record, he suffers from hypoglycemia, causing him to always be hungry - to the point where this is becoming a handicap in his line of work. |
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The leader of the group. Ex-Navy Seal, Montgomery is a true professional and one of the ICA's top agents. He never doubts and always executes. Highly self-assure - some might call him arrogant - he knows that he is the one man who can catch the legendary Agent 47. |
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An excellent trapper, Agent Price prefers to "hunt" alone. A man of nature and solitude, this is his first assignment with fellow agents, where communication is his greatest foe. |
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A veteran ICA agent, Rhodes is calm, collected and a master negotiator. Always polite and focused, but deadly when it's time for the kill. |
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A seasoned ICA operative. Serious and professional, Swan has a diverse resume. The "go-to-guy" for less sensitive assignments. Known to use the bow when hunting. |
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Highly professional. Thames' only weakness is his tendency to be distracted, something he is well aware of, making him prone to being quite venomous when caught in a civilian conversation. |
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Like Agent Green, Tremaine is an excellent scout. However, he prefers to keep his distance. Socialising is not his strong point and rather than getting up close and personal, his weapon of choice is the cold steel of a sniper rifle. |
Keys, Keycards and other Miscellaneous Items[]
- Club Keycard
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Unlocks restricted areas in Club Hölle. |
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An earpiece. |
- Medicine Cabinet Key
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A key labeled "Medicine Cabinet". |
- Motorcycle Key
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A key labeled "Jokke's Hog". |
- Radio Tower Key
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A key labeled "Radio Tower". |
- Scooter Key
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Key to a scooter. |
- Staff Area Key
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A key that can open doors inside of Club Hölle. |
- Staff Locker Key
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Looks like a locker key. |
Challenges[]
There are 59 challenges in total: 14 "Assassination", 15 "Discovery", 13 "Feats", 11 "Targets", 5 "The Classics" & 1 "Codename 47", worth 138000XP and containing 2 unlocks.
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| Who's Sniping the Sniper?† | A |
Eliminate Agent Tremaine with a sniper rifle headshot. |
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| Crane Trauma | A |
Eliminate Agent Thames by setting up a crane accident. | +2000XP |
| How the Turntables | A |
Eliminate Agent Montgomery and Agent Banner in the light show grand finale. | +4000XP |
| Drive It Home | A |
Eliminate ICA Agents as they evacuate the area. | +4000XP |
| Rule of Threes | A |
Eliminate 3 Agents from the radio tower using a sniper rifle. | +4000XP |
| The 47th Trick in the Book | A |
Eliminate Agent Tremaine with his own rifle. | +2000XP |
| Versatile Assassin | A |
Complete all the Versatile challenges in Berlin:
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+4000XP |
| Suck a Bag of Bricks | A |
Eliminate a target with a bag of bricks. | +1000XP |
| Waaagh! | A |
Eliminate a target with the scrap sword. | +2000XP |
| Straight Shot | A |
Assassinate a target with a headshot in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| Tasteless, Traceless | A |
Assassinate a target with lethal poison in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| Someone Could Hurt Themselves | A |
Assassinate a target in an accident in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| Hold My Hair | A |
Assassinate a target by drowning them in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| Piano Man | A |
Assassinate a target with the fiber wire in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| The Golden Ticket | D |
Obtain a juice bar ticket. | +1000XP |
| The Wurst Getaway | D |
Exfiltrate on the scooter. | +2000XP |
| Shortcut: Entrance Backdoor | D |
Unlock the door shortcut at the entrance. | +1000XP |
| Scavenger | D |
Obtain the scrap sword. | +2000XP |
| The Candy Man | D |
Disguise yourself as the Dealer. | +2000XP |
| Discover Berlin | D |
Reveal all undiscovered areas in Berlin. | +2000XP |
| Full Throttle | D |
Exfiltrate on the motorcycle. | +2000XP |
| Chameleon | D |
Find and equip all disguises in Berlin. | +4000XP |
| Shortcut: Biker Basement Door | D |
Unlock the door shortcut at the biker basement. | +1000XP |
| The Party Starter | D |
Disguise yourself as a DJ. | +2000XP |
| Shortcut: Skylight Ladder | D |
Unlock the ladder shortcut at the skylight. | +1000XP |
| Der Ami | D |
Disguise yourself as Florida Man. | +1000XP |
| The Wurst Disguise | D |
Disguise yourself as the Food Delivery Guy. | +1000XP |
| The Club Owner | D |
Disguise yourself as Rolf Hirschmüller. | +2000XP |
| Devil's Dandruff | D |
Get a brick of cocaine. | +1000XP |
| The Wurst Delivery | F |
Deliver food to the bikers. | +1000XP |
| Rave On* | F |
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| Whiteout | F |
Envelop Agent Chamberlin in a cloud of cocaine. | +2000XP |
| T-47 | F |
As a Biker, complete the mission using only a shotgun. Exfiltrate on the motorcycle. | +4000XP |
| Paging Dr. Greenthumb | F |
Fumigate Agent Rhodes in the growhouse. | +2000XP |
| There was a Fire Fight! | F |
Confront Agent Montgomery. | +4000XP |
| Herr Ziegler Plus One | F |
Get on the guest list. | +1000XP |
| Juiced Up | F |
Serve juice to Agent Swan. | +2000XP |
| Sweet Dreams | F |
Pacify the drug dealer with a brick of cocaine. | +2000XP |
| Spree Party | F |
Dump someone into the canals. | +1000XP |
| Concrete Ornithology | F |
[REDACTED]
Take a picture of all 12 "Super Stars".
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+4000XP |
| Trophy Au Naturel | F |
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Take a picture of the half-naked raver.
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+1000XP |
| Coconut Ball Surprise | F |
[REDACTED]
Pacify Florida Man with a coconut.
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+4000XP |
| The Veteran | T |
Eliminate Agent Rhodes. | +2000XP |
| The Swan Song | T |
Eliminate Agent Swan. | +2000XP |
| The Wall | T |
Eliminate Agent Banner. | +2000XP |
| The Sniper | T |
Eliminate Agent Tremaine. | +2000XP |
| Clean House | T |
Eliminate all ICA Agents. | +4000XP |
| The Scout | T |
Eliminate Agent Green. | +2000XP |
| The Professional | T |
Eliminate Agent Thames. | +2000XP |
| The Joker | T |
Eliminate Agent Chamberlin. | +2000XP |
| The Leader | T |
Eliminate Agent Montgomery. | +2000XP |
| The Englishman | T |
Eliminate Agent Lowenthal. | +2000XP |
| The Rookie | T |
Eliminate Agent Davenport. | +2000XP |
| Silent Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
| Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
| Sniper Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
| Silent Assassin, Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
| The Classics | TC |
Complete all the Classic challenges for "Apex Predator":
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+4000XP |
| Explosions Run Loose‡ | C47 |
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+4000XP |
*Added in Patch 3.70 (28th September 2021)
†Added in Patch 3.70 (7th October 2021)
‡Added in Patch 3.170.
Mastery[]
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| 1 | Starting Location |
Bus Stop | 47 has arrived at a remote bus stop, where Olivia Hall has informed him to meet her. |
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Director Commentary - Mission Introduction | Game Director Mattias Engström sets the scene as 47 arrives at a remote bus stop, where Olivia Hall has informed him to meet her [WOA Deluxe Edition, WOA Deluxe Pack or Hitman 3 Deluxe Pack only]. | |
| 2 | Agency Pickup |
Entrance Staff Room | Olivia Hall has been able to leave a briefcase containing a large item in the staff room behind the entrance counter. |
Tool |
ICA Remote Micro Taser | An ICA remote micro taser. A device that sends out an electrical surge upon detonation. Remotely triggered. | |
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Club Entrance | 47 has secured a spot on the party's guest list and is first in line. |
| 4 | Hidden Stash |
Projection Bar | Olivia Hall has managed to leave a small item, smartly hidden in a container behind the Projection Bar. |
| 5 | Explosive |
ICA Remote Explosive Mk III | A modular explosive device designed by the ICA. Detonated remotely. Highly suspicious if noticed. It has the signature Mk III look. |
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Projection Bar | 47 has managed to slip into the "Projection Bar" and is currently disguised as a Bartender. |
| 7 | Hidden Stash |
Basement Toilet | Olivia Hall has left a small item in a trash can inside one of the cubicles in the basement toilet. |
Pistol |
Custom 5mm DTI | A DTI variant of the Custom 5mm. A concealable pistol. Ergonomically designed to pass pat-downs and frisking attempts. Utilizes caseless ammunition and cannot by reloaded while in the field. | |
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Radio Tower | 47 has put on his best boots and is camping out by the foot of a radio tower. |
| 9 | Hidden Stash |
Biker Garage | Olivia Hall has left a small item, cleverly hidden in a tool box inside the biker's garage. |
| 10 | Poison |
Lethal Poison Vial | A vial of poison. Contains a single dose of a lethal poison. Will result in immediate death of the target. Can be administered via food or drink. |
| 11 | Starting Location |
Chill Out | 47 has slipped in and infiltrated the chill-out area disguised as a member of the club's crew. |
| 12 | Agency Pickup |
Chill-Out Staff Trailer | Olivia Hall has left a briefcase in the chill-out staff trailer. |
| 13 | Explosive |
Flash Grenade Mk III | A flash grenade. Can be thrown and detonates in a bright flash after a small delay. Will blind anyone nearby. It has the signature Mk III look. |
| 14 | Agency Pickup |
Skylight Access | Olivia Hall has left a briefcase at the skylight access. |
| 15 | Poison |
Lethal Syringe Mk III | A syringe containing a single dose of a lethal poison. Will eliminate any target immediately. It has the signature Mk III look. |
| 16 | Starting Location |
DJ Booth | 47 has expertly infiltrated the rave party's DJ Booth disguised as a DJ. |
| 17 | Agency Pickup |
Overpass | Olivia Hall has cunningly placed a briefcase in the abandoned tower room near the overpass. |
| 18 | Starting Location |
Biker Hangout | 47 has stealthily infiltrated the biker gang's hangout and is currently disguised as a Biker. |
| 19 | Agency Pickup |
Basement Boiler Room | Olivia Hall has been able to leave a briefcase in the basement boiler room. |
| 20 | Suit |
Number Six with Gloves | A light gray, finely textured tailored suit featuring a charcoal tie and black shoes with matching gloves |
| Explosive |
Remote Explosive Devil Rubber Duck | A medium explosive device designed to resemble a devil rubber duck. Detonated remotely. Exercise caution when placing. Will attract casual attention if spotted. |
Disguises[]
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Mission Map[]
The full interactive map for this mission can be viewed via HITMAPS by clicking the image or clicking here.
Escalation Contracts[]
There are currently five escalation contracts available in Berlin, two of which are only available by purchasing DLC:
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* Only available in the World of Assassination Deluxe Edition, or sold seperately in the WOA Deluxe Pack or Hitman 3 Deluxe Pack.
† Only available in the World of Assassination Deluxe Edition, or sold seperately in the WOA Deluxe Pack, Seven Deadly Sins Collection or Seven Deadly Sins Act 4: Lust.
Elusive Targets[]
This is a list of Elusive Targets available in Berlin, with reactivations occuring during HITMAN™ III.
Target Lockdown[]
Since all the targets are armed, they act like guard NPCs and will thus engage 47 when alerted and won't evacuate or lockdown. However, once 5 Agents are eliminated, any that are left and conscious will leave via the northern or western roads, which are ideal spots for springing an ambush on them or laying traps if you don't want to leave survivors.
Trivia[]
- Agent Price will be encountered after the cutscene of 47 calling Olivia Hall. He only appears if the player begins the mission from the default Bus Stop Starting Location.
- While the mission stipulates that 5 agents must be eliminated before exfiltrating, the remaining agents can be optionally eliminated without penalty.
- Having the evacuation order sent out while Montgomery is meeting with 47 will cause any other agents in the room to T-pose.
- The agents are not marked on the map or in Instinct Mode. Instead, 47 must find an agent--generally an enforcer--and approach them, at which point the agent will speak into his earpiece confirming them as an agent and marking them as a target. Additionally, 47 will say aloud the agent's name to himself once this is confirmed.
- From the second playthrough, except when the player begins the mission from the default Bus Stop starting location, all agents are already marked red as usual targets in maps and Instinct Mode, eliminating the needs for 47 to approach and identify them.
- Along with Patrick Morgan from The Sarajevo Six and Noel Crest, this is one of three missions in the entire World of Assassination where the targets are armed and are willing to attack 47, as opposed to running away and requesting help.
- This is the first mission not to have an actual target, instead a group of ICA Agents.
- This mission also has the third highest target count in the franchise, totaling eleven potential targets the player can eliminate. The second is Requiem with 12 and the first is The Splitter with 14.
- This is also one of the few missions in the entire Hitman franchise where the targets would eventually lose their Target status under certain circumstances, namely the elimination of the Agents quintet.
- In biology, an apex predator occupies the top of the food chain in its ecosystem and has no predators of its own. The title Apex Predator is a play on the fact that the agents, typically hunters or "predators" when on missions, are now prey to 47, who is at the top of the figurative food chain.
- Similarly, the thumbnail image representing the level shows Agent 47 at the top of a long set of stairs, as he is the top agent and assassin in the agency and, indeed, in the entire world.
- Despite being extraordinarily loud and dimly lit, the dance floor does not impede the hearing of NPCs, who will react normally to audio and visual distractions. Similarly, the low-light and large crowd do not seem to provide the player any cover for illegal actions.
- The location is likely to be based on the MMA Club, a night club which was located in an old power plant (but not a nuclear one).
- If you kill all the NPCs in the map, Jiao will say some unique dialogue.[2]
- This is map has a unique quality in Hitman 3, in which guard disguises are permitted to openly carry Sniper Rifles without raising suspicions. Presumably this is because a guard in an upper floor of biker's section operates a sniper rifle (which he will use against the player, should the player enter his line of sight.)
- This trait is also shared with Mendoza, where a sniper team is stationed in the silo.
- One of the most bizarre Easter Eggs in the entire series occurs if the golden idol from the manager's safe (with "1989" granting access to the aforementioned contents) is taken to the swampy area near the parking lot. The chair by the edge of the small pond will now be shrouded in mist and lit with an unearthly glow, and a faint outline of the idol appears on the chair's surface. If the idol is placed on the chair, the idol will vanish in a flash and the option to sit will appear, after which a creature will rise from the water and talk to the player in a menacing, distorted voice. The creature identifies itself as an agent of "Interzone", which was a setting in the fiction of American "beat generation" writer William S. Burroughs, and the beast's monologue mimics the surreal nature of Burroughs' stories. Drugs played a major role in his personal life and his fiction alike, so this sequence may be intended as parody of both Burroughs and the drug-altered minds of the club guests.
- The title of the challenge "There Was a Fire Fight!" likely refers to a line of dialogue in the 1999 vigilante action movie The Boondock Saints, where a rather mentally unhinged character is dramatically and emotionally describing how a gun battle unfolded.