End of an Era is the fourth mission of HITMAN™ III.
With the ICA, under orders from The Constant, relentlessly hunting Agent 47 and Olivia Hall, 47 decides they need to be dealt with once and for all by exposing their existence to the world. In order to do so, he must infiltrate the ICA's hidden Data Facility in Chongqing, China and help Olivia upload the client files in its data core to a non-profit information website. However, due to its biometric authentication system, Olivia can only bypass its security protocols once the two overseers of the facility are eliminated; Hush, cyberterrorist and Olivia's old mentor, and Imogen Royce, the ICA's top behavioral analyst.
Targets[]
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Eliminate Hush |
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Eliminate Imogen Royce |
Objectives[]
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Hack Data Core (only available after eliminating both targets, optional unless you use Train Station / Director Commentary - Mission Introduction starting locations) |
Exfiltrate[]
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Locate the exit |
Path of Least Resistance[]
Agent 47: "Look closer."
Hall: "I'm telling you, the file is trash. The Constant doesn't so much burn his bridges as blow them up. Arthur Edwards, whoever he was, don't exist anymore. His personal data somehow deletes itself from any system that records him. Way beyond advanced. The Partners spared no expense to make sure their controller would be untraceable."
Agent 47: "How untraceable?"
Hall: "Look, I did what you asked. But Grey's gone and I'm no Diana. I'm not who you need right now."
An alert on the computer grabs her attention--there's been a breach.
Agent 47: "ICA?"
Hall: "I used every encryption known to man. Who are these guys?"
Agent 47: "The best. It's only a matter of time before they get lucky. We need to take them down."
Hall: "You and which army?"
Agent 47: "I know where the agency stores its files. Mission reports. Client data. If we leak it to the public..."
Hall: "You wanna whistleblow the ICA?"
Agent 47: "It's the path of least resistance. Turns out you are who I need right now, Olivia."
Hall: "I do this, and I'm out."
Hall gets to work on her laptop as 47 observes.
Hall: "So, what are we breaking in to?"
Agent 47: "Data facility in Chongqing, China. Run by a man called "Hush."
Hall: "Of course."
Olivia cracks a smile.
Olivia (VO): "The ICA site in Chongqing houses the agency's data storage and analyst division. Needless to say, security is daunting. The state-of-the-art server vault is biometrically wired to the facility's two overseers; Imogen Royce, behavioral analysis pioneer, and Hush, a data security guru with a taste for fringe transhuman experimentation."
Agent 47 (VO): "Tell me about Hush."
Hall (VO): "A former cyberterrorist for the Ministry of State Security in Khandanyang who fled his country after one of the Po regime's periodic purges. He made a career doing cybersecurity for dark web deplorables. Human traffickers. Organ harvesters. Scum like him, with no code or conscience. ICA sure can pick them. No offense."
Agent 47 (VO): "Can you disable security?"
Hall (VO): "A dual authentication protocol ensures that any handling of data must be directly authorized by Hush and Royce--the proverbial human factor devised to make the system impenetrable. Luckily, I found a loophole. If both overseers should unexpectedly die within a short space of time, the system reverts to a temporary failsafe protocol, which I can bypass. Take them off the board, and you'll have free access to the data core. And I'll handle the rest."
Agent 47: "And you're sure it'll work."
Olivia Hall: "Look, I know Hush. If I'm wrong, we won't live long enough to regret it."
Agent 47: "All right. I will...leave you to prepare."
Description[]
After escaping from Berlin, Agent 47 and Olivia Hall resume their search for Arthur Edwards. They soon discover that Edwards has gone to extensive lengths to destroy any information about him. To add to their difficulties, the ICA are growing closer as they search for the two. 47 decides that the best way to get the ICA off of their backs is to shut down the agency for good, and to do that, they will need to leak the ICA's confidential client files.
The ICA keeps its confidential files in a secret data facility in Chongqing, China. The data core holding the files is further protected by a biometric lock linked to the site's two overseers: Imogen Royce, the ICA's top behavioral analyst, and Hush, a former cyberterrorist and data security expert. Luckily, Olivia discovers a loophole in the core's security. If both Royce and Hush are confirmed dead within a short time period, the system activates a failsafe, which Olivia can override.
47 must infiltrate the streets of Chongqing, eliminate both targets, and access the data core.
Mission Stories[]
All-Seeing Eyes
Certainty Principle
Impulse Control
Intelligence[]
Impulse Control[]
- A Confused Man
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A frightened homeless man is talking about strange machine voices screaming in his head. |
- Cancelled Test
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Sister Lei has been pushing for Hush to go further than advisable in his testing but his personal assistant has convinced him it is too dangerous. If testing is to proceed on a higher intensity, that assistant might need to be taken care of somehow. |
- Easy Money
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Homeless people in the neighborhood are being offered money for participating in some sort of experiment or test. Provided they look the part, all they have to do is find the location and sign up. |
- Future Progress Initiative
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Feeling left out in the cold? Not sure you're needed in the world anymore? Well, think again! Join us in shaping the future of humanity. We are proud to invite you to contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime initiative. To give you purpose and a great reward. Locate our facility by finding the icon on this pamphlet. The future's around the corner - just like us. |
- Personality Disorder
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It seems that a lot of homeless people have started acting very erratically after entering a particular apartment block in the area. What might be causing that sort of trauma? |
- Recruitment Done
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Hush has apparently found the perfect test subjects for his experiments and recruitment is done for the day. |
- Voluntary Lockup
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Apparently, Hush's new test subject got spooked by the look of the experiment and has locked himself in the bathroom. The experiment won't continue until he comes out of there somehow. |
Certainty Principle[]
- P41 Form
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A security form for the ICA filled out by someone named Angus Pritchard. |
- Premonitions
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Imogen Royce has developed a sophisticated prediction algorithm. She's built a demonstration system, which predicts the reactions of facility employees who get fired. This might be worth looking into. |
- Profile: Alicia Reynolds
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Facility Safety Engineer. Bright and very passionate employee. Prediction: If fired, there is a 98,3% chance that she will try to disable the safety mechanism in the core room. |
- Profile: Jeremy Bolt
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Facility Guard. Privately a real mommy’s boy. Prediction: If fired, there is a 99,4% chance that he will leave his post at the core room door to call his mother and then go look for his friend. |
- Profile: Sharon Reed
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Core Maintenance Engineer. Dutiful and trusted employee. Prediction: If fired there is a 97,8% chance that she will finish her most critical task before leaving the facility. She will press the core maintenance button within 11 seconds. |
- Rental Car
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A car rented in the name of Angus Pritchard. |
- Royce's Research Notes
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Notes on Royce's tablet about the employees she's currently studying. "Jeremy Bolt: Make sure to arrange a secondary bodyguard before firing." "Alicia Reynolds: Only fire if Jeremy Bolt is at his post." "Sharon Reed: Under no circumstance can the safety mechanism be off when she is fired!" |
- The Final Ingredient
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Mr. Pritchard is reluctant to commence with his inspection of the ICA facility before having a bite to eat. His food might require a final touch. |
- True to Form
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Mr. Angus Pritchard, the visiting ICA board member, forgot a form in his apartment across the street from the restaurant. He needs to bring this to the facility guide before she can take him on the tour. |
- Unsafe at the Core
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The managers of the facility have installed a safety mechanism in the core, which works as a fail-safe for the core cleansing procedure. It's there to make sure no one is inside the core as the cleansing starts. |
All-Seeing Eyes[]
- A Shady Operation
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Imogen Royce is using illegal surveillance drones in the streets. It's likely that she doesn't take kindly to people interferring with her equipment. |
- Just a Phone Call Away
- Lost, Not Found
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Guard patrols are clearly searching for something on the roof of the laundry. What could they be looking for? |
- Pointing Fingers
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Tension is high between Hush and Imogen Royce, who is quick to suspect Hush of meddling with her equipment in an effort to sabotage her project. It would be interesting to see how a confrontation between the two might play out. |
Break Room[]
- Angry Memo
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A memo from one of the ICA analysts reads: "Whoever is messing with the RFID chip system to cause my computer to send me on breaks - STOP! While you may think it's just an amusing little prank, I can't risk Royce seeing me on breaks all the time. She'll fire me like she did Ted. Please stop." |
- In Need of a Break
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As is good practice at any workplace, the ICA analysts rely on a bespoke system installed on their work terminals to inform them when it is time for a break. This smells exploitable. |
- Ventilation System
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A ventilation system connecting to the employee break room is being used to meddle with employee stress levels. For fear of causing a serious accident, employees don't interfere with the system. |
Employee Infilitration[]
- A Security Slip
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One of the restaurant chefs seems to have lost a note with an access code on it. But what kind of a restaurant requires a code for the employees to get to work? |
- Front and Center
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There's an unusual number of chefs entering the restaurant kitchen in the middle of the night. Might be something worth investigating... |
- Gathering Data
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The ICA Facility has top level security. Because of the highly stressful nature of the job, employees are put through mandatory checkups on a regular basis. Additionally, they are being monitored for elevated stress levels and other risk factors while in the workplace. |
- Thorough Vetting
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Employees at the ICA Data Facility are required to go through a scanning procedure, which measures their stress levels (and other factors) before they are allowed to work. |
The Satellite Dish[]
- The Satellite Dish
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Hush is very protective of his equipment. So much so that, when his rooftop satellite dish was damaged a while back, he saw to the repairs personally. |
Keys & Keycards[]
- Apartment Key
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A key that grants access to an apartment somewhere nearby. |
- Arcade Key
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A key to the arcade in the streets. |
- Tier 1 Access Dongle
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A dongle containing a tier 1 encryption key for the facility. |
- Tier 2 Access Dongle
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A dongle containing a tier 2 encryption key for the facility. |
- Tier 3 Access Dongle
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A dongle containing a tier 3 encryption key for the facility. |
Miscellaneous[]
- Missing Fuse
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Hush is trying to use his Sensory Calibration Unit but there's a fuse missing and it won't work without one. The man looks like he needs a rest so maybe help him out? |
- Sensory Calibration Unit
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Hush is suffering from a sensory processing disorder and his manic work effort has made his condition flare. He needs to destress in his special Sensory Calibration Unit. |
- Sensory Calibration Unit Manual
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A manual detailing how to activate the Sensory Calibration Unit for Hush's therapy session. |
Challenges[]
There are 57 challenges in total: 15 "Assassination", 18 "Discovery", 16 "Feats", 2 "Targets", 5 "The Classics" & 1 "Codename 47", worth 127000XP.
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| Stick It to the Man | A |
[REDACTED]
Eliminate Hush whilst disguised as a Homeless Person.
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+2000XP |
| Venting Some Stress | A |
[REDACTED]
Eliminate Imogen Royce by poisoning the ventilation system.
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+2000XP |
| Deprivation | A |
Eliminate Hush when he is using his deprivation chamber. | +4000XP |
| Mnemonic | A |
Overload Hush's brain. | +4000XP |
| Big Bada Boom | A |
Eliminate Hush and Imogen Royce in one explosion. | +4000XP |
| A Shock to the System | A |
Eliminate Imogen Royce by electrocution. | +2000XP |
| Cooling Down | A |
Eliminate Imogen Royce by drowning her in the core's coolant. | +4000XP |
| Bullet Points | A |
Eliminate Hush and Imogen Royce with a single bullet from a sniper rifle. | +4000XP |
| Medium Rare | A |
Eliminate Imogen Royce by having an employee start the core cleansing. | +4000XP |
| Hold My Hair | A |
Assassinate a target by drowning them in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Versatile Assassin | A |
Complete all the Versatile challenges in Chongqing:
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+4000XP |
| Tasteless, Traceless | A |
Assassinate a target with lethal poison in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Straight Shot | A |
Assassinate a target with a headshot in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Piano Man | A |
Assassinate a target with the fiber wire in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Someone Could Hurt Themselves | A |
Assassinate a target in an accident in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Shortcut: Inner Courtyard | D |
Unlock the door shortcut to the inner courtyard. | +1000XP |
| Training Hard | D |
Escape Chongqing via the train station. | +1000XP |
| The Beat | D |
Disguise yourself as a Street Guard. | +1000XP |
| Block Buster | D |
Disguise yourself as a Block Guard. | +1000XP |
| Shortcut: Facility Elevator Shaft | D |
Unlock the door shortcut to the facility elevator shaft. | +1000XP |
| Quite a Hatch | D |
Unlock the secret hatch. | +1000XP |
| Climbing the Corporate Ladder | D |
Disguise yourself as Mr. Pritchard. | +2000XP |
| Scoot Over | D |
Escape Chongqing via the scooter. | +1000XP |
| Super Special Door | D |
Escape Chongqing via the facility emergency exit. | +2000XP |
| The Downtrodden | D |
Disguise yourself as a Homeless Person. | +1000XP |
| Last Resort | D |
Obtain three Block flyers. | +1000XP |
| Apartment Safe House | D |
Escape Chongqing via the apartment safe house. | +1000XP |
| Shortcut: The Block Ladder | D |
Unlock the ladder shortcut to the Block. | +1000XP |
| Dumplings Cook | D |
Disguise yourself as a Dumpling Cook. | +1000XP |
| Down the Rabbit Hole | D |
Escape Chongqing via a manhole. | +1000XP |
| Hack the Planet | D |
Obtain all tiers of the hacking access dongles. | +2000XP |
| Discover Chongqing | D |
Reveal all undiscovered areas in Chongqing. | +2000XP |
| Chameleon | D |
Find and equip all disguises in Chongqing. | +4000XP |
| Human Error | F |
Disable the safety mechanism of the core chamber | +2000XP |
| Ease of Pain | F |
Relieve the test subject from the pain. | +2000XP |
| Lei Me to Sleep | F |
Pacify Sister Lei with a cowboy bust. | +1000XP |
| A Hair in My Soup | F |
[REDACTED]
Poison Mr. Pritchard's soup with emetic poison.
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+2000XP |
| Mission Story - All-Seeing Eyes | F |
Complete the Mission Story "All-Seeing Eyes". | +2000XP |
| Think! Tank! | F |
Pacify a Researcher with a toy tank. | +1000XP |
| Going Postal | F |
Give Xiao Ming his special delivery. | +1000XP |
| Killing the Past | F |
Delete the files on 47 and DIana Burnwood from the ICA data core. | +2000XP |
| What a Glorious Feeling... | F |
Pacify the dancing guard with an umbrella. | +1000XP |
| Mission Story - Impulse Control | F |
Complete the Mission Story "Impulse Control". | +2000XP |
| Big Sister | F |
Destroy five surveillance drones. | +4000XP |
| ...I'm Happy Again | F |
Pacify the dancing guard... again. | +2000XP |
| Contact | F |
Make Hush turn on the antenna. | +1000XP |
| Mission Story - Certainty Principle | F |
Complete the Mission Story "Certainty Principle". | +2000XP |
| The Show Must Go On | F |
Make Hush reset the test pods. | +2000XP |
| Vengeance | F |
Pacify five guards in the Block with a hammer. | +2000XP |
| Eliminate Hush | T |
Eliminate Hush. | +4000XP |
| Eliminate Imogen Royce | T |
Eliminate Imogen Royce. | +4000XP |
| Silent Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
| Sniper Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
| Suit Only | 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 "End of an Era":
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+4000XP |
| The Red Dragon* | C47 |
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+1000XP |
*Added in Patch 3.170.
Mastery[]
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| 1 | Starting Location |
Train Station | 47 has arrived in Chongqing by way of train and now stands at the Yuzhong train station. |
| Starting Location |
Director Commentary - Mission Introduction | Game Director Mattias Engström sets the scene as 47 arrives in Chongqing by way of train and now stands at the Yuzhong train station (WOA Deluxe Edition, WOA Deluxe Pack or Hitman 3 Deluxe Pack only). | |
| 2 | Hidden Stash |
Facility Server Supply Room | Olivia Hall has placed a small item in the facility server supply room near the arcade. |
Tool |
Electronic Key Hacker Mk III | An electronic key hacker that is inserted into a keycard reader to bypass the lock. Can only be used once. It has the signature Mk III look. | |
| 3 | Hidden Stash |
Restaurant Back Stairwell | Olivia Hall has sneakily placed a small item on the back stairwell of the restaurant. |
| 4 | Starting Location |
River-side Walkway | 47 has arrived in Chongqing and is relaxing on a walkway overlooking the river. |
| 5 | Poison |
ICA Pen Syringe Emetic | A syringe hidden as a pen. Containing a single dose of an emetic poison. |
| 6 | Agency Pickup |
Corridor | Olivia Hall has tucked away a briefcase in a corridor inside "The Block". |
| 7 | Starting Location |
Restaurant Kitchen | 47 has infiltrated a restaurant serving as a front for the ICA data facility and is dressed as a Dumpling Cook. |
Explosive |
ICA Proximity Concussion Device Mk III | An ICA proximity concussion device Mk III. | |
| 8 | Agency Pickup |
Facility Maintenance Tunnel | Olivia Hall has placed a briefcase in the facility maintenance tunnels on the roof of "The Block". |
| 9 | Starting Location |
Facility Rooftop | 47 has infiltrated the rooftop premises of the ICA data facility and is cleverly disguised as a Street Guard. |
| 10 | Hidden Stash |
Facility Rooftop | Olivia Hall has discreetly placed a small item on the roof of the facility. |
Shotgun |
ICA Tactical Shotgun | A modern ICA tactical shotgun. Agile and effective at close ranges. Has a fast fire rate and tight spread. | |
| 11 | Agency Pickup |
Arcade | Olivia Hall has hidden a briefcase containing a large item in the arcade. |
| 12 | Agency Pickup |
Side Alley | Olivia Hall has managed to place a briefcase in a hidden spot in one of the small side alleys in Chongqing. |
| 13 | Starting Location |
The Block | 47 has managed to infiltrate "The Block" and is currently blending in as a Block Guard. |
| 14 | Hidden Stash |
Facility Ventilation Room | Olivia Hall has bribed an employee into placing a small item in the facility ventilation room. |
| 15 | SMG |
ICA SMG Raptor Covert | A Covert variant of ICA SMG Raptor. A modern SMG. Rapid firing with good magazine capacity. Comes with a suppressor. |
| 16 | Starting Location |
Balcony | 47 has arrived in Chongqing and is standing on a balcony overlooking the neon-lit streets at nighttime. |
| 17 | Hidden Stash |
The Laundry | Olivia Hall has managed to place a small item in a laundry room. |
| 18 | Agency Pickup |
Apartment | Olivia Hall has stashed a briefcase containing a large item in an apartment. |
| 19 | Starting Location |
Facility Locker Room | 47 has slipped into the ICA Data Facility and has just finished donning his disguise as an Analyst. |
| 20 | Suit |
Neon City Suit with Gloves | A highly stylish, yet very practical, blue raincoat, with a popped collar for extra protection and flair, over black pants accompanied by a light shirt, a red tie, and some practical gloves. |
Sniper Rifle |
Hackl Leviathan Sniper Rifle Covert | The ICA's latest model of the Leviathan is a modern marksman's rifle. Silenced and deadly. |
Disguises[]
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Items[]
Gallery[]
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 four escalation contracts available in Chongqing, three 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 2: Pride.
‡ 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 5: Gluttony.
Elusive Targets[]
This is a list of Elusive Targets that appeared in Chongqing, with reactivations occurring during HITMAN™ III.
Target Lockdown[]
If target lockdown is triggered, Hush will be escorted to his Therapy Room, in the corner of his Private Lab next to the bathroom, the top-floor kitchen or the Level 4 bathroom. For Imogen Royce, she will go to her Office, the Tier 1 Security Room or the Block's top-floor kitchen.
Trivia[]
- Ironically, China was the first country where 47 killed for the ICA in Hitman: Codename 47. It's also the place where 47 officially destroys the very same organization.
- The in-game cutscene of Agent 47 hacking and wiping the ICA database features a few discrepancies.
- Missing from the sanctioned contracts are Wazir Kale, The Sarajevo Six (Scott Sarno, Gary Lunn, Walter Menard, John Stubbs, Patrick Morgan & Taheiji Koyama), Sniper Assassin targets (Dorian Lang, Guillaume Maison, Doris Lee, Jin Noo, Lhom Kwai, Re Thak, Vitaly Reznikov & Roman Khabko), HITMAN™s Summer Bonus and Seasonal Mission targets (Dino Bosco, Kong Tuo-Kwang, Matthieu Mendola, Marco Abiatti, Harry Bagnato & Marv Gonif), a few HITMAN™ Elusive Targets (Gary Busey, Inez Ekwensi [but Richard Ekwensi is included, twice, unlike The Surgeons and The Brothers, which included both targets in one contract] & Ji-Hu), all of HITMAN™ 2s Elusive Targets (Mark Faba, Vicente Murillo, Miranda Jamison, Barbara Keating, The Censor & Jimmy Chen) and Special Assignments Pack 1 & 2 targets (Blair Reddington, Basil Carnaby, Ajit Krish & Galen Vholes), Sister Yulduz, Brother Akram, Klaus Liebleid or Dmitri Fedorov.
- It wasn't updated to include any of HITMAN™ III's post-launch targets (Kody Haynes, Joanne Bayswater, Terrence Chesterfield, Philo Newcombe, Jack Roe, Robert Burk, Allison Moretta, Sully Bowden, Noel Crest & Sinhi Venthan), although one could argue the case that some of them potentially weren't ICA-sanctioned.
- Zoe Washington and Sophia Washington are both listed among 47's contracts, despite neither of them actually being sanctioned by the ICA.
- Sophia is erroneously listed as "Serena Washington", which was her beta name.
- The Elusive Target contract on Renzo Caruso and Orlando Caruso can be seen, despite both of them being cut.
- Oybek Nabazov, Craig Black. Bradley Paine and Owen Cage all use their their codenames from their Elusive Target missions (The Doomsayer, The Author, The Conditioner and Patient Zero, respectively), before they were retooled as targets for the Patient Zero campaign. Akram was part of Nabazov's retooled Elusive Target mission, and Yulduz and Liebleid were not intended to be Elusive Targets, explaining their absences from the database.
- The Elusive Target contract "The Angel Of Death" features in the "Sanctioned Target" files, however, this might cause a contradiction as Etta Davis is implied to have killed Shahin Abdul-Barr Maalouf (the Headmaster in Marrakesh) in the briefing, who later publishes the Jack Sparta novel, allusions to which can be heard in The Finish Line and The Farewell, with the author having the publishing rights to a story based on the murder of Zachary Carlisle. It is possible his son took over writing, or that he survived the events.
- The presence of Elusive Targets in the data core confirms they are canonically part of the story to some degree. This makes sense, considering many of the targets' briefings mention the main mission targets of their location, so it's reasonable to assume many run concurrently alongside story events (Nila Torvik meets with Dalia, for example). There are inconsistencies on some occasions as Elusive Targets appear in missions alongside the main mission targets, who continue their story/route exactly like what occurs in the main story.
- Some of the ICA facility guards mention how they still frisk visitors despite the fact nothing has ever been smuggled into the facility before, likely referencing how HITMAN™ 2 removed the ability for 47 to be frisked while carrying illegal items.
- The level is notable for the presence of numerous aerial drones monitoring the rooftop between the restaurant's back entrance and the laboratory. The drones, spherical in shape, are experimental devices being tested by mission target Imogen Royce. If the player is spotted by a drone it will not void Silent Assassin status unless it spots the player committing an illegal act, otherwise it will merely summon a street guard to check out the area. The drones can be destroyed by gunfire but not by thrown objects, and if all of them are destroyed two more will spawn and move to new positions. Destroying them as well will summon Imogen to the rooftop to investigate.
- One of the quirks of this level is that civilian characters are capable of spawning umbrellas upon exiting a building. They occasionally neglect to de-spawn them when going inside, which can result in a large number of dropped, open umbrellas littering the street near the entrances to public buildings.
- If you take the tour of the ICA facility, the guide mentions that the noodle shop makes a good front for operatives to secretly enter the facility as no one notices a cook showing up to work. A woman across the street tells her friend how weird it is that four cooks entered the noodle shop in the middle of the night.
- On the background one can notice a real building - Grand Lisboa which is located in Macao. This implies that originally the mission was supposed to take place there.
- In HITMAN III™ VR: RELOADED, some footage from the original game's briefing cutscene, most notably the target's information, was included.