- "The injection puts its victim into a hibernatory state. Apply the antidote on the lips to revive them."
- ―Diana Burnwood
The Fake-death Syringe is a fast-acting, experimental serum which, when injected, significantly decreases the subjects heart rate to a state almost indistinguishable from death, causing the subject to appear as though they are deceased. The effects of the serum can be reversed by giving the subject a special antidote. The item is only featured in Hitman: Blood Money and is used twice during the duration of the game, during the missions Flatline and Requiem.
Flatline[]
Agent 47 starts the mission with the fake-death and the antidote syringes already in his inventory. During the mission, 47 used it to get Agent Smith out of the rehabilitation center where he's being held due to the fact that the clinic will only release patients who are sober or dead, and the clinic had specifically been keeping Smith drunk and drugged to keep from having to release him.
While Agent Smith is in his deathlike state, he's brought to a non-guarded morgue by a medical worker, where Agent 47 can revive him using the antidote syringe. This is the only instance of the fake-death serum in gameplay, though it can only be used on Agent Smith.
Unlike other syringes, the fake-death and antidote variants cannot be equipped, and can only be used when prompted.
Requiem[]
During the mission Requiem, Agent 47 cannot use the fake-death serum. In fact, the serum is used on Agent 47 by Diana in the opening movie sequence of the mission, in order to gain the trust of the former FBI director, Alexander Leland Cayne, who has been chasing Agent 47 around the world.
After Cayne gained 47's bone marrow, he prepared a cremation to prevent anyone else from gaining access to 47's genetic secrets. Before the cremation is a short ceremony, accompanied by invitees Rick Henderson and Diana Burnwood. However, Diana revives Agent 47 through an antidote-laced kiss while he is lying in his display, placing his traditional Silverballers on his chest and leaving quickly. After a few minutes 47 revives in the middle of his own funeral and proceeds to massacre the entire funeral party, thereby securing 47's identity and saving the Agency. Note that the instance of the fake-death serum in this mission is only for story purposes, as it does not appear in 47's inventory.