Anthony Martinez

Anthony Martinez is a mission target in Hitman: Blood Money. He is an illegal arms dealer.

Biography[]

Background[]

Anthony Martinez used to be one of the good guys.

But his penchant for fast cars and fancy nightclubs left him cavorting with the wrong company. At some point, an offer just turned up that was too tempting, and now he's neck-deep into arms smuggling. As an added bonus, he and Vaana have found a mutual interest that runs deeper than running guns.

― Target intel

The extent of Mr Martinez's work with the CIA is unknown for obvious reasons. ...

... Mr Martinez had been living in Key West for the past few years. Little is known about his activities there, but he does seem to have done an unusual amount of travelling.

According to his Key West neighbours, he was a quiet but friendly man who kept to himself. None of the neighbours interviewed by this paper knew anything about his CIA background. ...

... Mr Martinez studied anthropology and psychology as an undergraduate and held a Master's Degree in Asian history. He was fluent in over a dozen languages.

― VegasTribune newspaper

Shark Club Death[]

In the summer of 2005, Antony Martinez went to the Shark Club in Las Vegas to meet his lover, the masquerade Hell Club party hostess, Vaana Ketlyn. He was supposed to hand her "high-tech weapons," including a gun case with the FN-2000, probably to sell after. Agent 47 went to the Shark Club and assassinated him and his lover.

Personality[]

Сharacter[]

Hitman Mission — Anthony Martinez on the loading screen.

Anthony Martinez does little to show his character during the assignment in the Shark Club. He flirts with a party attendee at the Heaven Club but eventually turns her down, saying he has "plans." He enjoys fast cars and nightclubs, and to support this lifestyle, he had to get into arms trafficking.

Appearance[]

For the Shark Club masquerade party, Anthony Martinez had chosen a distinctive and unique mask resembling a creepy smiling Satan's face with big horns and wide "crazy-look" eyes. He wears a golden yellow tuxedo with a vest and bow tie of the same color, a black shirt, and black shoes. Under the mask, he is an ordinary-looking Caucasian man with short black hair.

Trivia[]

Anthony Martinez on the front cover of the Vegas Tribune. — Newspaper with Anthony Martinez in a police uniform.

Despite Anthony Martinez being a former CIA agent, the VegasTribune newspaper always features a photo of him as a policeman.
Eve and Maynard John always recognize Agent 47 wearing his disguise in A Dance with the Devil.
If Vaana Ketlyn sees Forty-seven in Anthony Martinez's disguise in A Dance with the Devil, she will walk toward him and invite him into a private "Satan's chamber" room. There she asks to take the mask off. Eventually, if not killed, she becomes hostile.
In the PlayStation 2 version of Hitman: Blood Money, he is named "CIA Agent" on the loading screen of A Dance with the Devil.
In the theatre in Death of a Showman, there is a giant face of Satan on the wall, which is identical to Anthony Martinez's mask, and in Scoop's lounge there is a figure of Satan with the same face.
He could be related to Delgado Drug Cartel member Andrea Martínez.

Appearances[]

Hitman: Blood Money[]

A Dance with the Devil – is one of the targets, walks through the Shark Club, including visiting the Heaven Club toilet room, watches Eve singing on stage, and uses elevators to move from one party to another. Carries the Desert Eagle for personal protection; seems to carry body armor. Agent 47 can take his unique outfit and disguise himself as Anthony Martinez.

Hitman: Absolution[]

The King of Chinatown – his mask is on one of the walls.
One of a Kind – a cut-out of the Hitman: Blood Money VegasTribune newspaper article is on the wall in the basement, where, weirdly, he is named "John Hardwick". Also, his mask is on one of the top shelves.