Patient Zero is the fourth, final and titular mission of the Patient Zero bonus campaign, featured in HITMAN™ - Game of the Year Edition.
Targets[]
Eliminate Owen Cage | |
Eliminate Klaus Liebleid | |
Eliminate all infected (if virus spreads) |
Objectives[]
Get the vaccine (if infected) |
Exfiltrate[]
Locate the exit |
Patient Zero[]
Diana Burnwood (VO): "Good work in Colorado, 47. I hope you've managed to get some sleep on your trans-pacific flight."
Inside, 47 reviews various weapons and tools of the trade.
Agent 47: "I'm fine."
A map of Japan and the GAMA facility appear, as well as the Liberation cult insignia.
Agent 47 (VO): "Another cult operative?"
Diana (VO): "That has been confirmed, yes, but even better--we believe this man is the one responsible for the development of the virus itself. His last known whereabouts match the final set of coordinates sent by Nabazov's dead man's trigger. It appears he was headed for Sydney, Australia, but his arrest put a stop to that."
Agent 47: "That was...fortunate."
Diana (VO): "Luck has little to do with it."
Security footage of the man sitting cross-legged in a lounge area appear. His disease-ridden face and HAZMAT-clad operatives on a plane also appear.
Diana (CONT'D): "Passengers noticed him performing some sort of religious ritual in the airport lounge and got nervous. Police detained him for further questioning when he started showing signs of illness. Standard protocols kicked in and he's now en route to Hokkaido."
The jet speeds ahead in the lightning storm.
Diana (VO): "The mission briefing will be available for review in a few moments."
Diana (VO): "You have two targets. First, Owen Cage, the rogue viral researcher responsible for the weaponization of the Nabazov virus. Cage was moved to the Hokkaido GAMA facility by Japanese authorities. All evidence indicates that he infected himself, intending to become Patient Zero.
He is currently being kept alive in isolation by your second target, Klaus Liebleid. An Ether Corporation scientist, Dr. Liebleid is trying to extract as much information about the virus as possible before Owen Cage dies.
We cannot allow Ether to succeed in reverse engineering the virus, and profiting from it. Your task is simple, 47. Contain the virus by eliminating Cage and Liebleid. Whatever happens, the Nabazov virus must be destroyed. We must contain it here, no matter the cost.
I'll leave you to prepare."
MISSION ACTIVE
Cinematic[]
Diana Burnwood: “I’ve finished the final operations report for the client.”
Agent 47: “And the weaponized virus?”
Diana: “Destroyed. I supervised it. This was a close-run thing, 47. Nabazov’s plan was brilliant.”
47: “This is beyond the work of a cult. This is tradecraft.”
Diana: “Indeed…Of course as far as the ICA is concerned, the Contract is closed."
47: "Sounds like you have some work ahead of you, before I get involved. I have to go. I’ve acquired the Target.”
47 hangs up and turns back towards the apartment.
PATIENT ZERO
Description[]
With the Nabazov Virus safely contained in Colorado, 47 must now end the threat of the virus for good by eliminating the man responsible for its creation, rogue viral researcher Owen Cage.
Intending to become the virus' 'Patient Zero', Cage deliberately infected himself with the virus, and was attempting to spread it in Sydney, Australia. Luckily, before he could travel he was detained by authorities and sent to be quarantined at the GAMA hospital in Hokkaido. There, researchers from the Ether Biotech Corporation have been able to create a vaccine. But the lead researcher, Klaus Liebleid, has been keeping Cage alive for study, likely attempting to reverse engineer the virus for Ether's use.
47 must infiltrate the hospital and eliminate Cage and Liebleid, as well as any people within the building infected with the virus. All while avoiding becoming infected himself.
Despite being isolated, the Nabazov virus will begin spreading from Owen Cage to other people present in the mission if the player does not intervene. The virus can potentially spread to every NPC within the mission area; anyone not wearing a Bio Suit can be infected given they come in close enough contact to an infected NPC. All those infected with the virus become additional targets.
47 can also become infected with the virus. If the player makes direct contact with Owen Cage or another infected NPC without wearing either the Bio Suit or Head Researcher disguise, 47 will become infected and the player must locate and use the virus' vaccine before leaving the mission. If five minutes pass before the vaccine is used, 47 will die and the mission will fail.
Mission Stories[]
There are no Mission Stories available for this mission.
Intelligence[]
- A Weaponized Virus
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These notes show the doctor's exploration of the weaponised virus' infection rates and lethality. He believes it to be intended to attack built up areas such as cities, while leaving sparsely populated areas relatively unaffected. He seems to admire the craftmanship. |
- Examination Schedule
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Patient Zero is to be brought for examination in the theatre at regular intervals. Ensure full biohazard protocols are followed at all times when in close proximity. |
- Necrotic Die-Off
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These notes indicate that the virus dies off rapidly as soon as the host-body dies. Essentially, eliminating someone will immediately end the risk of infection. |
- Note
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"I think I have a guardian angel. Is it you Rebecka? I somehow survived my attempts to take my own life and I feel it is not without reason. I see now that the work of the cult was evil. I hope someone will stop it. In case I get infected, I brought something that will surely end my life. I will carry it around with me, just to be sure. /Jeff" |
- Safe Key
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Key to a safe. |
- The Antidote
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Head researcher Klaus Leibleid has developed an antidote for his private use. It's stored with the Stem Cell supplies near the Hospital furnace room. |
Challenges[]
There are 18 challenges in total: 8 "Assassination", 6 "Feats" & 4 "The Classics", worth 46000XP and contain 1 unlock.
Name | Type | Description | Rewards |
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Needle Work | A | Assassinate Owen Cage with a lethal injection disguised as Klaus Liebleid in the main surgery room. | +2000XP |
Inferno | A | Assassinate Klaus Liebleid and Owen Cage using the incineration procedure without any other casualties. | +2000XP |
Piano Man | A | Assassinate a target with the fiber wire in Hokkaido. | +1000XP |
Versatile Assassin | A | Complete all the Versatile challenges in Hokkaido:
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+4000XP |
Tasteless, Traceless | A | Assassinate a target with lethal poison in Hokkaido. | +1000XP |
Hold My Hair | A | Assassinate a target by drowning them in Hokkaido. | +1000XP |
Someone Could Hurt Themselves | A | Assassinate a target in an accident in Hokkaido. | +1000XP |
Straight Shot | A | Assassinate a target with a headshot in Hokkaido. | +1000XP |
Patient 47* | F |
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No Rubber | F | Complete the mission without using a Hazmat Suit. | +2000XP |
You Know the Number | F | [REDACTED]
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+4000XP |
Lucky Shot | F | [REDACTED]
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+1000XP |
Containment | F | Complete the mission without any additional infected. | +4000XP |
Chameleon | F | Find and equip all disguises in Hokkaido. | +4000XP |
Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
Silent Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
Sniper Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
Silent Assassin, Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
*Added in HITMAN™ III Patch 3.160.
Cut Challenges[]
Name | Type | Description | Rewards |
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No Evidence (cut in HITMAN™ III) | TC |
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+1000XP |
Mastery[]
Mastery Level | Type | Unlock | Description |
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1 | Starting Location | Infiltrating Below the Helipad | 47 infiltrates the hospital facility by ascending the steep mountainside, and enters right below the helipad [Wearing Recon Gear disguise in HITMAN™ & HITMAN™ 2; suit restriction removed in HITMAN™ III Patch 3.150]. |
Agency Pickup | Garage | The ICA can smuggle a large secure case into the hospital's garage space. |
Disguises[]
Items[]
Firearms | ||||
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Bartoli 75R | Striker | HX-7 | Tactical Bartoli 12G | |
Melee | ||||
Baseball Bat | Bust | Cleaver | Cowboy Bust | Crowbar |
Fire Axe | Fire Poker | Frying Pan | Hammer | Katana |
Kitchen Knife | Lead Pipe | Police Baton | Scalpel | Scissors |
Screwdriver | Shovel | Soda Can | Wrench | |
Explosives | Containers | Poisons | ||
Fire Extinguisher | Propane Flask | Leather Briefcase* | Botulinum Toxin | Fugu Fish Poison |
Emetic Rat Poison | Modern Lethal Syringe | |||
Distractions | Tools | |||
Coin | Disposable Scrambler |
*HITMAN™ 2 & HITMAN™ III only.
Gallery[]
Mission Map[]
Trivia[]
- This mission potentially has the most targets in the entire Hitman franchise at 141 if all NPCs get infected by the virus.
- Without any interference from 47, the first person to get infected by the virus will usually be a female surgeon who leaves the second floor and stands by the entrance to the operating theatre. After catching the virus from Cage, she will then pass by a bodyguard, who proceeds to go on a smoke break around the garage. He will then spread it onto Nails, who then spreads it around the staff canteen. After a period of time, a female doctor will head from the second floor to the waiting area for a cup of coffee, potentially catching the virus from Cage and spreading it onto the second floor.
- Wearing any quarantine facility disguises will not give access to the resort and spa areas of GAMA.
- There is a NPC called Kokoro that is found standing on a platform out-of-bounds, that will die if you shoot the heart. He is likely a test NPC, as "kokoro" is a Japanese word for "heart".
- In the resort lounge, a patient will rant to a staff member about Amos Dexter's smoking habits. He will then jokingly suggest changing his last name to Dexter, citing "the one from South Dakota". This is a reference to Blake Dexter, the main antagonist of Hitman: Absolution, and the fan theory that both are related.
- The VIP Patient outfit can be found in the bathroom of the room 47 stays in during Situs Inversus. However, wearing it will make the entire map hostile, much like the Recon Gear and all suits.
- Regular poison injection on Cage will register as foul play instead of an accident kill; if the body is found, Silent Assassin is forfeit.
- In HITMAN™ III, the Contracts mode version of the mission removes the Nabazov Virus mechanic.
- Update 3.150 removed the starting suit restriction, allowing 47 to infiltrate wearing any chosen suit instead of the just Recon Gear.