What if Agent 47 is arrested?

If ever arrested, will Agent 47 be treated like a regular criminal because he is an assassin? Or will he receive special consideration because he was biologically designed to kill people?

Despite having committed crimes legally, Agent 47 has saved the world many times by targeting terrorists like Franz Fuchz, (who was about to bomb a hotel in Hungary filled with prominent leaders) eliminated drug lords like Pablo Ochoa and Rico Delgado, dangerous arms dealers like Boris, he eliminated an international terrorist wanted by the UN- Sergei Zavarotko, he protected the US President from Daniel Morris and Parchezzi, (for which normal civilians would get medal and what not) he destroyed a virus that would have been very dangerous for the world- considering all this, will the legal system show him mercy, or will they just carry out blind justice?

Itā€™s impossible, because nobody knows how 47 looks like

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I doubt 47 would get any special treatment in legal systems if he was caught regardless of him doing ā€œnobleā€ assassinations of certain bad people.

However a big factor is that 47 is a ā€œleave no traceā€ type of guy. Being a Silent Assassin means destroying any security camera footage, not being seen doing something illegal, and making sure the targets are killed cleanly either by what appears to be natural deaths (i.e. the traceless Fatalidomide poison) or accidents.

47 was also genetically engineered to have a generic face, Noel Crest even points out that he thinks heā€™d forget 47 after just a few minutes. Now yes of course the bald white guy in the middle of Mumbai or Chongqing is likely going to seem mysterious, but 47 is always able to make a quick getaway from several possible points in a location. Even if he were captured by authorities as a suspect, they wouldnā€™t have any direct evidence to pin on him.

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Havenā€™t you seen the first movie? Agent Smith will fix it.

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Canā€™t wait for IO to release Hitman: Conviction :grin:

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It really depends on who manages to actually capture 47. Letā€™s say heā€™s caught in a predominantly English-speaking country; Australia, Canada, England, or America, just for example; similar police and armed forces structure, similar laws and court systems. If 47 is captured by the military or an intelligence agency in one of these countries, heā€™s gonna be thrown into a hole and never be seen by anyone again.

If heā€™s caught by regular police, assuming he was caught in the act or some kind of evidence against him is found, most likely from a recent job because heā€™s left no viable evidence so far, then heā€™s gonna be acquitted on reasonable doubt, if charges are ever even filed. But, if he were to be found guilty, the prison industrial complex will make a deal with either the government or a military contractor and begin studying 47 in an effort to not only recreate Dr. Ort-Meyerā€™s cloning technique, but also his genetic engineering methods to make enhanced humans. The military will likely do the same if itā€™s them who catches him.

So if 47 were ever arrested, it depends firstly by whom, and secondly if thereā€™s any evidence sufficient to bring him to trial. But if heā€™s ever incarcerated, heā€™ll become a guinea pig for the rest of his days.

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47 was the closest to being arrested in Absolution and Chicago P.D. supposedly had a hint of who he was. Despite that, they still couldnā€™t catch or profile him too well. I think that realistically he would not be given special treatment and go through the usual proceedings. The justice system which would deal with him would be decided through a flip of an ICA Outstanding Service coin.

There was a theory on here though that in the 2016 beta game, IOI was experimenting with the idea of him being arrested. There were talks of crime scenes being present in concept art(?) and that the ā€œfake arrestā€ thing 47 does might have actually led to something else at some point. But take that with a grain of salt.

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I just get this crazy idea that 47 would still carry out contracts on prisoners and guards alike for prison currency like cigarettes, food and special privileges.

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if he was arrested, it would probably be part of an elaborate hit.

Was just thinking that myself, but heā€™d have to be under an alias, and heā€™d have to maintain that through the arrest, the booking, the arraignment, sentencing, and incarceration. Iā€™m not sure even 47 is capable of keeping up a ruse for that long on that deep of a dive into the system. And of course, Diana would have to be on the outside ready to help enact the escape plan, which would need to involve either a massive bribe, or have an extraction team standing by, which runs the risk of unnecessary bodies getting dropped. Super risky.

Or the ā€œprosecutionā€™s caseā€ (all part of the ruse that got him in in the 1st place) was suddenly found to be fraudulent due to new evidence submitted and heā€™s free to go. :man_shrugging:


On the topicā€¦ Seems highly unlikely heā€™d get caught (found out), let alone captured. Letā€™s suppose Skurky wasnā€™t crooked, and having intel from Dexterā€¦ I dunno, informs the Feds, or the CIA (similar to ICA).

Well, (youā€™re asking the wrong person here) theyā€™d probably see him as an asset/agent of another organization. Theyā€™d probably have to consider if any of the people he ā€œtook care ofā€ were vital to their interests (although, theyā€™d have to KNOW it was him that did whatever, and thatā€™s supposed to be unknown. So I understand this could be an issue, but who knows what they know?). So, if he was put away - itā€™d be in a super high security facility, probably off-shore or way out in some remote location, likely underground. If not that theyā€™d just off him and dispose of his remains completely.

That is, unless they decide to try to convince him to work for them. No use in letting such talent go to waste. But whose to say he wouldnā€™t defect back to the ICA once heā€™s no longer imprisoned.

Edit: How might he get out if the above scenario were the case? Well, heā€™s 47. Assuming this is a game reality - heā€™d just do what he does. If not outright sneaking out via some hidden tunnel or passage, heā€™d get disguises, key cards, top clearance codes, or whatever. Tools to open or break intoā€¦ We all know and get the idea. :smirk:

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Well, if heā€™s trying to get into the court system for a long-term mission, this would be the case. If heā€™s trying to get into the prison system, then he wouldnā€™t go to trial, heā€™d plead guilty to get locked away asap.

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If he were in the court systemā€¦ Iā€™m going to assume this if for a job and the court doesnā€™t know who or what 47 really is.

So his target might not be going anywhere (soon) if theyā€™re wherever heā€™s going to be sent. So, no rush needed by pleading guilty. And there might be other factors (or influences) that get the case moving along faster anywayā€¦ instead of waiting months for a case to go to trial.

But even such a scenario isnā€™t all that practical if itā€™s to get to a target thatā€™s in prison. But it could be a matter of finding that person, and being amongst the general population might be the only way of weeding them out. Maybe ā€˜blending inā€™ as a prison guard wouldnā€™t be out of the question, but thatā€™s disregarding the whole ā€˜being arrestedā€™ theme. :confused:

This almost sounds like a very interesting mission one could play. I mean, without the waiting to get in. lol

In the movie he was nearly arrested by the Russian FSB though given that he just killed the President of Russia I doubt they wouldā€™ve even bothered taking him alive had Interpol not shown up. Of course Interpol had him for a short while until an out of character not to mention wearing clothes for once version of Agent Smith suddenly showed up and allowed him to escape.

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I think this would actually make an interesting concept for the next game.

47 is eventually arrested and the ICA is now no more to help him, and Diana is missing.

The first half of the game could involve him planning his jailbreak and making allies inside the prison.

The second part of the game could revolve around his revenge, against whoever got him arrested in the first placeā€¦

So, Absolution, but in prison.

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Birdie definitely should be the subject of 47ā€™s revenge. Faulkner too though I think he slowly realized 47 wasnā€™t the man he thought he was to the point he looks the other way when he escaped. 47 probably wouldā€™ve been close to shooting Faulkner but spared his lifeā€¦no such mercy for the so-called bird man.

I personally have headcannoned that the ICA sent another agent to take Faulkner out at no charge to 47 as a favor for dealing with Travisā€™s bullshit for them. Seems like the kind of thing theyā€™d do.

As for Birdie, he probably kept his head down, but he and 47 do need to settle up.

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nah, heā€™s too good. he wont get arrested ever

Maybe that would be the case in some countries. In most countries heā€™d still go to trial even if heā€™d plead guilty.
But knowing 47 heā€™d probably get arrested suit only and escape suit onlyā€¦