Another thing I love about Colorado is the diversity of its criminal element. Diana’s description in the beginning of hackers, spies, mercenaries, terrorists, etc., from all races, nationalities, and backgrounds. Just look at the four main targets: An eco-terrorist bomber; a genius-level criminal profiler; a chemist/interrogator/torturer; an assasssin-turned-pirate. They range in likability from adorable with Graves, to cold-but-gentlemanly with Berg, to honorably evil with Parvati, to irredeemably deplorable with Rose. These four and everyone they are working with are ultimately the scum of the earth, but they are working together to take down what is theoretically a “greater” evil, when looking at the long-term big picture. The very essence of the Colorado mission and why we are there is a fascinating one when considering who we are dealing with and why they do what they do.
And this is the point in the story where it’s still a three-way war between ICA, the Militia, and Providence, and only the Militia knows what’s going on and why; Providence only knows ICA is being manipulated into taking them out, and ICA doesn’t even know who’s involved yet or what they’ve been caught up in. After this mission is where it really takes off with 47 killing… pretty much everyone.
Colorado’s set-up may have been disappointing for some at the time, but I always loved it for being different from the previous four missions, and it’s importance in the overall Hitman story is often overlooked, I think.