Hitman: 10 Insane Costumes You Just Had To Go With
If you thought a suit and tie was iconic assassin attire, think again.
The tricks of the trade for a globe-trotting hitman are usually silenced weapons, stealth and the ability to hide in plain sight so as to not arouse any suspicion. For Hitman's Agent 47, though, sometimes the silent assassin approach just won't cut it.
Occasionally, you need to go loud. You need to switch things up, pull all the attention towards you as you go on a bit of a rampage. The costume changes Agent 47 takes are an essential part of the core gameplay loop: find an unsuspecting member of hotel staff, for example, subdue them and hide the unconscious unfortunate one, swap clothes and step out as a new person.
Sometimes, you might break into a lab dressed as a scientist. However, other times opportunity knocks, and you can get a sadistic thrill from bombing around dressed as a giant pink bird and shocking everyone in sight into submission before subduing your target in a less-than-subtle manner.
Focussing on the recent IO Interactive games, here are just ten of the most outlandish outfits that you can find for Agent 47 on his many missions across the globe.
10. Dr. Oscar Lafayette's Uniform
Agent 47 has a flair for the theatrics; perhaps he's emboldened by his costumes. Found in the first Hitman game, this muted suit belongs to one Dr. Oscar Lafayette, a renowned therapist and writer. At first glance, you might think that there's nothing particularly ridiculous about this outfit whatsoever. In fact, the brown suit and bald head work together as a look rather nicely - shame about the barcode on the back of your skull.
However, the reason that this outfit gets top billing over some of the other unique character outfits is simply the method that Agent 47 can use for a covert takedown whilst disguised as this helpful fella. Donning this turtleneck number sees Agent 47 assassinate not just on his target Silvio Caruso in the "World of Tomorrow" mission, but also his target's mind.
Dr Lafayette was set to be his new therapist, and in his impersonation of the good doctor, 47 lays into Mr Caruso properly. Splayed out on his white sofa, Caruso is subjected to 47 tearing into his his relationship with his mother, and then smothering him with a nearby cushion. Nasty way to go.