HITMAN

Hitman's core principle involves exploring complex maps to successfully reach targets that are extremely well protected.

• Use the gun as a diversion by throwing it on the ground • Find a real weapon to attack the target • Neutralize guards and protective characters

Using hammers and wrenches as alternative weapons and tactical diversions.

When specialized tools are unavailable, bare hands become direct combat weapons.

A Miami setting was recreated in a secret Arctic base to enable near-realistic training conditions.

• 500 people in the cave simply want to finish their work • All extras wear sunglasses, complicit in the exercise • They all know Agent 47 will attack them during the session

Agent 47 gets strangled during the exercise, while another guard takes a bullet to the head.

The employment contract clauses for the extras would probably need revision after these incidents.

An armed security guard with an M16 provides protection at a Paris fashion show.

Agent 47 takes to the stage in a fashion outfit that will likely make waves the following spring.

The barcode on the back of Agent 47's head remains clearly visible, the signature mark of the house.

After being spotted, Agent 47 receives a prescription of three .45 bullets to take immediately from an amused doctor.

Using explosive golf balls as an innovative assassination weapon for a professional marksman.

• Basic stance evaluated and adjusted during training • The agent must find the proper angle and focus • Need for precision aim despite experimental equipment

The shooting takes place with a view of the Mediterranean, reminding us that even while killing people, one can enjoy the scenery.

Professional assassins must stay at the cutting edge of technology with the latest gadgets and killing methods to remain competitive.

Agent 47 decides not to use a sniper rifle, considering it an amateur approach.

Impossible to bring a cannon inside the Swedish embassy, forcing improvisation.

Build up momentum to launch an assault as an alternative strategy to lacking proper equipment.

• Adoption of the so-called mongoose stance • Technique requiring a very high leg and shoulders forward • Complex position demanding particular concentration