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The egg-headed star of the Hitman series is bred from childhood to be the ultimate cold-hearted killing machine whose profession is to end people and feel no remorse. Genetically engineered from DNA acquired from a secret cabal of super villains, 47's 'list' is not a healthy place to be, although he's not above sparing the odd henchmen that gets in his way.

Thing about appearance that tells you he's hard: Totally shaved head, barcode tattooed on neck
Harder than: Leon, Mr and Mrs Smith and Nikita
Hardest moment: Guns? All Agent 47 needs is a shovel
Total hardness rating: Terrifyingly brutal

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