<P> Agent 47's typical attire consists of a black suit, black leather gloves, white dress shirt and a red tie . As the Hitman video game series allows players the option of engaging in stealth - based strategy to avoid conflict, Agent 47 has the ability to exchange his stock costume (a costume assigned to Agent 47 at the beginning of a level or displayed in a cut scene) with various characters in the game to avoid detection . There are a wide variety of costumes to choose from including police, military, medical and culinary uniforms that are all made available by incapacitating non-player characters and' stealing' their clothing . </P> <P> In addition to the signature suit, alternative stock costumes are occasionally provided . In Codename 47, he is seen wearing a guerrilla camouflage in the jungle, while in Silent Assassin Agent 47 wears a protective anorak in the Japanese mountains and a blue turban in Afghanistan . At the end of Blood Money, Agent 47 wears a white suit and white gloves while he is placed into a coffin during his funeral . </P> <P> In addition to clothing, Agent 47's distinctive choice of weaponry plays an important role in his appearance . He prefers to use a pair of silver customized AMT Hardballers, a M1911 clone, nicknamed "Silverballers ." Following the third video game in the series, Hitman: Contracts, the Hitman symbol replaces the Silverballer logos that are typically printed on the side of the pistol's slide . Throughout the franchise, the Silverballers serve as Agent 47's signature weapon, along with his fiber wire black garrote, appearing in every game of the series . </P> <P> Agent 47 is completely bald with very pale skin and blue eyes with dark eyebrows . His International Contract Agency (ICA) file from Hitman: Absolution states his height as 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in). In Hitman: Enemy Within, his weight is given as 85 kg (187 lb). Since players of the video game series control the character from a third person perspective, the barcode that is tattooed on the back of his head is starkly prominent, although in Hitman: Absolution, he has the tattoo covered by a bandage for most of the game, after he removes it in an attempt to disguise himself . </P>

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