ICA Founding Ceremony

The International Contract Agency (ICA) is introduced in Hitman: Blood Money as a pre-existing global assassination organization, already established and operational during the events of 2006. The agency is depicted solely as an active entity employing cloned assassin Agent 47 and his handler Diana Burnwood, who assigns contracts across the United States, Chile, and France. The only organizational history given concerns the ICA's temporary shutdown during the game's plot, when it was targeted by a rival outfit called the Franchise.

Lore & Background

The ICA exclusively through the events of Hitman: Blood Money (released May 2006). The agency is a global organisation involved in assassinations, employing Agent 47 as a contract killer. During the game's timeline, the ICA finds itself being targeted by a rival outfit called 'the Franchise,' who begin killing ICA agents while hunting down 47. Diana Burnwood, 47's handler, is forced to shut down the ICA and divides its remaining resources between herself and 47. After the Franchise is exposed, Diana steals the Franchise's assets to reopen the ICA. No founding date, ceremony, or historical context for the ICA's creation is provided in the source.

Reader's Guide

Agent 47 is a cloned hitman for the ICA, a global organisation involved in assassinations. His handler is Diana Burnwood. The ICA is targeted by the Franchise, a rival contract killing organization. Diana is forced to shut down the ICA and divide resources between herself and 47. The plot involves 47 being hired by CIA agent Carlton Smith to prevent the assassination of the US president by the Franchise. Diana's plan involves injecting 47 with a serum to mimic death, allowing him to be brought to the Franchise's cremation ceremony, where he awakens and eliminates everyone. Diana then uses the Franchise's assets to reopen the ICA. No information about an ICA founding ceremony exists in the source.