#tobias rieper

[ramblesbiab]

Important to remember that Agent 47 needs silliness to perform at his best. It is simply a requirement that he makes jokes about murder at every possible opportunity, and that he gets to bring up his Not-A-Hitman-sona Tobias Rieper. He also definitely Has to do the little dance when dressed in a flamingo costume. And yes, he must dress up in fun costumes in order to kill his targets.

[vladolak]

Sometimes baby-girl is a neurodivergent assassin and I for one love ALL FLAVORS ❤️ and I mean ALLLLLLLL OF THEM ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕

C:

And of course, we wouldnt have Agent 47 without the amazing voice of David Bateson ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

And also, Masaki Terasoma who did the japanese dub in absolution

And William Mapother who did mocap work on absolution as well c:

[mr-t-rieper]

Diana has informed me I must "catch up with the times" to be a better assassin though I think her methods for it are...unorthodox. So may I present my first "meme"

Please let me focus on my assignment now Diana

[canonically47]

i’ve given in and made a TADC character... only it’s not really original and instead based on another interest of mine, hitman: world of assassination.

everyone, meet toby! (more commonly known as agent 47, or the apex predator.)

(please ignore the fifth arrow by him, it is outdated)

Toby knows not how he got inside the circus, nor how to escape, just like anyone else. However, what makes him actually confusing is that he carries around hundreds of weapons-turned-toys, despite his cute looks, and always finds himself threatening someone. Where does he even store those things?

He has a gun, but it fires confetti. He has explosives, but they turn to glitter. He has syringes with poison, but they turn to water or even antibiotics for digital ‘diseases’. He has a lockpick, but it turns to a gummy worm when it tries to be used. He is not having a good time.

His fuzz and eye color and shape change based on his emotions. Yellow is the default, black is for any negative emotion, white is for dizziness. He also puts on a monocle and hat if he feels quite fancy. Red is for anger, and if he ever sprouts horns and wings while red, run for your life.

He has a tense relationship with Jax, having been coldly welcomed to the circus by his sadistic self. He does not engage with Gangle and Pomni, as he considers them cowards. He occasionally talks to Ragatha and Zooble, as they seem the sane ones around here; he talks with Ragatha about their world, and with Zooble, to criticise the others.

He is friends with Kinger. He finds his presence calming, or rather comforting.

He doesn’t know what to make of Caine.

Toby wants to escape, as does anyone else. But does he have what it takes to return to his life in the outside world? Does he even want to? Maybe life is safer inside the circus.

Toby doesn’t know it, but he’s risked it all out there. The circus is as good as it gets for him.

So stay inside, Toby.

close-ups, references and trivia! :D

also, a possible abstracted form!

here are the references for his design:

TRIVIA

his personality is only loosely based on his old self, agent 47; once he enters the circus, he begins to act more and more uncharacteristically, or at least simply let out his emotions more.

his appearance is based on the rubber duck explosives in-game.

his name is based on his alias of Tobias Rieper. he subconciously remembers this and chooses the name Toby.

however, he doesn’t choose his name right away. it actually takes a lot of insistance from Caine and a lot of time for him to choose a name.

his relationships with the others change over time. if it’s for better or for worse, that’s another thing.

if his relationships were to improve, he would become somewhat of a father figure around the circus, especially for the scared shitless Pomni and the sarcastic Jax.

if they were to worsen, he would seclude himself so much it would drive him insane and lead him to abstraction.

if thrown, he squeaks like a rubber duck. Jax has made this discovery and is incredibly pleased by it. Toby isn’t.

he is soft to touch because of his fuzz, but his skin is rubber.

he doesn’t know how to take care of his fuzz because he was bald. seeing he can’t seem to take care of his so-called hair, he begins to suspect he is bald in the outside world.

extreme anger can not only lead to a terrifying appearance, but also make him explode, and just like his bombs, he explodes into confetti. however, he immediately regenerates.

he is often teased because of his age by Jax, but he is the most athletic and agile out of anyone in the circus and makes sure everyone knows it.

he would help someone even if he didn’t like them. maybe except for Jax... but he would help even him, would the situation call for it.

[hollybluberry]

Comfort thingy cus ear injuries be hellish rn :')

[rudolphsb9]

FUCKING TOBIAS!

"Be careful, little girl. This world is a dangerous place."

A) she's 35 B) SHE KNOWS THAT!!! HOW DO YOU THINK HER BRAIN WORKS YOU TUB OF FISH PASTE???

[androgymess]

Agent 47, or for fellow islanders, Tobias Rieper

[autisticsupervillain]

Could the Wright Anything Agency catch Agent 47?

Assumptions

I'm analyzing this under the pretext that Agent 47 has killed someone and sticks around under the same cover to scope out another target in the same area. The person 47 was disguised as at the time gets framed for the murder and the WAA take the case, looking into this "Tobias Rieper" guy when it starts to seem like he might be involved.

Neither has any prior information on the other going in.

Pre-Disbarment Phoenix

Given the Timelines of both franchises, this is Phoenix going up against World of Assassination Era 47. That is.... not good.

Basically, 47 is at his prime both in his abilities as an assassin and his resources with the ICA and he's going up against Nick back when he still needed Mia's advice from time to time.

Okay, that is unfair. Phoenix has taken down some very tough cookies. Damon Gant, Manfred Von Karma, Matt Engarde, and so on. All of whom were either very connected, very intelligent, or both. 47 is very much both.

I do genuinely think 47 can talk his way around the Magatama. 47 at this point has a particular habit of speaking when undercover, where he'll tell technical truths as a little private joke to himself. Lies of omission. Much like how Matt Engarde got around it by technicality, I do think 47 could as well.

Example: "Hey, doc, what's in that shot you're giving me?" "Floral extracts. Mostly belladonna." "Uh, isn't that poisonous? Shouldn't I be worried?" "I'm not. Just sit back, it'll all be over soon." Etc.

Not straight up lies, just not giving an entirely upfront answer.

That said, the name "Tobias Rieper" mosy definitely would cause a ding, because 47 himself doesn't consider himself as having one. That'll probably be what prompts Nick into poking around.

47 takes care to avoid getting recorded or photographed, and takes time to destroy such evidence when he has to, so Nick's gonna have to rely on witness testimony to prove 47's disguise didn't match his client. His basic Pressing techniques should be enough on that front, getting them to mention 47's completely hairless physique, tall stature, monotone voice, etc by pressing for more detail.

That said, I don't think Nick can genuinely catch 47 out with anything. He was genetically engineered to not leave a trace behind, so he can't grow hair and might not even have fingerprints. He prides himself on the bodies either not being found until hours after he's gone or spinning his kills as elaborate accidents. Nick can definitely bluff and theorize his way into working out how 47 did it, but without any proof, all he can do is prove it couldn't have been his client.

Also, First Game Nick dies here. Dude almost got himself assassinated by the mafia and 47 won't hesitate with that fiber wire.

That said, 47 does play into Nick's hand a little bit. He's been known to concoct overly elaborate kills that only he could ever possibly pull off just to make things interesting and if there's one talent Nick has its untangling convoluted murder plots through logical leaps no one else is willing to make.

47 also canonically has an "aura of death" that psychics can sense because of how many people he's killed. Don't know if the Magatama or Maya can pick up on that, as that's not really in their wheelhouse, but it's there if you want to argue it.

Similarly, 47 has met ghosts before, so he's liable to put his guard up if Mia tries to interject. Hell, he's met actual Santa too.

Also, if Phoenix does get his man, he'll have incurred the wrath of the entire ICA so... lose-lose really.

Ultimately, I think Nick can get his client off the hook, but he won't be able to corner a man as slippery as 47. 47 covers his tracks too carefully. 5/10, would solve case, would not catch killer.

Post-Disbarment Phoenix

A lot of Nick's advantages from before still carry over, but with a few extra notes.

First off, timeline wise, this is Freelancer Era 47. 47 no longer has an entire international assassination agency backing him up and now relies on his contacts in the black market and Diana Burnwood to get around. He also has a home he can be traced back to while previously he moved around constantly.

This time, Phoenix is the one with higher resources, as he has connections to Interpol through Edgeworth and connections to Khura'in through Apollo. He has the means to organize an international manhunt if he has to.

Nick is also a lot more willing and able to play the long game. Take his seven year plan against Kristoph or his collaboration with Edgeworth to catch The Phantom, for instance. Nick won't stoop to the lows he did against Kristoph again, as that came about from him being at the lowest point in his life, but his plan there proves he's absolutely able to play the long term Chessmaster when silly bluffing lawyer man won't cut it.

Again, Nick won't be able to catch 47 on their first run in. He just runs too tight a ship. Unlike previously, Nick will have the means to conduct follow up investigation and won't have to do so with a massive target on his back because the ICA doesn't exist anymore.

That said, a 47 whose at the top of his game is still a bit more than the Interpol of Ace Attorney can handle. It will take a lot of planning to create a trao that 47 can't just shoot his way out of. Most likely by going after Diana, but it'll take awhile for him to figure out she even exists. Diana's a force to be reckoned with on her own.

In brief, he can, but he'd have to dedicate a significant chunk of his life to it, pulling every string he has through connections and friendships. 9/10

Apollo Justice

Gonna be blunt, perceive is not gonna work. Like, flat out.

47 doesn't have body ticks. He's unnaturally stiff at all times, even while relaxing and having fun. He doesn’t emote or react or change his tone of voice in a situation. There wouldn't be a microexpression to give away the lie because 47 barely has expressions.

That said, he's just as good at the classic approach as Phoenix is, so a lot of what I said there applies here. Press for more testimony and point out the physical discrepancies that come from that.

Of note, if the crime takes place in Khura'in, then the Divination Seance may screw 47 over. He's had entire conversations with targets before killing them, after all, so it could catch him right there if he's not more careful than usual.

That said, Khura'in by itself doesn't have nearly the presence or resources to catch 47 on the follow through unless he stays relatively close by geographically, so even with all of Khura'in's investigative abilities focusing him, 47 should escape afterwards just fine.

Unless you count Apollo bringing in Phoenix to bring in Edgeworth and Interpol, Apollo just doesn't have the right deck to play with 47. 7/10 because Divination Seance and death aura might get 47 in Khura'in though.

Athena Cykes

On the opposite side of the spectrum, Athena basically hard counters 47.

A seemingly emotionless assassin whose a master of disguise. Think I've heard that one before....

That said, 47 isn't just Phantom 2. He does actually have emotions. He just buries them deeeeeeeep in there.

Honestly, 47 is a massive trauma magnet with a lot of damage upstairs. He was genetically designed to be an assassin from the ground up, waa abused all his childhood in an attempt to purge all emotion and empathy from him, had to witness the first family he ever had he shot and killed in front of him to "teach him a lesson", was drugged into believing he killed his best friend and brother for years, and now has to live with the fact that he killed the parents of the one person left in the world that he cares about. Just... that's rough buddy.

Yeah, Athena would hear nothing when 47 talks about the murder and hear a biiiiiiiig blip when someone says the name Diana or Lucas and that's a big give away.

Could Athena talk him into giving up his career? That's a big if. 47's been kicking the can around in his head for awhile and he always comes back to "killing bad people is the one thing I enjoy in life" so... I'm not optimistic.

She also has no way of actually apprehending him, with none of Apollo's or Phoenix's resources (beyond having them in speed dial, at least).

That said, she'd shake him to his core in the way the other two could never. He'd come out respecting Apollo and Nick but shaken by Athena and that's a big win.

All of them:

Combine all those advantages and what do ya get?

That's a conviction several years in the making, my friend.

[rieper-for-hire]

Get to know your moots!

I've been summoned by @myth-blossom (love you Mythy!) and I'm on spring break so here's an impromptu post!

What is the origin of your blog title?

Tobias Rieper/Agent 47 from Hitman, he's a hitman for hire technically so I put two and two together.

Was originally 47s-left-tit, which was a reference to the Chris Evans left boob grab

Otp(s) + shipname(s):

Agent 47/Diana Burnwood (Hitman)

Ghoap - Simon "Ghost" Riley/John "Soap" MacTavish (CoD)

MakaNolan - Vladimir Makarov/Andrei Nolan (CoD)

I haven't had time for other reading but these my top ships lately!

Favorite color:

Blue or mint green.

Song stuck in your head:

A Russian song from IC3PEAK that idk how to type out correctly so here's the link

(I started learning Russian over a year ago and I heard songs help learn the language better)

Weirdest habit/trait:

I work more efficiently when multitasking. I once wrote a script for class, part of a fanfic, and a game project at one time.

Hobbies:

Crocheting, diamond painting, reading, dreaming about reading.

If you work, what's your profession?

Future game developer once I graduate. Whether freelance or in the industry, I'm not sure yet.

If you could have any job you wish, what would it be?

Cozy bookstore owner or meteorologist.

Something you're good at:

Game development documentation. I enjoy putting ideas on paper.

Something you hate:

Last minute plans I can't plan for.

Something you collect:

Books for my TBR list. Or physical books I can't find time to read.

Something you forget:

Just one thing??

What's your love language?

Quality time, acts of service.

Favorite movie/show?

I haven't had much time for movies/shows. I'm going with Cars since it's my childhood favorite.

Favorite food:

Cheesecake with fruit. Plain only in emergencies. Or lasagna. Or lasagna with cheesecake for dessert.

Favorite animal:

Adarza Kavat.

What were you like as a child?

The smart kid in grade school. I once had a substitute let me teach the math worksheet of the day since she didn't know and everyone was asking me for help.

Favorite subject in school:

Physical science. I grew up as a weather buff, and I aced my high school chem finals

Best character trait?

I'm analytical and thorough with my work.

Worst character trait?

I'm a workaholic and feel guilty if I take a break from work.

If you could change any details in your life, what would it be?

I wouldn't. I always say I wouldn't be the same person if I changed anything about me.

Leaving this as an open tag for anyone who wants to participate! See you in the next one!

[r-kaye]

Tobias Rieper, PI

Los Angeles may be called the city of angels, but Tobias was certain that there were no angels left hanging around. Everywhere he looked there was misery and tragedy; people losing their jobs, spouses cheating on their partners, mafiosi making people disappear. Any God that had been in LA seemed to have damned them long ago, taking off with the angels, likely.

That Thursday night was no different. He had walked down the street, watching children beg and men back from the war fight as he tried to find the address Olivia had scrawled on the corner of his newspaper that morning. He was supposed to meet a man named Smith about a problem he was having, which Tobias hoped was just another cheating wife. Those types of cases were a pain in his ass, but money was tight. A few pictures may well keep Olivia and him at least sheltered for another week. The back rent on the office was getting awful high, and he just couldn’t let the damn thing go.

So Tobias stuffed his hands into his pockets and kept walking, skipping around the cracks and debris on the sidewalk as he scanned the house numbers in the low light of the few street lamps that were actually lit. He was unfamiliar with the neighborhood, and he was sure that he had already made several wrong turns. Before long, he was wandering aimlessly down a poorly lit alley, checking each doorway as he somehow made his way closer to the address Mister Smith had left for him. 

The meeting spot turned out to be a vacant lot at the very end of the street, butted up against a derelict factory that dead ended the road. Tobias’ skin prickled despite the relatively warm September evening, his gun hanging heavily in its holster against his chest; he’d have reversed his stride and skipped back across town to the office if “Mister Smith” hadn’t been standing at the curb lighting a cigarette. He and Mister Smith were well acquainted, if one would consider them such, enough so that a cigarette case was tossed Tobias’s way.

“Viktor, I told you I don’t want to do that kind of work for you,” he said, accepting the cigarette being offered to him. He pulled his own lighter out to light the cigarette, exhaling the smoke with a sigh as he tossed the case back to its owner.

Viktor Novikov smiled widely at him in the flickering streetlight. He shrugged and pocketed his cigarette case.

“Can’t blame a man for trying. What if you’d changed your mind?” he drawled, inhaling and exhaling a drag of his cigarette before gesturing wildly with his smoking hand. “It seems like you may be in a position to accept my offer. My condolences, by the way. It must be very difficult, losing your partner.”

Tobias bristled at the comment, the urge to do something incredibly rash rising higher and higher in his stomach. Viktor rolled his eyes, raising both hands in a pseudo-apology. 

“I’m sorry; that was incredibly rude of me. I know Grey meant a great deal to you, saving you in the war. And now the possibility of losing the business you built together… I am in need of a service, and I am more than willing to pay you more than enough to keep yourself and… what is her name… Miss Hall, that’s it… comfortable and taken care of. What do you say?”

Tobias didn’t care for his cavalier tone of voice, nor the fact that he had brought Lucas and Olivia into the conversation. He took one more drag from the cigarette, relishing the taste one last time (cigarettes hadn’t made the budget this week) as he regrettably flicked the half burned paper down.

“I say that I told you I’m not a bodyguard. I’m not sneaking and following your wife around because you pissed off some politician or don or another.” He stepped on the cigarette and kicked it off the curb into the street, watching Viktor’s smile fade into a deep frown. “If you’re worried about her safety, hire an actual bodyguard. I’m a detective.”

Tobias turned on his heel, resting his hand on his gun as he began his retreat. Viktor scoffed as he walked away, calling after him, “Everything will catch up to you eventually, Rieper. It has already caught up to Grey.”

Before he could turn around to rebut, Viktor disappeared into the shadows, leaving Tobias alone on the sidewalk pondering his parting words.

He didn’t have long to ponder before a shadow stepped from the alley and connected a fist to his jaw. He reeled back, nearly falling into the street as his feet stumbled to steady himself on the edge of the curb.

[peridotglimmer]

12 is so relatable 😂

I think this ask was from the domestic prompts? If not please feel free to tell me which one it was supposed to be! (If you remember, because you sent this December 12th, whoops!)

12: saying goodbye over and over because they keep forgetting things and coming back

"I'll be off then." Diana's lips are pressed into a thin, fake smile. 47 knows she hates this part of their lives, having to leave their home, their lakeside sanctuary, to be seen in London and other major metropoles of the world. It's necessary to keep up her socialite persona. He does it too, spending weeks at a time at remote offices in Dubai, Beijing and New York City. Tobias Rieper is a man of the world, after all. Still, he dislikes having to leave her behind as much as she does, if not more. It's easier when they're both leaving at the same time, postponing their goodbye until the airport. They're not so lucky today; he's working on the spare bedroom, turning it into an atelier where Diana can paint. He'll have it done for her when she returns, three weeks from now.

"I'll be here, waiting for your return." It's a sentence they echo to each other every time one has to leave the other behind. She kisses his cheek, and walks out the front door, to her car. As she reaches it, she grasps the door handle, and freezes. With a sheepish smile, Diana returns to him.

"Forgot my keys." 47 retrieves them from the dish in the kitchen, and she kisses him again, on the lips this time.

"Goodbye my love." Now, the indicator lights of the car flash, and Diana slides into the driver's seat. She freezes again, grabbing her purse and rifling through it.

"My meds," she tells 47 when she returns to him this time. Now it's his time to smile, and shaking his head, he goes to the bedroom and grabs the small zippered pouch from her nightstand. He checks its contents: painkillers for her migraines, antihistamines, and birth control. Complete, then. He heads back down and hands them to her.

"Thank you. I'll see you soon." This time, Diana starts the car and drives off. He waves, and returns back inside...only to chuckle at what he finds in the hallway. 47 takes out his phone and calls her.

"Your suitcase." -- "My suitcase," they say simultaneously.

She's back within two minutes.

"I'm starting to run out of ways to say goodbye," Diana tells him as they stand by her open car door, her suitcase safely in the boot of the car. 47 is silent for a moment before he replies.

"How about I love you?" Diana smiles broadly at him.

"That works. Goodbye, 47. I love you."

[vladolak]

Everyones going to the theatre to see Pride and Prejudice for the anniversary.

Most of them will be going to see Darcy.

I am going to see Tobias Rieper.

We are not the same xD

[mr-t-rieper]

New Year New....Diana this is unprofessional...I know it's to lull the targets into a sense of security because what threat would do this but....yes....yes but it's demeaning to our craft...fine....

...New Year New Me...

[canonically47]

You head canon, give it to me!

i remember this was right after my post about my hitman hcs, so here are some of them:

lucas’ birthday is september 3rd, 1964, just two days before 47’s.

lucas had multiple choices for his name, among which cassius and brutus. he uses ‘lucas’ now, feeling it is less conspicuous, but he prefers to spell it as ‘loukas’, as inspired by the greek version of the name, in informal settings. he also sometimes uses the names he ended up dismissing when he needs another alibi... which is more often than not.

speaking of alibis, 47 came up with ‘tobias rieper’ by himself, which earned a lot of laughs from those at the ICA. diana sometimes calls him toby because of it, just to get on his nerves. it works every time.

47 also was indecisive when it came to his alibi, almost landing on first names such as aeneas, ballister, cain or amos. much like lucas, he chose tobias because it is more common, and still uses some of these names when in need of another alias.

diana and 47’s relationship is not quite platonic, but not quite romantic either. as of now - when 47 is free of the ICA and doing his own gigs - he and diana live together in the hitmansion, but they each have their own rooms, and rarely sleep together. on rare occasions that they go out, they pretend to be a married couple, making it easier to blend in. however, neither of them actually have feelings for each other, and both of them are arospec & acespec - 47 is aroace, and diana, a demisexual aromantic lesbian.

47 and diana own three cats and one snake: amadeus (brown british shorthair, 2 y/o), sappho (white and grey maine coon, 4 y/o), ramses (black bombay, 1 y/o) and jörmungandr (AKA jörg) (corn snake, 1 y/o).

the reason 47 was locked in the basement for a bit was because diana wanted to be a bit silly. that’s all. let girls have fun!

diana always has to convince 47 to let loose and/or have fun, and that can range from going out to just... taking a break and laying back a bit. 47 is seriously a workaholic.

buuut when diana does convince him to go out, he always ends up going to some furniture or clothes stores, hence his immense wardrobe and so many decorations. diana almost regrets her choices... almost.

[great-tusk]

“Y’know, which of us will be sending asks out to other people? That’s like a big thing on Tumblr.” -Blue

“I wanna help! I wanna make some friends!” -Dawn

“To be honest, I’m struggling picking up on the whole social media thing. Why don’t we ask them questions in real life?” -Shadowheart

“Most of these people probably live like 10 hours away by plane, Shadowheart.”

“I’ll help.” -47

“I literally have no clue who you are.”

“I am Tobias Rieper.”

“Okay… Then it’ll be Dawn, Tobias, and I, I guess, unless one of the rest of you decides to butt in.”

“Sounds great!”

[tobiasriper47]

“How about I introduce myself, Mr Wick? I am Agent 47. You can call me Tobias Rieper. I am supposed to be retired just like you. Enjoy my moment of pension but I don't think they want me to be retired at all so I am thinking... How about a cooperation? I'm not good with working as team player, but I think we can certainly work things out.”