Consummate Professional: Difference between revisions

** Of the [[NPC]]s, Conrad Marburg embodies this trope. The quickest way to gain [[Worthy Opponent|his respect]] is by being just as stone-cold professional as him. Alan Parker and Albatross are close to this trope, but they each have a [[Morality Pet]] that bring out [[It's Personal]] if they get killed or hurt. However, it is possible to push Marburg off the edge with a casual and unprofessional approach topped with a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]].

* Many characters in ''[[Deus Ex]]'' are like this, but especially Walton Simons and [[The Men in Black]]. You can play JC Denton this way, too. The in-game written material in the FEMA HQ seems like a directed effort to get agents to think of themselves in these terms and thus avoid misgivings.

* [[Hitman|Agent 47]]. 47 is this canonically, and the player is encouraged to play the game as such (only killing the assigned target via the most covert manner possible, leaving no witnesses or evidence) in order to get the best rating on missions. However, the player can just say "screw it" and massacre the entire level with a machine-gun if they want.

* The Master Chief from the ''[[Halo]]'' universe fits this. To quote Bungie artist Eddie Smith, John-117 is "pretty much the consummate professional. He does his job, walks off, doesn't even get the girl, he's that cool he doesn't need her." He is given an objective and ordered to "Win" and he will execute on that order to the best of his ability, pulling out a victory by any means necessary. He does so because he was raised to be one, along with all the other Spartan-IIs, and fights simply because that is who he is, rather than for any kind of profit or glory. In fact, he displays some discomfort at any media attention, prefering to conduct himself humbly but with absolute self-confidence.

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