Peter Kennedy/Quotes

idniiList of quotes from Peter Kennedy, aka Diplomat, Hitman Team's number two:

Project Wingman

Campaign quotes

Black Flag

• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Hitman 2, copy you clear, Galaxy. You gonna let us loose?
  AWACS | Galaxy: Just about, Diplomat. Hitman 1, take your flight on this vector 'til you start to see targets on the IFF. You are free to engage.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Lead the way, Monarch.
  -Start of mission
• That bodes well... -Hearing from Ronin about the cordium amount in the Meilynx
• What the hell?! -Upon mission completion
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Think the water's still alright? We've still got sunshine by the time we RTB.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Just drop out and become a surfer or something, you bum.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Oh yeah, me, you, and flight lead here just running a little beach bar on a gentrified resort built from our blood money! Sound good, Monarch?
• You hired by those mercs in the fort, bud?
• You see, that's a team name that sounds fun to have...right, boss? Boss?

Frontiers

• This is Hitman 2, weapon safeties are off. Let's see how much Federation planes pay out. -Start of mission
• Alright, Monarch, I don't want to be the first to commit high treason, so...on you.
• Looks like it's true, the Federation is weapons free in Cascadia. Even when we crossed into other Federation states illegally, they didn't dare open fire on us like this.
• An airship doing intercepts? What the hell is the Federation so afraid of? -Start of airship phase
• Guess we're in it now... Hey 'Mick, you got any idea what the Federation is doing in Cascadia? -Upon mission completion

Homestead

• Taking a contract here of all places… You know what they say about all roads, ‘Mick?
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You think I could ask our riflemen to reserve a nice hangar space for us? You know, in exchange for our good work up here.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: There was no such thing as “nice” this far north, you should know that.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I never flew the skies like you did, not like this.
  -After mission completion

Uphill, Every Way

• It’s been over ten years, ‘Mick, since we’ve been in Cascadia. I’d have no idea. -Start of mission
• Cascadian hospitality, everyone. By the Dust, I missed it. -After the Cascadian Independence Force complains about receiving mercenary assistance
• You know how she is, damned overachiever. -Regarding Comic's kill count
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Us versus the Federation... Yup, that’s what we’re doing now. N-No big deal, right? Right?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Keep the nerves on you. Monarch seems to be playing out just fine, ain’t that right, lead?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Well, Monarch’s Monarch, and that’s besides the point: We’re home. Been about a decade, but we’re back, fighting the goddamn new world order.
  -After mission completion

Sirens of Defeat

• I could’ve lived my entire life within those city limits... Give me the sky any day. -Start of mission
• You sure you got our IFF 100% clear? I don’t want to waste cash on collateral.
• Are we good to down these things over the capital? -Start of reinforcements phase

Machine of the Mantle

• Don’t rush perfection, Galaxy, especially when all you have to do is sit back and watch. -Start of mission
• The cordium we’re popping inside of them cost more than what they’re paying us.
• Hey Monarch, that arrangement still stand?
• Trust me, it was much worse when we were a five-man flight. -On the arrangement he mentioned
• Yeah, nope, I’m Winchester anyway, let’s go! -Start of Crimson Team phase.
• Must’ve missed that class back in the Academy. Now let’s go while we have the window. -If the player drove Crimson Team off.

Clear Skies

• Careful's my last name and safety’s my mom. Let’s go, Monarch. I’d like to touch down before lunch. -End of briefing
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: That’s a lot of air traffic for a warzone, Galaxy.
  
• AWACS | Galaxy: Watch your fire when taking down these transports. If any bystanders go down, that’s on us and the Independence Force.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Roger dodger, Galaxy. Looks like it’s just me and you. No big deal, right?
  Hitman 1 WSO | Prez: Hey, what about me?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Talk to me when you start piloting, Prez. Don’t tell me you’re not riding coattails.
  -Start of mission
• Hell of a day to bring multi-lock weapons out.
• I’ve barely got the head for one AWACS up here...
• You think the Federation is doing this on purpose? Using civilian traffic as cover?
• Nothing like a dance-off. Merging now. -Start of boss fight
• Some seasoned pilots we’ve got here. Damn!
• Wew. Hah, see, real easy, I can do this with one hand behind my back. Yep, that’s me. Thanks for the carry, Monarch. -Upon mission completion

Stepping Stone

• You lost without us yet, Monarch? Come on, we’re just a staticky radio call away, and hanging alone with ‘Mick sucks. -Message to Monarch

Pillars of Communications

• Back off, Galaxy, we’re going, we’re going. -Start of mission
• We have our SOF in the AO?
• Come on, Monarch, we’re free range now.
• Sheesh, what kind of contracts do these ground forces get? Am I being underpaid?! -After paratroopers land on the Solana Communications Array
• Hey, how about you come and fly, you glorified radio jockey?!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Hey Gunsel, Assassin, lend us a hand here?
  AWACS | Galaxy: Negative, Hitman 2, you can handle it.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: An entire battlefield?!
• A little more warning would have been nice! -On the Solana base's railguns

Cold War

• Who the hell thought this was a good idea?!
• Feels like I’m gonna bite through my teeth here!
• Ah shit... -In response to Crimson Team approaching
• God damn, still going at it, huh? Fine, we’ll play ball!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: How in God’s name are we not dead…?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: We’re the better pilots, that’s how. Screw ’em all, I wish they stayed.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Monarch, you're...you’re something else, I’ll tell you. We’ve got no right to still be alive.
  -After mission completion
• I’ve got an idea... -After J. Griffiths thanks Hitman for their support

Midnight Light

• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Full moon. It's on its perigee right now.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Hm?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Oh, don't give me that. You know I wanted to pilot space shuttles as a kid. Oh...how far I've fallen...
  -Start of mission
• I'm always all business, Galaxy. My best investment? This multimillion-dollar war machine.
• Yeah, I ain't getting paid enough to be shot at like this!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Accessory to corporate espionage. That's another one off the bucket list.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Really? What's the one next to?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Money laundering, but...you remember how that one turned out, yeah?
  -After Ronin begins downloading data from Harkema Industrial Park
• Some of these secondary explosions we're making, they ain't normal if you ask me.
• New?! Is that all you can say?!
• If it wasn't so freakin' fast, I'd get a good look at this thing! What the hell is it?
• I'm barely keeping up!
• Aw, hell... Monarch, we good for this? -Receiving the direct order to shoot down the SP-34R
• That can't be good for whoever's in that thing. -Regarding the SP-34R's lack of fly-by-wire
• Even for a wild dog, that's low, turning on other mercenaries. -On Frost's history
• Monarch got that hit! -Upon mission completion
• You don't get to tell me twice, I'm out.

Valkyrie's Call

• They converted this entire port into a military base. That can't be good for property values.
• They wouldn't say the same, Gunsel 4.
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Ah, God damn, fine. This is a message representing the combat aircraft over the airspace of the Kingdom of Sawaiiki to all concerned, we are engaged with the Federation personnel and resources pertinent to the war in Cascadia on behalf of the nation of Cascadia. Cascadia has no quarrel, I repeat, no quarrel, with the Kingdom of Sawaiiki or its own security forces. We therefore ask you to not intervene or oppose our attack. However, we are under orders to engage any Kingdom of Sawaiiki units who do not comply with this request and move into attack positions. Does anyone copy this communication?
  Sawaiiki Port Authority: Copy.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Cheers. That's two bucks a word, Galaxy. You owe me.
  -Upon promoted by Galaxy to avoid Sawaiiki casualties
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Shout out to that poor bastard out yachting right now.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Really? Where?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: 060 from the Silverwing.
• Hey, Hitman 4 is a prestigious position. Don't knock it ‘til you try it. -To Prez over bringing her own plane in

Open Season

• Shit, really, 'Mick? Alright, on you, Monarch. -Start of mission
• Oh man, is it me or am I smelling this smoke in my cockpit?
• What's our ROE for choppers that are clearly evacing material and manpower? -Questioning Galaxy on shooting them down, to which he is authorized
• One and only. -Responding to Morgan Elizabeth's CAS request after mission update
• Ah, just surrender already, damn it.
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I've got eyes on Federation units popping their flares and flags, disengaging.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Took them long enough.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Nobody needs to die, not when this war's about to be over.
  -Upon mission completion
• I'm gonna have to take a dip in the lake to get this damn smoke out of my hair. I've never seen the Federation just fall apart like that.

Consequence of Power

• Why are you even trying?! God damn, just surrender already! Don't make me do this!
• We still flying after this? With Sicario? -On post-war plans
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: And what happens to us, then?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Vacation? Go back to the Caribbean for a bit?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Ah, I'll take a year off if I had a choice.
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Intercept?! Ah, the hell does he expect us to do?! What's so special about these things?!
  AWACS | Galaxy: We don't take these things out, we're gonna be up to our necks in shit!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: [sighs] I'll take your word for it, Galaxy, engaging!
  -Cruise missile phase
• Can we get someone scramble to deal with whoever is launching these?!
• Galaxy, there are too many! We need counter on them at their source and we can't do it!
• Hitman 2...still here, I think. -After cruise missile phase
• My GPS is out too.

Wayback

• Hey Galaxy, is this what I think it is? You know what, don't answer that. We should be getting out of the AO, out of this country! What the hell are we doing heading back to base?
• Doesn't look like much of a home anymore, huh? -Approaching Rowsdower
• More than that, getting contact! -Start of bounty hunters fight
• We really doing this again?!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Guess we're doing this. Diplomat, throwing in!
  Hitman 1 WSO | Prez (if present): The world is ending, people! What are we even doing?!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I don't like our odds here!
• Sicario is toast, 'Mick, we should just cut it and run.
• You lowlife rat! Selling us out was the only way to get ahead?!
• How do you...? Who sold us out?! How do you know our names?! Those other mercs wouldn't know! -After Frost exposes Hitman's identities
• Oh, what? Monarch's boss now? -Hearing Comic address him as such
• What are we going to do now?! We're dead men! We're dead! The entire Bounty Hunters' Guild is gonna be right up our ass the second we're in any airspace that's not here!
• Dust Mother, I don't like where this is going...
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Listen to the lady. She's got rank on you, if you remember who she is.
  Stardust: Quite frankly, Major London, I don't give a damn who you are, and I understand, you don't want to be here. That's as true today as it was when you, Hitman, left Cascadia the first time, right?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You don't know a lick about us.
• All of us? What do you mean? Sicario has been nearly wiped!
• Damn it, listen to yourself, woman! Even if me and Monarch let you carry out this death wish of yours, we'll still be caught up with it! Stardust here, at least it sounds like he has an alternative!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Come on, man, what is it?
  Stardust: Take a look for yourselves.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Is... Is that what I think it is? Oh shit...
  -Receiving his part of the Deal
• There's a highway that never got the funds it needed out by the Daner Valleys. My dad saw to that. I know how Cascadian infrastructure bills were. The section should still be there?
• I aim to entertain.

No Respite

• So that's it, huh? Business as usual? They fly out a letter and we're going back out? -Briefing
• Is this what we're considering a safe zone? Sheesh...
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: It's gotten too easy.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Hm?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: For what we're fighting for. This doesn't seem right.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: What we're promised is worth what we're doing.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You're right, continuing to engage.
• These things? Impractical SOBs.

Return

• It also ain't pretty. -Start of mission
• Ah hell... -Start of Crimson phase
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: God, just shut up!
  Crimson 1: How dare-
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Shut up, nobody asked! You think we asked specifically to fight you?! You think I care so much to keep fighting you?!
  Crimson 1: You're wild dogs! Of course!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Shut up! Just shut up! Fight us! Don't talk! I don't care! Shut up!
• Good, I...I just need to lay down somewhere... -After mission completion

Red Sea

• What does that mean? -Asking about "crossing the T"
• Hitman 2, engaging.
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I'm never touching any military hardware ever again after this. I'm becoming a frickin' farmer or something, holy shit.
  Hitman 1 WSO | Prez (if present): People like us don't become farmers, Peter, not after this.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Don't put that evil on me, Robin.
• Hit the ships that are close together! Use your splash damage if you've got the weapons!
• Oh, he's on his power trip again... -On Kaiser bellowing his mercenaries

Presidia

• Diplomat, engaging! -Start of mission
• No big deal, right? -Start of Air phase
• Oh, I'm gonna run out of space on my nose for my kill marks at this rate!
• They wanted to go down fighting. Stupid bastards...
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: There's no way the Federation can think of holding out against this.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: They have to die trying. That is the way of the Federation.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: They had their chance.
  -During Endgame phase
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You sure you've got the IFF down in this chaos, Galaxy?
  AWACS | Galaxy: Never been an issue, Hitman 2.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Just checkin'.
• Is this what winning looks like?
• We were fighting less than ten seconds ago, Galaxy! We can't possibly expect everyone to stop!
• I don't like this, we've all been blueballed.
• Heads on a swivel, now! -Last words before being shot down by Crimson 1

Kings

• Never got to this part of training. Aw, Eve, you better not have kicked it... -Mercenary difficulty credits dialogue
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Eve? Eve!
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Hey, I’m over here! Hell's bells, I was about three seconds away from putting a bullet in you!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: It's alright, I probably deserved it at some point. Are you good to move?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Yeah, yeah. It's all gone to hell. The world is about to be remade.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: We're finished here. We gotta disappear for a bit. I don't want to get caught up on what's coming.
  Hitman 3 | Comic: What about what we're owed?
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Monarch will collect.

Cut quotes

Cold War

• Is it too on the nose to call this a snowball? Woah, radar spike!

No Respite

• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: How many Feds have we whacked at this point? A few thousand?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: I know. Damn, we're good.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: You mean Monarch, right?
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Team effort, Dip, team effort.
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Sure, whatever, I'm getting sick of this...
  -After mission completion

Presidia

• That first line seems no factor! Have the rebs move up! -Start of midtown Endgame phase
• So close, we're so very close.
• We've got targets appearing in the skyline!
• When we're done, you're naming this city after me, you hear?
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Stardust, is something happening that you're not telling us about?
  Stardust: Just keep fighting, Hitman 2!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Ah, to hell with it!

Pride of a Nation

• I'm up! -Start of mission
• Ah, I swear I've seen those fighters before!
• Ah, these might be some sore losers we're squaring off against! Peacekeepers?
• We shot you down once, we can do it again! I'll shoot you dead this time!
• Eve, double check your IFF, please tell me it's not-
• Negative, I can't tell!
• Fine by me! Line up, assholes, I'm sick and tired of this!
• I could say the same for ourselves!
• If you can hear me, what the hell are you guys doing?! A ceasefire is in effect!
• Sounds like she's out cold, God damn it!
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Halfway done!
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Keep on them!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: This war is over, go home, damn it!
• Huh?
• Hitman 2 | Diplomat: Negative, inbound hot! I can't do this, I can't do this!
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Where is he, God damn it, where is he?!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: We should just cut it and-Oh God!
  Hitman 3 | Comic: Dip is hit!
  Hitman 2 | Diplomat: I'm getting out of here, ejecting! Not like this, I'm sorry!

Gameplay

Fired on

• Hey, this plane's expensive! Diplomat, going defensive!

Shooting down an enemy

• Diplomat, keep the money comin', Galaxy!