Sophia Washington

Zoe Washington (sister)

The Ark Society

Arthur Edwards (Colleague)

Blake Nathaniel (Ex-Boyfriend)

**Sophia Washington** (also known as *The Schemer*) is a target in The Ark Society mission in *HITMAN™ 2*.

## Background

*Sophia is twin sister to Zoe Washington, two young Providence operatives who serve as the leaders of The Ark Society.*

*The Washington twins are wealthy socialites and heirs to a vast 3rd generation fortune. Their grandfather, reverend Wendell Washington, established a mega church empire and their father, Byron Washington III, is President of the Pax Mundus Foundation: a hugely influential conservative think tank - widely regarded as the cradle of climate change denial.*

*A Princeton illumines, like her sister, they both seem like the embodiment of entitled "east coast elite." They are graceful creatures with a smug, superior demeanor and they share an effortless elegance and beauty that only generations of curated genes can produce. But Zoe and Sophia are also wild at heart. Their distant slave ancestors, brought from Benin in chains, practices Vodun and they like to say that something dark and feral runs in the Washington blood line.*

*In college, Sophia bullied a sorority rival to commit suicide, and her reputation was almost ruined (not helped by her sister's "drug scandal"), and like her sister, the late superstar lawyer Ken Morgan got her off the hook. In the wake of the scandal, the twins disappeared for a while to travel the world, seeking thrills and adventure. And after a chance encounter with world-famous treasure hunter Blake Nathaniel in the Congo, the twins developed a taste for fortune hunting.*

*Soon after, Zoe and Sophia hired a band of trigger-happy ex-CICADA mercenaries and began to prowl the world's most remote regions in search for ancient relics, with little regard for the indigenous populations. Several human rights organizations suspect the twins of annihilating an entire indigenous Amazon tribe, while searching for the lost city of Z, but the evidence was inconclusive.*

*Recently, the twins have focused much of their energy on leading the Ark Society, while they were entrusted after Janus' forced retirement. Intel recovered when Mr. Grey raided the Providence archive in New York indicates that the twins are not only ruthless but endlessly entitled - fully expecting to one day make Partners.*
*Curiously, they seem to have been appointed directly by the Providence Partners without Janus' or the current Constant's consent.*

## Trivia

* Sophia is incorrectly called Serena Washington in a piece of intel and in her target profile seen in End of an Era. Her name was likely changed in development.
* Her interest in archaeological artifacts seems to be based on their novelty or monetary value (or possibly the challenge of retrieving them) rather than any real appreciation of history, as she is willing to destroy irreplaceable historical sites to acquire them if necessary.
* Like her sister, she is extremely obnoxious and class-conscious, sneering at any peers who worked their way up from a lower social station.
* If offered food at the bar (disguised as Castle Staff server) she will consider but reject it, stating that she works better on an empty stomach. In order to whet her appetite the player can impersonate her foe Jedediah Block and veto Sophia's climate initiative at the meeting. Somewhat counter-intuitively, it is frustration with Block's intransigence, rather than success at a successful vote for her proposal, that will compel her to eat.
* If the player impersonates Jedediah Block, vetoes her proposal at the meeting, and meets with her at the top of the penthouse without eliminating her, Sophia will utter the words "Think about it, Block" when she encounters the player later, even if the player is wearing a different disguise.
* During her route, Sophia receives a phone call from someone telling her Amnesty International is searching for a man who witnessed the twins kill several tribesmen. She will freak out and tell them to make the man disappear.
* Sophia is Straight.