Was Perkins just an amateur assassin?
In John Wick 1, an assassin named Perkins decided to take Viggo's contract to kill John at the Continental. As we learned early on, the repercussions of violating the Continental rules are extremely severe, leading to death.
What I don't understand then is why Perkins would not only believe $4 million would be enough to save herself. As Winston says at the end of Chapter 2, he notes that "John's life is now forfeit". So as any reasonable assassin would, just as Cassian and John respect the rules of the Continental, why would Perkins both take the contract and meet Winston? Was she just an amateur at her job?
Best Answer
Clealy $4million dollars was enough of a temptation to take the risk.
She's clearly not an amateur...just greedy! You can run fast and far on $4m.
She's described as "brazen" (which is defined as "bold and without shame.") and has little respect for rules.
How brazen. If they're willing to break the rules of Continental, double the bounty.
During the fight with Wick she demonstrates this..
WICK: I never knew Ms. Perkins to get out of bed for less than three.
PERKINS: Viggo's giving me four to break hotel rules.
WICK: That's unwise, assure you.
PERKINS: You were always a pussy.
Indeed, when being held by Eddie (the assassin in the room next door to Wick) she shows disrespect for Continental management.
EDDIE: You've broken the rules. You've done business on Continental grounds. And management does not take kindly to that sort of behavior.
PERKINS: Fuck management.
All of this is evidence of willingness to take risks.
Pictures about "Was Perkins just an amateur assassin?"
What happened to Perkins in John Wick?
When she meets with Winston, who tells her that her membership of the Continental has been revoked because she broke the rules of the hotel. Perkins is then executed by four of his henchmen via gunshots fired by each of them.What rule did Ms Perkins break?
Perkins breaks that cardinal rule in hopes of earning the $4 million price on his head. She attacks John in his hotel room, but he subdues her and leaves her with Harry (Clarke Peters), whom she later kills to make her escape. Ms.Why did Marcus protect John Wick?
As already mentioned in the comments, Marcus helped John because they were good old friends. One way of knowing that is that Marcus is shown attending John's wife's funeral at the beginning. As to the "Marcus helping John part", it's because, at the last moment, Marcus chose friendship over money.What was the relationship between John Wick and Marcus?
Marcus is a minor ally in John Wick. Marcus was a assassin and a turned close friend to the hitman John Wick. He is eventually paid by Viggo Tarasov to turn on John and kill him. He was portrayed by Willem Dafoe who also portrayed Nuidis Vulko in Aquaman, and voiced Gill in Finding Nemo.From FANBOY To FINAL TABLE - The Incredible Story of Sebastian Malec ♠️ PokerStars
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Patrick Case, Rachel Claire, Ron Lach, Ron Lach