See also The Day of the Jackal, another espionage thriller and resulting films where Carlos supposedly got his nickname. Master of Disguise: Bourne's story was influenced by real-life 20th-century assassin Carlos "The Jackal", who was infamous for his ability to blend in and elude the authorities.The point behind this myth is to insult Carlos the Jackal and force him into the open to confront Bourne. He does not assassinate anyone he just takes credit for prolific assassinations, which real murderers happily let him. False Flag Operation: The whole point of Jason Bourne, at least in the original Ludlum books.
Subverted after he discovers that he's not really an assassin, but rather, a deep-cover agent posing as one.
But in the first three-fourths or so of Identity, Bourne exhibits this since he believes he is a contract killer.