IO Interactive brings Jacksepticeye to Hitman as Agent 47’s latest target

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Be in the room. Get your ticket. It’s that time again: Agent 47 gets another mission and another recognizable face to brutally maim and assassinate.

This time, it’s content creator Sean “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin joining Hitman: World of Assassination as the latest Elusive Target. His mission, called The Host, is available to play from today through November 25. McLoughlin’s character, Finn “Finnvictus” Colton, is a secretive and paranoid content creator who faces Agent 47’s brand of justice after the disappearance of several of his overworked employees.

According to IO, our favorite hitman will infiltrate Colton’s compound disguised as a podcast guest. McLoughlin said in a statement, “I’ve been playing HITMAN with my community for years, so getting to actually step into the World of Assassination is unreal. Finn is loud, paranoid, and completely obsessed with content, and playing him was an absolute blast.

I can’t wait to see all the creative ways you take him down, so make sure you’re recording it!” McLoughlin joins a growing list of popular public figures whose alternate universe counterparts are targeted by Agent 47. Other names in include Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Eminem, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sean Bean and Mars Mikkelsen.

As far as I aware, McLoughlin is the first content creator to lend their voice and likeness to the game.