Hitman 2's First Elusive Target Mission Stars Sean Bean

The Undying

by Stephen Tailby Wed 17th Oct 2018

Hitman 2 Elusive Target Sean Bean PS4 PlayStation 4

The first season of IO's Hitman on PS4 had a great set of missions to start with, but the limited time Elusive Targets kept things ticking over. These special missions gave you one chance to take down a brand new character in one of the game's existing levels, and they're making a return in Hitman 2.

The very first Elusive Target for the sequel has been announced. It's called 'The Undying', and stars none other than Sean Bean, a Hollywood actor famed for playing characters who meet their demise onscreen. His role in the game brilliantly sees him portray a freelance assassin named Mark Faba who's an expert at faking his own death.

The mission will go live on 20th November, a week after the game's launch, and you'll have one shot to take down Faba in Miami before he can cause any damage himself.

Are you looking forward to taking down the Elusive Targets in Hitman 2? Choose your weapon in the comments below.

[source twitter.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Danloaded
Wed 17th Oct 2018

So this mean sean bean is the first person in history to die to in all forms of media?

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AdamNovice
Wed 17th Oct 2018

I think apart from Sharp and When Saturday Comes I think Sean Bean has died in everything else lol. Billy Connolly was another as well, he even died in a Muppet movie.

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lacerz
Wed 17th Oct 2018

Sean Bean. First to die in TLotR. First to die in GoT. First to die...

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suikoden
Wed 17th Oct 2018

@adf86

Survived silent hill film the one film you would think he was guaranteed to die!

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Yenkman
Wed 17th Oct 2018

For England Alec.

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Gremio108
Wed 17th Oct 2018

I once knew someone who thought his first name was pronounced 'Seen'. Her reasoning was that it was spelled the same as his surname, which is pronounced 'Been'. So she'd spent all her life calling him Seen Been. I'm not making this up.

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KALofKRYPTON
Wed 17th Oct 2018

Brilliant

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MysticMask
Wed 17th Oct 2018

@Danloaded He hasn't died in books as far as I'm aware, though I'm not sure how one would count that. If he does an audiobook for a book where someone dies, does that count given that he's technically playing all the roles? Or do we have to wait until he passes away in real life and we read about it in his biography? I don't think characters in books that he later plays in the movie adaptation counts...but then a novelization of a movie that he's died in might count. Maybe?

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MysticMask
Wed 17th Oct 2018

@Gremio108 I don't do it with Sean Bean specifically since I had a friend that said his name aloud often as he loved to make jokes about how he dies in everything, but in general half the time when reading I'll pronounce the name like your friend does, as that's how the spelling looks like it'd be pronounced. I do the exact same thing with "fillet"... >.>

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MysticMask
Wed 17th Oct 2018

Actually, it just hit me - Sean Bean aside, it sounds like this will be the first Elusive Target where the target an potentially fight back! That, and given that he's skilled in "faking his own death", it might mean that we'll need to check the body to confirm that he's actually dead or the like. Interesting!