{"id":1056462,"date":"2026-01-19T10:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=491531"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:05:50","slug":"hitmans-next-elusive-target-is-jean-claude-van-damme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hitmans-next-elusive-target-is-jean-claude-van-damme\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman\u2019s next elusive target is Jean-Claude Van Damme"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hitmans-next-elusive-target-is-jean-claude-van-damme.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme will debut in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/hitman-3-world-assassination\/40697\">Hitman: World of Assassination<\/a><\/em> on Dec. 12 as the game\u2019s latest elusive target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cThe Splitter,\u201d as the new content is known, features Van Damme in the role of Max Valliant, a former ICA agent who somehow avoided a previous assassination attempt several years prior. Agent 47 will need to infiltrate the rainy streets and underground data facility of Chongqing, China as he escorts an ICA board member, susses out Valliant\u2019s \u201csinister agenda,\u201d and finally puts the fellow assassin down for good.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HITMAN: World of Assassination - The Splitter (featuring @JCVDWorld ) Mission Reveal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9xS2zKlpYVM?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cMax Valliant is quite the entertaining character, bringing a lot of action movie villain energy, he is ruthless, and of course, he can do the split!\u201d Van Damme said, referring to own penchant for performing the splits in his movies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M7FIvfx5J10\">stunts<\/a>. \u201cThe Splitter is a thrilling mission and like in any good action flick, <em>Hitman<\/em> players will have a few surprises, but I\u2019ll let them find out by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Like all elusive targets, The Splitter cannot be attempted again if failed (restarting is always allowed, of course) and has a hard end date, this time Jan. 12, 2025. Paid downloadable content will provide endless retries in arcade mode as well as a new SMG, kukri knife, and cosmetics based on the mission. And finally, the new \u201cSeason of the Splitter\u201d roadmap will feature three missions developed by the Hitman community, new featured contracts, and the return of past elusive targets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/491531\/hitman-jean-claude-van-damme-elusive-target-dlc\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme will debut in Hitman: World of Assassination on Dec. 12 as the game\u2019s latest elusive target. \u201cThe Splitter,\u201d as the new content is known, features Van Damme in the role of Max Valliant, a former ICA agent who somehow avoided a previous assassination attempt several years prior. Agent 47 will need to infiltrate the rainy streets and underground data facility of Chongqing, China as he escorts an ICA board member, susses out Valliant\u2019s \u201csinister agenda,\u201d and finally puts the fellow assassin down for good. \u201cMax Valliant is quite the entertaining character, bringing a lot of action movie villain energy, he is ruthless, and of course, he can do the split!\u201d Van Damme said, referring to own penchant&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hitmans-next-elusive-target-is-jean-claude-van-damme\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1056463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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