Hitman’s Elusive Targets are some of the most difficult challenges that IO Interactive has come up with. Users will only have one chance to kill the target within 48 to 72 hours of the event launching. If you mess up the kill or your set-up, you’ll need to live with the mistakes. There is no restarting and you can bring in any equipment needed from the starting screen.
This weekend’s Elusive target is the Gunrunner, who is probably the most well-guarded target to date. There’s no sugar coating this mission, IO Interactive decided to make this one of the most challenging kills in the entire franchise. See, the Gunrunner isn’t just surrounded by bodyguards, but stuck in a basement full of soldiers and he has no real path that he walks. This character pretty much stays in one area and doesn’t move unless events cause him too.
However, after a lot of time skulking through the shadows we’ve emerged victorious. Here’s how we killed Hitman’s fifth elusive target, the Gunrunner.
Part One: Preparation
So the location of this guy never changes, which is both good and bad for our hitman. The Gunrunner is stuck underneath the embassy in the garage where all of the soldiers are stationed. From the start, make your way through the crowds of people towards the embassy and hook a left once you reach the protest square. Off to the side, behind the rioters, will be two men arguing by a van. Pass by them and look at the large wall on your right. There will be an area that you can climb over into the main embassy’s entrance
Hop over the wall and take a right towards the small metal door that leads to the garage. Head downstairs and hang another right, but make sure to remain crouched. This area is heavily guarded, so use the cars in the back as cover from the few patrols. Once you reach the back right corner, you will see the Gunrunner and his men dealing with some soldiers. Play the waiting game until one of his bodyguards goes to the truck near you to look for his keys.
Wait until he’s fully behind the truck, sneak up behind him, and knock him out. This part is tricky, as disposing his body can easily lead to disaster. There will be a soldier facing the truck on the opposite side, so make sure to wait until he turns before you move the body. Drag the guard behind both trucks to avoid being spotted. Take his uniform, pick up the screwdriver on the shelf, and head back out to the garage.
Quickly make your way to the left side of the garage this time and down the small escape tunnel. You will eventually stumble across a room full of lockers, a barrel of gas, and two guards. Take your time and knock out both guards, then proceed to hide them in the locker down the hallway. This part may take a bit of time, but it will make your actual kill of the Gunrunner far less stressful.
Once they are taken care of, puncture the gas can with a screwdriver and set one of remote explosives next to it, which are conveniently placed on the table next to it.
Part Two: The Kill
Once you’re all prepared, make your way back up to the garage and head straight towards the stairway leading up to the embassy. Trigger the fire alarm and watch as our Gunrunner heads straight for the basement. He will be accompanied by his other two bodyguards and a handful of soldiers, so make sure to stay behind them when you’re following. Once you reach the locker area they will head back upstairs and evacuate the second VIP target from the main mission.
Do not kill the Gunrunner until you see the second person get evacuated as they will discover the body, you trying to escape, and it will end with your hitman being filled with bullets. Once the next set of guards run by something odd will happen with his bodyguard’s A.I. For whatever reason, they will prioritize the main campaign’s target over the Gunrunner and actually leave without their boss. Now, it can happen where they stay in the basement, but we’ve already prepared for that issue.
If the A.I. does go with the other evacuated target, silently kill the Gunrunner with a pistol or fiber wire and proceed out of the security tunnel. If the bodyguard stays, leave the room and head up to the garage entrance. Once you’re there, detonate the explosives and exit the room via the door you initially entered in. The latter will alert all the guards so it’s best to get a head start and vanish into the crowd.
Just make sure when you are leaving the embassy that one of the other bodyguards doesn’t spot you because they are the only ones who can see through your disguise. Make your way to an exit and there you have it. Making Hitman’s world a little safer, one charred body at a time.
Now this is obviously one way to complete this contract and we’d love to hear how you did it. In our time mapping this target out, we found this to be one of the most consistent and predictable methods that doesn’t end in a gun battle. Just make sure not to detonate those bombs when you’re in the basement, it probably won’t end well for you.
Published: Jul 1, 2016 03:33 pm