Sergei Larin

Sergei Larin
In-Game Information
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	French 🇫🇷
Status:	Deceased
Age:	46
Date of Death:	2019
Occupation(s):	Baron of Palais de Walewska (Self Proclaimed) Art Dealer Art Forger
Relations:	Howard Moxon (Business Partner) Simone Larin (Wife)
Real-World Information
Appearances:	HITMAN™ HITMAN™ III
Voice Actor:	Nicholas Boulton

Sergei Larin (also known as "The Forger") is an Elusive Target in the HITMAN™ mission: The Showstopper.

Briefing

"Sergei Larin is the artist trophy-husband of Simone Larin. Their relationship is strained with Sergei presenting himself in public as "Baron Larin, the owner of Palais de Walewska," when in fact, he is nothing of the sort.

A talented artist with an obsession for Napoleon, Larin has been linked to art broker Sir Howard Moxon who specializes in selling perfect forgeries to the rich and famous. As such, the ICA suspected that Larin had been copying and selling his wife's heirlooms for several years, and that almost no originals remain on the palace walls."

― In-Game Briefing

Personality

Sergei Larin is a forger painter and a part-time art dealer who is passionate about the arts. He studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, which is a prestigious arts school. This also explains his collection of paintings he has archived, that can be found in the palace's attic.

He is an avid fan of golf, indicated by the Golf Club in his office. In the game, Howard Moxon attempts to call Sergei in his mission about the location of the Ivory White, but is unable to reach him. According to Viktor Novikov, Sergei once purchased a model diorama in St. Petersburg. He also has his own speedboat in Palais De Walewska's docks that can be used as an escape route.

It is unknown if he kept his own last name or took his wife's name during marriage due to the fact that his wife's family owned the palace and the fact he is a trophy husband.

Gallery

HITMAN Elusive Target Briefing 01 - The Forger Sergei Larin

Briefing

The Forger in front of three paintings

Sergei with his collection of Paintings in the Attic

Sergei inside the Art Room

Another Shot of Sergei

Trivia

• Sergei Larin is the very first Elusive Target in the World of Assassination Trilogy.
  • A total of 53% has garnered in successfully completing Sergei's contract.
  • A total of 9.9% of all the players have attained a Silent Assassin rating in eliminating Sergei.
• He is also the first Elusive Target to only last for 48 hours for him to be killed.
• Two security guards walking around the rear of the palace in The Showstopper discuss how the paintings don't look authentic. Two CICADA guards in the attic discuss having swept his New York apartment for bombs and his extensive collection of art.
• Despite being the original Elusive target, he is also showcased as the final target in HITMAN™ III to be featured in the Year 2 series of the game.

References

https://sea.ign.com/hitman-6/104651/news/it-took-someone-6-minutes-to-kill-hitmans-first-elusive-target