Skittles eating Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn ‘Beast Mode’ Lynch will feature in Activision game Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
He is the first NFL player is to feature up as a character in the blockbuster shooter franchise according to ESPN. An avid Call of Duty fan will portray a villain in Call of Duty: Black Ops III and is most likely to be named as Skittles. Lynch was photographed with 16 cameras under the illumination of 6,280 LED lights to accurately capture his body movements for the video game.
Lynch will feature in the campaign mode of the game and the 29-year-old athlete, showcased his skills with the mo-cap acting for the role and worked with developer Treyarch on his character.
“I’ve been in the Super Bowl, movies, music videos, Madden,” said Lynch. “But to have your own character in Duty is, I mean, it’s almost like you arrived.”
Lynch joins an impressive list of celebrities who have lent their voices to the first-person shooter series, including Gary Oldman, Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Michael Rooker and Kevin Spacey.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III, with Lynch, is set to release in November and was just announced for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.