Update: Thanks to some sleuthing by Chris Franklin, it appears that this video (and surrounding conspiracy) may be disingenuous. At the time of this writing, the page is locked due to “persistent vandalism.”

Adding to the mystery, Shellen’s Wikipedia page has undergone heavy revision over the past few days, with changes including adding his date of death as the 30 and inserting “Icarus has found you” (a reference to a warning from the original Deus Ex). For those of you keeping track, July 30 has already passed, so either the Illuminati have covered up their success or we’ll (presumably) be hearing more from Shellen soon. According to him, the Illuminati are spying on him at present, and he is due to die on July 30th 2012.” This information doesn’t seem to come from the video. He uploaded a YouTube video showing the extent of his concern. Neowin reports that “Shellen believes the Illuminati are coming for him, and his time is limited before he dies for real. The fact that Shellen is so deeply entrenched in the conspiracy could mean that this is all part of a viral marketing campaign for another Deus Ex game, a series built from layers upon layers of conspiracy theories. Many have noted that the video is far too well-cut to be the product of true insanity. In other words, Shellen is quickly approaching Charlie Sheen levels of bonkers.

Shellen warns the world that we are under attack in our own homes, from inconspicuous specks that he has identified as “fully fucking equipped Area 51 deadly dangerous fruit flies.” These tiny agents of terror are allegedly shooting vaccines into us, as well as being armed with some “alien form of laser.” A video featuring the voice actor’s paranoid rambling has been uploaded to YouTube. Stephen Shellen, best known as the voice actor for Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s David Sarif, has holed up in an undisclosed location to hide from Illuminati agents and their fully equipped fruit flies. Whatever’s gotten into Stephen Shellen, he probably never asked for this.

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