Eli Barracuda is a Henchman in Evil Genius. He is the starting henchman for Alexis; otherwise he becomes available to recruit at Notoriety level 225, and again at level 360.
Eli was born in the slums of New York City, a place where larceny and murder are as common as really big hair. For a child growing up in this lawless social depravity, there were only two possible career choices: cadaver or ghetto bad-ass. Eli chose the latter. It became clear to those around him that he was going to be something special in the criminal underworld when, aged just nine, he ran his first protection racket at his school.
Eli quickly became the uncontested local crime lord, ruling his den of iniquity with an iron fist. Within a few years Eli was widely regarded to be the unofficial King of New York City. Eli has all the cronies down at City Hall in his pocket. That was until one fateful day the mayor spilled coffee on Eli's prized cream suit; Eli blew his top, and then proceeded to blow the top off the mayor. Even Eli couldn't cover this one up, and has been forced to retreat into the murky shadows of the underworld as his criminal organisation has been exposed to an intense federal investigation.
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Recruitment[]
Recruit Eli Barracuda
East Coast
Required Resources:
Worker:
1
Eli Barracuda, the notorious Kingpin of the New York underworld has caught wind of our evil doings. His ruthlessness towards his enemies is tempered by his great charisma he shows to those he leads. A crack shot with his pistol; this is definitely someone we should consider having on our side.
Notoriety:
0
Plot Level:
0
Risk: 0
Heat: 10
Notoriety: 05
Time: 00:20
Abilities[]
Super Head Shot
Experience Cost:
200
Cooldown Time:
200 seconds
Taking careful aim with his revolver, Eli can deal some serious damage with one shot.
Ghetto Posse
Experience Cost:
300
Cooldown Time:
180 seconds
Eli's ghetto blaster pumps out a funky sound with encoded hypnotic beats, making agents involuntarily dance along and follow Eli. This ability may fail if the target has high loyalty.
Strategy[]
One of the select few ranged henchmen, Eli is comparatively strong. However, he lacks Lord Kane's utility and Jubei's damage and mobility, making him generally the weakest of the starting henchman. Eli's greatest advantage is on the World Domination map, where he steals at five times the rate of a construction worker for only three times the heat penalty.
Trivia[]
Eli's appearance and persona are based on the Blaxploitation film genre of the 1970s.
He bears a particular resemblance to martial artist Jim Kelly, especially his appearance in Three the Hard Way.
