List of characters in Evil Genius

This is a list of characters in the video game Evil Genius.

Evil geniuses

Maximilian

Maximilian is a wealthy industrialist, who's appearance is based on that of Ernst Stavro Blofeld. If one selects Maximilian as one's Evil Genius, the game promises a reduction to any cash incentive payment used during the research process with 10% (however this becomes redundant if a player downloads a 'research list' from one of the Evil Genius fansites). Maximilian's starting henchman is Jubei. Maximilian's aura is average-sized, with average recovery capabilities. Execution of a minion boosts nearby minion's stats by 5. His execution method is a quick shot to the head.

Alexis

Possibly a parody of Cruella de Vil, Alexis's unique ability is the loyalty her charisma and sex appeal inspires so your minions lose loyalty 20% slower. She has an enormous Sphere of Influence which means that minions in her vicinity are generally more loyal, and minion loyalty isn't drained as fast as usual. However, her stat regeneration is the slowest of all 3 geniuses. Alexis' starting henchman is Eli Barracuda. Execution of a minion boosts nearby minion's stats by 10. Her execution method involves setting the victim on fire with her cigarette.

hen Yu

Also a parody of a fictional evil genius, namely The Insidious Fu Manchu. If you play as Shen Yu it takes a longer time for agents to arrive on the island and agents spend 10% lesser time on your island. Shen Yu's starting henchman is Lord Kane. Shen Yu's aura is the smallest of the 3 but has the fastest stat recovery effect. Execution of minions boosts nearby minions' stats by 7. His execution method involves stabbing the victim in the chest.

Henchmen

Eli Barracuda

A gangster sporting an afro and is a crack shot with a revolver. Best character for stealing on the world map. Also sports a hypnotic ghetto blaster. He's based on blaxploitation films common in the 70's.

Jubei

A samurai who can teleport. Like many characters in the game, he is very stereotypical, with a heavy Japanese accent. His costume and hair is reminiscent of anime. The teleport ability makes him one of the best henchmen for island defence. Especially as it allows him to appear behind superagents.

Lord Kane

An old mastermind responsible for everything from the Titanic sinking to Hindenburg destruction to the start of World War I. Can use psychic powers to terrify enemies. Possibly based on the Illuminati and Kaiser Soze.

Red Ivan

A Russian General (despite his apparently German accent). He has a Rocket Launcher and isn't afraid to use it. He uses it liberally, in fact, which often results in one's Lair being set ablaze. A mod is available that trades his rocket launcher with Dirk Masters' guns. He also uses some phrases like "Stop whining" and "You lack discipline" possibly to imitate some of the phrases used in the movie Kindergarten Cop, where Arnold Schwarzenegger is the main character. It is also believed that he is a parody of another movie staring Schwarzenegger, namely "Red Heat" where he plays a soviet policeman who comes to the US.

Dr. Neurocide

A chemist who specializes in poisoned makeup. Best character for plotting.

The Matron

A sweet old granny, formerly a nurse in a psychiatric institute with a penchant for shock therapy.

Montezuma

A Haitian Voodoo expert. Has the unique power to turn agents against each other. His top hat and dark clothes seem to be based on Baron Samedi's.

Moko

The Legendary Protector of the village of Chichen Itza.

The Butcher

Once he was a prodigious surgeon who decided to use his talents to help natives of South East Asia. However, one day while operating on a cannibalistic patient, his pancreas exploded. Wasting no time, he removed the pancreas of his patient and transplanted it into himself, which caused him to acquire a taste for human meat. Though fragile, he has the fastest attack speed in the game allowing him to take out nearly a dozen opponents if he gets close.

The Great Mesmero

An obese hypnotist who can lower loyalty of agents. Best character for lowering heat on world map. He has the flashy clothes and sayings of a stage magician.

Colonel Blackheart

Colonel Blackheart is a British Hunter henchman only included with the World Domination Starter Pack, a promotional bonus disk which was given away with pre-ordered copies of the game. Blackheart has a metal leg and a blunderbuss. Also has bear traps and a pet monkey named Pendragon.

uper Agents

Mariana Mamba

Mariana Mamba, is an Amazon Super Agent working on behalf of S.M.A.S.H. A satire of scantily-clad heroines in cinema such as Charlie's Angels, Mamba is described as woman of great beauty and can consequently seduce the player's minions into disloyalty. She can ultimately be removed from play by disfiguring her with plastic surgery, leaving her morbidly obese.

Jet Chan

Jet Chan is an Asian Super Agent working on behalf of A.N.V.I.L. Inspired by the heroes in Hong Kong action cinema, Chan's skill is based entirely on martial arts. Chan's name is a portmanteau of Jet Li and Jackie Chan. In game it is revealed that Chan's pride is his fatal flaw; he is removed from play if the player captures Chan's former mentor, and learns from him all of Chan's moves. After being defeated in a formal duel, Chan no longer impedes the player's progress.

Katarina Frostonova

Katerina Frostonova, codename Ice Queen, is a Super Agent working on behalf of H.A.M.M.E.R. Frostonova is described as a stereotypical Russian Femme Fatale and has the unique ability to cloak herself. Having had no family, her weakness lies in her past. If the player captures (and then systematically destroys) Katarina's long-forgotten teddy bear, she suffers a mental breakdown and is removed from play.

Dirk Masters

Dirk Masters is an American Super Agent working on behalf of P.A.T.R.I.O.T. His appearance and personality is based on that of Rambo. Masters is described ingame as a man of great strength and seemingly invincible, and can be defeated once the player chooses to torture him in a vat of chemicals that react negatively with Masters' anabolic steroids. As a result, Masters becomes a mutant character, and is no longer a threat to the player.

John Steele

John Steele is a Super Agent working on behalf of S.A.B.R.E. His name is a portmanteau of fictional spies John Steed and Remington Steele and is a parody in depiction and portrayal of James Bond. Steele has the unique ability to tamper with the player's security settings in a random fashion, aiding him in infiltrating the player's base. Unlike the other Super Agents, Steele has no practical method of being removed from play during the course of the game. However, if the player has captured Steele at the very end of the game, a cutscene is shown of Steele being forced to cling to the doomsday rocket to avoid plunging to his death down the rocket shaft.

Other characters

Number 2

Samantha De Roquefort, also known as Number 2, is Maximilian's second-in-command and manages many duties of his organisation. She only appears in the tutorial and demo version of the game, to welcome Maximilian out of exile, however he kills her under suspicion that she is a double agent and that she jeopardised his previous effort for world domination. It is suggested that she somehow survived as she is seen again at the very end of the game, during the final cinematic that shows the doomsday device being fired upon an unidentified city.