- "That's right! Eff him in the A!!"
- ―Eric "E-Man"
| E-Man | |
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| Name: | Eric |
| Aliases: | E-Man E |
| Appearance(s): | Gangstar Vegas Gangstar New Orleans |
| Gender: | Male |
| Business: | Drug dealer Street Race Promoter Electronic Guy Pimp Soldier(previously, however this is not known) |
| Allies: | Jason Malone Karen Olsen Vera Montello Benny Racer Girl Gangstar New Orleans Protagonist Alain Boudreaux Bradford Miles Diggs Smith Marie Nouveau |
| Enemies: | Frank Veliano Winston Goodman Rival Vendor |
E-Man is a major character appearing in Gangstar Vegas and often acts as a "sidekick" to protagonist Jason Malone, during missions.
Background
E-Man's real name is Eric. Except for that, nothing is known about his origins. In the game, he is seen to have a somewhat cowardly, but sarcastic and friendly attitude. He is additionally working for the Montello's as a friend of Vera Montello and Karen Olsen. It is unknown when and how their friendship started, but it certainly was before the events of the game. Other than that, E-Man's main business is producing and selling drugs (presumably, he might also consume them, as he hallucinates at his first appearance), doing pimp services. E-man does, however, hint to Jason during the second mission of chapter three that he was possibly in the army at one point as he remarks 'if the berets see my face, we might get caught up reminiscing, and so...'. He also states that 'we all have our starts somewhere'.
Events of Gangstar Vegas
E-Man makes his first appearance, close to the beginning of the game and in the mission, Runner on the Run, where he asks Jason to beat up a young street husler who has apparently stolen the drugs, which he had prepared. He also persuades Jason to participate in a street race organized by Racer Girl, clearly indicating that he has interests in promoting Street raced, as well. From that mission on, races are available as side missions.
At the beginning of the game, E-Man doesn't play a big role. Only after Frank Veliano has captured Karen, to blackmail Vera, E-Man becomes significant. He tells Jason about communication tools which can be used to detect a phone's position. Jason steals these radio-designed tools from the Army Base, outside Vegas and later plants them around town in a triangular formation, in order to be able to detect Karen's location. After they find out that she is being held at Frank's casino, Jason, E-Man and Vera Montello attack the building, and after Karen has been released, they escape in a mob car, driven by Vera who is wounded by a gunshot and later scarifices her life, at her own choice. E-Man is completely anxious during the whole ride. After Vera's suicide, E-Man, who desperately, escapes on a boat along with Karen and Jason.
E-Man also helps Karen and Jason capture Winston Goodman and forcibly turn him against Frank. After this, he doesn't appear anymore in the game, which means that he also doesn't participate in the last mission, where Jason defeats Veliano.
On the second story, E-Man and Jason are seen investigating about his delivery boys' suddenly disappearance.
Events of Gangstar: New Orleans
Sometime between the events of Gangstar Vegas and GNO, Eric moved to New Orleans. Although he intended to leave his life of crime in the city of sin, Eric quickly began making drugs again. He incurred a massive amount of debt and was forced to work it off, essentially working as an indentured servant to a small-time New Orleans gangster. The silent protagonist of GNO frees him early in the game after killing the gangster and his thugs. As a show of gratitude, Eric agrees to work for the protagonists criminal empire from there on out. He serves as the gang‘s primary narcotics manufacturer for the remainder of the campaign.