Saints Row (2022)

Eli: Profile and Backstory

Saints Row - Eli

Eli is a main character in the 2022 reboot of Saints Row (Saints Row 5), and is a member of The Saints. Read on to know more about Eli, his character profile, and backstory.

Eli's Character Profile

Profile

Saints Row - Eli Name: Eli
Role: The Planner
Goal: To build an empire
Faction: The Saints
EN Voice Actor: Eugene Byrd
Eli is the Saints' strategist and long-term planner. He came to Santo Ileso wanting to become a successful entrepreneur and joined up with the Boss and the Saints to build up their criminal business with them. While he didn't expect to work in the crime world, Eli still puts all of his business, management, and tactical skills into making the Saints as big as possible.

Eli's Introduction Video

Eli's Backstory

Saints Row - Eli

Raised to Succeed

A first-generation American, born in the Midwest to Nigerian parents who came to the US on student visas in the mid-1980s. Raised with a strong work ethic and high aspirations (his mother is a biochemist and his father an economist), Eli desperately wants to succeed. However, he wants to do it on his own terms rather than follow someone else's path. He lives his life following the Gospel of Shark Tank and TED Talks.

Taking Real Estate to Santo Ileso

Eli took all of the money he saved working in college (and selling plasma) and moved to Santo Ileso because it met his requirements of “large urban environment” and “low property value”. Eli believes he can make a killing on real estate in the city. Currently all his money (and several loans) are tied up in a minor real-estate investment… which, so far, is not exactly delivering the returns he’d expected.

Building an Empire with Friends

Eli loves his roommates and always dreamed of creating a business with them. The fact that that business has turned out to be a criminal empire is not what he expected, but what the heck. The principles are the same. He may not have combat experience (by choice), but he DOES have a degree in business and a minor in marketing, and he intends to apply that knowledge in building up their criminal empire.

Eli Missions

All Eli Missions
Shootin' the Shit The Dustmoot
The Rod Warrior Unto the Breach

Eli has a total of four Missions that he initiates with the player. These missions progress Eli's story in Santo Ileso as well as provide him with upgrades that increase his effectiveness in combat.

Story Walkthrough: List of All Main Missions

Eli Outfits

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Outfit How to Unlock

Default
Unlocked by Default

Bloody
Be Your Own Boss

Dustlander Costume
The Dustmoot

Saints
Take Me to Church

Corporate Retreat
Corporate Retreat

Character Upgrades

Upgrade Effect Mission to Unlock
Friend Combat Boost Eli's combat strength and health are increased. The Dustmoot
Friend Weapon Upgrade Eli now uses an Assault Rifle. Shootin' the Shit

Eli has two total Friend Weapon Upgrades that bolster his capabilities in combat. These are unlocked by playing through the Eli-centric Missions, and are gained as rewards at the end of each.

Trivia About Eli

・Interests: Lifehacks, productivity, TED Talks, motivational speakers.
・Unironically loves country music
・Dresses to impress. He loves bow ties.
・Always investing; always thinking about business. Prefers a hostile takeover to open hostilities.

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